Local Obituaries for Americus, Sumter County, Georgia
Norma A. Perry
May 30, 2011
Ms. Norma A. Perry, 81, of Plains, passed away Monday evening, May 30, 2011, at Lillian Carter Nursing Center. Born May 17, 1930, she was the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Henry C. Perry. Ms. Perry was a home maker & a member of Plains United Methodist Church. Survivors include her sister-in-law, Gloria Perry of Quendo, TX; and cousins, C.L....
Ricky K. Ruse
May 27, 2011
Mr. Ricky K. Ruse, 56, of Plains, passed away Friday evening, May 27, 2011, at his residence. A Deputy Sheriff and a veteran of the United States Army, having served until 1977, Mr. Ruse was born June 13, 1954 in Frankfurt, Indiana to Harvey Dale Ruse and Virginia Mae Dean Ruse. A military memorial service will be held at Andersonville...
Kathleen Anne Roberts
May 26, 2011
Ms. Kathleen Anne Roberts, 59, passed away Thursday evening, May 26, 2011, at her home. Born April 20, 1952, she was the daughter of the late Fred W. Roberts & Martha Hansen Roberts. Ms. Roberts was very devoted to her pets. She was a culinary arts instructor at South Georgia Technical College, Crisp County Campus, and an instructor in the...
Dorothy O. Godwin
May 15, 2011
Mrs. Dorothy O. Godwin, 89, of Plains, passed away Sunday morning, May 15, 2011. Funeral services are planned for Tuesday, May 17, 2011, at 11:00 AM, from the graveside at Lebanon Cemetery in Plains. Rev. Dan Ariail & Rev. Jeff Summers will officiate. Born April 15, 1922 in Jefferson County, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Marcus Newton...
Brian Ray Deal
May 11, 2011
Brian Ray Deal: May 11, 2011 AMERICUS — Mr. Brian Ray Deal, 33, passed away early on Wednesday, May 11, 2011, at his home in Americus. Eucharist funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 15, 2011, at Calvary Episcopal Church, Lee Street, Americus with Father Don Hutchens, rector at the Church officiating. Interment will follow in the...
John Thomas
May 6, 2011
John Thomas, 81. died May 6, 2011 at his home in Auburn, Georgia. Mr. Thomas was born January 15, 1930 in Plains, Georgia to William L. Sr. and Allie Thomas. He is survived by his wife of 25 years, Freddie and brothers William Jr., Walter and Bill. Services will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, May 14, 2011 from the...
Ruth Elaine Winslow
May 5, 2011
Ruth Elaine Winslow, 87, died peacefully in her sleep on May 5, 2011 in Americus, Georgia. Ruth was born on October 13, 1923 in Alpaugh, California to Richard Newton Divine and Ada Almedia Divine. She was the youngest of six children and had wonderful memories of growing up on a dairy farm in the San Joaquin Valley. In 1946 she...
Suzanne Irene Mcgrother
April 28, 2011
Mrs. Suzanne Irene McGrother, 61, passed away Thursday morning, April 28, 2011, at her residence. A private funeral service will be held. To pay your online condolences, please visit www.hancockfuneralhomeinc.com Hancock Funeral Home, 427 South Lee Street, Americus, GA is in charge of arrangements.
Iola Adaline Crozier
April 28, 2011
Mrs. Iola Adaline "Tootsie" Crozier, 89, passed away Thursday morning, April 28, 2011 at Lillian Carter Health & Rehab Center in Plains. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, April 30, 2011 at 2:00 PM at Plains Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery in Clay County. A visitation will be held Friday, April 29, from 5:00...
Mary Leewynn Finklea
April 25, 2011
Ms. Mary Leewynn "Wynn" Finklea, 60, of Americus, passed away Monday, April 25, 2011 at her residence. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, April 28, 2011, at 2:00 PM at the graveside at Oak Grove Cemetery. Rev. Brooks Partain will officiate. A visitation will be held the hour before the funeral at Hancock Funeral Home, 427 South Lee Street,...
Paul Edward George
April 23, 2011
Mr. Paul Edward "Eddie" George, 70, passed away Saturday afternoon, April 23, 2011, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at Lee Street United Methodist Church at 12:30 PM. Rev. Matt Stewart & Rev. Steve Frazier will officiate. Interment will follow in Andersonville National Cemetery. A visitation will be held Monday night,...
Betty Ann Attyah
April 20, 2011
Mrs. Betty A. Attyah, 70, passed away Wednesday morning, April 20, 2011, at Magnolia Manor. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM Friday, April 22, 2011, from the graveside at Oak Grove Cemetery. Chaplain Will Archibald will officiate. A visitation will be held on Friday from 12:00 until 2:00 PM at Hancock Funeral Home, 427 South Lee Street. An assistant...
Vivian H. King
April 20, 2011
Mrs. Vivian H. King, 91, passed away Wednesday night, April 20, 2011, at the Mattie Marshall Center at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, April 23, 2011, at Fellowship Baptist Church. Rev. Wendy Joyner will officiate. Burial will take place at Forsyth Cemetery in Forsyth, GA. Born September 19, 1919 in Johnson...
Susan Morris O'Hern
April 13, 2011
Mrs. Susan Morris O’Hern, 91, passed away on Wednesday, April 13, 2011, in the Lillian Carter Nursing facility in Plains. Funeral services will be conducted at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 17, in the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home with the Rev. Samuel Maves officiating. She will be interred, with no ceremony, in the cemetery at Andersonville National Historic site....
Helen Jones Roberts
April 9, 2011
Helen J. Roberts, 92, of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and Sumter County, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, April 9, 2011, in Boca Raton, Florida. Helen was the beloved daughter of the late Walter Anthony Jones and the late Nancy Ella Williams Jones of Sumter County, Georgia. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Frank Roberts (passed away September 12,...
Betsy Lindsey Crisp
March 21, 2011
Betsy Lindsey Crisp, 66, passed away early Monday morning, March 21, 2011, at her residence, following a long illness. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 PM Wednesday, March 23, by Calvary Episcopal Church, Americus. The Rev. Don Hutchens will preside. Interment will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery. The family will receive visitors at their residence, 724 South Lee Street,...
Father Robert A. Girardeau
March 20, 2011
Reverend Robert Alan Girardeau Brooklet--Father Robert Alan Girardeau, pastor of St. Mary Catholic Church in Americus, died early Sunday in Americus. Father Girardeau was born in San Diego, California on November 25, 1962. His family moved to Bulloch County in 1976. He graduated from Southeast Bulloch High School and Georgia Southern University. He was an active member of St. Matthew...
Jeff Collins
March 15, 2011
Mr. Jefferson Ray “Jeff” Collins, 43, of Smithville passed away on Tuesday evening, March 15, in Phoebe-Sumter Medical Center. A memorial service will be conducted at the Smithville United Methodist Church at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 17, with the Rev. Jan Connor officiating. Interment services will be held at 5:00 p.m., Central Standard Time, on Friday, March 18, in...
Walter Rylander, Sr.
March 9, 2011
Mr. Walter Rylander, Sr., 93, of Moore Drive, Americus, passed away early Wednesday morning, March 9, 2011 at Phoebe-Sumter Medical Center. Graveside services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, March 11, in Oak Grove Cemetery. The Rev. Bill Dupree will officiate. A lifetime resident of Americus, GA, he was born August 9, 1917, the son of the late...
Annie Saliba Cardamone
March 6, 2011
Annie Saliba Cardamone, a sweet "Georgia Peach," passed away peacefully at age 93 on Friday, March 4, 2011, a beautiful, clear, and sunny Phoenix day. Born on June 12, 1917 in Ozark, Alabama, Annie was the daughter of the late Michael Sapp Saliba and Milady Abood Saliba and was raised in Americus, Georgia. She married Frank J. Cardamone from Pittsburgh,...
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