Local Obituaries for Americus, Sumter County, Georgia
Danny Wayne Enloe
Jan 19, 2022
Mr. Danny Wayne Enloe, age 74, passed away on Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, private graveside services will be held. Born August 4, 1947 in Columbus, he was a son of the late Aubrey Enloe and the late Bertie Mae Price Enloe. Baptist by faith, Mr. Enloe was a retired...
Harold Tyler "Botto" Melvin
Jan 18, 2022
Mr. Harold Tyler "Botto" Melvin, age 85, passed away on Tuesday evening, January 18, 2022 at Phoebe North Campus in Albany. Born June 21, 1936 in Sumter County, he was a son of the late David E. Melvin and the late Agnes I. Webb Melvin Dennard. Baptist by faith, he was a member of Hebron Baptist Church and worked for...
Audrey Taylor
Jan 17, 2022
Ms. Audrey Taylor passed away on Monday, January 17, 2022 at her home in Montezuma. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Friday, January 21, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Rev. Wendy Peacock officiating. Interment will follow in Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery in Ellaville. The family will receive friends beginning at 1:00...
George Marvin Franklin
Jan 14, 2022
Mr. Marvin Franklin's funeral, which had been postponed due to the Covid pandemic, has been scheduled for 2:00 PM on Sunday, March 6, 2022 at Central Baptist Church. The family will be available to greet friends both before and after the funeral services. Mr. George Marvin Franklin, Sr., age 95, passed away on Friday, January 14, 2022 at Summerhill Senior...
Wallace Wayne Rich
Jan 13, 2022
Mr. Wallace Wayne Rich, age 56, passed away on Thursday, January 13, 2022 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. He was born March 31, 1965 in Albany, GA, a son of Rolland Wayne Rich and Shirley Ann Ballew Rich. Wallace held five Master's Degrees and owned Rich Adventures, LLC, a camper sales company. He enjoyed going to the gym to work...
Thomas Charles Atherton
Jan 3, 2022
Mr. Thomas Charles Atherton, age 60, died on Monday, January 3, 2022, at his home in Americus. Tom was born February 11, 1961 in Saint Petersburg, Florida, son of the late James and Ruth Atherton. He was husband to the late Betty Ann Atherton. He is survived by his sons: John Michael and Kori Gorton of Americus, and Christopher and...
James Franklin "Frankie" Scott, Sr.
Jan 1, 2022
Mr. James Franklin "Frankie" Scott, Sr., age 71, passed away on Saturday, January 1, 2022 at his home in Americus. Services are planned for 12:00 PM (noon) on Saturday, January 8, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Pastor James Beckett officiating. The family will receive friends beginning at 10:00 AM on Saturday at Hancock...
Scott James Marks
Dec 19, 2021
Scott James Marks, 65, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, December 19, 2021 at his home in New Brighton, PA. Born April 9, 1956 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a son of the late Deane Edward and Clare Marie (Rodrigue) Marks, Scott was a Veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving at the end of the Vietnam War from 1974 to 1979 aboard the USS...
Louise Moore Wiggins
Dec 18, 2021
Mrs. Louise Moore Wiggins, age 87, passed away on Saturday, December 18, 2021 at her daughter's home in Americus. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, at the family's request, all services will be private. Born October 14, 1934 in Pike County, she was a daughter of the late Arthur B. and Virgil B. Moore. In addition to her parents, she was...
Bill Mitchell Thomas
Nov 30, 2021
Mr. Bill Mitchell Thomas, age 86, of Hacienda Heights, CA, passed away on Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at Whittier Hospital Medical Center in Los Angeles County, California, after a sudden illness. Funeral services are planned for 12:00 PM on Saturday, January 8, at Plains Baptist Church, with Rev. Buck Kinney officiating. The family will receive friends beginning at 11:00 AM...
Paul Eugene "Gene" Gay, Sr.
Nov 17, 2021
Paul Eugene "Gene" Gay, Sr., 80, of Leslie, died at Hospice Pine Pointe in Macon on November 17, 2021, after an extended illness. He was born in Eufaula, Alabama to the late William Lloyd Gay, Sr. and Ollymae Sanderlin Gay. Mr. Gay graduated from Clay County High School in 1959. After graduation, he served in the United States Air Force....
Louise Calhoun Pitts
Nov 12, 2021
Louise Calhoun Pitts, age 93, passed away on Friday, November 12, 2021, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. Mrs. Pitts was born on October 12, 1928, in Bowdon, Georgia to the late Irving Calhoun and the late Willie Calhoun. She is predeceased by her husband, Roy H. Pitts; her son, Timothy J. Pitts; three sisters and two brother. She is survived...
Donald Jay Smith
Nov 10, 2021
Donald Jay Smith, age 80, of Americus, passed away at his residence surrounded by his family on November 10, 2021, after a long battle with cancer. Donald was born March 4, 1941, in Americus, to the late Joseph Harrison Smith, Sr. and the late Mildred Booker Smith. Donald grew up in Americus and was a third generation Sumter County citizen....
Maggie Collier Franklin
Nov 10, 2021
Mrs. Maggie Collier Franklin, age 95, passed away on Wednesday, November 10, 2021, at Summerhill Senior Living Community in Perry. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Saturday, November 13, at Central Baptist Church, with Dr. Bryan Myers and Rev. Hugh DeLoach officating. Private family interment services will follow. The following gentlemen are asked to serve as active pallbearers:...
Rodger Randall Ray
Nov 5, 2021
Rev. Rodger Randall Ray, age 81, passed away on Friday evening, November 5, 2021, at Perfect Care. Private family graveside funeral services will be held. Born June 19, 1940 in Fulton County, he was a son of the late William H. Ray and the late Mary Ray. He received his education from Shorter College in Rome, and Emory School of...
William Lloyd Gay, Jr.
Nov 2, 2021
William Lloyd Gay, Jr. passed away on Tuesday, November 2, 2021, at his residence on Gay Farm, in Leslie, Georgia, following a courageous battle with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease. He was one month shy of being 89 years old. Lloyd was born at home on the family farm in Bluffton, Georgia, on December 11, 1932. Lloyd grew up on the...
Mary Ann Norris
Nov 1, 2021
Mary Ann Norris passed away on Monday, November 1, 2021 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. All services will be private. To sign our online guestbook and express your condolences, please visit www.hancockfuneralhomeinc.com Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., is honored to be entrusted with these arrangements for Mary Ann Norris.
Leslie Victoria Hudson
Oct 31, 2021
Leslie Victoria Hudson, age 97, passed away on Sunday, October 31, 2021 at Perfect Care. As was her wish, all services will be private. Born August 1, 1924 in Ranger, TX, she was a daughter of the late Rudolph Hudson and the late Annie Lou Usry Hudson Stinson. "Les", as she was known, worked for many years in the drafting...
Anthony Ray "Tony" Lambert
Oct 26, 2021
Mr. Anthony Ray "Tony" Lambert, age 37, passed away on Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. Services are planned for 2:00 PM on Saturday, October 30, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Rev. Bryan Bentley officiating. The family will receive friends on Saturday beginning at 1:00 PM at Hancock...
Sharon Chappell Kleckley
Oct 22, 2021
Mrs. Sharon Chappell Kleckley, age 78, passed away on Friday, October 22, 2021 at Seasons Hospice in Suwanee, GA. Graveside burial services are planned for 1:00 PM on Monday, November 1, at Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery. Born June 23, 1943 in Americus, she was a daughter of the late William Armstid Chappell and the late Ruth Overstreet Chappell. She attended...
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