OBITUARIES

Recent Tift County Obituaries

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

Roberta Frances (Boudria)  McAllister

Roberta Frances (Boudria) McAllister

Dec 11, 2018

Roberta Frances Boudria McAllister, 65, of Tifton passed away on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at Tift Regional Medical Center.

A memorial service will be held in Wellington, Florida on January 11, 2019. Please contact Bobby or Bridget for further details.

Ms. McAllister was born March 8, 1953 in...

Oscar Gomez Gonzalez

Oscar Gomez Gonzalez

Dec 5, 2018

Oscar Gomez Gonzalez, 45, of Tifton passed away on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at his residence.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 8, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. in Chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Father Peter Oyenugba officiating. Interment will follow in Oakridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Friday,...

William "Bill" Jennings Nicholson, Jr.

William "Bill" Jennings Nicholson, Jr.

Dec 2, 2018

William Jennings “Bill” Nicholson, Jr, 91, of Tifton passed away on Sunday, December 2, 2018 at Cypress Pond Assisted Living Center in Tifton. The love of his life, Norma Jean Worley Boggs Nicholson was at his side.

Graveside service will be held Friday, December 7th at 11:00 a.m. in Omega Cemetery with...

E. Larry Carr

E. Larry Carr

Nov 27, 2018

Ernest Larry Carr, 81, of Tifton, Ga, went to his Heavenly Home Tuesday, November 27, 2018, at Archbold Memorial Hospital in Thomasville, Ga.

A memorial service will be held at Albritton Funeral home on Friday, November 30th at 3:00 PM with Reverend Lock Wilford and Rev. Craig Nalls officiating. The family will...

Eloise (Terry)  Hester

Eloise (Terry) Hester

Nov 26, 2018

Mrs. Eloise Terry Hester, 88, of Tifton passed away on Monday, November 26, 2018 at Legacy Village of Tifton.

Graveside services will be held Thursday, November 29, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. at Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Larry Layfield officiating.  Interment will follow in Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery. The family request no formal visitation....

Jay Dolan Youmans

Jay Dolan Youmans

Nov 25, 2018

Jay Dolan Youmans, 72, of Tifton passed away on Sunday, November 25, 2018 at Tift Regional Medical Center.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, November 29, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. At Eastside Baptist Church of Tifton with Rev. Keith Norris and Rev. Craig Barnette officiating. Interment will follow in Tift Memorial Gardens....

Thomas Jefferson Keigans

Thomas Jefferson Keigans

Nov 24, 2018

Thomas Jefferson Keigans, 77, of Tifton passed away on Saturday, November 24, 2018 at his residence.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, November 27th in Chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Rev. John Hughes officiating. Tommy Nalls will deliver eulogy. Interment will follow in Oakridge Cemetery. The family will...

John "Earl" Earl Shannon

John "Earl" Earl Shannon

Nov 22, 2018

John Earl Shannon, 83, of Tifton passed away on Thursday, November 22, 2018 at Tallahassee Memorial Medical Center.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, November 26th in Chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Rev. Gary Cadwell officiating. Interment will follow in Oakridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends Sunday...

Derrell Glen Carr

Derrell Glen Carr

Nov 21, 2018

Derrell Glen Carr, 70 of Chula went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, November 21, 2018.

Funeral services will be held Sunday, November 25, 2018 at 2:00 P.M. in Waterloo Baptist Church with Dr. Jeff Pangle and Rev. Corey Thompson officiating.  Interment will follow in the Waterloo Baptist...

Robert Earl Davis

Robert Earl Davis

Nov 19, 2018

Robert Earl Davis, 58, of Chula passed away on November 19, 2018 at his residence.

Graveside services will be held Friday, November 23rd at 11:00 a.m. at Oakridge Cemetery with Rev. Jay Tucker officiating. Interment will follow in Oakridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home before the...

Carolyn Fletcher White

Carolyn Fletcher White

Nov 11, 2018

Carolyn Fletcher White, 81, passed away on Sunday, November 11, 2018 at Wynfield Health and Rehab Center in Albany, Ga.

Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, November 15th at Oakridge Cemetery with Dr. Michael F. Kennedy, Jr. officiating. Interment to follow in Oakridge cemetery. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, November 14th from...

Mark Richard Nuzzo

Mark Richard Nuzzo

Nov 10, 2018

Mark Richard Mario Nuzzo, 56, of Tifton passed away after a two-and-a-half-year battle with cancer, on November 10, 2018 surrounded by the love of his precious family.

A Rosary will be held at Albritton Funeral Home on Monday, November 12th from 6:00 to 6:30 p.m.  The family will receive friends from 6:30...

James Melvin Saylor, Sr.

James Melvin Saylor, Sr.

Nov 7, 2018

Mr. James Melvin Saylor, Sr., 78 of Ashburn passed away on November 7, 2018 at Pruitt Health Nursing Home in Ashburn.

A private memorial service will be held at a later date.

Mr. Saylor was born in Worth county on March 26, 1940.  He was the son of...

Thomas Edward Mitchell, III

Thomas Edward Mitchell, III

Oct 30, 2018

Thomas Edward Mitchell, III, 86, of Irwin County passed from this life at home on Tuesday, October 30, 2018.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, November 3rd at 11:00 a.m. in chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Evangelist Larry Stewart officiating. Harold Chambers will deliver the eulogy. The family will receive friends from 9:30...

Makensleigh Renee Brown

Makensleigh Renee Brown

Oct 28, 2018

Makensleigh Renee Brown, Infant, passed away on Sunday, October 28, 2018 at Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, Georgia.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, November 1st at 11:00 a.m. in chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Rev. Steve Davis officiating. The family will receive friends from 10:00 to 10:45...

Dr. Charles Francis Douglas

Dr. Charles Francis Douglas

Oct 22, 2018

Charles Francis Douglas, 88, passed away on Monday, October 22, 2018 at Pruitt Health Magnolia Manor in Moultrie.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, October 24th at 2:00 p.m. in First United Methodist Church of Tifton with Rev. Chip Grantham and Rev. Stephen Grantham officiating. Interment will follow in Tift Memorial Gardens....

Dorothy Irene (Lathrop)  Utley

Dorothy Irene (Lathrop) Utley

Oct 17, 2018

Dorothy Irene Utley, a longtime resident of Tifton GA, died at home on Wednesday, October 17, 2018.

A memorial service will be held Saturday, October 20,  2018, at 4:00 P.M. in the First United Methodist Church of Tifton with Rev. Robbie Paulk officiating.  Dr. Wayne Hanna will deliver the eulogy. The family will receive friends...

Margie V. Daughtrey

Margie V. Daughtrey

Oct 15, 2018

Mrs. Margie Vickers Daughtrey, 94, passed away on Monday, October 15, 2018 at Tift Regional Medical Center.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, October 17th at 3:00 p.m. at Victory Baptist Church with Rev. Dan Eidson and Rev. Gerald Purvis officiating. Eulogy will be given by Mrs. Libby Taylor. Interment...

Clarita Bagley Johnston

Clarita Bagley Johnston

Oct 15, 2018

Ms. Clarita Bagley Johnston, 86, passed away peacefully Monday, October 15, 2018 at her residence surrounded by her children.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, October 20, 2018 in the Chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Rev. Robbie Paulk officiating. Debra Folsom will be delivering Eulogy.  Ms. Johnston will...

James Marcus Holt

James Marcus Holt

Oct 6, 2018

Lenox- James Marcus "Marc" Holt, 64 of Lenox died Saturday, October 6, 2018, at Tift Regional Medical Center.

The family will receive friends at a memorial visitation  in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors on Thursday evening, October 11, 2018 from 6:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M.

Mr. Holt was born...