Lillian Johnson Autry

Mrs. Lillian Johnson Autry passed away on Thursday morning, September 1, 2016, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Tuesday, September 6, from the committal pavilion at Andersonville National Historic Site, with Rev. Hugh DeLoach officiating. The family will receive friends on Tuesday between the hours of 12:00 noon and 1:30 PM at Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St. A native of Cordele, she was a daughter of the late Fred Mitchell Johnson and Lucy Barker Johnson. Mrs. Autry was a homemaker and a member of Central Baptist Church, where she was a very active Sunday School member as long as her health permitted. Survivors include her husband, Jackson Russell Autry, Sr., with whom she celebrated 70 years of marriage in July; one son, Jackson Russell "Rusty" Autry, Jr. and his wife Pam of Tifton; two grandchildren: Ashley Autry Batts and her husband Jessie of Adel, and Travis Russell Autry of Tuscaloosa, AL; two great-grandsons: Asher Batts and Noah Batts, both of Adel; and several nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, it was Mrs. Autry's wish that memorial contributions be made to Central Baptist Church, 190 Upper River Road, Americus, GA 31709. 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. Lillian Johnson Autry.