OBITUARIES

Recent Tift County Obituaries

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

Donald Ray Beggs

Donald Ray Beggs

Dec 19, 2021

Mr. Donald Ray Beggs, 68, of Ocilla passed away on Sunday, December 19, 2021 at his residence.

A graveside service will be held Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 3:00 P.M. at Tift Memorial Gardens with Mr. Guy Haynes officiating. The family will receive friends Thursday, December 23, 2021 from 1:30 to 2:30...

Octavia "Lynn" (Gibbs)  Martinez

Octavia "Lynn" (Gibbs) Martinez

Dec 14, 2021

Mrs. Octavia “Lynn” Gibbs Martinez, 45, of Moultrie passed away on Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at her residence.

A graveside service will be held Sunday, December 19, 2021 at 3:00 P.M. at Tift Memorial Gardens with Rev. W. E. Fogarty officiating.

Chelle McKellar, Kevin Bautista, Jessie Castanon, Joshua...

Marcial Lara Godina

Marcial Lara Godina

Dec 12, 2021

Mr. Marcial Lara Godina, 67, of Omega passed away on Sunday, December 12, 2021 at his residence.

A Funeral Mass will be held Thursday, December 16, 2021 at 11:00 A.M. at Our Divine Saviour Catholic Church with Father Peter Oyenugba and Father Alphonso Gutierrez officiating. Interment will follow at Omega City Cemetery....

Lawrence Neil Wood

Lawrence Neil Wood

Dec 11, 2021

Mr. Lawrence Neil Wood, 85 of Ty Ty, passed away Saturday, December 11, 2021 at his daughter-in-law, Sonya Burn’s home in Irwin County.

A graveside funeral service will be held at 4:00 P.M. in Oakridge Cemetery on Monday, December 13, 2021, at 4:00 P.M. with Rev. Derrell Hampton and Dr. Wayne Roe officiating.  There will not be...

Raymond Edward Pfledderer

Raymond Edward Pfledderer

Dec 10, 2021

Mr. Raymond Edward Pfledderer, 91, of Tifton passed away Friday, December 10, 2021 at his residence.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at 11:00 A.M. at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Kouts, Indiana with Rev. Joseph Ostafinski officiating. Burial will follow at St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery in Kouts, IN. ...

Esmeralda Guadalupe Cruz

Esmeralda Guadalupe Cruz

Dec 8, 2021

Miss Esmeralda Guadalupe Cruz, 18, of Tifton died on Wednesday, December 8, 2021.

A Funeral Mass will be held Saturday, December 11, 2021 at 11:00 A.M. at Our Divine Saviour Catholic Church of Tifton with Father Peter Oyenugba officiating. Interment will follow in Oakridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday, December...

Dora "Cotton" (Johnson)  Gartman

Dora "Cotton" (Johnson) Gartman

Dec 7, 2021

Mrs. Dora “Cotton” Johnson Gartman, 93, of Tifton passed away on Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at her residence, surrounded by her family.

Funeral services will be held Friday, December 10, 2021 at 11:00 A.M. in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Rev. Randy Hand officiating. Interment will follow in Tift Memorial...

Winfred "Wimp" Grady Jones

Winfred "Wimp" Grady Jones

Dec 6, 2021

Mr. Winfred “Wimp” Grady Jones, age 84, of Tifton, passed away on Monday, December 6, 2021 at Tifton Health and Rehabilitation after an extended illness.

His funeral services will be held Thursday, December 9, 2021 at 3:00 P.M. at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Chula with Rev. Larry Layfield, and Rev. Aaron...

Mother Charlene (Harper)  Cleveland

Mother Charlene (Harper) Cleveland

Dec 1, 2021

Mother Charlene Harper Cleveland, 86 of Tifton passed away on Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at Tift Regional Medical Center.

Funeral services will be held Friday, December 10, 2021 at 3:00 P.M. in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Prophet Langston Cleveland and Apostle Casey Spearman officiating. Interment will follow in Oakridge...

Rev. Roy C. Taylor

Rev. Roy C. Taylor

Dec 1, 2021

Rev. Roy C. Taylor, 78, of Pitts, Georgia passed away on Wenesday, December 1, 2021 at his home.

Funeral services will be held Sunday, December 5, 2021 at 2:00 P.M. in the Chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Rev. Norman Taylor and Rev. Tom Stephens officiating. Interment will follow at Ellaville City...

Mariela "Mary" (Hernandez)  Mayorga

Mariela "Mary" (Hernandez) Mayorga

Nov 30, 2021

Mariela “Mary” Hernandez Mayorga, 39, of Omega passed away on Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at her residence.

A Funeral Mass will be held Friday, December 3, 2021 at 11:00 A.M. in Our Divine Saviour Catholic Church of Tifton with Father Oyenugba officiating. Interment will follow in Oakridge Cemetery. The family will receive...

Charline (Gilbert)  Faulkner

Charline (Gilbert) Faulkner

Nov 30, 2021

Mrs. Charline Gilbert Faulkner, 83, of Enigma passed away on Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at her residence.

The family will receive friends Thursday, December 9, 2021 from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at Albritton Funeral Directors.

Mrs. Faulkner was born May 13, 1938 in Aly, Arkansas to the late...

Gladys Fletcher (Thompson)  Troup

Gladys Fletcher (Thompson) Troup

Nov 29, 2021

Mrs. Gladys Fletcher Troup, of Valdosta formerly of Tifton passed away on Monday, November 29, 2021 at her daughter’s residence in Valdosta at the age of 101.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, December 2, 2021 at 2:00 P.M. in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Rev. John Hughes officiating. Interment...

Joseph Carlton Fletcher

Joseph Carlton Fletcher

Nov 28, 2021

Mr. Joseph Carlton Fletcher, 83, of Chula passed away on Sunday, November 28, 2021 at his residence.

Graveside services will be held Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at 2:00 P.M. at Eureka Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery with Elder Garry Hall and Dr. Jeff Pangle officiating. The family will receive friends Tuesday, November 30,...

Geraldine (Kilburn)  Markham

Geraldine (Kilburn) Markham

Nov 27, 2021

Mrs. Geraldine Kilburn Markham, 87 of Tifton passed away Saturday, November 27, 2021 at her daughter’s residence in South Hill, Virginia.

A memorial service will be held in the Chapel of First Baptist Church Tifton on Saturday December 4, 2021 at 11:00 A.M. with Rev. John Hughes officiating.  The family will receive friends before...

Linda Cheryl (Reynolds)  Rutland

Linda Cheryl (Reynolds) Rutland

Nov 25, 2021

Mrs. Linda Cheryl Reynolds Rutland, 76, of Fitzgerald passed away on Thursday, November 25, 2021 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital of Albany.

Graveside services will be held Monday, November 29, 2021 at 11:00 A.M. at Evergreen Cemetery in Fitzgerald with Rev. Joe Crews officiating.  the family will receive friends on Sunday evening from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00...

Jimmie Lou (Youngblood)  Marchant

Jimmie Lou (Youngblood) Marchant

Nov 25, 2021

Mrs. Jimmie Lou Youngblood Marchant, 90, of Tifton passed away on Thursday, November 25, 2021 at Tifton Health and Rehabilitation.

A graveside service will be held on Saturday, November 27, 2021 at Zion Hope Baptist Church Cemetery at 3:00 P.M. with Rev. Cory Hand officiating.  The family will receive friends after the service.

Mrs. Marchant...

David Paul King

David Paul King

Nov 24, 2021

Mr. David Paul King, 56, of Tifton passed away on Wednesday, November 24, 2021 at his residence.

A celebration of life will be held Sunday, November 28, 2021 from 4:00 to 6:00 P.M.  in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors. A private family interment will be held at a later date. ...

Ada Jane (Smith)  Cross

Ada Jane (Smith) Cross

Nov 23, 2021

Mrs. Ada Jane Smith Cross, 100, of Brooksville, Florida formerly of Tifton passed away on Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at.

Funeral service will be held Monday, December 6, 2021 at 2:00 P.M. in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with the interment following in New Bethel Church Cemetery in Ben Hill County....

Norma Jean (Dunn)  Warren

Norma Jean (Dunn) Warren

Nov 23, 2021

Mrs. Norma Jean Dunn Warren, 77, of Omega passed away on Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at Emory University Hospital of Atlanta.

Funeral services will be held Sunday, November 28, 2021 at 3:00 P.M. at Salem Baptist Church with Rev. Andy Ring officiating. Interment will follow in Omega Cemetery. The family will receive...