Local Obituaries for Americus, Sumter County, Georgia
Lethia "Joann" Riveira
January 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
January 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...
William L. "Bunky" Stewart
January 6, 2018
Mr. William L. "Bunky" Stewart, age 82, passed away on Saturday morning, January 6, 2018, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services are planned for 3:00 PM on Monday, January 8, from the graveside at Oak Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Sunday evening, January 7, between the hours of 5:00 & 6:30 PM at Hancock Funeral Home,...
Garland Lane Mears
January 2, 2018
Mr. Garland Lane Mears, age 83, passed away on Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Friday, January 5, at St. John's Anglican Church, with the Rev. Jim Parker officiating. A private interment will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Thursday, January 4, between the...
Louise Everett Smith
January 1, 2018
Mrs. Louise Everett Smith, age 97, passed away on Monday, January 1, 2018 at Sumter Retirement Village in Plains. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Thursday, January 4, at Plains United Methodist Church, with Bro. Lee Smith and Pastor R.T. Beverly officiating. Due to weather conditions, a committal service will be held in the church, with a...
Mary Ann Tissue
December 29, 2017
Ms. Mary Ann Tissue, age 67, passed away on Friday evening, December 29, 2017, at her home. A memorial visitation is planned for 2:00 PM on Tuesday, January 2, 2018, at Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St. Mary Ann, a cashier and store manager, was born December 2, 1950 in Americus, a daughter of the late Daniel McCord, Sr....
Patricia "Pat" Recker
December 18, 2017
Mrs. Patricia A. "Pat" Recker, age 83, passed away on Monday evening, December 18, 2017, at home in Plains. Services are planned for 3:00 PM on Friday, December 22, at Plains Baptist Church with Rev. Buck Kinney officiating. The family will receive friends at the church immediately following the services. A private interment will follow at a later time in...
Emily Granado
December 17, 2017
Miss Emily Granado, age 14, passed away on Sunday, December 17, 2017, at Egleston Hospital - Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. Funeral services are planned for 12:00 noon on Wednesday, December 20, in the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Father Francis Gillespie officiating. Burial will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends on...
Grace Mitchell Southwell
December 4, 2017
Mrs. Grace Mitchell Southwell, age 96, passed away on Monday, December 4, 2017 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Thursday, December 7, at Cheek Memorial Baptist Church, with Rev. Rick Smith officiating. Interment will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, December 6, between the hours of 5:00...
Angie Widener Bishop
December 3, 2017
Mrs. Angie Widener Bishop, age 54, passed away on Sunday, December 3, 2017, at her home in Americus. Funeral services are planned for 3:00 PM on Wednesday, December 6, at Bethel Baptist Church, with Rev. Steven Golden officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends on Tuesday evening, December 5, between the hours of 6:00...
Alma Cox Camp
December 1, 2017
Mrs. Alma Cox Camp, age 93, passed away on Friday morning, December 1, 2017, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. Funeral services are planned for 1:00 PM on Sunday, December 3, from the graveside at Sunset Memorial Gardens, with George Camp, III officating. Born April 4, 1924 in Preston, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Matthew Cox and the...
Jones Thomas "Tommy" Wright
November 30, 2017
Dr. Jones Thomas "Tommy" Wright, age 65, passed away on Thursday, November 30, 2017 at his home in Americus. Funeral services are planned for 1:00 PM on Sunday, December 3, in the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Dr. Sam Harper and Rev. Brooks Partain officiating. Burial will follow at 3:30 PM in Harris City Cemetery...
Glenice Terry
November 27, 2017
Mrs. Glenice Terry, age 89, passed away on Monday, November 27, 2017, at Bolingreen Health & Rehabilitation in Macon. Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Friday, December 1, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Rev. Hugh DeLoach and Dr. Bryan Myers officiating. Private interment will follow in Andersonville National Cemetery. The family...
Wallene D. Rigdon
November 26, 2017
Wallene D. Rigdon passed away on Sunday, November 26, 2017, at Pinehill Nursing Center in Byromville. 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 services for Wallene D. Rigdon.
Lois Cordell Rumph
November 20, 2017
Mrs. Lois Cordell Rumph passed away on November 20, 2017. Funeral services will be held in the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home on South Lee Street on Wednesday, November 22, at 11:00 a.m. with the Reverend Hugh DeLoach officiating. Interment will be private. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until funeral time at Hancock Funeral Home, 427 South Lee...
Frances Freeman Maginnis
November 19, 2017
Mrs. Kathryn Frances Freeman Maginnis, of Plains, passed away on November 19, 2017 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, November 24 in the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home on South Lee Street, with Rev. Joy Wilson officiating. A short visitation will be held at the funeral...
Elizabeth Ann Hamilton Mims
November 7, 2017
Ann Hamilton Mims, age 97, passed away on November 7, 2017, in Miami, with her loving family by her side. A memorial service will be held in the chapel at First United Methodist Church in Americus, Georgia, at 11:00 am on Saturday, June 9, 2018. Born April 4, 1920, in Augusta, she was the daughter of the late Mittie Lou...
Sylvia Dean Thompson
November 6, 2017
Ms. Sylvia Dean Thompson, age 82, of Plains, passed away on Monday, November 6, 2017, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. All services and burial will be private. Born June 10, 1935 in Orangeburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Lillian Victoria Avinger. Ms. Thompson was a home maker and was a member of the Order of the Eastern...
John Franklin Parker
October 29, 2017
Mr. John Franklin Parker, age 77, passed away on Sunday, October 29, 2017, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM CST on Wednesday, November 1, from the graveside at Mathis Cemetery in Brent, Alabama, with Rev. Mickey Caldwell officiating. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, October 31, between the hours of 4:00...
Ray Edwards
October 28, 2017
Ray Edwards, age 80, died peacefully in his home on Saturday, October 28, 2017. He grew up in Crawford County, GA and spent most of his early years working on the farm with his grandfather and “hero” J. Pope Teel and his grandmother Jewel Teel. Ray studied Farm Mechanics and Agriculture at ABAC before returning home to work on the...
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