OBITUARIES

Paula Gwendolyn Murray

Paula Gwendolyn Murray

May 17, 2006

Funeral services for Paula Gwendolyn Murray, age 51, of 321 McLendon St., Ashburn will be held Saturday, May 20, 2006 at 2:00 P.M. at the Ashburn First Baptist Church with burial to follow in Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn. Ms. Murray died Wednesday at Tift Regional Medical Center following an extended illness.

Ms. Murray was born in Tift County, Georgia...

Nadine Watkins Moore

Nadine Watkins Moore

May 17, 2006

Graveside funeral services for Nadine Watkins Moore, age 84, of 2985 Wardlow Road, Ashburn, Ga. will be held Friday, May 19, 2006 at 4:00 P.M. in Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn. Mrs. Moore died Wednesday at her residence following a lengthy illness.

Mrs. Moore was born in Bartow, Florida and was the daughter of the late Loving Pierce & Ella...

William Adam Cooper

William Adam Cooper

May 8, 2006

Graveside funeral services for William Adam Cooper, age 75, of Milledgeville, Ga. will be held Thursday, May 11, 2006 at 11:00 A.M. in Snowridge Cemetery in Ashburn. Mr. Cooper died Monday in University Hospital, Augusta following a lengthy illness.

Mr. Cooper was born in Turner County, Georgia. He was the son of the late James Grover Cooper, Sr. and Annie...

Effie Mae Wynn

Effie Mae Wynn

May 1, 2006

Funeral Services for Mrs. Effie Mae Nelson Wynn, 81, of Sycamore, Ga. will be at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, May 3, 2006 at the Bethel Baptist Church. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Wynn passed away Monday following an extended illness.

The daughter of the late Walter Chester and Eunie Frances Mauldin Nelson, she was born in Turner Co....

John Bolden West

John Bolden West

Apr 29, 2006

Funeral services for John Bolden “Daddy Bo” West, Sr., of Sycamore, Ga. will be held Monday, May 1, 2006 at 2:00 P.M. at the Bethel Baptist Church with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Mr. West died Saturday at his residence following an extended illness.

Mr.West was born in Turner County, Georgia and was the son of the late...

Wyolene Ellis Blue

Wyolene Ellis Blue

Apr 16, 2006

Funeral Services for Wyolene Ellis Blue, age 96, of Ashburn, will be held at 11:00 A. M. Tuesday, April 18, 2006, at the Ashburn First Baptist Church with burial to follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Blue died Sunday at Ashburn Health Care after a long illness.

Mrs. Blue was a native of Calhoun, Georgia the daughter of...

Thomas W. McCabe, Jr.

Thomas W. McCabe, Jr.

Apr 13, 2006

Graveside funeral services for Thomas W. McCabe, Jr. age 66, of Columbus, Ga. will be held Monday, April 17, 2006 in Rose Hill Cemetery at 1:00 P.M. Mr. McCabe died Thursday in Columbus following a sudden illness.

Mr. McCabe was born in Cook County, Illinois and was the son of the late Thomas W. McCabe, Sr. and Lula Bell Carey...

William F. Wiggins, Sr.

William F. Wiggins, Sr.

Apr 12, 2006

Funeral services for William F. Wiggins, Sr., age 79, of Naylor, Ga. will be held Saturday, April 15, 2006 at 11:00 A.,M. at Perry Funeral Chapel with burial to follow in Snowridge Cemetery in Ashburn. Mr. Wiggins died Wednesday at the South Georgia Regional Medical Center in Valdosta.

Mr. Wiggins was born in Turner County, Georgia and was the son...

Drake Walker

Drake Walker

Apr 8, 2006

Funeral services for Drake Walker, age 11, of Sycamore will be held Tuesday, April 11, 2006 at 2:00 P.M. at Bethel Baptist Church with burial to follow in Oakridge Cemetery in Tifton. Master Walker died Saturday from injuries sustained in a weather related accident.

Drake was born in Tift County and had resided in Turner County all of his life....

Benjamin "Ben" Williford

Benjamin "Ben" Williford

Mar 25, 2006

Funeral Services for Benjamin “Ben” W. Williford, age 83, of 190 Ben Williford Road, Rebecca will be held at 2:00 P. M. Wednesday at the Amboy Baptist Church with burial to follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery. Mr. Williford died Saturday, March 25, 2006 at Tift Regional Medical Center after a sudden illness.

Mr. Williford was a native of Crisp...

Ruby Hart

Ruby Hart

Mar 23, 2006

Funeral services for Mrs. Ruby Dupree Hart, 88, of Ashburn, GA. will be held 2:00 PM, Saturday at the Perry Funeral Chapel with interment to follow in the New Prospect Cemetery in Turner Co. Mrs. Hart passed away Thursday, March 22, 2006 at a Tifton, GA. nursing home following an extended illness.

The daughter of the late Samuel M. and...

B.F. "Ben" Whiddon

B.F. "Ben" Whiddon

Mar 16, 2006

Funeral services for B.F. “Ben” Whiddon, age 90, 760 Ben Whiddon Rd., Ashburn will be held Saturday, March 18, 2006 at 3:00 P.M. at the Ashburn First Baptist Church with burial to follow in Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn. Mr. Whiddon died Thursday at Tift Regional Medical Center following an extended illness.

Mr. Whiddon was born in Turner County, Ga....

Ronnie Croft

Ronnie Croft

Mar 16, 2006

Funeral services for Ronnie Croft, age 63, 9592 Tippetville Rd., Vienna, Ga. will be held at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, March 18, 2006 at the Tippetville Baptist Church with burial to follow in the Tippetville Cemetery. Mr. Croft died Thursday in Taylor Regional Medical Center in Hawkinsville, Ga. following a sudden illness.

Mr. Croft was born in Colquitt Co., Georgia and...

John Laster Purswell

John Laster Purswell

Mar 13, 2006

Funeral services for Mr. John Laster Purswell, 89, of Rebecca, Ga. will be held 11:00 AM, Wednesday, March 15, 2006 at the Rebecca Baptist Church. Interment will follow in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Rebecca. Mr. Purswell passed away Monday at his residence following an extended illness.

The son of the late Joe and Lizza Ann Melinda Etheridge Purswell he...

Charles Willingham, Sr.

Charles Willingham, Sr.

Mar 6, 2006

Funeral Services for Charles A. Willingham, Sr. age 87, of Ashburn will be held at 11:00 A. M. Wednesday at Bethel Baptist Church with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Willingham died Monday, March 6, 2006, at his residence after long illness.

A native of Turner County he was the son of the late Charles A. and Lula...

Christine Wood

Christine Wood

Mar 6, 2006

Christine Wood of Decatur died Monday, March 8, 2006 from complications of a fall and stroke. The youngest of seven children born to Martha Florence Biggers Wood and William David Wood, Christine was raised on a farm in Turner County, Georgia. She was an extraordinary, self-sufficient woman in an era when this was uncommon. Following graduation from Sycamore High School,...

George Gorday

George Gorday

Mar 4, 2006

Funeral services for George T. Gorday, age 62, of Rebecca, Ga. will held at 11:00 A.M., Monday, March 6, 2006 at the Ashburn First Baptist Church with burial to follow in Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn. Mr. Gorday died Saturday at Tift Regional Medical Center following a sudden illness.

Mr. Gorday was born in Tift County and was the son...

C.E. Moore, Jr.

C.E. Moore, Jr.

Mar 3, 2006

Funeral services for C.E. Moore, Jr. age 89, of Ashburn will be held at 2:00 P.M. Monday, March 6, 2006 at Oak Grove Baptist Church with burial to follow at Zion Hope Cemetery in Crisp County, Georgia. Mr. Moore died Friday at Tift Regional Medical Center following an extended illness.

Mr. Moore was born in Live Oak, Florida and was...

Charles Gibbs

Charles Gibbs

Feb 26, 2006

Funeral services for Charles D. Gibbs, age 69, of 325 E. Madison Ave., Ashburn will be held Tuesday, February 28, 2005, at 4:00 P. M. at the Ashburn First Baptist Church with burial to follow at Rose Hill Cemetery. Mr. Gibbs died Sunday at his residence after a brief illness.

Mr. Gibbs was a native and lifelong resident of Turner...

Mary Frances Goff

Mary Frances Goff

Feb 20, 2006

Funeral Services for Mrs. Mary Frances Fortson Goff, 78, of Ashburn, GA will be held 2:00 PM, Thursday, February 23, 2006 at the Oak Grove Baptist Church. Interment will follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn. Mrs. Goff passed away Monday at Tift Regional Hospital following a lengthy illness.

The daughter of the late William Jasper and Marcus Adele...