Local Obituaries for Americus, Sumter County, Georgia
Ethel Frances Buchanan Berry
Aug 21, 2015
Mrs. Ethel Frances Mims Buchanan Berry, age 95, passed away on Friday morning, August 21, 2015, at Lillian Carter Health Center in Plains. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 PM on Monday, August 24, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Rev. Bill Dupree officiating. Private burial will follow in Concord Cemetery. Friends may...
Ramona May Bach Jones
Aug 19, 2015
Mrs. Ramona May Bach Jones, age 84, passed away early Wednesday morning, August 19, 2015, at her home in Smithville. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Friday, August 21, from the committal pavilion at Andersonville National Historic Site, with Rev. Wendy Peacock officiating. Interment will follow in Andersonville National Cemetery. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. The family will...
John Ander Price, Jr.
Aug 15, 2015
John Ander Price, Jr., 62, of Americus, passed away on Saturday, August 15, 2015 at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. Funeral services will be held on Monday, August 17, 2015 at 5:00 PM at the St. Andrews Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow at Oak Grove Cemetery on the Chappell family lot. The family will receive friends for one hour prior to...
George H. Laing
Jul 27, 2015
Mr. George H. Laing, Jr., age 94, passed away on Monday evening, July 27, 2015, at his home near Americus. The family will greet friends and relatives at Hancock Funeral Home, 427 South Lee Street, from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, or at 195 Middle River Road at any time. Funeral services will be conducted at 10:00 a.m. on...
Clifford Elmore Pilcher, Jr.
Jul 26, 2015
Mr. Clifford Elmore Pilcher, Jr., age 89, passed away on Sunday morning, July 26, 2015, at his home in Americus. Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Tuesday, July 28, at First Baptist Church of Americus, with Rev. Keith Parks, Rev. Bill Dupree, and Rev. Rusty Mauldin officiating. Burial, with military honors, is to follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens....
Barbara Louise Russell Nairn
Jul 13, 2015
Mrs. Barbara Louise Russell Nairn, age 76, passed away at her home on Monday evening, July 13, 2015. A memorial service will be held in the committal pavilion at Andersonville National Historic Site at 12:00 noon on Friday, October 9. Born August 17, 1938 in Norfolk, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Milford Eugene Russell and Mary Louise...
Coralie Patrick
Jul 8, 2015
Mrs. Coralie Patrick, age 98, passed away on Wednesday afternoon, July 8, 2015, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services were held at 11:00 AM on Friday, July 10, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Dr. Sam Harper officiating. A private burial followed in Oak Grove Cemetery. The following gentlemen served as pallbearers: Scott...
Mary Ernestine Lowery Scarbrough
Jul 6, 2015
Mrs. Mary Ernestine Lowery Scarbrough, age 86, passed away on Monday morning, July 6, 2015, at her home in Smithville. Services are planned for 2:00 PM on Saturday, July 11, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, with Dr. Bryan Myers officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:00 until 2:00 PM on Saturday at the funeral home, and at...
Sue Rawls Cornwell
Jun 28, 2015
Mrs. Sue Rawls Cornwell, affectionately known by her family as "Grando", passed away early Sunday morning, June 28, 2015, at her home in Sumter County. The family will receive friends at Hancock Funeral Home, 427 South Lee Street, from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 30. At other times, friends may call at 304 Cornwell Road. Funeral services will...
James M. "Matt" Sullivan
Jun 26, 2015
Funeral service for James Madison "Matt" Sullivan will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, June 29, 2015 at the First United Methodist Church in Americus, Georgia. Following the service a private burial will be held in the Oak Grove Cemetery. Matt passed away on June 26th at his home following a lengthy battle with cancer. Matt was born on...
Lillian Harris Mcduffie
Jun 18, 2015
Mrs. Lillian Harris McDuffie, 99, of Preston, Georgia passed away Thursday, June 18, 2015 at the residence of her daughter. Lillian was born August 28, 1915 in the Friendship Community of Sumter County Georgia, the daughter of the late John Emory and Sina Mae Harris. She was preceded in death by her husband of 44 years, R.H. McDuffie. She is...
Evelyn Kinard Felts
Jun 17, 2015
Mrs. Evelyn Kinard Felts, age 90, passed away on Wednesday afternoon, June 17, 2015, at her home in Leesburg. Funeral services are planned for 10:00 AM on Monday, June 22, from the graveside at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Brooks Partain will officiate. Mrs. Felts was born December 20, 1924 in Leslie, a daughter of the late Thomas Edmond...
Mary Helen Dykes Hartley
Jun 16, 2015
Mary Helen Johnson Dykes Hartley, formerly of Americus, Georgia died June 16, 2015, in Atlanta where had resided for the past 12 years. She was born on October 10, 1920 in Sumter County, Georgia, the only child of Roy Celectrice Johnson and Mary Belle Greene Johnson both of Americus. She married Maurice ‘Buddy’ Dykes on November 15, 1941 in Americus...
Johnny Reuben Gosa
Jun 14, 2015
Mr. Johnny Reuben Gosa passed away on Sunday evening, June 14, 2015, at his home in Smithville, just one day after celebrating his 71st birthday. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Friday, June 19, in the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with military honors to follow. Burial will be private on another date. Friends...
John Noble Harris, Jr.
May 31, 2015
Mr. John Noble Harris, Jr., age 64, passed away on Sunday afternoon, May 31, 2015, at his home in Oglethorpe. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, June 6, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St. Billy Goudeau (John's hero) will officiate, with Doug Gilmore (John's close friend) assisting. Friends may call...
Annabelle Thompson
May 30, 2015
Ms. Annabelle Thompson, age 70, passed away on Saturday evening, May 30, 2015, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Tuesday, June 2, at Plains Baptist Church, with Rev. Brooks Partain officiating. Carol Anderson and Wanda Dunn will provide musical accompaniment. Burial will follow in Lebanon Cemetery. Friends may call at Plains Baptist Church...
Lieselotte "Lilo" White
May 30, 2015
Mrs. Lieselotte "Lilo" White, age 91, passed away on Saturday evening, May 30, 2015, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. A private burial will be held on Monday, June 1, at Oak Grove Cemetery, with a memorial service to follow on Wednesday, June 3, at 2:30 PM, at Cornerstone Church, 245 Southland Drive in Americus (www.cornerstoneamericus.com). Pastor Kevin Brown will officiate....
David Louis Garriga
May 24, 2015
Mr. David Louis Garriga, 67, of Americus, Georgia, passed away Sunday, May 24, 2015, at home after a lengthy illness. He was born January 18, 1948 in Shreveport, LA to his late parents, Emmitt Garriga and Louise Bartholomew Garriga. David bravely withstood progress and setbacks for the last year of his life, with his devoted wife, Rhonda Gail, and her...
Lorene Stephens
May 21, 2015
Mrs. Lorene Stephens, age 86, passed away on Thursday morning, May 21, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Sunday, May 24, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Pastor Timothy Ferguson officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Friends may call on Saturday evening, May...
Steven W. Kirkland
May 13, 2015
Steven W. Kirkland, Sr., (S.W./Steve) passed away at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, on May 13, 2015, after an extended illness. He was 79 years old. Funeral services for Mr. Kirkland are planned for at 10:00 AM, on Saturday, May 16, 2015, from Bethel Baptist Church, with Reverend Steve Golden of Bethel Baptist and Reverend Bud Womack of Life...
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