OBITUARIES
Janie Ruth Morgan
Mar 26, 2025
Janie Ruth Timmons Morgan, 71, of Ashburn passed away Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at Pruitt Healthcare in Ashburn.
Janie was born on February 7, 1954 in Crisp County to the late Bythan Louis and Martha Lorene Bruce Timmons. She was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church. Janie was also a retired retail manager. She loved playing the piano and singing....
Richard Clinton Cawley
Mar 26, 2025
Richard Clinton Cawley, 68, of Ashburn passed away Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at his residence.
Richard was born on February 8, 1957 in Tifton to the late Henry Woodrow and Lou Eva Herndon Cawley. He was a farmer and a member of Bethel Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Donna Cawley of Ashburn; sons, Clint (Rachel) Cawley...
Laurette Coker Ward
Mar 23, 2025
Laurette Coker Ward, 98, of Ashburn passed away Sunday, March 23, 2025 at her residence.
Laurette was born on February 21, 1927 to Dutch Edmond and Opal Burk Reeves Coker in Orange County, Florida. The family moved to Sycamore where she grew up. After graduating Sycamore High School, she attended Business School. On September 30, 1945, Laurette and Payton Clemons Ward...
Jeanene Wynn Rainey
Mar 16, 2025
Jeanene Wynn Rainey, 78, of Sycamore passed away Sunday, March 16, 2025 at her residence.
Jeanene was born on September 11, 1946 in Tifton to the late Venton, Sr. and Effie Mae Nelson Wynn. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church. Jeanene was a Bookkeeper and Teller at Colony Bank for many years. She also served as the pianist at...
E. L. Sprayberry
Mar 12, 2025
E. L. Sprayberry, 83, of Huntsville, Alabama, formerly of Ashburn, passed away Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at Hospice Family Care in Huntsville, Alabama.
Affectionately known as Spray or Sprayberry, he was born on April 18, 1941 in New Site, Alabama to the late Elza Thomas and Edith Cotney Sprayberry. He was also preceded in death by his wife Jetta Sprayberry, sister...
Virginia Helen Freeman Alderman Hickox
Mar 10, 2025
Virginia Helen Freeman Alderman Hickox, 93, of Ashburn passed away Monday, March 10, 2025 at her residence.
Virginia was born in Miami, Florida on November 28, 1931 to the late Myrna Jewell Melton. She was a homemaker and a member of Dakota Baptist Church. Virginia was an artist and loved to paint. She also enjoyed crocheting. Virginia loved working in her...
Thomas Ray Creekmore, Jr.
Mar 10, 2025
Thomas Ray Creekmore, 61, passed away Monday, March 10, 2025 at Pruitt Healthcare in Ashburn.
Thomas was born in Redlands, California on January 12, 1963 to the late Thomas Ray, Sr. and Madlyn Mae Bushling Creekmore. Thomas loved to talk and would talk to anyone who would listen. He could be found in any of the local stores browsing each aisle...
Bruce L. Joyner
Mar 9, 2025
Bruce Leonard Joyner, 72, of Ashburn passed away Sunday, March 9, 2025 at Budd Terrace-Wesley Woods Geriatric Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
Bruce was born on August 9, 1952 in Fitzgerald, Georgia. He was the son of Mr. Lowell “Bo” Joyner and the late Alice Marie Hutto Joyner and the step-son of Mrs. Mary Joyner. Bruce was a teacher and a musician....
Billy Wayne Phelps
Mar 5, 2025
Billy Wayne Phelps, 77, passed away the morning of March 5, 2025 at his home. He was born on August 19th, 1947 in Turner County to Mancy and Inez (Walls) Phelps.
He married Geraldine (Loper), his wife of 44 years, in June of 1979.
Billy was a master carpenter. He retired from Ashburn Housing Authority after 29 years of devoted service. He...
Gary William Roberts
Mar 2, 2025
Gary William Roberts, 80, of Ashburn passed away Sunday, March 2, 2025 at his residence.
Gary was born on March 5, 1944 in Tampa, Florida to the late Jack and Latrelle Branch Roberts. He was Bus Driver for the Turner County Board of Education. Gary was a master mechanic having worked for the Ford Motor Company for many years. After his...
Billy Richard Black
Feb 27, 2025
Billy Richard Black, 89, of Ashburn passed away Thursday, February 27, 2025 at Tift Regional Medical Center.
Billy was born on April 19, 1935 in Worth County to the late Henry Lloyd and Martha Idell Hampton Black. He was a member of the House of Prayer. Billy was a carpenter and loved building things. He enjoyed working with his hands to...
William Franklin "Billy" Hobby
Feb 27, 2025
William Franklin “Billy” Hobby, 81, of Rebecca passed away Thursday, February 27, 2025 at his residence.
Billy was born on December 4, 1943 in Rebecca to the late Archie Lawson and Frances Hogan Hobby. He was a faithful member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Rebecca where he served as Sunday School Superintendent and a Deacon for many years. He also...
Doyle Ceola Stanford
Feb 16, 2025
Doyle Ceola Stanford, 91, of Rebecca passed away Sunday, February 16, 2025 at Tift Regional Medical Center.
Doyle was born on April 5, 1933 in Rebecca to the late Leon Ceola and Rosa Frances Miller Stanford. He was a member of Rebecca United Methodist Church where he served as church treasurer and men’s Sunday School Teacher. He retired from the United...
Noah Lee Tripp
Feb 15, 2025
Noah Lee Tripp, 16, of Ashburn passed away Saturday, February 15, 2025.
Noah was born on August 13, 2008 in Cordele to Scotty Lee Tripp and Martha Lee Hayslip. He was a 9th grade student at the Georgia School For The Deaf in Cave Spring. Noah was a true outdoorsman. He loved to hunt and fish. One of his favorite pastimes...
Barbara Ann Hallford Kennedy
Feb 14, 2025
Barbara Ann Halford Kennedy, 87, of Columbus passed away Friday, February 14, 2025 at Piedmont Hospital in Columbus.
Barbara was born on June 23, 1937 in Andalusia, Alabama to the late John R. and Lena D. Martin Hallford. She was a member of the Ashburn First United Methodist Church. She loved working in her flower garden. She also enjoyed needle work...
Dixie Jean Gay
Feb 14, 2025
Dixie Jean Gay, 66, of Chula passed away Friday, February 14, 2025.
Dixie was born in Sylvester on December 12, 1958 to the late Bo Wynton and Bonnie Burk Gay. After graduating high school in California, Dixie attended nursing school. After returning home to Georgia she continued to work as a nurse until she married her husband, Carl Gay. Dixie and...
Ray Eric Black
Feb 13, 2025
Ray Eric Black, 64, of Pearson passed away Thursday, February 13, 2025.
Ray was born in Ashburn on May 15, 1960 to the late Edward Ray Black and Marilyn Cleo Scott Black. He was a Truck Driver with Cypress Truck Line. He also served his country with honor in the United States Army. Ray was an avid outdoorsman and loved to...
Brenda Joyce McKinney Carpenter
Feb 13, 2025
Brenda Joyce McKinney Carpenter, 76, passed away February 13, 2025 at her residence.
Joyce was born on December 20, 1948 in Tift County to the late Charlie Fred and Rachel Hightower McKinney. Joyce spent most of her life busy raising her children, Lee and Bo. She served on the Board of Elections for Worth County and also ran the Doles Agency....
Flora Mathews Rooks
Feb 11, 2025
Flora Mathews Rooks, 80, of Ashburn passed away Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at her residence.
Flora was born in Turner County to the late Emory Edward and Calline Perry Mathews. She was a bookkeeper and later a partner with Economy Gas Company for many years. Flora, known as Precious to her grandchildren, was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She loved...
Mary Helen Walls Nestor
Jan 29, 2025
Mary Helen Walls Nestor, 90, of Farmerville, Louisiana passed away Wednesday, January 29, 2025.
Mary was born in Cordele on February 27, 1934 to the late Oscar Lee, Sr. and Maggie Brown Walls. She was an embroiderer having worked for Speed Check. Mary enjoyed cooking and her biscuits were known to be the very best around. She was a faithful member...
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