OBITUARIES
Roger Lamar Nipper
Apr 27, 2020
Roger Lamar Nipper, 84, of Sycamore passed away Monday, April 27, 2020 at Tift Regional Medical Center. Roger was born on April 27, 1936 in Turner County to the late Samuel and Abigail McKinney Nipper. He enjoyed hunting and fishing and was a member of the Baptist Faith. He was also a self-employed farmer. He is survived by his son,...
Durel Nelson
Apr 24, 2020
Mr. Durel Nelson, 83, of Kennesaw, GA passed away following a brief illness on Friday, April 24, 2020 in Marietta, GA. The son of the late Walter C. and Eunie Frances Mauldin Nelson, he was born in Sycamore, GA. Mr. Nelson was a member of the Baptist Faith and served his country in the United States Army. He was retired...
Barbara Roberts
Apr 22, 2020
Barbara Roberts, 82, of Norman Park passed away peacefully Wednesday, April 22, 2020. Barbara was born on August 29, 1937 in Tift County to the late Charlie L. and Nora Naomi Gay Mallard. She was bus driver for the Turner County Board of Education and a member of Carpenter Road Church of God in Tifton. She is survived by...
Patricia J. Adkison
Apr 15, 2020
Patricia J. Adkison, 81, of Rebecca passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at The Medical Center Navicent Health in Macon. Patricia was born on October 22, 1938 in Miami, Florida to the late John Henry and Mattie Lee Richey Wilson. She was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Rebecca. She was also a retired bookkeeper and peanut inspector....
Ruth B. Duel
Apr 7, 2020
Ruth B. Duel, 86, of Ashburn passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at the Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia in Tifton. Ruth was born on October 18, 1933 in Bath, New York to the late Merlyn and Louise Shults Bunting. She was a member of Avoca Methodist Church and a retired bookkeeper for Pirrung Autioneers. She enjoyed quilting, knitting and...
Edith Mae Parks Gentry
Apr 3, 2020
Mrs. Edith Mae Parks Gentry, 89, of Broomfield, CO, passed away April 3, 2020 at her residence in Legend of Broomfield Assisted Living. The daughter of the late Mary and Buford Patrick Parks, she was born in Morgan County, KY. She was the widow of the late Willis Nelson Gentry to whom she was married for sixty one years. Mr....
Vickie Ann Blizzard Coley
Mar 29, 2020
Vickie Ann Blizzard Coley, 68, of Ashburn passed away Sunday, March 29, 2020 at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. Vickie was born on January 14, 1952 in Cordele to the late William Edgar, Jr. and Betty Gordon Blizzard. She was a retired educator having taught in Turner County for many years. She was also a member of the Ashburn...
David Mayo
Mar 27, 2020
Mr. David Mayo, 62, of Ashburn passed away Friday, March 27 at his residence following an extended illness. At this time, due to the State of Health Emergency that we are now facing, all services will be private. The son of the late Charles Franklin Mayo and Shelby Ward, he was born in Ashburn and was a self employed carpenter...
Daniel Eugene Beard
Mar 23, 2020
Mr. Daniel Eugene Beard, 47, of Ashburn, GA passed away Monday at his residence following a brief illness. The son of Mr. John Daniel Beard of Ashburn and the late Diane Peron Beard, he was born in Whittier, CA. He was employed by The City Of Ashburn Public Works Dept. Survivors include his father, John Daniel Beard and his sister...
Dorothy "Dot" Lumpkin
Mar 21, 2020
Mrs. Dorothy “Dot” L. Lumpkin, 79, of Ashburn passed away Saturday, March 21, 2020 at Pruitt Health Care following an extended illness. Private graveside services will be held. As this nation is facing the current health crisis, it has been requested that everyone honor the guidelines set by the Center For Disease Control and the GA State Health Dept....
Harriet Lavonda Brown McNair
Mar 15, 2020
Harriet Lavonda Brown McNair, 86, of Valdosta, formerly of Ashburn, passed away Sunday, March 15, 2020 at her residence surrounded by her four children. Harriet was born on January 22, 1934 in Haines City, Florida to the late Charles Russell and Lelia Arcie Yeomans Brown. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was a long time resident of...
Dr. William Morris (Bill) Williams
Mar 9, 2020
Dr. William Morris (Bill) Williams, age 80, died Monday, March 9, in a local hospital. Dr. Williams was born November 23, 1939 in Fitzgerald, Georgia to Daphine Morris and Henry Grady Williams. In 1958, he graduated from Turner County High School where he was named “Most Likely to Succeed” and was an accomplished athlete and captain of the football team....
Billy D. Lewis
Mar 5, 2020
Billy D. Lewis, 77, of Sycamore passed away Thursday, March 5, 2020 at Tift Regional Medical Center. Billy was born on November 20, 1942 in Crisp County to the late Samuel Jackson Lewis and Christine McKinney Lewis Avery. He retired from Universal Forest Products where he was a supervisor. He was also a member of the Tift Avenue Church of...
Mary Ruth Davis
Mar 1, 2020
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Ruth Davis, 91, of Ashburn will be held Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at 11:00 AM at Perry Funeral Chapel. Interment will follow in the Oak Grove Cemetery in Turner County. Mrs. Davis passed away, Sunday in Tifton following a brief illness. The daughter of the late William and Mollie Cody Wooten, she was born in...
John T. Kovac
Feb 24, 2020
John T. Kovac, 90, formerly of Ashburn, GA, passed away Monday, February 24, 2020 in Jupiter, Florida at the Jupiter Pavilion Hospice Center. John was born on June 23, 1929 in Meadville, PA, to the late Steven and Helen O’Keefe Kovac. Mr. Kovac moved his wife and 4 children from Michigan to Ashburn, GA in the summer of 1969. He...
Jewell Hasty
Feb 12, 2020
Services for Mrs. Jewell Evans Hasty, 88, of Macon, GA will be held Saturday, February 22, 2020 at 2:00 PM at Perry Funeral Chapel. Mrs. Hasty passed away Wednesday, February 12, 2020 in Macon following an extended illness. The daughter of the late William Marvin and Ruby Little Evans, she was born in Turner County. She was a Baptist and...
Sharon Thompson Lord
Feb 9, 2020
Sharon Thompson Lord, 52, of Fitzgerald passed away Sunday, February 9, 2020 at her residence. Sharon was born on February 9, 1968 in Tifton to Samuel S. Thompson, Jr. and the late Coleta Loper Thompson. She was a third grade teacher at Turner County Elementary School in Ashburn. Teaching was Mrs. Lord's passion. She cared deeply for each child she...
Paul Lord
Feb 9, 2020
Paul Lord, 54, of Fitzgerald passed away Sunday, February 9, 2020 at his residence. Paul was born on September 26, 1965 in Decatur to the late Elder Raybon and Jean Barlow Lord. He worked for TriEst Ag Group. He is survived by his daughters, Christin (Clint) Holley of Tifton, Rachel (Ron) Elizondo of Tifton and Sky Lord of Tampa, Florida;...
Donald Padgett
Feb 2, 2020
Memorial services for Mr. Donald Leon Padgett, 89, of Ashburn, GA will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, February 8, 2020 at Perry Funeral Chapel. Mr. Padgett passed away Sunday at his residence following an extended illness. The son of the late Homer and Sylvia Padgett, he was born in Turner County and was retired from the City Of Ashburn...
Judy Reinhardt
Jan 30, 2020
Judith Ann Faulkner Reinhardt, 70, of Ashburn passed away Thursday, January 30, 2020 at her residence. Judith was born on April 23, 1949 to the late Charles William and Emily Roberta Martin Faulkner. She was a retired teacher having worked for the Turner County Board of Education. She was also a member of the Ashburn First United Methodist Church. Judy...
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