OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries for Americus, Sumter County, Georgia

Lorene D. Barfield

Lorene D. Barfield

September 4, 2013

Mrs. Lorene D. Barfield passed away on Wednesday afternoon, September 4, at Bryant Health & Rehabilitation Center in Cochran. Funeral services are planned for 3:00 Friday, September 6, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with visitation immediately following. Rev. Vernon Wiggins will officiate. Burial will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery. Born July 21, 1929 in...

Lawrence Junior Riley

Lawrence Junior Riley

August 16, 2013

Mr. Lawrence Junior Riley, age 67, passed away Friday morning, August 16, at Lillian Carter Health & Rehabilitation Center in Plains. Services are planned for Monday, August 19, at 4:00 PM in the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Rev. Jerry Merriwether officiating. A private interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery in Columbus. Born September 29,...

Kerman C. Goodin

Kerman C. Goodin

August 13, 2013

Mr. Kerman C. Goodin, age 67, passed away Tuesday morning, August 13, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. A memorial service is planned for 4:00 PM on Thursday, August 15, at Calvary Episcopal Church with a private interment to follow in Calvary Memorial Gardens. Father Rick Buechner will officate. Visitation, in the church parish hall, will immediately follow the services. Friends...

Billy Mack Howard

Billy Mack Howard

August 10, 2013

Mr. Billy Mack Howard, age 79, passed away Saturday morning, August 10, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services are planned for 11:00 a.m. on Monday, August 12, from the graveside at Lebanon Cemetery in Plains. Rev. Jeffery Summers will officiate. Pallbearers will include Earl Carter, David Jordan, James Howard and Mark Fuller. The family will receive friends on Sunday,...

William Wesley Foy

William Wesley Foy

August 6, 2013

Mr. William Wesley Foy, age 99, passed away Tuesday evening, August 6, at his home in Americus. Funeral services are planned for 5:00 PM Saturday, August 10, at Salem United Methodist Church. Rev. Bill Dupree, Rev. Lawrence Wiggins, and Rev. Larry Cochran will officiate. Interment will be private, with grandsons and great-grandsons serving as pallbearers. Members of Salem Senior Adult...

Marilynn M. Dixon

Marilynn M. Dixon

July 30, 2013

Mrs. Marilynn M. Dixon passed away Tuesday, July 30, 2013, at Arbor Trail Rehabilitation and Nursing Home in Inverness, FL. Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM Saturday, August 10, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with private interment to follow in Oak Grove Cemetery. Rev. Keith Parks will officiate. The family will receive friends...

Kewanda Ja'Mia Denmark

Kewanda Ja'Mia Denmark

July 24, 2013

Little Miss KeWanda Denmark passed away at birth on July 24, 2013 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services are planned for 4:30 PM Friday, August 2, 2013, from the graveside at Eastview Cemetery. Rev. Brooks Partain will officiate. The family will receive friends at Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., from 3:30 until 4:15 Friday afternoon. Survivors include...

Peggy Booth Sutton

Peggy Booth Sutton

July 20, 2013

Mrs. Peggy Booth Sutton passed away Saturday morning, July 20, at her home in Americus. Funeral services are planned for 1:00 PM Monday, July 22, at Central Baptist Church with Dr. Bryan Myers officiating. Burial will follow at 3:30 PM at Oaklawn Cemetery in Fort Valley. Pallbearers will include her nephews: David Barrett, Tim Barrett, Billy Barrett, Ty Barrett, Peyton...

Wilson Edward Daniels

Wilson Edward Daniels

June 17, 2013

Mr. Wilson Edward Daniels, Sr., 83, passed away early Monday morning, June 17, 2013, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Thursday, June 20, 2013 from the graveside at Oak Grove Cemetery. Rev. Tommy McConnell will officiate. Born August 8, 1929 in Troy, Alabama, he was a son of the late Noah Daniels and...

Tayton Jesse Easom

Tayton Jesse Easom

June 17, 2013

Tayton Jesse Easom and Payton Daniela Easom, infant daughters of Daniela Easom and Jesse Carson, passed away on Monday, June 17, 2013 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. A visitation in memory of the twin girls will be held on Monday, June 24, 2013, between the hours of 7:00 & 8:00 PM at Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St. In...

Payton Daniela Easom

Payton Daniela Easom

June 17, 2013

Payton Daniela Easom and Tayton Jesse Easom, infant daughters of Daniela Easom and Jesse Carson, passed away on Monday, June 17, 2013 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. A visitation in memory of the twin girls will be held on Monday, June 24, 2013, between the hours of 7:00 & 8:00 PM at Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St. In...

Walter Braxton Mallard

Walter Braxton Mallard

June 11, 2013

Mr. Walter Braxton Mallard passed away Tuesday afternoon, June 11, 2013, at his home in Plains. Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM Friday, June 14, 2013 from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St. Rev. Lee Smith will officiate. Interment, with full military honors, will follow in Lebanon Cemetery in Plains. Those asked to serve as...

Sarah F. Niblack

Sarah F. Niblack

June 9, 2013

Lt. Col. Sarah F. Niblack, US Army (Retired), 93, died Sunday, June 9, 2013, at Palms of Pasadena Hospital in St. Petersburg, FL. Private graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 22, 2013, at Oak Grove Cemetery with the Rev. John Brodess officiating. Born January 12, 1920, in Sumter County, Miss Niblack was a daughter of...

Thomas H. Hawkins

Thomas H. Hawkins

May 25, 2013

Mr. Thomas H. Hawkins, 89, passed away Saturday evening, May 25, 2013, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Monday, May 27, 2013 in the chapel at Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Rev. Bill Dupree & Rev. C. G. Haugabook officiating. Burial will be private. The family will be receiving friends...

Augusto Lopez

Augusto Lopez

May 20, 2013

Dr. Augusto Lopez, 84, passed away Monday evening, May 20, 2013, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. A funeral mass is planned for 11:00 AM Saturday, May 25, 2013, at St. Mary's Catholic Church with Father Clif Marquis officiating. A rosary service will be held Friday evening, May 24, at 5:00 PM at St. Mary's Catholic Church, followed by visitation at...

Caroline C. Webb

Caroline C. Webb

May 16, 2013

Mrs. J. C. (Caroline) Webb, 103, passed away Wednesday evening, May 15, 2013, at her residence in Plains. Graveside services are planned for 3:00 PM Sunday, May 19, 2013, at Liberty Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Lee Smith and John Madison Culler will officiate, with Kim Fuller and Liz Totty taking part and Jeff Kluball providing musical accompaniment on saxophone....

Joe M. Barfield

Joe M. Barfield

April 28, 2013

Mr. Joe Marical Barfield, Sr., 79, 124 Shirley Road, Americus, passed away on Sunday, April 28, 2013, at Phoebe-Sumter Medical Center. The family will receive friends at Hancock Funeral Home, 427 South Lee Street, from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 1. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 2, in the funeral home chapel...

Dolores Randolph Capitan

Dolores Randolph Capitan

April 23, 2013

Mrs. Dolores Marie Randolph Capitan passed away Tuesday morning, April 23, 2013 at Hospice of the Golden Isles in Brunswick, GA. A funeral mass will be held at noon on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Americus, with burial to follow in Oak Grove Cemetery. Father Martino Nguyen will officiate. A visitation, with a Rosary service,...

Elia Peña Vento

Elia Peña Vento

April 23, 2013

Mrs. Elia "Ellie" Peña Vento passed away Tuesday afternoon, April 23, 2013, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Friday, April 26, 2013 at the DeSoto Baptist Church, with burial to follow in the DeSoto Methodist Church Cemetery. Rev. Troy Fripp and Rev. William Herndon will officiate. Born August 4, 1943 in Santa Rosa,...

Billy L. King

Billy L. King

April 7, 2013

Mr. Billy L. King passed away early Sunday morning, April 7, 2013, at his home in Americus. A Masonic service will be held at 6:00 PM Tuesday evening, April 9, in the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., directly followed by visitation until 8:00 PM at Hancock Funeral Home. Funeral services are planned for Wednesday, April 10,...

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