OBITUARIES
George M. "Papa George" Johnston
Feb 8, 2017
George M. "Papa George" Johnston, 94, of Ashburn, passed away Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at Tift Regional Medical Center surrounded by his family. Born on February 7, 1923 to the late John Fielder and Lois Rachel Armentrout Johnston, he was a life-long member of the Ashburn First United Methodist Church. He was a veteran of the United States Army and...
Dorothy Wilson Fowler
Feb 4, 2017
Funeral Services for Dorothy Wilson Fowler, 83, of Sycamore, GA will be held 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at Perry Funeral Chapel, Ashburn, GA. Interment will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Fowler passed away Saturday, February 4, 2017. The daughter of the late Robert William and Martha Ann Minshew Wilson and widow of the late John David Fowler,...
Randy Giddens
Feb 1, 2017
Funeral Services for Randy Giddens, 65, of Ashburn, GA will be held 11:00 A.M., Saturday, February 4, 2017 at New Prospect Free Will Baptist Church in Turner County, GA. Interment will follow at New Prospect Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Giddens passed away Thursday, February 2, 2017 after an extended illness. The son of the late William “Bill” Williford...
Patricia Prestley
Jan 30, 2017
Patricia Ann Truluck Prestley, 81, of Columbus passed away Monday, January 30, 2017 at MidTown Medical Center after an extended illness. Born on January 21, 1936 to the late Pless Lenward Truluck and Jewel Watson Truluck. She was of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Prestley was a retired beautician and homemaker. Mrs. Prestley was loved by all who knew her. She...
J. C. Harris, Sr.
Jan 29, 2017
J. C. Harris, Sr., 80, of Sycamore passed away Sunday, January 29, 2017 at Tift Regional Medical Center after an extended illness. Born on November 28, 1936 to the late John Nathan and Effie Lee Massey Harris, he was a member of the House of Prayer in Ashburn. Mr. Harris retired from the City of Ashburn Police Department and was...
Minda McGraw Ireland
Jan 28, 2017
The funeral services for Minda McGraw Ireland, 83, of Ashburn, GA will be held at 10:00, Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at Ashburn First Baptist Church. Mrs. Ireland passed away, Saturday, January 28, 2017, after an extended illness. The daughter of the late Ernest Pate and Myrtis Eunice Johnson McGraw, she was born in Ashburn, GA on September 27, 1933. Mrs....
Mark Sconyers
Jan 28, 2017
Mark Sconyers, 57, of Ashburn, passed away Saturday, January 28, 2017 at the Houston Medical Center in Warner Robins. Born on June 3, 1959 to the late Millard Luke and Jean Grace Sconyers. He was a Aircraft Repair Technician at Robins Air Force Base. Mark was a member of the Baptist faith and loved drag racing and restoring antique cars...
Tom J. Smith
Jan 26, 2017
Tom J. Smith, 86, of Ashburn passed away Thursday, January 26, 2016 at his residence. Born on December 27, 1930 to the late Lummie Leonard Smith, he was a retired carpenter having worked for Player Incorporated. He was also a member of Bethel Baptist Church and loved watching western movies and woodworking. Mr. Smith was also a veteran of the...
Bobbie Yearty Smith
Jan 25, 2017
Funeral services for Mrs. Bobbie Yearty Smith, 78, of Doerun, GA will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, January 28, 2017 at Perry Funeral Chapel in Ashburn. Mrs. Smith passed away Wednesday at her residence following an extended illness. Interment will follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn. The daughter of the late William H. and Sallie Florence Farmer...
Joyce M. Walls
Jan 24, 2017
The funeral services for Joyce M. Walls, 79, of Ashburn, GA will be held at 11:30 A. M. Friday, January 27, 2017 at The Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witness. Interment will be Private. Mrs. Walls passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2017, after an extended illness. The daughter of the late Eddie Lee and Willie Suggs McDonald, she was born in...
Gordon Kelley Lumpkin
Jan 22, 2017
Gordon Kelley Lumpkin passed away Saturday, January 21, 2017 at his home in Ashburn at the age of 64. Kelley was predeceased by his parents, Herbert and Callie Lumpkin; a brother Glenn Lumpkin and two infant brothers. Kelley is survived and lovingly remembered by his brothers and sisters, Eddie (Mary) Lumpkin, Patricia Rainey, Neal (Barbara) Lumpkin, Joe (June) Lumpkin,...
Zelma Wilson Pearce
Jan 21, 2017
Funeral services for Mrs. Zelma Wilson Pearce, 89, of Sycamore, GA will be held Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at 3:00 PM at The Bethel Baptist Church. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Born in Tift County on August 24, 1927 to the late Joseph Richard and Mary Elizabeth Mauldin Wilson, she retired from Gold Kist Peanut Company where she...
Mary Roberts Kersey
Jan 15, 2017
The funeral services for Mary Roberts Kersey, 68 of Milledgeville, Georgia will be held Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at the Perry Funeral Chapel at 1:00 P.M. Mrs. Kersey passed away early on January 15, 2017, after fighting long term illnesses. She was a loving wife, mother and “Rinne” to her Grandson. Mary spent her life as a jack of many...
Melba Holley
Dec 28, 2016
Melba Holley, 78, of Ashburn passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at her residence following an extended illness. Born on July 18, 1938 to the late John L. and Martha Cornelia Crumpton Thompson, Sr. she was a homemaker and a member of the Baptist faith. She was also a retired seamstress. She is survived by her sons, Donald Holley, Jr....
John Christopher Goss
Dec 23, 2016
John Christopher Goss, 62, of Cordele, GA passed away, Friday, December 23, 2016, peacefully at his home in Cordele surrounded by his loving family. The son of the late Dr. Christopher Columbus and Frances Rowan Goss, he was born in Ashburn and lived there most of his life. He was a member of the Ashburn First United Methodist Church. John...
Delores S. Graham
Dec 23, 2016
Delores S. Graham, 56, of Ashburn passed away Friday, December 23, 2016 at her residence. Born on May 7, 1960 to the late Andrew and Willene Roberts, she was a nurse and worked for Pruitt Healthcare. Mrs. Graham is survived by her sons, Jonathan Certain of Ashburn, Alex Newton of Ashburn and Gary Newton (Heather) of Eagle Point, Oregon; one...
Bernard "Bill" Elton Hobby, Jr.
Dec 16, 2016
The funeral services for Bernard “Bill” Elton Hobby, Jr., 52, of Sycamore, Georgia will be held Sunday, December 18, 2016 at the Perry Funeral Chapel at 2:30 P.M. Mr. Hobby passed away on Friday, December 16, 2016 after a sudden illness. The son of the late Bernard Elton Hobby, Sr. and Sadie Lucille Watson Hobby, he was born in...
Lamar Walls
Dec 16, 2016
Funeral services for Mr. Lamar Walls, 69, of Ashburn, GA will be held at 11:00 AM, Monday, December 19, 2016 in The Ashburn First Baptist Church. Mr. Walls passed away Friday at his residence following an extended illness. Interment will follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery West Section in Ashburn. The son of the late Herman Clinton and Lilly Mae...
Mary Katherine Milam
Dec 9, 2016
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Katherine McLendon Milam, 76, of Ocala, FL will be held at 10:30 AM, Thursday, December 15, 2016 at Perry Funeral Chapel in Ashburn, GA. Mrs. Milam passed away Friday in Ocala Regional Medical Center. Interment will follow in the family lot at Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn. The daughter of the late J. T. and...
Kendall Lamb
Dec 5, 2016
Funeral Services for Kendall Brooke Lamb, 11, of Ashburn, GA, will be held, 2:00 PM, Friday, December 16, 2016 at The Ashburn First Baptist Church. Kendall entered into heaven on Monday, December 5, 2016 from injuries received in an auto accident. Interment will be private. Kendall was born in Tifton, GA and was the daughter of Jeff Allan and Diane...
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