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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,…
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…
Mr. Jimmy L. “Shorty” Chambless, Jr., 56, of Sylvester died Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at his residence. The funeral service was held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, April 7, 2018 at Banks Funeral Home. Rev. Cathy Johnson officiated. Mr. Chambless was born on October 12, 1961 in Sylvester to the late Jimmy Lewis Chambless, Sr….
Mr. Jim Bridges, Jr., 54, of Sylvester died Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at his residence. The funeral service was held at 2:00 PM on Sunday, April 8, 2018 at Isabella Baptist Church interment followed in the Hillcrest Cemetery. Rev. Jason Jones officiated. Mr. Bridges was born on November 11, 1963 in Worth County to Jimmie…
On the beautiful, sunny afternoon of Saturday, March 31, 2018, Edward Lee Autry, Sr., 86, of Sumner, went peacefully to his heavenly home with his family surrounding him with love. He had suffered with declining health for several years. Funeral services were held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at Wright’s Chapel Baptist…
Mr. Joel Anthony Rogers, 64, of Sylvester died Monday, March 19, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. The funeral service was held at 10:00 AM on Friday, March 23, 2018 at Banks Funeral Home Chapel with interment following in the Smoak Cemetery in Warwick. The Rev. Mike Carter officiated. Mr. Rogers was born on January…
Mr. Wendell Luke, 59, of Worth County died on Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at Phoebe Worth Medical Center. The funeral service was held at 3:00 PM on Friday, March 30, 2018 at Pine Hill Church interment followed in the Pine Hill Church Cemetery. Rev. Walt Tompkins and Rev. Tim Henry officiated. Mr. Luke was born…
Mrs. Warine P. Boone, 87, of Sylvester died Tuesday March 20, 2018 at Phoebe Worth Medical Center. A Graveside service was held at 2:00 PM on Friday March 23, 2018 at Pinecrest Memory Gardens in Moultrie. Mr. Bill Boone officiated. Mrs. Boone was born in Worth County on March 21, 1930 to the late Emerald…