OBITUARIES

William Felton "Dub" Pate

William Felton "Dub" Pate

Apr 20, 2013

Funeral services for Mr. William Felton “Dub” Pate, Sr, 71, of Ashburn, GA will be held 2:00 PM, Sunday, April 21, 2013 at Perry Funeral Chapel. Mr. Pate passed away Saturday at his residence following an extended illness. Interment will be in the Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery in Turner Co.

The son of the late Albert Felton and Lula Reece...

Gage O'Toole

Gage O'Toole

Apr 13, 2013

Funeral services for Gage O’Toole, 15, of Ashburn will be held Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at 4:00 P.M. at Perry Funeral Chapel with burial to follow in Bethel Cemetery. Gage died Saturday at his residence.

He was a tenth grade student at Turner County High School and was of the Baptist faith. He will be missed by a large family,...

Rebecca Jones

Rebecca Jones

Apr 13, 2013

Funeral services for Mrs. Rebecca Thompson Jones, 93, of Waycross, GA will be held 2:00 PM, Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at Perry Funeral Chapel of Ashburn, GA. Mrs. Jones passed away Saturday in Waycross following an extended illness. Interment will follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn.

The daughter of the late Warren Dalton and Lola Estelle Hobby Thompson,...

Thad Houston Beard

Thad Houston Beard

Apr 9, 2013

Funeral services for Thad Houston Beard, 88, of Sycamore will be held Friday April 12, 2013 at 2:00 P.M. at Bethel Baptist Church with interment in the church cemetery. Mr. Beard died Tuesday at his residence following a lengthy illness.

Mr. Beard was born in Sycamore and was the son of the late Joseph Hugh and Jewell Smith Beard. He...

Willard Alberson

Willard Alberson

Apr 2, 2013

Funeral services for Willard C. Alberson, 67, of Ashburn will be held Friday, April 5, 2013 at 2:00 P.M. at High Hill Baptist Church with burial to follow in Snowridge Cemetery in Ashburn. Mr. Alberson died Tuesday in Adel following an extended illness.

Mr. Alberson was the son of the late Virgil L. and Gladys Wheeler Alberson and was born...

Barbara Rae Lee

Barbara Rae Lee

Mar 28, 2013

Barbara Rae Lee, 49, of Sycamore passed away Thursday, March 28, 2013 at her residence unexpectly. Abiding by her wishes, she will be cremated and services will be held at a later time.

She is the daughter of Reemer Lee and Texas and the late Kathy Buskera and was born in Washington D.C. Barbara was disabled due to injuries she...

Roger Gravitt

Roger Gravitt

Mar 28, 2013

Funeral Services for Roger Gravitt , age 65, will be held Saturday at 2:00 P. M. at The High Hill Baptist Church, Ashburn, GA. with burial to follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery. Mr. Gravitt died Thursday March 28, 2013 at Tift Regional Medical Center.

Mr. Gravitt was born in Rochelle, GA. son of the late Paulos Levi and Mary...

Nettie Walker

Nettie Walker

Mar 27, 2013

Memorial graveside services for Mrs. Nettie Hill Walker, 77, of Ashburn, GA will be held, 11:00 AM, Saturday, March 30, 2013 at Rose Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Walker passed away Wednesday at her residence following a brief illness.

The daughter of the late Carl C. and Vera Belle Mauldin Hill, she was born in Turner CO., GA and was the widow...

James E. "J.E." Dunlap, Sr.

James E. "J.E." Dunlap, Sr.

Mar 23, 2013

Funeral services for James E. “J.E.” Dunlap, 88, of Ashburn will be held Monday, March 25, 2013 at 3:00 P.M. at Terrell Baptist Church with interment to follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn. Mr. Dunlap died Saturday following an extended illness.

Mr. Dunlap was born in Ware County, GA and was the son of the late Fletcher E. and...

Beatrice Williams

Beatrice Williams

Mar 14, 2013

Graveside funeral services for Bernice Williams, 94, of Sumner, GA will be held Saturday, March 16, 2013 at 2:00 P.M. at New Prospect Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Williams died Thursday at her residence following an extended illness.

Mrs. Williams was born in Greengrove, Kentucky and was the daughter of the late Ben B. and Eagar Smith Sell. She was...

M.B. Pilkinton, Jr.

M.B. Pilkinton, Jr.

Mar 1, 2013

Funeral services for M.B. Pilkinton, Jr., 62, of Sycamore will be held Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at 2:00 P.M. at the Bethel Baptist Church with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Pilkinton died Friday at his residence.

Mr. Pilkinton was born in Tifton, the son of the late Morris B. Pilkinton, Sr. and Tiny Wilson Pilkinton. He was...

Benny Reeves

Benny Reeves

Feb 26, 2013

Benny B. Reeves, 76, of Sycamore died Tuesday at Tift Regional Medical Center following an extended illness. In honor of Mr. Reeves’ request, private services for family only will be held at Bethel Baptist Church with burial to follow Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Sycamore.

Mr. Reeves was born in Turner County and was the son of the late Basil Kyle...

Lamar Houston Moree, Sr.

Lamar Houston Moree, Sr.

Feb 26, 2013

Lamar Houston Moree, Sr., 86, of Albany, formerly of Ashburn, Georgia, passed away Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at his home.

Lamar was born on July 1, 1926 in Worth County, Georgia, to the late Iverson Harden Moree and Gladys Ione Houston Moree.

He attended public schools in Worth County. Lamar served in the army during World War II in the...

Carol Louise Payne

Carol Louise Payne

Feb 25, 2013

Graveside funeral services for Carol Louise Payne, 71, Miami Springs, Florida will be held Saturday, March 2, 2013 at 2:30 at Live Oak Cemetery. Mrs. Payne died Monday in Florida.

She is survived by her husband, Wes Payne; two sons, Chip and Doug, their spouses and her grandsons, Kyle and Josh.

Billy Lee

Billy Lee

Feb 23, 2013

Funeral services for Billy Lee, 91, of Arabi, GA will be held Tuesday, February 26, 2013, at 2:00 P.M. at Perry Funeral Chapel with burial to follow in Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn. Mr. Lee died Saturday at Heritage Health Care following an extended illness.

Mr. Lee was born in Ashburn and was the son of the late Jessie Washington...

M.J. "Shorty" Williford, Sr.

M.J. "Shorty" Williford, Sr.

Feb 20, 2013

Funeral services for Mr. M. J. “Shorty” Williford, Sr., 80, of Ashburn will be held Sunday at 2:30 P. M. at the Bethel Baptist Church with burial to follow in the Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Williford died February 20, 2013 at his residence after a sudden illness.

Mr. Williford was born in Arabi, GA and was the son...

Harriet Wilkerson Bohannon

Harriet Wilkerson Bohannon

Feb 15, 2013

Funeral services for Harriet Wilkerson Bohannon, 83, of Ashburn will be held Sunday, February 17, 2013 at 3:00 P.M. at Perry Funeral Chapel with burial to follow in Salem Baptist Church Cemetery in Ben Hill County. She died Friday at her residence following a lengthy illness.

Mrs. Bohannon was the daughter of the late D.W. and Mabel Swafford Wilkerson. She...

Arlie M. Castleberry

Arlie M. Castleberry

Feb 12, 2013

Funeral services for Arlie M. Castleberry, 89, Sylvester (Doles Community), GA will be held Monday, February 18, 2013 at 1:00 P.M. at the Red Oak Baptist Church with burial to follow in the Providence Cemetery, Worth County, GA with Masonic Rites and Military Honors. Mr. Castleberry died Tuesday at his residence following an extended illness.

Mr. Castleberry was the son...

Carlos A. McNair

Carlos A. McNair

Feb 6, 2013

Funeral services for Mr. Carlos A. McNair, 84, of Ashburn, GA will be held Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 10:30 A.M. at the Ashburn First Baptist Church. Interment will follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery. Mr. McNair passed away peacefully, Wednesday at his home in the company of his loving wife of fifty nine years.

The son of the late...

John N. Coker

John N. Coker

Jan 31, 2013

Funeral services for John N. Coker, 72 of Sycamore, GA will be held Saturday, February 2, 2013 at 3:30 P.M. at Bethel Baptist Church with burial to follow in Prospect Cemetery. Mr. Coker died Thursday at Tift Regional Medical Center following a brief illness.

Mr. Coker was the son of the late Bob S. and Lois Christian Coker. He was...