All Obituaries

  Chula – Mrs. Wanda Jean Gorham Roberts, 70, of Chula died Sunday, July 18, 2021, at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, MA. Funeral services will be held Friday, July 23, 2021 at 2:00 P.M. at First United Methodist Church of Tifton with Rev. Stephen Webb officiating. Interment will follow in Lenox City Cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday, July 22, 2021 from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at Albritton Funeral Directors. The funeral service will be live-streamed...

Tifton- Surajben Vishnuprasad Patel, 84 of Tifton, died Friday, July 16, 2021, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 P.M. on Monday, July 19, 2021 at the Chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors. Mrs. Patel was born in Paliyad, Gandhinagar Gujarat, India on March 19, 1937.  Her parents are the late Ranchhoddas Dungardas and Santonben Ranchhoddas Patel and she is of the Hindu religion.  Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Vishnuprashad...

  Ms. Carmen Castillo Gomez, 53, of Tifton passed away on Friday, July 9, 2021 at Tift Regional Medical Center. Funeral service will be held Sunday, July 18, 2021 at 1:00 P.M. at Iglesia De Dios Pentecoste's in Tifton with Rev. Solomon Perez officiating. Interment will follow in Oakridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday, July 17, 2021 from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at Albritton Funeral Directors. Ms. Gomez was born July 16, 1967 in El Higo Veracruz, Mexico to the late...

  Mr. Marcus Lynwood “Mark” Montgomery, 77, of Jesup passed away on Monday, July 12, 2021 at Jesup Health and Rehab Center. Funeral services will be held Friday, July 16, 2021 at 2:00 P.M. at Mt. Zion Baptist Church with Rev. Aaron Frasier and Rev. Larry Layfield officiating. Interment will follow in Mt. Zion Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:00 to 1:45 P.M. before the service at the church. Mr. Montgomery was born May 20, 1944 in Tifton to the late...

Lee Johnson Bryan, 38 of the Waterloo community in Irwin County died at his residence on Friday, July 9, 2021. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, July 13, 2021, at Albritton Funeral Chapel with Dr. Jeff Pangle, Rev. Rex Johnson and Rev. Tony Hayes officiating.  Burial will follow at Waterloo Baptist Church Cemetery.  The family will receive friends Monday from 6:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. at Albritton Funeral Directors. Andrew Bryan, Lanier McCurdy, Kyle Phelps,...

  Mrs. Louise Tucker Spradley, 82, of Tifton passed away on Tuesday, July 6, 2021 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Sunday, July 11, 2021 at 2:00 P.M. in chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Rev. Tim Harsey officiating. A eulogy will be given by Mr. Ronnie Tucker. Entombment will follow at Tift Memorial Mausoleum. The family will receive friends Saturday, July 10, 2021 from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Bobby Cooper, Dave Gurley, Bill Dennison, Jamie...

Tifton-Mr. John Nicholas (Dick) Tompkins, Jr, 89, of Tifton passed away on Friday, July 2, 2021 at Cypress Pond Assisted Living. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, July 10 at the Albritton Funeral Directors chapel. Interment will follow at Oakridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10:00-10:45 A.M. on Saturday prior to the service at the funeral home. His grandsons will serve as pall bearers Mr. Tompkins was born June 25, 1932 in Worth County to the late...

  Karl Dennis Edmondson, 58 of Tifton passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, July 7, 2021. Funeral services will be held Friday, July 9, 2021 at 2:00 P.M. in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Rev. Murray Hand officiating. A private interment will follow the service at Tift Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Thursday, July 8, 2021 from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be employees of Buddy’s Home Furnishing. Karl, “Paw...

  Will H. Hutchinson, Jr. joined his wife and his Savior in heaven on June 30, 2021. Will was an army veteran, who served in the Army Security Agency as an electronic intelligence specialist. He was retired from the Albany Marine Corps Logistics Base after 33½ years of Civil Service. After retirement, Will enjoyed serving as a volunteer with Meals on Wheels for many years. Will was born January 22, 1934 in Tift County to the late Will H. Hutchinson, Sr. and Lola Montese Durden...

  Mrs. Susie Hall “Little Granny” Gilliam, 79, of Nashville passed away on Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at Tift Regional Medical Center. The family is conducting a memorial service Saturday, July 3, 2021 at 4:00 P.M. at Willacoochee First Baptist Church with Rev. Michael Paulk officiating. Mrs. Gilliam was born November 4, 1941 in Wayne County, Georgia to the late David R. Hall and Myrtis E. O’Neal Hall. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...