OBITUARIES
Opal K. Newsome
Apr 12, 2023
Opal K. Newsome, 82, of Ashburn passed away Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at her residence.
Opal was born in Turner County on August 23, 1940 to the late Rome and Irene Watson Kennedy. She was a Spinner at Coat and Clark in Albany for 16 years. Prior to working at Coats and Clark she was a waitress Smith’s Cafe....
Wynelle Fitzgerald Lewis
Apr 7, 2023
Wynelle Fitzgerald Lewis, 77, of Sycamore passed away Friday, April 7, 2023 at the Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia in Tifton.
Wynelle was born on November 20, 1945 in Dooly County to the late Willie and Helen Johns Fitzgerald. She was a faithful member of the Tift Avenue Church of God where she taught Sunday School for 47 years....
Sara Adams Griffin
Mar 23, 2023
Sara Adams Griffin, 91, of Sycamore passed away Thursday, March 23, 2023 at Tift Regional Hospital in Tifton.
Sara was born on November 7, 1931 in Ashburn to the late John W. and Rosa Lee White Adams. She was an Inspector at Walkers Pants Factory for many years. Sara was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church where she...
Gertrude Nelson Jones
Mar 22, 2023
Gertrude Nelson Jones, 97, of Ashburn passed away March 22, 2023 at Pruitt Healthcare in Ashburn.
Gertrude was born on March 9, 1926 in Jacksonville, Florida to the late John M and Florence Mae Stephens Nelson. She was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church since 1936. She enjoyed cooking, especially her famous chocolate chip cookies. She also enjoyed...
Roy Earl Sears
Mar 21, 2023
Roy Earl Sears, 71, of Ashburn, Georgia, walked through Heaven's gates on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. He was born in Richland, Georgia, on April 6, 1951, to William "Pappy" Sears and Helen "Granny" Sears. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his older brothers, Billy Sears, and Thornton Sears. He is survived by his wife,...
Shirley Faye Young Hickman
Mar 19, 2023
Shirley Faye Young Hickman, 82, of Hawkinsville passed away Sunday, March 19, 2023 at Pinewood Manor in Hawkinsville.
Shirley was born on January 21, 1941 in Ocilla to the late Loyless Young and Lucy Faulk Merritt. She was a retired receptionist and a member of Antioch Baptist Church in Hawkinsville. She loved to visit the beach and to work...
Richard Lee Shepard
Mar 18, 2023
Richard Lee Shepard, of Jasper, FL. and former resident of Sycamore, Georgia passed away at HCA North Florida Regional Hospital on March 18, 2023 at the age of 81.
Richard was born in Huntington, West Virginia. He was one of three sons born to the late James and Anna Mae Shepard Castleberry. As a young man he served his country...
Charlotte Brooks
Mar 17, 2023
Charlotte Ann Hall Brooks, 53, of Fitzgerald passed away Friday, March 17, 2023 at her residence.
Charlotte was born on November 16, 1969 in Ashburn to the late Ernest “Ernie” Massey and Thelma Lou Hall Massey. She worked for Superman and Lady Bug as a transportation escort. She attended Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. Charlotte loved her family, but especially...
Linda Teresa Smith
Mar 12, 2023
Linda Teresa Smith, 58, of Cordele passed away Sunday, March 12, 2023 at Crisp Regional Hospital.
Teresa was born on January 21, 1965 to the late Billy Raymond and Bernice Marion Presley Goodman.
She is survived by numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and other extended family members.
No services will be held.
Patricia Gayle Garrett Spradlin
Mar 6, 2023
Patricia Gayle Garrett Spradlin, 76, of Umatilla, Florida, passed away Monday, March 6, 2023.
Born in Columbus, Georgia, and raised in Sycamore, GA where she graduated from Turner County High School in 1964. She was a military wife and moved around until she settled in 2019 in Umatilla, FL to be closer to family. She was a Tax Preparer/District...
Wanda Howell Bell
Mar 6, 2023
Wanda Howell Bell, 64, of Ashburn passed away Monday, March 6, 2023 at Tift Regional Medical Center.
Wanda was born on March 21, 1958 in Ashburn to the late Edward Houston Howell and Ruby Nell Jones. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church. Wanda was dedicated to her work and retired from South Georgia Banking Company as a...
Arvle Mack Brown
Mar 2, 2023
Arvle Mack Brown, 71, passed away Thursday, March 2, 2023 at UF Health-Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Florida.
Mack, affectionately known to some as “The Professor” was born on August 25, 1951 in Tifton to the late Arvle Hubert and Adrian Elouse Spradlin Brown. He was a farmer having worked for Gorday Farms. In his younger years he was a...
Elijah John Carter Wise
Feb 28, 2023
Elijah John Carter Wise, was born February 28, 2023 into the arms of Jesus.
He is survived by his parents, Jonathan and Kristian Wise of Sycamore; his brother, Zechariah David Owen Wise, maternal grandparents, Teresa Ann and Jason Miller of Ray City and paternal grandparents, James and Denise Wise of Ashburn; maternal great-grandparents, Willie and Betty Turner of Sycamore; paternal great-...
Myrtice Carter
Feb 27, 2023
Myrtice Beard Carter, 93, of Sycamore died Monday, February 27, 2023, at Cypress Pond of Tifton. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, March 5, 2023, at Bethel Baptist Church of Sycamore. The family will receive friends from 1:00 p.m. until the time of the service. Rev. Donnie Duncan and Rev. Rex Johnson will officiate.
Myrtice...
Jeannette Ross Akin
Feb 27, 2023
Jeannette Ross Akin, 96, of Ashburn passed away Monday, February 27, 2023 at Fellowship Home at Cordelia Manor.
Jeannette was born on May 5, 1926 in West Palm Beach, Florida to the late William Lott and Emmie Rebecca Kendrick Ross. She was a homemaker and also worked for Manhattan Shirt Factory as a seamstress. She was also a member...
Jimmy Owen
Feb 25, 2023
Jimmy G. Owen, 86, of Crestview, Florida and former resident of Ashburn, Georgia passed away Saturday, February 25, 2023 at Crestview Rehabilitation Center in Crestview, Florida.Jimmy was born on June 13, 1936 in Jacksonville, FL to the late Sam T. Owen and Vera Howard Owen. He was a retired Chief Master Sargent of the United States Air Force where he...
James L. "Lindy" Bryant
Feb 23, 2023
James L. “Lindy” Bryant passed away on February 23, 2023. He was 84 years old.
Lindy is survived by Betty Story Bryant, his wife of over 60 years, his sons, James Jr. (Stephanie) and Alex (Stephanie), his brother, Jack and four grandchildren.
Lindy was a lifelong resident of Atlanta, having grown up on Willard Avenue and later moving...
Patricia Faye Wise Lumpkin
Feb 10, 2023
Patricia Faye Wise Lumpkin, 72, passed away after a brief battle with cancer on February 10, 2023.
Patricia (Pat Pat/Trisha) was born on September 21,1950 in Turner County to James Ollie Wise and Nettie Era Lamb Wise. Pat Pat spent over 30 years working in retail. She found joy in talking to and helping customers. Her greatest enjoyment in...
Mary Dell Bridges
Feb 1, 2023
Mary Dell Bridges, 64, of Ashburn passed away Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at Pruitt Healthcare in Ashburn.
Dell was born on December 5, 1958 in Cordele to the late Wayne Monroe and Angela Crenshaw Bridges. She was a Registered Nurse for 41 years having most recently worked for Tender Touch Healthcare in Panama City, Florida. She was a member...
Brenda Wynelle Cooper
Jan 18, 2023
Brenda Wynelle Cooper, 76, of Ashburn passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at her home.
Wynelle was born on September 29, 1946 in Tifton to the late Harold and Abbie Jane White Ethridge. Wynelle was a Registered Nurse having worked at Tift Regional Medical Center as well as Phoebe-Worth Hospital. She was a member of High Hill Baptist Church....
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