OBITUARIES

Recent Tift County Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Tifton, GA, Tift County & Surrounding Areas

Dollie Bernice (Dowdy)  McSwain

Dollie Bernice (Dowdy) McSwain

Oct 21, 2021

Mrs. Dollie Bernice Dowdy McSwain, 88, of Tifton passed away on Thursday, October 21, 2021 at her residence.

Funeral services will be held Monday, October 25, 2021 at 3:00 P.M. at Albritton Funeral Directors Chapel with Rev. Glen Ford and Rev. Randall LaRoche officiating. Interment will follow in Big Creek Cemetery in...

James "Jim" Robert Sanderson

James "Jim" Robert Sanderson

Oct 20, 2021

Mr. James “Jim” Robert Sanderson, 68, of Tifton passed away on Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at his residence.

A memorial visitation will be held Saturday, October 23, 2021 from 2:00 to 3:30 P.M. at Albriton Funeral Directors.

Mr. Sanderson was born August 20, 1953 in Evergreen, North Carolina to the late Charles...

Jimmie Darvin Vaughn

Jimmie Darvin Vaughn

Oct 18, 2021

Mr. Jimmie Darvin Vaughn, 82, of Tifton passed away on Monday, October 18, 2021 at his residence.

A graveside service will be held Thursday, October 21, 2021 at 4:00 P.M. at Hickory Springs Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Keith Norris and Mr. Jim Wilson officiating. The family will receive friends following...

Annie    "Rhunelle" (Golden)  Branch

Annie "Rhunelle" (Golden) Branch

Oct 17, 2021

Mrs. Rhunelle Golden Branch, 95, of Chula passed away on Sunday, October 17, 2021 at her residence.

A graveside service will be held Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at 2:00 P.M. at Oakridge Cemetery with Dr. Wayne Roe and Rev. Bill Harrell officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:30 to 2:00 P.M. at the graveside...

Merrill Larue Rigsby

Merrill Larue Rigsby

Oct 16, 2021

Miss Merrill Larue Rigsby, 98, of Tifton passed away on Saturday, October 16, 2021 at Bradley Place Care Center.

A graveside service will be held Friday, October 22, 2021 at 2:00 P.M. at Eldorado Baptist Church Cemetery with Dr. Corey Reuteman-Fowler and Rev. Michael King officiating. The family will receive friends on...

Peggy Jean (Parks)  Evans

Peggy Jean (Parks) Evans

Oct 15, 2021

Mrs. Peggy Jean Parks Evans, 89, of TyTy passed away on Friday, October 15, 2021 at her residence.

Funeral services will be held Monday, October 18, 2021 at 2:00 P.M. at First Baptist Church of TyTy with Rev. Rodney Owens officiating. Interment will follow in First Baptist Church of TyTy Cemetery. The...

Ernest Royce Bishop

Ernest Royce Bishop

Oct 14, 2021

Mr. Ernest Royce Bishop, Sr., 80, of Tifton passed away on Thursday, October 14, 2021 at Tift Regional Medical Center.

A graveside service will be held Sunday, October 17, 2021 at 2:00 P.M. at Oakridge Cemetery with Rev. Rodney Owens officiating. He was a casualty of Covid. Please observe Covid guidelines. The...

Jerry Andrew Yawn

Jerry Andrew Yawn

Oct 13, 2021

Mr. Jerry Andrew Yawn, 70, of Ocilla passed away on Wednesday, October 13, 2021.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 16, 2021 at 11:00 A.M. in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Miss Crystal Courdle officiating. Interment will follow in St. Luke Baptist Church Cemetery in Berrien County. The family...

Dr. Richard Bruce Chalfant

Dr. Richard Bruce Chalfant

Oct 12, 2021

Dr. Richard Bruce Chalfant, 92, of Tifton passed away on Tuesday, October 12, 2021 at his residence.

A memorial service will be held Saturday, October 30, 2021 at 2:00 P.M. at First Presbyterian Church of Tifton with Dr. Hugh Ward officiating.

Dr. Chalfant was born August 15, 1929...

Allen Wesley Varnadoe

Allen Wesley Varnadoe

Oct 9, 2021

Mr. Allen Wesley Varnadoe, 68 of Omega died Saturday, October 9, 2021 at Tift Regional Medical Center.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, October 14, 2021 at Albritton Funeral Directors with Rev. Brad McVea and Rev. Joe Crumley officiating. The interment will follow in Omega City Cemetery.  The family will receive friends on...

Mary Otha (Greer)  Rowe

Mary Otha (Greer) Rowe

Oct 7, 2021

Mrs. Mary Otha Greer Rowe, 88, of Tifton passed away on Thursday, October 7, 2021 at Tifton Health and Rehabilitation Center.

A graveside service will be held Sunday, October 10, 2021 at 3:00 P.M. at Tift Memorial Gardens with Dr. Danny Ray officiating.

Michael Burgess, Jason Highsmith, Tommy...

James Robert "Robbie" Bass

James Robert "Robbie" Bass

Oct 1, 2021

Mr. James Robert “Robbie” Bass, 59 of Tifton died Friday, October 1, 2021 at his residence in Tifton.

Graveside funeral services will be held on Tuesday, October 5, 2021 at 11:00 A.M. in Zion Hope Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Landon Alberson officiating.

Les Pate, Keith Pate, Taylor Pate, Austin Pate, Jeffery Bass, Valerie McKoon...

Roddy Henry Griffith

Roddy Henry Griffith

Oct 1, 2021

Mr. Roddy Henry Griffith, 84, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 1, 2021 at his son’s residence in Tifton following a brief illness.

Born February 18, 1937, to the late Henry and Sue Ellen Bowen Griffith, Mr. Griffith spent his early years in Greenville, South Carolina. He graduated from Parker High School in 1955,...

Alvaro Tenorio

Alvaro Tenorio

Sep 30, 2021

Mr. Alvaro Tenorio, 73, of Nashville passed away on Thursday, September 30, 2021 at his residence.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 9, 2021 at 3:00 P.M. at Albritton Funeral Directors chapel with Rev. Landon Alberson officiating. Eulogies will be provided by his family. The family will receive friends from 2:00...

Annie "Ann" Jewel (Folsom)  Shoulders

Annie "Ann" Jewel (Folsom) Shoulders

Sep 30, 2021

Mrs. Annie “Ann” Jewel Folsom Shoulders, 92, of Tifton passed away on Thursday, September 30, 2021 at her residence.

Funeral services will be held, Sunday, October 3, 2021 at 3:00 P.M. at Albritton Funeral Directors chapel with Mr. Harold Chambers and Mr. Larry Stewart officiating. Interment will follow in Oakridge Cemetery. The...

Thomas David (David)  Fitzgerald

Thomas David (David) Fitzgerald

Sep 30, 2021

Mr. Thomas David Fitzgerald, 64, of Tifton passed away on Thursday, September 30, 2021 at his residence in Tifton.

Funeral services will be held at Waterloo Baptist Church, Saturday, October 2, 2021 at 3:00 P.M. with Dr. Jeff Pangle officiating. Interment will follow the service in Waterloo Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive...

Seberne "Tim" Timothy Mangham, Jr.

Seberne "Tim" Timothy Mangham, Jr.

Sep 28, 2021

Mr. Seberne Timothy “Tim” Mangham, Jr., 73, of Tifton passed away on Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at Tift Regional Medical Center.

No services at this time.

Mr. Mangham was born September 12, 1948 in Tift County to the late Sebern Timothy Mangham, Sr., and Grace Elizabeth Thompson Mangham....

Jane Myrtis (Day)  Howard

Jane Myrtis (Day) Howard

Sep 25, 2021

Mrs. Jane Myrtis Day Howard, 78, of Tifton passed away on Saturday, September 25, 2021 at Tift Regional Medical Center.

A graveside service will be held Wednesday, September 29, 2021 at 2:30 P.M. at Tift Memorial Gardens with Rev. Corey Thompson officiating. The family will receive friends from 2:00 to 2:30 P.M....

Christina "Christy" Nicole Franks

Christina "Christy" Nicole Franks

Sep 25, 2021

Christina “Christy” Nicole Franks, 37, of Tifton passed away on Saturday, September 25, 2021.

A memorial service will be held, Saturday, October 2, 2021 at 11:00 A.M. at Albritton Funeral Directors with Rev. Mickey Jacobs and Rev. DeWayne Franks officiating. The family will receive friends from 10:00 to 10:45 A.M. before the service at the funeral home....

Hugh Wayne Webb

Hugh Wayne Webb

Sep 21, 2021

Hugh Wayne Webb, 93, of Tifton, went to be with our Lord and Savior on Tuesday, September 21, 2021. He passed peacefully at home surrounded by his family at the time of his death.

A graveside service will be held Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at 11:00 A.M. at Oakridge Cemetery with Rev....

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