OBITUARIES

Gerald  Cravey

Gerald Cravey

Nov 17, 2005

Gerald T. Cravey, 86, died Thursday, November 17, 2005. Born in the longleaf pine woods of Tift Co, GA, Oct. 10, 1919, to Johnie Jackson and Leona Foster LeSueur Cravey, Gerald’s life was a journey of ever-widening horizons.

In 1938, he enlisted in the US Coast Artillery and was posted to Panama, which sparked his life-long interest in languages and...

Florence Copeland

Florence Copeland

Nov 12, 2005

Funeral Services for Mrs. Florence Copeland, 81, of Sycamore, Ga. will be held 11:00 AM, Monday at the Arp Missionary Baptist Church in Irwin Co., Ga. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Copeland passed away, Saturday, November 12, 2005 in Ocilla following an extended illness.

The daughter of the late Tandy Jane and Mae Ola Driver Cleghorn, she...

William Steven Milam

William Steven Milam

Nov 12, 2005

Graveside memorial services for William Steven Milam, age 40 of Ocala, Florida will be held Saturday, November 19, 2005 at 2:00 P.M. in Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn, Ga. Mr. Milam died June 2, 2005 at his residence following a sudden illness.

Mr. Milam was born in Cusseta, Ga. and was the son of James Arron and Mary Katherine McLendon...

Louise Duncan

Louise Duncan

Nov 10, 2005

Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Louise Langford Duncan, 68, of Hattiesburg, MS., will be held 11:00 AM, Saturday, November 12, 2005 at the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Duncan passed away Thursday at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg.

The daughter of the late Roy and Daisy Roberta Ivey Langford she was born in Gwinnett Co., GA. and had lived...

Retha Britt Odom

Retha Britt Odom

Nov 8, 2005

Funeral Services for Retha Britt Odom, 91, of Ashburn, Ga. will be held 2:00 PM, Friday, November 11, 2005 at the Perry Funeral Chapel. Interment will follow in the Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery in Turner Co., GA. Mrs. Odom passed away at her home, Tuesday following an extended illness.

The daughter of the late Charlie Oscar and Katie Irene Davis...

Dorris Brown

Dorris Brown

Nov 6, 2005

Funeral services for Dorris A. Brown, age 97, of Ashburn will be held Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2005 at 11:00 A.M. at Perry Funeral Chapel with burial to follow in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sycamore, Ga. Mrs. Brown died Sunday at the Ashburn Health Care following an extended illness.

Mrs. Brown was born in Bartow County, Ga. and was the daughter...

Doris Clements

Doris Clements

Nov 2, 2005

Funeral Services for Doris Dean Clements, age 43, of 336 S. Railroad Ave., Sycamore, Ga. will be held Saturday at 11:00 A.M. at Perry Funeral Chapel, Ashburn with burial to follow in the Arabi Cemetery, Arabi, Georgia. Mrs. Clements died Wednesday November 2, 2005 at her residence after a long illness.

Mrs. Clements was a native of Ashburn, Georgia...

Joe Adkison

Joe Adkison

Nov 2, 2005

Funeral services for Joe E. Adkison, age 59, of Rebecca, Ga. will be held Friday, November 4, 2005 at 11:00 A.M. at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, in Rebecca with burial to follow in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Mr. Adkison died Wednesday at the Ashburn Health Care following an extended illness.

Mr. Adkison was born in Turner County and was the...

Lucy Sanders Truluck Watson

Lucy Sanders Truluck Watson

Oct 31, 2005

Funeral Services for Lucy Sanders Truluck Watson, 83, of Tyty, GA. will be held 11:00 AM, Thursday, November 3, 2005 at the Perry Funeral Chapel in Ashburn. Interment will follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Watson passed away Monday at an Albany Hospital following an extended illness.

The daughter of the late John Columbus and Queen Vashti Simmons Sanders,...

Clinton Carter, Jr.

Clinton Carter, Jr.

Oct 30, 2005

Graveside funeral services for Clinton Prentiss Carter, Jr., 151 South Labelle Ave., Sycamore, Ga. will be held at 3:30 P.M. Thursday, November 2, 2005 at the Garden of Memories Cemetery in Lufkin, Texas. Visitation will be Thursday from 1:30-2:30 P.M. at the Gipson-Metcalf Funeral Home in Lufkin, Texas. Mr. Carter died Sunday at Tift Regional Medical Center following a brief...

Robin Beard

Robin Beard

Oct 23, 2005

Graveside Funeral Services for Mr. Robin Beard, 46, of Ruskin, FL will be at 11:00 AM, Friday, October 28, 2005 in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn, GA. Mr. Beard passed away Sunday, October 23, in Bradenton, FL after a sudden illness.

The son of the late William Forest “Billie” and Wava E. Brannon Beard, he was born in Turner...

Mary John McCorvey

Mary John McCorvey

Oct 21, 2005

Funeral services for Mary John Davis McCorvey, age 79 will be held Monday, October 24, 2005 at 11:00 A.M. at the Ashburn First Baptist Church with burial to follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. Mrs. McCorvey died Friday at her residence following an extended illness.

Mrs. McCorvey was born in Turner County, Georgia and was the daughter of the late John...

Charles Wilson

Charles Wilson

Oct 12, 2005

Memorial Services for Mr. Charles Wilson, 62, of Ashburn, Ga. will be held 2:00 PM, Friday at his residence at 220 East Williams Ave. Mr. Wilson passed away Wednesday, October 12, 2005 at home following an extended illness.

A native of Niagara, New York, he was the son of the late Charles and Flora Thelma Jones Wilson and had lived...

Florence Baxter

Florence Baxter

Oct 1, 2005

Funeral Services for Florence Baxter, 83, of Ashburn, Ga. will be held 11:00 AM, Tuesday, October 4, 2005, at the Ashburn First United Methodist Church in Ashburn. Interment will follow in the Decatur Cemetery in Decatur, Ga. at 2:00 PM., on Wednesday. Ms. Baxter passed away Saturday at Tift Regional Medical Center following a brief illness.

She was born in...

Bennie Whiddon

Bennie Whiddon

Sep 27, 2005

Funeral Services for Bennie Ruth Nelson Whiddon, 90, of Ashburn, Ga. will be held 11:00 AM, Thursday at the Harmony Baptist Church in Turner Co. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Whiddon passed away Tuesday, September 27, 2005 at Tift Regional Hospital following an extended illness.

She was born in Turner Co. to Benjamin Hill and Pearl Alberta...

Melissa B. Wells

Melissa B. Wells

Sep 23, 2005

Funeral Services for Melissa B. Wells, 32, of 3471 Ga. Highway 32 East, Sycamore, Ga. will be held 11:00 AM, Thursday, September 29, 2005 in Chapel of the Riemann Funeral Home in Gulfport, MS. Interment will follow in the Allen Cemetery in Long Beach, MS. Mrs. Wells passed away Friday, Sept. 23, 2005 in Turner Co., GA. from injuries received...

Hinton M. Selph

Hinton M. Selph

Sep 22, 2005

Funeral Services for Mr. Hinton M. Selph, 92, of Ashburn, Ga. will be held Friday, September 23, 2005 at the Graveside in Rose Hill Cemetery at 4:00 PM in Ashburn. Mr. Selph passed away Thursday, September 22, 2005 at the Ashburn Health Care following an extended illness.

The son of David Walton and Annie Belle Calhoun Selph he was born...

J.W. Mangum

J.W. Mangum

Sep 20, 2005

Funeral Services for J. W. Mangum, age 88 of Rebecca, Ga. will be held at 2:00 P. M. Thursday, September 22, 2005, at the Rebecca Baptist Church with burial to follow in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Rebecca. Mr. Mangum died Tuesday at Tift Regional Medical Center after a short illness.

Mr. Mangum was a native of Wilcox County, Ga. the...

George A. Newell

George A. Newell

Sep 17, 2005

Funeral Services for Mr. George A. Newell, 91, of Ashburn, Ga. will be held 11:00 AM, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2005 at the Perry Funeral Chapel. Interment will follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery. Mr. Newell passed away Saturday at his residence following a lengthy illness.

Mr. Newell was born in Worth Co., Ga. to Joseph Bryan and Mary McDonald Newell...

Lizzie Turner

Lizzie Turner

Sep 17, 2005

Funeral Services for Mrs. Lizzie W. Turner, 93 of Ashburn, Ga. will be held 11:00 AM, Monday, September 19, 2005 in the Ashburn First Baptist Church. Interment will follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Turner passed away Saturday at Tift Regional Medical Center after a short illness.

Mrs. Turner was born November 8, 1911 in Taylor Co., Ga. to...