OBITUARIES

George C.  Poole, Jr.

George C. Poole, Jr.

Dec 9, 2009

Funeral services for Mr. George C. Poole, Jr., 80, of Ashburn, GA will be held Friday, December 11, 2009 at 1:00 PM in the Rocky Mount Baptist Church in Turner Co., GA. Mr. Poole passed away Wednesday at Tift Regional Hospital following an extended illness. Interment to follow in the church cemetery.

The son of the late George Cleveland and...

Ella Mae Reynolds Clark

Ella Mae Reynolds Clark

Dec 9, 2009

Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Ella Mae Reynolds Clark, 92, of Ashburn, GA will be held at 10:30 AM, Friday, December 11, 2009 in the Isabella Cemetery in Worth Co., GA. Mrs. Clark passed away Wednesday at her residence following an extended illness.

The daughter of the late George Frank and Eunnie Van Suggs Reynolds, she was born in Worth...

W. D. "Bill"  Griffith

W. D. "Bill" Griffith

Dec 4, 2009

Funeral services for Mr. W. D. “Bill” Griffith, 77, of Rebecca, GA will be held in the Rebecca Methodist Church, Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at 2:00 PM. Mr. Griffith passed away Friday at his residence following an extended illness. Interment will follow in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Rebecca.

The son of the late W. D. and Florence Louise Maddox...

Lindora R. Collins

Lindora R. Collins

Dec 1, 2009

Funeral services for Lindora Roberts Collins, 62, of Rebecca, GA will be held Friday, December 4, 2009 at 2:00 PM in The Ashburn First Baptist Church in Ashburn. Mrs. Collins passed away unexpectedly at her residence Tuesday. Interment will follow in the Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery in Turner Co.

The daughter of the late William Bennett “Billy” Roberts, SR. and...

Cheryl Rogers Cameron

Cheryl Rogers Cameron

Nov 20, 2009

Funeral services for Cheryl Rogers Cameron, 64, of Sycamore, Ga. will be held Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 4:00 P.M. at the Sycamore Baptist Church with burial to follow in Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn. Mrs. Cameron died Friday in Atlanta, Ga. following a short illness.

Mrs. Cameron was born in Sumter County, Ga. and was the daughter of the...

Vernell Summers Saylor

Vernell Summers Saylor

Oct 31, 2009

Funeral services for Vernell Summers Saylor, 88, of Ashburn, GA. will be held Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 2:00 PM in the Damascus Methodist Church in Worth Co., GA. Mrs. Saylor passed away Saturday at Tift Regional Hospital following an extended illness. Interment will follow in the Damascus Methodist Church cemetery.

The daughter of the late Joseph Emory and James...

Arthur Lee "Jack" Davis

Arthur Lee "Jack" Davis

Oct 12, 2009

Graveside funeral services for Arthur Lee “Jack” Davis, 62, of Ashburn, GA will be held, Saturday, October 17, 2009 in the Westview Cemetery in Ashburn at 11:00 AM. Mr. Davis passed away Monday at Tift Regional Hospital following an extended illness.

The son of the late Buddy and Essie Belle Bound Davis he was born in Turner Co. where he...

James Don Wynn, Sr.

James Don Wynn, Sr.

Oct 6, 2009

Funeral services for Mr. James Don Wynn, Sr, 88, of Suwanee, GA will be held Thursday, October 8, 2009 in the Ashburn First Baptist Church at 11:00 AM in Ashburn. Mr. Wynn passed away Monday in Duluth following a brief illness. Interment will follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn.

The son of the late Andy Don and Bertie...

Joyce Saylor Cole

Joyce Saylor Cole

Oct 5, 2009

Graveside funeral services for Joyce Saylor Cole, 56, of Plant City, Florida will be held Friday, October 9, 2009 at 11:00 A.M. in Rose Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Cole died Monday at her residence following an extended illness.

Mrs. Cole was born in Worth County and was the daughter of Edward Lee and Flora Dobbins Saylor. She was a Federal Courtroom...

Wayne Bridges

Wayne Bridges

Sep 30, 2009

Funeral Services for Wayne M. Bridges, age 73, of 162 Goff Road, Warwick, GA will be held at 2:00 P. M. Friday at the Rocky Mount Baptist Church in Turner County with burial to follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery, Ashburn. Mr. Bridges died Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at Tift Regional Medical Center.

Mr. Bridges was a native of Worth...

James Franklin Elliott

James Franklin Elliott

Sep 27, 2009

Funeral services for Mr. James Franklin Elliott, 80, of Sycamore, Georgia will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at Perry Funeral Chapel. Mr. Elliott died Sunday at his residence following an extended illness. Burial will follow in Lakeview Cemetery, Sycamore, Ga.

Mr. Elliott was born in Worth County, Georgia and was the son of the late Richard...

Audrey Mae Stewart Strock

Audrey Mae Stewart Strock

Sep 26, 2009

Memorial services for Audrey Mae Stewart Strock, 62, of Santee, South Carolina will be held Saturday, October 10, 2009 at 3:00 P.M. at Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn with Rev. Chris Hall officiating. Mrs. Strock died at her residence, Saturday, September 26, 2009

Mrs. Strock was born in Hampton, Virginia, the daughter of the late Andrew Stewart, Sr. and the...

Everett Prestley

Everett Prestley

Sep 21, 2009

Funeral Services for Retired Sgt. Everett G. Prestley, Sr. age 78 of 4431 Mehaffey Street, Columbus, GA will be held Friday at 3:00 P. M. at Perry Funeral Chapel, 301 McLendon St., Ashburn, GA with burial to follow in the Arabi Cemetery, Arabi, GA with full military honors. Mr. Prestley died Monday September 21, 2009 at his residence after a...

Charles Walls

Charles Walls

Sep 17, 2009

Memorial services for Charles Hoyt Walls, 70, of Ashburn, GA will be held Sunday, September 20, 2009 in the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witnesses in Ashburn at 2:00 PM in Ashburn. Mr. Walls passed away Thursday at Tift Regional Hospital after a brief illness. Interment will be private at a later date in Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn.

The son...

Drama Pirkle

Drama Pirkle

Sep 8, 2009

Funeral services for Drama McMillan Pirkle, 92, of Sycamore will be held Friday, September 11, 2009 at 2:00 P.M. at the Bethel Baptist Church with burial to follow in Bethel Cemetery. Mrs. Pirkle died Tuesday at her residence following an extended illness.

Mrs. Pirkle was born in Willacoochee, Ga. and was the daughter of the late Jeff and Annis Arnold...

Mary Ellie  Spradley

Mary Ellie Spradley

Aug 25, 2009

Funeral Services for Mary Ellie Wright Spradley, age 87, of 1030 Stanford Road, Ashburn will be held Thursday at 2:30 P. M. at Perry Funeral Chapel with burial to follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Spradley died August 25, 2009 at her residence after a long illness.

Mrs. Spradley was a native of Tift County, Georgia the daughter of...

Judson Luther Hobby

Judson Luther Hobby

Aug 15, 2009

Funeral services for Judson Luther Hobby, 92, of Ashburn, GA. will be held Saturday, August 22, 2009 at 10:00 AM at the First Baptist Church, Ashburn, GA. Mr. Hobby passed away Saturday, August 15, 2009 due to complications that began when a 100-year-old pecan tree fell on him during a summer storm in August, 2008. Interment will follow in the...

Ina Mae Phagan Lamb

Ina Mae Phagan Lamb

Aug 8, 2009

Funeral services for Ina Mae Phagan Lamb, 93, of Ashburn, GA will be held Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at 11:00 AM at The Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Rebecca, GA. Mrs. Lamb passed away Friday at Heritage Health Care in Ashburn following an extended illness. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

The daughter of the late Harrison M. and...

Carolyn Eloise Lunsford

Carolyn Eloise Lunsford

Aug 8, 2009

Carolyn Eloise Lunsford, 80, a resident of Wetumpka, AL, passed away Friday, August 7, 2009 after a brief illness. Local funeral services will be Sunday, August 9, 2009 at 1:00 pm at Goodhope Baptist Church with Rev. Kenny Hill and Rev. Ron Clay officiating. Visitation will be held Saturday, August 8, 2009 from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm at Gassett...

Jessie Leion Smith

Jessie Leion Smith

Aug 4, 2009

Funeral Services for Jessie Leion Smith, age 85, of 339 Clements Chapel Rd. Ashburn will be held Thursday at 2:00 P. M. at the Perry Funeral Chapel with burial to follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery. Mr. Smith died Tuesday August 4, 2009 at Tift Regional Medical Center.

Mr. Smith was a native and life long resident of Turner County...