Louise Clemons Dove, 83, of Tifton, died Tuesday, June 6, 2006 at Tift Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Friday, June 9, 2006, at 11:00 a.m. in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. John S. Gibbs, Sr. and Rev. Glenn Ford will officiate with burial to follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Terrell Sutton, Shannon Nixon, Clinton Moore, Eddie Clemons, Ronald Dorman and Jason Guess. The family will receive friends on Thursday, June 8, 2006, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals.
Ms. Dove was born on December 17, 1922 in Tift County and was the daughter of Martin Clemons and Idell Hancock Clemons, both deceased. She was also preceded in death by a son, James Michael Dove and two brothers, Howard Clemons and Avery Clemons. She was a homemaker and a member of Calvary Baptist Church.
Ms. Dove is survived by one son, Earnest Dove of Tifton; one daughter, Debra Dove of Tifton; four brothers, Cecil Clemons of Tifton, Edward Clemons of Tifton, Gerald Clemons of Branford, Florida and Robert Clemons of Arcadia, Florida; two sisters, Marie Dove of Tifton and Betty Taylor of Tifton; two sisters-in-law, Bernice Clemons of Branford, Florida and Betty Clemons of Branford, Florida; four grandchildren, Michele Nixon of Ashburn, Marissa Howze and her husband, Jeremy, of Valdosta, Jamie Dove and his wife, Camile, of Tifton and Katy Dove of Tifton; and seven great grandchildren, Kimberly Nixon, Justin Nixon, Kaycee Nixon, Savanah Howze, Preston Howze, Lacey Louise Howze and Emma Lee Dove.