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Mrs. Myrtice Brown Phillips of Blakely died Friday December 19, 2014 at Early Memorial Nursing Home in Blakely. The funeral service was held at 2:00 PM on Monday December 22, 2014 at Banks Funeral Home Chapel with interment following in the Hillcrest Cemetery. The Rev. Grady Morey officiated. Mrs. Phillips was born in Miller County…
Mr. Claude F. “Bill” Fleming, 70, of Sylvester, died Sunday, December 14, 2014 at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, December 20, 2014 at St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church in Albany with interment to follow in the Evergreen Church Cemetery. The Rev. Jay Weldon will officiate. Mr. Fleming was…
Sarah Irvin Eason, 51, of Terrell County, GA, died December 9, 2014 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services was held Friday at 2:00 p.m. at Greenbriar Church. Rev. Ken Irvin and Rev. Tim Bice officiated. A native of Camilla, GA, Sarah grew up in Albany, GA, graduated from Albany High School in 1980 and…
Mrs. Marie Weaver Odom, 78, of Sylvester died Friday December 12, 2014 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. The funeral service was held at 2:00 PM on Monday December 15, 2014 at Acorn Pond Baptist Church with interment following in the Odom-Story Cemetery. The Rev. Glen Hobby officiated. Mrs. Odom was born on June 17, 1937…
Mr. Frederick Milton “Fred” Long, 89, of Pearl, Mississippi and formerly of Sylvester, died Monday, December 8, 2014 after a lengthy illness. A Graveside Memorial Service will be held Saturday, December 20, 2014 at 11:00 AM in the Hillcrest Cemetery. Rev. Mike Davis will officiate. Mr. Long was a World War II veteran who served…
Vivian Johnson Townsend Lindsey, 72, of Omega died Saturday, November 29, 2014, at her residence. Her funeral service was held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 2, 2014, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with Rev. Joseph L. Crumley and Rev. Parker Hulsey officiating. Mrs. Lindsey was laid to rest at Omega Cemetery….
Mr. Weldon Burks Jones born in Sylvester, GA on April 13, 1929 to Henry and Cliffie (Burks) Jones passed away on Monday, December 1, 2014. He was the fourth of seven children. The family moved to Atlanta in the 1930s. He graduated from George Washington Carver High School in June 1950. After graduation he enlisted…
Timmy Wyatt Childers, age 55, of Sylvester died on November 27, 2014 at Sylvester Health Care. Services were held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 30, 2014 at Reflection Chapel with Rev. Wendell Apperson officiating. Mr. Childers was born on August 7, 1959 in Worth County to James E. Childers and the late Marion Apperson…
Connie Michelle Davis White, 42, of Tifton died Monday, November 17, 2014, in Tifton. Her funeral service was held on Saturday, November 22, 2014 in the chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with Rev. Jim Duggan officiating. Ms. White was laid to rest at Ty Ty First Baptist Church Cemetery. The family received friends on…
Funeral services for Dr. E.J. “Jack” Tison, 79, of Oakfield, GA were held at 11:00 am, Saturday, November 22, 2014 at the Ashburn Church of Christ in Ashburn. Dr. Tison passed away Wednesday at his residence in Worth County, GA. Interment will be in The Red Oak Cemetery in Worth County. The son of the…