OBITUARIES

Dorris Dale McCard

Dorris Dale McCard

May 4, 2022

Dorris Dale McCard, 75, of Pitts passed away Wednesday, May 4, 2022 at his residence. Dorris was born on January 25, 1947 in Ashburn to the late Dorris Plesse and Dorothy Fay Childs McCard. He was a lifelong mechanic and retired from Drexel Chemical Company. He served his country with honor in the United States Air Force. He enjoyed hunting,...

Barbara Ann Ward Burdett

Barbara Ann Ward Burdett

May 1, 2022

Barbara Ann Ward Burdett, 79, of Ashburn passed away Sunday, May 1, 2022 at Maple Court in Tifton. Barbara Ann was born in Turner County on March 17, 1943 to the late Eddie Carl and Desma Lucille Walls Ward. She retired from Parker Chevrolet. She also worked for Piggly Wiggly and R & M Drugs. She enjoyed painting and prided...

Bobby Hamner

Bobby Hamner

Apr 25, 2022

Bobby Kennis Hamner, 80, of Sycamore, Georgia passed away Monday, April 25, 2022 at his residence. Bobby was born in Sparks, Georgia on August 17, 1941 to the late Ernest Hugh and Alma Louise McCranie Hamner. He was a member of Concord Primitive Baptist Church. Bobby was an avid hunter and outdoorsman. He loved to fish and recently competed in...

Samuel S.  Thompson, Jr.

Samuel S. Thompson, Jr.

Apr 22, 2022

Samuel S. Thompson, Jr., of Tifton passed away after a long illness on Friday, April 22, 2022 with his daughter by his side. Sam was born in Monroe, LA on November 25, 1936 to the late Samuel S. and Minnie Gossett Thompson. He graduated from Louisiana Tech, receiving a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology and Purdue University where he received his...

Imogene Beard Wells

Imogene Beard Wells

Apr 19, 2022

Dorothy Imogene Beard Wells, 87, of Ashburn passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2022, at Pruitt Health in Ashburn. Imogene was born on September 6, 1934, in Turner County to the late Cecil Harper Beard and Edith Braddy Beard Potts. She was employed by Colonial Stores, Inc. where she was a head cashier for many years. Imogene was a member of...

Charles Henry Bundrick, Jr.

Charles Henry Bundrick, Jr.

Apr 19, 2022

Charles Henry Bundrick, Jr. “Little Bud”, 57, of Rebecca passed away on Tuesday, April 19, 2022, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Charles was born in Turner County on August 8, 1964, to the late Charles Henry, Sr. and Sarah Elizabeth Bohannan Bundrick. He was a factory worker for many years. Charles attended Rebecca Baptist Church. He enjoyed sports of all...

Ronnie Waldo Kicklighter

Ronnie Waldo Kicklighter

Apr 16, 2022

Ronnie Waldo Kicklighter, 75, passed away Saturday, April 16, 2022 at his residence in Ashburn, GA surrounded by family. Ronnie was born in Glennville, GA to the late Waldo E. and Erma Durrence Kicklighter. He is preceded in death by his brother, Jimmy Kicklighter, and daughter, Mandy Anderson. He retired as a Property Tax Appraiser for the Georgia Department of...

Steve Wilson

Steve Wilson

Apr 2, 2022

Stephen Ross “Steve” Wilson, 69, of Ashburn passed away Saturday, April 2, 2022 at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. Steve was born on February 16, 1953 in Macon to the late Carl T. Wilson and Mary Wilson King. He was a Deacon and Sunday School teacher and faithful member of Sycamore Baptist Church. He was a lifelong farmer beginning as...

Bernice Bailey Dantley

Bernice Bailey Dantley

Mar 28, 2022

Bernice Bailey Dantley, 74, of Abbeville passed away Monday, March 28, 2022 at Cordele Health and Rehabilitation. Bernice was born on August 18, 1947 in Pitts to the late Willie and Carrie Coley Bailey. She was a retired paraprofessional having worked at the Wilcox County Elementary School. Bernice was a faithful member of Pine City Missionary Baptist Church where she...

Linda Pate Davison

Linda Pate Davison

Mar 24, 2022

Linda Faye Pate Davison, 77, of Ashburn passed away on March 24, 2022, after a brief stay at Pruitt Healthcare in Ashburn. Linda was born on June 16, 1944, in Crisp County to the late Perry Parkerson (P.P.) and Betsy Jane Pate. She was a bookkeeper for over 20 years at Ashburn Bank. Linda also worked at First Baptist Church...

Barbara Ann Garrett Nelson

Barbara Ann Garrett Nelson

Mar 23, 2022

Barbara Ann Garrett Nelson, of Kennesaw, passed away peacefully March 23, 2022 at the age of 81. Barbara was born and raised in Sycamore, Georgia where she played varsity basketball and graduated from Turner County High School in 1958. The Marietta area has been her home for the past 50 years. She is preceded in death by her parents, William...

Margie Marie Cromer

Margie Marie Cromer

Mar 22, 2022

The family of Margie Marie Cromer will receive friends, Thursday, March 24, 2022 from 2:00 – 3:00 PM at Perry Funeral Chapel. Graveside services will be private at a later date. Mrs. Cromer passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2022 after a brief illness. The daughter of Curtis Sumner and Mary Belle Willingham Sumner, she was born in Turner County, Georgia....

Rex E. Runyon

Rex E. Runyon

Mar 22, 2022

Rex E. Runyon, 85, of Americus went to meet his maker on March 22, 2022. He was preceded in death by his son, Michael K. Runyon, his father Kenneth J. Runyon, his mother, Nina Pauline Enke and sisters, Nadine Sanders and Nancy Adams. He is survived by his wife, Sandra Warren Runyon and one sister, Nan Riegle of Parrott. Mr....

Michael Anthony Lamb

Michael Anthony Lamb

Mar 21, 2022

Michael Anthony “Poon” Lamb, 68, of Ashburn, GA passed away Monday, March 21, 2022 at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital in Tallahassee, FL. Mike was born on December 18, 1953 in Turner County to the late John W. and Irene Williams Lamb. He was an electrician by trade and of the baptist faith. Mike enjoyed blues music and fishing. He was a...

Linda Williams

Linda Williams

Mar 18, 2022

Linda Kay Davis Williams, 69, of Ashburn passed away Friday, March 18, 2022 peacefully at her home surrounded by her family. She was born on July 1, 1952 in Tifton, GA to Harvey and Lucy Mae Davis. Linda was a loving mother and Meme. Her greatest joy was spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She also loved being...

Bonnie Waller Buckley

Bonnie Waller Buckley

Mar 11, 2022

Bonnie Waller Buckley, 73, of Sycamore passed away Friday, March 11, 2022 at Phoebe Putney Hospital in Albany. Bonnie was born on February 18, 1949 in Sylvester to the late John Waller and Margie Higler Nelms. She was a member of the Baptist Faith. She enjoyed going on car rides and was a loving, caring and kind person. She is...

Martha Jackson "Marti" Warren

Martha Jackson "Marti" Warren

Mar 3, 2022

Martha Jackson Warren "Marti", 73, of Sycamore passed away Thursday, March 3, 2022 at her residence. Marti was born on November 7, 1948 in Spartanburg, South Carolina to the late Luther Holcomb, Sr. and Rachel Loftis Jackson. She was a license examiner with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. Marti loved to make jewelry and crocheting. She was a...

Nell Handley

Nell Handley

Mar 2, 2022

Nell Handley, 69, of Ashburn passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at Tift Regional Medical Center in Tifton. Nell was born on October 18, 1952 in Ashburn to the late John Terrell and Eula Othel Howell Ward. She was a seamstress and a homemaker. Nell enjoyed going to yard sales, shopping, watching movies and fishing. She also enjoyed canning various...

Alice June  Jones

Alice June Jones

Feb 27, 2022

Alice June Jones, 83, of Ashburn passed away on Sunday, February 27, 2022 at Crisp Regional Nursing and Rehab in Cordele. June was born in Cordele on July 28, 1938 to the late J. W. and Ada Smith Phillips. She was devoted to her job as an agent at Jenkins Insurance and retired from there after many great years of...

Karen D. Black

Karen D. Black

Feb 27, 2022

Karen Black, 60, of Pearson passed away Sunday, February 27, 2022 at her residence. Karen was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on December 1, 1961 to Buck Charles Morris and the late Mary Ann Smith Morris. She was a member of the Baptist Faith. Karen enjoyed trips to the mountains and her wish was to travel the country with her...

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