OBITUARIES
Thelma L. Massey
Sep 27, 2023
Thelma L. Massey, 73, of Ashburn passed away Wednesday, September 27, 2023.
Thelma was born in Fitzgerald on April 18, 1950 to the late Jessie Cleveland and Jesse Wylene Driver Hall. She was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. Thelma loved taking care of her grandchildren and helping raise them. She loved to work in her yard and...
Donald Parker Willis
Sep 26, 2023
Donald Parker Willis, 84, of Covington formerly of Sycamore passed away Tuesday, September 26, 2023.
Donald was born in Turner County on October 12, 1938 to the late James Hansel and Alice Wilder Willis. He was the Southeast Regional Communications Monitor for Southern Bell for 40 years. Donald was a wonderful father and Christian family man. He was handy...
Georgia Pauline Wood Beard
Sep 14, 2023
Georgia Pauline Wood Beard, 95, of Ashburn passed away Thursday, September 14, 2023 at Tift Regional Medical Center.
Pauline was born on February 22, 1928 to the late Robert “Bob” M. and Vassey Wood. She was a homemaker and a member of Dakota Baptist Church. She was a loving mother to her children and grandchildren. She is fondly remembered...
Martha Lanelle Faircloth
Sep 10, 2023
Martha Lanelle Faircloth, 81, of Ashburn passed away Sunday, September 10, 2023 at Tift Regional Medical Center.
A private, graveside service will be held at a later date.
A complete obituary will be posted upon completion.
Ralph Hawes, Sr.
Aug 20, 2023
Ralph Hawes was the first born of Raleigh and Lester (Hamby) Hawes in Belmont, North Carolina on February 5, 1928. Two brothers and a sister would follow. His mother died shortly after the birth of his sister in 1938.
His parents worked at the local textile mills, as would Ralph. The family was poor. To the dismay of his...
Rachel Giddens
Aug 18, 2023
Rachel Giddens, 73, of Ashburn passed Friday, August 18, 2023 at Pruitt Healthcare in Ashburn.
Rachel was born on December 11, 1949 in Tifton to the late William “Bill” Williford and Mae Pearl Ward Giddens. She was a Cosmetologist and a homemaker. Rachel loved her family tremendously, especially her grandchildren. She was known for keeping a clean house. Rachel...
Geraldine “Geri” Loper Phelps
Aug 11, 2023
Geraldine “Geri” Loper Phelps, 77, of Ashburn passed away Friday, August 11, 2023 at Tift Regional Medical Center.
Geri was born on January 21, 1946 in Tifton to the late Jack and Lottie Mae Woodard Loper. She was a secretary having worked for Southern Vinyl, USDA and American Living. Her proudest accomplishment was being the best Nana ever to...
Tina Marie Futch
Jul 31, 2023
Tina Marie Futch, 67, passed away on Monday, July 31, 2023 at her residence in Sycamore, Georgia. She was born on November 2, 1955 to Edison W. and Jimmie Lou Ward Waller.
Tina was a clerk for the City of Ashburn for many years. She enjoyed arts and crafts and sewing. She also enjoyed serving on the Fire Ant...
Carl Felton Eldridge
Jul 28, 2023
Carl Felton Eldridge, 85, of Tifton passed away Friday, July 28, 2023 at Tift Regional Medical Center.
Carl was born on February 8, 1938 in Georgia to the late Norton Eldridge and Oda Rowe Eldridge Conger. He was a retired salesman and a member of the Church of God. Carl enjoyed watching TV and browsing the internet on his...
Betty Jo Sargent
Jul 28, 2023
Betty Jo Braswell Sargent, 87, passed away Friday, July 28, 2023 at Southern Pines in Warner Robins.
Betty Jo was born on September 18, 1935 in Marianna, Florida to the late William R. and Suzie Jane Alford Braswell. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. Betty Jo enjoyed cooking, cross stitching and needlepoint. More than anything, Betty Jo loved...
Blanche Boren Branch
Jul 26, 2023
Blanche Boren Branch, 96, of Tifton, formerly of Ashburn passed away Wednesday, July 26, 2023 in Tifton.
Blanche was born on December 12, 1926 in Tupelo, Mississippi to the late Jeff and Eula Bell Stanley Boren. She was a member of the Ashburn First Baptist Church and a homemaker. She also worked for many years at the Turner County...
Gloria Faye Adkison
Jul 21, 2023
Gloria Faye Adkison, 84, of Heflin, Alabama, passed away Friday, July 21, 2023, at the Cleburne County Nursing Home in Heflin.
Gloria was born on February 15, 1939, in Sycamore to the late Olie Ray “O. R.” and Cleola Smith Lumsden. Gloria was always proud of her farm roots. After getting married she was a dental technician and grocer. Later she became...
Annie Ruth Ponder Hopkins
Jul 19, 2023
Annie Ruth Hopkins, 96, of Ashburn, GA passed away on Wednesday, July 19, 2023 at Pruitt Healthcare of Ashburn, surrounded by her beloved family.
A lifelong resident of Turner County, Annie Ruth was born to George C. and Winnie Kendrick Ponder on February 8, 1927. She was a very caring, well-loved and friendly person throughout her life. She adored...
Monroe Jackson Gleaton, Jr.
Jul 18, 2023
Monroe Jackson Gleaton, Jr., 79, of Leesburg passed away Tuesday, July 18, 2023 at Pruitt Healthcare in Albany.
Monroe was born on May 2, 1944 in Tifton to the late Monroe Jackson Gleaton, Sr. and Marguerite Wisham Gleaton. He was a member of the Methodist Faith and enjoyed growing blueberries. He also served his country with honor in the...
David Haman "Bunny" Moore
Jul 9, 2023
David Haman “Bunny” Moore, 80, of Ashburn passed away on Sunday, July 9, 2023.
David was born on June 11, 1943 in Ashburn to the late David A. Moore and Mary John Haman (Grady) Williams. Bunny was the owner and operator of Piggly Wiggly in Ashburn for many years. His number one goal in life was to provide for...
Mitzi Akin Smith
Jul 8, 2023
Mitzi Akin Smith, 75, of Tifton passed away Saturday, July 8, 2023 at Tift Regional Hospital.
Mitzi was born on April 23, 1948 to the late Vermelle “Honey” Akin. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Tifton and a retired Registered Nurse. Mitzi enjoyed spending time with her family, especially on their trips to the beach...
Royce Albert "Pig" Presley
Jul 5, 2023
Royce Albert Presley, 80, of Ashburn passed away July 5, 2023 at Tift Regional Hospital.
Royce, affectionately known to everyone as “Pig”, was born in Crisp County on May 16, 1943 to the late Oscar and Nora Belle Hancock Presley. He was an active member of Morningside Baptist Church in Ashburn. Pig loved to farm and was known to...
William Russell West
Jun 30, 2023
William Russell West, 63, of Sycamore passed away Friday, June 30, 2023 at his residence.
Russell was born in Ashburn on May 11, 1960 to the late John Ronald West and Virginia Jo Pirtle West. He was a member of the Baptist Faith. Russell was an extraordinarily talented athlete. He excelled at all sports, but was an exceptional baseball...
Beverly Wheeler Metcalf
Jun 16, 2023
Beverly Wheeler Metcalf, 69, of Sycamore passed away Friday, June 16, 2023 at Tift Regional Hospital.
Beverly was born in Ashburn to the late Henry Edward and Juanita McGraw Wheeler. She retired from Affinity and a member of Bethel Baptist Church. Beverly enjoyed visiting the mountains and made sure to always take the same route and stop at the...
Lewis Quinton Nelson
Jun 14, 2023
Lewis Quinton Nelson, 83, Denison, TX, passed away unexpectedly December 7th, 2022.
He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and faithful servant of the Lord.
Quinton was born November 17, 1939, in Sycamore, Georgia—the youngest of six
children—to Walter Chesterfield and Eunie Mauldin Nelson. He grew up working on the
family farm, attended elementary school in a one-room schoolhouse,...
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