Local Obituaries for Americus, Sumter County, Georgia
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...
Enrique Carranza Merino
November 9, 2022
Enrique Carranza Merino, age 50, passed away on Wedenesday, November 9, 2022 at his home in Americus. A funeral mass is planned for 11:00 AM on Monday, November 14, at St. Theresa's Catholic Church in Cordele with Father Paulinus Okpala officiating. Interment will be later in Mexico. The family will receive friends on Sunday, November 13, between the hours of...
Peggy Burton Minor
November 2, 2022
A world without Peggy in it is unfathomable. Her eternal optimism, unwavering faith and gorgeous Big Blue Eyes captured the hearts of everyone she met. Peggy Burton Minor died from cancer at age 57 on November 2, 2022. She leaves behind her devastated family; husband, Richard Minor and children, Analhi, McGraw and Peter. On April 20, 1965, Peggy Lou was...
Johnnie Elizabeth Teate Williams
November 1, 2022
Johnnie Elizabeth Teate Williams, age 73, passed away on Tuesday evening, November 1, 2022. Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Saturday, November 5, at Leslie United Methodist Church, with Rev. Tommy Mason officiating. Burial will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery. The following gentlemen are asked to serve as active pallbearers: Chuck Cheek, Travis Cheek, Rusty Cheek, John Teate,...
Betty Joyce Easterlin
October 26, 2022
Mrs. Betty Joyce Easterlin, age 92, passed away on Wednesday, October 26, 2022 at her home in Americus. Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Monday, October 31, from the graveside at Oak Grove Cemetery, with Rev. Daryl Brown officiating. The family will receive friends following the services at the cemetery. Born November 22, 1929 in Perry, she was...
William John Williamson
October 23, 2022
Mr. William John Williamson of Preston, GA passed away on October 23, 2022 in his residence surrounded by family. Mr. Bill of "Poppy", as he was affectionately called by family and friends, was born September 25, 1934 to the late William John and Beatrice Parker Williamson. He was born in Manville, Rhode Island and raised in Laconia, New Hampshire where...
Beverly Delores "Lois" Gay
October 18, 2022
Mrs. Beverly Delores "Lois" Gay, age 76, passed away on Tuesday evening, October 18, 2022 at her home in Americus. Funeral services are planned for 12:00 PM on Saturday, October 22, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Rev. Wendy Peacock officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends on...
William Harry Capitan
October 17, 2022
Dr. William Harry Capitan passed away on Monday evening, October 17, 2022 at Golden Isles Hospice in Brunswick. Funeral services are planned for 10:00 AM on Monday, October 24, at Calvary Episcopal Church with Father Richard Nelson officiating. Immediately following the service, the family will receive friends in the parish hall. A procession will follow to Oak Grove Cemetery for...
Darrell Ralph Meadows
October 12, 2022
Mr. Darrell Ralph Meadows, age 73, passed away on Wednesday, October 12, 2022 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. No services are planned at this time. Born November 21, 1948 in Donalsonville, GA, he was a son of the late William Orby Meadows and the late Sybil Burnice Barber Meadows. He loved his carpentry work in building construction, and...
Everett Delano Copeland
October 9, 2022
Mr. Everett Delano Copeland, age 81, passed away on Sunday, October 9, 2022 at his home in Smithville where he had lived for 42 years. Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Thursday, October 13, from the graveside at Smithville Cemetery. Dr. Emil Askew will officiate. The family will receive friends at the cemetery following the services. He was...
Hazel Moore Cannon
October 7, 2022
Hazel Moore Cannon, age 94, of DeSoto, Georgia, passed away on October 7, 2022 after an extended illness under the care of Reflections Hospice and Cordele Health and Rehab. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Tuesday, October 11, from the graveside in DeSoto Cemetery, with Rev. Mike Davis and Rev. Brenda Lawson officiating. The family will receive friends...
Walter Davenport Stapleton, Jr.
October 3, 2022
Mr. Walter Davenport Stapleton, Jr. passed away early Monday morning, October 3, 2022 at his home in Americus. Services are planned for 2:00 PM on Sunday, October 9, at First United Methodist Church, with Rev. Daryl Brown officiating. The family will receive friends beginning at 1:00 PM at the church. Masonic Rites will be presented at 3:30 on Sunday at...
Doris L. Moore
October 3, 2022
Doris L. Moore, age 94, passed away on Monday morning, October 3, 2022 at her home in Americus. Born July 4, 1928 in Pahokee, FL, Doris was the oldest daughter of the late Sam J. Neal and Eva M. Neal. She was a woman of many talents; however, she was first and foremost a loving wife and mother. Doris was...
Robert James West, Sr.
September 29, 2022
Robert James West, Sr., age 87, passed away on Thursday morning, September 29, 2022, at Covenant House Hospice Care in Pensacola, Florida, surrounded by both of his children, Robert James West, Jr. and Alicia West. Born November 8, 1934 in Rio Grande, Texas, he was a son of the late James Luther West and the late Minnie Cecil Wells West...
Lamar J. Myers
September 25, 2022
Dr. Lamar J. Myers, age 90, passed away on Sunday evening, September 25, 2022, at his home in Americus. He was born in Quitman, Georgia in Brooks County on August 21, 1932. At an early age, his family moved to Albany, where he attended public schools, graduating from Albany High School in 1950. He studied at the University of Georgia...
Sara "Sally" Reid
September 24, 2022
Mrs. Sara "Sally" Reid passed away on Saturday evening, September 24, 2022, at Magnolia Manor Assisted Living. Services are planned for 2:00 PM on Wednesday, September 28, at the Martha McDonald Moore Memorial Chapel at Magnolia Manor, with Rev. Dr. John Walker officiating. The family will receive friends from 12:30 until 2:00 PM, preceding the services. Born June 6, 1947...
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