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Local Obituaries for Americus, Sumter County, Georgia

Dale "Ross" Thompson

Dale "Ross" Thompson

April 14, 2017

Dale “Ross” Thompson, age 72, passed away on Friday, April 14, 2017, at his home on South Lee Street. Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Wednesday, April 19, from the graveside at Laurel Hill Cemetery on E. Jackson Street in Thomasville. Ross was preceded in death by his mother, Merle Hinson Thompson, and his uncle and aunt, Charlie...

Darrell "Jerry" Skinner

Darrell "Jerry" Skinner

April 3, 2017

Mr. Darrell "Jerry" Skinner, age 92, of Magnolia Manor Garden Apartments, passed away on Monday afternoon, April 3, 2017, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Services are planned for 3:00 PM on Friday, April 7, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St. Rev. Steve Golden will officiate. The family will receive friends on Friday at Hancock Funeral...

Malcom "Mac" Roberts

Malcom "Mac" Roberts

March 22, 2017

Mr. Malcom "Mac" Roberts, age 69, passed away in Albany on Wednesday morning, March 22, 2017, after a long, hard-fought battle with cancer. Services will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, March 25, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St. Rev. Rusty Mauldin will officiate. The family will receive friends on Friday evening, March 24,...

Walter Carl Thomas

Walter Carl Thomas

March 22, 2017

Mr. Walter "Walt" Carl Thomas, age 84, passed away at his home in Castro Valley, California, on Wednesday, March 22, 2017. Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Saturday, April 1, at Plains Baptist Church with Rev. Buck Kinney officiating. Burial, with military honors, will follow at Lebanon Cemetery in Plains. Born in Plains, he was the son of...

Roland Kauffman

Roland Kauffman

March 20, 2017

Mr. Roland Kauffman, age 45, passed away on Monday, March 20, 2017. Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Friday, March 24, at Cornerstone Church, with Pastor Kevin Brown and Rev. Lance Fendley officiating. Burial will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery. The following gentlemen will serve as pallbearers: Keith Kauffman, Joel Kauffman, Hanz Nussbaum, Gregory Marks, Aaron Nolar, Adam...

Norma Walters

Norma Walters

March 19, 2017

Mrs. Norma Lillian Tudahl Walters, age 93, passed away on Sunday morning, March 19, 2017, at Willson Hospice House in Albany. Services are planned for 11:00 AM on Saturday, March 25, at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Albany, with Dr. William D. Coker officiating. Burial will follow at a later time in Sarasota, FL. The family will receive friends at the...

Ronald Dean Bradley, Sr.

Ronald Dean Bradley, Sr.

March 17, 2017

Mr. Ronald Dean Bradley, Sr., age 77, passed away on Friday, March 17, 2017 at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. Born November 8, 1939 in West Bolton, Kansas, Mr. Bradley was a veteran of the United States armed forces. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. To sign our online guestbook and express your condolences, please visit...

Carol Ann Vaughan

Carol Ann Vaughan

March 12, 2017

Mrs. Carol K. Vaughan, age 62, devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away on Sunday afternoon, March 12, 2017, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center, with her family by her side. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Wednesday, March 15, at Calvary Baptist Church. Rev. William Hall and Rev. Richard Chalk will officiate. Burial will be private. The family...

Everette Lunsford Chambliss

Everette Lunsford Chambliss

March 6, 2017

Mr. Everette Lunsord Chambliss, Sr., of Magnolia Manor, died on Monday, March 6, 2017, at Navicent Health in Macon, as a result of injuries suffered in a car accident. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Thursday, March 9, from the grave side at Lebanon Cemetery in Plains. Rev. Ron Perry and Rev. James Aycock will officiate. The family...

Randy Lord

Randy Lord

February 22, 2017

Mr. Randy Lord, age 59, passed away on Wednesday, February 22, 2017, at Lillian Carter Nursing Center in Plains. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced later by Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St. To sign our online guestbook and express your condolences, please visit www.hancockfuneralhomeinc.com Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., is honored to...

Laurie Pollock Jackson

Laurie Pollock Jackson

February 15, 2017

Mrs. Laurie Pollock Jackson (Mrs. Hugh Gerald Jackson, Jr.), age 94, passed away on Wednesday, February 15, 2017, at Northside Forsyth Hospital in Cumming, GA. Funeral services are planned for 1:30 PM on Saturday, February 18, from the grave side at Oak Grove Cemetery. Rev. Keith Parks and Rev. Rusty Mauldin will officiate. Born June 10, 1922 in DeSoto, she...

Charlotte Rachel Hargrove

Charlotte Rachel Hargrove

February 5, 2017

Ms. Charlotte Rachel Hargrove, age 80, of Sullivan Drive, Americus, passed away Sunday, February 5, 2017, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center.. Funeral services are planned for 3:00 PM on Wednesday, February 8, from the graveside at Oak Grove Cemetery. Rev. Rusty Mauldin and Rev. Keith Parks will officiate. The family will receive friends before the services on Wednesday at Hancock...

Viola Mae Webb Oliver

Viola Mae Webb Oliver

February 4, 2017

Mrs. Viola Mae Webb Oliver, 92, of Americus, GA passed away Saturday, February 4, 2017 at Perfect Care Assisted Living in Americus, GA. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, February 7 at 1:00 PM at First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Sommer Bower officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends between the hours of...

Gwendolyn Story Chambliss

Gwendolyn Story Chambliss

February 4, 2017

Mrs. Gwendolyn Story Chambliss of Marion County, GA, passed away on Saturday, February 4, 2017 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, GA. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at First Presbyterian Church in Americus, GA with the visitation to follow. Interment will follow at Oak Grove Cemetery. Mrs. Chambliss was born the...

Ruth M. Brazil

Ruth M. Brazil

January 28, 2017

Mrs. Ruth M. Brazil passed away quietly and peacefully, surrounded by family and loved ones on Saturday, January 28, 2017, at Piedmont Regional Hospital in Athens, GA. Funeral services are planned for 4:00 PM on Tuesday, January 31, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Rev. Hugh Harbort and Rev. Rodney Owens officiating. Burial is...

Mary Foster Crawford

Mary Foster Crawford

January 27, 2017

Mrs. Mary Foster Crawford of Marietta, GA, passed away on Friday, January 27, 2017 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center following a brief illness. A native of Plains, she was the daughter of the late Myrtice Mashburn Foster and Ernest Grover Foster, and was preceded in death by her husband, James Ray Crawford, Sr., in 1996; son, James Ray Crawford, Jr....

Robert Edward Miller

Robert Edward Miller

January 22, 2017

Mr. Robert Edward Miller, age 90, passed away on Sunday, January 22, 2017, at his home in DeSoto, GA. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, January 26, at First Presbyterian Church in Americus, GA with Rev. Sommer Bower officiating. Burial is to follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held from 4:00-6:00 PM on Wednesday,...

Flora Orton Bogy

Flora Orton Bogy

January 10, 2017

Mrs. Flora Orton Bogy, age 93, passed away peacefully at Phoebe-Sumter Medical Center on Tuesday, January 10, 2017. Born in Humnoke, Arkansas, on November 9, 1923, Flora excelled at everything she touched: as an All-Star player on the high school basketball court, as a gifted seamstress and quilter, and as a devoted wife to her husband, best friend, and soul...

Susie Mae Everett Stephens

Susie Mae Everett Stephens

January 8, 2017

Mrs. Susie Mae Everett Stephens, age 99, passed away on Sunday, January 8, 2017, of natural causes, at Sumter Retirement Village in Plains, GA. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM on Tuesday, January 10, at Harmony Cemetery in Richland, with Rev. Robert Orr officiating. Visitation will be held at 2:30 PM, prior to the funeral services. In lieu...

Barbara Ann Galloway Reddish

Barbara Ann Galloway Reddish

January 2, 2017

Mrs. Barbara Ann Galloway Reddish, age 88, passed away early Monday morning, January 2, 2017, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Wednesday, January 4, from the graveside at Oak Grove Cemetery. Rev. Bill Dupree will officiate. Friends may call for a short time following the funeral services on Wednesday at the cemetery. In...

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