OBITUARIES
A.J. Coley
Oct 25, 2012
Funeral services for Mr. A.J. Coley, 92, of Ashburn will be held Saturday, October 27, 2012 at 11:00 A.M. at the Ashburn First Baptist Church with burial to follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. Mr. Coley died Thursday at Heritage Health Care following a brief illness.
Mr. Coley was born in Worth County, Ga. and had made his home in Turner...
Kathy Wilkerson Dowdy
Oct 18, 2012
Graveside funeral services for Kathy Wilkerson Dowdy, 55, of Rebecca, GA will be held Saturday, October 20, 2012 at 2:00 P.M. at Salem Cemetery in Ben Hill County. Ms. Dowdy died at her residence Thursday following an extended illness.
Ms. Dowdy was born in Fitzgerald, Ga. and was the daughter of Delma Wilkerson and the late Joyce Grey Wilkerson. She...
Charlotte Shepard
Oct 5, 2012
Charlotte Shepard, 72, Ashburn, GA passed away Friday at Tift Regional Medical Center following an extended illness. Funeral services will be announced at a later date.
Mrs. Shepherd was born in Greensboro, GA and was the daughter of the late Luther Tom and Mattie Sue Wilson Mullins. She has resided in Ashburn for the last 22 years. She was a...
Millie Hill Bryan
Oct 5, 2012
Funeral services for Millie Hill Bryan, 88, Ashburn will be held Monday, October 8, 2012 at 2:00 P.M. at Perry Funeral Chapel with burial to follow in Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn. Mrs. Bryan died Friday at Tift Regional Medical Center following a lengthy illness.
Mrs. Bryan was born in Ashville, North Carolina, the daughter of the late James Robert...
Charles A. Farmer
Oct 3, 2012
Funeral services for Charles A. Farmer, 87, Sycamore, will be held Friday, October 5, 2012 at 11:00 A.M. at Perry Funeral Chapel with burial to follow in Prospect Cemetery, Sycamore, GA. Mr. Farmer died Wednesday at Heritage Health Care in Ashburn following an extended illness.
Mr. Farmer was born in Sycamore the son the late Roy M. Farmer, Sr. and...
Betty Jo Stanford Owens
Sep 28, 2012
Betty Jo Stanford Owens, 76, a resident of Ashburn, GA, passed away Friday, September 28, 2012 at her residence following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at Sycamore Baptist Church with Rev. Jerry Cooper officiating. Interment will follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn. Visitation will be held Monday, October...
Karlene Coker Martenn
Sep 27, 2012
Funeral services for Karlene Coker Martenn, 76, of Ashburn, will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, September 29, 2012 at Sycamore Baptist Church. Mrs. Martenn passed away Thursday at her residence following an extended illness. Interment will follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn.
The daughter of the late Carl Newton and Ora Lela Guess Coker she was born...
Laura Priest Black
Sep 25, 2012
Funeral services for Laura Priest Black, 84, Ashburn, will be held Friday, September 28, 2012 at 11:00 A.M. at Perry Funeral Chapel with burial to follow in Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn. Mrs. Black died Tuesday at Crisp Regional Medical Center following in brief illness.
Mrs. Black was born in Polk County, Georgia, the daughter of the late Mr. &...
Frances Childs Ellis
Sep 22, 2012
Funeral services for Frances Childs Ellis, 93, of Ashburn will be held Tuesday, September 25, 2012, at 11:00 A.M. at the Ashburn First United Methodist Church with burial to follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn, Ga. Mrs. Ellis died Saturday at the Heritage Health Care following an extended illness.
Mrs. Ellis was born in Cordele, Ga., the daughter...
Evelyn Farmer Lane
Sep 21, 2012
Funeral services for Mrs. Evelyn Farmer Lane, 87, of Sycamore, GA will be held 2:30 PM, Sunday, September 23, 2012 at Sycamore Methodist Church. Mrs. Lane passed away Friday at Tift Regional Medical Center following an extended illness. Interment will be in Bethel Cemetery in Turner Co., GA.
Mrs. Lane was born in Sycamore to James Wesley and Emily Lyon...
Sheila Lichtefeld Rooks
Sep 17, 2012
Funeral Services for Sheila Lichtefeld Rooks, age 49, will be held Thursday at 2:00 P. M. at the Bethel Baptist Church in Turner County, GA. Interment will follow in church cemetery. Mrs. Rooks died Monday, September 17, 2012 at Tift Regional Medical Center after a long battle with Multiple Sclerosis.
Mrs. Rooks was a native of Louisville, KY the daughter...
Grant J. Crockett
Sep 8, 2012
Funeral services for Mr. Grant J. Crockett, 64, of Ashburn, GA will be held Saturday, September 15, 2012 at New Mount Olive Baptist Church at 1:00 PM. On Saturday, September 8 he quietly departed this life at home with love ones by his side. Interment will follow in the Westview Cemetery in Ashburn.
Mr. Crockett, the son of the late...
Henry Arnett
Aug 30, 2012
Funeral services for Henry Arnett, 94, Fitzgerald, GA will be held Sunday, September 2, 2012 at 1:30 P.M. at Perry Funeral Chapel with burial to follow in the Snowridge Cemetery in Ashburn. Mr. Arnett died Thursday in Phoebe Dorminy Medical Center following a brief illness.
Mr. Arnett was born in Elizabethton, TN, the son of the late Petibone and Maude...
Elizabeth Sharpe Zorn
Aug 25, 2012
Funeral services for Elizabeth Sharpe Zorn, 97, of Ashburn will be held Monday, August 27, 2012 at 11:00 A.M. at the Ashburn First United Methodist Church with burial to follow in Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn. Mrs. Zorn died Saturday at Phoebe Dorminy Medical Center in Fitzgerald following a lengthy illness.
Mrs. Zorn was the daughter of the late William...
Charlette Baldwin Grace
Aug 23, 2012
Graveside funeral services for Charlette Baldwin Grace, 60, of Tifton will be held Sunday, August 26, 2012 at 2:00 P.M. in Rose Hill Cemetery, Ashburn, GA. Ms. Grace died Thursday at Tift Regional Medical Center following a brief illness.
Ms. Grace, the daughter of the late Charlie D. and Betty Jo Stark Baldwin of Ashburn was born in Tifton. She...
Jeanelle Dukes Bell Albritton
Aug 22, 2012
Funeral services for Jeanelle Dukes Bell Albritton, 78, of Ashburn will be held Friday, August 24, 2012 at 3:00 P.M. at the Ashburn First Baptist Church with burial to follow in Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn. Mrs. Albritton died Wednesday at Golden Living Center in Tifton following an extended illness.
Mrs. Albritton was born in Sycamore, GA, the daughter of...
Clarice Watson Scott
Aug 21, 2012
Funeral services for Clarice Watson Scott, 91, of Tifton, GA will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, August 24, 2012 in The Ashburn First Baptist Church. Mrs. Scott passed away Tuesday at her residence following an extended illness. Interment will follow in the Antioch-Zion Hope Cemetery in Crisp Co., GA.
The daughter of the late Slaughter and Amzie Covington Watson,...
Betty Jordan
Aug 16, 2012
Funeral services for Betty Jordan, 74, of Ashburn will be held Saturday, August 18, 2012 at 2:00 P.M. at Trinity Baptist Church with burial to follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Jordan died Thursday at Tift Regional Medical Center following a brief illness.
Mrs. Jordan was born in Ashburn, the daughter of the late, Byron S. and Emily Bessie Clark...
John Wiley Wimberley
Aug 3, 2012
Mr. John Wiley “Big John” Wimberley, 68, of Ashburn died Friday at Tift Regional Medical Center following an extended illness. Memorial services will be held, Tuesday, August 7, 2012 from 6:00 PM till 8:00 PM at The House of Prayer in Ashburn.
Mr. Wimberley was born in Twin City, Georgia the son of the late Henry,Sr & Mildred Wrye Wimberley....
Joe L. Odom
Aug 3, 2012
Graveside funeral services for Joe L. Odom, 85, of Ashburn will be held Sunday, August 5, 2012 at 10:00 A.M. in Young’s Cemetery in Ben Hill County. Mr. Odom died Friday at Heritage Health Care in Ashburn.
Mr. Odom was born in Crisp County, Georgia and was the son of the late James H. and Leffie Eugene Maddox Odom. He...