OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries for Americus, Sumter County, Georgia

Carolyn Hogg Stockton

Carolyn Hogg Stockton

March 3, 2016

Mrs. Carolyn Hogg Stockton, age 92, passed away on Thursday morning, March 3, 2016, at Oak Park Nursing Home in Auburn, AL. Funeral services are planned for 4:00 PM on Saturday, March 5, from the grave side at Oak Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends for a short time following the service at the cemetery. A native of Sumter...

Mary Elizabeth Kirkland

Mary Elizabeth Kirkland

March 3, 2016

Ms. Mary Elizabeth Kirkland, age 71, passed away on Thursday evening, March 3, 2016, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. Services are planned for 3:30 PM on Monday, March 7, in the Martha McDonald Moore Memorial Chapel at Magnolia Manor. Rev. Joy Wilson will officiate. Born October 5, 1944 in Columbus, GA, she was a daughter of the late William Fields...

Charles Warren Belleville

Charles Warren Belleville

February 27, 2016

Mr. Charles Warren Belleville, age 61, passed away on Saturday afternoon, February 27, 2016, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. A private memorial service will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, March 5, in the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home. To sign our online guestbook, please visit www.hancockfuneralhomeinc.com Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., is honored to be entrusted...

Sarah Ann Mcclendon

Sarah Ann Mcclendon

February 25, 2016

Mrs. Sarah Ann Bowman McClendon, age 75, passed away on Thursday evening, February 25, 2016, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. Funeral services are planned for 3:00 PM on Saturday, February 27, from the graveside at Benevolence Cemetery. Rev. Brooks Partain will officiate. Friends may call at the family home, 115 Cartwright Road Ext. in Americus. Born April 14, 1940 in...

Gloria Ann Partridge

Gloria Ann Partridge

February 25, 2016

Mrs. Gloria Ann Partridge, age 79, of 741 Wheatley Street in Americus, passed away on Thursday evening, February 25, 2016, at her home. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, March 2, at 2:00 PM at Plains United Methodist Church in Plains, with Rev. Chet Ragsdale and Rev. Stan Ballew officiating. The family will receive friends at Hancock Funeral Home,...

Henry "Grady" Shumake

Henry "Grady" Shumake

February 20, 2016

Mr. Henry "Grady" Shumake passed away on Saturday evening, February 20, 2016, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. Funeral services will be held in the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 South Lee Street, at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 23, following visitation from 3:00 p.m. until the funeral time. Interment services at Sunset Memorial Gardens will be private. Rev. Brooks...

Susan O'Donnell Daniel

Susan O'Donnell Daniel

February 10, 2016

Susan O’Donnell Daniel, age 57, passed away on Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, February 12, at Macedonia Baptist Church in Webster County, with interment to follow in the Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Robert Orr will officiate. The following gentlemen are asked to serve as pallbearers:...

Colquitt Logan Buchanan

Colquitt Logan Buchanan

February 1, 2016

Mr. Colquitt Logan Buchanan passed away on Monday, February 1, 2016 at the Lillian Carter Health & Rehabilitation Center in Plains, GA. A private family service and interment will be held. Born June 4, 1944, he was a son of the late Brooks Buchanan and Susie Halstead Buchanan. Mr. Buchanan was a middle school teacher, working in the Albany School...

Erma Rees

Erma Rees

February 1, 2016

Mrs. Erma Deloris Rees, age 77, passed away on Monday, February 1, 2016 at her home in Leslie, GA. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Thursday, February 4, from the committal pavilion at Andersonville National Cemetery, with Rev. Steven Golden officiating. Born July 14, 1938 in Greentown, Indiana, she was a daughter of the late Ralph W. Lamb...

John Scott Mangham

John Scott Mangham

January 30, 2016

Mr. John Scott Mangham, age 63, passed away on Saturday evening, January 30, 2016, at Prattville Baptist Hospital in Prattville, Alabama. Funeral services are planned for 1:00 PM on Tuesday, February 2, from the graveside at Lebanon Cemetery in Plains. Rev. Brooks Partain will officiate. Born August 23, 1952 in Atlanta, he was a son of the late James W....

Maurice William Boley

Maurice William Boley

January 26, 2016

Maurice William Boley (“Mo”) passed away on Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, GA. A Celebration of Life will be held Sunday, January 31, 2016 from 1:00 until 2:30 PM at Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S Lee St. Born February 24, 1940 in Lowdens County, Virginia, he was the son of the late Clyde W....

William Talmage Studstill

William Talmage Studstill

January 21, 2016

William Talmage Studstill, Sr. (“Billy”) passed away on Thursday, January 21, 2016. Born on April 7, 1937 in Americus, Georgia to J.T. and Essie Studstill, Billy, (known as “Hoss” by Coach Jim Luck) excelled on the athletic fields in Americus, where he was the quarterback for the Americus High Panthers, catcher for the baseball team (State Champs ’53,’54), and a...

Erianne Usry Thornton

Erianne Usry Thornton

January 14, 2016

Mrs. Erianne Usry Thornton, age 95, of Smithville, passed away on Thursday morning, January 14, 2016, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Saturday, January 16, at Leslie United Methodist Church, with Rev. Scott Tucker and Rev. Guy Mathis officiating. Burial will follow in Smithville Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Friday evening,...

Mary Jewell King Roberts

Mary Jewell King Roberts

January 9, 2016

Mrs. Mary Jewell King Roberts passed away on Saturday, January 9, 2016, at Pine Pointe Hospice in Macon. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, January 12, in the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Rev. Morgan Kerr officiating. Burial will follow at 3:00 PM at Thompson Town Cemetery in Colquitt. The family...

Ralph Waldo Chrismon, Jr.

Ralph Waldo Chrismon, Jr.

January 4, 2016

Mr. Ralph Waldo Chrismon, Jr., age 69, passed away on Monday evening, January 4, 2016, at Kerrville V.A. Hospital in Kerrville, TX. Funeral services with military honors are planned for 10:00 AM on Friday, January 8, in the committal pavilion at Andersonville National Cemetery. Born November 11, 1946 in Paterson, NJ, he was a son of the late Ralph W....

Robert Paul Hines, Jr.

Robert Paul Hines, Jr.

December 28, 2015

Mr. Robert Paul "Bobby" Hines, Jr., age 84, passed away on Monday, December 28, 2015, at his home in Leslie. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Saturday, January 2, from the graveside at Leslie City Cemetery. Rev. Brooks Partain will officiate. The family will receive friends on Friday evening, January 1, between the hours of 6:00 and 8:00...

Ellen Werner Lattke

Ellen Werner Lattke

December 26, 2015

Ellen Lattke passed away at the home of her daughter in Americus on December 26, 2015. She is survived by 4 children: Lilian Lattke Lopez, Lorna Gonzalez, George Lattke and Patricia Lattke. She also had 12 grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Eric Lattke, in 1971, and by her only great-great grandchild, Maximo...

Juanita Childers

Juanita Childers

December 24, 2015

Mrs. Juanita B. Childers passed away on Thursday, December 24, 2015, at Laurel Grove Retirement Community in Lawrenceville, GA. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, December 29, in the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Rev. John Hadley officiating. Burial is to follow in Smithville Cemetery. The family will receive friends on...

William G. Weigand

William G. Weigand

December 23, 2015

Mr. William G. Weigand passed away on Wednesday, December 23, 2015, at Crisp Regional Hospital in Cordele. A private family service will be held. Born January 24, 1929, he was a son of the late Clyde Weigand and Mary Watson Weigand. He was a retired electrician, having worked for Mitchell Electric. Survivors include his wife, Mary Kate Belanger of Vienna;...

Steven Charles Mizio

Steven Charles Mizio

December 22, 2015

Mr. Steven Charles "Steve" Mizio, age 64, passed away on Tuesday, December 22, 2015, at his daughter's home in Woodstock. Funeral services were held at 10:30 AM on Saturday, December 26, in the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Rev. Brooks Partain officiating. Burial followed in Sunset Memorial Gardens. The family received friends on Saturday morning,...

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