Local Obituaries for Americus, Sumter County, Georgia
Millard Wisham
December 14, 2010
Mr. Millard Wisham, 78, 114 Sullivan Drive, Americus, passed away early Tuesday morning, December 14, 2010, at Phoebe-Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 16, in the First Presbyterian Church of Americus with Rev. Gary Cullison and Dr. Schley Gatewood, Jr. officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens. The family will receive...
Elizabeth "Tibby" Knowles
December 5, 2010
Elizabeth (Tibby) Knowles, 97, a resident of Americus since 1959, went to her eternal home before 5:00 a.m. Sunday, December 5. Funeral services will be Wednesday, Dec. 8 with visitation at Hancock Funeral Home from 11:00 am- 12:30 p.m. and a graveside service at 1:00p.m. at Sunset Memorial Gardens with Rev. Jerry Lillard officiating. Tibby was born Feb. 16, 1913....
Frances Elizabeth English
December 4, 2010
Miss Frances Elizabeth English, 92, passed away on Saturday, December 4, 2010, in Magnolia Manor Nursing Center in Americus, Georgia. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 8, in the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home with the Rev. Brooks Partain officiating. Interment, with no service at the graveside, will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery. The family...
Margaret Lavilla Bryan
December 3, 2010
Mrs. Margaret LaVilla Paradise Bryan, 84, passed away on Friday, December 3, in Perfect Care. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 5, at Central Baptist Church with the Rev. Hugh DeLoach officiating. The family will have lunch at 12:30 p.m. at the church and then receive friends prior to the service. Interment will follow in...
Alice Chaphe Alsobrook
November 25, 2010
Mrs. Alice Chaphe Alsobrook, 92, 0f 2001 South Lee Street, Americus, died Thursday morning, November 25, 2010. Mrs. Alsobrook was born December 10, 1917, in Detroit, Michigan, a daughter of the late Jerome Ernest Campbell and Alice Larabee Campbell. Her family subsequently moved to Whitehall, NY, where her father started a family heating & plumbing company. Mrs. Alsobrook is survived...
Nell O. Bell
November 25, 2010
Mrs. Nell O. Bell, 92, of Cordele, GA, died Thursday morning, November 25, 2010, at Crisp Regional Nursing & Rehab Center in Cordele. Born May 15, 1918, in Schley County, GA, she was a daughter of the late Jasper Newt Oliver & Foy Ellis Oliver. Mrs. Bell was preceded in death by her husband, W.C. Bell, a daughter, Donna Gail...
Ollice Zonnie Rowe, Jr.
November 8, 2010
Graveside services for Mr. Ollice Zonnie Rowe, Jr. will be conducted with military honors at Oak Grove Cemetery at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 13, 2010. Mr. Rowe was a veteran of the U. S. Army and was a Mason. The family suggests, in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the church of the donor's choice. Hancock...
Georgia Ann Smith
October 29, 2010
Mrs. Georgia Ann Smith, 49, passed away on Friday, October 29, at the home of her sister in Leesburg following several months of declining health. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 2, 2010, in the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home with interment to follow in Oak Grove Cemetery. The Rev. Chris Hurt will officiate. The...
Norman James Cotton
October 27, 2010
Mr. Norman James Cotton, 73, of Melbourne, FL, passed away on Wednesday, October 27, at William Child Hospice House in Palm Bay, Florida. The funeral mass will be at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 1, in St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Americus, Georgia. Interment with full military honors will follow at 2:30 in the cemetery at Andersonville National Historic Site....
Kay Hagerson Spann
October 24, 2010
Ms. Kay Hagerson Spann, 53, passed away on Sunday evening, October 24, in Perfect Care. Funeral services will be conducted at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 26, in Concord United Methodist Church with interment to follow in the Hagerson Cemetery at Friendship. The Rev. Gary Page will officiate. A visitation will be held Monday night, October 25, between the hours...
Barbara Sellards Lowell
October 22, 2010
Ms. Barbara Sellards Lowell, 44, of Plains passed away on Friday, October 22, in Phoebe-Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside services were conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 24, in the Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery in Webster County with the Rev. Lee Smith officiating. Born September 15, 1966 in Terrell County, Ms. Lowell was a daughter of Mrs. Ethel Cooper Sellards...
Essie Mae Napier
October 9, 2010
Mrs. Essie Mae Napier, age 85, of 707 Gail Street, Americus, died on Saturday, October 9, 2010, at Phoebe-Sumter Medical Center. A native of Dooly County, Mrs. Napier was born June 5, 1925, a daughter of the late Charles and Myrtle Christmas. Her husband, James C. Napier, also preceded her in death. Mrs. Napier retired from Manhattan Shirt Company. Not...
Elvin Steve Hollis
October 6, 2010
Mr. E. Steve Hollis, 64, of Americus, passed away on Wednesday, October 6, 2010, in Phoebe-Sumter Medical Center. Memorial services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 9, in the First United Methodist Church of Americus with the Rev. Jim Smith officiating. The family will receive friends at Hancock Funeral Home from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. on Friday,...
Billy Edward Herrin
October 4, 2010
Mr. Billy Edward Herrin, 77, passed away Monday morning, October 4, 2010, at his home in Plains. Born July 15, 1933 in Nahunta, GA, son of the late Dewey Herrin and Jewel Highsmith Herrin, Mr. Herron was a U.S. Navy veteran, a member of Grace Community Church and a self employed truck driver for Westside Trucking. Mr. Herrin is survived...
Luvenia Kearns Peters
October 1, 2010
Mrs. Luvenia Kearns Peters, 87, passed away at her residence in Americus on Friday afternoon, October 1, 2010. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 3, in Central Baptist Church, with the Rev. Bryan Myers officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Her eight grandsons will serve as active pallbearers, and include John Paul Peters,...
Edith Dupree Young
September 27, 2010
Mrs. Mary Edith Dupree Young, 81, formerly of Albany, passed away Monday morning, September 27, 2010, at Perfect Care in Americus. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 29, in the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home with the Rev. Bill Dupree and the Rev. John McComas officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home...
Justin Scragg
September 9, 2010
Mr. Justin Scragg passed away on Thursday, September 9, 2021 in Madison County, GA. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced soon by Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St. To sign our online guestbook and express your condolences to the family, please visit www.hancockfuneralhomeinc.com Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., is honored to be...
Dorothy C. Beauchamp
September 9, 2010
Mrs. Dorothy C. Beauchamp, 94, formerly of Smithville, passed away on Thursday evening, September 9, in Americus at Magnolia Manor nursing center. A visitation will be held from 10:00 until 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 11, in the city gazebo in Smithville, followed by a graveside service to begin shortly thereafter in the Smithville Cemetery. Rev. Carl Dunn will officiate....
Jesse Bernard Williams, Sr.
August 23, 2010
Mr. Jesse Bernard Williams, Sr., 92, passed away very early on Monday morning, August 23, 2010, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. A rosary service will be conducted at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 24, in the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 South Lee Street, with a visitation to follow from 7:00 -9:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held in...
Mary Herndon Williams
August 17, 2010
Mrs. Mary Herndon Williams, 61, of Leslie, passed away Tuesday morning, August 17, 2010 at her residence. A daughter of the late William L. Herndon, Jr. and Elizabeth Holloway Herndon-Asaro (who survives her), Mrs. Williams was born June 12, 1949 in Americus. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, a volunteer for the Americus Blue Tide Swim Team,...
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