Local Obituaries for Americus, Sumter County, Georgia
Mary Elizabeth "Beth" Bowden
January 28, 2018
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth "Beth" Norton Bowden passed away on her 57th birthday, January 28, 2018, at her home in Americus. Services are planned for 2:00 PM on Wednesday, January 31, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Pastor R.T. Beverly officiating. Interment will be private. The family will receive friends between the hours of 1:00...
Mary Tindol Goare
January 25, 2018
Mary Feist Tindol Goare of Richland, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, January 25, 2018, at St. Francis Hospital in Columbus, Georgia. Born Mary Ann Feist, in Bowdle, SD in 1934, she graduated from high school in New England, ND. She moved to Seattle, WA where her two children Carol Ann and Donald were born. Mary moved with her husband William...
Earl Mcgrother
January 25, 2018
World War II veteran Earl McGrother, age 96, passed away on Thursday evening, January 25, 2018, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services with military honors are planned for 11:00 AM on Monday, January 29, from the graveside at Oak Grove Cemetery. Rev. Ronald Warren and Rev. David Chapman will officiate. The family will receive friends on Sunday, January 28,...
Jeanette Strange Knowlton
January 24, 2018
Mrs. Jeanette Strange Knowlton, 96, passed away on Wednesday evening, January 24, 2018, at Kindred Hospice in Columbus. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Monday, January 29, at Central Baptist Church, with Rev. Hugh DeLoach and Spencer Davis officiating. Interment will follow in Lebanon Cemetery in Plains. Visitation with the family will be held at Central Baptist Church...
Mary Ruby Goodman
January 21, 2018
Mrs. Mary Ruby Goodman, age 89, passed away on Sunday morning, January 21, 2018, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Tuesday, January 23, from the graveside at Oak Grove Cemetery. Rev. Keith Parks will officiate. The following gentlemen are asked to serve as pallbearers: Shannon Wilson, Travis Goodman, Shane Wilson, Michael Wilson, Blake...
Donald Beamon, Sr.
January 19, 2018
Mr. Walter Donald Beamon, Sr., age 74, passed away on Friday, January 19, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Monday, January 22, at Rehoboth Baptist Church, with interment to follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Rev. James Beckett will officiate. The family will receive friends on Sunday, January 21, between the...
Gale Ruth Brown
January 13, 2018
Mrs. Gale Ruth Brown, age 62, passed away on Saturday, January 13, 2018, at University of Florida Shands Hospital in Jacksonville, FL. Born May 1, 1955 in Lancaster, NH, she was a daughter of the late Edward Clayton Briggs and the late Ruth Pearl Bissell Briggs. Mrs. Brown had been employed as a cashier at Walmart and attended I Heart...
Roberta Anne Richards
January 11, 2018
Mrs. Roberta Anne Richards, age 79, passed away on Thursday, January 11, 2018, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Tuesday, January 16, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, with Rev. Bud Womack officiating. Interment will follow at 12:00 noon in Andersonville National Cemetery. The family will receive friends preceding the services, at...
William "Bill" Moncrief
January 9, 2018
Mr. William T. "Bill" Moncrief passed away on Tuesday morning, January 9, 2018, at Midtown Medical Center in Columbus. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Friday, January 12, at First Baptist Church. Interment with Masonic Rites will follow at 4:30 PM at Roberta City Cemetery. Grandchildren will serve as pallbearers. Members of the Senior Men's Sunday School Class,...
Lethia "Joann" Riveira
January 9, 2018
Mrs. Lethia Joann Riveira, age 84, passed away on Tuesday, January 9, 2018, at her home in Buena Vista. Born May 17, 1933 in Opa Locka, Florida, she was a daughter of the late Marvin Hood and the late Nancy Laerdele Hood. Joann was a home maker who enjoyed entertaining, cooking for family, and dancing with her husband of 61...
William A. "Doc" Hagerson
January 6, 2018
William Austin “Doc” Hagerson entered into the arms of his Savior on Saturday, January 6, 2018, due to Alzheimer’s disease. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Saturday, January 13, at Concord United Methodist Church, with Rev. Gary Page officiating. Interment will follow in the Hagerson Family Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Friday, January 12, between the...
William L. "Bunky" Stewart
January 6, 2018
Mr. William L. "Bunky" Stewart, age 82, passed away on Saturday morning, January 6, 2018, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services are planned for 3:00 PM on Monday, January 8, from the graveside at Oak Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Sunday evening, January 7, between the hours of 5:00 & 6:30 PM at Hancock Funeral Home,...
Garland Lane Mears
January 2, 2018
Mr. Garland Lane Mears, age 83, passed away on Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Friday, January 5, at St. John's Anglican Church, with the Rev. Jim Parker officiating. A private interment will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Thursday, January 4, between the...
Louise Everett Smith
January 1, 2018
Mrs. Louise Everett Smith, age 97, passed away on Monday, January 1, 2018 at Sumter Retirement Village in Plains. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Thursday, January 4, at Plains United Methodist Church, with Bro. Lee Smith and Pastor R.T. Beverly officiating. Due to weather conditions, a committal service will be held in the church, with a...
Mary Ann Tissue
December 29, 2017
Ms. Mary Ann Tissue, age 67, passed away on Friday evening, December 29, 2017, at her home. A memorial visitation is planned for 2:00 PM on Tuesday, January 2, 2018, at Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St. Mary Ann, a cashier and store manager, was born December 2, 1950 in Americus, a daughter of the late Daniel McCord, Sr....
Patricia "Pat" Recker
December 18, 2017
Mrs. Patricia A. "Pat" Recker, age 83, passed away on Monday evening, December 18, 2017, at home in Plains. Services are planned for 3:00 PM on Friday, December 22, at Plains Baptist Church with Rev. Buck Kinney officiating. The family will receive friends at the church immediately following the services. A private interment will follow at a later time in...
Emily Granado
December 17, 2017
Miss Emily Granado, age 14, passed away on Sunday, December 17, 2017, at Egleston Hospital - Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. Funeral services are planned for 12:00 noon on Wednesday, December 20, in the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Father Francis Gillespie officiating. Burial will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends on...
Grace Mitchell Southwell
December 4, 2017
Mrs. Grace Mitchell Southwell, age 96, passed away on Monday, December 4, 2017 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Thursday, December 7, at Cheek Memorial Baptist Church, with Rev. Rick Smith officiating. Interment will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, December 6, between the hours of 5:00...
Angie Widener Bishop
December 3, 2017
Mrs. Angie Widener Bishop, age 54, passed away on Sunday, December 3, 2017, at her home in Americus. Funeral services are planned for 3:00 PM on Wednesday, December 6, at Bethel Baptist Church, with Rev. Steven Golden officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends on Tuesday evening, December 5, between the hours of 6:00...
Alma Cox Camp
December 1, 2017
Mrs. Alma Cox Camp, age 93, passed away on Friday morning, December 1, 2017, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. Funeral services are planned for 1:00 PM on Sunday, December 3, from the graveside at Sunset Memorial Gardens, with George Camp, III officating. Born April 4, 1924 in Preston, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Matthew Cox and the...
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