Sallie Mae Layfield

Mrs. Sallie Mae Miller Layfield, age 81, passed away on Sunday, November 29, 2015, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services are planned for 4:00 PM on Wednesday, December 2, from the graveside at Oak Grove Cemetery. Bro. John Dent will officiate. Friends are welcome to call at any time at the family residence, 825 Ridge Street in Americus. A native of Sumter County, she was born on June 12, 1934, to the late Ned O. Miller and Anna R. Johnson Miller. Mrs. Layfield was a member of Lighthouse Baptist Church and was a Licensed Practical Nurse, having spent her entire working life employed by Sumter Regional Hospital. She was a devoted grandmother who dearly loved her grandchildren. Survivors include her children: H.L. Layfield, Jr. (Wanda) of Oglethorpe, Pam Thaxton (Morgan) of Gadsden, AL, Randy Layfield of Ellaville, Danny Layfield of Americus, and Dianna Windham (Danny) of Ellaville; grandchildren: Scotty Layfield, Heather Layfield, Anna Layfield, Elijah Layfield, Dalton Windham, and Dylan Windham; and she was blessed with several great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Mrs. Layfield was preceded in death by her husband, H.L. Layfield, Sr., by two brothers: Jake Miller and Ted Miller, and by a sister, Betty Drake. To sign our online guestbook and express your condolences to the family, please visit www.hancockfuneralhomeinc.com Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., is honored to be entrusted with these arrangements for Mrs. Sallie Mae Miller Layfield.