Local Obituaries for Americus, Sumter County, Georgia
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,...
Fran Parkinson
February 21, 2011
Mrs. Fran Parkinson, 74, Thomas Mill Road, Plains, passed away at her residence on Monday, February 21, 2011. Graveside services will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 24, at Liberty Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. The Rev. Ron Perry will officiate. The family will receive friends at Hancock Funeral Home on Wed., Feb. 23, from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m....
George Q. Yawn
February 16, 2011
Mr. George Q. Yawn, 72, passed away Wednesday afternoon, February 16, 2011, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. Born October 29, 1938 in Wilcox County, Georgia, Mr. Yawn was a son of the late Charlie Lee Yawn and Mary Lou Marchman Yawn. He was an Airman/Personnel Specialist in the United States Air Force and later retired from the Hallmark Card Company....
Brenda Kay Eggers
February 12, 2011
Mrs. Brenda Kay Eggers, 54, Pecan Village, Apartment # 3, Ellaville, passed away on Saturday, February 12, 2011 in Phoebe-Putney Memorial Hospital. The family will receive friends at Hancock Funeral Home from 4:00 until 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 16, followed by a chapel service. The Rev. Mark Kinservik will officiate. Interment will be private. Born February 12, 1957, in...
John J. "Jack" Matkowsky
February 8, 2011
John Joseph Matkowsky September 21, 1931 – February 8, 2011 John Joseph Matkowsky, 79, of Americus, died Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at Tift Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Friday at First Presbyterian Church with the Reverend Earl Dunmon officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 PM...
Michael John Ragsdale
February 3, 2011
Mr. Michael John Ragsdale, 65, passed away Thursday evening, February 3, 2011, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, February 12, 2011, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Oak Ridge, TN. Father Bill McKenzie will officiate. Born April 16, 1945 in Oakland, CA, Mr. Ragsdale was a son of the late Dick...
William "Billy" Peeples
February 3, 2011
Mr. Billy Peeples, 67, passed away very early on Thursday morning, February 3, 2011, at Phoebe-Sumter Medical Center in Americus. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 5, in the First Baptist Church with interment to follow in Oak Grove Cemetery. Rev. Steve Golden and Rev. Rusty Mauldin will officiate. The family will receive friends at...
Marjorie Buchanan
February 3, 2011
Miss Marjorie Buchanan, 88, of 2001 South Lee Street, Americus, died on Thursday, February 3, 2011, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held at Hancock Funeral Home, 427 South Lee Street, at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 5, 2011. Interment, with no service, will be at Concord United Methodist Church Cemetery. The Rev. Joy Wilson, Magnolia Manor...
Annie M. Johnson
January 28, 2011
Mrs. Annie M. Johnson, 80, passed away on Friday morning, Jan. 28, 2011, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. Funeral services will be conducted in the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 South Lee Street, at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, February 4, following an hour’s visitation. Rev. Brooks Partain will officiate. Mrs. Johnson will be cremated following the service, and her...
Kenneth "Smutt" Drake
January 25, 2011
Mr. Kenneth “Smutt” Drake, 68, 553-B R.W. Jones Road, Leslie, passed away late Tuesday evening, Jan. 25, at Phoebe-Sumter Medical Center due to complications following a broken hip. The family will receive friends at Hancock Funeral Home, 427 South Lee Street, Americus, GA, from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. on Friday, or at the family residence at other times. Funeral services...
James Davenport Rylander, Sr.
January 24, 2011
Mr. James D. Rylander, Sr., 86, passed away early Monday morning, January 24, 2011, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. Graveside services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 27, from Oak Grove Cemetery with Father Don Hutchens and Mother Anne Schnaare officiating. The family will receive friends at the cemetery following the service. Family members request that memorial contributions...
Clarence "Buster" Larkin, Jr.
January 21, 2011
Mr. Clarence “Buster” Larkin, Jr., age 84, of Smithville, passed away on Friday afternoon, January 21, 2011. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, January 24, at the Smithville United Methodist Church with interment in the Smithville Cemetery. Rev. Jan Conner will officiate. The family will receive friends at the Men’s Club following the interment service. Born...
Jill Palmer Lingo
January 10, 2011
Mrs. Jill Palmer Lingo, 56, died on Monday, January 10, 2011, at Frederick Memorial Hospital in Frederick, MD. She was the wife of Jamey S. Lingo. Born on September 14, 1954 in Albany, GA, Mrs. Lingo was a daughter of Blanche Freeman Palmer of Americus, GA, and the late Tenneth Eugene Palmer. She was preceded in death by her sister,...
James "Jimmy" Rogers
January 5, 2011
Mr. James Foster “Jimmy” Rogers, Jr., 62, passed away on Wednesday morning, January 5, 2011. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, January 7, 2011, at Calvary Episcopal Church with Father Don Hutchens officiating. The family will greet friends following the services in the Parish Hall at Calvary Episcopal Church, and also from 6:00 until 8:00 PM...
Gwynn A. Albritton
December 31, 2010
Mr. Gwynn A. Albritton, 72, of Cobb, passed away at his residence on Friday, December 31, after several months of declining health. Graveside services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 4, 2011, in Sunset Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Hugh DeLoach officiating. Those who are requested to serve as honorary pallbearers include Don, Casey, and Chad Bohn,...
Frances Bland Robertson
December 30, 2010
Mrs. Frances Bland Robertson, 95, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Dec. 30, 2010. Graveside services will be held in the Post Cemetery at Fort Benning at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 6, 2011. Mrs. Robertson, a daughter of the late Enoch Bland and Hattie Layfield Bland, was born in Columbus, Georgia on April 14, 1915, and moved to Americus as...
Grace K. Herrington
December 29, 2010
Mrs. Grace K. Herrington, 86, passed away on Wednesday morning, Dec. 29, 2010, in Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. Graveside services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 31, in Oak Grove Cemetery with the Rev. Brooks Partain officiating. Marty Belcher, Jim Griffith, Kenneth Brownlee, Jerrell Tanner, and the men of Lee Street United Methodist Church are requested to...
Susan C. Elrod
December 18, 2010
Dr. Susan C. Elrod, 70, 363 Cornwell Road, Americus, passed away at her residence early Saturday morning, December 18, 2010. Funeral services will be conducted at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 19, in the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home with the Rev. Timothy J. Olds officiating. Interment, with no service, will follow in Lebanon Cemetery. The family will receive friends...
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