Jennifer Lynn Perry Hill, 35, of Chula died Sunday, June 12, 2011, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 15, 2011, at Brighton Road Baptist Church. Pastor David Janaro, Dr. W. Ches Smith III and Dr. Danny Ray will officiate with burial to follow at Tift Memorial Gardens. Patrick Davis, Scott Davis, Adam Davis, Drew Brown, Chris Patterson and Jim Muhlhause will serve as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Charles Sadler, Mike Turnmire, Gerald Barfield, Tyron Barber, Matt Knight, Johnny Holley, Lev Holley and Jack Price. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, June 14, 2011, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. The body will be placed in the church one hour prior to the service.
Ms. Hill was born on March 4, 1976 in Tifton and was the daughter of John E. Thomas and Mary Ellen Dove Thomas, both of Chula. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Leonard A. and Mildred Dove; and her paternal grandfather, Curtis Kennedy. She was a retired waitress from Steak ‘N Shake and a member of Brighton Road Baptist Church. She had lived in Tifton all of her life and grew up attending the First Baptist Church in Tifton.
In addition to her parents, Ms. Hill is survived by two sons, David Allen Hill of Tifton and Cody Hill of Rome; two daughters, Elizabeth A. Russell of Tifton and Amber Webb of Rome; four brothers, Kevin L. Burgess of Tifton, Brian K. Burgess of Tyler, Texas, Steven Thomas of Canton and Chris Patterson of Tifton; one sister, Kim Bromlow of Tifton; her paternal grandmother, Virginia Kennedy; her long-time partner, Sheddrick Lockett; her caregiver, Judy Dowdy; and her best friends, Tyrone Barber, Marie Turnmire, Debra Standingcloud and Johnny Holley.
The family would like to thank Hospice of Tiftarea for their care and concern for Ms. Hill.