Local Obituaries for Americus, Sumter County, Georgia
Alice L. Wingard
Nov 29, 2014
Alice L. Wingard, 96, died in Richland, WA on November 29, 2014, surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Friday, December 5, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St. Rev. Rusty Mauldin and Rev. Keith Parks will officiate. Interment will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends...
Susie Buchanan
Nov 28, 2014
Mrs. Susie Bell Halstead Buchanan, 95, passed away on Friday morning, November 28, at Perfect Care. Funeral services were held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, November 29, from the grave side at Concord United Methodist Church Cemetery. Rev. Sammy Curry officiated. Born November 19, 1919, she was a daughter of the late Willie Talmadge Halstead and Rosa Lee Kite Halstead....
Betty Watson Robinson
Nov 7, 2014
Mrs. Betty Watson Robinson, 97, passed away on Friday morning, November 7, at Magnolia Manor Assisted Living. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Sunday, November 9, from the graveside at Oak Grove Cemetery. Rev. Bill Dupree and Rev. Jim Smith will officiate. A daughter of the late James Watson and Mary Elizabeth Anderson Watson, she was born...
Wayne Alfred Brown
Nov 1, 2014
Mr. Wayne Alfred Brown, 71, passed away on Saturday evening, November 1, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Services are planned for 6:00 PM on Wednesday, November 5, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St. Rev. Mike Dorough will officiate, with Eric Parker providing musical accompaniment. The family will receive friends on Wednesday between the hours of...
Richard Avery King
Oct 25, 2014
Mr. Richard Avery "Richie" King, 31, passed away on Saturday evening, October 25, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. A memorial service is planned for Saturday, November 8, at 11:00 AM from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St. A private interment will follow in Thompsontown Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery in Colquitt. Born November 30, 1982...
Katherine Austin Morris
Oct 24, 2014
Mrs. Katherine Austin Morris died peacefully on Friday, October 24, 2014, just shy of her 99th birthday. Born Sarah Katherine Austin, Dec. 10, 1915, in Cobb County, she was the daughter of Chester Benningsfield and Lizzie Levittie Adair Austin. She grew up in Smyrna, Ga., with her siblings, Annie Grace Epperson (deceased), Frances Joyner, Chet (Hazel) Austin, and Rebekah (Mickey)...
Ruth Mae Seely Webb
Oct 23, 2014
Mrs. Ruth Mae Seely Webb, 90, of Deland, Florida passed into eternal rest on October 23, 2014 in Deland, FL. Born May 31, 1924, Luzerne, PA, she was the daughter of the late W. Leslie Seely and Anne Bronson Scoville Seely. Ruth attended nurses training and then served as a nurse in Americus and as an operating room nurse and/or...
Linda Ann Cox
Oct 19, 2014
Ms. Linda Ann Cox, 60, of Preston, passed away on Sunday evening, October 19, at Gentiva Hospice in Columbus. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Saturday, October 25, from the graveside at Ellaville Cemetery. Rev. Raymond Smith will officiate. Born September 7, 1954 in Moultrie, GA, she was a daughter of the late Thomas J. Cox and Irene...
Herbert Watson Moon
Oct 14, 2014
Mr. Herbert Watson Moon, Jr., 95, passed away on Tuesday afternoon, October 14, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Friday, October 17, at Central Baptist Church, with Dr. Bryan Myers and Rev. Hugh DeLoach officiating. Burial, with military honors, will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery. The following gentlemen will serve as pallbearers: Chuck...
Louise Porter Witherspoon
Oct 13, 2014
Mrs. Louise Porter Witherspoon, 91, passed away on Monday, October 13, at Grays Harbor Health and Rehabilitation Center in Aberdeen, Washington. Funeral services are planned for 3:00 PM on Wednesday, October 22, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, with Rev. Betty Lou Miller officiating. A private family only interment will follow. The family will receive friends on Wednesday beginning...
Harry T. Fuller
Sep 30, 2014
Mr. Harry T. Fuller, 94, passed away on Tuesday afternoon, September 30, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Thursday, October 2, at Central Baptist Church, with Dr. Bryan Myers and Rev. Hugh DeLoach officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Members of the Americus Lions Club are asked to serve as pallbearers,...
Ralph Gardner Rumph, Sr.
Sep 21, 2014
Mr. Ralph Gardner Rumph, Sr. passed away on Sunday morning, September 21, at Magnolia Manor. Funeral services were held at 11:00 AM on Monday, September 22, in the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Dr. Bryan Myers officiating. A private interment followed. The family received friends from 10:00 until 11:00 AM on Monday at Hancock Funeral...
Richard "Dick" Stevens, Jr.
Sep 10, 2014
Mr. Richard "Dick" Stevens, Jr., 91, of Magnolia Manor, passed away early Wednesday morning, September 10, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Friday, September 12, from the Martha McDonald Moore Memorial Chapel at Magnolia Manor. Rev. Rusty Mauldin and Rev. Keith Parks will officiate. The family will receive friends for a short time...
Betty M Farr
Sep 9, 2014
Mrs. Betty M. Farr, 82, passed away on Tuesday afternoon, September 9, at Crisp Regional Hospital in Cordele. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, September 12, from the graveside at Sunset Memorial Gardens with Rev. Larry Adams and his wife Marilyn officiating. Grandchildren will serve as honorary pallbearers. The family will receive friends after the...
Mary Ella Merritt
Aug 26, 2014
Ms. Mary Ella Merritt, 76, passed away on Tuesday evening, August 26, at Gordon Hospital in Calhoun, GA. Funeral services were held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, August 30, from the graveside at Oak Grove Cemetery. Rev. Brooks Partain officiated. The family received friends on Friday evening, August 29, between the hours of 6:00 & 8:00 PM, at Hancock Funeral...
Kermit Elliott, Jr.
Aug 21, 2014
Mr. Kermit Elliott, Jr., 79, passed away early Thursday morning, August 21, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. Funeral services are planned for 12:30 PM on Tuesday, August 26, at DeSoto Baptist Church with Bro. Troy Fripp officiating. Burial with full military honors will follow at 2:00 PM on Tuesday in Andersonville National Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 11:00...
Doris Gafford Evans
Aug 6, 2014
Mrs. Doris G. Evans, 85, passed away on Wednesday morning, August 6, at her home in Americus. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, August 8, in the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home with Father Don Hutchens officiating. Interment services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, August 11, in the Georgia National Cemetery in Canton,...
Bennett Lester Williams, Jr.
Aug 3, 2014
Mr. Bennett Lester Williams, Jr., 70, passed away early Sunday morning, August 3, at his home in Americus. A memorial service will be held at 5:00 PM on Tuesday, August 5, in the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Rev. Thomas Teate officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the services at Hancock Funeral Home....
Marvin James Wiggins
Jul 29, 2014
Mr. Marvin James Wiggins, 58, Smithville, passed away early Tuesday morning, July 29, 2014, just two days before his 59th birthday. Graveside services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 31, at Liberty Primitive Baptist Cemetery with Deacon Phillip Totty officiating. The family will receive friends at 144 Wiggins Road. A native and lifetime resident of Sumter County,...
Jane S. Canington
Jul 16, 2014
Mrs. Jane S. Canington passed away Wednesday morning, July 16, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Memorial services will be conducted at 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 19 in the Martha Moore Memorial Chapel at the Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. The Rev. Joy Wilson and the Rev. Willie Beasley will officiate. Private interment will be in Stewart County. In lieu of...
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