Local Obituaries for Americus, Sumter County, Georgia
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....
Mary Jane Murray Bartlett
July 13, 2023
Ms. Mary Jane Murray Bartlett, age 84, passed away on Thursday, July 13, 2023 at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center surrounded by her loving family. The family will receive friends from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM on Sunday, July 16th at the home of Eric & Jennifer English, 217 GA Hwy 49 South. Visitation will begin at 10:00 AM on Monday...
Rosa Pearl Thornton Vining
July 12, 2023
On Wednesday night, July 12, 2023, Rosa Pearl Thornton Vining went to join her Heavenly Father. She had lived a full and productive life, sharing it with many friends who will miss her dearly. Rosa was born the only child of Byron and Mary Partain Thornton on October 20, 1930. After graduation from high school in Grantville, GA she attended...
Carl Wayne Adams
July 12, 2023
Mr. Carl Wayne Adams, age 68, passed away very unexpectedly on Wednesday, July 12, 2023 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Monday, July 17, 2023 at Overflow Worship Center in Ellaville, with interment to follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens. The following gentlemen are asked to serve as pallbearers: Isaac Adams, Josiah...
Jose R. Garcia, Sr.
July 11, 2023
Mr. Jose R. Garcia, Sr., age 67, died on July 11, 2023. A visitation will be conducted from 5 until 7 p.m. on Saturday, July 15, with funeral services to begin at 7 p.m. in the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home on South Lee Street. Breanna and David Chapa will officiate. Born January 28, 1956, in Miami, FL, Mr. Garcia...
Louise Dowdey
July 8, 2023
Mrs. Louise Estell Pritchard Dowdey, age 80, passed away on July 8, 2023 at the home of her oldest son, Arthur Strickland. A visitation will be conducted from 2 until 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 15, at Hancock Funeral Home on South Lee Street. For those who prefer to show their love through a charitable contribution, family members suggest they...
Sara Bacon Paradise
July 6, 2023
Sara Bacon Paradise, age 92, of Americus, passed away at home surrounded by her family on July 6, 2023, following a brief illness. Sara was born on December 11, 1930, in Plains, Georgia, to the late Joseph A. Bacon Sr. and Martha Elizabeth "Betty" Pennington Bacon. She grew up in Plains on the family farm with her six siblings where...
Bobby H. Strange
June 30, 2023
Mr. Bobby H. Strange, age 92, passed away on Friday, June 30, 2023 at his home in Americus. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Sunday, July 2, at Salem Methodist Church with Jake Revell officiating and Joyce Carreker providing musical accompaniment. Interment, with full military honors, will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Born December 19, 1930 in Ellaville,...
Sybil H. Crawford
June 22, 2023
We are sad to announce the passing of our Mother, Sybil H. Crawford, at the age of 97, on June 22, 2023. She was surrounded by her loved ones after a battle with a lengthy illness. She was born in Macon, Georgia on December 3, 1925 to Judge Eugene Horne and Velda Horne. She was preceded in death by her...
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