OBITUARIES

George Otto Doss, Jr.

George Otto Doss, Jr.

Jan 3, 2020

Mr. George Otto Doss, Jr., 92, of Thomasville, GA passed away Friday, January 3, 2020 at The Woodleaf Senior Care in Thomasville. Mr. Doss will be interred in Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn. The son of the late George Otto Doss Sr. and Ramona Van Buskirk Doss, he was born in Ashburn where he lived for many years. Mr. Doss...

Fred Clinton Andrews

Fred Clinton Andrews

Dec 30, 2019

Funeral services for Mr. Fred Clinton Andrews, 83, of Jonesboro, GA will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, January 4, 2020 at Perry Funeral Chapel. Interment will be private. Mr. Andrews passed away Monday, December 30, 2019 at Pruitt Health Care in Ashburn. The son of the late Fred Jackson and Dovie Mauldin Andrews, he was born in Irwin County,...

Walter Blanks

Walter Blanks

Dec 28, 2019

Walter Henry Blanks III passed away on December 28th, his birthday, in Tifton, GA. He was 79. Born in 1940 in Brunswick, GA, Mr Blanks was the son of Harriett Cawley Dunlap and Walter Blanks Jr. He served in the US Navy and later was an art teacher at Fort Benning in Columbus, GA. He is survived by his wife...

Travis Apperson

Travis Apperson

Dec 21, 2019

Funeral services for Travis David Apperson, 92, of Ashburn, GA will be held at 3:00 PM, Monday, December 23, 2019 at Perry Funeral Chapel. Mr. Apperson passed away Saturday at his residence following an extended illness. Interment will follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery. The son of the late Oscar Jack and Eliza Jane Lavender Apperson, he was born in...

Melba  Satterfield

Melba Satterfield

Dec 19, 2019

Melba Wise Satterfield, 71, of Cordele passed away Thursday, December 19, 2019 at her residence. Melba was born in Turner County on September 17, 1948 to the late James Ollie and Nettie Era Lamb Wise. Melba worked at Carter's in Cordele for many years. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister. She is survived by her sons, Scottie...

Herman  Wilson

Herman Wilson

Dec 16, 2019

Herman Wilson, 71, of Rebecca passed away Monday, December 16, 2019 at Tift Regional Medical Center. Herman was born on August 6, 1948 in Rebecca to the late George Benjamin and Sarah Frances Ivey Wilson. He was a member of Rebecca Baptist Church and served his country with honor in the United States Army during the Vietnam Era. He is...

Joyce McCook Harris

Joyce McCook Harris

Dec 14, 2019

Funeral services for Joyce Ann McCook Harris, 77, of Sycamore, GA will be held Thursday, December 19, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at Perry Funeral Chapel, Ashburn, GA. Mrs. Harris passed away Saturday, December 14, 2019 after extended illness. Interment will follow at New Prospect Freewill Baptist Church. The daughter of the late Jimmy Doyle McCook and Fannie Pearl Apperson McCook,...

Carolyn Jones

Carolyn Jones

Dec 10, 2019

Funeral services for Carolyn C. Jones, 76, of Ashburn, GA will be held at 2:00 PM, Thursday, December 12 at Dakota Baptist Church. Mrs. Jones passed away Tuesday at Tift Regional Medical Center. Interment will follow in the Dakota Cemetery. The daughter of the late Early Emmett and Evelyn Louise Earick Christian, she was born in Charles, GA and...

Bobbie Jean Blalack

Bobbie Jean Blalack

Dec 9, 2019

Bobbie Jean Clark Morrell Blalack, 74, of Leesburg passed away Monday, December 9, 2019 at her residence. Bobbie was born on May 24, 1945 in Ashburn to the late Maxwell and Ella Mae Reynolds Clark. She had worked twenty years for Dr. William Smith, orthopedic surgeon, in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. She moved back to Georgia in 1997 and worked with her...

Jimmy Alberson

Jimmy Alberson

Dec 9, 2019

Jimmy Lanier Alberson, 83, of Sycamore passed away Monday, December 9, 2019 at Legacy Village in Tifton. Jimmy was born on April 14, 1936 in Turner County to the late Guy Otto and Lucile Marie Fletcher Alberson. He was a member of Bethel Baptist Church. He was also a retired businessman and educator. Jimmy served his country with honor in...

Whilden Willis Cook

Whilden Willis Cook

Dec 6, 2019

Funeral Services for Mrs. Whilden Willis Cook, 82, of Ashburn, GA will be held at 3:00 PM, Monday, Dec. 9, 2019 at Perry Funeral Chapel. Mrs. Cook passed away Friday following an extended illness. Interment will follow in the Clements Chapel Cemetery in Turner Co., GA. The daughter of the late Elton Willis and Mildred Goff Parker, she was born...

Benjamin Floyd Weaver

Benjamin Floyd Weaver

Nov 27, 2019

Funeral services for Benjamin Floyd Weaver, 76, of Sylvester, GA will be held Tuesday, December, 3, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at the Perry Funeral Chapel, Ashburn, GA. Mr. Weaver passed away Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at Shelby Baptist Medical Center in Alabaster, AL. Interment will follow at Moultrie City Cemetery, Moultrie, GA at 2:00 p.m. The son of the...

2019 Perry Funeral Chapel Memorial Service

2019 Perry Funeral Chapel Memorial Service

Nov 25, 2019

Each year, the staff of Perry Funeral Chapel conducts a memorial service to honor the memory of each person who has passed away during the past year. First held in 2016, it is our hope that each person in attendance will find this service to be very special and meaningful. At this year's service, we honored the memory of everyone...

Carolyn M. Scott

Carolyn M. Scott

Nov 25, 2019

Carolyn M. Scott, 87, of Ashburn, GA passed away Monday, November 25, 2019 at her residence following an extended illness. The daughter of the late Carl Frederick Meier and Ludie Vick White, she was born in Atlanta, GA and was a homemaker. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Ashburn. She enjoyed gardening, visits to...

Carolyn Jetta  Sprayberry

Carolyn Jetta Sprayberry

Nov 22, 2019

Services for Carolyn Jetta Sprayberry, 74, of Ashburn will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, November 30, 2019 in the Bethel Baptist Church of Sycamore. GA. Mrs. Sprayberry passed away Friday at her residence following an extended illness. Interment will be private. The daughter of the late John Cleveland and Carolyn Craft Donahoo, she was born in Colquitt, GA and...

Herbert Ray Yarbarough, Jr.

Herbert Ray Yarbarough, Jr.

Nov 20, 2019

Mr. Yarbrough, 69, passed away Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at his residence. No services are planned at this time, however, the information will be posted as soon as available.

R. E. "Bobby" Youngblood

R. E. "Bobby" Youngblood

Nov 19, 2019

R. E. "Bobby" Youngblood, 85, of Ashburn went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 19, 2019. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Lisa Youngblood Johnston. Bobby was born June 20, 1934 and graduated from Sycamore High School in 1952. He was a member of Harmony Baptist Church where he held the longest continuous membership. He...

Lester Travis Wilkerson, Jr.

Lester Travis Wilkerson, Jr.

Nov 18, 2019

Lester Travis Wilkerson, Jr. 52, of Cleveland passed away Monday, November 18, 2019 at his home. Lester was born on June 1, 1967 in Cordele to the late Lester Travis, Sr. and Judith Diane McGlamry Wilkerson. He was a Driver for Lee Arrendeal Transitional Center. He is survived by his wife, Teri Wilkerson of Cleveland; children, James Paul Rogers of...

Brenda Carol Shealy

Brenda Carol Shealy

Nov 12, 2019

Brenda Carol Shealy, 76, of Ashburn passed away Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at Pruitt Health Care. Brenda was born on September 16, 1943 in Tift County to the late Kenneth Lanier and Doris Mozelle Brown Shealy. She was a homemaker and a member of Bethel Baptist Church. She is survived by her sisters, Susan (Charles) Lumsden of Sycamore, Karen (Wayne)...

Bobby Alberson

Bobby Alberson

Nov 8, 2019

Funeral services for Mr. Bobby Alberson, 87, of Chula, GA will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, November 16, 2019 in The Bethel Baptist Church. Mr. Alberson passed away Friday, November 8, 2019 at Tift Regional Medical Center. Interment will follow in the Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery. The son of the late Alice Cora Hendon and Hulbert Gordon Alberson, he...

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