Local Obituaries for Americus, Sumter County, Georgia
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,...
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...
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