Local Obituaries for Americus, Sumter County, Georgia
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...
Anthony T. Brooks
September 17, 2022
Anthony T. Brooks of Americus, GA and raised in Huntsville, AL., passed from this life on September 17, 2022 to live in his heavenly father's eternal light. He was a man of great stature, strength and gentleness and a true and loyal friend to many. He was a devoted husband and father, never allowing his family to want for love...
Heather Dawn Morgan
September 4, 2022
Heather Dawn Morgan, age 44, died on Sunday, September 4, 2022 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. Heather was born February 20, 1978 to the late Edgar Alex Morgan and the late Lisa Blanton Morgan. She was preceded in death by both her parents. Survivors include several aunts and uncles on both sides, as well as a whole slew...
Bert Lewis Beisel
August 27, 2022
On Saturday, August 27, 2022, Bert Lewis Beisel peacefully passed away in her beloved hometown of Americus, Georgia. She was 93 years old. Bert, born in Waverly, Alabama, was one of three daughters born to Bob and Bert Lewis. The family subsequently moved to Americus, the place she would spend the majority of her youth and would eventually call home...
Robert Emmett "Bob" Snipes
August 22, 2022
Mr. Robert Emmett "Bob" Snipes, age 69, passed away on Sunday, August 21, 2022 in Cashiers, North Carolina. Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Saturday, August 27, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St. with Ministers Ed and Lynn Alderson and Ministers Olin and Sherry Witherington officiating. All interment services will be private. The...
Mary Evelyn Cochran
August 21, 2022
Mrs. Mary Evelyn Glaze Cochran, age 91, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 21, 2022 at Corinth Road Personal Care Home in Newnan, Georgia. Born October 10, 1930 in Adrian, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Coleman Harvey Glaze and the late Selma Cornelia Mulling Glaze. She was a graduate of Fort Valley High School. It was there...
Ruthie Oliver
August 18, 2022
Mrs. Ruthie Oliver, age 80, passed away on Thursday, August 18, 2022 at Summerhill Nursing Home in Perry. Funeral services are planned for 3:00 PM on Sunday, August 21, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Rev. William Hall officiating. Interment will follow in Leslie Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Sunday at Hancock...
Olive Belle Fussell Powell
August 17, 2022
Olive Belle Fussell Powell, 93, of Parrott, Georgia, passed away in Gainesville, Georgia on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at the home of her son. Mrs. Powell was born in Dawson, Georgia to the late John Oliver and Bertha LouAnne Bolton Fussell on June 20, 1929. Olive was a member of Parrott Baptist Church where she played the piano and served...
Esther Lucille Lynn Freeman
August 11, 2022
Esther Lucille (Lynn) Freeman, (99), went to be with her Lord August 11, 2022, in Americus GA. Born May 19,1923 in Kansas City, KS, she was the daughter of Roy and Thelma Lynn of Kansas City MO. A member of Vallejo Bible Church in Vallejo CA, she was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Harold F. Freeman, on April...
Elizabeth Bearden
August 3, 2022
Mrs. Elizabeth Bearden, age 96, passed away on Wednesday, August 3, 2022 at her home in Dawsonville, GA. Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Monday, August 8, at Bethel Baptist Church, with Rev. Steven Golden officiating. The following gentlemen are asked to serve as pallbearers: Andy Rudder, Joe Herren, Casey Pierce, Joseph Saraceni, Marcus McManious, Blake Shattles, and...
Nena Kate Perry
July 29, 2022
Miss Nena Kate Perry, age 95, of Americus, passed away on Friday, July 29, 2022 at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. Funeral services will be held in the Martha McDonald Moore Memorial Chapel at Magnolia Manor on Saturday, August 6, at 2:00 PM with Rev. Keith Parks officiating. Interment will follow at Oak Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends for...
Oscar Lawrence "Larry" Comer, Ii
July 28, 2022
Oscar Lawrence “Larry” Comer II, a Sumter County native, passed away on July 28, 2022 after a brief illness. Larry was born in Plains, GA, on June 18, 1933 to Caleb Fred Comer and Bert Jones Comer. He was a 1950 graduate of Americus High School, who later moved to Atlanta where he attended and graduated from Georgia Institute of...
Donna Leigh Richardson
July 24, 2022
Mrs. Donna Leigh Drake Richardson, age 59, passed away on Sunday, July 24, 2022 at Southeast Health Medical Center in Dothan, Alabama. Services are planned for 11:00 AM on Saturday, July 30, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Rev. William Hall officiating. The family will receive friends on Friday, July 29, at Hancock Funeral...
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