All Obituaries

D Dr. Donald Ray Sumner, 85 of Tifton died July 7, 2023, at Tift Regional Medical Center in Tifton, GA. A memorial service will be held at First Presbyterian Church of Tifton on Saturday, October 7, 2023 at 2:00 P.M. with Rev. Biff Coker officiating. The family will receive friends in the fellowship hall after the service at the church. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to First Presbyterian Church of Tifton, P. O. Box 304, Tifton, Ga. 31793 Dr. Sumner was born on...

  Mr. Tommy Ray Massey, 76, of Tifton, passed away on Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at UF Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Florida. Funeral services will be held at 11:00A.M. Tuesday, September 26, 2023 in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Rev. Larry Layfield officiating. Interment will follow at Oakridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5:30 to 7:30 P.M. on Monday, September 25, 2023 at the funeral home. Billy Wilson, Bob Muterspaugh, Tom Jones, Rusty Lee,...

  Mrs. Mary “Frances” Hester Eidson, 95, of Waterloo passed away on Thursday, September 21, 2023 at her residence surrounded by her grandchildren. Funeral services will be held on Sunday September 24, 2023 at 3:00 P.M. at Waterloo Baptist Church with Dr. Jeff Pangle officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:30 to 2:45 before the service.  The interment will follow at Waterloo Baptist Church Cemetery where she will be buried by her husband and children....

Mr. Charles Ray Parker, 91, of Tifton passed away on Thursday, September 14, 2023 at The Canopy at Azalea Grove in Valdosta. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 P.M. on Tuesday, September 19, 2023 in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Rev. Rick Evans officiating. Interment will follow at Oakridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2:30 to 3:30 P.M. at the funeral home before the service. Mr. Parker’s grandson, Sunday School Teacher, Herb Shippey and nephews...

Donald “Donnie” Floyd Jones, Jr., 65 of Lyons, formerly of Tifton died on Saturday morning, September 16, 2023, at Oxley Park Health & Rehabilitation surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, September 18, 2023 at Albritton Funeral Directors with Rev. Steve Tucker and Rev. Gary Cadwell officiating.  The family will receive friends from 10:00 – 10:45 before the service at the funeral home.  Burial will follow at Oakridge...

Mr. Winfred Neal Roberson, 82, of Chula, passed away on Thursday, September 14, 2023 at his residence. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, September 17, 2023 at Rosehill Cemetery in Ashburn with Rev. Jason Loggins officiating. Mr. Robert Padgett will deliver the eulogy. The family will receive friends from 12:30 to 1:30 P.M. at Albritton Funeral Directors before the service at the cemetery. Sid Roberson, Terrell Roberson, Justin Roberson, Thom Roberson, Russ Griffin...

Mrs. Virginia Vera Wilson Beasley, 93, of Tifton, passed away on Sunday, September 10, 2023 at Southwell Rehab and Nursing at Cook Medical Center in Adel. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at Salem Baptist Church with Rev. Ashley Roig officiating. Interment will follow at Salem Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10:00 to 10:45 A. M. at the church before the service. Scott Beasley, Tyler Beasley, Carter Ring, Jamie Allison,...

Ms. Joyce Ann McCall Hutt, 90, of Tifton passed away on Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at Harborview Nursing Home of Tifton. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Sunday, September 10, 2023 in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Rev. Biff Coker and Rev. Stacy Phillips officiating. Interment will follow at Oakridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:30 to 2:30 P.M. on Sunday, September 10, 2023 at the funeral home before the service. Ms. Hutt grandsons and...

  Mrs. Barbara Elizabeth Whitley Watson, 80, of Tifton passed away on Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, September 9, 2023 in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Mr. Guy Haynes officiating. The eulogy will be given by Kathy Plair. Interment will follow at Tift Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends on Friday, September 8, 2023 from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. at the funeral...

Mrs. June Giddens Boyette, 89, of Tifton passed away on Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at Southern Oaks Assisted Living Center of Tifton. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, September 7, 2023 in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Rev. John Evans Patten and Mr. Pepper Thomoson officiating. Interment will be held at Beaver Dam Cemetery on Thursday, September 7, 2023 at 4:00 P.M.  The family will receive friends from 12:30 to 1:30 P.M. at the funeral home...