OBITUARIES

Warren Arnold

Warren Arnold

Feb 7, 2012

Graveside Funeral Services for Warren Arnold, age 86 of Sycamore will be held at 11:00 A. M. Thursday at the New Prospect Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery in Turner County. Mr. Arnold died February 7, 2012 at his residence after an extended illness.

He was a native of Irwin County, GA the son of the late Walter J. and Evelyn Gertrude...

Vera Mauldin Hill

Vera Mauldin Hill

Feb 4, 2012

Graveside funeral services for Vera Mauldin Hill, “Little Mama”, 91, of Ashburn will be held Monday, February 6, 2012 at 11:00 A.M. in Pulaski-Bleckley Memorial Gardens in Cochran, Ga. Mrs. Hill died Saturday at Heritage Health Care in Ashburn following an extended illness.

Mrs. Hill was born in Turner County, Georgia and was the daughter of the late John Thomas...

James Chadwick "Chad" Nicholson

James Chadwick "Chad" Nicholson

Jan 30, 2012

Graveside Funeral Services for James Chadwick “Chad” Nicholson, age 41 of Sylvester will be held Wednesday at 11:00 A. M. at the Rose Hill Cemetery West Section in Ashburn. Mr. Nicholson died January 30, 2012 at Wilson Hospice House after an illness.

Mr. Nicholson was born in Ashburn, the son of the late Thomas Owen Nicholson Jr. who died in...

Diane Robinson

Diane Robinson

Jan 24, 2012

Funeral services for Diane Robinson, 61, of the Dakota Community in Turner County will be held Friday, January 27, 2012 at 2:00 P.M. at the Ashburn First Baptist Church with burial to follow in the Evergreen-Mt. Pisgah Cemetery in Worth County, Georgia. Mrs. Robinson died Tuesday on her 43rd Wedding Anniversary at Tift Regional Medical Center in Tifton, Georgia.

Mrs....

Alice Lavaine Luke Blanchard

Alice Lavaine Luke Blanchard

Jan 15, 2012

Funeral services for Alice Lavaine Luke Blanchard, 87, of Sycamore, Ga. will be held Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 10:30 A.M. at Perry Funeral Chapel with burial to follow in Rose Hill Cemetery, Ashburn, Ga. Mrs. Blanchard died Sunday at her residence following a lengthy illness.

Mrs. Blanchard was born in Turner County, Georgia and had resided in Turner County...

Marsha Jean Avery Campbell

Marsha Jean Avery Campbell

Jan 13, 2012

Memorial services for Marsha Jean Avery Campbell, 58, of Ashburn, GA will be held Wednesday, Jan. 25 at 6:00 PM at Morningside Baptist Church. Ms. Campbell passed away at her residence Friday, January 13, 2012 from injuries received in a fall.

The daughter of the late Alvin Baxter Avery and Christine Howard Avery of Ashburn, she was born in Atlanta,...

Guy Ethridge

Guy Ethridge

Jan 9, 2012

Funeral Services Guy Ethridge age 80 of Ashburn will be held at 11:00 A. M. Thursday at the Ashburn First Baptist Church with burial to follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery. Mr. Ethridge died January 9, 2012 at his residence after an extended illness.

He was a native of Hartwell, GA the son of the late William Oscar and Louise...

Ann Jarman Blake

Ann Jarman Blake

Jan 9, 2012

Ann Jarman Blake, 66, of Marietta passed away on January 9, 2012. A memorial Mass will be held at Transfiguration Catholic Church in Marietta Wednesday. January 11, 2012 at 11:00 A.M. Graveside services will be held Thursday, January 12, 2012 at 2:00 P.M.in Rose Hill Cemetery, Ashburn, Georgia. The family will receive friends, Thursday from 1:00-2:00 P.M. at Perry Funeral...

Lottie Mae Woodard Loper

Lottie Mae Woodard Loper

Jan 6, 2012

Funeral services for Lottie Mae Woodard Loper, 88, of Ashburn, Ga. will be held Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 5:00 P.M. at Perry Funeral Chapel with burial to follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Loper died Friday at Heritage Health Care in Ashburn following an extended illness.

Mrs. Loper was born in Tift County, Georgia and was the daughter...

Janie Beasley Pate

Janie Beasley Pate

Jan 3, 2012

Funeral services for Janie Beasley Pate, 76 , of Sycamore, Ga. will be held Friday, January 6, 2012 at 11:00 A.M. at the Ashburn First Baptist Church with burial to follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn. Mrs. Pate died Tuesday at her residence in Sycamore following an extended illness.

Mrs. Pate was born in Ashburn and was the...

Ima Mae Houston Nichols

Ima Mae Houston Nichols

Jan 2, 2012

Funeral services for Mrs. Ima Mae Houston Nichols, 94, of Snellville, GA will be held 12:30 PM, Thursday, January 5, 2012 at Perry Funeral Chapel. Mrs. Nichols passed away Monday in Snellville following an extended illness. Interment will be private in the Red Oak Cemetery in Worth Co., GA.

The daughter of the late Aaron Nicholas and Nina Estelle Hobby...

Rev. Earnest Arnold Wilson

Rev. Earnest Arnold Wilson

Dec 28, 2011

Graveside Funeral Services for Rev. Ernest Arnold Wilson, age 84, of Tifton will be held Saturday at 2:00 P. M. at the Rose Hill Cemetery West Section 1201 North St., Ashburn, Ga. Rev. Wilson died December 28, 2011 in Thomasville, Ga. after a sudden illness.

Rev. Wilson was born in Dakota, Ga. the son of the late Robert William and...

Lillian Hammock

Lillian Hammock

Dec 22, 2011

Funeral services for Mrs. Lillian Chafin Hammock, 69, of Tyty, GA will be held at 1:00 PM, Saturday, December 24, 2011 at Perry Funeral Chapel in Ashburn. Mrs. Hammock passed away Thursday at Tift Regional Hospital following an extended illness. Interment will follow in the Tift Memorial Gardens in Tifton.

The daughter of the late Willie William and Lizzie Trudie...

LaRue Burnham Griffin

LaRue Burnham Griffin

Dec 21, 2011

Funeral services for LaRue Burnham Griffin, 76, of Tifton, Ga. will be held Saturday, Dec. 24, 2011 at 10:00 A.M. at the Ashburn First Baptist Church with burial to follow in Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn. Mrs. Griffin died Wednesday at her residence following an extended illness.

Mrs. Griffin was born in Eastman, Ga. and was the daughter of the...

Harold "Hank" MIller Raines, Sr.

Harold "Hank" MIller Raines, Sr.

Dec 7, 2011

Harold “Hank” Miller Raines, Sr., of Cuthbert, Ga., died Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at Patterson Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be at Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn, Ga., at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, December 10, 2011. Visitation will be held Saturday from 9:30 A.M. until hour of service at Perry Funeral Chapel.

Born February 10, 1933, in Charlottesville, Va., Hank graduated...

Grace Irene Hoyt

Grace Irene Hoyt

Dec 4, 2011

Funeral services for Mrs. Grace Irene Hoyt, age 80, of Allen, Texas, will be held Friday, December 9, 2011 at 2:00 PM in The Bethel Baptist Church in Sycamore, GA. Mrs. Hoyt passed away December 4, 2011, in Allen. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

Grace was born June 16, 1931, in Vienna Georgia, to Grover and Bessie (Jones)...

Leonard Newton Cook

Leonard Newton Cook

Dec 4, 2011

Funeral services for Mr. Leonard Newton Cook, 89, of Fitzgerald, GA will be held 2:00 PM,Thursday, December 8, 2011 at Perry Funeral Chapel in Ashburn. Interment will follow at 4:00 PM in The Salem Baptist Church Cemetery in Tift Co., GA. Mr. Cook passed away Sunday at his residence after an extended illness.

The son of the late Leonard and...

W. Ben  Walker

W. Ben Walker

Nov 10, 2011

Funeral services for W. Ben Walker, 50, of Ashburn, will be held Saturday, November 12, 2011 at 11:00 A.M. at the Ashburn First United Methodist Church with burial to follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery. Mr. Walker died Thursday at Tift Regional Medical Center following an extended illness.

Mr. Walker was born in Turner County, Georgia and was the son...

Katherine Coleman Giddens

Katherine Coleman Giddens

Nov 7, 2011

Katherine Coleman Giddens, 48, of Vidor, TX passed away Monday, November 7, 2011.

Funeral Services will be at 1:00 p.m., Monday, November 14, 2011 at Perry Funeral Chapel in Ashburn. A gathering of family and friends will be from 11:00 a.m. until service time at the funeral home on Monday. Interment will follow at Antioch Cemetery, Arabi, GA.

Mrs. Giddens...

Glenda Jean Geiger

Glenda Jean Geiger

Oct 30, 2011

Memorial services for Glenda Jean Watts Geiger, 58, of Ashburn will be held Saturday, November 19, 2011 at her residence, 750 Grand Street, Ashburn, Ga. at 12:00 noon. Mrs. Geiger died Sunday, October 30, at her residence after a brief illness.

Mrs. Geiger was born in Wyandotte, Michigan and was the daughter of the late Glenn A. and Addie Jean...