Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals

David Sone, 86, of Tifton, GA, passed away Tuesday, November 25, 2025, at Maple Court Assisted Living in Tifton. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at Tifton's First Methodist Church. Please visit www.bowen-donaldson.com for complete obituary information.

ALBANY - Thomas Edward "Tommy" Mercer, 81, of Albany passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2023, at his home, surrounded by his family. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 21, 2023, in the Memorial Chapel of Tifton's First Baptist Church with the Rev. Chris Hall officiating. Mr. Mercer will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Tifton, Georgia. Born January 1, 1942, in Zolfo Springs, Florida, Mr. Mercer was welcomed as the First Baby of the New Year. He was a fourth generation Floridian, a grandson of the late Samuel Mercer and Adna Bates Mercer and first son of the late TL and Margarite Faye Lewis Mercer. Both his paternal and maternal families were pioneer...

Rita Miller O'Quinn, 75, of Tifton passed away Thursday, November 24, 2022, at Harborview Nursing Center in Tifton. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mrs. O'Quinn at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, December 4, 2022, at Oak Ridge Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. Glenn Ford will officiate. Born July 19, 1947, in Blakely, Georgia, Mrs. O'Quinn was the daughter of the late Otis Zach Miller, Sr. and Peggy Andrews Miller. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one son, Patrick O'Quinn. She received her Bachelor's degree in Nursing from Augusta University School of Nursing and, before retiring, she worked at Tift Regional Medical Center. She was a member of...

GRAYSON - Charles "Chuck" Warren Singletary, 52, of Grayson passed away Friday, February 25, 2022, in Grayson. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mr. Singletary at 11:00 a.m. Friday, March 4, 2022, at First Baptist Church of Ty Ty Cemetery, where he will be laid to rest. The Rev. Tim Martel will officiate. The service will be livestreamed on the Bowen-Donaldson Facebook page. Ashley Dellinger, Eric Dillinger, Cam Martel, Bryan King and Tim Martel will serve as pallbearers. Born April 19, 1969, in Albany, Mr. Singletary was the son of Glinda Joyce Stone Singletary and the late Charles W. Singletary. In addition to his father, he was also preceded in death by an uncle, William...

GRAYSON - Charles "Chuck" Warren Singletary, 52, of Grayson passed away Friday, February 25, 2022, in Grayson. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mr. Singletary at 11:00 a.m. Friday, March 4, 2022, at First Baptist Church of Ty Ty Cemetery, where he will be laid to rest. The Rev. Tim Martel will officiate. The service will be livestreamed on the Bowen-Donaldson Facebook page. Ashley Dellinger, Eric Dillinger, Cam Martel, Bryan King and Tim Martel will serve as pallbearers. Born April 19, 1969, in Albany, Mr. Singletary was the son of Glinda Joyce Stone Singletary and the late Charles W. Singletary. In addition to his father, he was also preceded in death by an uncle, William...

Michael Thurmon "Mike" Gill, 71, of Maryville, Tennessee, formerly of Tifton, passed away Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at Blount Memorial Hospital in Maryville, Tennessee. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, February 28, 2022, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Joseph L. Crumley officiating. Mr. Gill will be laid to rest at Evergreen Cemetery in Fitzgerald. The family will receive friends on Sunday, February 27, 2022, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. The family will be gathering at the home of Doris and James Rutherford, 2204 Love Avenue in Tifton. Kyle Rutherford, Keith Rutherford, Monty Copeland,...

Andrew Holden Powell, 29, of Tifton passed away Monday, January 24, 2022, in Worth County. His funeral service will be held at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, January 26, 2022, at Union Church in Eldorado with Pastor Todd Garner, Pastor Rev. Stanton Moore and Pastor Paul Griffin officiating. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, January 26, 2022, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Union Church in Eldorado. Trey Walker, Brandon Powell, Shane Powell, Lyn Powell, Adam Simmons, John Sims IV, Darrell Powell, Scott McMahan, Greg Hall and Tom Thomas Jr. will serve as pallbearers. Born September 19, 1992, Mr. Powell was the son of Lynwood Powell and Shari McMahan Powell. He worked in IT at Virtual Guru in...

William Elzie Register, 95, of Tifton passed away Saturday, January 1, 2022, at Southern Oaks Personal Care Home in Tifton. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mr. Register at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 5, 2022, at Tift Memorial Gardens, where he will be laid to rest. The Rev. Joseph L. Crumley will officiate. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, January 5, 2022, at Tift Memorial Gardens immediately following the service. Karl Sadler, Owen Sadler, Frank Williams and Mike Williams will serve as pallbearers. Born February 7, 1926, in Cook County, Mr. Register was the son of the late Leon Glenn Register and Estelle Mae Smith Register. He was also preceded in death by...

ALBANY - Bobby Carrington, 83, of Albany passed away Friday, July 16, 2021, at his residence. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mr. Carrington at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, July 22, 2021, at Oak Ridge Cemetery, where he will be laid to rest with Military Honors, Born November 4, 1937, in Berrien County, Mr. Carrington was the son of the late Alison Carrington and Minnie Lee Eubanks Carrington. He was also preceded in death by two sons, Zachary Carrington and Don T. Wynn, and two brothers, Joel Thomas "J. T." Carrington and Cecil Carrington. He retired from the United States Army as a Chief Warrant Officer and from Proctor and Gamble in Albany. He was also a member of the VFW. Mr....

ALBANY - "Elizabeth" Nettie Hall Stracke, 91, of Albany passed away Sunday, August 16, 2020, at Wynfield Park Health and Rehab in Albany. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, August 20, 2020, at Lenox Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. Joseph L. Crumley will officiate. Born October 23, 1928 in Worth County, Mrs. Stracke was the daughter of the late Eldon Hall and Rebecca Hall. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Eugene Stracke; two brothers, Bill Hall and James Hall; and one granddaughter, Casey Stracke. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Stracke is survived by two sons and one daughter-in-law, Ricky Stracke and Verna Davis of Albany and...

Retired Staff Sergeant James V. "Jimmy" Calhoun, 76, passed away 5/26/20 at Tift Regional Medical Center following a long battle with cancer. He was a twenty-year decorated veteran and served in both the United States Air Force and United States Army. James was born 4/27/1944 in Gainesville, Florida and raised in Leesburg, Florida. Having lived in several different areas, his preference for smaller towns led him to settle in Albany in 1994. He was an avid supporter of the Albany Police Department and attended their Citizen Police Academies to help create a better understanding between the community and the police department. His love of hunting and guns began in his youth, sharpened in...

Joseph "Joe" Ray Ledlow, 54, and Jane Broadway Ledlow, 64, of Tifton passed away Monday, April 13, 2020, in Florida. A private graveside memorial service will be announced later. Born September 24, 1965 in Savannah, Joe was the son of the late Donald Carter and Joann Whiddon Carter. He was employed with ITG Brands Tobacco Company and served on the Board of Special Olympics and was very active in Relay For Life. Joe and Jane are survived by one son, Colby Ledlow and his fiance', Melina Nelson, both of Tifton; two daughters and sons-in-law, Gwen and Nickolas Huerta of Tifton and Casey and Brad Mullins of West Point; six grandchildren, Sierra Moore, Gracen and Jake Yawn, Lannah Parr, Faith...

TIFTON - Bobbie King Jackson, 81, of Tifton passed away Saturday, February 1, 2020, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mrs. Jackson at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 5, 2020, at Lakeview Memory Gardens in Phenix City, Alabama, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. Dr. Wayne Roe will officiate. Born March 2, 1938, in Pike County, Alabama, Mrs. Jackson was the daughter of the late Frank King and Maudie Mae Williams King. Mrs. Jackson was also preceded in death by her husband, John Houston Jackson, who passed away in 2009; and one brother, Earl King. Before retiring, she was a secretary for the University of Georgia Extension Service for Randolph...

Bobbie King Jackson, 81, of Tifton passed away Saturday, February 1, 2020, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mrs. Jackson at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday,m February 5, 2020, at Lakeview Memory Gardens in Phenix City, Alabama, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. Dr. Wayne Roe will officiate. Born March 2, 1938 in Pike County, Alabama, Mrs. Jackson was the daughter of the late Frank King and Maudie Mae Williams King. Mrs. Jackson was also preceded in death by her husband, John Houston Jackson, who passed away in 2009; and one brother, Earl King. Before retiring, she was a secretary for the University of Georgia Extension Service for Randolph...

TIFTON - Dr. John Rufus Cole, Jr., a humble Southern Gentleman, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on August 30, 2019. John was born in Albany, Georgia in 1938, reared in Baconton, and was the son of Mildred and John Cole, Sr. He attended schools in Baconton and Camilla, was an Eagle Scout, and graduated from Mitchell County High School in 1956 where he served as Senior Class President. John then attended the University of Georgia where he received his BS, MS, and PhD (Triple Dawg) degrees in Medical Microbiology in 1966. While at the university, he was a member of Kappa Alpha Order fraternity and met his lovely wife Judy DuPriest, with whom he just celebrated 55...