OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries for Americus, Sumter County, Georgia

Patricia Ann Nelms

Patricia Ann Nelms

September 26, 2016

Ms. Patricia Ann Nelms, age 54, passed away on Monday morning, September 26, 2016, at her home in Sumter County. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 PM on Thursday, September 29, at Eastside Baptist Church. Deacons of the church will officiate. Born January 11, 1962, she was a daughter of the late Carl B. Nelms, Sr. and Margie...

Claude Steven Adams

Claude Steven Adams

September 16, 2016

Mr. Claude Steven "Steve" Adams, age 68, passed away on Friday morning, September 16, 2016, at his home in Savannah, surrounded by his loving family. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM on Sunday, September 25, in the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Rev. Brooks Partain officiating. Burial will be private. The family...

Bobby Edward Scott

Bobby Edward Scott

September 15, 2016

Mr. Bobby Edward Scott, age 83, passed away on Thursday, September 15, 2016, at his home at Sumter City. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM Saturday, September 17, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Rev. Brooks Partain officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens. The following gentlemen are asked to serve as...

Lillian Mae Legg

Lillian Mae Legg

September 8, 2016

Mrs. Lillian Mae Wilson Legg, age 92, of Sumter Retirement Village in Plains, passed away on Thursday morning, September 8, 2016, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. Services are planned for 6:00 PM on Friday, September 9, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Rev. Brooks Partain officiating and Mrs. Carol Anderson providing musical accompaniment. Burial...

Lillian Johnson Autry

Lillian Johnson Autry

September 1, 2016

Mrs. Lillian Johnson Autry passed away on Thursday morning, September 1, 2016, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Tuesday, September 6, from the committal pavilion at Andersonville National Historic Site, with Rev. Hugh DeLoach officiating. The family will receive friends on Tuesday between the hours of 12:00 noon and 1:30 PM at Hancock...

Willie Mae Allison

Willie Mae Allison

August 30, 2016

Mrs. Willie Mae Allison passed away Tuesday, August 30 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Braselton, GA. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Saturday, September 3, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Rev. Rick Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends on Friday evening, September...

Shirley Frost Williamson

Shirley Frost Williamson

August 13, 2016

Mrs. Shirley Frost Williamson, age 79, passed away on Saturday morning, August 13, 2016, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Sunday, August 14, from the graveside at Oak Grove Cemetery. Rev. Hugh DeLoach, Dr. Bryan Myers, and Bro. Jeremy Wicker will officiate. The following gentlemen are asked to serve as pallbearers: Richard Wicker,...

Ellen Smith Williams

Ellen Smith Williams

August 3, 2016

Mrs. Ellen Smith Williams, age 88, passed away peacefully on Wednesday afternoon, August 3, 2016, at the Ft Walton Beach Medical Center in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. Funeral services are planned for 11AM on Monday, August 8, from the graveside at Smithville Cemetery in Smithville, Ga. The family will receive friends on Sunday afternoon, August 7, between the hours of...

Glen Wilson

Glen Wilson

July 18, 2016

Mr. Glen Wilson, age 75, of Albany, passed away on Monday evening, July 18, 2016, at Lillian Carter Health & Rehabilitation Center in Plains. 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. Glen Wilson.

Joseph Milton Hagerson

Joseph Milton Hagerson

July 15, 2016

Mr. Joseph Milton Hagerson passed away on Friday, July 15, 2016, at his home-place in Sumter County, where he was born 92 years ago. Funeral services are planned for 3:00 PM on Tuesday, July 19, at Concord United Methodist Church, where he was the oldest member, having served 35 years as Sunday School Superintendent and 50 years as Song Leader....

Bruce Paul Poudrier

Bruce Paul Poudrier

July 7, 2016

Mr. Bruce Paul Poudrier, age 61, passed away on Thursday evening, July 7, 2016, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Services are planned for 11:00 AM on Monday, July 11, at First Presbyterian Church. Rev. Sommer Bower and Rev. Deb Bibler will officiate, with Mr. Lenard Martin and Mrs. Candy Riccardi providing musical accompaniment. Burial will be private. Members of the...

Arlena Butler

Arlena Butler

July 7, 2016

Ms. Arlena Butler, age 52, passed away on Thursday, July 7, 2016, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. Arrangements are incomplete at this time, and services will be 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 services...

Margie Montgomery Crews

Margie Montgomery Crews

July 4, 2016

Margie Montgomery Crews, age 64, peacefully passed away on Monday, July 4, 2016, at the Leslie home of her brother, Bobby, surrounded by her family. Graveside funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Friday, July 8, at Smithville Cemetery, and will be conducted by her uncle, Mayor Jack Smith. The family will receive friends at the cemetery from 10:00...

Alan Larry Potts

Alan Larry Potts

June 25, 2016

Mr. Alan Larry Potts, age 58, passed away on Saturday, June 25, 2016. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, June 29, at 11:00 AM at Lakeview Baptist Church in Cobb. Dr. Bryan Bentley will officiate. The family will receive friends on Tuesday evening, June 28, between the hours of 6:00 & 8:00 PM at Hancock Funeral Home, 427...

Robert Duncan Mcneill, Iii

Robert Duncan Mcneill, Iii

June 23, 2016

Mr. Robert Duncan McNeill, III, age 89, passed away on Thursday evening, June 23, 2016, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services are planned for 3:00 PM on Sunday, June 26, at First United Methodist Church, with Rev. Jerry Rowe and Rev. C.G. Haugabook officiating. Burial will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery. Members of the Epworth Sunday School Class at...

Edith M. Athon

Edith M. Athon

June 23, 2016

Mrs. Edith Ettinne Musselwhite Athon passed away Thursday evening, June 23, 2016, at her home. Funeral services are planned for 1:30 PM on Sunday, June 26, at Central Baptist Church, with Rev. Hugh DeLoach officiating. Burial will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:00 until 1:30 PM on Sunday at Central Baptist Church. Mrs. Athon...

Alice Bessielene Allmon Slappey

Alice Bessielene Allmon Slappey

June 17, 2016

Mrs. Alice Bessielene Allmon-Slappey, age 87, passed away on Friday, June 17, 2016, at University Hospital of Augusta. She was formerly of Milledgeville, GA but lived most of her life in Americus. Funeral services are planned for 10:00 AM on Monday, June 20, from the graveside at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Rev. Brooks Partain will officiate. The family will receive friends...

Arthur Lee Varnum

Arthur Lee Varnum

June 14, 2016

Mr. Arthur Lee Varnum, age 80, passed away on Tuesday, June 14, 2016, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. Funeral services, with military honors, are planned for 10:00 AM on Thursday, June 16, from the graveside at Sunset Memorial Gardens, with Rev. Brooks Partain officiating. The family will receive friends on Thursday at Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee...

Darrell E. Courson

Darrell E. Courson

May 31, 2016

Mr. Darrell E. Courson, age 66, passed away on Tuesday, May 31, 2016, at his home in Americus. Funeral services are planned for 10:30 AM on Friday, June 3, from the graveside at Oak Grove Cemetery, with Rev. Brooks Partain officiating and Mrs. Ann Partain providing musical accompaniment. The family will receive friends on Friday at Hancock Funeral Home, 427...

Janice Diane Jones

Janice Diane Jones

May 31, 2016

Ms. Janice Jones, age 72, passed away on Tuesday evening, May 31, 2016, at Lillian Carter Health & Rehabilitation Center in Plains. Funeral services are planned for 4:00 PM on Sunday, June 5, from the graveside at Oak Grove Cemetery, with Rev. Brooks Partain officiating. Born April 16, 1944 at Fort Benning in Muscogee County, she was a daughter of...

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