Local Obituaries for Americus, Sumter County, Georgia
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
June Mathis Gentry
May 30, 2016
Mrs. June Mathis Gentry, age 70, passed away on Monday, May 30, 2016, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Private family services are planned for 10:00 AM on Saturday, June 4, from the graveside at Oglethorpe City Cemetery. Bobby Hancock-Harris will officiate. Immediately following the service, the family will receive friends at the home of Reggie Carter Fokes, 405 W Anderson...
Earline Matthews Wills
May 16, 2016
Mrs. Earline Matthews Wills, age 87, passed away on Monday evening, May 16, 2016, at Morningside Assisted Living in Albany. Funeral services are planned for 3:00 PM on Thursday, May 19, at Macedonia Baptist Church, with Rev. Lee Smith and Rev. Robert Orr officiating. Burial is to follow in Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery. Grandsons and grandsons-in-law will serve as pallbearers....
Marian Bagley Murray
May 11, 2016
Mrs. Marian Bagley Murray, age 96, passed away on Wednesday morning, May 11, 2016, at Sumter Retirement Village in Plains. Funeral services are planned for 3:00 PM on Sunday, May 15, from the graveside at Lebanon Cemetery in Plains. Rev. Keith Parks will officiate. The family will receive friends on Sunday between the hours of 1:30 and 2:30 PM at...
Lorene S. Twenty
May 4, 2016
Ms. Lorene S. Twenty, 76, of 105 Starlight Circle, passed away on Wednesday, May 4, 2016 in Eatonton, GA at the home of her daughter, Coffy Johnson. Ms. Lorene Small Twenty was born June 23, 1938 to the late William Small, Sr. and the late Irene Small. She attended the public schools of Sumter County. At an early age she...
Brenda Paul Coleman
April 12, 2016
Mrs. Brenda Paul Coleman passed away on Tuesday evening, April 12, 2016, at her home in Americus. A celebration of life will be held, beginning at 6:00 PM, on Saturday, April 16, at the family home, 808 Highway 27 East, Americus. Friends may call on Friday, April 15, between the hours of 7:00 and 9:00 PM at Hancock Funeral Home,...
Sue Ellen Briscoe Elliott
April 7, 2016
Mrs. Sue Ellen Briscoe Elliott, age 50, passed away on Thursday morning, April 7, 2016, at her home in Americus. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Saturday, April 9, in the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St. with Rev. Marshall Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in their private family cemetery. The family will receive friends...
Alyce Joyce Davis Dehner
April 5, 2016
Mrs. Alyce Joyce Davis Dehner, age 84, passed away on Tuesday afternoon, April 5, 2016, at her home in Columbus. Funeral services were held at 11:00 AM on Friday, April 8, from the graveside at Oak Grove Cemetery. Further obituary information will be released soon by Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St. To sign our online guestbook and express...
Julian Keith Moncus
April 4, 2016
Mr. Julian Keith Moncus, age 55, passed away on Monday morning, April 4, 2016, at the Macon Medical Center. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Thursday, April 7, at Plains United Methodist Church, with Pastor Lauri Hartley and Pastor Stan Ballew officiating. Burial will follow in Concord Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Wednesday evening, April 6,...
William Willis Meeks
March 29, 2016
Mr. William “Willis" Meeks, age 85, passed away on Tuesday Morning, March 29, 2016, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. Funeral services are planned for 3:00 PM on Saturday, April 2, from the graveside at Sunset Memorial Gardens with Rev. Bryan Bentley officiating. The family will receive friends on Friday, April 1, from 6-8 PM and on Saturday, April 2, from...
Evie Pilcher Seth
March 28, 2016
Ms. Evie Pilcher Seth passed away on Monday evening, March 28, 2016, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 PM Thursday, March 31, at Shiloh Baptist Church in Sumter County with Rev. Hugh Harbort officiating. Burial will follow at the Howell Family Cemetery on Shiloh Rd. The men of Shiloh Baptist Church are...
Alice Weeks Clanton
March 18, 2016
Mrs. Alice W. Clanton, age 91, passed away on Friday morning, March 18, 2016, at Perfect Care. Funeral services are planned for 3:00 PM on Sunday, March 20, at Central Baptist Church with Rev. Hugh DeLoach and Rev. Reid Wylie officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Members of the Kathleen Gardner Sunday School class are asked to serve...
Ollie Belle Hobgood
March 15, 2016
Ms. Ollie Belle Hobgood, age 90, passed away on Tuesday evening, March 15, 2016, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Friday, March 18, from the graveside at Lebanon Cemetery in Plains with Rev. Jimmie Hobbs officiating. The following gentlemen are asked to serve as pallbearers: Lijah Hobgood, Michael Broadhurst, Wesley Smith, Chad Smith,...
James T. "Tot" Goodman
March 5, 2016
Mr. James T. "Tot" Goodman, age 89, passed away on Saturday morning, March 5, 2016, at his home in Americus. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Monday, March 7, from the graveside at Oak Grove Cemetery. Rev. Keith Parks will officiate. The following gentlemen are asked to serve as pallbearers: Johnny Heath, Johnny Womack, Eddie Bryant, Carl Clemens,...
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