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Local Obituaries for Americus, Sumter County, Georgia

Sarah F. Niblack

Sarah F. Niblack

Jun 9, 2013

Lt. Col. Sarah F. Niblack, US Army (Retired), 93, died Sunday, June 9, 2013, at Palms of Pasadena Hospital in St. Petersburg, FL. Private graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 22, 2013, at Oak Grove Cemetery with the Rev. John Brodess officiating. Born January 12, 1920, in Sumter County, Miss Niblack was a daughter of...

Thomas H. Hawkins

Thomas H. Hawkins

May 25, 2013

Mr. Thomas H. Hawkins, 89, passed away Saturday evening, May 25, 2013, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Monday, May 27, 2013 in the chapel at Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Rev. Bill Dupree & Rev. C. G. Haugabook officiating. Burial will be private. The family will be receiving friends...

Augusto Lopez

Augusto Lopez

May 20, 2013

Dr. Augusto Lopez, 84, passed away Monday evening, May 20, 2013, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. A funeral mass is planned for 11:00 AM Saturday, May 25, 2013, at St. Mary's Catholic Church with Father Clif Marquis officiating. A rosary service will be held Friday evening, May 24, at 5:00 PM at St. Mary's Catholic Church, followed by visitation at...

Caroline C. Webb

Caroline C. Webb

May 16, 2013

Mrs. J. C. (Caroline) Webb, 103, passed away Wednesday evening, May 15, 2013, at her residence in Plains. Graveside services are planned for 3:00 PM Sunday, May 19, 2013, at Liberty Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Lee Smith and John Madison Culler will officiate, with Kim Fuller and Liz Totty taking part and Jeff Kluball providing musical accompaniment on saxophone....

Joe M. Barfield

Joe M. Barfield

Apr 28, 2013

Mr. Joe Marical Barfield, Sr., 79, 124 Shirley Road, Americus, passed away on Sunday, April 28, 2013, at Phoebe-Sumter Medical Center. The family will receive friends at Hancock Funeral Home, 427 South Lee Street, from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 1. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 2, in the funeral home chapel...

Dolores Randolph Capitan

Dolores Randolph Capitan

Apr 23, 2013

Mrs. Dolores Marie Randolph Capitan passed away Tuesday morning, April 23, 2013 at Hospice of the Golden Isles in Brunswick, GA. A funeral mass will be held at noon on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Americus, with burial to follow in Oak Grove Cemetery. Father Martino Nguyen will officiate. A visitation, with a Rosary service,...

Elia Peña Vento

Elia Peña Vento

Apr 23, 2013

Mrs. Elia "Ellie" Peña Vento passed away Tuesday afternoon, April 23, 2013, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Friday, April 26, 2013 at the DeSoto Baptist Church, with burial to follow in the DeSoto Methodist Church Cemetery. Rev. Troy Fripp and Rev. William Herndon will officiate. Born August 4, 1943 in Santa Rosa,...

Billy L. King

Billy L. King

Apr 7, 2013

Mr. Billy L. King passed away early Sunday morning, April 7, 2013, at his home in Americus. A Masonic service will be held at 6:00 PM Tuesday evening, April 9, in the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., directly followed by visitation until 8:00 PM at Hancock Funeral Home. Funeral services are planned for Wednesday, April 10,...

Charles Russell Weeks

Charles Russell Weeks

Mar 12, 2013

Charles Russell Weeks, Jr., born September 17, 1926 in Americus, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ at the age of 86, on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 in Fort Walton Beach, FL. He was the loving husband of Betty E. Weeks, celebrating 61 years of marriage this past October. He was a devoted father to his 3...

Patricia Ann Moxley

Patricia Ann Moxley

Mar 3, 2013

Patricia Ann Moxley, 86, of Mt. Pleasant, SC, passed away on Sunday, March 3, 2013, in Charleston, SC. Born October 19, 1926, in Los Angeles, Ca., to Harry E. Moxley, Sr., and Maude Sherlock Moxley, Pat spent her youth in Americus, and graduated from Americus High School in 1943. After attending Catholic University in Washington, DC, Pat received her nursing...

A. Frederick Freeman

A. Frederick Freeman

Feb 27, 2013

Mr. A. Fred Freeman passed away Wednesday morning, February 27, 2013 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services are planned for Saturday, March 2, 2013 at 2:00 PM in the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Rev. Joy Wilson officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will include J. Frank Freeman, III, Matt Freeman,...

Joseph Talmadge Hester

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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,...

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