Herman Lee Autry, 75, of Tifton passed away Tuesday, Febryuary 27, 2018, at Agape Health and Rehab in Moultrie. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mr. Autry at 2:00 p.m. Friday, March 2, 2018, at Oak Ridge Cemetery, where he will be laid to rest. The Rev. Joseph L. Crumley will officiate. The family will receive friends Thursday, March 1, 2018, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals.
Born March 29, 1942 in Plainville, Mr. Autry was the son of the late Marvin Lee Autry and Bertha Mae Sawyer Autry. He retired from Shaw Industries.
Mr. Autry is survived by his wife, Lois Laraine Pomahatch Autry of Tifton; two sons, Keith Duckworth of Tifton and Melvin Autry of Dalton; three daughters, Wanda Wiggins of Tifton, Teresa Jones of Crawfordville, Florida and Angie Wyatt of Tallahassee, Florida; one sister, Jane Peterson of Calhoun; seven grandchildren, Annie Autry, Cristin Phillips, Amanda Leigh Jacobo-Rubio, Jimmy Duckworth, Dustin Duckworth, Jake Duckworth and Katie Duckworth; six great-grandchildren; and his fur-baby, Peanut.
Flowers will be accepted or memorial gifts may be made to the Tifton Humane Society, 278 Georgia Highway 125 South, Tifton, GA 31794.