Local Obituaries for Americus, Sumter County, Georgia
Cecil Janet Duff
November 20, 2023
Cecil Janet Duff, age 97, passed away Monday, November 20, 2023 in Plains, Ga. A visitation will be held Saturday, November 25, 2023 at Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee Street, from 12:30pm to 1:30pm. Following the visitation, a funeral service will be held in the Chapel of Hancock Funeral Home at 2:00pm, officiated by Wendy Peacock. Interment will follow...
Shirley Rogers Hopkins
November 9, 2023
Mrs. Shirley Rogers Hopkins, age 88, passed away Thursday morning, November 9, 2023 at her home in Americus, GA. A visitation will be held at Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S Lee St., on Friday, November 17, 2023 from 9:30am to 11:30am. Following the visitation, a funeral procession will leave for Andersonville National Cemetery where a graveside service will be held...
Dawn K. Wills
October 30, 2023
Mrs. Dawn K. Wills, age 88, passed away on Monday evening, October 30, 2023 at her home in Preston. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Friday, November 3, at Macedonia Baptist Church, with Rev. Mike Richardson and Rev. Chris Hess officiating. Interment will follow in Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 PM to...
Evelyn Adams Perry
October 7, 2023
Evelyn Adams Perry, age 92 of Americus, passed away Saturday, October 7, 2023 at Sumter Retirement Village in Plains, GA. Visitation will be held at Hancock Funeral Home on South Lee Street at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, October 11, with a graveside service to follow at 2:30 PM at Oak Grove Cemetery. Rev. Steven Wright will officiate the service. Honorary...
Ruth Cook Stephens
October 3, 2023
Mrs. Ruth Cook Stephens, age 99, passed away on Tuesday, October 3, 2023 at her home in Coolidge, GA. Funeral services are planned for 3:00 PM on Sunday, October 15, at Rehoboth Baptist Church, with Rev. James Beckett officiating. Interment will follow in Rehoboth Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends beginning at 2:30 PM on Sunday at Rehoboth...
Polly Booth Hancock
October 2, 2023
Mrs. Polly Booth Hancock, age 89, passed away on Monday evening, October 2, 2023 at her home in Americus. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Friday, October 6, in the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Minister Keith Wishum officiating. Interment will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Thursday,...
Aaron T. Lowery, Sr.
September 29, 2023
Mr. Aaron T. Lowery, Sr., age 90, passed away on Friday, September 29, 2023 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Monday, October 2, from the graveside at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery on Highway 280, with Dr. Bryan Myers officiating. The family will receive friends beginning at 1:30 at the cemetery....
Ricky Allen Weaver
September 9, 2023
Ricky Allen Weaver, age 41, passed away on Saturday, September 9, 2023 in Bangor, Maine. A visitation is planned for 2:00 PM on Sunday, September 24, at Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St. Born October 28, 1981 in Americus, he was a son of Tony Herbert Weaver and the late Pamela Kay Landers Weaver. Ricky attended Central Baptist Church...
Marion Louise Jones Elliott
September 7, 2023
Marion Louise Jones Elliott, age 87, passed away on Thursday, September 7, 2023 at Methodist Charlton Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Monday, September 18, from the graveside at Lebanon Cemetery. Rev. Wendy Peacock will officiate. Born November 27, 1935 in Beaumont, Texas, she was a daughter of the late Arthur Garland Jones...
Sue Statham
September 3, 2023
Ms. Sue Statham, age 80, passed away on Sunday, September 3, 2023 at her home in Americus. Funeral services are planned for 10:00 AM on Thursday, September 7 from the graveside in Oak Grove Cemetery. Rev. Wendy Peacock will officiate. The following gentlemen are asked to serve as pallbearers: Chad Hodges, Chris Crenshaw, Brandon Crenshaw, Gabe Shadrick, Tyler Shadrick, Bentley...
Sebastian Zamora
September 2, 2023
Mr. Sebastian Zamora, age 65, passed away on Saturday, September 2, 2023. A rosary service is planned for 4:00 PM on Friday, September 8, at Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Rev. Mr. Bernie Bosse officiating. A visitation will follow between the hours of 5:00 and 7:00 PM. An interment will be held at a later date in...
Dennis Lynn Perry
September 2, 2023
Dennis Lynn Perry, age 93, of Americus, passed away Saturday, September 2, 2023 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Visitation will be held at Hancock Funeral Home on South Lee Street at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, September 6, with a graveside service to follow at 2:30 PM at Oak Grove Cemetery. Dr. Bryan Myers will officiate the service. Honorary pallbearers include...
Paul Eugene Mcdougald
August 31, 2023
Paul Eugene McDougald, age 77, passed away on Thursday, August 31, 2023 at Perfect Care. Services are planned for 11:00 on Friday, September 8, at Lee Street Methodist Church with Rev. Daryl Brown officiating. The family will receive friends on Thursday evening, September 7, between the hours of 5:00 & 7:00 PM at Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St....
Patricia Ann "Pat" Ennis
August 23, 2023
Patricia Ann "Pat" Ennis, age 76, passed away on Wednesday, August 23, 2023 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Monday, August 28, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Rev. Wendy Peacock officiating. Burial will follow in Smithville Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Monday...
James Clark Daniel
August 16, 2023
Mr. James Clark Daniel, age 65, passed away on Wednesday evening, August 16, 2023 at his home in Webster County. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Saturday, August 19, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St. Rev. Travis Moody will officiate. Interment will be private in Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive...
Milner Thomas "Tom" Hunter
August 3, 2023
It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Milner Thomas "Tom" Hunter, age 49, of Jones, Alabama on Thursday, August 3, 2023. Born July 29, 1974, in Dawson, Georgia, he was the youngest child of, and preceded in death by, his parents, Roy Hunter, Sr. and Margie E. Hunter. Tom is survived by his daughters, Jerrica Nix and...
David Ellis Welch
July 24, 2023
Dr. David Ellis Welch passed away on Monday, July 24, 2023 at Advent Health Redmond in Rome, GA. Funeral services are planned for 10:30 AM on Friday, July 27, from the graveside at Preston Cemetery. Born December 3, 1943 in Cuthbert, he was a son of the late Thomas Russell Welch and the late Sara Ann Mainor Welch. A veteran...
Hugh A. Carter, Jr.
July 23, 2023
Hugh A. Carter, Jr. passed away peacefully on July 23, 2023 in Tampa, FL surrounded by his loving family. Hugh was born in Americus, GA on September 29, 1942, the son of Hugh A. Carter, Sr. and Ruth Carter of Plains, GA. He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Glenna Garrett Carter and daughters Mary Elise Rising (Clay)...
Carole Brown
July 22, 2023
Mrs. Carole Baab Brown, age 94, passed away on July 22, 2023 at Sumter Retirement Village in Plains. Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Wednesday, July 26, from the graveside at Crown Hill Cemetery in Albany, with Father Richard Nelson officiating. The family will receive friends on Tuesday evening, July 25, between the hours of 5:00 & 8:00...
Denise Strickland
July 21, 2023
Mrs. Denise Strickland, age 66, passed away on Friday, July 21, 2023 at Willson Hospice House in Albany. Services are planned for 11:00 AM on Tuesday, July 25, in the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St. The family will receive friends on Monday, July 24, between the hours of 5:00 & 7:00 PM at Hancock Funeral Home....
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