OBITUARIES

Georgia Muriel Shealy Stephens

Georgia Muriel Shealy Stephens

Dec 16, 2015

Funeral Services for Georgia Muriel Shealy Stephens, 87,of Rockyface, GA will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, December 19, 2015 at Perry Funeral Chapel in Ashburn. Interment will be private. Mrs. Stephens passed away after an extended illness.

The daughter of Roscoe Leroy Shealy and Gertrude Indiana Cribb Shealy, she was born in Nashville, GA on October 20, 1928. She...

Latrelle Branch Roberts

Latrelle Branch Roberts

Dec 13, 2015

Funeral Services for Latrelle Branch Roberts, 90, of Ashburn, GA will be held at 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at Perry Funeral Chapel in Ashburn. Interment will follow at Snow Ridge Cemetery in Turner County. Mrs. Roberts passed away Sunday, December 13, 2015 after an extended illness.

The daughter of Walter W. Branch and Bessie E. Rainey Branch, she...

Hugh M. Hardy

Hugh M. Hardy

Dec 12, 2015

Funeral Services for Hugh M. Hardy, 84, of Sycamore, GA will be held 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at Inaha Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Inaha Cemetery in Turner County. Mr. Hardy passed away in Tifton, Saturday, December 12, 2015 after an extended illness.

The son of the late John Mallory Hardy and Lila Ann Swain Hardy, he...

Karen Coleman Saylor

Karen Coleman Saylor

Dec 7, 2015

Funeral Services for Karen Coleman Saylor, 40, of Sycamore, GA will be held at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, December 12, 2015 at Perry Funeral Chapel in Ashburn. Interment will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Turner County. Mrs. Saylor passed away after a brief illness.

The daughter of Leonard Lamar Coleman and the late Peggy Donell Wilson, she was born in...

Dorothy Taylor

Dorothy Taylor

Dec 7, 2015

Dorothy Taylor, 85, of Ashburn passed away Monday, December 7, 2015 at Pruitt Healthcare in Ashburn.

Born on April 23, 1930 to the late Arthur T. and Anne Lee McDonald Zorn, she was a member of Morningside Baptist Church. Mrs. Taylor retired from the clothing industry and she was also a former employee of the Turner County Board of Education....

Judy Reed Floyd

Judy Reed Floyd

Dec 2, 2015

Judy Reed Floyd, 67, of Sycamore passed away at her residence, Wednesday, December 2, 2015 after an extended illness.

Born on October 21, 1948 in Vienna, Georgia to the late Howell LaFayette and Ruby Edna Holt Reed, Mrs. Floyd was a member of Bethel Baptist Church. She was a longtime employee of Ashburn Bank which is now known as Colony...

Michael Lee  Brown

Michael Lee Brown

Dec 1, 2015

Memorial services for Mr. Michael Lee Brown, 50, of Rebecca, GA will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, December 12, 2015 at the residence of April and Frankie Tedders, 1484 Freeman RD., Rebecca, GA. Mr. Brown passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2015 following an extended illness.

Mr. Brown was born in California and was the son of Wayne Brown of...

Beverly Sapp Barlow

Beverly Sapp Barlow

Nov 30, 2015

Beverly Sapp Barlow, 75, of Rebecca, passed away Monday, November 30, 2015 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany.

The daughter of the late Charlie Sapp and Willie Lee Israel Sapp Arnett, Mrs. Barlow was a former bank loan officer and she was also a homemaker. She was a member of ARP Baptist Church as well as the Daughters of...

C. B.  Braddy

C. B. Braddy

Nov 28, 2015

Graveside funeral services for Mr. C. B. Braddy, 91, of Sycamore, GA will be held at 2:00 PM, Tuesday, December 1, 2015, at Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery in Turner County, GA. Mr. Braddy passed away Saturday at his residence following an extended illness.

The son of the late Wilson Allen and Katie Hythen Shepherd Braddy, he was born in Sycamore,...

Donald "Don" Aaron Morgan

Donald "Don" Aaron Morgan

Nov 26, 2015

Donald "Don" Aaron Morgan, 66, of Leesburg, Georgia passed away Thursday, November 26, 2015 at the Willson Hospice House in Albany.

Born on December 17, 1948 to the late Warren Harding and Dorothy Reese Jones Morgan, he retired from Piggly Wiggly in Albany, Georgia where he was employed as a butcher. Mr. Morgan was a loving husband, father, Papa and...

Harvey Christopher (H. C.) Barber, Jr.

Harvey Christopher (H. C.) Barber, Jr.

Nov 22, 2015

Harvey C. Barber, Jr., 89, of Maitland, Florida, died peacefully Sunday, November 22, 2015, surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held Saturday, November 28, 2015, at 11:00am at the First Baptist Church of Ashburn in Ashburn, Georgia, with Dr. Michael Ruffin officiating. Interment will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn, Georgia. The family will receive friends Friday,...

Jimmie Ruth Scoggins Metcalf

Jimmie Ruth Scoggins Metcalf

Nov 19, 2015

Jimmie Ruth Scoggins Metcalf of Sycamore passed away Thursday, November 19, 2015 at Pruitt Health Care in Ashburn.

Born on October 4, 1926 to the late James William and Effie Leo Smith Scoggins, she was a member of Bethel Baptist Church in Sycamore.

Mrs. Metcalf is survived by her sister, Leotis S. Camp of Moultrie. A host of nieces and...

Teri Suzanne Whiddon

Teri Suzanne Whiddon

Nov 15, 2015

Teri Suzanne Whiddon, 35, of Ashburn passed away Sunday, November 15, 2015 at her residence.

Born on February 12, 1980 to Buddy and June Whiddon. Teri was a member of the Ashburn First Baptist Church. She was also an ICU Nurse at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany for 12 years before joining Albany Pulmonology and Critical Care as a...

Mildred  Hawkins

Mildred Hawkins

Nov 9, 2015

Funeral services for Mrs. Mildred P. Hawkins, 94, of Rebecca, GA will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, November 11, 2015 in the Rebecca Baptist Church. Mrs. Hawkins passed away Monday at Tift Regional Medical Center following an extended illness. Interment will follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn.

The daughter of the late Cheatham P. and Gracie Eveline...

Juanita Lipham Yarbrough

Juanita Lipham Yarbrough

Nov 7, 2015

Funeral services for Mrs. Juanita Lipham Yarbrough, 86, of Sycamore, GA will be held Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at 2:00 PM at Perry Funeral Chapel in Ashburn. Mrs. Yarbrough passed away Saturday at Tift Regional Medical Center following a brief illness. Interment will be in Snowridge Cemetery in Ashburn.

The daughter of the late Angres Perry and Nellie Florence Summers...

Shirley C. Cribbs

Shirley C. Cribbs

Oct 22, 2015

Funeral services for Shirley C. Cribbs, 70, will be held at 4:00 PM, Tuesday, October 27, 2015 in the Amboy Baptist Church. Mrs. Cribbs passed away Thursday following an extended illness. Interment will follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery.

The daughter of the late Lois Rebecca Cummings, she was born in Moultrie, GA and a member of the Amboy Baptist...

Doyle Hitson

Doyle Hitson

Oct 21, 2015

Doyle Hitson, 58, of Ashburn passed away Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at Crisp Regional Hospital in Cordele after an extended illness.

Born on February 13, 1957 in Wilcox County to the late William and Nellie Mae Jones Hitson, he was a member of Bible Methodist Church in Cordele. Mr. Hitson was a farmer. Later in life he was a Groundskeeper...

Everett "Ebb" Garner

Everett "Ebb" Garner

Oct 19, 2015

Everett "Ebb" Garner, 85, of Ashburn, passed away Monday, October 19, 2015 at the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon following a short illness.

Born in Turner County, Georgia to the late Ernest Walter, Sr. and Lela Elizabeth Saffold Garner he was a Businessman, Farmer and Cattleman. He was a former Councilman for the City of Ashburn and was...

Dorothy "Dot" Beard

Dorothy "Dot" Beard

Oct 5, 2015

Dorothy "Dot" L. Beard, 76, of Sycamore passed away Monday, October 5, 2015 at an Atlanta Hospital following a short illness.

Born on September 9, 1939 to the late Olin Darden and Gladys Donahoo Lane, she was a member of Bethel Baptist Church. Mrs. Beard fostered nine children, with each of them holding a special place with her.

Mrs. Beard...

W. Frank Greene

W. Frank Greene

Oct 3, 2015

Funeral Services for W. Frank Greene, 85, of Ashburn, GA will be held 4:00 P.M., Monday, October 5, 2015 at Perry Funeral Chapel. Interment will follow at Zion Hope Cemetery in Crisp County, Georgia. Mr. Greene passed away Saturday, October 3, 2015 at Tift Regional Medical Center.

The son of the late Robert Stapleton and Edie Mae Allred Greene, he...