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Recent Tift County Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Tifton, GA, Tift County & Surrounding Areas
James Gary Keen
May 7, 2019
James Gary Keen was born in Tift County on December 28, 1947. He went to his Heavenly Home on May 7th, 2019.
Funeral services will be Friday May 10th at 2:00 p.m. in chapel Albritton Funeral Home in Tifton, Ga. with Reverend Landon Alberson officiating. Eulogy by nephew Patrick Hill. Gary was...
Katherine Selph
May 1, 2019
Katherine Jane Selph, 58, passed away on Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at her residence.
A visitation will be held Monday, May 6th in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. A private interment will be held at a later date.
Ms. Selph was born...
Dr. William Denton King
Apr 28, 2019
Dr. William Denton King, 76, passed away on Sunday, April 28, 2019 at his residence.
A memorial service will be held Thursday, May 2, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Dr. Lee Edmondson and Dr. Jim Gowen delivering the eulogies. A private family interment will be...
Elaine (Thrift) Cosper
Apr 25, 2019
Elaine Thrift Cosper, 76, passed away on Thursday, April 25, 2019 at Tift Regional Medical Center.
Funeral services will be held Monday, April 29, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Salem Baptist Church with Rev. Andy Ring and Rev. Chester Thrift officiating. The family will receive friends Sunday, April 28th from 6:00 to...
James Eugene "Gene" Garren
Apr 19, 2019
James Eugene “Gene” Garren of Ray City, 84, passed away on Friday, April 19, 2019 at Cook Senior Living Center.
Funeral services will be held Monday, April 22, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Pastor Junior Clayton and Pastor Derrick Jackson officiating. Interment will follow in...
Madge (McMillan) Doles
Apr 17, 2019
Madge McMillan Doles “Mama”, 86 of Inverness, FL, formerly of Tifton, went home peacefully, under the care of the Vistas inpatient hospice care unit in Lecanto, FL, on April 17, 2019. She was surrounded by so much family they couldn’t even close the door to the room. Born July 14, 1932 in Pavo, Ga., to Cyril...
Daniel D. Schaffer
Apr 15, 2019
Daniel D. Schaffer, 61, of Ocilla passed away on Monday, April 15, 2019 at his residence.
A Memorial service will be held Saturday, April 20, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Dr. Fred Evers officiating. Eulogy will be given by his daughter Summer Holt. The family...
Betty Ann (Flowers) Driggers
Apr 15, 2019
TIFTON - Mrs. Betty Ann Flowers Driggers, 78, of Tifton passed away, Monday, April 15, 2019 at her residence surrounded by her loving family.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, April 17,2019 at 11:00 A.M. in the Chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Brad Padgett, Grandson and the Rev. Joseph Carter...
Joseph Duane Torrence
Apr 15, 2019
Joseph Duane Torrence, 91, passed away on Monday, April 15, 2019 at Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, April 17th at 3:00 p.m. in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Joseph Torrence, Jr., officiating. Interment will follow in Oakridge cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday,...
Anthony Wayne Nunnery
Apr 14, 2019
Anthony Wayne Nunnery, 57, passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2019 at his residence.
Graveside services will be held Thursday, April 18th at 11:00 a.m. in Omega Cemetery with Rev. Allen Mullis officiating. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, April 17th from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Albritton Funeral Directors. ...
Matthew Paul Jones
Apr 13, 2019
Matthew Paul Jones, 44, passed away on Saturday, April 13, 2019 at his residence.
A celebration of his life will be held at a later date.
Mr. Jones was born July 18, 1974 in Norfolk, Virginia to Samuel Jones of Norfolk, Virginia and the late Edna Tyson Longstreet....
J. B. Womack
Apr 13, 2019
Mr. J. B. Womack, 91 of Chula died Saturday, April 13, 2019, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, April 16, 2019, at the First Baptist Church of Chula with Rev. Ike Branch and Rev. Brian Allen officiating. Burial will follow at Tift Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends on Monday...
Martha Callaway Day
Apr 10, 2019
Mrs. Martha Callaway Day, 89, passed away on Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at Legacy Village of Tifton.
Funeral Mass will be held Saturday, April 13th at 11:00 a.m. at Our Divine Saviour Catholic Church with Deacon J. Brian Bergeron and Father Peter Oyenugba officiating. Interment will follow in Oakridge Cemetery.The Rosary will...
Milton Craven Law
Apr 6, 2019
Milton Craven Law, 69 of Chula died on Saturday, April 6, 2019, at Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia following a short illness. Milton was born in Tift County on January 10, 1950, to the late Abner Loyd and Annie Rosie Dumas Law. Milton spent his teenage, young adult and older life as a farmer and carpenter. He spent forty...
Anna Lee (Shannon) Greneker
Mar 29, 2019
Anna Lee Shannon Greneker, 49, passed away on Friday, March 29, 2019 at Valdosta, Georgia.
A memorial service will be held Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Rev. Steven Golden officiating. Interment will follow in Enigma Cemetery.
Anna was born June 12, 1969 in West Palm...
William Jackson Brewer, Sr.
Mar 28, 2019
William Jackson Brewer, Sr., 89, passed away on Thursday, March 28, 2019 at Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia.
A Memorial service will be held Sunday, March 31st at 2:00 p.m. in chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Rev. Tommy Kegebein officiating. Eulogy will be given by William Jackson Brewer, Jr.
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Myrtle (Weaver) Ross
Mar 27, 2019
Myrtle Weaver Ross, 90, of Tifton passed away on Wednesday, March 27, 2019.
Graveside services will be held Friday, March 29, 2019 at 11:00a.m. at Oakridge Cemetery with Rev. Chip Grantham officiating. The family will receive friends at the graveside after the services.
Mrs. Ross was born January 13, 1929 in Irwin County...
Ernestine (Wood) Ball
Mar 22, 2019
Mrs. Ernestine Wood Ball, 76, of Tifton passed away Friday, March 22, 2019. A celebration of her life will be held at a later date. Ernestine was born on November 11, 1942 in Tifton, Georgia and is the daughter of the late Bennie Ernest Wood and Eula Gertrude Cox Wood. Ernestine was a member of the First United Methodist...
Mattie Florence (Sumler) Evans
Mar 21, 2019
Mattie Florence Sumler Evans, 91, died at her residence at Maple Court on Thursday, March 21, 2019.
Funeral services will be held at 4:00 P.M. on Sunday, March 24, 2019 in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Rev. Rick Evans, Dr. Fred Evers and Rev. Aaron Frasier officiating. The...
Sylvia (Simpson) Croft
Mar 21, 2019
Sylvia Simpson Croft, 80, passed away on Thursday, March 21, 2019, at her residence.
She is predeceased by her parents; Hoyt R. and Dorothy Hall Simpson, her husband; Franklin M. Croft, her son; Marc Croft, and brother; Raymond Simpson.
She is survived by her children; Susan and Ben Fowler, LeAnn and Steve Pritchett; and Elaine...
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