OBITUARIES
Vera Owen
Oct 17, 2021
Vera Owen, 107, of Crestview, Florida and former longtime resident of Ashburn, Georgia passed away Sunday, October 17, 2021 at Crestview Rehabilitation Center in Crestview, Florida. Vera was born on June 14, 1914 in Sycamore to the late James William and Cora-Lee Howard. She was a retired business manager and was a homemaker in her later years. She was an...
Barbara Anne "Bobbie" Pate
Sep 30, 2021
Barbara Anne "Bobbie" Pate, 84, of Ashburn passed away Thursday, September 30, 2021 at her son's home surrounded by family. Barbara Anne, affectionately known as "Bobbie", was born on October 27, 1936 in Cordele to the late Emmett. Jr. and Verlee Gleaton Jones. She was a homemaker and a member of Ashburn First Baptist Church. Bobbie was always happiest when...
Joseph Howard Neese
Sep 23, 2021
Joseph Howard Neese, 66, of Ashburn passed away on Thursday, September 23, 2021 at Tift Regional Medical Center in Tifton. Joseph was born in Marietta on October 25, 1954 to the late Howard and Georgia Phillips Neese. Joseph served his country with honor in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He was very active in his church, Wiregrass...
Patsy Gibbs Wilson
Sep 22, 2021
Patsy Gibbs Wilson, 82, of Sycamore passed away Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at Colquitt Regional Medical Center in Moultrie. Patsy was born on November 10, 1938 in Rebecca to the late James F. and Clifford Reed Gibbs. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church and active in Sunday School as long as her health permitted. A graduate of Ashburn...
Estelle E. Wynn
Sep 20, 2021
Estelle E. Wynn, 97, of Sycamore passed away Monday, September 20, 2021 at Legacy Village in Tifton. Estelle was born on October 25, 1923 in Cook County to the late Asa and Sarah Yawn Eason. She was a homemaker. Estelle was a member of Byne Memorial Baptist Church in Albany and was active in the Sunday School program. She was...
William Jimmy Tucker
Sep 16, 2021
William Jimmy Tucker, Sr., 82, of Hawkinsville passed away Thursday, September 16, 2021 at his residence. William was born on February 2, 1939 in Irwinville to the late Jess Daniel and Annie Velma Dukes Tucker. He retired from Wanee Lake Country Club in Ashburn. He loved to fish and enjoyed working. Most of all he enjoyed spending time with his...
Michael Glenn Taft, Sr.
Sep 13, 2021
Michael Glenn Taft, Sr., 59, of Ashburn passed away on Monday, September 13, 2021 at Tift Regional Medical Center in Tifton. Michael was born in Glen Falls, NY on March 8, 1962 to Donald Taft and the late Joan Besaw Taft. Michael proudly served his country with honor and retired from the United States Marine Corps. He loved traveling and...
Sara Louisa Jackson Johnson
Sep 13, 2021
Sara Louisa Jackson Johnson age 97 passed away Monday, September 13, 2021 at Scott Health and Rehab. She was born on November 16, 1923 to Carl Earl Jackson and Maggie Alma Lake Jackson. Her birthplace, Route 2, Dublin, Georgia was the same house where her father and her 5 brothers and 4 sisters were born. She was the 6th of...
Willis Russell Collins
Sep 12, 2021
Willis Russell Collins, 76, of Rebecca passed away on Sunday, September 12, 2021 at his residence. Willis was born on April 3, 1945 in Crisp County to the late Doss Russell and the late Corrie Odom Collins. He was a very successful farmer and businessman. Willis was the charter chairman of Community National Bank and a current board member of...
Linda Wheeler Peacock
Sep 10, 2021
Linda Wheeler Peacock, 73, of Ashburn passed away on September 10, 2021 at Tift Regional Medical Center in Tifton. Linda was born on December 24, 1947 in Valdosta, GA to the late William Richard and Cora Bullington Wheeler. She was currently employed as a teacher in the Turner County School System for over 20 years. Prior to becoming a teacher...
Regina Little
Sep 8, 2021
Regina Maureen Little, 54, of Dublin passed away Wednesday, September 8, 2021 at Fairview Park Hospital in Dublin. Regina was born on April 16, 1967 in Ashburn to the late Luther L. and Delores Downs Little. She was a Medical Coding Clerk with Ortho-Georgia in Macon and was a member of the Baptist faith. Above all, Regina loved her family...
Charles Watson
Sep 7, 2021
Charles Watson, 86, of Ashburn passed away Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at Tift Regional Hospital. Charles was born in Worth County on December 25, 1934 to the late Alex and Ethel Moore Watson. He was a farmer and earned the 1983 Farm Family of the year. He was a member of Dakota Baptist Church where he served as a deacon....
Kevin Shane Jones
Sep 5, 2021
Kevin Shane Jones, 43, of Sycamore passed away Sunday, September 5, 2021 at his residence. Kevin was born on April 13, 1978 in Tifton to the late G. W. Jones, Jr. and Ann Bobo Jones. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Ashburn. Kevin loved to golf. He had the gift of gab and never met a stranger....
Willene Wiley Lumpkin
Sep 3, 2021
Willene Wiley Lumpkin, 88, of Sycamore passed away Friday, September 3, 2021 at her daughter’s residence in Tifton. Willene was born on July 24, 1933 in Worth County to the late Roy and Odessa Watson. She was a committed Christian woman who loved her family. Her church family was also very special to her. Willene loved the Atlanta Braves and...
Gene Crenshaw
Aug 29, 2021
Walter Eugene “Gene” Crenshaw, 93, of Ashburn, formerly of Gastonia, NC, passed away on Sunday, August 29th, 2021 at Tift Regional Hospital in Tifton. Gene was born September 16, 1927 in Gastonia, NC to the late Joseph Samuel Crenshaw and the late Grace Eveline Morris. He moved to Ashburn from Gastonia, NC in 2008. Gene was a member of Bethel...
Isaiah James Owen Wise
Aug 29, 2021
Isaiah James Owen Wise, 18 days old, of Sycamore passed away Sunday, August 29, 2021 at his residence. Isaiah was born on August 11, 2021 in Tifton to Jonathan James and Kristian Savannah Wise. With his family he attended Sycamore Baptist Church. He is survived by his parents, Jonathan and Kristian Wise of Sycamore; maternal grandparents, Teresa Ann Turner and...
Lillis Beasley Lavender
Aug 20, 2021
Lillis Beasley Lavender, 93, of Ashburn passed away Friday, August 20, 2021 at Pruitt Healthcare in Ashburn. Lillis was born on September 30, 1927 in Turner County to the late Henry Grady and Pinky Jane Fountain Beasley. She was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church. Lillis loved to fish and enjoyed cooking for her family. During her time at...
Norman R. Lorenzen
Aug 19, 2021
Norman R. Lorenzen, 86, of Rebecca passed away Thursday, August 19, 2021 at his residence. Norman was born in Dixon, Nebraska on February 2, 1935 to the late Alvin H. and Mary Emma Fouss Lorenzen. He was a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in South Dakota. He was also a supervisor for Peco Manufacturing in Portland, Oregon. He served...
Marvin R. Davis
Aug 13, 2021
Marvin R. Davis, 69, of Ashburn passed away Friday, August 13, 2021 at Phoebe Putney Hospital in Albany. Marvin was born on January 5, 1952 in Sacramento, California to the late Marvin and Doris Reynolds Davis. He worked as an agriculture teacher and farmer. He was also a member of Harmony Baptist Church. He is survived by his daughters, Lindsay...
George H. Brown
Aug 3, 2021
George Harris Brown passed away Tuesday, August 3, 2021 at home after an extended illness. Services will be held Saturday, August 7, 2021 at Sunnyside Cemetery, Cordele, GA at 10:00 a.m. He was the son of the late Edward Harris Brown and Melba Patsy Roberts Brown. He was born December 27, 1960 in Ashburn, GA. Mr. Brown was a retired...
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