Local Obituaries for Americus, Sumter County, Georgia
Leah Ruth Strong
December 7, 2019
Ms. Leah Ruth Strong, age 53, passed away on December 7, 2019 at her home in Ellaville. Services are planned for 6:30 PM on Monday, December 16, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St. Leah was born November 4, 1966 in Huntington Beach, CA, daughter of Robert Strong and Stella Nickell Strong. She attended Ellaville United...
William Harold Austin
December 2, 2019
Mr. William Harold Austin, 99, passed away on Monday, December 2, 2019, at his home in Americus.Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM Thursday, December 5, at Central Baptist Church with Dr. Bryan Myers and Rev. Hugh DeLoach officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens.The following gentlemen will serve as active pallbearers: Stephen Austin, Taylor Austin, Andrew Austin, Adam...
Martha Jossey Montgomery
November 26, 2019
Mrs. Martha Jossey Montgomery, age 93, passed away on Tuesday, November 26, 2019, at Perfect Care. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Saturday, November 30, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Rev. Betty Lee Scott officiating. Private interment will be held on Monday, December 2, in Andersonville National Cemetery. A native of...
Brenda Kay Drake
November 21, 2019
Mrs. Brenda Kay Davis Drake, age 56, passed away on Thursday, November 21, 2019, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. As was her wish, all services were 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. Brenda...
Charles R. Sheffield
October 24, 2019
Funeral service for Dr. Charles R. Sheffield will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 26, 2019 at the First Baptist Church in Americus, Georgia. Visitation will also be held at First Baptist Church beginning at 10:00 a.m. just prior to the funeral service. Following the funeral service a private burial will be held in the Cedar Hill Cemetery...
Suzanne Holloway
October 15, 2019
Suzanne "Suzi" Holloway, age 56, of Andersonville, passed away peacefully at her residence on Tuesday, October 15, 2019. Funeral services are planned for 5:00 PM on Friday, October 18, from the graveside at Andersonville City Cemetery. Rev. Chris Wooden will officiate. Suzi was the daughter of the late Leon B. Holloway, Sr. and the late Margaret Gatewood Holloway of Andersonville....
John Randolph Hodges, Jr.
September 28, 2019
Mr. John Randolph Hodges, Jr., age 89, passed away on Saturday, September 28, 2019, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. Funeral services and committal services are planned for 11:00 AM on Tuesday, October 1, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Rev. Brooks Partain officiating. Interment will be private in Hodges Family Cemetery. The...
James Walter Wooley, Jr.
September 28, 2019
Mr. James Walter Wooley, Jr., age 52, passed away on Saturday, September 28, 2019, at Crisp Regional Hospital in Cordele. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Wednesday, October 2, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Rev. Jerry Ethridge officiating. Interment will be private in Oak Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends...
Marjorie Hambric Easterlin
September 24, 2019
Mrs. Marjorie Hambric Easterlin, age 91, passed away on Tuesday, September 24, 2019, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. Funeral services are planned for 1:00 PM on Thursday, September 26, at First United Methodist Church. Private interment will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Thursday between the hours of 12:00 & 12:45 PM at First United...
Curtis Julian Bass
August 25, 2019
Curtis Julian Bass, 88, of Plant City , Florida, passed away August 25, 2019 in Albany, Georgia, surrounded by his loving family. His wife Annie preceded him in death on February 24, 2008. He is survived by three children, two daughters, Carole Ann (Edward) Carter, Robyn Leigh (Terry) Peters, and one son, Gary Curtis (Brenda) Bass. He has three sisters,...
Beatrice Eugenia Hobbs
August 23, 2019
Mrs. Beatrice Eugenia Hobbs, age 92, passed away on Friday, August 23, 2019 at her home in Chatsworth, GA. Funeral services are planned for 10:00 AM on Tuesday, August 27, at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, with Rev. Martin Dillon officiating. Interment will follow in Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. A native of Americus, she was born October 10, 1926, a...
Rindall Ray Dunston
August 13, 2019
Rindall Ray Dunston passed away on Tuesday, August 13, 2019 with his devoted wife, Mamie and family by his side. Rindall was born in Alabama to the late Leonard Clinton and Queen Elizabeth Dunston. He was the last surviving child of five children. He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Leonard M. Dunston, Billy Jean Dunston and...
Kathryn Marceline Hurdle Law Nelson
August 10, 2019
Kathryn Marceline Hurdle Law Nelson, age 90, passed away on Saturday, August 10, 2019, at her home in Americus. A memorial service is planned for 5:00 PM on Sunday, August 11, in the First Baptist Church Chapel, with Dr. Sam Harper officiating. Born April 18, 1929 in Dahlgren, VA, she was a daughter of the late John Walton Hurdle and...
Bennie Tyler
August 9, 2019
Mr. Bennie Tyler, age 94, passed away on Friday evening, August 9, 2019, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. Funeral services are planned for 10:00 AM on Tuesday, August 13, from the graveside at Ellaville City Cemetery. A son of the late Benjamin Ware Tyler and the late Cora Brown Tyler, he was born in Marion County on May 20, 1925. ...
James Randall Shaw
August 5, 2019
Mr. James Randall Shaw, age 66, passed away on Monday, August 5, 2019, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Friday, August 9, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Rev. Brooks Partain officiating. Burial will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery. The following gentlemen are asked to...
Irving "Bo" Fine, Jr.
July 29, 2019
Mr. Irving "Bo" Fine, Jr., age 73, passed away on Monday, July 29, 2019. Services are planned for 6:00 PM on Saturday, August 10, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St. A private family burial will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery. Born August 6, 1945, he was a son of the late Irving Fine, Sr. and...
Terrell Athon
July 28, 2019
Mr. Terrell Athon passed away on Sunday, July 28, 2019, at his home in Americus. Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Tuesday, July 30, at Central Baptist Church, with Dr. Bryan Myers and Rev. Hugh DeLoach officiating. Burial will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery. The following gentlemen are asked to serve as pallbearers: Jeremy Cronemyer, Butch Watts, Larry...
Frances Shutters Harris
July 22, 2019
Mrs. Frances Shutters Harris, age 85, passed away on Monday, July 22, 2019 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Services are planned for 11:00 AM on Thursday, July 25, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Dr. Dennis Stalvey officiating. The family will receive friends between the hours of 10:00 & 11:00 on Thursday at Hancock...
Evelyn Howell
July 9, 2019
Mrs. Evelyn Howell, age 74, passed away on Tuesday, July 9, 2019, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. 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 S. Lee St., is...
Dudley Elton "Nip" Law, Iii
June 29, 2019
Mr. Dudley Elton "Nip" Law, passed away on Saturday, June 29, 2019, at his home in Leslie. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Monday, July 1, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Rev. Wesley Kaylor and Rev. John Rainwater officiating. Interment will be private. The family will receive friends on Monday at...
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