OBITUARIES
Joyce McHugh Reed
May 30, 2025
Joyce McHugh Reed, 106, passed away Friday, May 30, 2025.
Joyce was born in Pitts on September 6, 1918 to the late Joseph and Dicie Nipper McHugh. She was a retired seamstress and a homemaker. She was also a member of Sovereign Grace Baptist Church. Her family moved to Turner County and she lived in the Amboy Community for 100 years....
Mary Elma Quinn Blackwell
May 16, 2025
Mary Elma Quinn Blackwell passed away on May 16th, 2025 at the age of 102. She had been in declining health and fought valiantly against Parkinson’s disease in her later years. She was born on January 16, 1923, in Spruce Pine, N.C. and graduated from Mitchell County High School in 1939. Mary assisted in the World War II effort by...
Martha Verlon Rainey McHugh
May 15, 2025
Martha Verlon Rainey McHugh, age 97, of Ashburn quietly passed away early in the morning, May 15, 2025, after an extended illness.
Mrs. McHugh was born on July 27, 1927, to the late Benjamin Franklin Rainey and Selma Mae Cleghorn Rainey. She grew up in their large family on the Rainey family farm in the Amboy community and in the Amboy...
Charles R. Stepter, Jr.
May 11, 2025
Charles Raymond Stepter, Jr., 79, of Orlando, Florida passed away Sunday, May 11, 2025.
Charles was born in Dallas, Texas on August 29, 1945 to the late Charles Raymond, Sr. and Gena Bell Baise Stepter. He served his country with honor in the United States Army doing two tours of duty in Vietnam from 1968-1969. Charles was an attorney and practiced...
Kevin Timothy Williams
May 11, 2025
Kevin Timothy Williams, 69, of Ashburn passed away Sunday, May 11, 2025 at his residence surrounded by his family.
Tim was born on November 13, 1955 in Ashburn to the late Thomas Elzie and Louise C. Houston Williams. He was a member of the Baptist faith. Tim was the owner and operator of Williams Trucking in Ashburn and truly loved what...
Carolyn Sabrina McLeod
May 4, 2025
Carolyn Sabrina McLeod, 66, of Ashburn passed away Sunday, May 4, 2025 at her residence.
Carolyn was born in Lake City, Florida on March 5, 1959 to the late Maurice William and Frances Elizabeth Bonnell McLeod. She was a member of Westside Baptist Church. Carolyn loved her family, but especially her grandchildren. She enjoyed sewing and quilting. She also loved to...
Danial Harrison Story, Jr.
Apr 25, 2025
Danial Harrison Story, Jr., 61, of Ashburn passed away Friday, April 25, 2025.
Danny was born on December 18, 1963 in Tifton to the late Danial Harrison, Sr. and Linda Dale Brooke Story. He was a retired heavy equipment operator and a member of Inaha Baptist Church. He enjoyed fishing and in his younger years, he enjoyed hunting. Danny was a...
Joel Franklin Carpenter
Apr 12, 2025
Your life is made of two dates and a dash. Make the most of the dash.
Joel Franklin Carpenter, 81, of Ashburn passed away Saturday, April 12, 2025 at his residence.
Joel was born in Vanceville, Tifton, Georgia to the late W. C. (Junior) and Dessie Stone Carpenter. Joel and his sister Sandra Laster grew up in Vanceville, Georgia surrounded by family...
Mark Barbee
Apr 10, 2025
The following obituary is a courtesy post for the Barbee family.
Mark Barbee, age 71, of Beech Mountain, North Carolina passed away on Thursday, April 10, 2025 at his residence with his family at his side.
He was born on December 11, 1953 in Turner County, Georgia, a son of the late L M Barbee and the late Lovina Hollerson Barbee.
Mark was...
Dorothy Ward Farmer
Apr 5, 2025
Dorothy Ward Farmer, 86, of Sycamore passed away Saturday, April 5, 2025 at Tift Regional Medical Center.
Affectionately known as Dot, she was born on February 4, 1939 in Sycamore to the late John Clifford “Buddy” and Edith Hill Ward. She retired from the Turner County Board of Education where she was a Lunchroom Manager for many years. Dot loved to...
Betty Young Nelson
Mar 29, 2025
Betty Young Nelson, 91, of Ashburn passed away Saturday, March 29, 2025 at her residence.
Betty was born in Worth County on August 24, 1933 to the late William M. Sr. and Laurene Souter Young. She was the Vice President for Colony Bank of Ashburn for 42 years. Betty was also a member of Harmony Baptist Church. Her biggest achievements in...
Isaac Benjamin NeSmith
Mar 28, 2025
Isaac Benjamin NeSmith, of Sycamore, Georgia, passed away March 28th, 2025, at the age of 41. Born in Tifton, Georgia to Jimmy Kendall and Donna Ann Austin NeSmith on June 9, 1983, Isaac was a devoted husband, father, son, brother, and friend.
Isaac was a 2001 graduate of Turner County High School and furthered his education at Moultrie Technical College and...
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....
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