Local Obituaries for Americus, Sumter County, Georgia
Clarence L. Cromer
February 1, 2023
Clarence L. Cromer passed away on Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at Sumter Retirement Village in Plains. Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Friday, February 3, at First Baptist Church with Rev. Steven Golden and Rev. Keith Parks officiating. Interment will be private. The following gentlemen are asked to serve as active pallbearers: Walt Wingard, Danny Wingard, David Wingard,...
James "Jim" Bowen
February 1, 2023
James "Jim" Bowen, of Americus passed away at the age of 88 peacefully at Lillian Carter Nursing Facility on February 1, 2023. He was born to the late Ed and Sue Thomas Bowen on December 18, 1934 in Sumter County. He graduated from the University of Florida with a degree in forest management and also played baseball where he was...
Cheri Lynnette Odom
January 25, 2023
Cheri Lynnette Odom passed away on Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at her home in East Dublin. Funeral services are planned for Sunday, February 5, at 3:00 PM from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Rev. Steven Fripp officiating. Interment will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Sunday at Hancock Funeral...
Bobbie Watson Gay
January 23, 2023
Bobbie Watson Gay went Home to be with her Lord and Savior at her residence on Gay Farm, in Leslie, Georgia, on January 23, 2023. Bobbie was born in Cuthbert, Georgia, on April19, 1931. She was 91 years young. Bobbie grew up on the family farm in Fort Gaines, Georgia. She attended Clay County Schools, where she was a cheerleader...
Louis Bridges
January 16, 2023
Mr. Louis Bridges, age 94, passed away on Monday, January 16, 2023 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services are planned for 1:00 PM on Wednesday, January 18, from the graveside at Oak Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends for a short time following the services at the cemetery. Born January 13, 1929, he was the son of the...
Sandra Raye Larry
January 12, 2023
Sandra Raye Larry, age 59, passed away on Thursday, January 12, 2023 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. Funeral services are planned for Monday, January 16, at 1:00 PM, at Good News Ministry, 201 Mayo Street in Americus, with Pastor Dwayne Harvey officiating. Sandra Raye Larry was born on September 19, 1963 in Warner Robins, GA to the late...
Hugh Lamon Moates
January 5, 2023
Dr. Hugh Lamon Moates, age 93, passed away on Thursday, January 5, 2023 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Services are planned for 3:00 PM on Sunday, January 8, from the graveside at Oak Grove Cemetery in Americus, Georgia with Rev. Keith Parks officiating. The family will receive friends at the cemetery following the services. They respectfully request that those in...
John Lane
January 3, 2023
The Rev. John Lane, age 89, passed away on Tuesday, January 3, 2023 at his home in Americus. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, January 9, at Calvary Episcopal Church with Father Richard Nelson officiating. Interment will follow in Calvary Episcopal Church Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends following the service in the Lawrence...
Florence Marie Thompson
December 31, 2022
Florence Marie Thompson passed Saturday December 31st at the age of 89 in Fort Walton Beach. Florence (nee Bridges) was born in Americus, GA, February 27, 1933 to Berta (nee Hogg) and Clyde Bridges and grew up with her brothers Clyde and Burt Bridges. She is survived by her son Jet Thompson (Dayna), daughter Angel Mowery, granddaughter Chrislyn Thompson, grandson...
Joyce Cheek Dunmon
December 29, 2022
Mrs. Joyce Cheek Dunmon, age 81, passed away on Thursday, December 29, 2022 at The Orchard at Stone Creek in Hahira. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Saturday, January 7, at Shiloh Baptist Church with Rev. Hugh Harbort officiating. Interment will follow in Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends beginning at 1:00 PM on Saturday...
Margaret Virginia Harp Goins
December 19, 2022
Margaret Virginia Harp Goins, age 75, passed away on Monday, December 19, 2022 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services are planned for 1:00 PM on Friday, December 23, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Pastor Sims Jones officiating. Burial will follow in Benevolence United Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends on...
Randall Kenneth Burns
December 12, 2022
Mr. Randall Kenneth Burns, age 77, passed away on Monday, December 12, 2022 at his home in Cuthbert. Funeral services are planned for 12:00 PM on Saturday, December 17, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Rev. Wendy Peacock officiating. Burial will follow at 2:00 PM at Sunset Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends...
Linda Mary Underwood Davis
December 10, 2022
Linda Mary Underwood Davis, age 78, passed away on Saturday, December 10, 2022 at Pruitt Health - Palmyra in Albany. A private family funeral service was held. Born October 5, 1944 in Tifton, she was a daughter of the late Rufus Leon Underwood and the late Lillian Henley Underwood. She was a sweet woman who was well loved. She enjoyed...
Phillip Earl Dale
December 10, 2022
Mr. Phillip Earl Dale, age 74, passed away on Saturday, December 10, 2022 at his home in Dawson with his devoted wife Janice and his family by his side. Funeral services with military honors are planned for 12:00 PM on Thursday, December 15, in the committal pavilion at Andersonville National Historic Site with Rev. Wesley Brown officiating. Burial will follow...
John Harland "Bud" Norton
December 6, 2022
John Harland "Bud" Norton, age 44, passed away on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Services are planned for 6:00 PM on Friday, December 9, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St. with Rev. Chris Hess officiating. The family will receive friends following the services. Burial will be private. Bud was born October...
Bonnie Smith Davis
December 2, 2022
Mrs. Bonnie Smith Davis, age 74, passed away on Friday, December 2, 2022 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services are planned for Monday, December 5 at 11:00 AM at Plains Methodist Church with Pastor R.T. Beverly officiating. Interment will follow in Lebanon Cemetery. Friends may call on Sunday, December 4, between the hours of 6:00 and 8:00 PM at...
Jeanne Clanton Prosser
November 26, 2022
On November 26, 2022, Jeanne Clanton Prosser went to be with the Lord after a long, loving and rewarding life. Jeanne was born on December 18, 1927, in Lanier, Georgia where she spent her younger years until the family later moved to Savannah, Georgia. There the southern belle met, fell in love with and married a young, handsome Army airman,...
Frank Robinson Pool, Iii
November 23, 2022
Mr. Frank Robinson Pool, III, age 92, passed away on Wednesday, November 23, 2022 at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. A memorial service is planned for 10:00 AM on Saturday, March 25, 2023 in the Martha McDonald Moore Memorial Chapel at Magnolia Manor with Dr. John Walker officiating. A private interment will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery. Born July 14, 1930...
Jewel Beauchamp Torbert
November 19, 2022
Mrs. Jewel Beauchamp Torbert, age 83, passed away on Saturday morning, November 19, 2022 at her home in Smithville. As was her wish, all services were private. Born January 20, 1939 in Smithville, she was the only child of Jesse Deville Beauchamp and Clara Elizabeth Cowart Beauchamp. Mrs. Torbert was very proud of her home in Smithville, and she loved...
Faye Chapman Bass
November 12, 2022
Mrs. Faye Chapman Bass, age 85, passed away on Friday, November 11, 2022 at Flagler Hospital in St. Augustine, Florida. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Friday, November 18, from the graveside at Oak Grove Cemetery with Dr. Bryan Myers officiating. Born November 9, 1937 in Americus, she was a daughter of the late James Calvin Chapman and...
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