Local Obituaries for Americus, Sumter County, Georgia
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
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
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
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
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,...
Marlys Tripp Williams
March 8, 2009
Mrs. Marlys Tripp Williams, 84, passed away on Sunday morning, March 8, 2009, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 10, in the Plains Baptist Church with Rev. Don Wilson officiating. Interment will follow in Lebanon Cemetery. Grandsons will serve as active pallbearers and members of the Bethany Sunday School class...
T. E. Palmer
February 26, 2009
Mr. T. E. “Gene” Palmer, age 80, passed away on Thursday evening, February 26, 2009, in St. Francis Hospital. Memorial services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 28, in the First Presbyterian Church of Americus with Rev. Allan Purtill and Rev. Brooks Partain officiating. Interment will be at a later date in Pinecrest Cemetery in Mitchell County....
William Murray Hendricks, Jr.
February 15, 2009
Native Sumter County, GA Beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather and Great-Grandfather William Murray (Bill) Hendricks, Jr., 70, of Maxville, Florida, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 15, 2009 after a courageous battle with Carcinoid cancer. He was born to the late William Murray (Mr. Bill) Hendricks, Sr. and Cordelia Passmore Hendricks on September 9, 1938 near Plains,...
Alice Mccarty Holloway
February 8, 2009
Mrs. Alice McCarty Holloway, 95, passed away on Sunday afternoon, February 8, 2009, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. She was a long time resident of the Shiloh Community of Sumter County. Graveside services were conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 10, in Sunset Memorial Gardens with Brother Troy Fripp officiating. Music was provided by Mrs. Ann Partain. Two songs...
Olyra Thomas Rainey
February 8, 2009
Mrs. Dorothy Olyra Thomas Rainey, age 104, of Atlanta, formerly of Americus, passed away at Wesley Woods at Bud Terrace in Atlanta on Sunday, February 8, 2009. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 11, in the First Baptist Church of Americus with Rev. Rusty Mauldin and Rev. Keith Parks officiating. Interment will follow in Oak...
Linda Jordan James
January 27, 2009
Mrs. Linda Jordan James, 98, passed away on Tuesday morning, January 27, 2009, in Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. Graveside services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 29, in Oak Grove Cemetery with Rev. John Brodess officiating. Born February 20, 1910, in Schley County, Mrs. James was a daughter of the late Ceola Cephus Jordan and Lilla Lenora...
James E. Hogsed
January 3, 2009
Mr. James Edward Hogsed, age 48, of TyTy, formerly of Americus, died in Colorado on January 3, 2009. Graveside services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, January 9, in Lebanon Cemetery with the Rev. Lee Smith officiating. The family will receive friends at Hancock Funeral Home from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 8. At other times,...
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