Local Obituaries for Americus, Sumter County, Georgia
Dixie Ruth Hale
April 21, 2021
Mrs. Dixie Ruth Hale, age 76, passed away on Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. The family will gather for a celebration of life and visitation of friends on Saturday, April 24, between the hours of 1:00 and 2:00 PM at Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St. The family requests that attendees dress casually and wear...
Willie Frank Dew
April 11, 2021
Mr. Willie Frank Dew, age 75, passed away on Sunday, April 11, 2021 at Lillian Carter Health and Rehabilitation Center in Plains. All funeral services were private. Born July 14, 1945 in Preston, he was a son of the late Charlie Frank Dew and the late Sally Mae Johnson. He was of the Baptist faith, and was employed in the...
Ricky Payne
April 4, 2021
Mr. Ricky Payne passed away on Sunday, April 4, 2021. All services will be private. To sign our online guestbook and express your condolences to the family, please visit www.hancockfuneralhomeinc.com Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., is honored to be entrusted with these arrangements for Mr. Ricky Payne.
Phyllis Ann Fine Jordan
April 4, 2021
Mrs. Phyllis Ann Fine Jordan, Age 71, passed away on Sunday, April 4, 2021 at the Lillian Carter Health and Rehabilitation Center. Services are planned for 2:00 pm on Saturday April 17 from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Brother Wille Cooper and Brother David Tucker officiating. A private family burial will follow at Oak...
Danny Roush
April 2, 2021
Mr. Danny Roush, age 68, passed away on Friday, April 2, 2021, at Lillian Carter Health & Rehabilitation in Plains. Born October 20, 1952 in Plymouth, Indiana, he was a son of the late Ivan Eugene Roush and the late Mary Elizabeth Cox Roush. Mr. Roush was a mechanic by trade, having been employed at Ed & Gary's Auto Service...
Liza Chappell Parker
April 1, 2021
Mrs. Liza Chappell Parker passed away peacefully on April 1, 2021, the day before her 90th birthday, at her apartment at Magnolia Manor Retirement Center. Both of her children were by her side. Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Monday, April 5, from the graveside at Oak Grove Cemetery. Rev. Daryl Brown will officiate. The staff of Hancock...
William "Billy" Davis
March 29, 2021
Mr. William “Billy” Davis, age 82, passed away on Monday evening, March 29, 2021 at his home in Americus. Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Friday, April 2, at Beulah Primitive Baptist Church in Parrott, GA, with interment to follow in Beulah Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. Brother Lenwood Davis will officiate. The family will receive friends on Thursday,...
Reese Michael Taylor Vinup
March 23, 2021
Mr. Reese Michael Taylor Vinup, age 18, passed away very unexpectedly on Tuesday evening, March 23, 2021 in Columbus, the result of a motorcycle accident. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Tuesday, April 6, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St. The family will receive friends on Monday, April 5, at Hancock Funeral Home...
Diann H. Partain
March 22, 2021
Mrs. Diann H. Partain, age 79, passed away on Monday evening, March 22, 2021, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Americus. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced soon by Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St. To sign our online guestbook and express your condolences to the family, please visit www.hancockfuneralhomeinc.com Hancock Funeral Home, 427...
Frank B. Jones
March 21, 2021
Dr . Frank Burdette Jones , age 84, passed away on Sunday evening ,March 21 , at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. His daughter , Tracy Jones Frazier and sister ,Samille Basler, were by his side. Funeral services with military honors are planned for 2:00 PM on Monday, March 29 , from the committal...
Allen L. Palmer
March 11, 2021
Mr. Allen L. Palmer, age 75, passed away on Thursday, March 11, 2021, at his home in Andersonville. All services will be private. Born February 11, 1946, he was a son of the late Loyal Palmer and the Late Gladys Lindsey Palmer. He was a member of First Baptist Church, was retired as warehouse manager at Bowen Supply, and had...
Delbert Watkins
March 2, 2021
Mr. Delbert "Del" Watkins, age 68, passed away on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services with military honors are planned for 2:00 PM on Monday, March 8, from the committal pavilion at Andersonville National Historic Site, with President Dave Tucker and Elder Willie Cooper officiating. Interment will follow in Andersonville National Cemetery. Mr. Watkins was...
Aurilla Magayam Bates
February 27, 2021
Mrs. Aurilla Magayam Bates, age 64, passed away on Saturday evening, February 27, 2021 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are being coordinated at this time for burial in the Philippines, and will be announced soon by Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St. To sign our online guestbook and express your condolences to the family, please visit www.hancockfuneralhomeinc.com...
Alma Genelle Rigby
February 21, 2021
Mrs. Alma Genelle Rigby, age 70, passed away on Sunday, February 21, 2021 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Burial will be private in Oak Grove Cemetery. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there will be a memorial service held at a later date to be announced. The family will receive friends on Sunday, February 28, between the hours of 4:00 and...
Thomas Brock
February 17, 2021
Mr. Thomas "Dicky" Brock, age 66, passed away on Wednesday evening, February 17, 2021, at his home in Americus. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Saturday, February 20, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Rev. Steven Golden and Rev. Chet Ragsdale officiating. Burial will follow in Lebanon Cemetery in Plains. The following...
Mildred Wellons Tyler
February 17, 2021
Mildred Wellons Tyler, 97, died after a brief illness on Wednesday, February 17, 2021, at Perfect Care in Americus. She was born April 25, 1923, in Plains, Georgia, the second child of Otis and Ethel McGarrah Wellons. She grew up in the rural Sumter County community of Friendship, where she moved with her mother and sisters after the early death...
Charlie Clayton Carpenter, Jr.
February 5, 2021
Mr. Charlie Clayton Carpenter, Jr., age 84, passed away on Friday, February 5, 2021 at East Georgia Regional Medical Center in Statesboro. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Wednesday, February 10, from the graveside at Leslie City Cemetery. The following gentlemen are asked to serve as pallbearers: Adam Carpenter, David Gay, Alan Allmon, Austin Allmon, Russell Allmon, and...
Raymond Wills
February 5, 2021
Mr. Raymond Wills, age 75, passed away on Friday, February 5, 2021, at Phoebe North Campus in Albany. Services were held at 2:00 PM on Sunday, February 7, from the graveside at Parrott Cemetery, with Rev. Allen Carmichael officiating. The family received friends for a short time following the services at the cemetery. Born November 20, 1945 in Terrell County,...
Mary Virgene Carter Singletary
February 1, 2021
Mrs. Mary Virgene Carter Singletary, age 94, of Plains, passed away on Monday, February 1, 2021 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Services are planned for 2:00 PM on Wednesday, February 10, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St. Interment will follow in the Singletary family cemetery in Plains. Born November 10, 1926 in Thomas County, she...
Jewel Carolyn Melvin Phillips
January 27, 2021
Mrs. Jewel Carolyn Melvin Phillips, age 85, of Plains, passed away on Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a memorial service will be planned at a later date. Born June 14, 1935 in Smithville, she was a daughter of the late David Edwin Melvin and the late Agnes Webb Dennard. Mrs. Phillips...
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