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Local Obituaries for Americus, Sumter County, Georgia

Elizabeth Law Smith

Elizabeth Law Smith

Apr 3, 2018

Mrs. Elizabeth Law Smith, age 94, passed away on Tuesday, April 3, 2018, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center in Americus.Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Thursday, April 5, at Bethel Baptist Church in Sumter County. Rev. Steven Golden will officiate. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Americus.The family will receive friends on Wednesday evening, April 4,...

Robert Hardy

Robert Hardy

Apr 2, 2018

Sir Robert Hardy, 56, died on Monday, April 2nd, as a result of an accidental drowning. The family will greet friends and relatives on Friday evening, April 6, from 7:00 until 9:00 p.m. at Hancock Funeral Home and at other times at 109 Linnie Street. Funeral services are scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 7, at Hancock Funeral Home...

Joseph Michael Smith

Joseph Michael Smith

Mar 24, 2018

Mr. Joseph Michael Smith, age 92, passed away on Saturday, March 24, 2018, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center.Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Wednesday, March 28, at Macedonia Baptist Church in Preston.  Rev. Robert Orr and Rev. Raymond Smith will officiate.  Interment will follow in Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery.The family will receive friends on Tuesday evening, March 27,...

Helen Morgan Harbuck

Helen Morgan Harbuck

Mar 16, 2018

Mrs. Helen Morgan Harbuck, age 97, passed away on Friday, March 16, 2018, at Perfect Care. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Sunday, March 18, from the graveside at Oak Grove Cemetery. Her grandson, Dr. Michael Harbuck, will officiate. The family will receive friends following the funeral services at the cemetery, and at other times at the home...

Betty Lou Williams Hagerson

Betty Lou Williams Hagerson

Mar 13, 2018

Mrs. Betty Lou Williams Hagerson, age 89, passed away on Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at her home in Sumter County. Funeral services are planned for 3:00 PM on Thursday, March 15, at Concord United Methodist Church, with Rev. Matt Avera officiating. Burial will follow in the Hagerson Family Cemetery at Friendship. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive...

William H. Gibbs

William H. Gibbs

Mar 8, 2018

Mr. William H. Gibbs, age 70, passed away on Thursday, March 8, 2018, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. All funeral 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 Mr. William H. Gibbs.

Kathleen "Kitty" Mccall Williams

Kathleen "Kitty" Mccall Williams

Mar 6, 2018

Mrs. Kathleen "Kitty" McGarrah McCall Williams died on March 6, 2018, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. She was 96 years old. Funeral services will be held on Thursday March 8, at 2:00 PM at the First Presbyterian Church in Americus, with Reverend Sommer Fulmer Bower officiating. Interment will follow with a private burial at Oak Grove Cemetery in Americus. The...

Willie James Patillo

Willie James Patillo

Jan 30, 2018

Mr. Willie James “Fifty” Patillo, Sr., age 61, of Americus, passed away on Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Services are planned for 2:00 PM on Thursday, February 8, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Rev. Brooks Partain officiating. Interment will be private. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, February...

Marthalene Callaway House

Marthalene Callaway House

Jan 29, 2018

Mrs. Marthalene Callaway House, age 96, passed away on Monday evening, January 29, 2018, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. Funeral services are planned for 3:00 PM on Thursday, February 1, from the graveside at Oak Grove Cemetery, with Dr. Dennis Stalvey officiating. There will be a short visitation following the funeral services. Born February 24, 1921 in Helena, GA, she...

Mary Elizabeth "Beth" Bowden

Mary Elizabeth "Beth" Bowden

Jan 28, 2018

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth "Beth" Norton Bowden passed away on her 57th birthday, January 28, 2018, at her home in Americus. Services are planned for 2:00 PM on Wednesday, January 31, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Pastor R.T. Beverly officiating. Interment will be private. The family will receive friends between the hours of 1:00...

Earl Mcgrother

Earl Mcgrother

Jan 25, 2018

World War II veteran Earl McGrother, age 96, passed away on Thursday evening, January 25, 2018, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services with military honors are planned for 11:00 AM on Monday, January 29, from the graveside at Oak Grove Cemetery. Rev. Ronald Warren and Rev. David Chapman will officiate. The family will receive friends on Sunday, January 28,...

Mary Tindol Goare

Mary Tindol Goare

Jan 25, 2018

Mary Feist Tindol Goare of Richland, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, January 25, 2018, at St. Francis Hospital in Columbus, Georgia. Born Mary Ann Feist, in Bowdle, SD in 1934, she graduated from high school in New England, ND. She moved to Seattle, WA where her two children Carol Ann and Donald were born. Mary moved with her husband William...

Jeanette Strange Knowlton

Jeanette Strange Knowlton

Jan 24, 2018

Mrs. Jeanette Strange Knowlton, 96, passed away on Wednesday evening, January 24, 2018, at Kindred Hospice in Columbus. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Monday, January 29, at Central Baptist Church, with Rev. Hugh DeLoach and Spencer Davis officiating. Interment will follow in Lebanon Cemetery in Plains. Visitation with the family will be held at Central Baptist Church...

Mary Ruby Goodman

Mary Ruby Goodman

Jan 21, 2018

Mrs. Mary Ruby Goodman, age 89, passed away on Sunday morning, January 21, 2018, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Tuesday, January 23, from the graveside at Oak Grove Cemetery. Rev. Keith Parks will officiate. The following gentlemen are asked to serve as pallbearers: Shannon Wilson, Travis Goodman, Shane Wilson, Michael Wilson, Blake...

Donald Beamon, Sr.

Donald Beamon, Sr.

Jan 19, 2018

Mr. Walter Donald Beamon, Sr., age 74, passed away on Friday, January 19, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Monday, January 22, at Rehoboth Baptist Church, with interment to follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Rev. James Beckett will officiate. The family will receive friends on Sunday, January 21, between the...

Gale Ruth Brown

Gale Ruth Brown

Jan 13, 2018

Mrs. Gale Ruth Brown, age 62, passed away on Saturday, January 13, 2018, at University of Florida Shands Hospital in Jacksonville, FL. Born May 1, 1955 in Lancaster, NH, she was a daughter of the late Edward Clayton Briggs and the late Ruth Pearl Bissell Briggs. Mrs. Brown had been employed as a cashier at Walmart and attended I Heart...

Roberta Anne Richards

Roberta Anne Richards

Jan 11, 2018

Mrs. Roberta Anne Richards, age 79, passed away on Thursday, January 11, 2018, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Tuesday, January 16, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, with Rev. Bud Womack officiating. Interment will follow at 12:00 noon in Andersonville National Cemetery. The family will receive friends preceding the services, at...

William "Bill" Moncrief

William "Bill" Moncrief

Jan 9, 2018

Mr. William T. "Bill" Moncrief passed away on Tuesday morning, January 9, 2018, at Midtown Medical Center in Columbus. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Friday, January 12, at First Baptist Church. Interment with Masonic Rites will follow at 4:30 PM at Roberta City Cemetery. Grandchildren will serve as pallbearers. Members of the Senior Men's Sunday School Class,...

Lethia "Joann" Riveira

Lethia "Joann" Riveira

Jan 9, 2018

Mrs. Lethia Joann Riveira, age 84, passed away on Tuesday, January 9, 2018, at her home in Buena Vista. Born May 17, 1933 in Opa Locka, Florida, she was a daughter of the late Marvin Hood and the late Nancy Laerdele Hood. Joann was a home maker who enjoyed entertaining, cooking for family, and dancing with her husband of 61...

William A. "Doc" Hagerson

William A. "Doc" Hagerson

Jan 6, 2018

William Austin “Doc” Hagerson entered into the arms of his Savior on Saturday, January 6, 2018, due to Alzheimer’s disease. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Saturday, January 13, at Concord United Methodist Church, with Rev. Gary Page officiating. Interment will follow in the Hagerson Family Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Friday, January 12, between the...

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