Local Obituaries for Americus, Sumter County, Georgia
Danny Roush
Apr 2, 2021
Mr. Danny Roush, age 68, passed away on Friday, April 2, 2021, at Lillian Carter Health & Rehabilitation in Plains. Born October 20, 1952 in Plymouth, Indiana, he was a son of the late Ivan Eugene Roush and the late Mary Elizabeth Cox Roush. Mr. Roush was a mechanic by trade, having been employed at Ed & Gary's Auto Service...
Liza Chappell Parker
Apr 1, 2021
Mrs. Liza Chappell Parker passed away peacefully on April 1, 2021, the day before her 90th birthday, at her apartment at Magnolia Manor Retirement Center. Both of her children were by her side. Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Monday, April 5, from the graveside at Oak Grove Cemetery. Rev. Daryl Brown will officiate. The staff of Hancock...
William "Billy" Davis
Mar 29, 2021
Mr. William “Billy” Davis, age 82, passed away on Monday evening, March 29, 2021 at his home in Americus. Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Friday, April 2, at Beulah Primitive Baptist Church in Parrott, GA, with interment to follow in Beulah Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. Brother Lenwood Davis will officiate. The family will receive friends on Thursday,...
Reese Michael Taylor Vinup
Mar 23, 2021
Mr. Reese Michael Taylor Vinup, age 18, passed away very unexpectedly on Tuesday evening, March 23, 2021 in Columbus, the result of a motorcycle accident. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Tuesday, April 6, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St. The family will receive friends on Monday, April 5, at Hancock Funeral Home...
Diann H. Partain
Mar 22, 2021
Mrs. Diann H. Partain, age 79, passed away on Monday evening, March 22, 2021, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Americus. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced soon by Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St. To sign our online guestbook and express your condolences to the family, please visit www.hancockfuneralhomeinc.com Hancock Funeral Home, 427...
Frank B. Jones
Mar 21, 2021
Dr . Frank Burdette Jones , age 84, passed away on Sunday evening ,March 21 , at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. His daughter , Tracy Jones Frazier and sister ,Samille Basler, were by his side. Funeral services with military honors are planned for 2:00 PM on Monday, March 29 , from the committal...
Allen L. Palmer
Mar 11, 2021
Mr. Allen L. Palmer, age 75, passed away on Thursday, March 11, 2021, at his home in Andersonville. All services will be private. Born February 11, 1946, he was a son of the late Loyal Palmer and the Late Gladys Lindsey Palmer. He was a member of First Baptist Church, was retired as warehouse manager at Bowen Supply, and had...
Delbert Watkins
Mar 2, 2021
Mr. Delbert "Del" Watkins, age 68, passed away on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services with military honors are planned for 2:00 PM on Monday, March 8, from the committal pavilion at Andersonville National Historic Site, with President Dave Tucker and Elder Willie Cooper officiating. Interment will follow in Andersonville National Cemetery. Mr. Watkins was...
Aurilla Magayam Bates
Feb 27, 2021
Mrs. Aurilla Magayam Bates, age 64, passed away on Saturday evening, February 27, 2021 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are being coordinated at this time for burial in the Philippines, and will be announced soon by Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St. To sign our online guestbook and express your condolences to the family, please visit www.hancockfuneralhomeinc.com...
Alma Genelle Rigby
Feb 21, 2021
Mrs. Alma Genelle Rigby, age 70, passed away on Sunday, February 21, 2021 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Burial will be private in Oak Grove Cemetery. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there will be a memorial service held at a later date to be announced. The family will receive friends on Sunday, February 28, between the hours of 4:00 and...
Thomas Brock
Feb 17, 2021
Mr. Thomas "Dicky" Brock, age 66, passed away on Wednesday evening, February 17, 2021, at his home in Americus. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Saturday, February 20, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Rev. Steven Golden and Rev. Chet Ragsdale officiating. Burial will follow in Lebanon Cemetery in Plains. The following...
Mildred Wellons Tyler
Feb 17, 2021
Mildred Wellons Tyler, 97, died after a brief illness on Wednesday, February 17, 2021, at Perfect Care in Americus. She was born April 25, 1923, in Plains, Georgia, the second child of Otis and Ethel McGarrah Wellons. She grew up in the rural Sumter County community of Friendship, where she moved with her mother and sisters after the early death...
Charlie Clayton Carpenter, Jr.
Feb 5, 2021
Mr. Charlie Clayton Carpenter, Jr., age 84, passed away on Friday, February 5, 2021 at East Georgia Regional Medical Center in Statesboro. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Wednesday, February 10, from the graveside at Leslie City Cemetery. The following gentlemen are asked to serve as pallbearers: Adam Carpenter, David Gay, Alan Allmon, Austin Allmon, Russell Allmon, and...
Raymond Wills
Feb 5, 2021
Mr. Raymond Wills, age 75, passed away on Friday, February 5, 2021, at Phoebe North Campus in Albany. Services were held at 2:00 PM on Sunday, February 7, from the graveside at Parrott Cemetery, with Rev. Allen Carmichael officiating. The family received friends for a short time following the services at the cemetery. Born November 20, 1945 in Terrell County,...
Mary Virgene Carter Singletary
Feb 1, 2021
Mrs. Mary Virgene Carter Singletary, age 94, of Plains, passed away on Monday, February 1, 2021 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Services are planned for 2:00 PM on Wednesday, February 10, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St. Interment will follow in the Singletary family cemetery in Plains. Born November 10, 1926 in Thomas County, she...
Jewel Carolyn Melvin Phillips
Jan 27, 2021
Mrs. Jewel Carolyn Melvin Phillips, age 85, of Plains, passed away on Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a memorial service will be planned at a later date. Born June 14, 1935 in Smithville, she was a daughter of the late David Edwin Melvin and the late Agnes Webb Dennard. Mrs. Phillips...
Russell “Rusty” Barfield
Jan 23, 2021
Mr. Russell “Rusty” Barfield, age 64, passed away on Saturday, January 23, 2021 at his home in Plains. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Monday, January 25, from the graveside at Oak Grove Cemetery with Rev. Buck Kinney officiating. The Family will receive friends on Monday beginning at 12:00 noon at Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St....
Edith Wall Thompson
Jan 19, 2021
Mrs. Edith Wall Thompson, age 87, passed away on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at her home in Plains. Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Thursday, January 21, from the graveside at Lebanon Cemetery, with Rev. Buck Kinney officating. While they appreciate your outpourings of love and sympathy, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, for the safety of all,...
Kathy Elaine Staines
Jan 18, 2021
Mrs. Kathy Elaine Staines, age 64, passed away on Monday, January 18, 2021 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. All services at this time will be private. 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. Kathy Elaine...
Roy Clyde "Tripp" Frost, Iii
Jan 17, 2021
Mr. Roy Clyde “Tripp” Frost, III passed away January 17, 2021 at the age of 46, at Archbold Medical Center in Thomasville. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM on Monday, January 25, at Elbert Cemetery in Elbert, Texas with Mr. L.A. Samples officiating. He was born January 31, 1974, in Cordele, to Beth Manuel Frost and Roy...
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