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Jerry Holmes

1954 - 2025

Jerry Wayne Holmes, 71, of Doerun, Georgia, passed away Sunday, March 2, 2025, at Colquitt Regional Medical Center. A private celebration of life service will be held at a later date.
The son of the late Marion D. Tushouse Holmes and the late Naval Commander John Anderson Holmes, Mr. Holmes was born January 14,...

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Bama Faulkner Norman

1932 - 2025

Bama Faulkner Norman, 92, of Moultrie, died at her home on Tuesday, February 25, 2025.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 1, 2025, at Mount Olive Baptist Church, with Mr. Michael Norman and Mr. Dennis Waldrep officiating. Entombment followed at Baker/Hillcrest Memorial Gardens with Reverend...

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Mrs. Annette Tillman

1955 - 2025

MOULTRIE, GA - Annette Elrod Tillman, 69, of Moultrie, passed away Thursday, March 6, 2025, in the Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at Midway Freewill Baptist Church with the Reverend Randy Jackson officiating. Interment will follow in Midway...

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Timmy "Tim" Hackney

1957 - 2025

Mr. Timmy "Tim" D. Hackney age 67 of Keystone Heights passed away Monday, March 3, 2025, in Haven Hospice Custead Care Center Orange Park.
He was born November 20, 1957, in Madison, West Virginia to the
late Paul and Shelby (Bradshaw) Hackney.
Tim was a retired maintenance
supervisor and painter. He was of the...

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Mr. William Boetcher

1930 - 2025

William Francis Boetcher, age 94, passed away on February 23, 2025. He was born in Opheim, Montana on June 29, 1930, to Nellie Buckley Boetcher and Adolph Boetcher.
Bill was preceded in death by his father, mother, brother, Norman Boetcher, and first wife, Jane Ann Boetcher.
He is survived by his wife, Georgette...

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Roy VanVlake, Jr.

1944 - 2025

Roy Calvin VanVlake, Jr., 80, of Moultrie, passed away on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, at Colquitt Regional Medical Center.
Memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM on Saturday, March 1, 2025, at Moultrie Church of Christ with Minister Zack Griffin officiating.
The family will receive friends one hour prior to...

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William Patterson, Jr.

1957 - 2025

William Frank Patterson, Jr. aka Poppy, Padre, Uncle Frank, and Coach, of
Montgomery, Texas, originally from Moultrie, Georgia, passed away on February 20, 2025. His sudden loss will leave a large hole in many hearts. His love for his family, friends and students was indisputable and his laughter and stories would...

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James Knight

1941 - 2025

James W. (Jim) Knight passed away, peacefully, Feb. 22, 2025 after a long battle with cancer. He was a resident of Gainesville, FL since 1973 and the retired Dean of the Division of Continuing Education at the University of Florida. Born in Macon, GA on May 20, 1941, he was a graduate of Moultrie (GA) High School...

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Michael Sumner

1958 - 2025

Michael Ernest Sumner died unexpectedly, yet peacefully, working in his yard on Saturday, February 22, 2025.
Mike was born at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee on February 12, 1958, to Ernest L. Sumner and Majorie Meadows Sumner. The Sumner family moved to Decatur, Georgia in 1959. Mike graduated from...

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