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Local Obituaries for Americus, Sumter County, Georgia

Nena Kate Perry

Nena Kate Perry

Jul 29, 2022

Miss Nena Kate Perry, age 95, of Americus, passed away on Friday, July 29, 2022 at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. Funeral services will be held in the Martha McDonald Moore Memorial Chapel at Magnolia Manor on Saturday, August 6, at 2:00 PM with Rev. Keith Parks officiating. Interment will follow at Oak Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends for...

Oscar Lawrence "Larry" Comer, Ii

Oscar Lawrence "Larry" Comer, Ii

Jul 28, 2022

Oscar Lawrence “Larry” Comer II, a Sumter County native, passed away on July 28, 2022 after a brief illness. Larry was born in Plains, GA, on June 18, 1933 to Caleb Fred Comer and Bert Jones Comer. He was a 1950 graduate of Americus High School, who later moved to Atlanta where he attended and graduated from Georgia Institute of...

Donna Leigh Richardson

Donna Leigh Richardson

Jul 24, 2022

Mrs. Donna Leigh Drake Richardson, age 59, passed away on Sunday, July 24, 2022 at Southeast Health Medical Center in Dothan, Alabama. Services are planned for 11:00 AM on Saturday, July 30, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Rev. William Hall officiating. The family will receive friends on Friday, July 29, at Hancock Funeral...

William Donald "Donnie" Smith

William Donald "Donnie" Smith

Jul 20, 2022

Mr. William Donald "Donnie" Smith, age 72, passed away on Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at Pruitt Health Palmyra in Albany. Funeral services are planned for 3:00 PM on Saturday, July 23, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St. with Rev. Steven Golden officiating. Private burial will follow in Rehoboth Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive...

Robert E. "Bobby" Bacon

Robert E. "Bobby" Bacon

Jul 6, 2022

Mr. Robert E. "Bobby" Bacon passed away on Wednesday, July 6, 2022 at his home in Plains. He was 82. Funeral services are planned for 10:00 AM on Saturday, July 23 at Plains Methodist Church with Pastor R.T. Beverly officiating. Interment will follow in Lebanon Cemetery. The following gentlemen are asked to serve as pallbearers: Carl Lowell, Ron Miller, Robbie...

Ladonna Kay Bowden

Ladonna Kay Bowden

Jul 5, 2022

Mrs. LaDonna Kay Bowden, age 62, of Barnesville, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, July 5, 2022, at her home. LaDonna was born on Monday, February 15, 1960, in Gastonia, North Carolina, to John Weldon Skelton & the late Catherine Myrtle Norris. She was preceded in death by her mother, Catherine Myrtle Norris. LaDonna loved her grandbabies. She was a Georgia...

Sandra Farnsworth

Sandra Farnsworth

Jul 1, 2022

Mrs. Sandra "Sandy" Hodge Farnsworth, age 73, passed away on Friday, July 1, 2022 at her home in Americus. Services are planned for 2:30 PM on Sunday, July 10, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Hal Farnsworth officiating. The family will receive friends beginning at 2:00 PM on Sunday at Hancock Funeral Home, as...

Bessie F. Dinkins

Bessie F. Dinkins

Jun 22, 2022

Mrs. Bessie F. Dinkins, age 93, passed away on Wednesday, June 22, 2022 at the Fellowship Home at Cordelia Manor in Cordele. Funeral services are planned for 12:00 noon on Tuesday, June 28, in the committal pavilion at Andersonville National Historic Site with Rev. Bryan Bentley officiating. Interment will follow in Andersonville National Cemetery. Born April 27, 1929 in Anniston,...

Kent Michael Sole

Kent Michael Sole

Jun 22, 2022

Kent Michael Sole passed away on Wednesday, June 22, 2022 at his home in Americus. Born August 3, 1938 in Steubenville, Ohio, he was a son of the late Kent and Elizabeth Sole and Betty Dornan Sole. Raised in Weirton, West Virginia, he was a resident of Americus from 1965 until his death. In addition to his parents, he was...

Ladelle Preston Smith

Ladelle Preston Smith

Jun 21, 2022

Ladelle Smith left this troubled world and entered the glories of Heaven on June 21, 2022. Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Friday, June 24, at Central Baptist Church with Dr. Bryan Myers and Rev. Hugh DeLoach officiating. A private family-only burial will follow. Deacons of Central Baptist Church are asked to serve as pallbearers. The family will...

Barry A. Spencer, Sr.

Barry A. Spencer, Sr.

Jun 12, 2022

Mr. Barry Anthony Spencer, Sr., age 66, passed away on Sunday, June 12, 2022 at his home in Hollis Crossroads, Alabama. Services are planned for 12:00 noon on Saturday, June 25, at Whitesburg Recreation Center, 50 Booster Field Road, Whitesburg, GA 30185, with Eric Spencer officiating. The family will receive friends on Saturday beginning at 11:00 AM at Whitesburg Recreation...

Jean M. Stanfield

Jean M. Stanfield

Jun 8, 2022

Mrs. Jean M. Stanfield, age 88, passed away on Wednesday morning, June 8, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. Services are planned for 6:00 PM on Saturday, June 11, in the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Rev. Robert Orr officiating. Private interment will follow. The family will receive friends on Saturday at Hancock Funeral Home, between...

Robert Harold Spurlin

Robert Harold Spurlin

Jun 5, 2022

Mr. Harold Spurlin, age 78, passed away on Sunday, June 5, 2022 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Services were held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, June 8, in the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, with Rev. Brenda Lawson officiating. The family received friends for a short time following the services. Burial was private in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Born November 10,...

Rev. Bill Dupree

Rev. Bill Dupree

Jun 4, 2022

Well known Americus citizen Rev. Bill Dupree died on June 4, 2022 at age 89. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Saturday, June 11, at the First United Methodist Church of Americus, with Rev. Daryl Brown officiating. Interment will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery. Members of the Epworth Sunday School Class and all ministers in attendance are requested...

June Hale Shumake

June Hale Shumake

Jun 4, 2022

Mrs. June Hale Shumake, age 90, passed away on Saturday, June 4, 2022 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Tuesday, June 7, in the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Rev. Kevin Brown officiating. Interment will be private. The family will receive friends on Tuesday beginning at 10:00 AM...

Donald Frank “Don” Whitaker, Sr.

Donald Frank “Don” Whitaker, Sr.

May 26, 2022

Mr. Donald Frank "Don" Whitaker, Sr., age 83, passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home on Lake Sinclair late on May 26, 2022, with family. Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Wednesday, June 1, in the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Rev. Keith Parks officiating. Mr. Whitaker will lie in state...

Mary Alice Nelms

Mary Alice Nelms

May 21, 2022

Mary Alice “Sis” Nelms, age 70, passed away on Saturday, May 21, 2022 at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. Services are planned for 6:00 PM on Wednesday, May 25, in the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Pastor Sims Jones officiating. A visitation will be held on Tuesday evening, May 24, at Hancock Funeral Home, between...

Myra Knight Hogsed

Myra Knight Hogsed

May 16, 2022

Mrs. Myra Knight Hogsed, age 87, passed away on Monday morning, May 16, 2022, at Magnolia Manor in Americus, GA. Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Saturday, May 21st, from the graveside at Lebanon Cemetery with Pastor R.T. Beverly officiating. The family will receive friends on Friday, May 20th, between the hours of 5:00 & 7:00 PM at...

John Steven "Steve" Owen

John Steven "Steve" Owen

May 9, 2022

John Steven "Steve" Owen passed away on Monday, May 9, 2022 at Perfect Care. He was 68 years old. His wife of 41 years, Michele Annette Owen, preceded him in death on April 1, 2022. He was also preceded in death by his parents and older brother, James “Ronnie” Owen (Marta). Steve was born in Americus on July 9, 1953...

Anita Collins Rundle

Anita Collins Rundle

Apr 30, 2022

Mrs. Anita Collins Rundle, age 84, passed away on Saturday, April 30, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 4:00 PM on Monday, May 2, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, with the Rev. Wendy J. Peacock officiating. Private interment services will be held at Andersonville National Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Monday...

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