OBITUARIES
Cortez Pate Ireland
Oct 28, 2016
Funeral Services for Cortez Pate Ireland, 90, of Ashburn, GA, will be held 3:00 P.M. Sunday, October 30, 2016 at Harmony Baptist Church in Turner County, GA. Interment will follow at Harmony Baptist Church cemetery. Mrs. Ireland passed away Friday, October 28, 2016 after an extended illness. The daughter of the late Henry Elijah and Simmie Lou Martin Pate, she...
Verrell Reid Presley
Oct 28, 2016
Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Verrell Reid Presley, 88, will be held at 1:00 PM, Saturday, November 5, 2016 in the family lot at Oklahoma Cemetery in Wilcox County, GA. Mrs. Presley passed away Friday, October 28, 2016 at Tift Regional Medical Center following an extended illness. The daughter of the late Ames Moran and Bessie Iduma Seay Reid she...
Tim Farmer
Oct 27, 2016
Funeral services for Mr. Tim Farmer, 56, of Rebecca, GA will be held at 11:00 AM, Monday at October 31, 2016 at The Amboy Baptist Church. Mr. Farmer passed away Thursday at his residence following an extended illness. Interment will follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn. The son of the late David Talmadge Farmer and Dorothy Ward Farmer...
Guy Mastrario
Oct 23, 2016
Guy Mastrario, 56 of Ashburn passed away Sunday, October 23, 2016 at his residence. The son of the late Tom Mastrario and Virginia Mary Cassell Mastrario, he was a member of the Catholic Faith. He served as a volunteer firefighter for both the Ashburn and Turner County fire departments until his health declined. He was an avid New York Giants...
Sarah Marie Wilson McCard
Oct 23, 2016
Sarah Marie Wilson McCard, 83, of Ashburn passed away Sunday, October 23, 2016 following an extended illness. Born on March 26, 1933 to the late George Benjamin and Sarah Frances Ivey Wilson, she was a seamstress and a homemaker. She was also a member of High Hill Baptist Church. She is survived by her children, Larry (Shirley) Musselwhite of Fitzgerald,...
Glynn Eldridge Cook
Oct 23, 2016
After 20 years of fighting a courageous battle with cancer, Glynn Eldridge Cook of Ashburn, Georgia, went to be with his Lord from his home on October 23, 2016 where according to Revelation 21:4 “And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying; and there shall be no more...
Delores Downs Little
Oct 21, 2016
Delores Downs Little, 74, of Sycamore passed away Friday, October 21, 2016 at Golden South Nursing Home following an extended illness. The daughter of the late Warren Leonard and Clara Mae Rickerson Downs, she retired from the Turner County Board of Education where she was a bus driver. She was also a homemaker and a member of High Hill Baptist...
Loyd Everett Lavender
Oct 12, 2016
Funeral services for Mr. Loyd Everett Lavender, 93, of Ashburn, GA will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, October 15, 2016 at the Oak Grove Baptist Church. Mr. Lavender passed away Wednesday at Tift Regional Medical Center following an extended illness. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The son of the late Joseph Enoch and Eunie Mae White Lavender,...
Doyle Page III
Sep 25, 2016
Funeral services for Mr. Doyle Page III, 65, of Sycamore, GA will be held at 2:00 PM, Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at Perry Funeral Chapel in Ashburn, GA. Mr. Page passed away Sunday at his residence following an extended illness. Interment will be private at Bethel Cemetery in Sycamore, GA. The son of Elizabeth Lucille Page of Warner Robins, GA....
Peggy Reinhardt Harris
Sep 22, 2016
Peggy Donna Reinhardt Harris, 70, of Tifton, GA passed away at her residence, September 22, 2016 after an extended illness. Services will be announced later. The daughter of the late Eli Watson and Mildred Elrod Reinhardt, she was born in Tift Co., GA and was a homemaker. She was a member of The Ashburn First United Methodist Church. In addition...
Cora Lee Suggs Howard
Sep 22, 2016
Funeral services for Cora Lee Suggs Howard of Fitzgerald, Ga. will be held Thursday, September 29th at 3:00 p.m. at the Perry Funeral Chapel in Ashburn, conducted by the Reverend Michael Lamb of the Church of Christ in Fitzgerald. Interment will be private at a later date. Mrs. Howard died Thursday in the Pruitt Nursing Home in Fitzgerald following an...
Talmadge Farmer
Sep 12, 2016
Funeral services for Talmadge Farmer, 83, of Ashburn, GA will be held at 2:00 PM, Thursday, September 15 at Perry Funeral Chapel in Ashburn. Mr. Farmer passed away Monday at this residence following an extended illness. Interment will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. The son of the late Roy Milton and Pauline Bruton Farmer, Sr., he was born in Turner...
Wallace Beard
Aug 24, 2016
Wallace Beard, 87, of Sycamore, passed away Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at Tift Regional Medical Center following an extended illness. Born on November 24, 1928 to the late Edward Henry and Ena Belle Hasty Beard, he was a retired farmer. Mr. Beard was a member of Bethel Baptist Church where he served on the cemetery committee for many years. He...
Glenn Loran Bass
Aug 22, 2016
Glenn Loran Bass, 59 of Hampton, passed away Monday, August 22, 2016 at his home. He was born in Sylvester, GA. to the late Sara Bass and Loran West. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his grandparents, Tom and Martha Cravey; and stepfather Donald Bass. Glenn was a loving husband, nephew and cousin. He graduated...
Arthur "Artie" Edward Eld
Aug 20, 2016
Arthur "Artie" Edward Eld, Jr., 81, of Ashburn, passed away Saturday, August 20, 2016 at Tift Regional Medical Center after an extended illness. Born on October 6, 1934 in Summerville, Massachusetts to the late Arthur Edward, Jr. and Ruth Purcell Eld, he was a member of Journey Church in Tifton. He was a former council member for the City of...
Guy Nolin
Aug 18, 2016
The funeral services for Guy Nolin of Ashburn, Ga. will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, August 21, 2016 at First Baptist Church, Ashburn, GA. Interment will be held 11:00 A.M.(CDT), Monday, August 22, 2016 at Woodlawn Memory Gardens in Ozark, AL. Mr. Nolin passed away Thursday, August 18, 2016, after an extended illness. The son of the late Eldredge...
Ouidafa Conner Smith
Aug 13, 2016
The funeral services for Ouidafa Conner Smith, 88, of Ashburn, Ga. will be held at ll:00 A.M., Monday, August 15, 2016 at High Hill Baptist Church in Turner County, Georgia. Interment will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Turner County, Ga. Mrs. Smith passed away Saturday, August 13, 2016, after an extended illness. The daughter of the late Albert...
Janet Hobby Cooper
Aug 11, 2016
Janet Hobby Cooper, 84, passed away on August 11, 2016, surrounded by her family. Funeral services are scheduled at Harmony Baptist Church, Ashburn, GA, on August 13, 2016, with Rev. Jerry Cooper officiating. The family will receive friends beginning at 10:30 AM-11:30 AM prior to the service at Harmony. Mrs. Cooper was born in Turner County, GA to the late...
Preston Couch
Jul 15, 2016
The funeral services for Jimmy Preston Couch, 54, of Ashburn, Ga. will be held at ll: 00 A.M., Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at Dakota Baptist Church in Turner County, Georgia. Interment will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Turner County, Ga. Mr. Couch passed away Friday, July 15, 2016 after an extended illness. The son of the late Norman P....
Eugene G. Pirkle
Jul 12, 2016
Eugene G. Pirkle, 95, of Sycamore passed away Tuesday, July 12, 2016 at his residence following an extended illness. Born in Hall County, Georgia to the late Grover Washington and Bessie Nora Jones Pirkle he was a retired farmer and cattleman. He was also a member of Bethel Baptist Church since 1937. He was the Director of the Turner Association...