OBITUARIES

Recent Tift County Obituaries

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

June (Waters)  White

June (Waters) White

Aug 17, 2019

Mrs. June Waters White, 80, of Chula passed away on Saturday, August 17, 2019 at her residence.

Funeral services will be Tuesday, August 20, 2019 at 2:00 PM in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Rev. Brian Allen officiating. Interment will follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends Monday evening,...

Rose Wood

Rose Wood

Aug 14, 2019

Mrs. Rose Hall Wood, 69, passed away on Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at Emory Health Care of Atlanta.

Funeral services will be held Sunday, August 18, 2019 at 3:00 PM in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Dr. Mike Carter officiating. Interment will follow in New Hope Baptist Church...

Francis Arthur Royce, Sr,

Francis Arthur Royce, Sr,

Aug 12, 2019

Mr. Francis Arthur Royce, Sr., 89, passed away on Monday, August 12, 2019 at Tift Regional Medical Center.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 17 at 11:00 A.M. in the Chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors, with Rev. Chip Grantham officiating and eulogies by his daughter; Ledra Royce Bailey and grandson; Wes Ehlers. Interment will follow...

Peggy Jeanette (Stripling)  Lawson

Peggy Jeanette (Stripling) Lawson

Aug 10, 2019

Mrs. Peggy Lawson, 80 of Tifton, formerly of Chula, died Saturday, August 10, 2019, at Tifton Health and Rehabilitation Center.

Graveside funeral services will be held at Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery in Chula on Wednesday, August 14, 2019, at 11:00 A.M. with Rev Jimmy Albritton officiating.  The family will receive friends on Tuesday evening, August 13,...

Kenneth Wayne Smith

Kenneth Wayne Smith

Aug 9, 2019

Mr. Kenneth Wayne Smith, 72, passed away on Friday, August 9, 2019 at Tift Regional Hospital.

A memorial service will be held at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Enigma at 3:30 P.M. on Monday, August 12, 2019. The family will receive friends following the service on Monday. Interment will be private.

Mr. Smith was born...

Geneva (Lyon)  Conoly

Geneva (Lyon) Conoly

Aug 6, 2019

Mrs. Geneva Lyon Conoly, 90, passed away on Tuesday, August 6, 2019, at Fellowship Home at Meriwether Assisted Living Center in Milledgeville, GA.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 10, 2019, at 2:00 P.M. in the Chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with the Rev. Chip Grantham officiating. Interment will follow in Oakridge Cemetery. The family...

Robert Chandler

Robert Chandler

Aug 4, 2019

Mr. Robert Chandler, 68, of Tifton went into the arms of Jesus on Sunday, August 4, 2019 at Pruitt Health Nursing Home in Sylvester.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Thursday, August 8, at First Baptist Church Chapel with Dr. Wayne Roe and Rev. John Hughes officiating. Interment will be private. The family will receive...

William Edgar (Ed) Tillery

William Edgar (Ed) Tillery

Aug 3, 2019

Mr. William Edgar “Ed” Tillery, 85, of Tifton passed away on Saturday, August 3, 2019 at his residence.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Rev. Terrell Roberts and Rev. David Morrow officiating. The eulogy will be...

Nell (Pearman)  Jones

Nell (Pearman) Jones

Aug 3, 2019

Mrs. Marie Vernell “Nell” Pearman Jones, of Chula, 86, passed away on Saturday, August 3, 2019, at her home.

Funeral services will be held at First Baptist Church of Chula at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, August 7, 2019 with Chaplain Stephen Norris, Rev. Larry Layfield and Rev. David Phelps officiating. Music will be...

Cathy Marie (Cole)  Hernandez

Cathy Marie (Cole) Hernandez

Aug 1, 2019

Mrs. Cathy Marie Hernandez, 51, passed away on Thursday, August 1, 2019 at Tift Regional Medical Center.

The family will receive friends Monday, August 5, 2019 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Albritton Funeral Directors. A family interment will be held Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. in Omega City Cemetery....

Aubrey Gray

Aubrey Gray

Aug 1, 2019

Mr. Aubrey Gray, 93, of Tifton passed away on Thursday, August 1, 2019 at Tift Regional Medical Center.

Funeral services will be held on Monday, August 5, 2019 at 2:00 P.M. in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Rev. Keith Norris officiating.  Interment will follow at Vickers Holiness Baptist Church Cemetery in Berrien County.  The family...

Clara Marie Chambers

Clara Marie Chambers

Jul 31, 2019

Mrs. Clara Marie Chambers, 85, of Tifton passed away on Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at Legacy Village Assisted Living Center of Tifton.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, August 3, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Tifton Ridge Avenue Church of Christ.  Mr. Brooks Boyd and Mr. Larry Stewart will be in charge of the service,...

John Hillary Keith

John Hillary Keith

Jul 30, 2019

John Hillary Keith, 78, passed away on Tuesday, July 30, 2019 at Tift Regional Medical Center, Tifton.

A memorial service will be held on Sunday, August 4, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. at Albritton Funeral Directors, with Rev. Walter Powell officiating.  The family will receive friends from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. before the memorial service at the funeral...

Grace (Bohannon)  Skidmore

Grace (Bohannon) Skidmore

Jul 30, 2019

Mrs. Grace Bohannon Skidmore, 97, of Tifton, went home to be with her Lord on Tuesday, July 30, 2019 at Maple Court Assisted Living Center with her son Ashley and her grand-niece Liz Fowler by her side.

Graveside services will be held Thursday, August 1, 2019 at 2:00 PM in Oakridge Cemetery...

Bobby Nelson Malcom

Bobby Nelson Malcom

Jul 29, 2019

Mr. Bobby Nelson Malcom, 80, passed away peacefully at his home in Ty Ty on Monday, July 29, 2019.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 1, 2019, in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Reverend Robbie Paulk officiating.  Burial will follow at Tift Memorial Gardens. The...

Mabel Jean (Johnson)  Daniels

Mabel Jean (Johnson) Daniels

Jul 28, 2019

Mrs. Mabel Jean Johnson Daniels, 94, of Tifton, passed away on Sunday, July 28, 2019 at Tift Regional Medical Center.

Funeral services will be held in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors on Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at 10:00 a.m., with the Reverend Randy Hand officiating. Interment will follow at Oakridge Cemetery.  The family will receive friends...

Sidney Earl Hester

Sidney Earl Hester

Jul 21, 2019

Mr. Sidney Earl Hester, 87, of Tifton, formerly of Waterloo, passed away on Sunday, July 21, 2019 at Tifton Health and Rehabilitation Center.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, July 24, 2019 at 11:00 AM in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Rev. Tim Henry officiating. Entombment will follow in Waterloo Baptist Church...

Glenda Jean (Sauls)  Gosik

Glenda Jean (Sauls) Gosik

Jul 10, 2019

Mrs. Glenda Jean Sauls Gosik, 80, of Forest Park, Georgia formerly of Tifton passed away on Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at Jonesboro Assisted Living Center in Jonesboro, Georgia.

Funeral services will be held Monday, July 15, 2019 at 2:00 PM in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Rev. Larry Dean officiating. Interment will follow in Oak...

James Robert Gilbert

James Robert Gilbert

Jul 10, 2019

Mr. James Robert Gilbert, 88, of Tifton passed away on Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at Legacy Village Assisted Living Center of Tifton.

Graveside services will be held Saturday, July 13, 2019 at 2:00 PM in Oak Ridge Cemetery with Rev. Rocky Carrington officiating. The family will receive friends from 12:30 to 1:30 PM at the funeral home...

James "J. T." Troy Pitts

James "J. T." Troy Pitts

Jul 8, 2019

Mr. James “J.T.” Troy Pitts, 86, of Tifton passed away on Monday, July 8, 2019 at his residence.

Funeral services will be held Friday, July 12, 2019 at 11:00 AM in chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Rev. Kenny Thompson officiating. Interment will follow in Paulk’s Chapel Cemetery in Worth County. The...

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