OBITUARIES
Nell Owen
Aug 18, 2017
Nell Owen, age 85 of Crestview, passed away on Friday, August 18, 2017 with her family by her side. She was born in Lyons, GA on December 31, 1931, to George and Mamie Mixon. Nell was a school bus driver for many years. She loved to read, loved to go bowling, and shopping. Nell loved going out to eat, but...
Margie Goff Carter
Aug 17, 2017
Margie Goff Carter, 77, of Sycamore passed away Thursday, August 17, 2017 at Tifton Health and Rehabilitation. She was born on April 4, 1940 to the late Charlie Wess and Ernie Mae Dupree Goff. She was a homemaker, devoted wife, mother and grandmother. Mrs. Carter was a faithful member of Bethel Baptist Church where she served as the head of...
Edward Lee Saylor
Aug 12, 2017
Edward Lee Saylor, 85, of Plant City, Florida passed away Saturday, August 12, 2017 at Baldomero Lopez Hospital in Land O'Lakes, Florida. Born in Sumner, Georgia on September 15, 1931, he was the son of the late Gordon Lee and Alma Lucille Albritton Saylor. He served his country with honor in the United States Army during the Korean War. He...
Dr. Ronald Watson Faircloth
Jul 24, 2017
Dr. Ronald Watson Faircloth, 76, of Tifton died Monday, July 24, 2017 at his residence. Dr. Faircloth was born December 28, 1940 in Chipley, Florida to the late Tom Watson and Bertha Bowen Faircloth. At the age of six his family moved to South Georgia. He attended public schools in Pelham, Georgia where he graduated from Pelham High School with...
Chad Giddens
Jul 18, 2017
Chad Giddens, 47, of Tifton passed away Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at Tift Regional Medical Center. Born on October 23, 1969 in Tifton to the late Theodore Rex Giddens and Nancy Karmen Summers Giddens he was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Tift, County. Chad served his country with honor in the United States Army where he served...
Johnnie K. Nelson
Jul 18, 2017
Johnnie K. Nelson, 79 of Sycamore passed away Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at his residence. He was born on November 24, 1937 to the late Johnnie K. Sr. and Millie Elizabeth Ray Nelson. Mr. Nelson loved to hunt and fish and enjoyed camping. He was a self-employed woodworker who took his crafts to many shows and festivals. He is survived...
Glynette Story Reid
Jul 17, 2017
Glynette Story Reid, 87, of Ashburn passed away Monday, July 17, 2017 at Tift Regional Medical Center. She was born January 15, 1930 in Turner County. She was the daughter of the late Glenn M. and Pauline Howell Story and the wife of the late Hoyt W. Reid. She lived most of her life in the Amboy community and was...
Grady "Bo" Beard
Jul 15, 2017
Grady "Bo" Beard, 93, of Sycamore passed away Saturday, July 15, 2017 at Tift Regional Medical Center. Born on May 7, 1924 to the late George Dewey and Mozella Americus Poore Beard, he was a retired farmer. Mr. Beard was also a member of Bethel Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Pauline Childs of Sycamore; step-daughters, JoAnn (Dan)...
Mattie Phene Lumsden Karcher
Jul 5, 2017
Mattie Phene Lumsden Karcher, 79, of Sycamore passed away Wednesday, July 5, 2017 at Legacy Village at Park Regency in Moultrie. Born on March 16, 1938 to the late William Thomas and Selma Estelle Camp Lumsden she was a member of Bethel Baptist Church in Sycamore. According to an article written in a Kansas City, Kansas newspaper on March 14,...
Dolores Law Gamaras
Jun 22, 2017
Dolores Law Gamaras, 88, of Ashburn passed away Thursday, June 22, 2017 at Pruitt Health Care in Ashburn. Born on January 9, 1929 to the late Willie Carl, Sr. and Pearlee Ponder Law, she retired as a manager of ASCS office in Turner County. She was also a member of The Ashburn First United Methodist Church. She is survived by...
Ernestine Rhodes
Jun 17, 2017
Funeral services for Ernestine Hudgins Rhodes, 88, of Sycamore, GA will be held at 11:00 AM, Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at Perry Funeral Chapel in Ashburn. Mrs. Rhodes entered into Heaven Saturday following an extended illness. Interment will be private at Bethel Cemetery in Turner County, GA. The daughter of the late Ernest E. and Lula Hallman Hudgins, she...
Nettie Hardy
Jun 12, 2017
Funeral services for Nettie Rose Ward Hardy, 83, of Sycamore, GA will be held Thursday, June 15 at 11:00 AM, in The Inaha Baptist Church. Mrs. Hardy passed away in Tifton on Monday, June 12 following an extended illness. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The daughter of the late, Jimmie Lee and Lemma Farmer Ward, she was born...
Ed Ellerbee
Jun 10, 2017
Funeral services for Mr. Ed Ellerbee, 94, of Ashburn, will be held in the Harmony Baptist Church, on Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at 2:00 PM in Turner County. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The son of the late William Isiah and Addie Mae Mitchell Ellerbee, he was born in Turner County and where he resided until his death....
J. N. Pilkinton
Jun 1, 2017
J. N. Pilkinton, 75, of Sycamore passed away Thursday, June 1, 2017 at his residence. He was born on July 4, 1941 to the late Morris B. and Tiny Elizabeth Wilson Pilkinton, Sr. in Turner County, Georgia. Mr. Pilkinton was a farmer and a carpenter. He was a loving Papa and the joy of his life was spending time with...
Claire Soulant Landis
May 31, 2017
Claire Soulant Landis, 90, of Sycamore passed away Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at Tift Regional Medical Center. She was born on July 17, 1926 to the late Mr. and Mrs. Paul Soulant in New Orleans, Louisiana. She was a homemaker and a member of the Catholic Faith. Mr. Landis was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She is survived by...
Faye Nolan
May 26, 2017
Velvia Faye Nolan, 71 of Jacksonville passed away on Friday, May 26, 2017 at her home. A Funeral service will be held on Tuesday, May 30, 2017, at 2:00 pm at Harris Creek Baptist Church. Reverend Drew Parker will be officiating with burial to follow at Rose Hill Cemetery Thursday, June 1, 2017. Local services for Mrs. Nolan will be...
Andre McLeod
May 25, 2017
Funeral services for Andre McLeod, 60, of Ashburn, GA. will be held at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, May 27, 2017 at Perry Funeral Chapel. Interment will be private. Mr. McLeod passed away, Thursday, May 25, 2017 after an extended illness. The son of the late Maurice William and Frances Elizabeth Bonnell McLeod, he was born in Lake City, FL. He was...
Gene Carswell
May 25, 2017
Funeral services for Gene Carswell, 79, of Ashburn, GA. will be held at 2:00 P.M., Sunday, May 28, 2017 at Perry Funeral Chapel. Interment will be private. Mr. Carswell passed away Thursday, May 25, 2017 due to a brief illness. The son of the late James Hamilton and Lee Alma Patrick Carswell, he was born in Brooks County, GA. He...
Russell Smith
May 23, 2017
Russell Smith, Sr., 89, of Ashburn passed away Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at his residence. Mr. Smith was born on March 14, 1928 to the late Gordon Milton and Annie Searcy Smith in Turner County, Georgia. He served as an ordained deacon of the Baptist Faith for many years and was a member of The Ashburn First Baptist Church. He...
Jimmie Ann Ward
May 22, 2017
Jimmie Ann Ward, 79, of Ashburn passed away Monday, May 22, 2017 at her residence. Mrs. Ward was born on September 28, 1937 to the late Robert E. and Mary Lucile Spinks Patton. She was the owner and operator of Ward Land Company and a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church. She is survived by her son, Michael (Jennifer) Ward...
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