Tift County High School Georgia Alumni Obituaries

was born to Tobe Willie and Mildred Lee Clark in Sasser Georgia on February 4 1947. She was the fourth eldest of seven children. Annie attended Dunbar Elementary and Carver High School in Terrell County Georgia. As an adult Annie built a fulfilling career in retail and customer service later becomin...

Ms. Rosena Tina Walden Lattimore daughter of Mr. John Walden and Mrs. Mattie McKennie Walden was born in Wadley Georgia on July 10 1942. Rosena was a faithful member of First Missionary Baptist Church of Wadley Georgia. At First Missionary Baptist Church she served as Choir Director Musician and Vac...

James Edward Snead son of the late Lawerence and Eleanor Snead born July 7 1938 in Irwin County Georgia. After a long fight with his illness the Lord called him home and he departed this life on Tuesday January 27 2026. Deacon James E. Snead was educated in Irwin County Georgia where he ran track an...

Funeral services for Shana Williams Gilmore, of Hawkinsville, Georgia, will be held on Saturday, February 7, 2026, at 11 AM at the Anderson Gift Baptist Church, 75 Anderson Gift Church Road in Hawkinsville. Viewing will be on Friday, February 6, 2026, 10 AM- 5 PM at Angel Heights Funeral Servic...

To his family, he was a hero. To his friends and coworkers, an inspiration. To all who knew him, Bob Stone was love in action.Robert Joseph “Bob” Stone, Sr., 85, of Carrollton, Georgia, adored husband, father, grandfather, friend, entrepreneur, and community leader, passed away peacefully on Novembe...

Albert John Rubosky Jr. 71 passed away unexpectedly on December 28 2025 at UH Geauga Medical Center. Born on October 5 1954 in Homestead Pennsylvania Al was the beloved son of Albert and Georgia Mattes Rubosky. Al graduated from Steel Valley High School in 1972 and went on to earn his bachelors degr...

Gorgeous Georgia passed away in Salt Lake County Utah on January 28 2026. We are deeply grateful that she is now free from pain and confusion and reunited with the love of her life Lynn. Georgia was born on August 2 1930 in Salt Lake City to George Pandaleo Kanell and Angelina Chipian Kanell. After ...

Beth Brigid Van Alstyne Ellis passed away peacefully with her loving husband son and daughter by her side on the morning of January 17th 2026 after an incredibly brave and painful fight against metastatic head and neck cancer. Beth came into the world much like the resplendently bright and captivati...

John Talmage Burrows Jr of Raleigh Mississippi passed away at the age of 90 on January 30 2026. John was born in Memphis Tennessee on February 13 1935 to John Talmage Sr and Mary Burrows. He graduated from Germantown High School and went on to earn a degree from Mississippi State University in the f...

Dr. William “Bill” Ray Baggett, age 90, of Atlanta, Georgia, passed away peacefully on November 12, 2025. Born on February 19, 1935, in Cullman County, Alabama, he was the son of the late Elbert Stephen Baggett and Audie Britton King Baggett.After graduating from Cullman High School, Bill attended H...

Carole Cooper Walker, 80, of Temple, Georgia, passed away peacefully on November 29th in Gladewater, Texas, surrounded by the love of her family.Born on April 24, 1945 in Temple, Georgia to Lois Hudgins Cooper and Theodore Roosevelt Cooper, Carole grew up in Temple and graduated from Temple High Sch...

TODD JOHNSTONThough our hearts are heavy, our gratitude is endless as we share that Thomas “Todd” Johnston went home to find his place in Heaven on November 4, 2025, at 2:47 PM. The light and love surrounding him in his final days were a true reflection of the profound impact he made during his time...

Mary Clayton Lateef passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of December 17 2025 held in the loving arms of her husband Hashim with her son Zaid by her side. She was born on April 271953 in Ebony Virginia to the late William Henry Clayton and Estelle Marie House Clayton. Mary attended Bruns...

On Saturday October 11 2025 God called home His faithful servant Gregory Rodney Byrd Sr. He was the beloved son of the late Ann O. Byrd and James Wendell Byrd Jr. and was preceded in death by his brother Armand Byrd. Gregory was a proud graduate of McKinley Technology High School in Washington D.C. ...

Funeral service for Lori Maurine Schmidt Robertson were held at the All Around Cowboy Church in Marquez on Friday December 19 2025 at 1100 a.m. Bro. Lee Weiler officiated. Interment followed the service at Mill Creek Cemetery. Beloved daughter of God sister of Jesus Christ Lori Maurine Schmidt Rober...

Rev. Samuel Frederick Sr. beloved servant of God and devoted son of the late Will and Viola Johnson Frederick was called home to be with the Lord on Friday January 9 2026. He was born in Dorchester County on March 8 1942a precious gift from God to his family and community. Rev. Frederick attended pu...

Pastor William Rogers, Sr. “For we walk by faith, not by sight.” —II Corinthians 5:7Pastor William Rogers, Sr., a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and faithful servant of God, transitioned peacefully from this life to his heavenly home on November 5, 2025, surrounded by his l...

Jo Ann RhodesNovember 8, 1941 – February 18, 2026Kinston- In the early morning hours of Wednesday, February 18, 2026, Jo Ann White Rhodes entered into eternal life with Jesus Christ, hearing the words, “Well done, good and faithful servant”. Born in Norfolk, Virginia, on November 8, 1941, Jo Ann was...

Phoebe Jane Mikalaski, of Bridgeville, Delaware, passed away peacefully on February 1st at her home, surrounded by her loving family.Phoebe was born on January 13, 1938, in Hillsboro, Virginia, to George and Arbutus Crim. She was a 1955 graduate of Loudoun County High School in Leesburg, Virginia.Af...