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Vera Mae Welch Murphy

Vera Mae Welch Murphy

May 11, 2010

Funeral services for Vera Mae Welch Murphy, 75, of Sycamore, Georgia will be held Thursday, May 13, 2010 at 2:00 P.M. at High Hill Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn. Mrs. Murphy died Tuesday in Golden Living Center in Tifton following an extended illness.

Mrs. Murphy was born in Enigma, Georgia and was the...

Inez Bledsoe  Myers

Inez Bledsoe Myers

May 7, 2010

Funeral services for Inez Bledsoe Myers, 87, of Sycamore, Georgia will be held Monday, May 10, 2010 at 10:00 A.M. at Perry Funeral Chapel with burial to follow in Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn. Mrs. Myers died Friday in Lawrenceville, Ga. following an extended illness.

Mrs. Myers was born in Pinehurst, Georgia and was the daughter of the late Samuel...

Virginia Stephens Wilson

Virginia Stephens Wilson

May 5, 2010

Funeral Services for Virginia Stephens Wilson, age 70, of 3709 Son Story Road, Ashburn will be held Saturday, May 8, 2010, at 11:00 A. M. at Perry Funeral Chapel. Mrs. Wilson died Wednesday at her residence after an illness.

Mrs. Wilson was a native of Turner County, Georgia the daughter of the late Earnest A. & Annie Sue Mackey Stephens....

Marvin Raines

Marvin Raines

May 3, 2010

Marvin Davis Raines, age 91, died on Monday, May 3, in Atlanta, Georgia. He was born in Worth County Georgia and spent most of his life as a resident of nearby Ashburn in Turner County. He graduated from the University of Georgia in 1941, and entered the U.S. Army shortly after graduation. During World War II, he served in North...

Wesley H. Fiveash

Wesley H. Fiveash

May 2, 2010

Funeral services for Former Turner Co. Sheriff Wesley H. Fiveash, Sr., 88, of Ashburn, GA will be held Tuesday, May 4, 2010 at 2:00 PM at Perry Funeral Chapel. Interment will follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn. Mr. Fiveash passed away Sunday in Turner Co. following a brief illness.

The son of the late Newton Duggan and Laura...

Mae T. Smith

Mae T. Smith

Apr 24, 2010

Graveside funeral services for Mae T. Smith, 83, of Sycamore, Ga. will be held Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at 2:00 P.M. in Rose Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Smith died Saturday in Hospice of Charleston in Mt. Pleasant S.C. following an extended illness.

She was born in Irwin County, Georgia and was the daughter of the late Jessie R. and Sulice Mulkey...

Martha Lou Britt

Martha Lou Britt

Apr 21, 2010

Graveside funeral services for Martha Lou Britt, 91, of Fitzgerald, will be held Friday, April 23, 2010 at 3:00 P.M. in Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn. Mrs. Britt died Wednesday at Phoebe Putney Hospital in Albany.

Mrs. Britt was born in Ashburn and was the daughter of the late James Grover and Annie Lynn Ryals Cooper, Sr. She was a...

Kim Barnett Pilkinton

Kim Barnett Pilkinton

Apr 18, 2010

Memorial services for Kim Barnett Pilkinton, 46, of Powder Springs, GA will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, April, 24, 2010 in The Bethel Baptist Church in Turner Co., GA. Mr. Pilkinton passed away suddenly Sunday at his residence.

Kim was the son of the late Bobby Lavaughn Pilkinton and Barbara Donahoo Jackson of Smyrna, GA. He was born in...

Willie Clarence Fitzgerald

Willie Clarence Fitzgerald

Apr 17, 2010

Funeral services for Mr. Willie Clarence Fitzgerald, 91, of Sycamore, GA. will be held at 2:00 PM, Monday, April 19, 2010 at Perry Funeral Chapel in Ashburn. Interment will follow at the Pine City Cemetery in Wilcox Co., GA. Mr. Fitzgerald died Saturday following an extended illness.

Mr. Fitzgerald was born in Wilcox Co., GA to John Arthur and Addie...

Charlotte R. Avery

Charlotte R. Avery

Apr 12, 2010

Graveside funeral services for Charlotte R. Avery, 87, of Ashburn, Ga. will be held Friday, April 16, 2010 at 11:00 A.M. in Live Oak Cemetery in Turner County. Ms. Avery died Monday, April 12, 2010 at Heritage Health Care in Ashburn following an extended illness.

Ms. Avery was born in Turner County, Ga. and was the daughter of the late...

Ronalynn Elana Faircloth

Ronalynn Elana Faircloth

Mar 30, 2010

Funeral services for Ronalynn Elana Faircloth. 38, of Tifton will be held Friday at 11:00 A.M. at Perry Funeral Chapel with burial to follow in Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn. Ms. Faircloth died Tuesday at Tift Regional Hospital following an extended illness.

Ms. Faircloth was born in Tifton, Ga. and was the daughter of Ronald W. & Benita Whiddon Faircloth...

Michael Thomas DiResta

Michael Thomas DiResta

Mar 26, 2010

Memorial services for Mr. Michael Thomas DiResta, 76, of Ashburn, GA will be held, Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at 2:30 PM at Perry Funeral Chapel. Mr. DiResta passed away Friday in Turner Co., GA after an extended illness. Abiding by his wishes he was cremated. Interment of his ashes will be in Snowridge Cemetery in Turner Co., GA.

A native...

John Ronald West

John Ronald West

Mar 6, 2010

Funeral services for John Ronald West, 79, of Ashburn will be held Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at 2:00 P.M. at the Ashburn First Baptist Church with burial to follow in Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn. Mr. West died Saturday at Tift Regional Hospital following a lengthy illness.

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

Frances NeSmith

Frances NeSmith

Mar 1, 2010

Funeral services for Frances Oliver NeSmith, 79, of Ashburn, GA will be held, Thursday, March 4, 2009 at Perry Funeral Chapel at 11:00 AM. Mrs. NeSmith passed away Monday at her residence following an extended illness. Interment will follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery.

The daughter of the late William Frederick and Bertha Mae McKinney Oliver, she was born in...

James "Bo" E.  Smith

James "Bo" E. Smith

Jan 30, 2010

Memorial services for Mr. James “Bo” E. Smith, 79, of Sumner, GA. will be held at 2:00 PM, Monday, February 1, 2010, at The Church of God of Prophecy in Ashburn. Mr. Smith passed away Saturday at his residence following an extended illness. In keeping with his request Mr. Smith will be cremated.

A native of Omega, GA, he was...

Rosalind Batz

Rosalind Batz

Jan 24, 2010

Funeral services for Mrs. Rosalind Batz, 88, of Sycamore, GA will be held at 11:00 AM, Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at Perry Funeral Chapel in Ashburn, GA. Mrs. Batz passed away Sunday at Tift Regional Hospital following an extended illness. Interment will follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn.

The daughter of the late William and Emma Jahanke Vogt,...

Ray Kennedy

Ray Kennedy

Jan 21, 2010

Funeral services for Mr. Ray W. Kennedy, 66, of Ashburn, GA will be held Saturday, January 23, 2010 at 2:00 PM in the Oak Grove Baptist Church in Turner Co. Mr. Kennedy passed away Thursday at Tift Regional Hospital after a brief illness. Interment will follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn.

A native of Crisp Co., he was...

Master Travis Williams

Master Travis Williams

Jan 17, 2010

Funeral services for Master Travis Curtis Williams, Jr. of Ashburn will be held Friday, January 22, 2010 at 2:00 PM at Perry Funeral Chapel with burial to follow in Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn. Master Williams died Sunday at Tift Regional Medical Center.

Master Williams was born November 24, 2009 in Tallahassee, Florida and was the son of Travis Curtis...

J. W. Guy

J. W. Guy

Jan 13, 2010

Funeral Services for J. W. Guy, age 91, of Lakeland, Florida will be held Saturday at 2:00 P. M. at Perry Funeral Chapel, Ashburn with burial to follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery. Mr. Guy died Wednesday January 13, 2010 after a brief illness.

Mr. Guy was a native of Worth County, Georgia the son of the late William Preston...

Earl Henry Nelson

Earl Henry Nelson

Dec 28, 2009

Funeral services for Earl Henry Nelson, Sr., 68, of Ashburn will be held Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at the Ashburn First United Methodist Church at 2:00 P.M. with burial to follow in Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn. Mr. Nelson died Monday at his residence following an illness of pulmonary fibrosis.

Mr. Nelson was born in Turner County, Georgia and was...

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