OBITUARIES
Ruby Dolphine Lamb Hiers
May 18, 2026
Ruby Dolphine Hiers, 95, of Sandersville, Georgia, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, May 18, 2026, surrounded by the family she loved and had faithfully lifted before God every single night of her life. A family visitation will be held Thursday, May 21, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at May Smith Funeral Home Chapel, Sandersville, Georgia,...
Gerald Wendell Bowen
May 15, 2026
Mr. Gerald Wendell Bowen, age 90 of East McCarty Street, Sandersville, passed away on Friday, May 15, 2026, at Washington County Extended Care Facility. A funeral service to celebrate his life will be held on Tuesday, May 19 at 11:00 a.m. in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Bobby Williford officiating. Burial will be private.
Mr. Bowen was...
William Matthew Young
May 14, 2026
William Matthew Young, age 62 of Tennille, passed away on Thursday, May 14, 2026, at Fairview Park Hospital in Dublin. A memorial service to celebrate his life will be held on, Sunday, May 17, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. at Mt. Gilead Primitive Baptist Church with Elder Kenneth Brantley officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:00p.m. until the hour of...
Annie Mimbs Robinson
May 11, 2026
Mrs. Annie Mimbs Robinson, age 89, of Tennille, passed away on Monday, May 11, 2026, at Heritage Inn following an extended illness. A funeral service to celebrate her life will be held on Wednesday, May 13th at 2:00 p.m. at First Church of the Nazarene in Sandersville, with burial in Zeta Cemetery in Tennille. Reverends Danny Thomas and Joe Crosby...
Mary Womble Condit
May 10, 2026
Mrs. Mary Jennifer Womble Condit, age 75, of Mills Lindsey School Road, Warthen Georgia, passed away peacefully at her home Sunday, May 10, 2026. A graveside committal service at Union Baptist Church Cemetery will be held at a later date.
Mrs. Condit was born and raised at Boynton Beach, Florida where she graduated from Sea Crest High School. She was the...
Lilymae Clark Capehart
May 3, 2026
Mrs. Lilymae Capehart, age 86, of Harrison Street, Sandersville, passed away at her residence on Sunday, May 3, 2026. A graveside service to celebrate her life will be held on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at 11:00 a.m., in the Culverton Baptist Church Cemetery, with Reverend Tim Hiers officiating. The family will greet friends following the service in the cemetery.
Mrs. Capehart...
Edgar J. Flemister, Jr.
May 2, 2026
Edgar (Ed) Jefferson Flemister, Jr. died peacefully at his residence on Saturday morning, May 2, 2026. Although Ed had heart issues for many years, he died from complications of Parkinsons Disease. It is an insidious disease which takes so much from its victim.
Ed was born on February 6, 1944, to the late Edgar J. Flemister and Betty Sheppard Flemister in...
Wynelle Warren Brantley
Apr 26, 2026
Wynelle Warren Brantley went to be with her Lord and Savior on April 26, 2026. Wynelle was the daughter of the late Luke and Eleanor Warren. She was born and raised in Tennille Georgia and remained in Washington County her entire life.
Wynelle was a 1956 graduate of Tennille High School. After graduation, she went to Georgia Teachers College but returned...
Nell M. Wolfe
Apr 24, 2026
Mrs. Nell Wolfe, age 96 of Sandersville, passed away on Friday, April 24, 2026, at Washington County ECF. A graveside funeral to celebrate her life will be held on Sunday, April 26, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. in Washington County Memorial Gardens with Reverend Eddie Wiggins officiating.
Mrs. Wolfe was born in Lexington, the daughter of the late Benny and Lottie McCannon....
Judy Cranford Dixon
Apr 17, 2026
Judy Cranford Dixon, 84, passed away on April 17, 2026. She was born on May 11, 1941, to the late Isabel and J. Newman Cranford.
Judy devoted her life to family, faith, and community. She spent her entire adult life working alongside her beloved husband, Herbert Dixon, at Cranford Jewelers, a family business founded by her parents. Through the years, she...
Linda "Gail" Phillips
Apr 16, 2026
Mrs. Linda Gail Phillips, age 77 of Peach Farm Road, Davisboro, passed away at her residence on Thursday, April 16, 2026, following an extended illness.
Mrs. Phillips was born in Winter Garden Florida, the daughter of the late Lomis Morgan and the late Aline Frazier Morgan. She was a Vet Tech with Ashely Animal Hospital in Winter Garden. She and her...
Betty June Wright
Apr 13, 2026
Betty June Hartley Wright, 87, died on April 13, 2026, after a long battle with dementia.
Betty was born in Riddleville, Georgia on April 7, 1939, and moved to Tennille at age 9 with her mother, grandmother and brother. She attended school in Tennille and graduated from there in 1958 and was a member of the Tennille Baptist Church.
In the same...
William Harvey Smith
Apr 10, 2026
William Harvey Smith, age 57, of Sandersville, passed away suddenly in Savannah, Georgia on Friday, April 10, 2026. A graveside service celebrating his life will be held on Friday, April 17th at 1:00 p.m. in Zeta Cemetery, Tennille Georgia. Reverend Bobby Williford will officiate. The family will be at the home of Eric Smith, 293 N. Anderson Drive, Sandersville GA,...
Mary Barlow Merck
Apr 8, 2026
Mary Barlow Merck, age 82 of Buford, Georgia, formerly of Sandersville, passed away on Tuesday, April 8, 2026, following an extended illness. A funeral service to celebrate her life will be held on Saturday, April 11th at 11:00 a.m. in May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel, with burial in Davisboro City Cemetery. Reverend Larry Glover will officiate. Her family will...
Sylvia Joye Lane
Apr 6, 2026
Mrs. Sylvia Joye Lane, age 83, of Bartow-Dublin Road, Wrightsville, passed away at her residence on Monday, April 6, 2026. A memorial service to celebrate her life will be held on Thursday, April 9, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at Sandersville First Church of the Nazarene. Rev. Nathan Hodges and Rev. Danny Thomas will officiate. Mrs. Lane's family will greet friends...
Brandon "Kyle" Yates
Apr 5, 2026
Mr. Brandon Kyle Yates, age 40, of Gwendolyn Street, Sandersville, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, April 5, 2026. A funeral service to celebrate his life will be held on Saturday, April 11, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of May and Smith Funeral Directors with burial following in Rutherford cemetery in Oconee. Reverend Andy Yates will officiate, and pallbearers...
Robert John Krygier
Apr 5, 2026
Mr. Robert “Bob” John Krygier, MSGT (Ret.), passed away on Sunday, April 5, 2026, at his residence in North Augusta, SC. A funeral service with full military honors will be held on Friday, April 10, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of May and Smith Funeral Directors. Reverend Quillian Mercer will officiate, and burial is to follow in Washington...
Kenneth Marvin Watkins
Apr 2, 2026
Tomlinson Funeral Home & Crematory announces the death of Rev. Kenneth Marvin Watkins age 77 of Wadley on Thursday, April 2, 2026, at his residence.
Mr. Watkins was a life-long resident of Jefferson County, residing for the last 57 years in Wadley. He is the son of the late Robert Lewis and Luna Juanita Williams Watkins. In addition to his parents,...
Hugh Mitchell Brown, Sr.
Apr 1, 2026
Mr. Hugh Mitchell “Mickey” Brown, Sr., age 83 of Tennille passed away on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at Heritage Inn in Sandersville. A funeral service to celebrate his life will be held on Monday, April 6, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. in the May and Smith Funeral Home chapel with burial following in Zeta Cemetery. Reverend Bobby Williford will officiate, and...
Edwin Grover Josey
Apr 1, 2026
Mr. Eddie Josey, age 70, of Sunhill Grange Road, Sandersville, passed away peacefully at his residence surrounded by his family on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. A memorial service to celebrate his life will be held on Monday, April 6th at 2:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Sandersville with Reverend Lee Lacey and Mr. Mike Sheppard officiating. Eddie’s family will...
