Langdon Cheves Sheffield
July 18, 2018
Mr. Langdon Cheves Sheffield, age 87, passed away on Wednesday morning, July 18, 2018, at Perfect Care.Funeral services are planned for 3:00 PM on Friday, July 20, from the graveside at Oak Grove Cemetery. Rev. Deb Bibler and Rev. Bill Dupree will officiate.The family will receive friends on Friday between the hours of 1:00 and 2:45 PM at First United...
Evelyn M. Holloway
July 13, 2018
Mrs. Evelyn M. Holloway, age 93, passed away on Friday, July 13, 2018, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center.Funeral services are planned for 3:00 PM on Sunday, July 15, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Rev. Bud Womack officiating. Burial will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery. Grandsons and great-grandsons are asked to serve as pallbearers.The...
Jon Allan Thomas
July 8, 2018
Mr. Jon Allan Thomas, age 83, passed away on Sunday morning, July 8, 2018, at his home in Plains.Born March 18, 1935 in Pittsburgh, PA, he was a son of the late John Reuben Thomas and the late Dorothy Rose Oehling Thomas. He graduated from Mt. Lebanon High School in Pittsburgh, and later from GMI (General Motors Institute), now Kettering...
Nellie Kate Jennings
July 2, 2018
Mrs. Nellie Kate Jennings passed away early Monday morning, July 2, 2018, at her home in Plains. She was 103.A memorial service is planned for 2:00 PM on Saturday, July 21, at St.Andrews Lutheran Church in Plains, with remarks by Mrs. Allene Haugabook and Mr. Sonny Griffin. Burial will be private.Born June 21, 1915 in Marion County, she was a...
Wade Stuart Smith
June 25, 2018
Mr. Wade Stuart Smith, age 61, passed away on Monday, June 25, 2018, at his home in Ellaville.Born December 11, 1956 in Atlanta, he was a son of the late William Stuart Smith and the late Dorothy Ann Wade Smith. He was of the Southern Baptist faith and worked in state and county highway construction. Wade was a loving simple...
Dorothy Jackson Reeves
June 18, 2018
Mrs. Dorothy Reeves, age 82, passed away on Monday, June 18, 2018, at her home in Americus.Funeral services are planned for 10:00 AM on Wednesday, June 20, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Rev. Eddie Braswell officiating. The family will receive friends following the service, and at other times at the family home, 108...
Gloria Dean Jordan Brown
June 17, 2018
Mrs. Gloria Dean Jordan Brown, age 89, passed away on Sunday, June 17, 2018, at Crisp Regional Hospital in Cordele.Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Wednesday, June 20, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St. Rev. Hugh Harbort will officiate, with interment to follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens.The following gentlemen are asked to serve...
Curtis Ray Williams, Sr.
June 9, 2018
Mr. Curtis Ray Williams, Sr., age 77, passed away on Saturday, June 9, 2018, at his home in Georgetown, GA. Funeral services are planned for 4:00 PM on Thursday, June 14, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Jeff Campbell officiating. Interment will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery. The following gentlemen are asked to serve...
Nancy Josephine Mclean Thompson
June 6, 2018
Nancy Josephine McLean Thompson passed away on June 6, 2018, at the age of 75. She was known as Mom, Joey, Jo, and Honey by her friends and family. She was born in Jasper, Alabama, on April 13, 1943, the daughter of the late Fannie Bell Woods McLean and Henry Newton McLean II. She graduated from Americus High School and...
Eunice Anderson Griggs
May 20, 2018
Mrs. Eunice Anderson Griggs, age 90, passed away on Sunday morning, May 20, 2018, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center.Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Tuesday, May 22, from the graveside at Lebanon Cemetery, with Rev. Brandon Patterson officiating. Nephews are asked to serve as pallbearers.The family will receive friends on Monday evening, May 21, between the hours of...
John Calvin Taylor
May 19, 2018
Mr. John Calvin Taylor, age 87, passed away on Saturday morning, May 19, 2018, at his home, surrounded by his children, his dogs and his cows. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Tuesday, May 22, at First Baptist Church, with Rev. Keith Parks and Rev. Bud Womack officiating, and Zachary Taylor presenting the eulogy. Interment will follow in...
Pauline Leveillee Smith
May 12, 2018
Mrs. Pauline Albertine Leontine Leveillee Smith passed away on May 12, 2018, at the age of 87. She was known as Mother, Mom, Ms. Pauline, and by many as Mémère. She was born in Manchester, New Hampshire, on September 16, 1930, the daughter of Leon Leveillee and Albertine Boutin Leveillee. She graduated from St. Joseph’s High School for Girls in...
William Watkins Byram, Jr.
May 10, 2018
William Watkins Byram, Jr., of Americus, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, May 10, 2018. He was 84. Bill is survived by his wife of 56 years, Mary Tom; his daughter, Laura Byram Guest (Greg) of Social Circle, Georgia; his son, Rev. Whit Byram (Katy) of Cairo, Georgia; and his grandchildren, Matthew Guest, Margaret Guest, Sarah Byram and Susannah Byram. He...
Juan Antonio Guerrero
April 21, 2018
Mr. Juan Antonio Guerrero, age 18, passed away on Saturday, April 21, 2018 at The Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon.Funeral services are planned for 4:00 PM on Tuesday, April 24, in the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Rev. Brooks Partain officiating. Burial will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery.The family will receive friends on...
James Sosby
April 14, 2018
Mr. James Sosby, age 71, passed away on Saturday, April 14, 2018, at his home in Americus.Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Tuesday, April 17, at Lee Street United Methodist Church, with Rev. Brooks Partain, Dr. Dennis Stalvey, Rev. John Brodess, and Rev. Betty Lee Scott officiating. Interment will follow at 4:00 PM in Middle Georgia Memorial Gardens...
Laura Elisha Duke
April 9, 2018
Mrs. Laura Elisha Walker Duke, age 103, passed away on Monday, April 9, 2018, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center.A memorial with visitation is planned for Thursday evening, April 19, between the hours of 7:30 and 8:30 PM at Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St.Born August 30, 1914 in Big Spring, Texas, she was a daughter of the late James...
Franciene Reid Wiggins
April 7, 2018
Mrs. Franciene Reid Wiggins, age 99, passed away on Saturday, April 7, 2018, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center.Born March 17, 1919 in Gainesville, GA, she was a daughter of the late James Calvester Reid and the late Mary Florence Walker Reid. She was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church and was retired from Manhattan Shirt Factory where she worked as...
Elizabeth Law Smith
April 3, 2018
Mrs. Elizabeth Law Smith, age 94, passed away on Tuesday, April 3, 2018, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center in Americus.Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Thursday, April 5, at Bethel Baptist Church in Sumter County. Rev. Steven Golden will officiate. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Americus.The family will receive friends on Wednesday evening, April 4,...
Robert Hardy
April 2, 2018
Sir Robert Hardy, 56, died on Monday, April 2nd, as a result of an accidental drowning. The family will greet friends and relatives on Friday evening, April 6, from 7:00 until 9:00 p.m. at Hancock Funeral Home and at other times at 109 Linnie Street. Funeral services are scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 7, at Hancock Funeral Home...
Joseph Michael Smith
March 24, 2018
Mr. Joseph Michael Smith, age 92, passed away on Saturday, March 24, 2018, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center.Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Wednesday, March 28, at Macedonia Baptist Church in Preston. Rev. Robert Orr and Rev. Raymond Smith will officiate. Interment will follow in Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery.The family will receive friends on Tuesday evening, March 27,...