Tony Curtis Massey, 55, of Tifton died Saturday, March 17, 2012, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 20, 2012, in the Memorial Chapel of Tifton's First Baptist Church. Dr. Wayne Roe, Rev. Paul Thomas and Dr. W. Ches Smith, III will officiate with burial to follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Billy Massey, Steve Branton, Buck Rigdon, Billy Wood, Bob Burnett, Mark Stewart and Mickey Martin will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, March 20, 2012, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. in the Memorial Chapel of Tifton's First Baptist Church.
Mr. Massey was born on November 7, 1956 in Tifton and was the son of Faye Ridley Massey of Tifton and the late W. G. "Bill" Massey. He was a hotel auditor and had lived in Tifton all of his life. He was a member of Tifton's First Baptist Church.
In addition to his mother, Mr. Massey is survived by one brother and sister-in-law, Larry Grady and Brenda Massey of Tifton; one nephew, W. G. "Billy" Massey, II and his wife, Brandi, of Tifton; one niece, Beth Massey Branton and her husband, Steve, of Deland, Florida; two great-nephews, W. G. "Trey" Massey, III of Tifton and Mikey Branton of Deland, Florida; and two great-nieces, Keyleigh Massey of Tifton and Courtney Branton of Deland, Florida.