OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries for Americus, Sumter County, Georgia

Olivia Ray Jones

Olivia Ray Jones

June 9, 2009

Mrs. Kathrine Olivia Ray Jones passed away on Tuesday, June 9, 2009 in Lubbock, Texas. Funeral services will be conducted at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 13, in the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home with interment to follow in Oak Grove Cemetery. Father Don Hutchens will officiate. A reception will be held on July 22 at St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church...

Martha Y. Reid

Martha Y. Reid

June 9, 2009

Mrs. Martha Y. Reid, 61, 809 Kaylor Road, Leslie, passed away very early Tuesday morning, June 9, 2009, at her residence. Graveside services will be conducted at 3:00 PM on Thursday, June 11, in Oak Grove Cemetery, Americus, with the Rev. Brooks Partain officiating. Born July 17, 1947, in Randolph County, Mrs. Reid was the daughter of the late Alva...

Elizabeth Herrington Adkins

Elizabeth Herrington Adkins

June 8, 2009

Mrs. Beth Adkins, 61, 206 Wanda Way, passed away at her residence on Monday, June 8, 2009. Graveside services will be conducted at 11:00 AM on Thursday, June 11, in Oak Grove Cemetery with the Rev. Brooks Partain officiating. The family will receive friends at Hancock Funeral Home from 6:00 until 8:00 PM on Wednesday, June 10. Memorial contributions may...

Lorice Phillips Hammond

Lorice Phillips Hammond

June 6, 2009

Mrs. Lorice Phillips Hammond, one day short of her 96th birthday, passed away Saturday afternoon, June 6, 2009, at her residence in Plains. A private memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 2, 2009 from the graveside at Sunset Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Plains United Methodist Church,...

Lois Magee Rockwell

Lois Magee Rockwell

May 30, 2009

Mrs. Lois Magee Rockwell, 77, of 904D Moore Circle, Americus, died May 30, 2009 at her home. A memorial service will be held at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains on Saturday, June 6, at 4:00 p.m. Mrs. Rockwell was born April 4, 1932, in Union City, PA, to the late Charles and Doris Magee. She was the widow of Raymond...

Garnett B. Johnson

Garnett B. Johnson

May 30, 2009

Mr. Garnett Benjamin Johnson, age 94, passed away early Saturday morning, May 30, 2009, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 PM on Monday, June 1, in Shiloh Baptist Church with Rev. Betty Lou Miller and Rev. Hugh Harbort officiating. The family will greet friends in the fellowship hall of the church after the service...

Delmiro L. Garcia, Sr.

Delmiro L. Garcia, Sr.

May 28, 2009

Mr. Delmiro L. Garcia, Sr., age 68, 286 Cartwright Road, Americus, passed away on Thursday, May 28, 2009. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 2, in St. Mary’s Catholic Church with Father Robert Girardeau officiating. Interment will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Hancock Funeral Home from 6:00 until 9:00...

Elizabeth Chappell Hartsfield

Elizabeth Chappell Hartsfield

May 21, 2009

Mrs. Elizabeth Chappell Hartsfield, age 92, of 2001 South Lee Street, Americus, died Thursday night, May 21, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. Funeral services are planned for 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 24, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home. Rev. Brooks Partain will officiate. A visitation will be held at Hancock Funeral Home, following the funeral service, with a...

Annie Claire Barksdale

Annie Claire Barksdale

May 4, 2009

Mrs. Annie Claire Barksdale, 93, passed away on Monday morning, May 4, 2009, in Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 5, in the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home with the Rev. Keith Parks officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home following the service, with no procession to Oak...

Mary Newell Smith Strohsahl

Mary Newell Smith Strohsahl

April 26, 2009

Mrs. Mary Newell Smith Strohsahl, widow of Harrison Strohsahl, died on April 26, 2009. She had been a resident of Magnolia Manor for 28 years, having moved here from Florida in May of 1981 with her husband, Harrison. Visitation at Hancock Funeral Home will be from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. on Friday, May 1, 2009. Memorial services will be conducted...

Rita Ann Phillips

Rita Ann Phillips

April 23, 2009

Mrs. Rita Ann Lancaster Phillips, 60, 826 Ridge Street, passed away early Thursday morning, April 23, 2009, in Phoebe-Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be con-ducted at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 26, in the Bertha Dozier Cemetery in Oglethorpe. The family will receive friends at Hancock Funeral Home from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 25. Born October...

William George Gengler

William George Gengler

April 21, 2009

Mr. William George Gengler, 88, 103 Whispering Pines Drive, passed away at his residence on April 21, 2009, following an extended illness. Memorial services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, May 4, in the cemetery at the Andersonville National Historic site. The Rev. Wendy Joyner will officiate. The family will receive friends at 103 Whispering Pines Drive. A...

Carolyn Smith Holloway

Carolyn Smith Holloway

April 14, 2009

Mrs. Carolyn Smith Holloway of Athens, formerly of Americus, passed away late Tuesday evening, April 14, 2009, in Grandview Nursing Center in Athens. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 18, in the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home with entombment to follow in the Weston Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. E. J. “Woody” Clark will officiate. The...

Hansel "Bubba" Bateman

Hansel "Bubba" Bateman

April 14, 2009

Mr. Hansel Ray “Bubba” Bateman, 92, died on Tuesday morning, April 14, 2009, in Americus. Graveside services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, April 17, in Riverside Cemetery, North Gate, in Macon, with Rev. Brooks Partain officiating. Born March 22, 1917, in Macon, Mr. Bateman was a son of the late Gilbert Columbus Bateman and Lyda Patterson Bateman....

Rosalind Ryals Christian

Rosalind Ryals Christian

April 5, 2009

Ms. Rosalind Ryals Christian, age 66, of Panama City Beach, FL, formerly of Americus, passed away at her residence on April 3, 2009. A viewing and visitation will be conducted from 10:00 until 11:00 a.m. on Thursday at Hancock Funeral Home, followed by a graveside service to begin at 11:30 a.m. at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Dr. David Kitchens, a classmate...

Kenneth Eugene Phillips, Jr.

Kenneth Eugene Phillips, Jr.

April 4, 2009

Master Kenneth Eugene Phillips, Jr., age 5, of Byron, passed away on Saturday, April 4, as a result of an apparent accident on the Flint River. The family will receive friends at Hancock Funeral Home from 12:00 noon until 1:00 p.m. on Friday, April 10, with services to begin at 1:00 p.m. in the chapel of the funeral home. Rev....

Luther Alvin Pilcher, Sr.

Luther Alvin Pilcher, Sr.

April 4, 2009

Mr. Luther Alvin Pilcher, Sr., age 62, of Americus, formerly of Douglas, died early Saturday morning, April 4, 2009. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 7, in Shiloh Baptist Church with interment to follow in the Howell Family Cemetery in Sumter County. Rev. Hugh Harbort will officiate. The family will receive friends at Hancock Funeral...

Walter Mcdavid Reed

Walter Mcdavid Reed

March 18, 2009

Mr. Walter McDavid Reed, age 83, of Albany, formerly of Americus, passed away on Wednesday evening, March 18, in Dawson Manor. Graveside services will be conducted at 4:00 PM on Saturday, March 21, in Oak Grove Cemetery with Rev. James Smith officiating. The family will receive friends at Hancock Funeral Home from 4:00 until 6:00 PM on Friday, March 20....

Angeline Cunningham Stevens

Angeline Cunningham Stevens

March 18, 2009

Mrs. Angeline Cunningham Stevens, 88, passed away at her residence early Wednesday morning, March 18. Memorial services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 21, in the Arlington United Methodist Church with Rev. Brooks Partain and Rev. Debbie Cone officiating. Interment will be in the Arlington city cemetery. Born January 3, 1921, in Arlington, Mrs. Stevens was a...

Cheryl Lynn Stephens Horton

Cheryl Lynn Stephens Horton

March 13, 2009

Mrs. Cheryl Lynn Stephens Horton, 46, passed away at her residence on Hooks Mill Road early Friday morning, March 13, 2009. Funeral services will be conducted at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17, in the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home with interment to follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens. The Rev. Tony Morris will officiate. Born April 10, 1962, in Barnesville,...

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