OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries for Americus, Sumter County, Georgia

Elizabeth H. Miller

Elizabeth H. Miller

February 19, 2015

Mrs. Elizabeth H. Miller, 75, passed away on Thursday evening, February 19, at Wynfield Park Health & Rehabilitation in Albany. A memorial service is planned for 11:00 AM Saturday, March 7, in the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Rev. Brooks Partain officiating. A private interment will be held at a later time in Riverside Cemetery...

Hazel Eloise Bass

Hazel Eloise Bass

February 13, 2015

Mrs. Hazel E. Bass, 93, passed away on Friday evening, February 13, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Tuesday, February 17, at Liberty Primitive Baptist Church, with Elder Tony Marshall officiating. Burial will follow at 3:00 PM in Mars Hill Cemetery in Calhoun County. The family will receive friends on Monday evening, February...

Julian Cromer

Julian Cromer

February 9, 2015

Mr. Julian Cromer, 88, passed away on Monday evening, February 9, at Perfect Care. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Thursday, February 12, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St. Rev. Andy Hines will officiate. Interment will be private. Born May 19, 1926 in Sumter County, he was a son of the late Clarence...

Laverne Mackin Comer

Laverne Mackin Comer

February 2, 2015

Mrs. Thelma LaVerne Mackin Comer of Magnolia Manor Nursing Center passed away February 2, 2015, just three days shy of her 103rd birthday. The older of two children, LaVerne was born in 1912 to Shivington and Lena Page Mackin of Lawrenceville, GA. She was the widow of former Butts County School Superintendent James Madison Lynwood Comer to whom she was...

Mary Earle Mackin

Mary Earle Mackin

February 1, 2015

Miss Mary Earle Mackin, 88, passed away Sunday afternoon, February 1, 2015, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center, just one day before her sister, Mrs. LaVerne Mackin Comer, passed away. A double visitation for the two of them will be conducted at Hancock Funeral Home from 3:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, February 7, 2015, with graveside funeral services for...

Gordon Hunter, Jr.

Gordon Hunter, Jr.

January 29, 2015

Rev. Gordon A. Hunter, Jr., 94, died Thursday evening, January 29, 2015 at the Mayo Clinic Health System in Waycross following a brief illness. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, February 2, 2015, in the Mitchell Chapel at Baptist Village Retirement Communities. Graveside services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Monday at Rehoboth Baptist Church Cemetery....

Sara Evelyn Martin

Sara Evelyn Martin

January 28, 2015

Mrs. Sara Martin passed away on Wednesday evening, January 28, at Elysian Hospice in Keller, Texas. The family will receive friends at Hancock Funeral Home from 10:00 a.m. until noon on Saturday, February 7. Funeral services will be conducted that afternoon at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home with interment to follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Dr....

Ana Maria Rangel

Ana Maria Rangel

January 25, 2015

Mrs. Ana Maria Rangel, 75, passed away on Sunday evening, January 25, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. A funeral mass is planned for 7:00 PM on Thursday, January 29, at St. Mary's Catholic Church. Father Francis Gillespie, S.J. will officiate. Burial will follow at a date and time to be announced later in Tamaulipas, Matamoros, Mexico. Update: Mrs. Rangel has...

Arcey Thomas Brown

Arcey Thomas Brown

January 21, 2015

Mr. Arcey Thomas Brown, 87, passed away early Wednesday morning, January 21, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, January 24, at the Martha McDonald Moore Memorial Chapel at Magnolia Manor with Rev. Bill Dupree officiating. A private burial will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery in Albany. Born April 23, 1927 in...

Joyce B. Gawthorpe Boyer

Joyce B. Gawthorpe Boyer

January 17, 2015

Mrs. Joyce B. Gawthorpe Boyer, 85, passed away on Saturday afternoon, January 17, at her daughter's home in Americus. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, January 21, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St. Rev. Rodney Powe will officiate. The family will receive friends on Tuesday evening, January 20, between the hours...

Charles Wesley Cherry

Charles Wesley Cherry

January 17, 2015

Charles "Charlie" Wesley Cherry, born February 4, 1947, went peacefully to his eternal home on January 17, 2015, in Bossier City, LA. He was preceded in death by his parents, John V. Cherry and Juanita B. Clark Cherry. Charlie is survived by brothers, John "Clark" Cherry (MaryNell) of Americus, and William "Hal" Cherry (Lynette) of Haughton, LA; nieces, Angela Dailey...

Teodoro Antunez

Teodoro Antunez

January 14, 2015

Mr. Teodoro Antunez, 52, passed away on Wednesday morning, January 14, at his home in Americus. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Saturday, January 17, at Iglesia Hispana de Americus, with Rev. Sergio Barragan officiating. Burial will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Friday evening, January 16, at Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S....

Dorothy Whiteley Anderson

Dorothy Whiteley Anderson

January 6, 2015

Mrs. Dorothy Whiteley Anderson, 88, passed away on Tuesday evening, January 6, at Lillian G. Carter Health & Rehab in Plains. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, January 9, from the graveside at Lebanon Cemetery in Plains, with Rev. Jim Jewell officiating. Born August 29, 1926 in Ashaway, RI, she was a daughter of the late...

Agnes Moore Goolsby

Agnes Moore Goolsby

January 6, 2015

Ms. Agnes Moore Goolsby, 83, passed away on Tuesday morning, January 6, at her home in Americus. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, January 10, in the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with interment to follow in Oak Grove Cemetery. Rev. William Hall will officiate. The family will receive friends on Friday...

Ernest Jackson "Jack" Booth

Ernest Jackson "Jack" Booth

January 2, 2015

Mr. Ernest Jackson "Jack" Booth, 85, passed away on Friday morning, January 2, at Perfect Care. Funeral services were held at 11:00 AM on Monday, January 5, at Williams Road Church of Christ, with Minister Keith Wishum officiating. Burial followed in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Nephews serving as pallbearers included Billy Barrett, David Barrett, Tim Barrett, Peyton Hancock, Johnny Womack, and...

Laurie Elizabeth Hargrove

Laurie Elizabeth Hargrove

December 29, 2014

Ms. Laurie Elizabeth Hargrove, 87, passed away on Monday evening, December 29, at Lillian G. Carter Health & Rehab Center in Plains. Funeral services were held at 2:00 PM on Thursday, January 1, 2015, from the graveside at Oak Grove Cemetery, with Rev. Rusty Mauldin and Rev. Keith Parks officiating The family received friends from 1:00 until 1:45 PM on...

Mary Lou Hall

Mary Lou Hall

December 25, 2014

Ms. Mary Lou Hall, 66, passed away on Thursday morning, December 25, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. A private family memorial service will be held at a later 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...

Marian Elizabeth G. Dudley

Marian Elizabeth G. Dudley

December 25, 2014

Mrs. Marian Elizabeth Garrett Dudley, 87, passed away on Thursday afternoon, December 25, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services are planned for Monday, December 29, from the graveside at Pine Level Cemetery in Oxford, FL. Pastor Larry Underwood, Jr. will officiate. Born June 30, 1927 in Orlando, FL, she was a daughter of the late Samuel Randolph Garrett and...

Bob Gene Deaver

Bob Gene Deaver

December 21, 2014

Mr. Bob Gene Deaver, 85, passed away on Sunday afternoon, December 21, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Saturday, December 27, in the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with interment to follow in Oak Grove Cemetery. Rev. Bill Dupree will officiate. The family will receive friends at Hancock Funeral...

Maria M. Galindo-Vazquez

Maria M. Galindo-Vazquez

December 18, 2014

Mrs. Maria M. Galindo-Vazquez, age 40, passed away Thursday morning, December 18, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. No services will be held at this time. She is survived by her husband, Abel Ovando-Ramirez; her parents, Hector Eduardo Galindo De Leon and Hilda Vazquez Roblero; two young sons; and many other relatives and friends. To sign our online guestbook and express...

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