Local Obituaries for Americus, Sumter County, Georgia
Mildred Wise
June 3, 2020
Miss Mildred Wise, age 100, passed away on Wednesday evening, June 3, 2020 at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Saturday, June 6, 2020 from the graveside at Lebanon Cemetery in Plains. Rev. Jeremy Wise will officiate. There will be no visitation, though the family will be glad to speak with friends at the...
Sondra Dianne Dawson Littlefield
May 17, 2020
Sondra Dianne Littlefield, of Americus, went home to be with the Lord early Sunday morning, May 17th. She was born August 27, 1937, in Savannah, Ga, the daughter of Homer Alexander and Mary Ruth Smith Dawson. A Celebration of Life Memorial will be held at a later date with details to be announced. Sondra was a longtime member of Central...
William H. "Bill" Harris, Jr.
May 12, 2020
William H. "Bill" Harris, Jr., age 91, of Magnolia Manor Nursing Center, passed away on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at Phoebe-Sumter Medical Center following a brief illness. A private graveside service will be held in Oak Grove Cemetery with Rev. Brooks Partain officiating. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a Celebration of Life memorial service will be planned at a...
Mary Alma Black Wills
May 5, 2020
Mrs. Mary Alma Black Wills, age 92, passed away on Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Private funeral services will be held at Macedonia Baptist Church with Rev. Robert Orr and Rev. Raymond Smith officiating. Interment will follow in Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a Celebration of Life memorial service is to...
Otto Varnum
April 25, 2020
Mr. Otto Varnum, age 78, passed away on Saturday, April 25, 2020 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. A private graveside committal service will be held at Sunset Memorial Gardens with Rev. Bud Womack officiating. Born July 14, 1941 in Sumter County, he was a son of the late Arthur Alvin Varnum and the late Daisy Lee Hardin Varnum. Mr. Varnum...
Mildred Daniel Osborne
April 21, 2020
Mrs. Mildred Daniel Osborne, age 89, passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at Oaks at Oakland Plantation in Lee County. A private family committal service was held at Oak Grove Cemetery on Friday, April 24, with Rev. Marty Dillon officiating. A native of Americus, she was born May 18, 1930, daughter of the late Emmett and Minnie Daniel. Mrs....
Mary Anne Harrison Wingard
April 20, 2020
Mrs. Mary Anne Harrison Wingard, age 87, passed away on Monday, April 20, 2020 at Perfect Care. A private family committal service was held at Sunset Memorial Gardens on Friday, April 24, with Rev. Steven Golden and Rev. Chet Ragsdale officiating. Born September 13, 1932 in Ellaville, she was a daughter of the late Eugene Talbot Harrison and the late...
Mary Elizabeth "Bess" Ross Speer
April 7, 2020
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth "Bess" Ross Speer, age 92, passed away on Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at Perfect Care. A private burial and committal service was held on Thursday, April 9, at Oak Grove Cemetery with Dr. Bryan Myers officiating. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 emergency, the celebration of life service was postponed and is now scheduled for 11:00 AM on...
Joyce Hancock Walters
April 2, 2020
Claudia “Joyce” Hancock Walters, 86, passed away Thursday, April 2, 2020 in Chattanooga, TN. Born in Upson County, Joyce grew up surrounded by peach orchards and packing houses. Many of the childhood stories she shared with family over the years and her novel “Thomaston Queen” were inspired by experiences on the Hancock farm. Joyce graduated from Robert E. Lee High...
Irma Jewell Oliver Woodard
March 19, 2020
Mrs. Irma Jewell Oliver Woodard, age 80, daughter of the late William Henry Oliver and Lucy DeVane Oliver, joined her heavenly family on March 19, 2020. Jewell was born in Ellaville, Georgia on October 11, 1939 and was the youngest of six girls. She graduated from Americus High School And South Georgia Technical College. Mrs. Woodard was a bookkeeper, and...
Miriam Lucille Willis Tolbert
March 10, 2020
Mrs. Miriam Lucille Willis Tolbert, age 101, passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Due to mandated health precautions at the current time, a Celebration of Life service will be held at a later date in the Martha McDonald Moore Memorial Chapel at Magnolia Manor. Burial will be in Rest Haven Cemetery in Cincinnati. Born...
Rebecca Lynn Mcneill
March 2, 2020
Rebecca Lynn McNeill, age 93, passed away peacefully at home on March 2, 2020. She was the daughter of Mason and Lillie Lynn and was born on March 2, 1927 in Hatcher Station, Alabama. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, March 8, 2020 at 3:00 PM at First Methodist Church in Americus, Georgia followed by a graveside service at...
Gwendolyn Mae Dech Eckert
February 23, 2020
Ms. Gwendolyn Mae Dech Eckert, age 88, of Americus, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 23, 2020 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Ms. Eckert was born July 30, 1931 in Akron, Ohio, a daughter of the late Walter John Dech and the late Hazel Mae Fine Dech. She enjoyed a long career as a Registered Nurse and retired from Sumter...
Fred Statham Hodges
February 20, 2020
Mr. Fred Statham Hodges, Sr., age 58, passed away on Thursday, February 20, 2020 at his home in Andersonville. Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Saturday, February 22, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Rev. Brooks Partain officiating. Interment will follow in Hodges Family Cemetery. The family will receive friends between the...
John Lewis Mccord
February 20, 2020
Mr. John Lewis McCord, age 67, passed away on Thursday, February 20, 2020, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Services are planned for 2:00 PM on Saturday, February 22, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, with Rev. Bud Womack officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:00 until 2:00 PM on Saturday at Hancock Funeral Home. Born January 10, 1953...
Charles Hardy
February 11, 2020
Mr. Charles Hardy passed away on Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. A memorial service will be held at a later date to be announced. Born September 9, 1956 in Americus, Charles was a son of the late Juby Hardy and the late Thelma Frederick. He worked many years farming alongside his father. He loved to sing...
Jerry Eugene Roberts
February 10, 2020
Mr. Jerry Eugene Roberts passed away on Monday, February 10, 2020 at his home in Americus. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Wednesday, February 12, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Rev. Andrew Stucker officiating. Private interment will follow in Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends between the hours...
Martha Ann Studstill
February 9, 2020
Martha Ann Studstill, 85, passed away on Sunday, February 9, 2020. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, February 14th, at the First Presbyterian Church, Americus, Georgia. The Reverend Sommer Bower and Reverend Earl Dunmon will officiate. Interment will follow at Oak Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be in the church fellowship hall one hour before the service. Born...
Bobby Frank Smith
January 27, 2020
Mr. Bobby Frank Smith passed away on Monday, January 27, 2020, at Perfect Care. Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Thursday, January 30, at Hebron Baptist Church, with Rev. Ron Perry officiating. Burial will follow in Hebron Cemetery.The family will receive friends on Wednesday evening, January 29, between the hours of 5:00 & 7:00 PM at Hancock Funeral...
Charlie Edd "Buck" Scott
January 18, 2020
Mr. Charlie Edd "Buck" Scott, age 82, passed away on Saturday, January 18, 2020 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Monday, January 20, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, with Rev. Bud Womack and Rev. Brooks Partain officating. Interment will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Hancock...
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