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Mr. Jeffrey Wade Bowen, 40 of Sylvester, died on Saturday, December 21, 2019 at Phoebe Worth Medical Center. The funeral service was held at 11:00 AM on Monday, December 23, 2019 at Kimball United Methodist Church, interment followed in the Kimball Cemetery. The Rev. Mickey Jacobs officiated. Mr. Bowen was born on January 31,…
Mr. Earl Fletcher, 96, of Sylvester died on Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at the Pine Shadows Retirement Manor. The funeral service was held at 3:00 PM on Sunday December 15, 2019 at the Pinson Memorial United Methodist Church, interment followed in the Hillcrest Cemetery with full military honors. The Rev. Steve Purnell and Rev. Mike Davis…
Mrs. Nell Hill Sumner, 89, of Sylvester, died on Monday, December 9, 2019 at her residence. The funeral service was held at 3:00 PM on Friday, December 13, 2019 at Banks Funeral Home Chapel, interment followed in the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery. The Rev. Fred White and Rev. Gordon Poole officiated. Mrs. Sumner was born…
Mrs. Geneva Grace Perry Tompkins, 86, passed away on Thursday, December 5, 2019, at Cypress Pond Assisted Living. Funeral services will be held Sunday, December 8, 2019 at 2:00 PM in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Rev. Silas Carver officiating. David Tompkins will be giving a eulogy. Interment to follow in Oakridge Cemetery….
Mr. Alfred “Al” Leland Stanford, Jr., 86, of Albany, died on Thursday, December 5, 2019 at his residence. The funeral service was held at 2:00 PM on Monday December 9, 2019 at Banks Funeral Home Chapel, interment followed in the Hillcrest Cemetery. The Rev. Grady Morey and Rev. Donnie Duncan officiated. Mr. Stanford was born…
Mr. Samuel Blakey (Blake) Brown, 84, of Tifton, died Monday, December 2, 2019 at Legacy of Tifton. A memorial service will be held at Pinson Memorial United Methodist Church in Sylvester at a later date. Mr. Brown was born on May 9, 1935, in Wilkes County, GA, to the late George Fanning Brown and the…
Mr. Carl Allen Cook, 75 of Doerun died on Monday, November 25, 2019 at his residence. The funeral service was held at 11:00 AM on Friday, November 29, 2019 at Banks Funeral Home Chapel, interment followed in the Kimball Cemetery. The Rev. Grady Morey officiated. Mr. Carl Allen Cook was born on December 18, 1943 in Bradenton,…
R.E. “Bobby” Youngblood, 85, of Ashburn went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 19,2019. He was proceeded in death by his daughter, Lisa Youngblood Johnson. Bobby was born June 20, 1934 and graduated from Sycamore High School in 1952. He was a member of Harmony Baptist Church where he held the longest…
Mrs. Mary Wylene Haney, 80 of Sylvester died on Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. The funeral service was held at 2:00 PM on Friday, November 22, 2019 at the First Baptist Church of Sylvester, interment followed in the Poulan Cemetery. The Rev. Donnie Duncan and Rev. Earnie Pirkle officiated. Mrs….
Mrs. Mary Hall Bridges, 101 of Albany, formerly of Sylvester, died on Saturday, November 23, 2019 at her son’s residence. The funeral service was held at 11:00 AM on Monday November 25, 2019 at Banks Funeral Home Chapel, interment followed in the Hillcrest Cemetery. Dr. William “Butch” Knight officiated. Mrs. Bridges was born on September…