OBITUARIES
Recent Tift County Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Tifton, GA, Tift County & Surrounding Areas
William Jackson Brewer, Sr.
Mar 28, 2019
William Jackson Brewer, Sr., 89, passed away on Thursday, March 28, 2019 at Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia.
A Memorial service will be held Sunday, March 31st at 2:00 p.m. in chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Rev. Tommy Kegebein officiating. Eulogy will be given by William Jackson Brewer, Jr.
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Myrtle (Weaver) Ross
Mar 27, 2019
Myrtle Weaver Ross, 90, of Tifton passed away on Wednesday, March 27, 2019.
Graveside services will be held Friday, March 29, 2019 at 11:00a.m. at Oakridge Cemetery with Rev. Chip Grantham officiating. The family will receive friends at the graveside after the services.
Mrs. Ross was born January 13, 1929 in Irwin County...
Ernestine (Wood) Ball
Mar 22, 2019
Mrs. Ernestine Wood Ball, 76, of Tifton passed away Friday, March 22, 2019. A celebration of her life will be held at a later date. Ernestine was born on November 11, 1942 in Tifton, Georgia and is the daughter of the late Bennie Ernest Wood and Eula Gertrude Cox Wood. Ernestine was a member of the First United Methodist...
Mattie Florence (Sumler) Evans
Mar 21, 2019
Mattie Florence Sumler Evans, 91, died at her residence at Maple Court on Thursday, March 21, 2019.
Funeral services will be held at 4:00 P.M. on Sunday, March 24, 2019 in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Rev. Rick Evans, Dr. Fred Evers and Rev. Aaron Frasier officiating. The...
Sylvia (Simpson) Croft
Mar 21, 2019
Sylvia Simpson Croft, 80, passed away on Thursday, March 21, 2019, at her residence.
She is predeceased by her parents; Hoyt R. and Dorothy Hall Simpson, her husband; Franklin M. Croft, her son; Marc Croft, and brother; Raymond Simpson.
She is survived by her children; Susan and Ben Fowler, LeAnn and Steve Pritchett; and Elaine...
George Russell Lowry
Mar 18, 2019
George Russell Lowry passed away on Monday, March 18, 2019 at Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia.
A private memorial will be held at a later date.
Mr. Lowry was born in the Tampa Florida area on December 5, 1938, to the late Burford Lowry and Maude Bush Lowry. ...
William Thomas Brett, Jr.
Mar 6, 2019
William Thomas Brett, Jr., 79, of Tifton, formerly of Los Angeles, California passed away on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at Tifton Health and Rehabilitation Center.
A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Mr. Brett was born May 15, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois to the late William Thomas Brett, Sr., and Marion Catherine...
Elizabeth "Beth" Anne Adams
Mar 5, 2019
Elizabeth Anne Adams, 33, of Fitzgerald, passed away on Wednesday, March 5, 2019 in a vehicle accident.
A private memorial service will be held at a later date.
Beth was born September 13, 1985 in Catawba County, North Carolina to Laura Turner Jones of Irwinville and the late...
Larry Alan Hardwick
Mar 4, 2019
Larry Alan Hardwick, 63, of Winston, formerly of Tifton, passed away on Monday, March 4, 2019, at his residence.
Funeral services will be held Sunday, March 10, 2019, at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Harold Chambers and Rocky Rochester officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:00 to 1:45 p.m. before the...
Shirley Carr Haire
Feb 24, 2019
Shirley Carr Haire, 77, of Tifton, died Sunday, February 24, 2019, at Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia.
Funeral services will be held at 4:00 P.M. on Tuesday, February 26, 2019, at Albritton Funeral Directors with Rev. Jack Perrin officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 2:00 to 3:30 P.M. before the service on...
Alice Janice (Davis) Bouknight
Feb 24, 2019
Alice Janice Davis Bouknight, 82, of Tifton passed away on Sunday, February 24, 2019, at Tift Regional Medical Center.
A graveside funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 A.M., Wednesday, February 27, 2019, at Oakridge Cemetery in Tifton. The pastor of First Baptist Church, Dr. Wayne Roe, will officiate. Janice was a member of First Baptist Church...
Frances (Griffin) Womack
Feb 23, 2019
Mrs. Frances Griffin Womack, 94, of Tifton, died Saturday, February 23, 2019, at Tift Regional Medical Center.
Her funeral service will be held at 11:30 A.M. at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Chula on Tuesday, February 26, 2019 with Rev. Larry Layfield and Rev. Aaron Frasier officiating. The family will receive friends before the service on Tuesday...
Dorothy Marie (Griner) Kendrick
Feb 22, 2019
Dorothy Marie Griner Kendrick, 95, passed away on Friday, February 22, 2019 at South Georgia Rehabilitation Center.
Graveside services will be held Monday, February 25, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. in Tift Memorial Gardens with Dr. Danny Ray officiating. Interment will follow in Tift Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 12:00...
Richard Altman
Feb 21, 2019
Richard Altman, 77, of Ocilla passed away on Thursday, February 21, 2019 at Irwin County Hospital.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, March 2nd at 1:00 p.m. at True Life Restoration Center, 801 N. Irwin Avenue, Ocilla, Georgia with Dr. Johnny Edwards officiating. A Eulogy will be given by...
Roselyn Bott
Feb 18, 2019
Roselyn Bennett Bott, 93, of Tifton, GA, passed away on Monday, February 18, 2019, at her home.
The family will receive friends at Albritton Funeral Directors in Tifton on Wednesday, February 20, 2019, from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.
A visitation and graveside service will be held in Sussex, New...
Mary Alice (Spinks) Yarbrough
Feb 17, 2019
Mrs. Mary Alice Spinks Yarbrough, 94, passed away on Sunday, February 17, 2019, at Tift Regional Medical Center.
A visitation and reception in celebration of her life will be held at Salem Baptist Church on Thursday evening, February 21, 2019, from 6:30 P.M. to 8:30 P.M. featuring special music with...
Harold Griffin Harper, Sr.
Feb 12, 2019
Mr. Harold Griffin Harper, Sr., 89, passed away peacefully Tuesday, February 12, 2019, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, February 15, 2019, in the Chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Rev BJ Funk and Randy Hand officiating. Harold Chambers will provide the eulogy. Mr. Harper will be laid to rest...
Rev. John Oscar Thomas
Feb 8, 2019
Rev. John Oscar Thomas, 60, of Tifton passed away on Friday, February 8, 2019, at his home surrounded by family and friends.
His funeral service will be held 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at First Assembly of God with Rev. Glen Starling officiating and Gloria Cummings giving the prayer. Burial will follow at Tift Memorial Gardens. ...
Johnny Jackson "Jack" Ethridge, Jr.
Feb 3, 2019
Johnny Jackson “Jack” Ethridge, Jr., 70, passed away on Sunday, February 3, 2019 at his residence.
A memorial visitation will be held Thursday, February 7, 2019 at Albritton Funeral Directors from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. A private burial will be held at a later date.
Mr. Ethridge was...
Flora Margaret (Howell) Norman
Feb 2, 2019
Flora Margaret Howell Norman,78, passed away on Saturday, February 2, 2019, at her residence surrounded by her family.
Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M., Tuesday, February 5, 2019, at Eastside Baptist Church with Rev. Ronnie Howell and Rev. Keith Norris officiating. Interment will follow at Tift Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends before the...
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