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Recent Tift County Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Tifton, GA, Tift County & Surrounding Areas
Myra (Bell) Owens
Jan 5, 2018
Tifton – Mrs. Myra Bell Owens, 77, of Tifton died Friday, January 5, 2018 at her home surrounded by family and friends.
Funeral services will be held Monday at 11:00 A.M. in Eastside Baptist Church with Rev. Keith Norris officiating. Graveside rites will follow at Oakridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on...
Dolphus Skaggs
Jan 5, 2018
Dolphus “Sam” Skaggs, 82, of Enigma passed away on Friday, January 5, 2018 at his residence.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, January 9th at 2:00pm in the Chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Rev. Roger Tucker officiating. Interment will follow in Lawrence Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Monday, January 8th from 6:00 to 8:00pm...
Betty Sue (Parker) Evans
Jan 4, 2018
Betty Sue Parker Evans, 89, of Tifton passed away on Thursday, January 4, 2018 at her residence.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, January 11th at 2:00pm in Chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Dr. Wayne Roe officiating. Interment to follow in Oakridge cemetery with Rev. Landon Alberson officiating. The family will receive friends from 12:30 to...
Dona (Bailey) Shiver
Jan 2, 2018
Dona Bailey Shiver, 66, of Tifton passed away on Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at her residence.
Funeral services will be held, Thursday, January 4, 2018, 3:00pm in the Chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Rev. Mike Bennett officiating. Interment to follow in Oakridge cemetery. The family will receive friends on Wednesday evening from 6:00 to 8:00pm at...
Frederick Allen Busbin
Jan 1, 2018
Frederick Allen Busbin, 77, of Waterloo passed away on Monday, January 1, 2018 at his residence.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, January 4, 2018, 11:00am at Waterloo Baptist Church with Dr. Jeff Pangle officiating. Entombment will follow in Waterloo Area Mausoleum. The family will receive friends on Wednesday evening from 6:00...
Rita Kay (Stripling) Edenfield
Dec 31, 2017
Rita Kay Stripling Edenfield, 67, of Tifton, passed away on Sunday, December 31, 2017 at Tift Regional Medical Center.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, January 3, 2018, 11:00am at Mt. Zion Baptist Church with the Rev. Larry Layfield officiating. Interment will follow in Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 9:30 to...
Mary Nell (Stripling) Pearman
Dec 22, 2017
Mary Nell Stripling Pearman, 82, passed away on Friday, December 22, 2017 at her residence.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at 2:00pm at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Chula with the Rev. Larry Layfield officiating. Interment will follow at Mt. Zion Church cemetery. The family will receive friends...

Jerry Wayne Easters
Dec 19, 2017
Jerry Wayne Easters, 55, of Tifton passed away on Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at his residence.
A private celebration of his life will be held at a later date.
Mr. Easters was born in Adel on April 23, 1962 to the late Marlin Easters who died in 2005 and Dorothy Edmondson Easters who died in...
Jeanette (Tanner) Doles
Dec 16, 2017
Jeanette Tanner Doles, 88, passed away on Saturday, December 16, 2017 at Regency Hospital – Macon, Georgia surrounded by her family.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, December 19th at 2:00pm in the Chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with the Rev. Jack Perrin officiating. Interment will follow in Tift Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends...
Irene Hall Hansel
Dec 11, 2017
Irene Hall Hansel, 92, passed away on Monday, December 11, 2017 at Tift Health and Rehab Center.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 13th at 2:00pm in Eastside Baptist Church with Rev. Keith Norris officiating. Interment to follow at Tift Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends on Tuesday evening, December 12th from 6:00 to 8:00pm...
Ricky Lee Miller
Dec 7, 2017
Ricky Lee Miller, 57, passed away on Thursday, December 7, 2017 at his residence.
A private celebration of his life will be held at a later date.
Mr. Miller was born April 30, 1960 in Tachikawa, Japan to Ralph Miller, Sr., and Shirley Parker Miller, both of Scott...
Doyle Eston Wiggins
Dec 6, 2017
Doyle Eston Wiggins, 88, died at his home surrounded by his family on Wednesday, December 6, 2017.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 9th at 2:00pm in the Chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Dr. Fred Evers officiating. Interment will follow in Oakridge Cemetery with Military Honors. The family will receive friends on Friday evening, December...
Betty (Cooper) Tucker
Dec 6, 2017
Betty Cooper Tucker, 83, passed away on Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at her residence.
Funeral services will be held Sunday, December 10th at 3:00pm in Chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Rev. Justin Atchison officiating and Eulogy by Rick Hodnett. Interment to follow at Tift Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 1:00 to 2:30pm before...
Kyle Brooks
Dec 2, 2017
John Kyle Brooks, 55, passed away on Saturday, December 2, 2017 at Tift Regional Medical Center.
Funeral services will be held 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday December 5, 2017 at Albritton Funeral Directors with Pastor Todd Brooks officiating. Burial will follow at Oakridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 12:00 - 1:30 P.M. before the service on...
Perry Samuel Key
Dec 1, 2017
Tifton - Mr. Perry Samuel Key, 67, of Tifton passed away Friday, December 1, 2017 surrounded by his family.
A celebration of his life will be held at 7:00 P.M., Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at Albritton Funeral Directors with Rev. Bruce Roberts officiating. A private interment will be held at a later date. The family will receive...
Bobby Joe Pippin
Nov 28, 2017
Chief Bobby Joe Pippin, USN, retired of Tifton, died suddenly in his wife’s arms at their home on Tuesday, November 28, 2017 and went on to be with the Lord Jesus whom he Loved very much. His mission was making and having made Jesus crosses for almost twenty- nine years to be placed on back windows of automobiles.
...Shirley (Bass) Griffin
Nov 24, 2017
Shirley Bass Griffin, 89, passed away on Friday, November 24, 2017 at Southern Oaks Personal Care Home.
Funeral services will be held Monday, November 27, 2017 at 2:00pm in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Rev. Larry Layfield and Rev. Jason Jones officiating. Interment will follow at Oakridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00...
Drusilla "Dru" Walker Andrus
Nov 22, 2017
Drusilla “Dru” Walker Andrus, 89, passed away on Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at her residence.
Funeral services will be held Sunday, November 26, 2017 at 2:00pm in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Dr. Fred Evers and Rev. Craig Nalls officiating. Interment to follow at Harding Methodist Church Cemetery. The family...
Hulen Cullis Jones
Nov 21, 2017
Hulen Cullis Jones, 80, passed away on Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at The Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00am on Saturday, November 25th in Mt. Zion Baptist Church with Rev. Larry Layfield officiating. Interment to follow in Mt. Zion Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Friday, November 24th from...
Phyllis "Pipi" Renee Pritchett
Nov 19, 2017
Phyllis Renee “Pipi” Pritchett, 54, passed away on Sunday, November 19, 2017 at Tift Regional Medical Center.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, November 22nd at 2:00pm in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Rev. Noel Collver and Rev. Brent Lastinger officiating. Interment will follow at Oakridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Tuesday...
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