OBITUARIES

John "Johnny" L. Wilson

John "Johnny" L. Wilson

Oct 19, 2017

John "Johnny" L. Wilson, Jr., 60, of Sycamore passed away Thursday, October 19, 2017 at his residence after an extended illness surrounded by his immediate family. He was born on July 23, 1957 to the late John L. Sr. and Jessie Louise Little Wilson. John served his country with honor in the United States Army. He retired from the Tift...

Annie Ruth Williamson Ivey

Annie Ruth Williamson Ivey

Oct 15, 2017

Annie Ruth Williamson Ivey, 88, of Rebecca passed away Sunday, October 15, 2017 at her residence. Born on December 29, 1928 in Ben Hill County to the late Samuel David, Sr. and Clora Viola Hogan Williamson, she was a homemaker. Mrs. Ivey was a faithful member of Rebecca Baptist Church where she held the longest membership. She had served as...

Thomas Elize Williams, JR

Thomas Elize Williams, JR

Oct 5, 2017

Thomas Elize Williams, Jr. (Tommy), affectionately called “Jitterbug”, 77, of Sycamore, Georgia passed away on Thursday, October 5, 2017 at the Legacy Village, Tifton, Georgia where he had resided since March of 2017. The funeral service will be held at Perry Funeral Chapel on Saturday, October 7, 2017, at 10:30 AM. Interment will be private at Lakeview Cemetery in...

Edith Sophia Billson Stilwell

Edith Sophia Billson Stilwell

Sep 29, 2017

Edith Sophia Billson Stilwell, 88, of Ashburn passed away Friday, September 29, 2017 Tifton Health and Rehabilitation. Edith was born on June 29, 1929 to the late Howard and Edith Freiburg Stilwell in Huntington, New York. She was a loving mother and grandmother. She devoted her life to being a homemaker for her family. She is survived by her son,...

Willis Nelson Gentry

Willis Nelson Gentry

Sep 28, 2017

Willis Nelson Gentry, 85, of Broomfield, Colorado passed away Thursday, September 28, 2017 at Balfour Living Center in Broomfield. Born on February 2, 1932 in Owsley, Kentucky to the late Lonnie L. and Ethel Brandenburg Gentry he was a retired pressroom supervisor. Mr. Gentry served his country with honor in the United States Army. He was a member of the...

Michael "Frosty" Hickman

Michael "Frosty" Hickman

Sep 28, 2017

Funeral services for Michael “Frosty” Hickman, 66, of Sycamore, GA will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, October 1, 2017 at Perry Funeral Chapel. Interment will be private. Mr. Hickman passed away Thursday, September 28, 2017 at his residence. The son of the late Raymond Dexter Hickman, Jr. and Marguerite Chambliss Hickman, he was born in Tifton, GA. Mr. Hickman...

Myrtle Frances Downs

Myrtle Frances Downs

Sep 21, 2017

Myrtle Frances Downs, 71, of Fitzgerald passed away Thursday, September 21, 2017 at Dorminey Medical Center. She was born on November 25, 1945 in Crisp County to the late Warren L. and Clara Mae Rickerson Downs. Frances retired from the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon where she worked as a secretary. She was a member of the Baptist...

Ellen McMurrain  Young

Ellen McMurrain Young

Sep 12, 2017

Ellen McMurrain Young, 70 , of Tifton passed away Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at her residence. Born on June 19, 1947 in West Palm Beach, Florida to the late Thomas Jacob and Reba Whiddon McMurrain she was an accountant and a homemaker. She was also a member of Mt. Olive Primitive Baptist Church. Ellen was a loving mother and grandmother...

Frank Turner

Frank Turner

Sep 7, 2017

Frank Turner, 66, of Ashburn passed away Thursday, September 7, 2017 at Tift Regional Medical Center. He was born on September 21, 1950 to the late William Clarence and Peggy Anna McConaughy Turner in Atlanta. He loved going to TASC and riding his bicycle. His greatest love was his grandchildren who were his pride and joy. He was also a...

Judith M. Wilkerson

Judith M. Wilkerson

Sep 3, 2017

Funeral services for Ms. Judith Wilkerson, 69, of Sycamore, GA will be held at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at Perry Funeral Chapel. Ms. Wilkerson passed away, Saturday at Tift Regional Medical Center following a brief illness. Interment will be private. The daughter of the late Lonnie and Hallie Pilkinton McGlamry she was born in Wilcox County and was...

Dr. J. C. "Jack" Greene, Jr.

Dr. J. C. "Jack" Greene, Jr.

Sep 1, 2017

Funeral services for Dr. J. C. “Jack” Greene, Jr., 89, of Ashburn, GA will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, September 4, 2017 at Ashburn First United Methodist Church, Ashburn, GA. Interment will be at Rose Hill Cemetery, Ashburn, GA. Dr. Greene passed away on Friday, September 1, 2017 at his residence. The son of the late Julian Cicero Greene,...

Jason "Cry Baby"  Douglas

Jason "Cry Baby" Douglas

Aug 31, 2017

Jason "Cry Baby" Douglas, 44, of Ashburn passed away Thursday, August 31, 2017 at the home of his mother. Born on August 23, 1973 to Hayward Carl Douglas and Linda Kay Purcell Smith, he was a member of the Baptist Faith. He also worked as a truck driver for Clay Harris. Jason loved baseball and enjoyed coaching little league baseball...

Genette  Tison

Genette Tison

Aug 31, 2017

Funeral services for Genette Tison, 81, of Oakfield, GA will be held at 5:00 P.M., Sunday, September 3, 2017 at Ashburn Church of Christ, Ashburn, GA. Interment will be at Red Oak Cemetery, Worth Co., GA. Mrs. Tison passed away Thursday, August 31, 2017 after an extended illness. The daughter of the late Charlie Harrison McCuin and Exie Matthews McCuin,...

Lauvise Cribbs Hampton

Lauvise Cribbs Hampton

Aug 28, 2017

Lauvise Cribbs Hampton, 76, of Ashburn passed away Monday, August 28, 2017 at Pruitt Health Care in Ashburn. Born on April 20, 1941 to the late James Edward "Bill" and Annie Louise Wise Cribbs, she was a member of Westside Baptist Church. Mrs. Hampton was a homemaker. She also retired from the Turner County Board of Education and was a...

Deborah Wiggins

Deborah Wiggins

Aug 24, 2017

Deborah Wiggins, 61, of Ashburn passed away Thursday, August 24, 2017 at her residence. Born in Cordele to the late James Nelson Thomas and Betty Jo Thomas, she was a member of the Baptist faith. Deborah was a master cosmetologist and was the owner and operator of Razor's Edge. She enjoyed reading, visiting the beach and cheering for her beloved...

Nell Owen

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

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

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

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

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...