Local Obituaries for Americus, Sumter County, Georgia
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...
Russell “Rusty” Barfield
January 23, 2021
Mr. Russell “Rusty” Barfield, age 64, passed away on Saturday, January 23, 2021 at his home in Plains. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Monday, January 25, from the graveside at Oak Grove Cemetery with Rev. Buck Kinney officiating. The Family will receive friends on Monday beginning at 12:00 noon at Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St....
Edith Wall Thompson
January 19, 2021
Mrs. Edith Wall Thompson, age 87, passed away on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at her home in Plains. Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Thursday, January 21, from the graveside at Lebanon Cemetery, with Rev. Buck Kinney officating. While they appreciate your outpourings of love and sympathy, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, for the safety of all,...
Kathy Elaine Staines
January 18, 2021
Mrs. Kathy Elaine Staines, age 64, passed away on Monday, January 18, 2021 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. All services at this time 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 Mrs. Kathy Elaine...
Roy Clyde "Tripp" Frost, Iii
January 17, 2021
Mr. Roy Clyde “Tripp” Frost, III passed away January 17, 2021 at the age of 46, at Archbold Medical Center in Thomasville. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM on Monday, January 25, at Elbert Cemetery in Elbert, Texas with Mr. L.A. Samples officiating. He was born January 31, 1974, in Cordele, to Beth Manuel Frost and Roy...
Joseph Mckenzie Caldwell
January 15, 2021
Mr. Joseph McKenzie Caldwell, age 78, departed this life on Friday, January 15, 2021 at his home in Americus. He was born in Miami, Florida on September 29, 1942, a son of the late Alice McKenzie and the late Joe Caldwell. He was educated in the Miami School System and also attended Miami-Dade Community College. "Mr. Joe", as he was...
Regina Alejo Sánchez
January 5, 2021
Regina Alejo Sánchez was born on January 5, 2021. That same day Regina was reborn into eternal life with the Lord and His angels and saints. Regina is survived by her loving parents, Angelica Sánchez and Juan Alejo, her brother Juan Pablo Alejo, and her sisters, Litzy Alejo and Eva Valentina Alejo, who mourn her loss and look forward to...
Margaret "Peggy" Kavanaugh Adubato
January 3, 2021
Margaret “Peggy” Adubato, age 56, formerly of Atlantic City NJ, passed away on Sunday January 3rd, 2021. Peggy was known mostly for her crazy, funny, loud personality. Anyone who met her eventually called her mom or mommom. Peggy was predeceased by her mother, Helen Burke, her sister Patricia Estrada, her daughter Jennifer Butler, and husband, Michael “Sparky” Jones. Peggy is...
Earl Richard Mccrary
December 10, 2020
Mr. Earl Richard McCrary, age 78, passed away on Thursday, December 10, 2020 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Services are planned for 2:00 PM on Tuesday, December 15, in the committal pavilion at Andersonville National Historic Site. Interment will follow in Andersonville National Cemetery. Born December 27, 1941 in Montezuma, he was a son of the late Josephine Jolly. He...
Edna Sue Bailes
November 16, 2020
Dr. Edna Sue Bailes passed away Monday, November 16, 2020. She was born November 25, 1932 in Lee County, Georgia and was predeceased by her parents, Charles Elmore and Caribel Bailes. She attended Georgia Southwestern College and completed her BA in Journalism at the University of Georgia. She received her MA in U. S. History at Florida State University and...
Gerald Marvin Jordan
November 14, 2020
Mr. Gerald Marvin Jordan, age 81, passed away on Saturday, November 14, 2020 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Born January 29, 1939 in Americus, he was a son of the late Marvin Jordan and the late Irene Jordan. Mr. Jordan was retired from the parts department at Carson Brothers Tractor Company. He was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting and...
James Judson Filbey
November 13, 2020
Mr. James “Jim” Judson Filbey, age 93, passed away on Friday, November 13, 2020 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. James was born May 5. 1927 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a son of the late Robert Nathaniel Filbey and the late Hattie Graper Filbey. Mr. Filbey graduated in 1948 from the Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, New York where he achieved...
Lenoir Wilson Arnold
November 13, 2020
Mrs. LeNoir Wilson Arnold, age 79, passed away on Friday, November 13, 2020 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services were held at 3:00 PM on Sunday, November 15, from the graveside at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Bud Womack officiating. The family received friends directly following the services at the cemetery. Mrs. Arnold was born December 24,...
Laverne Gilbreath Worthy
November 3, 2020
Dr. LaVerne Gilbreath Worthy, age 74, passed away on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. 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 Dr. LaVerne Gilbreath Worthy.
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