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

William Donald Lee, Sr
Sep 20, 2017
William Donald Lee, Sr., 66, passed away on September 20, 2017 at Colquitt Regional Medical Center, Moultrie, Ga.
Funeral services will be held Friday, September 22 at 2:00p.m. in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Rev. Allen Mullis and Rev. John Eubanks officiating. Interment will follow at Omega Cemetery. The family will receive...

June Sumner
Sep 19, 2017
June Evelyn Busbin Sumner, 86, of Chula passed away on Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at her residence.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, September 22, 2017 at 4:00p.m. in Macedonia Baptist Church with Rev. Jack Perrin and Rev. Cory Thompson officiating. Interment will follow at Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive...
Mary Dot (Rooks) Swett
Sep 11, 2017
Mary “Dot” Swett, 95, of Tifton died on Monday, September 11, 2017 at the home of her son, David Swett.
Graveside services will be held on Friday, September 15, 2017 at 3:00p.m. in Oakridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Friday before the services from 1:00p.m. to 2:30p.m. at Albritton Funeral Directors Chapel....
Elizabeth "Baby" (Norris) Conoly
Sep 10, 2017
Elizabeth “Baby” Norris Conoly, 86, of Tallahassee, Fla., passed away Sunday, September 10, 2017 at Capital Regional Medical Center in Tallahassee, Fla.
A graveside memorial service will be held on Saturday, September 23, 2017 at 1:00p.m. in Oakridge Cemetery, Tifton, Georgia with the Rev. Benjy Varnell officiating. Casual attire may be worn.
...Gail Eugene Russell
Sep 5, 2017
M r. G.E. (Gail) Russell of Tifton went home to his Lord Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at his residence. He was 83.
Funeral services will be held 12:00 P.M., Saturday, September 9 at the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Pastor Jim Sumner officiating. Eulogy will be given by his brother-in-law, Embree...
Judith Anne (Brammer) Bell
Aug 27, 2017
Judith Anne Brammer Bell went home to eternal rest on August 27, 2017. The beautiful voice taken away by a horrible stroke, was returned by the angels. She has taken her place in the Heavenly Choir.
Funeral services will be Friday September 1 at 11 AM in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with...
Jason Larry Heard
Aug 26, 2017
Jason Larry Heard, 44, of the Waterloo Community in Irwin County passed away Saturday, August 26, 2017.
Funeral services will be Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at 2:00 P.M. in Landmark Baptist Church with Rev. Cory Thompson and Rev. Kenneth Potts officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends on Monday evening at...
Charles Henry ("Chuck") Majeski Jr.
Aug 24, 2017
Charles Henry “Chuck” Majeski, Jr. of Ashburn passed away Thursday, August 24, 2017 at his residence.
Funeral services will be held at 3:00pm Sunday, August 27, 2017 in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Rev. Landon Alberson officiating. Interment will follow at Oakridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Saturday evening from...
Evelyn (Sturgis) Clement
Aug 24, 2017
Evelyn Sturgis Clement, 87, of Tifton passed away Thursday, August 24, 2017 at Bradley Place Assisted Living Facility.
Graveside service will be held at 2pm on Saturday, August 26, 2017 in Tift Memorial Gardens with Rev. Fred Evers officiating. The family will receive friends from 12:30-1:30 pm before the service on Saturday at the...
William James ("Willy") Baldree
Aug 21, 2017
William James Henderson Baldree, “Willy”, 60, of Sycamore passed away on Monday, August 21, 2017 at the Southeast Georgia Health System Brunswick Campus.
Funeral services will be held at 11am on Thursday, August 24, 2017 in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Rev. Larry Dean and Rev. Ray Johnson officiating. Interment will follow...
Florence (Salmons) Stone
Aug 10, 2017
Florence Salmons Stone, 96, of Tifton passed away Thursday, August 10, 2017 at Legacy Village in Tifton.
Funeral services will be held at 3pm on Sunday, August 13, 2017 in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Rev. Benjy Varnell and Rev. Greg Love officiating. Interment will follow at Oakridge Cemetery. The family will...
Sherrye Chambers
Aug 10, 2017
Sherrye Chambers, of Tifton, passed away in the early hours of Thursday morning at Tift Regional Medical Center. Ms. Chambers was 61 years old.
A veteran chemistry and science teacher of over 30 years in Georgia and South Carolina, Ms. Chambers received numerous commendations and honors including Star Teacher in three different counties and...
Carlton Bruce Copeland
Aug 6, 2017
Carlton Bruce Copeland, 67, of Tifton passed away August 6, 2017 at Tift Regional Medical Center.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, August 11, 2017 at 2:00 pm in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Rev. Larry Layfield officiating. A eulogy will be given by Chris Miller. Interment will follow at Oakridge...

William Jesse Sandefur
Aug 5, 2017
William J. Sandefur, 93, of Dania Beach, Florida, formerly of Nocatee, Florida, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 5, 2017 at the Alexander Nininger Veterans Assisted Living in Pembroke Pines, Florida.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 12, 2017 at 11:00 am in the chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Rev. Thomas...
Kimberly Marie (Fox) Smith
Aug 4, 2017
Kimberly Marie Fox Smith, 58, of Tifton, died Friday, August 4, 2017, at her residence. A celebration of her life will be held later and will be announced by the family.
Born April 6, 1959 in Newfaine, New York, Kimberly was a homemaker and was married to Robert Brian Smith of Tifton for 35 years. She was...
Emory Clarence McMillan
Aug 3, 2017
Emory Clarence McMillan, 95, of Tifton passed away Thursday, August 3, 2017, at his residence.
Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M., Sunday, August 6th in the Chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors with Rev. John Hughes, Rev. Dan Eidson and eulogy by Bob Williams. Interment will follow at Oakridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Saturday afternoon...
Lawrence Russell Merwarth
Aug 3, 2017
Lawrence Russell Merwarth, 83, of Tifton passed away Thursday, August 03, 2017 at his residence.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Monday, August 7, 2017 at Grace Baptist Church with Rev. Ronny Vice officiating. Interment will follow at Oakridge Cemetery with military honors. The family will receive friends on Sunday evening...
Verna (Copeland) King
Jul 22, 2017
Mrs. Verna Copeland King, 88 of Tifton died Saturday, July 22, 2017 at Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia.
A graveside service will be held at 11 am on Tuesday, July 25, at Tift Memorial Gardens with Rev. Terrell Roberts officiating. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 9:30- 10:30 am in the...
Dorothy "Dot" (Turner) Jordan
Jul 21, 2017
Tifton- Mrs. Dorothy “Dot” Jordan, 85, of Tifton died Friday, July 21, 2017 at Tift Regional Medical Center.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Monday, July 24, with Rev. Benjy Varnell and Rev. Robby Paulk officiating in the Chapel of Albritton Funeral Directors. The family will receive friends before the service from 9:30-10:30 A.M. Interment...
Betty Pearl Gurley
Jul 20, 2017
Betty Pearl Miller Gurley, 81, of Chula passed away at her residence on Thursday, July 20, 2017.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, July 22, 2017 at Tift Avenue Baptist Church with Rev. Terrell Roberts officiating. Interment will follow at Landmark Baptist Church Cemetery in Chula. The family will receive...
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