OBITUARIES

Recent Tift County Obituaries

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

Otis "Lynwood" Denham

Otis "Lynwood" Denham

Feb 26, 2023

Mr. Otis Lynwood Denham, 86 of Tifton, passed away on Sunday, February 26, 2023 at his home.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Rev. Larry Layfield officiating. Interment will follow at Oakridge Cemetery. The family will receive...

Anita (Torres)  Marin

Anita (Torres) Marin

Feb 19, 2023

Mrs. Anita Torres Marin, 60, of Tifton, passed away on Sunday, February 19, 2023 at Tift Regional Medical Center.

Funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, February 23, 2023 in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Eduardo Leyva officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:00 to 1:45 P.M....

Mitchell Alan Dorough

Mitchell Alan Dorough

Feb 18, 2023

Mitchell Alan Dorough 60 of Tifton, passed away Saturday, February 18, 2023 at his residence.

As per his wishes, a private service will be held at a later time.

Mitchell was born April 22, 1962 in San Diego, California to the late Jerry Dorough and Eunice Luke Dorough Wright along with his parents, he was ...

Steven Turner Gibson

Steven Turner Gibson

Feb 16, 2023

Steven Turner Gibson, 75 of Tifton passed away on Thursday, February 16, 2023 in Gainesville, Florida at the University of Florida Health Shands Hospital.

Graveside funeral services will be held in Oakridge Cemetery at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, February 22, 2023 with Mr. Harold Chambers officiating. There will not be a public visitation. He will lie in...

Tommy Morris St. John

Tommy Morris St. John

Feb 16, 2023

Tommy M. St. John,74, of Lenox died Thursday, February 16, 2023, at his residence.

Per his request there will be no formal service or visitation.

Tommy was born in in Tifton to the late Morris Ervin St. John and Mattie Lou Gregory St. John on February 14, 1949.

During his life, Tommy loved...

Nancy (Martin)  Cato

Nancy (Martin) Cato

Feb 11, 2023

Mrs. Nancy Martin Cato, 80, of Fitzgerald died on Saturday, February 11, 2023 at Atrium Health Navicent in Macon, GA as the result of an automobile accident.

Her graveside funeral service will be held on Thursday, February 16, 2023, at 11:00 A.M. in Oakridge Cemetery.  The family will receive friends before the service at Albritton Funeral Directors...

Anne (Cook)  Fletcher

Anne (Cook) Fletcher

Feb 9, 2023

Mrs. Patricia “Anne” Cook Fletcher, 81, of Tifton, passed away on Thursday, February 9, 2023 at Tift Regional Medical Center.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, February 12, 2023 in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Rev. James Hall officiating. Interment will follow at Harding United Methodist Church...

Barbara Ann (Danforth)  Bloodworth

Barbara Ann (Danforth) Bloodworth

Feb 5, 2023

Barbara Ann Danforth Bloodworth, 90, of Tifton passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 5, 2023 at her residence. She was born August 28, 1932 in Tifton to the late Arthur Clarence (A.C.) Danforth and the late Lillian Willis Danforth. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, Harrell Franklin Bloodworth;...

Jimmy Randall Tyson

Jimmy Randall Tyson

Feb 3, 2023

Mr. Jimmy Randall Tyson, 82, of Tifton, passed away on Friday, February 3, 2023 at Maple Court Assisted Living Center in Tifton.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P. M. Sunday, February 5, 2023 in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Rev. Eric Tyson officiating. Interment will follow at Oakridge...

Linda Gail Kelley

Linda Gail Kelley

Jan 27, 2023

Linda Gail Kelley, 72, of Jacksonville, FL, passed away on January 27, 2023, at Tift Regional Medical Center.

Visitation will be held from 6:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M., Monday, January 30, 2023 at Albritton Funeral Directors.

Ms. Kelley was born on September 21, 1950, in Jacksonville, FL to the late Ben James Paulk and Emma...

Brian Scott Cromer

Brian Scott Cromer

Jan 26, 2023

Brian Scott Cromer, 54, of Tifton, passed away Thursday, January 26, 2023 at Southwell Medical Center. His funeral service will be held at 4:00 P.M., Saturday, January 28, 2023 in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Home with the Rev. Tom Stephens officiating. Mr. Cromer will be laid to rest at Tift Memorial Gardens in a private...

Helen Margaret Butts

Helen Margaret Butts

Jan 23, 2023

Mrs. Helen Margaret Ceperko Butts, 97, of Tifton, passed away on Monday, January 23, 2023 at Tift Regional Medical Center.

Funeral Mass will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Friday, January 27, 2023 at Our Divine Saviour Catholic Church with Father Paulinus Okpala officiating. Interment will follow at Oakridge Cemetery. The family will receive...

Donald Lee Lutes, Sr.

Donald Lee Lutes, Sr.

Jan 22, 2023

Mr. Donald Lee Lutes, Sr., 94, of Omega, passed away on Sunday, January 22, 2023 at his residence.

A graveside service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, January 27, 2023 at Omega City Cemetery with Rev. John Wayne Baker officiating. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M....

Myra Wiggins

Myra Wiggins

Jan 22, 2023

Mrs. Myra Gibbs Wiggins, 87, of Tifton passed away on January 22, 2023, at Legacy Village Assisted Living of Tifton.

A Graveside service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, January 26, 2023 at Oakridge Cemetery with Rev. Kevin Kilgore officiating. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M....

Gene Tompkins

Gene Tompkins

Jan 21, 2023

Howard Eugene “Gene” Tompkins Jr., 67, of Tifton, GA, passed away on January 21, 2023, at Southwell Health and Rehabilitation in Adel, GA.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, January 24, 2023, at Albritton Funeral Directors with Reverend Mark Mercer officiating. A private burial will be held at a later time. The family will...

Robbie "Jean" Stoufer

Robbie "Jean" Stoufer

Jan 20, 2023

Robbie “Jean” Bishop Stoufer, 88, of Tifton, GA, arrived in her eternal home on January 20, 2023, at University of Florida Health in Gainesville, Florida.

Mrs. Stoufer’s Celebration of Life will be held at 1:00 P.M., Saturday, January 28, 2023 at Albritton Funeral Directors. Burial will follow at Enigma Cemetery. The family will receive...

Stene (Harrison)  Hawkins

Stene (Harrison) Hawkins

Jan 19, 2023

Mrs. Stene Harrison Hawkins, 93, of Omega, Georgia passed away on Thursday, January 19, 2023 at her residence.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, January 21, 2023 at Albritton Funeral Directors with Dr. Howard Burke officiating. Burial will follow at Omega City Cemetery. The family will receive family and...

Richard "Dicky" Elwood Carter

Richard "Dicky" Elwood Carter

Jan 11, 2023

Mr. Richard “ Dicky” Elwood Carter, 75, of Tifton, passed away on Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at his residence.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Friday, January 13, 2023 at Salem Baptist Church with Reverend Andy Ring. Burial will follow at Salem Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 P.M. – 8:00...

Hazel (Mitchell)  Lawson

Hazel (Mitchell) Lawson

Jan 10, 2023

Mrs. Hazel Mitchell Lawson, 86, of Tifton, passed away on Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at her residence.

A graveside service will be held at 11:00 A.M., Monday, January 16, 2023 at Zion Hope Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Chip Grantham officiating, and with the family receiving friends after the service.

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Marie Rosalia Torres

Marie Rosalia Torres

Jan 4, 2023

Marie Rosalia Torres 40 of Seaford, Delaware died as the result of a automobile accident on January 4, 2023 in Caroline County in Maryland.

A funeral mass will be held at Our Divine Saviour Catholic Church on Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at 4:00 P.M. with Father Paulinus Okpala officiating.  The family will receive friends at Albritton Funeral...