OBITUARIES

Recent Tift County Obituaries

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

Catherine Elaine (Flanders)  Durden

Catherine Elaine (Flanders) Durden

May 27, 2021

Mrs. Catherine Elaine Flanders Durden, 85, of Tifton passed away on Thursday, May 27, 2021 at Tift Regional Medical Center.

Graveside services will be held Sunday, May 30, 2021 at 4:00 P.M. in Sunlight Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Cobbtown, Georgia. The eulogy will be given by Gary Durden. In Cobbtown, the...

Michael "Mike" Glen McKee

Michael "Mike" Glen McKee

May 22, 2021

Michael “Mike” Glen McKee, 59, of Tifton passed away on Saturday, May 22, 2021.

Graveside services will be held Thursday, May 27, 2021 at 11:00 A.M. in Tift Memorial Gardens with Rev. Brantley Seymour officiating.

Mike was born October 28, 1961 in Tifton to the late Willie Glen...

Larry Monroe Burkhead

Larry Monroe Burkhead

May 19, 2021

Mr. Larry Monroe Burkhead, 78, of Omega passed away on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at his residence.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 22, 2021 at 10:00 A.M. in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Pastor Frank Barfield officiating. Interment will follow in Tift Memorial Gardens with Military Honors. The...

Virginia Dean (Walters)  Gudal

Virginia Dean (Walters) Gudal

May 19, 2021

Mrs. Virginia Dean Walters Gudal, 92, of Tifton passed away on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at Legacy Village of Tifton.

Funeral services will be held Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 3:00 P.M. in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Rev. Chip Grantham and Rev. Larry Hauser officiating. Interment will follow in...

Omar Enrique Martinez

Omar Enrique Martinez

May 18, 2021

The family of Omar Enrique Martinez, of Omega is saddened to announce his passing on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at the age of sixteen.

A Funeral Mass will be held Friday, May 21, 2021 at 11:00 A.M. at Our Divine Saviour Catholic Church with Father Peter Oyenugba officiating. The Rosary will be held Thursday, May 20, 2021...

Christine (Holley)  Dean

Christine (Holley) Dean

May 18, 2021

Mrs. Christine Holley Dean, 80, of Tifton passed away on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at Tift Regional Medical Center.

Graveside services will be held Friday, May 21, 2021 at 4:00 P.M. in Tift Memorial Gardens with Rev. Gene Stokes officiating.

Jay Jay Dean, Adam Suggs, Chris Castleberry, Gene...

Nabor Martinez-Galarza

Nabor Martinez-Galarza

May 11, 2021

Nabor Martinez-Galarza, 16, of Tifton passed away on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at his residence.

Funeral services will be held Sunday, May 16, 2021 at 3:00 P.M. in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Pastor Rumberto Roasles officiating. Interment will follow in Oakridge Cemetery. The rosary will be held Saturday, May...

Paul Robert Boyd

Paul Robert Boyd

May 11, 2021

Mr. Paul Robert Boyd, 91, of Tifton passed away on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at Tift Regional Medical Center.

A memorial service will be held Saturday, May 15, 2021 at 3:00 P.M. at St. Anne Episcopal Church with Father Lonnie Lacy officiating. Interment will follow in the memorial gardens at St. Anne...

Connie (Giddens)  DeLoach

Connie (Giddens) DeLoach

May 7, 2021

Mrs. Connie Giddens DeLoach, 66, of Chula passed away on Friday, May 7, 2021 at her residence.

A celebration of her life will be held Friday, May 14, 2021 at 2:00 P.M. in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Rev. Keith Norris and Rev. Isaac Thomas officiating. Eulogy to be given...

Mary Frances (Burgess)  McEachern

Mary Frances (Burgess) McEachern

May 7, 2021

Mrs. Mary Frances “Fran” Burgess McEachern, 90, of LaGrange, formerly of Tifton, Georgia, passed away on Friday, May 7, 2021, at Vernon Woods in LaGrange, Georgia.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at Grace Baptist Church in Tifton with Rev. Ronnie Vice and...

Johnnie Ruth (Pickren)  Nalls

Johnnie Ruth (Pickren) Nalls

May 7, 2021

Mrs. Johnnie Ruth Pickren Nalls, 90, of Tifton, GA passed away on Friday, May 7, 2021 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Monday, May 10, 2021, at 2:00 PM in the Memorial Chapel of First Baptist Church of Tifton with Dr. Wayne Roe and Rev. Mark Myers officiating. Interment will follow in Oakridge Cemetery. The family...

Darrell Lamar Cosper

Darrell Lamar Cosper

May 6, 2021

Mr. Darrell Lamar Cosper, 82, of Tifton passed away on Thursday, May 6, 2021 at his residence.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 8, 2021 at 7:00 P.M. at Salem Baptist Church with Rev. Andy Ring officiating. A private family interment will be at a later date. The family will receive...

Bronzal Franklin Dixon, Jr.

Bronzal Franklin Dixon, Jr.

May 5, 2021

Bronzal Franklin Dixon, Jr., 55, of Tifton passed away on Wednesday, May 5, 2021, while plumbing in Tifton.

A memorial service will be held Monday, May 10, 2021 at 7:00 P.M. in chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Rev. Joe Crews officiating. Eulogy will be given by Kristy Franks. The family will...

Otis Herbert Jones,, Jr.

Otis Herbert Jones,, Jr.

Apr 25, 2021

Mr. Otis Herbert, Jones, Jr., 94, of Tifton, went home to be with his Lord, Sunday, April 25, 2021 at his residence.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at 11:00 A.M. at Albritton Funeral Directors Chapel with Rev. Andy Ring officiating. Mr. Johnny Crawford will deliver the eulogy. Interment will follow at Oakridge Cemetery. ...

Daniel Jonathan Reynolds

Daniel Jonathan Reynolds

Apr 24, 2021

Daniel Jonathan Reynolds, 36, of Tifton passed away on April 24, 2021 at Aurora BayCare Medical Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

A memorial service will be held Saturday, May 22, 2021 at 2:00 P.M. in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Rev. Barry Gay officiating. Eulogies to be given by Josh...

Betty Jean (Arrington)  Spradley

Betty Jean (Arrington) Spradley

Apr 22, 2021

Mrs. Betty Jean Arrington Spradley, 86, of Tifton passed away on Thursday, April 22, 2021 at Tift Regional Medical Center.

Funeral services will be held Sunday, April 25, 2021 at 3:00 P.M. at Union Grove Church of God in Eldorado with Rev. Todd Garner and Rev. Joe Brookshire officiating.  The body will...

Dale Lee Dennis

Dale Lee Dennis

Apr 20, 2021

Dale Lee Dennis, 43, of Tifton passed away on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at his residence.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, April 22, 2021 at 2:00 P.M. in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Rev. Chip Grantham officiating. A private family interment will follow in Old Pine Grove Church Cemetery...

Cora Lee (Mims)  Simmons

Cora Lee (Mims) Simmons

Apr 15, 2021

Mrs. Cora Lee Mims Simmons, 62, of Tifton passed away on Thursday, April 15, 2021 at her residence.

A private celebration of her life will be held at a later date.

Mrs. Simmons was born August 4, 1958 in Albany, Georgia to the late Hoke Mims and Joan...

Phyllis Anita (Putty)  Presley

Phyllis Anita (Putty) Presley

Apr 14, 2021

Mrs. Phyllis Anita Putty Presley, 73 of Tifton passed away on Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at Tifton Health and Rehabilitation Center.

A memorial service will be held on at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, April 22, 2021, at Albritton Funeral Directors with Pastor Kelvin Naef and Pastor Carl Nelson officiating.

Phyllis was born in Lubbock, Texas on...

Ernestine Rosanna (Armijo)  Chavez

Ernestine Rosanna (Armijo) Chavez

Apr 14, 2021

Mrs. Ernestine Rosanna Armijo Chavez, 61, of Tifton passed away on Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta.

A Funeral Mass will be held Monday, April 19, 2021 at 11:00 A.M. in Our Divine Saviour Catholic Church with Father Peter Oyenugba and Father Alphonso Gutierrez officiating. Interment will follow...