Local Obituaries for Americus, Sumter County, Georgia
Don William Gay
Jun 1, 2012
Mr. Don William Gay, 71, of Americus, passed away Friday evening, June 1, 2012, at Carl Vinson VA Medical Center in Dublin, GA. Funeral services are planned for 1:00 PM Tuesday, June 5, 2012 from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St. Interment, with military honors, will follow at Andersonville National Cemetery. A visitation will be held...
William Raymond Shutters
May 31, 2012
Mr. William Raymond Shutters, 74, of Americus, passed away Thursday morning, May 31, 2012 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services with military honors are planned for 2:00 PM Monday, June 4, 2012 from the committal shelter at Andersonville National Cemetery. Chaplain Todd Wainman will officiate. A visitation will be held Sunday, June 3, 2012 at Hancock Funeral Home, 427...
Ercelle Williams Blackmon
May 22, 2012
Mrs. Ercelle W. Blackmon, 99, passed away Tuesday morning, May 22, 2012, at McGraw Center for Caring in Jacksonville, FL. Funeral services are planned for Saturday, May 26, 2012, at 11:00 AM from the graveside at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Rev. Bill Dupree will officiate. A visitation will be held directly preceding the funeral at the cemetery, beginning at 10:30 AM....
Marjorie Allen Stokes Hodges
May 10, 2012
Mrs. Marjorie Hodges, age 70, passed away Thursday, May 10, 2012, at UAB Hospital in Birmingham, AL. Funeral services will be held Sunday, May 13, 2012 at 3:00 PM graveside at the Hodges Family Cemetery on Old Stage Rd. in Andersonville. Rev. Chet Ragsdale will officiate. The family will receive friends a short time after the service at the cemetery....
Larry Alton Perry
May 5, 2012
Larry Alton Perry, 67, of 1137 US Highway 280, East, Americus, GA, died unexpectedly at his home on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, May 7, at Lee Street United Methodist Church with interment to follow at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. The Reverend Matthew Stewart & The Reverend Larry Roberts will...
Zelma Tucker Vissage
May 1, 2012
Mrs. Zelma Tucker Vissage of Brunswick, GA, died due to declining health early Tuesday morning, May 1, 2012, at her son's home in Brunswick, GA. Mrs. Vissage was born in LaGrange, GA to Claude and Ophelia Twilley Tucker, and grew up in Macon, GA where she attended Lanier High School and Mercer University. She moved to Americus in 1951 where...
Pauline White Ryle
Apr 22, 2012
Mrs. Pauline Alley White Ryle, 97, of Piney Woods Drive at Magnolia Manor, passed away very unexpectedly Sunday morning, April 22, at her home. Funeral services were held on Friday, April 27, at 2:00 PM from the graveside at Bellview Cemetery in Boone County, Kentucky. Rev. Frank Oden officiated. A Celebration of Life will be held from 6:30 until 8:00...
Virginia Williams
Apr 20, 2012
Mrs. Virginia Williams of 304 Church St., Plains, GA, died on April 20, 2012 at her home at the age of 88 years old. Virginia was born in Marion County, Georgia, on a farm known as the "Rees Place" on November 25, 1923. She moved with her family to the Plains area in 1934. Her parents were Ernest W. and...
Thelma Rebecca Smith Mcmichael
Apr 18, 2012
Thelma Rebecca Smith McMichael (affectionately called Nanny) of 702 Rogers Street, Americus, GA passed away at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in the early morning hours on April 18, 2012. She was a happy 93 year old who lived alone and would have been 94 years old on May 16. Thelma was born on May 16, 1918 in Watkinsville, GA. She...
Marvin S. Childers
Apr 6, 2012
Mr. Marvin S. Childers, 90, passed away Friday afternoon, April 6, 2012, at his residence in Smithville. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 PM on Tuesday, April 10, 2012, at Smithville Methodist Church. Rev. Brooks Partain will officiate. A visitation, beginning at 11:00, will be held directly preceding the funeral service at Smithville Methodist Church. Interment with military honors...
Patricia Esther Worley
Apr 3, 2012
Mrs. Patricia Esther Worley, age 67, passed away Tuesday, April 3, 2012, at Vista Care of Columbus, GA. A memorial service will be held Friday, April 6, 2012 at 12:30 PM in the Chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 South Lee Street. Rev. Steve Golden will officiate. A visitation will be held preceding the funeral, beginning at noon Friday at...
Valrie Chambliss Spence
Mar 28, 2012
Mrs. Valrie Chambliss Spence passed away Wednesday morning, March 28, 2012, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus. Graveside services will be held Friday, March 30, 2012 at 11:00 AM at Lebanon Cemetery in Plains. Rev. Eddie Braswell will officiate. Born April 9, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Mark Arrington Chambliss and Melba Lunsford Chambliss. Mrs. Spence...
Donald Tanner
Mar 6, 2012
Mr. Donald Tanner, 94, of Plains, passed away early Tuesday morning, March 6, 2012, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 AM on Friday, March 9, in St. Andrews Lutheran Church in Plains with interment to follow in Lebanon Cemetery. Rev. Charles Thompson will officiate. Born April 11, 1917, in Dooly County, he was a...
Jose Alfonso Gonzalez
Mar 3, 2012
Mr. Jose Alfonso Gonzalez, 18, of DeSoto passed away early Saturday morning, March 3, 2012 after sustaining injuries in an automobile accident. Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 10, 2012 at 11:00 AM at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Americus. Interment will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be held from noon until midnight Thursday, March 8, and...
Monsignor Lawrence A. Lucree
Feb 20, 2012
Monsignor Lawrence A. Lucree, 77, a priest in the Diocese of Savannah for over 50 years, died February 20 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus after a long illness. Visitation will begin at 5:00 p.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Americus with a Reflection on the Monsignor's Life at 6:30, and a Vigil Service and Rosary at 7:00...
Dealva S. Howard
Feb 17, 2012
Mrs. Dealva S. Howard,98, passed away late Friday evening, February 17, 2012, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services are planned for Monday, February 20, 2012, at 2:00 in the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St. Rev. H. C. Harvey will officiate. A visitation will be held the hour directly preceding the funeral, beginning at 1:00 PM....
Thomas Gordon "Tommy" Cook
Jan 30, 2012
Thomas Gordon “Tommy” Cook, age 68, passed away peacefully on January 30, 2012 at Blue Ridge Health Care facility in Raleigh, NC after an extended illness. Tommy was born March 20, 1943 in Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, GA toElgie Gordon Cook, Jr. and Martha Angley Cook. Tommy grew up in Americus, GA and was a graduate of Americus High School...
Oscar Ray Wills
Jan 16, 2012
Mr. Oscar Ray Wills, age 89, passed away late Monday evening, January 16, 2012 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. Funeral services are planned for Friday, January 20, 2012 at 4:00 PM at Macedonia Baptist Church, 5716 Macedonia Church Road, Preston, GA 31824. Rev. Lee Smith, Rev. Raymond Smith, & Rev. Robert Orr will officiate. Burial will follow in...
Bonifacio Justo Riveira, Jr.
Jan 12, 2012
Mr. Bonifacio Justo Riveira, Jr.,81, of Moody Road in Ellaville, passed away peacefully at his home early Thursday morning, January 12, 2012. No funeral services are planned at this time. Born January 17, 1930 in Key West, FL, he was the son of the late Bonifacio Justo Riveira and Margaret Ladd Riveira. He worked in construction sales and was a...
Ann Franklin Bengtson
Jan 10, 2012
Mrs. Ann Bengtson, age 89, of 2001 South Lee Street, passed away late Tuesday evening, January 10, 2012 at Magnolia Manor. She will be cremated with a private memorial service at a later date in Arlington National Cemetery. Born June 23, 1922 in Washington, DC, she was a daughter of the late Neal Dow Franklin and Ethel Sencindiver Franklin. She...
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