OBITUARIES
Lois Zorn
Feb 9, 2022
Lois Y. Zorn, 92, of Ashburn passed away Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at Pruitt Healthcare in Ashburn. Affectionately known as Granny, Lois was born in Doles, Georgia on January 16, 1930 to the late Eugene T. and Addie May Akridge Youngblood. Her mom passed away early after her birth. Her dad remarried Jewell Hardy Youngblood and they raised her together....
Wayne Baxter
Feb 6, 2022
Wayne Gordon Baxter, 76, of Ashburn passed away Sunday, February 6, 2022 at Crisp Regional Hospital in Cordele. Affectionately known as Mr. B, Wayne was born on March 28, 1945 to the late William Ellington and Annie Lola Lamb Baxter. He was a member of the Ashburn First United Methodist Church where he was the John L. Evans Sunday...
Huelen Hammock
Jan 26, 2022
Huelen Ira Hammock, 85, of Tifton, passed away Wednesday, January 26, 2022, at Southern Oaks Personal Care Home in Tifton. Huelen was born on April 12, 1936 in Soperton, Georgia to the late Ira "Bo" and Laura Marie Hester Hammock. He was a member of Vanceville Congregational Christian Church. He was also retired from the R. C. Cola Company and...
Lola Barfield
Jan 22, 2022
Lola Barfield, 91, of Ashburn passed away Saturday, January 22, 2022 at Pruitt Health Care in Ashburn. Lola was born on March 2, 1930 in Dooly County to the late John and Mattie Essie Lockerman. She worked at Jacos Pants Factory and Blackwell Florist for many years. She was a member of the Baptist Faith. Lola loved spending her time...
Maybelle Pirkle Cross
Jan 18, 2022
Maybelle Pirkle Cross, age 88, of Jackson, Georgia passed away on Tuesday, January 18, 2022. She was born August 23, 1933 to the late Grover and Bessie Jones Pirkle. She was also preceded in death by her husband, John, and her son, Mark and her siblings, Junie Howard, Estus Pirkle, Florence Bowen, Edwin Pirkle, Geneva Roberts, Grace Hoyt, Gene Pirkle,...
Tony McCard
Jan 10, 2022
Tony McCard, 63, of Ashburn passed away Monday, January 10, 2022 at Tift Regional Hospital. Tony was born on December 22, 1958 in Turner County to the late Robert F. McCard, Sr. and Shirley Geeslin McCard. He was retired from Tift Regional Hospital having worked in Materials Management. Tony was a diehard Georgia Bulldogs and Atlanta Braves fan. He was...
Elmer Eugene DeMoss
Dec 27, 2021
Elmer Eugene DeMoss, 75, passed away December 27, 2021, at home in Ashburn (Coverdale), GA after battling cancer and COPD. He was born Aug 28, 1946, at the Sacred Heart Hospital in Ft. Madison, Iowa. The son of Elmer “Glen” DeMoss and Nora “Grace” Woodsmall (Hartwig) He married Cheryl Roth on Dec 23, 1966, at the First Christian Church, Keokuk,...
Cheryl Patricia Pate Payne
Dec 23, 2021
Cheryl Patricia Pate Payne, 72, of Sycamore, GA passed away Thursday, December 23, 2021 at Pruitt Healthcare in Ashburn, GA. Patricia was born on July 30, 1949 in Turner County, Georgia to the late Larken and Lucy Maddux Pate. She was a homemaker for many years. Patricia enjoyed reading. She loved her family, especially her grandchildren, and enjoyed time with...
Herbert Troy Hobbs
Dec 22, 2021
Herbert Troy Hobbs, 89, of Ashburn passed away Wednesday, December 22, 2021 at his residence. Troy was born in Worth County on November 30, 1932 to the late William Walker and Clyde Evans Hobbs. He retired from Georgia Power after 32 years and also served as local manager for 23 of those years. He lived in Ashburn for over 50...
Joanne Nelson
Dec 18, 2021
Joanne Nelson, 79, of Ashburn passed away Saturday, December 18, 2021 at Jeff Davis Hospital in Hazelhurst. Joanne was born in Colquitt County on December 22, 1941 to the late John Cleveland and Carolyn Craft Donahoo. She was a florist and enjoyed her work. She was known for selling flower arrangements even after her retirement. She loved her grandkids and...
Lamar Loper
Dec 14, 2021
Lamar Loper, 73, of Ashburn passed away Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Georgia. Lamar was born on July 4, 1948 in Tifton to the late Jack and Lottie Mae Woodard Loper. He was a member of House of Prayer in Ashburn, Georgia. He served his country with honor in the United States Army serving...
2021 Perry Funeral Chapel Memorial Service
Dec 6, 2021
Every year the staff of Perry Funeral Chapel conducts a memorial service to honor those families we have served during the past year. Our sixth annual memorial service was held at the Ashburn First United Methodist Church on Monday, December 6, 2021.
Grady Eugene West, Jr.
Dec 3, 2021
Grady Eugene West, Jr., 70, of Cordele passed away Friday, December 3, 2021 at Crisp Regional Hospital. Gene was born in Cleveland, Ohio on October 25, 1951 to the late Grady Eugene, Sr. and Evelyn Parham West. He was a member of the Catholic Faith. He served his country with honor in the United States Army National Guard during the...
Robert John Keoua Toledo
Dec 3, 2021
Robert John Keoua Toledo, 36, of Ashburn, GA passed away Friday, December 3, 2021 at his residence in Ashburn, GA. Robert was born on October 3, 1985 in Honolulu, Hawaii to John Toledo of Houston, Texas and Michelle Merrill Barrowman of Maui, Hawaii. He was employed by Target in loss prevention. Robert enjoyed woodworking and painting. He was a larger...
Jerry Richard Nutt
Nov 10, 2021
Jerry Richard Nutt, 64, of Rebecca, Georgia passed away Wednesday, November 10, 2021 at Crisp Regional Medical Center in Cordele, GA. Jerry was born on January 19, 1957 in Ashburn, Georgia to the late Robert Lee, Sr. and Sallie Monteen Pate. He was self-employed as a heavy equipment operator for Miller Brothers. Jerry was a member of the baptist faith....
Johnny Lee Brady
Nov 5, 2021
Johnny Lee Brady, 50, of Rebecca, Georgia passed away Friday, November 5, 2021 at Tift Regional Medical Center in Tifton, Georgia. Johnny was born on August 20, 1971 in Belle Glade, Florida to the late James and Thelma Fountain Brady. He was self-employed as a swimming pool repairman. Johnny was a member of the baptist faith. He loved to hunt,...
Doris Hardin
Nov 3, 2021
Doris Wilkerson Hardin was born August 23, 1932 to Mary Etta Daniels Wilkerson and H. Claude Wilkerson in Willacoochee, Georgia, and died November 3, 2021. Doris was predeceased by her parents, husband William G. Hardin Jr., and son Victor Mitchell Hardin. She is survived by her daughter, Cecelia H. Costley (Jim), sister Elsie Middleton (Bill), brother Jim Wilkerson (Audrey), grandsons...
John David Nelson
Nov 2, 2021
John David Nelson, 75, of Ashburn passed away Tuesday, November 2, 2021 at his residence. John David was born in Tifton on October 30, 1946 to the late John R. and Virginia D. Hornsby Nelson. He was an Agricultural Technician and a member of Harmony Baptist Church. John David was a hard worker who loved classic cars. He was a...
William Bennett "Bill" Roberts, Jr.
Oct 22, 2021
William Bennett “Bill” Roberts, Jr., 79, of Ashburn, Georgia passed away Friday, October 22, 2021 at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. Bill was born on January 7, 1942 to the late William Bennett “Billy” Roberts, Sr. and Eula Dora Pate Roberts. He was a successful farmer. Bill was a faithful member of Harmony Baptist Church in Ashburn where he...
Sandra D. Tull
Oct 21, 2021
Sandra D. Tull, 77, of St. Simons Island passed away Thursday, October 21, 2021 at Magnolia Manor on St. Simons Island. Sandra was born in Ashburn on January 12, 1944 to the late Jake and Viola Dove Ginn. She was a retired mental health therapist having worked for the Reno County, Kansas Prison. She was also the owner and operator...
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