Local Obituaries for Americus, Sumter County, Georgia
Neal Turner
July 10, 2009
Mr. Neal Turner, age 77, passed away very early on Friday morning, July 10, 2009, at his residence. He is to be cremated, and no formal service will be conducted. Friends may call at the family residence, 360 Morris Drive, Americus, between the hours of 5:00 and 7:00 p.m. for the next few days. Memorial contributions may be made to...
Lilian Frances Ada Pring Guillett
July 2, 2009
Mrs. Lilian Frances Ada Pring Guillett, age 99, passed away very early Thursday morning, July 2, 2009, at her residence. A rosary service will be at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, July 3, at Hancock Funeral Home with a visitation to follow until 8:00 p.m. The funeral mass will be conducted at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 4, in St. Mary’s...
Johnny Sheffield
July 1, 2009
Mr. Johnny Sheffield, 80, 189 Lakeshore Drive, passed away on Wednesday morning, July 1, 2009, at his residence. Graveside services will be conducted at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 4, in Oak Grove Cemetery with Rev. Bill Dupree officiating. Mr. Mike Saliba will render “Taps” in honor of Mr. Sheffield. Among those who are requested to serve as honorary pallbearers...
Porter L. Clark
June 17, 2009
Mr. Porter L. Clark, 88, 1660 Campers Haven Road, Vienna, died on June 17, 2009. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 20, in the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home with interment to follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Rev. Curtis Kirksey will officiate. The family will receive friends at Hancock Funeral Home from 6:00 until 8:00...
Juanine Clark Degelmann
June 11, 2009
Mrs. Juanine Degelmann, 72, 117 Lake Shore Drive, passed away on Thursday afternoon, June 11, 2009, in Sumter Regional Hospital. She is to be cremated, and no public service will be conducted. Born January 21, 1937, in Chicago, Illinois, Mrs. Degelmann was a daughter of the late John Allen Clark and Mrs. Florence E. Willits Clark Degelmann of Americus, who...
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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...
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