Local Obituaries for Americus, Sumter County, Georgia
Janice Nadine Reeves Jackson
Jul 3, 2020
Mrs. Janice Nadine Reeves Jackson, age 67, passed away on Friday morning, July 3, 2020 at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Monday, July 6, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Rev. Thomas Morey officiating. A procession will follow for interment in the Leslie City Cemetery. The family...
Thomas Michael Callier
Jun 24, 2020
Mr. Thomas Michael Callier, age 25, passed away on Wednesday, June 24, 2020. Funeral services are planned for 3:30 PM on Sunday, June 28, from the graveside at Sunset Memorial Gardens, with Rev. Clifford Braxton officiating. The family will receive friends on Sunday between the hours of 1:00 & 3:00 PM at Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St. Born...
Linda Lake Hogg
Jun 23, 2020
Mrs. Linda Lake Hogg, age 74, passed away on Tuesday evening, June 23, 2020 at her home in Smyrna, TN. Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Saturday, June 27, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Rev. Rex Mayhall and Rex Loren Mayhall officiating. Interment will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery. A visitation...
Richard Lee Morris, Sr.
Jun 23, 2020
Mr. Richard Lee Morris, age 65, passed away on Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. As was his desire, a private memorial service will be held for close family members only. 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...
Carrie Marie Hampton Wise
Jun 21, 2020
Mrs. Carrie Marie Hampton Wise, age 93, passed away on Sunday evening, June 21, 2020 at Pruitt Health - Spring Valley in Elberton, GA. Funeral services are planned for 4:00 PM on Friday, June 26, 2020 from the graveside at Lebanon Cemetery in Plains. Rev. Jeremy Wise will officiate. The family will receive guests at St. Andrews Lutheran Church immediately...
Edward Olan Carter Sr.
Jun 12, 2020
Mr. Edward Olan Carter, Sr., age 76, passed away on Friday, June 12, 2020 at his home in Schley County. A private family service with military honors will be held on Tuesday, June 16, in the committal pavilion at Andersonville National Historic Site. Elder Michael Lewis will officate, with burial to follow in Andersonville National Cemetery. Born May 28, 1944...
Jack P. Smith, Sr.
Jun 6, 2020
Mr. Jack P. Smith, Sr. passed away on Saturday, June 6, 2020, at his home in Smithville, one day shy of his 86th birthday. Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Tuesday, June 9, from the graveside at Oak Grove Cemetery, with Rev. Brooks Partain officiating. Mr. Smith was retired from the Georgia State Department of Agriculture as a...
Marilu Amara Reyes
Jun 4, 2020
Little Miss Marilu Amara Reyes was born an angel on Thursday, June 4, 2020 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. A prayer service was held on Friday, June 5 in the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home at 1:00 PM, followed by a graveside service at 2:00 PM at Eastview Cemetery with Reverend Mr. Bernie Bosse officiating. She is survived by her...
Mildred Wise
Jun 3, 2020
Miss Mildred Wise, age 100, passed away on Wednesday evening, June 3, 2020 at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Saturday, June 6, 2020 from the graveside at Lebanon Cemetery in Plains. Rev. Jeremy Wise will officiate. There will be no visitation, though the family will be glad to speak with friends at the...
Sondra Dianne Dawson Littlefield
May 17, 2020
Sondra Dianne Littlefield, of Americus, went home to be with the Lord early Sunday morning, May 17th. She was born August 27, 1937, in Savannah, Ga, the daughter of Homer Alexander and Mary Ruth Smith Dawson. A Celebration of Life Memorial will be held at a later date with details to be announced. Sondra was a longtime member of Central...
William H. "Bill" Harris, Jr.
May 12, 2020
William H. "Bill" Harris, Jr., age 91, of Magnolia Manor Nursing Center, passed away on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at Phoebe-Sumter Medical Center following a brief illness. A private graveside service will be held in Oak Grove Cemetery with Rev. Brooks Partain officiating. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a Celebration of Life memorial service will be planned at a...
Mary Alma Black Wills
May 5, 2020
Mrs. Mary Alma Black Wills, age 92, passed away on Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Private funeral services will be held at Macedonia Baptist Church with Rev. Robert Orr and Rev. Raymond Smith officiating. Interment will follow in Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a Celebration of Life memorial service is to...
Otto Varnum
Apr 25, 2020
Mr. Otto Varnum, age 78, passed away on Saturday, April 25, 2020 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. A private graveside committal service will be held at Sunset Memorial Gardens with Rev. Bud Womack officiating. Born July 14, 1941 in Sumter County, he was a son of the late Arthur Alvin Varnum and the late Daisy Lee Hardin Varnum. Mr. Varnum...
Mildred Daniel Osborne
Apr 21, 2020
Mrs. Mildred Daniel Osborne, age 89, passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at Oaks at Oakland Plantation in Lee County. A private family committal service was held at Oak Grove Cemetery on Friday, April 24, with Rev. Marty Dillon officiating. A native of Americus, she was born May 18, 1930, daughter of the late Emmett and Minnie Daniel. Mrs....
Mary Anne Harrison Wingard
Apr 20, 2020
Mrs. Mary Anne Harrison Wingard, age 87, passed away on Monday, April 20, 2020 at Perfect Care. A private family committal service was held at Sunset Memorial Gardens on Friday, April 24, with Rev. Steven Golden and Rev. Chet Ragsdale officiating. Born September 13, 1932 in Ellaville, she was a daughter of the late Eugene Talbot Harrison and the late...
Mary Elizabeth "Bess" Ross Speer
Apr 7, 2020
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth "Bess" Ross Speer, age 92, passed away on Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at Perfect Care. A private burial and committal service was held on Thursday, April 9, at Oak Grove Cemetery with Dr. Bryan Myers officiating. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 emergency, the celebration of life service was postponed and is now scheduled for 11:00 AM on...
Joyce Hancock Walters
Apr 2, 2020
Claudia “Joyce” Hancock Walters, 86, passed away Thursday, April 2, 2020 in Chattanooga, TN. Born in Upson County, Joyce grew up surrounded by peach orchards and packing houses. Many of the childhood stories she shared with family over the years and her novel “Thomaston Queen” were inspired by experiences on the Hancock farm. Joyce graduated from Robert E. Lee High...
Irma Jewell Oliver Woodard
Mar 19, 2020
Mrs. Irma Jewell Oliver Woodard, age 80, daughter of the late William Henry Oliver and Lucy DeVane Oliver, joined her heavenly family on March 19, 2020. Jewell was born in Ellaville, Georgia on October 11, 1939 and was the youngest of six girls. She graduated from Americus High School And South Georgia Technical College. Mrs. Woodard was a bookkeeper, and...
Miriam Lucille Willis Tolbert
Mar 10, 2020
Mrs. Miriam Lucille Willis Tolbert, age 101, passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Due to mandated health precautions at the current time, a Celebration of Life service will be held at a later date in the Martha McDonald Moore Memorial Chapel at Magnolia Manor. Burial will be in Rest Haven Cemetery in Cincinnati. Born...
Rebecca Lynn Mcneill
Mar 2, 2020
Rebecca Lynn McNeill, age 93, passed away peacefully at home on March 2, 2020. She was the daughter of Mason and Lillie Lynn and was born on March 2, 1927 in Hatcher Station, Alabama. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, March 8, 2020 at 3:00 PM at First Methodist Church in Americus, Georgia followed by a graveside service at...
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