All Obituaries

  Mrs. Betty Gray Ellis, 85, of Tifton, passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2020 at Community Hospice in Jacksonville, Florida. Due to the Covid-19 restrictions, a private family graveside service will be held Saturday, July 18, 2020 in Oakridge Cemetery with Rev. Larry Cone officiating. Mrs. Ellis was born November 23, 1934 in Berrien County to the late Jimmy Gray and Julia Hancock Gray. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Vernon Ellis...

  Mrs. Tina Kelly, 51, of Tifton, passed away on Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at Tift Regional Medical Center. A private family memorial visitation will be held Sunday afternoon, July 12, 2020 at Albritton Funeral Directors. Mrs. Kelly was born February 27, 1969 in Fort Rucker, Alabama to James Dennis Kopkie and Marilyn Ann Capps. She was a registered nurse. Tina grew up in Blakely and graduated from Bainbridge College with her associate’s degree in nursing. As a registered nurse,...

  Mrs. Patricia “Marilyn” Ellis Norton, 57, of Tifton, passed away on Monday, July 6, 2020 at Tift Regional Medical Center. A graveside service will be held Friday, July 10, 2020 at 1:00 P.M. in Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Keith Norris officiating. Mrs. Norton was born March 11, 1963 in Tift County to Patsy Greene Ellis and the late Lenard Ellis. Marilyn was a member of Eastside Baptist Church of Tifton and was employed with Synovus Bank which was formerly...

  Mr. Higinio Reyes, Sr., 68, of Tifton, passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2020 at Tift Regional Medical Center. Graveside services will be held Saturday, July 11, 2020 in Tift Memorial Gardens with Bishop Joe Avalo officiating. Mr. Reyes was born January 2, 1952 in Guerrero, Mexico to the late Francisco Reyes and Enriqita Duarte Reyes. Mr. Reyes was the pastor of Hispanic Church of God and a retired agricultural worker. He loved his family and was the father of eight daughters, four...

  Mrs. Eleanor Hall Moore, 91, of Tifton, passed away on Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at Tift Regional Medical Center. A memorial service will be held at Stevens Funeral Home in Pulaski, Virginia at a later date. Mrs. Moore was born February 7, 1929 in Pulaski, Virginia to the late Bassett P. Hall and Allena Smith Hall. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William A. Moore, Sr., and her son, Samuel Martin Moore. Mrs. Moore was a member of United Methodist...

Mr. John Freeman Hester, 68, of Tifton, passed away on Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at Tift Regional Medical Center. The family is planning a service at a later date. Mr. Hester was born March 24, 1952 in Tift County to the late James Freeman Hester and Thelma Nolan Hester. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his daughter, Angelia Maraj.  He graduated from Ft. Walton Beach High School and attended Darton College in Albany.  He worked with Target as a forklift...

  Mr. John Eugene Bomgardner, 62, of Tifton, passed away on Monday, July 6, 2020 in Tifton. The family is planning a memorial service with military honors later in the year. Mr. Bomgardner was born January 21, 1958 in Jacksonville, Florida to the late John Bomgardner and Betty Lane Bomgardner. He was a veteran of the United States Navy and a truck driver. John had lived in Tifton for twenty years where he was a truck driver and in the last couple of years had been a supervisor with...

Mr. Michael Hubert Jones, 60, of Chula, formerly of Douglasville, passed away on Wednesday, July 1, 2020 at his residence. A private visitation for the friends and family will be held in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors on Sunday, July 5, 2020. Mr. Jones was born January 31, 1960 to the late Hubert Jones and Hazel Mitchell Lawson of Tifton.  He had lived many years in Douglasville before retiring from the Department of Transportation then moving to Chula. ...

Mrs. Juanita Romane Flancher Kirkland, 91, formerly of Omega, passed away on Saturday, June 27, 2020 at Southwell Health and Rehabilitation in Adel. A private family funeral service will be held in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors on Wednesday, July 1, 2020, with Rev. Billy Kirkland officiating.  The interment will follow in Oakridge Cemetery. She was born on March 27, 1929 in Jacksonville, Florida to the late Charles Flancher and Georgia Mae Cribb Flancher. Along with her...

  Mr. Orris L. Hobby, 95, of Tifton, passed away Thursday, June 25, 2020 at his residence. A private graveside service will be held Saturday, June 27, 2020 at Zion Hope Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Tim Henry officiating. Pallbearers: Matthew Hobby, Bennie Branch, Joe Hester, Justin Griffin, Jordan Browning, Jakob Dorsey, Dale Delk, Jason Guess. Mr. Hobby was born August 8, 1924 in Crosland, Georgia to the late Jesse Clarence Hobby and Rena Hall Hobby. Along with his parents, he...