Local Obituaries for Americus, Sumter County, Georgia
Aurora Rose Renfroe
February 12, 2024
Aurora Rose Renfroe passed away Monday, February 12, 2024 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 24, 2024 at 12:00PM in the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee Street. Aurora is survived by her loving parents, Ashley Hudson and James Renfroe. To sign our online guestbook and express your condolences to the...
Darrell Theron Hobgood
January 17, 2024
Darrell Theron Hobgood, 65, passed peacefully in his sleep in his home on January 17, 2024. Darrell was born in Americus Georgia to the late Theron Hobgood and Ms. Marjorie Slocumb Hobgood. He graduated from Southland Academy where he was Mr. Southland, was a multi-sport athlete, and a two-time member of the State Championship Basketball Team. Darrell attended Georgia Southwestern...
James "Jim" Walton Shirah
January 13, 2024
James “Jim” Walton Shirah passed away at home on January 13, 2024. Jim was born on October 4, 1946 in New Orleans, Louisiana. After serving his country in the Army National Guard, Jim attended Louisiana State University and was a lifelong avid LSU fan. It was there in Baton Rouge where he met his beloved wife, Sharon Stanley Shirah. Life...
Marlene Brownlee Johnson
January 13, 2024
Mrs. Marlene Brownlee Johnson peacefully passed away at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center on January 13, 2024. Funeral services are planned for 11:00 am on Wednesday, January 17, at Lee Street Methodist Church. Dr. Dennis Stalvey will officiate. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Johnson was born in Early County, GA on January 6, 1934 to Claude Brownlee and...
Sylvia Marlene Christmas
January 11, 2024
Sylvia Marlene Altman Christmas of Keystone Heights, FL (affectionately known by her children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, and many others as Gmom), 89, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 11, 2024, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. She was born on August 26, 1934, in Jacksonville, FL, to Henry Lancelot and Lula Bell Altman, their only child. Based on journal like entries...
Patricia Ann Castellow Cook
December 31, 2023
Patricia Ann Castellow Cook, 81, passed away peacefully into the presence of her Lord on December 31, 2023, after an extended illness. Born on January 20, 1942 in Honolulu, Hawaii, she was one of three children born to the late Dr. Willliam Franklin Castellow and Evelyn Thompson Castellow. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Bryant Thomas Castellow and...
Nancy Annette Shaw Wainwright
December 28, 2023
Mrs. Nancy Annette Shaw Wainwright, age 75, passed away on Thursday, December 28th, at her home in Americus. Born July 1, 1948 in Griffin, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late James and Ella Faye Shaw. Mrs. Wainwright was a long-time member of Overflow Church in Ellaville, Georgia. She loved flowers and enjoyed spending her time gardening. A visitation...
Harriet Roebuck Elliott
December 27, 2023
Harriet Virginia (Roebuck) Elliott, age 79, passed away on Wednesday evening, December 27, 2023 at her home in Americus. Born in Americus, Georgia on July 31, 1944, she was a daughter of the late A.D. and Odice Roebuck. Mrs. Elliott called Americus home most of her life, during which she worked as a homemaker, in retail, in civil service, and...
Brenda Rose Thompson
December 7, 2023
Brenda Rose Thompson, born April 13, 1941 in Jacksonville, Florida to Julius Craig Thompson and Blanche Rose Thompson, passed away peacefully on December 7, 2023 at the Magnolia Manor Nursing Home in Americus, Georgia. She was 82. Ms. Thompson, a native of Jacksonville, Florida, spent more than 30 years working as a bookkeeper for the city of Jacksonville. Over those...
Tulula Wise Cosby
December 5, 2023
Mrs. Tulula Wise Cosby, age 90, passed away early Tuesday morning, December 5, 2023, at Regency Hospital in Macon. Funeral services are planned for 11:00 on Saturday, December 9, from the graveside at Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery, with Rev. Jim Eubanks officiating. The family will receive friends in Hebron Fellowship Hall following services. The following gentlemen are asked to serve...
Jessikah Miller Richardson
November 24, 2023
In Loving Memory of Jessikah Miller Richardson Jessikah Miller Richardson, aged 34, tragically lost her life in a traffic accident in Killeen, Texas on Friday, November 24th, 2023. Born in South Dakota, Jessikah spent the majority of her formative years in the Albany, Georgia area before settling in Reno, Nevada. However, in 2021, she relocated from Nevada to Georgia. In...
Margie Smith
November 22, 2023
Mrs. Margie Smith passed away on Wednesday evening, November 22, 2023, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. A memorial service will be planned for a later date to be announced by Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St. To sign our online guestbook and express your condolences to the family, please visit www.hancockfuneralhomeonc.com Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., is...
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...
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