OBITUARIES

M.B. Pilkinton, Jr.

M.B. Pilkinton, Jr.

Mar 1, 2013

Funeral services for M.B. Pilkinton, Jr., 62, of Sycamore will be held Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at 2:00 P.M. at the Bethel Baptist Church with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Pilkinton died Friday at his residence.

Mr. Pilkinton was born in Tifton, the son of the late Morris B. Pilkinton, Sr. and Tiny Wilson Pilkinton. He was...

Benny Reeves

Benny Reeves

Feb 26, 2013

Benny B. Reeves, 76, of Sycamore died Tuesday at Tift Regional Medical Center following an extended illness. In honor of Mr. Reeves’ request, private services for family only will be held at Bethel Baptist Church with burial to follow Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Sycamore.

Mr. Reeves was born in Turner County and was the son of the late Basil Kyle...

Lamar Houston Moree, Sr.

Lamar Houston Moree, Sr.

Feb 26, 2013

Lamar Houston Moree, Sr., 86, of Albany, formerly of Ashburn, Georgia, passed away Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at his home.

Lamar was born on July 1, 1926 in Worth County, Georgia, to the late Iverson Harden Moree and Gladys Ione Houston Moree.

He attended public schools in Worth County. Lamar served in the army during World War II in the...

Carol Louise Payne

Carol Louise Payne

Feb 25, 2013

Graveside funeral services for Carol Louise Payne, 71, Miami Springs, Florida will be held Saturday, March 2, 2013 at 2:30 at Live Oak Cemetery. Mrs. Payne died Monday in Florida.

She is survived by her husband, Wes Payne; two sons, Chip and Doug, their spouses and her grandsons, Kyle and Josh.

Billy Lee

Billy Lee

Feb 23, 2013

Funeral services for Billy Lee, 91, of Arabi, GA will be held Tuesday, February 26, 2013, at 2:00 P.M. at Perry Funeral Chapel with burial to follow in Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn. Mr. Lee died Saturday at Heritage Health Care following an extended illness.

Mr. Lee was born in Ashburn and was the son of the late Jessie Washington...

M.J. "Shorty" Williford, Sr.

M.J. "Shorty" Williford, Sr.

Feb 20, 2013

Funeral services for Mr. M. J. “Shorty” Williford, Sr., 80, of Ashburn will be held Sunday at 2:30 P. M. at the Bethel Baptist Church with burial to follow in the Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Williford died February 20, 2013 at his residence after a sudden illness.

Mr. Williford was born in Arabi, GA and was the son...

Harriet Wilkerson Bohannon

Harriet Wilkerson Bohannon

Feb 15, 2013

Funeral services for Harriet Wilkerson Bohannon, 83, of Ashburn will be held Sunday, February 17, 2013 at 3:00 P.M. at Perry Funeral Chapel with burial to follow in Salem Baptist Church Cemetery in Ben Hill County. She died Friday at her residence following a lengthy illness.

Mrs. Bohannon was the daughter of the late D.W. and Mabel Swafford Wilkerson. She...

Arlie M. Castleberry

Arlie M. Castleberry

Feb 12, 2013

Funeral services for Arlie M. Castleberry, 89, Sylvester (Doles Community), GA will be held Monday, February 18, 2013 at 1:00 P.M. at the Red Oak Baptist Church with burial to follow in the Providence Cemetery, Worth County, GA with Masonic Rites and Military Honors. Mr. Castleberry died Tuesday at his residence following an extended illness.

Mr. Castleberry was the son...

Carlos A. McNair

Carlos A. McNair

Feb 6, 2013

Funeral services for Mr. Carlos A. McNair, 84, of Ashburn, GA will be held Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 10:30 A.M. at the Ashburn First Baptist Church. Interment will follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery. Mr. McNair passed away peacefully, Wednesday at his home in the company of his loving wife of fifty nine years.

The son of the late...

John N. Coker

John N. Coker

Jan 31, 2013

Funeral services for John N. Coker, 72 of Sycamore, GA will be held Saturday, February 2, 2013 at 3:30 P.M. at Bethel Baptist Church with burial to follow in Prospect Cemetery. Mr. Coker died Thursday at Tift Regional Medical Center following a brief illness.

Mr. Coker was the son of the late Bob S. and Lois Christian Coker. He was...

Clinton Lee Overby

Clinton Lee Overby

Jan 19, 2013

Memorial services for Mr. Clinton Lee Overby, 71, of Norcross, GA will be held at 1:00 PM, Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013 at Perry Funeral Chapel in Ashburn. Mr. Overby passed away, Saturday, Jan. 19 at Embracing Hospice Care in Snellville, GA.

The son of the late Charles Henry and Beatrice Mangum Overby he was born in Rebecca, GA and was...

Alma Raines Hobby

Alma Raines Hobby

Jan 11, 2013

Funeral services for Alma Raines Hobby, 82 of Ashburn will be held Monday, January14, 2013 at 3:00 P.M. at the Ashburn First Baptist Church with burial to follow in Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn. Mrs. Hobby died Friday at her residence following an extended illness.

The daughter of the late Johnnie T. and Omie Estelle Adams Raines was born in...

Jack C. Boedeker

Jack C. Boedeker

Jan 9, 2013

Mr. Jack Christopher Boedeker, 65, of Ashburn died Wednesday, January 9, 2012 at Tift Regional Medical Center. He was born in Tifton, GA and was the son of the late O. C. “Jack” Boedeker and Edith Williams Boedeker. He was a retired school teacher and was of the Catholic faith. He is survived by one sister, Marylin Kay Nicholson, Tallahassee,...

Quitman "Pete" Banks

Quitman "Pete" Banks

Jan 9, 2013

Funeral services for Quitman “Pete” Banks, age 72, of Inverness, FL will be held Monday, January 14, 2013, at 11:00 A. M. at the Christian Union Church of God in Ashburn with burial to follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery. Mr. Banks died Wednesday in Inverness after an illness.

Mr. Banks was born in Montgomery County, GA the son of...

Aaron Vernon Rogers, Sr.

Aaron Vernon Rogers, Sr.

Jan 7, 2013

Funeral services for Aaron Vernon Rogers, Sr., 78, of Sycamore, GA will be held Wednesday, January9, 2013 at 3:00 P.M. at Bethel Baptist Church with burial to follow in Bethel Cemetery. Mr. Rogers died Monday at Golden Living Center in Tifton following an extended illness.

Mr. Rogers was born in Irwin County, GA, the son of the late Arthur R....

Jannie Timmons Hutto

Jannie Timmons Hutto

Jan 5, 2013

Funeral services for Jannie Timmons Hutto, 83, of Ashburn will be held Monday, January 7, 2013 at 3:00 P.M. at Sycamore Baptist Church with burial to follow in Arabi Cemetery, Arabi, GA. Mrs. Hutto died Saturday at her residence in Ashburn following an extended illness.

Mrs. Hutto was born in Cordele, GA, the daughter of the late Lucius D. and...

Juanita "Winnie" C. Hall

Juanita "Winnie" C. Hall

Dec 25, 2012

Funeral services for Juanita “Winnie” C. Hall, 85, of Conyers, GA will be held Friday, December 28, 2012 at 12:00 Noon at Perry Funeral Chapel with interment to follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Hall died December 25, 2012 in Riverside Health Care in Covington, GA following an extended illness.

Mrs. Hall was born in Ashburn and was the daughter...

Myrtis Pitts Little

Myrtis Pitts Little

Dec 22, 2012

Funeral services for Myrtis Pitts Little, 88, Tifton, Ga. will be held Thursday, December 27, 2012, at 2:00 P.M. at Perry Funeral Chapel with burial to follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Little died Saturday at Doctor’s Hospital in Augusta, GA.

Mrs. Little was born in Crisp County, GA and was the daughter of the late Richard and Mary Rainey...

William G. "Bill" Hardin, Jr.

William G. "Bill" Hardin, Jr.

Dec 22, 2012

Funeral services for William G. “Bill” Hardin, Jr., 84, of Ashburn, GA will be held Sunday, December 23, 2012 at 3:00 P.M. at the Ashburn First Baptist Church with interment to follow in Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn. Mr. Hardin died Saturday at Tift Regional Medical Center following a sudden illness.

Mr. Hardin was born in Irwin County, GA and...

Nyoka Brooks Castleberry

Nyoka Brooks Castleberry

Dec 19, 2012

Funeral services for Nyoka Brooks Castleberry, 64, Doles Community, Worth County, GA , will be held Friday, December 21, 2012, at 2:00 P.M. at the Red Oak Baptist Church in Worth County, GA with burial to follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn, GA. Mrs. Castleberry died Wednesday at her residence following an extended illness.

Mrs. Castleberry was born...