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Mrs. Ima Bassett Patterson, 88, of Sumner died Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at Pruitt Health Care in Sylvester. The funeral service was held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, January 17, 2015 at Pine Hill Baptist Church with interment following in the Church Cemetery. The Rev. Donne Wright officiated. Mrs. Patterson was born on March 10,…
Mrs. Elizabeth Thornhill Brown, 97, of Albany and formerly of Worth County, died Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at PruittHealth/Palmyra. Mrs. Brown was cremated and a memorial service will be held at a later date. Mrs. Brown was born in Worth County, GA on October 21, 1917 to Enos and Annie Pearl Flowers Thornhill. She had…
Mrs. Mizelle Deal Young, 77, of Sylvester died Saturday, January 17, 2015 at her residence. The funeral service was held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at the Banks Funeral Home Chapel with interment following in the Hillcrest Cemetery. The Rev. Jason Jones and Rev. Mark Willis officiated. Mrs. Young was born on…
Mr. Harry E. Sawyer, 86, of Sumner died Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at Wynfield Park Health & Rehabilitation in Albany. The funeral service was held at 2:00 PM on Friday, January 9, 2015 at the First Baptist Church of TyTy with interment following in the Hillcrest Cemetery. The Rev Chad Hall and Rev. Justin Devereaux…
Mr. Earnest Pate, 88, of Poulan, died Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at Phoebe Worth Medical Center. The funeral service was at 2:00 PM on Saturday, January 3, 2015 at Banks Funeral Home Chapel with interment following in the Poulan Cemetery. The Rev. Robert Nipper officiated. Mr. Pate was born on March 13, 1926 in Ashburn,…
Mrs. Patricia Brown Kirksey, 71, of Doerun died Tuesday, December 30, 2014, at Willson Hospice House after a lengthy illness. She was surrounded by her family when she left to receive her angel wings. The funeral service was held at 3:00 PM on Thursday, January 1, 2015, at Banks Funeral Home with interment following in…
Mr. Eric Sikes, 40, of Warner Robins and formerly of Worth County, died Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at his residence. A memorial service was held at 2:00 PM on Monday, January 5, 2015 in the Banks Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Tom Pollock officiated. Mr. Sikes was born in Warner Robins on July 9, 1974…
Mrs. Mary C. Jones, 81, of Sumner died Saturday, January 3, 2015 at her residence. The funeral service was held at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at Pine Forest Baptist Church with interment following in the Hillcrest Cemetery. The Rev. Roy Carroll and Rev. Jason Jones officiated. Mrs. Jones was born on March…
Jon Darrell Poole, 57, of Huntsville, AL, passed away Tuesday, December 16, 2014 at his residence. Mr. Poole was preceded in death by his parents, Homer and Mary Jane Poole. He was an employee of Fed Ex Freight and a member of Willowbrook Baptist Church. Mr. Poole is survived by his wife, Mitzi Poole; children,…
Mr. Arthur Byron “Bubba” McKinnon, Jr., 65, of Sylvester died Monday, December 22, 2014 at Phoebe North Hospital. The funeral service was held at 4:00 PM on Friday, December 26, 2014 at Banks Funeral Home Chapel with interment following in the Poulan Cemetery. The Rev. Gordon Poole officiated. Mr. McKinnon was born on November 8,…