Local Obituaries for Americus, Sumter County, Georgia
Joseph Talmadge Hester
Feb 27, 2013
Mr. Joseph Talmadge Hester passed away unexpectedly at his home in Columbus on Wednesday evening, February 27, 2013. Funeral services with full military honors are planned for 2:00 PM on Friday, March 1, at the committal shelter at Andersonville National Cemetery. The family will receive friends preceding the service on Friday, at Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., between...
Shirley Ward Dowdey
Feb 8, 2013
Mrs. Shirley Ward Dowdey passed away Friday morning, February 8, 2013, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, February 11, in the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Rev. Damon Fountain officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens with Dr. Bryan Myers officating. The family will receive friends...
Wynelle Hinson Chambliss
Feb 6, 2013
Mrs. Wynelle Hinson Chambliss, 84, passed away on Wednesday, February 6, 2013, at Greenbriar Nursing Home in Birmingham, AL. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, February 9, from the grave side at Lebanon Cemetery in Plains. Rev. Don Wilson and Rev. Glenn Hobby will officiate. Born in Florida, she was a daughter of the late George and...
Banks Brown
Feb 6, 2013
Mr. Banks Brown, 77, of Plains, passed away early Wedensday morning, February 6, 2013, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, February 8, in the chapel at Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Rev. Brooks Partain officiating. A committal service, with full military honors and Masonic graveside rites will follow at Smithville Cemetery,...
Tommie Lowery
Feb 5, 2013
Mrs. Tommie Lowery, 102, passed away Tuesday afternoon, February 5, 2013, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM on Friday, February 8, at Central Baptist Church, with Mrs. Lowery lying in state for an hour preceding the service. Rev. Hugh DeLoach and Dr. Bryan Myers will officiate. Burial will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery...
Michael Lloyde Hughes
Jan 28, 2013
Mr. Michael Lloyde "Mickey" Hughes, 64, passed away Monday evening, January 28, 2013, at Lillian G. Carter Health & Rehab Center in Plains. A family memorial service with burial will be held at a later date at Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, GA. Mr. Hughes was born April 4, 1948 in Atlanta, a son of the late Lloyde W. Hughes...
Joyce Hamilton Crandall
Jan 27, 2013
Mrs. Joyce Hamilton Crandall, 84, passed away on Sunday, January 27, 2013 at Golden Living Center of Tifton. Funeral services are planned for 3:00 PM on Saturday, February 2, 2013, from the graveside at Sunset Memorial Gardens, with Rev. Bill Linder officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:00-2:30 PM preceding the funeral on Saturday at Hancock Funeral Home, 427...
Ima Jewel Williams Chappell
Jan 23, 2013
Obituary: Mrs. Ima Jewel Williams Chappell AMERICUS - Mrs. Ima Jewel Williams Chappell of 122 Bell Street Americus, Georgia passed away on Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at Phoebe Sumter Hospital at the age of 83. Funeral services will be held on Friday, January 25, 2013 at 3:00 PM at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church with burial to follow at Oak Grove...
Marvin Ernest Tanner, Sr.
Jan 17, 2013
Mr. Marvin E. Tanner, 86, passed away Thursday afternoon, January 17, 2013, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services, with military honors, are planned for Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at 12:00 noon at the Committal Shelter at Andersonville National Cemetery with interment to directly follow. Rev. William Hall will officiate. The family will receive friends on Tuesday preceding the funeral,...
William Alton Murrah
Jan 9, 2013
Mr. William Alton Murrah, Sr., 96, of Scottsboro, Alabama, passed away January 9, 2013 at his residence in Rosewood Manor in Scottsboro. Mr. Murrah was a native of Chilton County, Alabama. He graduated from Auburn University in 1939 after which he began his career with Farmers Home Administration. He served Jackson County, GA as supervisor with Farmers Home Administration from...
John Michael Roberts
Jan 6, 2013
Mr. John Michael "Mike" Roberts, 61, passed away Sunday afternoon, January 6, 2013, at his residence in Americus. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM Friday, January 11, 2013, from the graveside at Tazewell Cemetery in Marion County. The family will receive friends for a short time preceding and following the service at the graveside. Born July 14, 1951 in...
Martha Arranie Arnold
Jan 4, 2013
Miss Martha Arranie Arnold, 96, passed away Friday evening, January 4, 2013, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM Wednesday, January 9, 2013, at the Chapel at Magnolia Manor with Rev. Keith Parks officiating and Jonathan Parks providing musical accompaniment. A private family burial will follow later Wednesday afternoon at Brooksville Cemetery in Randolph County....
Marjorie Suggs Sims
Jan 1, 2013
Mrs. Marjorie Suggs Sims passed away Tuesday, January 1, 2013, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Home in Americus. Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 5, 2013 at 11:00 AM at the Chapel at Magnolia Manor. Rev. Joy Wilson will officiate. Interment will be held following the funeral service, at 3:00 PM at the Pleasant Plains Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in...
Doris Ann Fields
Dec 30, 2012
Mrs. Doris Ann Fields, 68, of Leslie, passed away on Sunday, December 30, 2012 at her residence. A private family service and interment will be held at a later date at Talmadge Memorial Cemetery in Monticello, GA. Born May 30, 1944 in Social Circle, GA, she was a daughter of the late W. R. Hooper and Doris M. Shellnutt Hooper,...
Marie "Ree" Avera Ewing
Dec 27, 2012
Mrs. Marie “Ree” Avera Ewing, age 90, passed away Thursday morning, December 27, 2012 at Phoebe Sumter Hospital in Americus. A private family memorial service will be held at a later date. “Ree” was married to the late Charles K. “Prof” Ewing for 64 years. She was a resident of Americus from 1947 to 2003, when the couple moved to...
Ruby Ethel "Ladye" Hagerson
Dec 24, 2012
Mrs. Ruby Ethel “Ladye” Hagerson, age 82, passed away Monday, December 24, 2012, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Home in Americus, GA. Funeral services will be held Thursday, December 27, 2012 at 11:00 AM at Concord United Methodist Church, with Rev. Gary Page officiating. Interment will follow at the Hagerson Family Cemetery. A visitation will be held Wednesday, December 26, 2012,...
Linda P Easom
Dec 15, 2012
Mrs. Linda P. Easom, 67, passed away Saturday, December 15, 2012, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services are planned for 11 AM on Tuesday, December 18, 2012, at Shiloh Baptist Church with Rev. Hugh Harbort and Rev. David Kitchens officating. Private interment will follow in Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery. A visitation will be held on Monday, December 17, 2012...
Dennie Michelle Merritt
Dec 12, 2012
Dennie Michelle Merritt, 43, passed away Wednesday, December 12, 2012, in Atlanta, GA. She is survived by her parents, Faye Parker Merritt and William "Bill" Merritt; her sister, Miranda Ogier; and nephews Ryan and Joshua McDill and Luke Ogier. She was an intelligent young woman who lived and fought heroically against an illness, schizophrenia. She loved her family and loved...
Florence W. Degelmann
Dec 7, 2012
Mrs. Florence W. Degelmann, 103, passed away Friday morning, December 7, 2012, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. The family will hold a private memorial service at a later date. Born April 29, 1909 in DesMoines, Iowa, she was the daughter of the late Ray Willits and Bessie Lyle Willits. She was a sales manager for Sears Roebuck and Company and...
James H Kent
Dec 5, 2012
Mr. James H. Kent, 82, passed away Wednesday afternoon, December 5, 2012, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. The family will have a private memorial service at a later date. Born December 9, 1929 in Baltimore, Maryland, Mr. Kent was retired from Bell South as a telephone service technician. He was of the Christian faith. To sign our online guestbook and...
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