OBITUARIES

Recent Tift County Obituaries

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

Alene (Crews)  Griffin

Alene (Crews) Griffin

Mar 9, 2018

Alene Crews Griffin, 88 of Tifton passed away on Friday, March 9, 2018 at Cypress Pond Assisted Living Center.

Funeral services will be held Sunday, March 11th at 3:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Mr. Andy Griffin officiating. Interment to follow in Tift Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends on Saturday, March...

Marie Ellis (Hayes)  Ayscue

Marie Ellis (Hayes) Ayscue

Mar 6, 2018

Mrs. Marie Ellis Hayes Ayscue, 92 of Tifton died March 6, 2018 at her residence after an eleven-year courageous battle with Alzhiemer’s disease.

Graveside services will be held at Oakridge Cemetery on the Ayscue family plot at 3:00 P.M. Friday, March 9th.   with Rev. John Gibbs, Jr., officiating.  The family will receive friends from 1:00 p.m.  until...

Charles Bernard Clyatt

Charles Bernard Clyatt

Mar 3, 2018

Charles Bernard Clyatt of Tifton passed away on Saturday, March 3, 2018 at Tift Regional Medical Center.

Graveside funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, March 5th at Oakridge Cemetery with Rev. Tim Morgan officiating.  The family will receive friends following the graveside service at the cemetery.

Mr. Clyatt was born March 20,...

Shirley Jean (Peterman)  Flynt

Shirley Jean (Peterman) Flynt

Mar 2, 2018

Mrs. Shirley Jean Peterman Flynt passed away on Friday, March 2, 2018 at Tift Regional Medical Center.

Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, March 5th in Oakridge Cemetery with Rev. Paul Thomas officiating. No formal visitation will be held.

Mrs. Flynt was born April 27, 1939 in Smithonia, Georgia to the...

Mildred (Young)  Booth

Mildred (Young) Booth

Mar 1, 2018

Leila Mildred Young Booth, 83, of Tifton passed away on Thursday, March 1, 2018 at her residence.

Graveside services will be held at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 4th   in Staunton Cemetery in Lenox with Rev. Ike Branch officiating. The family request no visitation.

Mrs. Booth was born July 2, 1934 in Tift County to...

Shirley (Spradlin)  Tawzer

Shirley (Spradlin) Tawzer

Mar 1, 2018

Shirley Ann Spradlin Tawzer, 74, of Tifton passed away on Thursday, March 1, 2018 at her residence.

Funeral services will be held Sunday, March 4th at 2:00 p.m. at Wayside Baptist Church with Rev. Cory Thompson officiating. Interment will follow in Wayside Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Josh Campbell officiating. The family will receive friends Saturday evening...

Margaret Lucille (Chapman)  Carter

Margaret Lucille (Chapman) Carter

Feb 27, 2018

Margaret Lucille Chapman Carter, 87, of Omega passed away on Tuesday, February 27, 2018 at Golden Apple Nursing Home in Moultrie.

Funeral services will be held Friday, March 2nd at 4:00 p.m. at Bethel Baptist Church, Omega, Ga., with Rev. Dudley Cook officiating. Eulogy to be given by Jennifer J. Bennett. Interment to follow in Bethel Baptist...

Glenn Edward O'Connor

Glenn Edward O'Connor

Feb 22, 2018

Glenn Edward O’Connor, of Tifton passed away on Thursday, February 22, 2018 at his residence.

Funeral Mass will be held Saturday, March 3rd at 1:00 p.m. in Our Divine Savior Catholic Church of Tifton with Father Peter Oyenugba officiating. Interment will follow in Tift Memorial Gardens. The funeral wake will be held on Friday evening from 6:00...

Van Graves

Van Graves

Feb 21, 2018

Michael Van Graves, 66, of Chula, died Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at WellStar Cobb Hospital in Austell, Georgia. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, February 26th in Mount Zion Baptist Church with the Reverend Larry Layfield officiating. Burial will follow at Mount Zion Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 4:00 to 6:00 PM Sunday at...

Gloria Lucia Falcon

Gloria Lucia Falcon

Feb 21, 2018

Gloria Lucia Falcon, 69, of Tifton passed away on Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at Tift Regional Medical Center.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, February 24th at 3:00p.m. in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Deacon J. Brian Bergeron officiating. Interment will follow in Oakridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:00 to 2:30p.m. at...

Timothy Virgil Branch

Timothy Virgil Branch

Feb 16, 2018

Timothy Virgil Branch, 67, of Tifton passed away on Friday, February 16, 2018 at his residence.

Graveside services will be held Monday, February 19th at 3:00 p.m. in Oakridge Cemetery with Dr. Wayne Roe officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. at the funeral home before the service.

Pallbearers will be...

Bill Denny

Bill Denny

Feb 15, 2018

Bill Denny, 76, of Tifton passed away on Thursday, February 15, 2018 at his residence.

Graveside services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 18th in Tift Memorial Gardens with Rev. Earl Perry officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. at the funeral home before the service at the cemetery.

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Sherry Lynn Lashley

Sherry Lynn Lashley

Feb 11, 2018

Sherry Lynn Deen Lashley, 60, of Tifton passed away Sunday, February 11, 2018 peacefully at home surrounded by her loved ones.

Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 14th in Oakridge Cemetery with Rev. Donnie Duncan officiating. The family will receive friends on Tuesday evening, February 13th from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at...

James Aaron Ryan

James Aaron Ryan

Feb 10, 2018

James Aaron Ryan, 59, of Tifton passed away on Saturday, February 10, 2018 at his residence.

A memorial service will be held Saturday, February 17th at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Rev. Landon Alberson officiating. A private interment will be held at a later date.

Mr. Ryan was born February...

Lupita Bustamante Raya

Lupita Bustamante Raya

Jan 31, 2018

Lupita Bustamante Raya, 38, of Omega passed away on Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at her residence.

A Funeral Mass will be held Saturday, February 3rd at 11:00 a.m. at Our Divine Saviour Catholic Church with Father Alfonso Gutierrez officiating. Interment will follow in Omega Cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday, February 2nd from 6:00 to 8:00...

Donald M. Marchant

Donald M. Marchant

Jan 30, 2018

Donald M. Marchant, 76, of Tifton passed away on Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon.

The family will receive friends on Thursday, February 1st from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors. A private interment will be held at a later date. There will be no public...

Leon "Buddy" Orville Gaskins

Leon "Buddy" Orville Gaskins

Jan 29, 2018

Leon Orville “Buddy” Gaskins, 93, of Tifton passed away on Monday, January 29, 2018 at his residence.

Graveside services will be held on Thursday, February 1st at 2:00 p. m. in Oakridge Cemetery with military honors. Rev. Benjy Varnell will officiate. The family will receive friends following the service at the graveside.

Mr. Gaskins was...

Elizabeth Lorena (Powers)  Griffin

Elizabeth Lorena (Powers) Griffin

Jan 29, 2018

Elizabeth Lorena Powers Griffin, 85, of Tifton passed away on Monday, January 29, 2018 at her residence.

Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, January 31st at 3:00p.m. in Brushy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery in Irwin County with Rev. George Carroll Paulk officiating.

Mrs. Griffin was born October 7, 1932 in Wilcox County to the...

Fred Dean Hilliard, Jr.

Fred Dean Hilliard, Jr.

Jan 26, 2018

F. Dean Hilliard, Jr, 72, of Tifton passed away on Friday, January 26, 2018 at Tift Regional Medical Center.

Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m.  Sunday, January 28, 2018 at First United Methodist Church of Tifton with Rev. Benjy Varnell officiating. The family will receive friends following the service in the church narthex. A private...

William Harry Corbett

William Harry Corbett

Jan 24, 2018

William Harry Corbett, 82, of Tifton passed away on Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at Pruitt Health-Crestwood in Valdosta.

Funeral services will be held at 3:00pm on Saturday, January 27th in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Rev. Gary Cadwell and Rev. Steve Tucker officiating. Interment will follow at Tift Memorial Gardens....

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