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Local Obituaries for Americus, Sumter County, Georgia

John Russell Durham, Sr.

John Russell Durham, Sr.

May 10, 2015

Mr. John R. Durham, Sr., age 89, passed away on Sunday evening, May 10, 2015, at Willson Hospice House in Albany. Funeral services with military honors are planned for 11:00 on Thursday, May 14, from the graveside at Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Brooks Partain will officiate. The family will receive friends on Wednesday evening, May 13, between the hours...

Charles Grady Henderson

Charles Grady Henderson

May 8, 2015

Mr. Charles Grady Henderson, affectionately known as "Pop Pop", age 85, passed away on Friday evening, May 8, 2015, at Perfect Care. Funeral services are planned for Tuesday, May 12, at 4:00 PM at First Baptist Church. Rev. Keith Parks and Rev. Rusty Mauldin will officiate, with Mrs. Judy Parks and Dr. Ray Duke providing musical accompaniment. Interment will follow...

Yuvonda "Joyce" Howell

Yuvonda "Joyce" Howell

Apr 26, 2015

Yuvonda “Joyce” Howell, age 64, passed away early Sunday morning, April 26, 2015, in Macon, Georgia. A memorial service was held at 12:00 PM on Tuesday, April 28, 2015. Born November 9, 1950 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Joyce leaves behind six beautiful daughters, thirteen wonderful grandchildren, and a soon-to-be great grandchild: Tina and Dennis Shaw and their children Colby Shaw and...

Henry Alfred "Scrap" Dupree

Henry Alfred "Scrap" Dupree

Apr 24, 2015

Mr. Henry Alfred "Scrap" Dupree, Sr., age 84, passed away on Friday evening, April 24, 2015, at St. Francis Hospital in Columbus. Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Tuesday, April 28, from Central Baptist Church, with Dr. Bryan Myers, Rev. Bill Dupree, and Rev. Hugh DeLoach officiating. Burial will follow in Concord Cemetery. The family will receive friends...

Robert M. Moore

Robert M. Moore

Apr 22, 2015

Dr. Robert M. Moore, Sr., age 90, passed away on Wednesday afternoon, April 22, at his home in Americus. A musical celebration of his life is planned for 1:00 PM on Saturday, April 25, from Lee Street United Methodist Church. Born January 5, 1925 in Lake Worth, FL, he was a son of the late Murvale H. Moore and Mary...

Rebecca Burns Fretwell

Rebecca Burns Fretwell

Apr 20, 2015

Mrs. Rebecca Burns Fretwell, age 94, passed away on Monday afternoon, April 20, 2015, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Friday, April 24, from the Martha McDonald Moore Memorial Chapel at Magnolia Manor. Pastor Lorenzo Hanna will officiate. Burial will follow in Westview Cemetery in Moultrie. Friends may call on Friday at the...

Geneva Gerry Spencer

Geneva Gerry Spencer

Apr 14, 2015

Ms. Geneva Gerry Spencer passed away on Monday afternoon, April 14, 2015, at her home in Carrollton, GA, surrounded by her loving family. Born January 8, 1936 in Newnan, GA, she was a daughter of the late Homer Reynolds and Ledella Bates Reynolds. Ms. Spencer was of the Christian faith, and was retired from work as a machine operator for...

John Winthrop Evans

John Winthrop Evans

Apr 10, 2015

Mr. John W. Evans, Sr., age 87, passed away on Friday morning, April 10, 2015, at his home in Americus. Funeral services, with military honors, are planned for 11:30 AM on Tuesday, April 14, from the committal pavilion at Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, with Rev. Judith L. Kalom officiating. Mr. Evans, born April 23, 1927 in Utica, NY, was...

Jesse Hubert Greene

Jesse Hubert Greene

Apr 10, 2015

Jesse Hubert Greene of Americus died April 10, 2015 at Magnolia Manor. He had resided in Americus since 1967. Dr. Greene was born in Weston, Webster County, Georgia on December 8, 1919 to Jesse Walton Green and Susie Ethel Smith Green. He was in the last graduating class of Weston high school in 1935. He graduated from Berry College in...

Doris Wood Daniel

Doris Wood Daniel

Apr 5, 2015

Mrs. Doris Wood Daniel, age 93, died on Sunday, April 5, 2015, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. She was a resident of Magnolia Manor. She was born on June 11, 1921, to the late Frank William Wood and Julia Estelle Barfield Wood. She was the widow of the late Joseph Daniel. Funeral services are planned 11:00 AM on Tuesday, April...

Richard Stephen Hanken

Richard Stephen Hanken

Mar 26, 2015

Mr. Richard Stephen Hanken, age 72, passed away on Thursday evening, March 26, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. Funeral services, with military honors, are planned for 2:00 PM on Monday, March 30, from the committal pavilion at Andersonville National Historic Site, with Rev. Brooks Partain officiating. Born October 9, 1942 in Worcester, Mass., he was a son of...

Robert "Ron" Abel Bradham

Robert "Ron" Abel Bradham

Mar 22, 2015

Robert "Ron" Abel Bradham, age 73, of Ellaville, passed away on Sunday, March 22, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. He was born June 17, 1941 in Dexter, MO, the son of Omar Bradham and Opal Lipe Bradham. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, March 24, from the graveside at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery with Bro....

William Murray Walters, Jr.

William Murray Walters, Jr.

Mar 3, 2015

Dr. William Murray Walters, Jr., 71, passed away on Tuesday, March 3, at St. John's Riverside Hospital in Yonkers, NY. No funeral services are planned at this time. 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 to be entrusted with these arrangements for Dr....

Mary Faye Thomas Dudley Powell

Mary Faye Thomas Dudley Powell

Mar 2, 2015

Mary Faye Thomas Dudley Powell passed away at 3:20 AM Monday, March 2. She was at peace, surrounded by family, and anticipating the greatest adventure of all, where she would be greeted with the peace that surpasses all human understanding and enveloped in the purest love. She did not want people to be sad for her loss, but to celebrate...

Jane Chappell Short

Jane Chappell Short

Feb 28, 2015

Mrs. Jane Chappell Short, 80, passed away shortly after noontime on Saturday, February 28, at Phoebe-Sumter Hospital. Graveside services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 1, at Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Ron Perry officiating. The family will receive friends in the fellowship hall of the church following the service. Born September 9, 1934, she was...

Gerald Glanus Stokes

Gerald Glanus Stokes

Feb 28, 2015

Mr. Gerald Glanus Stokes, 92, passed away on Saturday evening, February 28, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Tuesday, March 3, from the graveside at Oak Grove Cemetery. Rev Betty Lou Miller will officiate. The family will receive friends on Tuesday morning, beginning at 10:00 AM, at Hancock Funeral Home, 427...

Jean Deloach

Jean Deloach

Feb 24, 2015

Ms. Jean DeLoach, 74, passed away on Tuesday morning, February 24, at Kindred Hospital in Atlanta. Services are planned for 11:00 AM on Saturday, February 28, at Smithville United Methodist Church with Rev. Eddie Braswell officiating. Burial will follow in Smithville Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Saturday beginning at 10:00 AM at Smithville United Methodist Church. Born December...

Elizabeth H. Miller

Elizabeth H. Miller

Feb 19, 2015

Mrs. Elizabeth H. Miller, 75, passed away on Thursday evening, February 19, at Wynfield Park Health & Rehabilitation in Albany. A memorial service is planned for 11:00 AM Saturday, March 7, in the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Rev. Brooks Partain officiating. A private interment will be held at a later time in Riverside Cemetery...

Hazel Eloise Bass

Hazel Eloise Bass

Feb 13, 2015

Mrs. Hazel E. Bass, 93, passed away on Friday evening, February 13, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Tuesday, February 17, at Liberty Primitive Baptist Church, with Elder Tony Marshall officiating. Burial will follow at 3:00 PM in Mars Hill Cemetery in Calhoun County. The family will receive friends on Monday evening, February...

Julian Cromer

Julian Cromer

Feb 9, 2015

Mr. Julian Cromer, 88, passed away on Monday evening, February 9, at Perfect Care. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Thursday, February 12, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St. Rev. Andy Hines will officiate. Interment will be private. Born May 19, 1926 in Sumter County, he was a son of the late Clarence...

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