On April 9, 2018, Sara Ann Moree departed this world peacefully at age 84. A lifelong cultivator of beauty, Sara Ann is certainly savoring the beauty of Jesus Christ and her heavenly home. She was a devoted wife, mother, and friend to all. Her passing was preceded by those of her husband of 60 years…
Mr. Heywood Apperson, 84, of Sylvester died Saturday, April 21, 2018 at Willson Hospice House. The funeral service was held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at Banks Funeral Home with interment following in the Hillcrest Cemetery. Rev. Jeff Barker, Rev. Kevin Apperson and Mr. Mike Compton officiated. Mr. Apperson was born on…
Mr. Woodrow “Woody” Shiver, 74, of Sylvester died Sunday, April 15, 2018 at Tift Regional Medical Center. A memorial service was held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at Banks Funeral Home. Mr. Shiver was born on March 1, 1944 in Albany to the late Elbert and Annie Price Shiver. He had lived…
Mrs. Mary Etta Moore McCourry Dykes, 94, of Sylvester died Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at Pine Shadow Retirement Manor. The funeral service was held at 11AM on Saturday, April 21, 2018 at First Baptist Church of Sylvester with interment following in the Hillcrest Cemetery. Rev. Donnie Duncan officiated. Mrs. Dykes was born on May 2,…
The following reports were compiled by the Sylvester Police Department between March 1 and March 31: Brianna Barber, 17, of Sylvester was charged with disorderly conduct (fighting without a weapon). Rodrick Farley, 38, of Sylvester was charged with disorderly conduct (verbal or loud music). Angela Walker, 24, of Sylvester was charged with possession of marijuana…
A GoFundMe Account has been set up for a former Sylvester Firefighter who recently died after conducting a training exercise. Adam Chadwick Taylor, 30, of Bainbridge, GA, formerly of Moultrie, GA, passed away Saturday, March 31, 2018. Adam got off work Friday night complaining of chest pains, early Saturday morning he passed from a massive…
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Story by Cale Colby This past Monday, the Worth County Board of Education held a meeting which was previously mentioned in the Sylvester Local as an opportunity for the Board to discuss and vote upon the fate of the Rams’ Head Football Coach Ben Simmons. At a recent NAACP meeting, the organization asked to have…
Mr. Woodrow “Woody” Langdale, Jr., 74, of Tifton died Saturday, April 14, 2018 at his residence. The funeral service was held at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at Banks Funeral Home with interment following in the Wright’s Chapel Cemetery. Rev. Terrell Roberts officiated. Mr. Langdale was born on November 2, 1943 in Berrien County to the late Junior Woodrow Langdale, Sr….
Margaret Sue Story, age 73, of LaFayette, Georgia passed away Friday, April 13, 2018. Prior to her retirement with 11 years of service as a legal secretary with the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit, Office of the Public Defender, Sue worked 17 years in Albany, Georgia, as a legal secretary for the Dougherty County Magistrate…
