OBITUARIES
Earline Hayslip Reeves
Sep 22, 2024
Earline Hayslip Reeves, 81, of Buford passed away Sunday, September 22, 2024 at her residence.
Earline was born on June 22, 1943 in Albany to the late William Earl and Zyrline Lawhorn Hayslip. She was an Executive Administrator having retired from Agco Corporation. Earline attended 12 Stone. She was a professional dancer and was a Prima Ballerina for the New York...
Betty Alberson Day
Sep 21, 2024
Betty Alberson Day, 95, of Rebecca, passed away Saturday, September 21, 2024 at Southern Oaks in Tifton.
Betty was born on October 9, 1928 in Turner County to the late Guy Otto and Lucile Fletcher Alberson. She retired from AT&T. Betty enjoyed seeing new places, having visited all 50 U.S. states as well as traveling abroad to Europe. She also enjoyed...
Christopher Lee Wood
Sep 12, 2024
Christopher Lee Wood, 58, of Sycamore passed away Thursday, September 12, 2024 at his residence.
Christopher was born on December 30, 1965 in Turner County to the late Ernest Lee Wood and Betty Elizabeth Wiggins Moore. He was a mechanic and worked at Bud’s Tire Service until his retirement. Christopher loved his dogs and collected arrowheads. He loved NASCAR and was...
William Bernis Daley
Aug 11, 2024
William Bernis Daley, 74, of Sycamore passed away Sunday, August 11, 2024 at Tift Regional Hospital.
William was born on December 2, 1949 in New York to the late Jack and Clara Daley. He retired from the Georgia Department of Transportation where he worked as a Flagman. William was also a retired minister. He was also a member of Inaha Baptist...
Jerry Gordon Kendrick
Jul 24, 2024
Jerry Gordon Kendrick, 72, of Sycamore passed away Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at The Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon.
Jerry was born on November 11, 1951 in Ashburn to the late Rev. Chester Dixon and Bertie Lee Cleghorn Kendrick. He was a farmer and a member of Bethel Baptist Church. Jerry had a wonderful sense of humor and enjoyed...
Keefe Allen Biggers
Jul 13, 2024
Keefe Allen Biggers, 68, of Fitzgerald passed away Saturday, July 13, 2024 at Emory St. Joseph’s Hospital in Atlanta with his wife and two daughters by his side. .
Keefe was born on December 24, 1955 in Tifton to the late Hoyt Sr. and Lottie Sara Biggers. He retired from Delphi in Fitzgerald, GA after 34 years. Keefe loved the outdoors,...
Chadwell Philip "Chad" Beard
Jul 6, 2024
Chadwell Philip “Chad” Beard, 63, of Ashburn passed away Saturday, July 6, 2024 at Legacy Village in Tifton.
Chad was born on October 16, 1960 in Tifton to the late Charles Sharon, Sr. and Willene Culpepper Beard. He worked for the Georgia Department of Agriculture as a food inspector. Chad enjoyed hunting, fishing and spending time with his family. He graduated...
Myra Jo Craig Hester
Jul 5, 2024
Myra Jo Craig Hester, 82, of Ashburn passed away Friday, July 5, 2024 Wedgewood HealthCare Center in Lakeland Florida.
Myra was born on January 17, 1942 in Orlando, Florida to the late Raymond Hayden and Lula Elizabeth Reynolds Craig. She was a store manager and worked for the Pack-N-Sack Company. She was also the kitchen manager at the Turner County Jail...
Margaret Moore Falvey
Jul 1, 2024
Margaret Moore Falvey, 75, passed away Monday July 1, 2024 at Tift Regional Medical Center.
Margaret was born on October 21, 1948 in Tampa, Florida to the late John Henry and Nadine Watkins Moore. She was a retired waitress having worked at the Honey Bear for many years. She was a member of the Baptist Faith. Margaret enjoyed being a waitress...
Oliver Clinton Brown
Jul 1, 2024
Oliver Clinton Brown, 92, of Sycamore passed away Monday, July 1, 2024 at his residence.
Clinton was born in Turner County on February 13, 1932 to the late Ollie Jefferson and Mano Hale Brown. He was a member of New Hope Baptist Church. Clinton was a farmer. He especially loved to grow watermelons. Farming was much more to him than a...
Romona Geneva Hawes
Jun 30, 2024
Born on February 19, 1933, Romona Geneva (Vance) Hawes was the second of five children of George Thomas Vance and Lula Mae (Adair) Vance. A bustling farm life on her family’s land off Bussey Road in Turner County, Georgia, was always home to Geneva, where she eventually returned. Being a rather small child, her father lovingly called her Nubbin.
Geneva grew...
Linda Sue Walker
Jun 24, 2024
Linda Sue Walker, 70, of Ashburn passed away Monday, June 24, 2024 at her home in Rebecca.
Linda was born on November 23, 1953 in Macon County to the late Henry and Mabel Odom. She was a retired daycare teacher at Doodlebugs Preschool in Ashburn for several years leaving her mark on many children. Linda was passionate about working with and...
Randall Kraig Bobo
Jun 22, 2024
Randall Kraig Bobo, 44, of Ashburn, died Saturday, June 22, 2024 in Turner County.
He was born on October 2, 1979 in Tift County to the late Raymond Kyle Bobo, Sr. and Elaine Wisham Whiddon. He graduated Class of 1998 from Turner County High School and then went to work in construction for 20 years. He was an avid sports fan...
Gordon Cox
Jun 19, 2024
Gordon Cox, 66, of Ashburn passed away Wednesday, June 19, 2024 at his residence.
Gordon was born in Worth County on June 3, 1958 to the late A. J. and Myrtie Powell Cox. He was a farmer having worked for Dan King Farms. Gordon loved hunting and fishing. He also loved working on the farm. Gordon loved his family and spending...
Charles Henry Wideman
Jun 17, 2024
Charles Henry Wideman, Jr., 76, of Rebecca passed away Monday, June 17, 2024 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany.
Charles Henry was born on March 20, 1948 in Turner County to the late Charles Henry, Sr. and Mary Jo Wideman. He was self-employed as an insurance agent for many years. Charles Henry was a long time member of Rebecca Baptist...
Betty Jo Bridges Goff
Jun 16, 2024
Betty Jo Bridges Goff, 90, passed away Sunday, June 16, 2024 at her son’s home in Hernando, Mississippi.
Betty Jo was born in Sumner on May 16, 1934 to the late Joseph Daniel and Johnnie White Bridges. She was a retired banker and a member of the Baptist faith. She enjoyed spending time with her family. Betty Jo enjoyed traveling, especially...
Bonnie Faye Ireland McCaffery
Jun 12, 2024
Bonnie Faye Ireland McCaffery, 96, of Thomasville passed away Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at Archbold Medical Center.
Bonnie was born on November 27, 1927 in Valdosta to the late Herbert Greenberry and Eva Lea Benford Ireland. She was a member of Dawson Street Methodist Church in Thomasville. Bonnie spent her career working in civil services, primarily at military bases in California...
James Warren "Jimmy" Ponder
Jun 11, 2024
James Warren “Jimmy” Ponder, Jr., 78, of Ashburn passed away Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at Pruitt Healthcare in Ashburn.
Jimmy was born on August 20, 1945 in TIfton to the late James W. Sr. and Lucille Cravey Ponder. He was a member of the Ashburn First United Methodist Church where he taught a 3rd grade Sunday School class. Jimmy was a...
Gail Nicholson
Jun 10, 2024
Linda Gail Wilson Nicholson, 74, of Ashburn passed away Monday, June 10, 2024 at Legacy Village in Tifton.
Gail was born on November 18, 1949 in Turner County to the late A. K. and Mary Swain Wilson. She was a member of the Ashburn First United Methodist Church where she was a member of the adult choir. She also retired from...
Ronnah Bell McCard
May 30, 2024
Ronnah Bell McCard passed away Thursday, May 30, 2024 at her residence.
Ronnah was born in Tifton to the late Thomas B. and Jeanelle Dukes Bell. She retired from the Seed Lab in Tifton.
She is survived by her brother, Michael Bell of Ashburn and her sister, Janet Gray of Ashburn.
At Ronnah’s request, no services will be held.
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