Local Obituaries for Americus, Sumter County, Georgia
Colvin H. "Bud" Crandall, Jr.
October 7, 2017
Mr. Colvin H. "Bud" Crandall, Jr., age 83, passed away on Sunday, October 7, 2017, at Grandview Medical Center in Birmingham, AL. Funeral services are planned for 12:30 PM on Friday, October 20, in the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Rev. Brooks Partain officiating. A committal service with military honors will follow at 2:00 PM...
Madeline Fry Edwards
October 5, 2017
Madeline Fry Edwards of Plains, GA died Thursday, October 5, 2017. She was 78. She is survived by her beloved husband, Ray Edwards; stepson Joey Edwards of Plains; stepdaughter Laura Edwards of Jacksonville, FL; brother Harold Fry (Linda) of Greer, SC; and half-brother Phil Cook (Tammy) of Edgewater, FL. Services and burial were private. Anyone wishing to do so may...
Kemauri Amir Hurley
September 27, 2017
Little Master Kemauri Amir Hurley was born an angel on Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Saturday, October 14, in the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Minister Anthony Dunning officiating. Burial will follow in Eastview Cemetery. He was the son of Kenakema L. Hurley...
Doris Dowdey Mccrary
September 26, 2017
Mrs. Doris Dowdey McCrary, age 87, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 26, 2017, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. Born August 21, 1930 in Leslie, she was a daughter of the late Willis N. and Lovella T. Dowdey. Mrs. McCrary was a homemaker and a bookkeeper, and was retired from the Life Insurance Company of Georgia. She attended Central Baptist...
Fain R. Sutherland
September 23, 2017
Mr. Fain R. Sutherland, age 87, passed away on Saturday morning, September 23, 2017, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Monday, September 25, in the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Rev. Raymond Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Preston City Cemetery. The family will receive friends beginning at...
Elizabeth "Zibby" Smith
September 14, 2017
Mrs. Elizabeth "Zibby" Smith passed away on Thursday, September 14, 2017, at Sumter Retirement Village in Plains. Funeral services are planned for 3:00 PM on Sunday, September 17, at Hebron Baptist Church, with Rev. Ron Perry officiating. Burial will follow in Hebron Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Saturday evening, September 16, between the hours of 6:00 & 8:00...
Lugene Hooks
September 12, 2017
Mr. Lugene Hooks departed this earthly life on September 12, 2017. Services are planned for Saturday, October 7, in the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St. Cremation will follow, with burial to be at a later date in Sue Walker Cemetery in DeSoto. The family will receive friends on Thursday, October 5 and Friday, October 6, between...
Donald Varnum
September 8, 2017
Mr. Donald Varnum, age 71, passed away on Friday, September 8, 2017, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. Funeral services are planned for 3:00 PM on Wednesday, September 13, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Rev. Earl Dunmon officiating. Burial is to follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Born May 26, 1946, he was a son...
Jerry Weathers
September 4, 2017
Mr. Jerry Weathers, age 72, passed away on Monday evening, September 4, 2017, at Pinehill Nursing Center in Byromville. A private memorial service will be held at a later time. To sign our online guestbook and express your condolences, please visit www.hancockfuneralhomeinc.com Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., is honored to be entrusted with these arrangements for Mr. Jerry...
William "Bill" Butler, Jr.
September 1, 2017
Mr. William "Bill" Butler, Jr., age 70, passed away on Friday evening, September 1, 2017, at St. Francis Hospital in Columbus. Funeral services are planned for 4:00 PM on Tuesday, September 5, from the graveside at Macon Memorial Park in Macon, with Elder Eugene Carroll officiating. The family will receive friends on Monday evening, September 4, between the hours of...
Kay Webb
August 30, 2017
Mrs. Kay Webb, age 76, passed away on Wednesday afternoon, August 30, 2017, at Willson Hospice House in Albany. Services were held at 4:00 PM on Sunday, September 3, in the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Rev. Brooks Partain officiating. Burial was private in Smithville Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. Born December 17, 1940, she was...
Marianne Cranford Stevens
August 23, 2017
Mrs. Marianne Cranford Stevens, age 91, passed away on Wednesday morning, August 23, 2017, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Friday, August 25, in the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Rev. Keith Parks officiating. Private interment will follow in Lebanon Cemetery in Plains. The family will receive friends...
Edwin "Buddy" Durham Thayer
August 19, 2017
Mr. Edwin Durham "Buddy" Thayer, age 73, passed away on Saturday evening, August 19, 2017, at his home in Americus. Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Monday, August 21, from the grave side at Oak Grove Cemetery. Rev. Hugh DeLoach will officiate. A visitation will be held on Monday from 10:00 until 10:45 AM at Hancock Funeral Home,...
Grace Albritton
August 14, 2017
Mrs. Grace Albritton, age 98, passed away on Monday afternoon, August 14, 2017, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Wednesday, August 16, from the graveside at Sunset Memorial Gardens, with Rev. Hugh DeLoach officiating. The family will receive friends on Wednesday between the hours of 1:00 & 1:45 in the fellowship hall of...
Terry Harold Sellers
August 11, 2017
Mr. Terry Harold Sellers, age 50, passed away on Friday, August 11, 2017. A memorial service will be held at 4:00 PM on Sunday, August 13, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St. The family will receive friends on Sunday at the funeral home between the hours of 3:00 and 4:00 PM. Born October 30, 1966...
Aubrey Love Raven
August 10, 2017
Little Miss Aubrey Love Raven was born an angel on August 10, 2017 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Survivors include her parents: Terrell Raven and Kacey Butler-Raven of Americus; one sister, Aliyah Raven; maternal grandparents: Sandra Larry and Jonathan Goodman; paternal grandparents: Dexter Raven, Sr. and Cheryl Raven; maternal great-grandmother, Erie Calvin; paternal great-grandmother, Willie Bell Raven; uncle, Dexter Raven,...
H. B. "Bucky" Carlton
August 10, 2017
Mr. H. B. "Bucky" Carlton, age 78, passed away on Thursday, August 10, 2017, at his home in Birmingham, AL. Funeral services are planned for 3:00 PM CST on Saturday, August 12, at Liberty Church in Birmingham. The family will receive friends on Saturday at the church, between the hours of 2:00 & 3:00 PM. Pastor Bruce Terry will officiate....
Ruby Ross Nesbitt
July 28, 2017
Mrs. Ruby Ross Nesbitt, age 95, of Americus, GA & Rockingham, NC, passed away on Friday, July 28, 2017, at Magnolia Manor in Americus. Born December 4, 1921 in Hartsville, SC, she was a daughter of the late Chester Ross and Maude Morton Ross. Mrs. Nesbitt was a member of Heritage Baptist Church in Rockingham, NC for over 60 years....
Dorothy Ann Montgomery
July 28, 2017
Mrs. Dorothy Ann "Dot" Montgomery, age 74, passed away on July 28, 2017 in San Antonio, Texas. Funeral services are planned for 10:00 AM on Thursday, August 17, from the graveside at Andersonville National Historic Site. Born October 6, 1942 in San Antonio, she was the only child of Sylvester Wilhelm and Dorothy Benke Wilhelm. A former resident of Tallahassee,...
Ronald Carey Lesueur
July 18, 2017
Ronald Carey LeSueur, age 73, passed away on Tuesday, July 18, 2017, at his home in Tallahassee, Florida. He was born on April 17, 1944 in Americus, Georgia and was the son of Robert Lawton LeSueur, Sr. and Bess Gardner Johnson LeSueur. Carey was a 1962 graduate of Americus High School. He attended the University of Georgia where he earned...
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