Local Obituaries for Americus, Sumter County, Georgia
Annabelle Thompson
May 30, 2015
Ms. Annabelle Thompson, age 70, passed away on Saturday evening, May 30, 2015, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Tuesday, June 2, at Plains Baptist Church, with Rev. Brooks Partain officiating. Carol Anderson and Wanda Dunn will provide musical accompaniment. Burial will follow in Lebanon Cemetery. Friends may call at Plains Baptist Church...
David Louis Garriga
May 24, 2015
Mr. David Louis Garriga, 67, of Americus, Georgia, passed away Sunday, May 24, 2015, at home after a lengthy illness. He was born January 18, 1948 in Shreveport, LA to his late parents, Emmitt Garriga and Louise Bartholomew Garriga. David bravely withstood progress and setbacks for the last year of his life, with his devoted wife, Rhonda Gail, and her...
Lorene Stephens
May 21, 2015
Mrs. Lorene Stephens, age 86, passed away on Thursday morning, May 21, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Sunday, May 24, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Pastor Timothy Ferguson officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Friends may call on Saturday evening, May...
Steven W. Kirkland
May 13, 2015
Steven W. Kirkland, Sr., (S.W./Steve) passed away at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, on May 13, 2015, after an extended illness. He was 79 years old. Funeral services for Mr. Kirkland are planned for at 10:00 AM, on Saturday, May 16, 2015, from Bethel Baptist Church, with Reverend Steve Golden of Bethel Baptist and Reverend Bud Womack of Life...
John Russell Durham, Sr.
May 10, 2015
Mr. John R. Durham, Sr., age 89, passed away on Sunday evening, May 10, 2015, at Willson Hospice House in Albany. Funeral services with military honors are planned for 11:00 on Thursday, May 14, from the graveside at Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Brooks Partain will officiate. The family will receive friends on Wednesday evening, May 13, between the hours...
Charles Grady Henderson
May 8, 2015
Mr. Charles Grady Henderson, affectionately known as "Pop Pop", age 85, passed away on Friday evening, May 8, 2015, at Perfect Care. Funeral services are planned for Tuesday, May 12, at 4:00 PM at First Baptist Church. Rev. Keith Parks and Rev. Rusty Mauldin will officiate, with Mrs. Judy Parks and Dr. Ray Duke providing musical accompaniment. Interment will follow...
Yuvonda "Joyce" Howell
April 26, 2015
Yuvonda “Joyce” Howell, age 64, passed away early Sunday morning, April 26, 2015, in Macon, Georgia. A memorial service was held at 12:00 PM on Tuesday, April 28, 2015. Born November 9, 1950 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Joyce leaves behind six beautiful daughters, thirteen wonderful grandchildren, and a soon-to-be great grandchild: Tina and Dennis Shaw and their children Colby Shaw and...
Henry Alfred "Scrap" Dupree
April 24, 2015
Mr. Henry Alfred "Scrap" Dupree, Sr., age 84, passed away on Friday evening, April 24, 2015, at St. Francis Hospital in Columbus. Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Tuesday, April 28, from Central Baptist Church, with Dr. Bryan Myers, Rev. Bill Dupree, and Rev. Hugh DeLoach officiating. Burial will follow in Concord Cemetery. The family will receive friends...
Robert M. Moore
April 22, 2015
Dr. Robert M. Moore, Sr., age 90, passed away on Wednesday afternoon, April 22, at his home in Americus. A musical celebration of his life is planned for 1:00 PM on Saturday, April 25, from Lee Street United Methodist Church. Born January 5, 1925 in Lake Worth, FL, he was a son of the late Murvale H. Moore and Mary...
Rebecca Burns Fretwell
April 20, 2015
Mrs. Rebecca Burns Fretwell, age 94, passed away on Monday afternoon, April 20, 2015, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Friday, April 24, from the Martha McDonald Moore Memorial Chapel at Magnolia Manor. Pastor Lorenzo Hanna will officiate. Burial will follow in Westview Cemetery in Moultrie. Friends may call on Friday at the...
Geneva Gerry Spencer
April 14, 2015
Ms. Geneva Gerry Spencer passed away on Monday afternoon, April 14, 2015, at her home in Carrollton, GA, surrounded by her loving family. Born January 8, 1936 in Newnan, GA, she was a daughter of the late Homer Reynolds and Ledella Bates Reynolds. Ms. Spencer was of the Christian faith, and was retired from work as a machine operator for...
John Winthrop Evans
April 10, 2015
Mr. John W. Evans, Sr., age 87, passed away on Friday morning, April 10, 2015, at his home in Americus. Funeral services, with military honors, are planned for 11:30 AM on Tuesday, April 14, from the committal pavilion at Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, with Rev. Judith L. Kalom officiating. Mr. Evans, born April 23, 1927 in Utica, NY, was...
Jesse Hubert Greene
April 10, 2015
Jesse Hubert Greene of Americus died April 10, 2015 at Magnolia Manor. He had resided in Americus since 1967. Dr. Greene was born in Weston, Webster County, Georgia on December 8, 1919 to Jesse Walton Green and Susie Ethel Smith Green. He was in the last graduating class of Weston high school in 1935. He graduated from Berry College in...
Doris Wood Daniel
April 5, 2015
Mrs. Doris Wood Daniel, age 93, died on Sunday, April 5, 2015, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. She was a resident of Magnolia Manor. She was born on June 11, 1921, to the late Frank William Wood and Julia Estelle Barfield Wood. She was the widow of the late Joseph Daniel. Funeral services are planned 11:00 AM on Tuesday, April...
Richard Stephen Hanken
March 26, 2015
Mr. Richard Stephen Hanken, age 72, passed away on Thursday evening, March 26, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. Funeral services, with military honors, are planned for 2:00 PM on Monday, March 30, from the committal pavilion at Andersonville National Historic Site, with Rev. Brooks Partain officiating. Born October 9, 1942 in Worcester, Mass., he was a son of...
Robert "Ron" Abel Bradham
March 22, 2015
Robert "Ron" Abel Bradham, age 73, of Ellaville, passed away on Sunday, March 22, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. He was born June 17, 1941 in Dexter, MO, the son of Omar Bradham and Opal Lipe Bradham. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, March 24, from the graveside at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery with Bro....
William Murray Walters, Jr.
March 3, 2015
Dr. William Murray Walters, Jr., 71, passed away on Tuesday, March 3, at St. John's Riverside Hospital in Yonkers, NY. No funeral services are planned at this time. 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 arrangements for Dr....
Mary Faye Thomas Dudley Powell
March 2, 2015
Mary Faye Thomas Dudley Powell passed away at 3:20 AM Monday, March 2. She was at peace, surrounded by family, and anticipating the greatest adventure of all, where she would be greeted with the peace that surpasses all human understanding and enveloped in the purest love. She did not want people to be sad for her loss, but to celebrate...
Jane Chappell Short
February 28, 2015
Mrs. Jane Chappell Short, 80, passed away shortly after noontime on Saturday, February 28, at Phoebe-Sumter Hospital. Graveside services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 1, at Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Ron Perry officiating. The family will receive friends in the fellowship hall of the church following the service. Born September 9, 1934, she was...
Gerald Glanus Stokes
February 28, 2015
Mr. Gerald Glanus Stokes, 92, passed away on Saturday evening, February 28, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Tuesday, March 3, from the graveside at Oak Grove Cemetery. Rev Betty Lou Miller will officiate. The family will receive friends on Tuesday morning, beginning at 10:00 AM, at Hancock Funeral Home, 427...
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