OBITUARIES

Recent Tift County Obituaries

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

Elaine (Thrift)  Cosper

Elaine (Thrift) Cosper

Apr 25, 2019

Elaine Thrift Cosper, 76, passed away on Thursday, April 25, 2019 at Tift Regional Medical Center.

Funeral services will be held Monday, April 29, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Salem Baptist Church with Rev. Andy Ring and Rev. Chester Thrift officiating. The family will receive friends Sunday, April 28th from 6:00 to...

James Eugene "Gene" Garren

James Eugene "Gene" Garren

Apr 19, 2019

James Eugene “Gene” Garren of Ray City, 84, passed away on Friday, April 19, 2019 at Cook Senior Living Center.

Funeral services will be held Monday, April 22, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Pastor Junior Clayton and Pastor Derrick Jackson officiating. Interment will follow in...

Madge (McMillan)  Doles

Madge (McMillan) Doles

Apr 17, 2019

Madge McMillan Doles “Mama”, 86 of Inverness, FL, formerly of Tifton, went home peacefully, under the care of the Vistas inpatient hospice care unit in Lecanto, FL, on April 17, 2019. She was surrounded by so much family they couldn’t even close the door to the room. Born July 14, 1932 in Pavo, Ga., to Cyril...

Daniel D. Schaffer

Daniel D. Schaffer

Apr 15, 2019

Daniel D. Schaffer, 61, of Ocilla passed away on Monday, April 15, 2019 at his residence.

A Memorial service will be held Saturday, April 20, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Dr. Fred Evers officiating. Eulogy will be given by his daughter Summer Holt. The family...

Betty Ann (Flowers)  Driggers

Betty Ann (Flowers) Driggers

Apr 15, 2019

TIFTON - Mrs. Betty Ann Flowers Driggers, 78, of Tifton passed away, Monday, April 15, 2019 at her residence surrounded by her loving family.

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, April 17,2019 at 11:00 A.M. in the Chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Brad Padgett, Grandson and the Rev. Joseph Carter...

Joseph Duane Torrence

Joseph Duane Torrence

Apr 15, 2019

Joseph Duane Torrence, 91, passed away on Monday, April 15, 2019 at Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, April 17th at 3:00 p.m. in the chapel of  Albritton Funeral Directors with Joseph Torrence, Jr., officiating. Interment will follow in Oakridge cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday,...

Anthony Wayne Nunnery

Anthony Wayne Nunnery

Apr 14, 2019

Anthony Wayne Nunnery, 57, passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2019 at his residence.

Graveside services will be held Thursday, April 18th at 11:00 a.m. in Omega Cemetery with Rev. Allen Mullis officiating. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, April 17th from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Albritton Funeral Directors. ...

Matthew Paul Jones

Matthew Paul Jones

Apr 13, 2019

Matthew Paul Jones, 44, passed away on Saturday, April 13, 2019 at his residence.

A celebration of his life will be held at a later date.

Mr. Jones was born July 18, 1974 in Norfolk, Virginia to Samuel Jones of Norfolk, Virginia and the late Edna Tyson Longstreet....

J. B. Womack

J. B. Womack

Apr 13, 2019

Mr. J. B. Womack, 91 of Chula died Saturday, April 13, 2019, at Tift Regional Medical Center.  Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, April 16, 2019, at the First Baptist Church of Chula with Rev. Ike Branch and Rev. Brian Allen officiating.  Burial will follow at Tift Memorial Gardens.  The family will receive friends on Monday...

Martha Callaway Day

Martha Callaway Day

Apr 10, 2019

Mrs. Martha Callaway Day, 89, passed away on Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at Legacy Village of Tifton.

Funeral Mass will be held Saturday, April 13th at 11:00 a.m. at Our Divine Saviour Catholic Church with Deacon J. Brian Bergeron and Father Peter Oyenugba officiating. Interment will follow in Oakridge Cemetery.The Rosary will...

Milton Craven Law

Milton Craven Law

Apr 6, 2019

Milton Craven Law, 69 of Chula died on Saturday, April 6, 2019, at Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia following a short illness. Milton was born in Tift County on January 10, 1950, to the late Abner Loyd and Annie Rosie Dumas Law. Milton spent his teenage, young adult and older life as a farmer and carpenter. He spent forty...

Anna Lee (Shannon)  Greneker

Anna Lee (Shannon) Greneker

Mar 29, 2019

Anna Lee Shannon Greneker, 49, passed away on Friday, March 29, 2019 at Valdosta, Georgia.

A memorial service will be held Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Rev. Steven Golden officiating. Interment will follow in Enigma Cemetery.

Anna was born June 12, 1969 in West Palm...

William Jackson Brewer, Sr.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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...

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