Christine “Teena” Burdett Medford, 99, of Tifton died Sunday, February 15, 2015, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Her funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 18, 22015, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with Dr. Wayne Roe and Rev. Paul Thomas officiating. Mrs. Medford will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. William McDonald, Miles McDonald, Mike Burnette, Robert Owens, Rayburn Martin, Tate Anderson and Logan Henderson will serve as pallbearers. Mrs. Medford was born on August 13, 1915 in Ashburn and was the daughter of Lonnie Burdett and Valleree Beard Burdett, both deceased. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 70 years, George Grady Medford, Jr., who died in 2008; two brothers; and one sister. She was a homemaker and the oldest member of Tifton’s First Baptist Church, where she was a former Sunday school teacher. Mrs. Medford is survived by one sister, Valerie Hobby of Sylvester; her brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, H. C. and Jean Medford and Bob and Sara Burnette, all of Tifton; and several nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the First Baptist Church of Tifton Benevolence Fund, 404 Love Avenue, Tifton, GA 31794.
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