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Mrs. Hilda “Nae” Green Bozeman, 76, of Sumner died Sunday November 3, 2013 at Tift Regional Medical Center. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Tuesday November 5, 2013 at Banks Funeral Home Chapel with interment to follow in the Salem Cemetery in Tift County. The Rev. Conway Harris will officiate. Mrs….
Friday, November 1, 2013 may have brought a rainy afternoon and evening but that didn’t keep concerned citizens of Worth County from coming to hear what was said from the recall committee meeting at the Worth County Community Center. Mike Shivoc, Chairman for the Recall Committee, Bill Cash and Rob Clem were present to present…
Mrs. Pearl Newell Raines, 87, of Sylvester died Friday November 1, 2013 at Phoebe Putney Hospital. The graveside service was held at 11 a.m. on Saturday November 2, 2013 at Providence Cemetery with Rev. Jason Jones officiating. Mrs. Raines was born on February 22, 1926 in Worth County to the late William Josh and Lou…
Mrs. Patricia “Pat” Miner, 60, of Sylvester died Monday October 28, 2013 at her residence. A memorial service was held at 2 p.m. on Thursday October 31, 2013 at Banks Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mike Carter officiating. A second memorial service was held at 2 p.m. on Friday November 1, 2103 at the Mountville…
Mr. Jiles Raymond Lindsey, 77, of Sylvester died Saturday November 2, 2013 at his residence. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday November 6, 2013 at Salem Baptist Church with interment following in Salem Church Cemetery. Rev. Jackie Cabaniss officiated. Mr. Lindsey was born in Crisp County on April 18, 1936 to the…
Mr. Ronald Raines, 67, of Sylvester died Tuesday October 29, 2013 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday November 2, 2013 in the Providence Cemetery with Rev. Jason Jones officiating. Mr. Raines was born in Albany on August 23, 1946 to Clayton Monroe and Pearl Newell Raines….
Mrs. Grace Smith Girone, 92 of Albany formerly of Sylvester died Thursday October 24, 2013 at her residence. The funeral service was held at 11 a.m. on Monday October 28, 2013 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church with interment following in the Hillcrest Cemetery. Rev. Lee Lowery officiated. Serving as pallbearers were Dr. Price Corr, Dr….
Mrs. Lucille Brooks Shipley, 89, of Poulan died Wednesday October 23, 2013 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. The funeral service was held at 2 p.m. on Sunday October 27, 2013 at Banks Funeral Home Chapel with interment following in the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery. Elder Lamar Robinson and Rev. Mark Spraggins officiated. Mrs. Shipley was born…
The City of Sylvester has received a (Community Development block Grant (CDBG) /Employment Incentive Program (EIP)/ Redevelopment Fund/ grant in the amount of $500,000 from the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA). Commissioner Gretchen Corbin said, “The State Community Development Block Grant program provides an essential resource to Georgia’s smaller more rural communities in their…
Phoebe Worth EMS has once again earned high honors at the annual Georgia EMS & Educators Conference in Savannah. Over the weekend, teams from Phoebe Worth EMS competed in the state ACLS (advanced cardiovascular life support) competitions and the EMS golf tournament. The ACLS team, comprised of Chanaan Davis, Julie Stalvey-Bennett and Ace Kent earned…