OBITUARIES
Shirley Ongel Etheridge Sumrall
Sep 25, 2012
Mrs. Shirley Ongel Etheridge Sumrall, age 74, of 531 M. Friedman Drive in Sandersville died Tuesday morning, September 25th, in the Washington County Regional Medical Center in Sandersville. A memorial service will be held at 5:00 P.M. Friday, September 28th, in the Antioch Christian Church in Oconee with the Rev. David Fincher officiating. The burial service will be private....
Sara Meeks Johnson
Sep 20, 2012
Mrs. Sara Meeks Johnson, age 87, of Tennille, died Thursday, September 20, 2012 at the Heritage Health Care of Toomsboro. A graveside funeral service will be held on Saturday, September 22nd at 11:00am at the Mt. Hope UMC Cemetery in Hancock County. Rev. Danny Thomas will officiate. Mrs. Johnson was born in Hancock County the daughter of the late...
Jennie Summerlin Wommack
Sep 17, 2012
Mrs. Jennie Summerlin Wommack, age 78, of 2270 Wommack Brantley Road in Tennille died on Monday, September 17, 2012, at the Medical Center in Macon, Georgia. Graveside funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, September 19th, in the Zeta Cemetery in Tennille with Rev. Robert Woods and Rev. Jim Dominey officiating. Mrs. Wommack was a native and...
Dock Charlie Bridges, Sr.
Sep 4, 2012
Mr. Dock Charlie Bridges Sr., age 66, of Sandersville, died Tuesday, September 4, 2012, at the Oconee Nursing Home following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, September the 6th at 11:00am at the Kendall Heights Church of God with burial in the Washington County Memorial Gardens. The Rev. Bobby Williford will officiate. Pallbearers will be...
William Hoyt Whisenhunt, Sr.
Sep 3, 2012
Mr. William Hoyt Whisenhunt, Sr., age 66, of 10044 Highway 242 in Riddleville died Monday, September 3, 2012, at his residence on Lake Sinclair. A visitation will be held at May and Smith Funeral Home in Sandersville on Tuesday evening, September 4th, from 5:00 until 7:00 P.M. On Wednesday evening, September 5th, a visitation will be held from 5:00...
Rev. William "Bill" Edward Brown
Sep 2, 2012
Reverend William Edward “Bill” Brown, age 76, went home to be with his Heavenly Father on Sunday, September 2nd, 2012. He was under the care of Westwood Nursing Center and Hospice Advantage. Bill was a native of Anniston, Alabama and had attended Howard College and New Orleans Theological Baptist Seminary. Throughout his ministry, Brother Bill served several churches, moving...
Cecil Eugene Garner, Sr.
Aug 30, 2012
Mr. Cecil Eugene Garner, Sr., age 76, of 259 Garner Road in Warthen died Thursday, August 30, 2012 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Sunday, September 2nd, in the Union Baptist Church near Warthen. Rev. Robert Cash and Rev. Roy Smith will officiate with burial in the Union Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Garner was...
Jean Cobb Kent
Aug 28, 2012
Mrs. Jean Cobb Kent, age 84, of Davisboro, died Tuesday, August 28, 2012, at the Washington County Regional Medical Center following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held on Friday, August 31st at 11:00am at the Friendship Baptist Church, 8180 Friendship Church Road, Bartow, Georgia, with burial in the Church Cemetery. The Rev. Steve Keener will officiate. Pallbearers...
Carol Blizzard Lewis
Aug 26, 2012
Mrs. Carol Blizzard Lewis, age 80, of Milledgeville died Sunday morning, August 26, 2012, in a Macon hospital. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Wednesday, August 29th, in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville. The Rev. Jeff Simmons will officiate with burial in the Washington County Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Mrs. Lewis was a...
Sue Andrews
Aug 24, 2012
Mrs. Sue Andrews, age 67, of 3286 Holmes Cannery Road in Tennille died Friday evening August 24, 2012 at her residence following an extended illness. Graveside funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, August 27th, in the Washington Memorial Gardens Cemetery near Sandersville. Rev. Danny Thomas and Rev. Gary Mimbs will officiate. Pallbearers will be Caroll Chambers,...
Chester Martin Wimbley
Aug 19, 2012
Mr. Chester Martin Wimbley, age 56, of Segars Court in Tennille, died Sunday, August 19, 2012 at his residence. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, August 25th at 11:00am at the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Calvin Hatcher will officiate. Mr. Wimbley was a native and lifelong resident of Washington County the son of the...
Betty Tanner Sheppard
Aug 18, 2012
Mrs. Betty Tanner Sheppard, age 86, of Jordan Mill Rd., in Sandersville, died Saturday, August 18, 2012, at the Oconee Nursing Center. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, August 21st at 2:00pm at the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel with burial in the Brownwood Cemetery. The Rev. L.T. Logue will officiate. Pallbearers will be Brian Avant, Ken...
Yvonne Roughton Rustin
Aug 15, 2012
Mrs. Yvonne Roughton Rustin, age 85, of Decatur, formerly of Sandersville, died Wednesday, August 15, 2012. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August the 18th at 2:00pm at the Sandersville United Methodist Church with burial in Brownwood Cemetery in Sandersville. The Rev. Joe Buck IV will officiate. Mrs. Rustin was born in Topeka KS, the daughter of the...
Patsye Cooke Lord
Aug 14, 2012
Mrs. Patsye Cooke Lord, age 70, of 7190 Linton Road, Sandersville, died Tuesday, August 14, 2012, at her residence following a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be held on Friday, August 17th, at 11:00 AM at the First Baptist Church of Sandersville with interment in the Brownwood Cemetery. Reverends Lee Lacey, Bruce Hardy, and Marlon Lastinger will officiate. Pallbearers...
J. W. Rhodes, Sr.
Aug 13, 2012
Mr. J.W. Rhodes, Sr., age 87, of Tennille, died Monday, August 13, 2012 at the Heritage Inn Nursing Home in Sandersville. A graveside memorial service will be held on Thursday, August 16th at 11:00am at the Zeta Cemetery in Tennille. Rev. M.D. Cabe and Rev. Danny Thomas will officiate. Mr. Rhodes was born in Jefferson County the son of...
Carolyn Thomas Helton
Aug 10, 2012
Mrs. Carolyn Thomas Helton, age 89, of Washington Ave., in Sandersville, died Friday, August 10, 2012 at her residence. A graveside funeral service will be held on Sunday, August 12th at 3:00pm at the Brownwood Cemetery in Sandersville. The Elder Kenneth Brantley will officiate. Mrs. Helton was born in Jefferson County the daughter of the late Clarence Williams Thomas...
Carmen Diaz
Aug 9, 2012
Ms. Carmen Diaz, age 98, of Tennille, died Thursday, August 09, 2012 at the Tennille Retirement Home. A family memorial gathering will be held on Saturday, August 11th from 4 to 6pm at the May and Smith Funeral Home in Sandersville. Ms. Diaz was born in Key West FL, the daughter of the late Julian Diaz, Sr. and the...
Nonie Corbett Veal
Jul 31, 2012
Mrs. Nonie Rebecca Corbett Veal, age 61, of Harrison Street in Sandersville, died Tuesday, July 31, 2012, following an extended illness. A graveside funeral service will be held on Friday, August 3rd at 11:00am at the Brownwood Cemetery with Rev. Marlon Lastinger and Rev. Scott Watkins officiating. Nonie was born in Washington County the daughter of the late Edwin...
Thelma Raymond Jackson
Jul 29, 2012
Mrs. Thelma Kathryn Raymond Essig Jackson, age 98, of Sandersville, died Sunday, July 29, 2012, at her residence. Funeral services will be held on Friday, August 3rd at 2:00pm at the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel with burial in the New Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery. The Rev. Bill Moody will officiate. Pallbearers will be her grandsons Albert “Al”...
Emory Dean Wicker
Jul 19, 2012
Mr. Emory Dean Wicker, age 67, of Gwendolyn Street in Sandersville, died Thursday, July 19, 2012. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, July 22nd at 3:00pm at May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel with burial in the Zeta Cemetery in Tennille. Rev. Lee Lacey and Rev. Wyman Hodges will officiate. Pallbearers will be Dan Barker, Andy Still, Jamie...
