OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries for Americus, Sumter County, Georgia

Ruby Alston

Ruby Alston

April 7, 2014

Miss Ruby Alston, 83, passed away Monday morning, April 7, at Sumter County Retirement Village in Plains.Funeral services are planned for 3:00 PM on Thursday, April 10, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Rev. William Hall officiating. Burial will follow in Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery near Preston. Nephews will serve as pallbearers.The family will...

Polly Dominick Mallard

Polly Dominick Mallard

April 5, 2014

Mrs. Polly Dominick Mallard, 67, passed away on Saturday, April 5, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany.Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Tuesday, April 8, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Rev. Lauri Hartley officiating. Burial will follow in Lebanon Cemetery in Plains.Born June 23, 1946 in Plains, she was a...

Fredrick Donell Norton

Fredrick Donell Norton

March 20, 2014

Mr. Fredrick Donell "Square" Norton, 83, passed away early Thursday morning, March 20, at Palmyra Nursing Center in Albany.Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday, March 23, from the graveside at Oak Grove Cemetery. Rev. Danny Loffredo will officiate. All members of the Americus Fire Dept. are asked to serve as honorary pallbearers.Friends may call at Hancock Funeral...

Ann Wise Gilbreath

Ann Wise Gilbreath

March 15, 2014

Ms. Ann Wise Gilbreath, 87, passed away Saturday morning, March 15, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center.Funeral services are planned for 3:00 PM Wednesday, March 19, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Rev. Bobby Ward officiating. Burial will follow in Lebanon Cemetery in Plains.The family will receive friends on Tuesday evening, March 18, between the...

Ruth Marie Booth

Ruth Marie Booth

March 14, 2014

Ruth Marie Booth, 82, of Americus passed away on Friday evening, March 14, at the home of her daughter in Albany. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 noon on Monday, March 17, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Dr. Sam Harper officiating. Burial will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery.Born January 9, 1932, in...

George Tharpe Deriso, Ii

George Tharpe Deriso, Ii

March 10, 2014

Dr. George Tharpe Deriso, II, DVM, 75, of Leslie, passed away on Monday evening, March 10, at Four County Health and Rehabilitation Center in Richland. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Saturday, March 15, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Bro. Troy Fripp officiating. The following gentlemen will serve as pallbearers:  Alan...

Sara Helen Mims Bozeman

Sara Helen Mims Bozeman

March 4, 2014

Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Sara Helen Mims Bozeman, 92, of Plains, Georgia, who died March 4, 2014, will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, March 7, at Lebanon Cemetery in Plains. Rev. C.G. Haugabook and Mashuq Askerzada will officiate. Mrs. Bozeman was born October 25, 1921 in Plains, Georgia. She was the daughter of the late George Thomas...

Dorothy J. Harris

Dorothy J. Harris

March 2, 2014

Mrs. Dorothy J. Harris, 91, passed away Sunday evening, March 2, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. Funeral services are planned for 3:00 PM on Thursday, March 6, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Rev. Eddie Braswell officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at Hancock Funeral Home on Wednesday evening,...

Johnnie Lee Carter

Johnnie Lee Carter

February 21, 2014

Mr. Johnnie Lee Carter, 63, passed away on Friday, February 21, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Wednesday, March 5, from Big Bethel Baptist Church in Americus, with Elder James Grier officiating. He will lie in state from 10:00 AM until service time. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, March 4, between the...

Edward Frank Pastizzo

Edward Frank Pastizzo

February 4, 2014

Mr. Edward Frank Pastizzo, Sr., and his wife, Ann Marie Moss Pastizzo, passed away early Tuesday morning, February 4 at their home in Plains. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM on Saturday, February 8, from the grave side at Lebanon Cemetery in Plains. Rev. Brooks Partain will officiate. Born February 10, 1945 in Watertown, NY, he was a...

Ann Marie Moss Pastizzo

Ann Marie Moss Pastizzo

February 4, 2014

Mrs. Ann Marie Moss Pastizzo and her husband, Edward Frank Pastizzo, Sr., passed away early Tuesday morning, February 4, at their home in Plains. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM on Saturday, February 8, from the grave side at Lebanon Cemetery in Plains. Rev. Brooks Partain will officiate. Born October 13, 1947 in Taylor County, KY, she was...

James L. Harris

James L. Harris

January 31, 2014

Mr. James L. Harris, 73, passed away on Friday morning, January 31, at his home in DeSoto. A memorial service is planned for 2:00 PM on Friday, February 7, from the graveside at DeSoto Cemetery. Father Don Hutchens will officiate. Born January 27, 1941 in Mississippi, he was a son of the late Archie Harris. Mr.Harris was a farmer, working...

James Mitchell Thompson

James Mitchell Thompson

January 29, 2014

Mr. James Mitchell Thompson, 91, passed away Wednesday afternoon, January 29, at his daughter's home in Ellaville. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, February 8, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St. Rev. Matt Stewart will officiate. Burial, with full military honors, will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery. The family will...

Floyd Lee Herrington

Floyd Lee Herrington

January 29, 2014

Mr. Floyd Lee Herrington, 93, passed away Wednesday morning, January 29, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. Funeral services are planned for 11:30 AM on Saturday, February 1, from the graveside at Oak Grove Cemetery. Rev. Brooks Partain will officiate. The family will receive friends on Saturday morning at Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., from 10:00 until 11:00 AM....

Tommie Lister Gilmore Johnson

Tommie Lister Gilmore Johnson

January 27, 2014

Mrs. Tommie G. Johnson, 96, passed away Monday morning, January 27, at Lynn Haven Health & Rehabilitation Center in Gray. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM Thursday, January 30, at Shiloh Baptist Church with Rev. Hugh Harbort officiating. Burial will follow in Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Thursday at the church, preceding the funeral...

Lewis Emory Wilson

Lewis Emory Wilson

January 22, 2014

Mr. Lewis Emory Wilson, 98, passed away on Wednesday afternoon, January 22, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services are planned for 3:00 PM on Saturday, January 25, at Rehoboth Baptist Church on Dawson Road. Rev. James Beckett, Rev. Greg Kirk and Rev. Rusty Mauldin will officiate. A private entombment will follow. The family will receive friends on Saturday at...

Bennie Tanner

Bennie Tanner

January 20, 2014

Mr. Bennie Tanner passed away early Monday morning, January 20, at his home in Americus. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM Wednesday, January 22, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Rev. Betty Miller officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends on Tuesday evening, January 21, between the...

Sandra Merritt Murray

Sandra Merritt Murray

January 18, 2014

Sandra Merritt Murray of Americus, passed away on Saturday, January 18 at 7:23 in the morning in Atlanta at Emory University Hospital. She had been stricken suddenly with an illness which lingered for more than three months until the time of her death. Her husband of almost 34 years and their daughter, Summer, were with her. Services are planned for...

Julianne O'Hearn

Julianne O'Hearn

January 17, 2014

Ms. Julianne O'Hearn, 44, passed away on January 17, 2014 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. A private family memorial service will be held at a later date. Born April 21, 1969 in Columbus, GA, she was the daughter of the late William Floyd O'Hearn and Patricia Barentine O'Hearn. She was employed as a service station cashier. She is survived by...

Joey David Fountain

Joey David Fountain

January 15, 2014

Mr. Joey Fountain, 47, passed away early Wednesday morning, January 15, at his home in Americus. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Friday, January 17, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Brother Troy Fripp officiating. Interment will follow in Lebanon Cemetery in Plains. The family will receive friends on Thursday evening, January...

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