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Pauline Kelly Parker

Pauline Kelly Parker

Apr 13, 2012

Mrs. Pauline Kelly Parker of 301 East Fifth Street in Louisville entered into rest on Friday, April 13. Graveside funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Monday, April 16 in the Louisville City Cemetery. The Rev. Hardy Owens and Rev. Larry Montgomery will officiate. Pallbearers will be Jonas Gamble, Tommy Jones, Pat Kelly, Benji Kelly, William Rabun, Abbot...

Walter Clinton "Jr" Osborne

Walter Clinton "Jr" Osborne

Apr 11, 2012

Walter Clinton “Jr” Osborne, age 72, of Tennille, died Wednesday, April 11, 2012. A memorial service will be held on Friday at 2:00pm at the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Bobby Williford will officiate. Mr. Osborne was born in Washington County the son of the late Walter Clinton Osborne, Sr. and the late Estelle Sellers Perdue....

Celia Faye Tatum Johnson

Celia Faye Tatum Johnson

Apr 11, 2012

Celia Faye Tatum Johnson, 59, entered into eternal life on Wednesday, April 11, 2012, after a brief illness. Services will be held on Friday, April 13, 2012, at 2:00 PM at Bethany Baptist Church, Tennille, Georgia, with the Reverend James B. Kennedy III officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held 5:00-7:00 PM., Thursday, April...

Hurley Gordon Ridgeway

Hurley Gordon Ridgeway

Apr 6, 2012

Mr. Hurley Gordon Ridgeway, age 81, of 522 North Main Street in Davisboro died Friday April 6 at his residence. A time of visitation with the family will be held from 5:00 until 7:00 P.M. on Monday April 9 at May and Smith Funeral Home in Sandersville. A memorial service will be held at 7:00 P.M. on Mon day...

Val Mix

Val Mix

Apr 5, 2012

May & Smith Funeral Directors 1119 Riddleville Road (Hwy 242) Post Office Box 1016 Sandersville, Georgia 31082 www.mayandsmithfuneraldirectors.com PHONE: 478-552-2501 FAX: 478-552-7471 Mr. Val Mix of 525 Lee Street in Sandersville died Thursday April 5. Mr. Mix was a retired insurance agent and former owner of Rogers and Mix Insurance Agency. He was a combat veteran of World War...

Nettie Bell "Polly" Hodges

Nettie Bell "Polly" Hodges

Mar 21, 2012

Mrs. Nettie Bell “Polly” Hodges, age 91, of 101 Chandler Street in Tennille died Wednesday March 21, 2012 in the Washington County Regional Medical Center following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, March 23rd, in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville with burial in Washington County Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Hodges...

Neale Gareth Traugh

Neale Gareth Traugh

Mar 21, 2012

Mr. Neale Gareth Traugh, age 78, of Sandersville, died Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at the Rosemont Nursing Home in Stone Mountain. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 24th at 2:00pm at the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel with burial in the Brownwood Cemetery. Rev. Dale Andrews will officiate. Pallbearers will be Wallace Hall, Michael Brown, Johnathan...

John Ralph Woods

John Ralph Woods

Mar 19, 2012

Mr. John Ralph Woods, age 57, of Sandersville, died Monday, March 19, 2012. Funeral services will be held on Thursday at 11:00am at the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel with burial in the Brownwood Cemetery. The Rev. Burt Parker will officiate. Pallbearers will be Tim Werkin, Billy Smith, Caleb Lord, George Lord, Lamar Helton, Travis Durden, Wesley Sheppard...

Lena Ann Lewis

Lena Ann Lewis

Mar 15, 2012

Miss. Lena Ann Lewis, age 78, of Mills Lindsey School Rd, Warthen, died Thursday March 16, 2012 at the Washington County Regional Medical Center. Graveside Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2:00pm at the Union Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Robert Cash will officiate. Miss Lewis was a native and lifelong residence of Washington County the daughter of the...

B. L. Hodges, Sr.

B. L. Hodges, Sr.

Mar 15, 2012

Mr. B. L. Hodges Sr., age 83, of South Harris Street, Sandersville, died Thursday, March 15, 2012 at the Heritage Inn Nursing Home following an extended illness. Graveside funeral services will be held on Sunday at 4:00pm at the Zeta Cemetery in Tennille. The Rev. Tripp Hodges will officiate. Mr. Hodges sons and grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Mr....

Lizzie Mae Downs

Lizzie Mae Downs

Mar 14, 2012

Mrs. Lizzie Mae Downs, age 96, of Davisboro, died Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at the Heritage Inn Nursing Home following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held on Friday at 2:00pm at the Davisboro United Methodist Church with burial in the Downs Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Bob Williams, Rev. Ron Dixon and Rev. Jimmy Harris will officiate. Pallbearers...

Eunious Jackson Etheridge

Eunious Jackson Etheridge

Mar 13, 2012

Mr. Eunious Jackson Etheridge, age 93, of 221 South Central Avenue in Tennille died Tuesday morning, March 13, 2012, in the Oconee Health Care. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, March 15th, in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville. The Rev. Jeff Cook will officiate with burial in the Washington County Memorial Gardens...

Robert Schley Moore

Robert Schley Moore

Mar 6, 2012

Mr. Robert Schley “Bobby” Moore, age 82, of Sandersville, died Tuesday, March 6, 2012. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, March 8th at 2:00pm at the Sandersville United Methodist Church with burial in the Brownwood Cemetery. The Rev. Joe Buck IV will officiate. Pallbearers will be Danny Hammock, John Dean McCaskill, Bill Hodges, Jimmy Bickham, Mike Palmer, Thomas...

Will Lawson

Will Lawson

Mar 3, 2012

Mr. Will Lawson, age 61, of Davisboro, died Saturday, March 3, 2012 at his residence following an extended illness. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, March 6th at 2:00pm at the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Roger Holly will officiate. Will was born in Madison County Tennessee the son of the late Willie Thomas Lawson...

Mark Williamson

Mark Williamson

Mar 2, 2012

Mr. Mark Williamson, age 64, of Louisville, died Friday, March 2, 2012 at the Jefferson County Hospital. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, March 6th at 11:00 am at the Mt. Gilead Primitive Baptist Church with burial in the Church Cemetery with military honors. The Elder Kenneth Brantley will officiate. Pallbearers will be Emmitt Hall, Lynn Brantley, Johnny...

John Lee Taylor, Sr.

John Lee Taylor, Sr.

Feb 23, 2012

Mr. John Lee Taylor, Sr., departed this life on February 23, 2012 surrounded by his family. He was Born on September 27, 1934 to the late Archie & Lishie Taylor in Washington County, Georgia. He joined Pine Hill Baptist Church at an early age. He was a well-known farmer and worked at Holmes Cannery and later retired from the...

Alma Marie Bishop Poppell

Alma Marie Bishop Poppell

Feb 21, 2012

Mrs. Alma Marie Bishop Poppell, age 90, of 838 North Pecan Drive in Sandersville died Tuesday February 21 in Harlem Georgia. Graveside funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday February 24 in the Sisters Baptist Church Cemetery in Sandersville with George Dickson officiating. Mrs. Poppell was a native of Screven County, Georgia, the daughter of the late...

Roger G. Ivey, Jr.

Roger G. Ivey, Jr.

Feb 21, 2012

Mr. Roger G. Ivey Jr., age 81, of Hwy. 24 East in Sandersville died Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at the Washington County Extended Care Facility following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held on Friday, February 24th at 2:00pm at the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel with burial in the Sisters Baptist Church Cemetery with military honors....

Virgil Albert Brown, Sr.

Virgil Albert Brown, Sr.

Feb 19, 2012

Mr. Virgil Albert Brown, Sr., age 81, of 847 Mt. Zion Road in Warthen died Sunday, February 19, 2012 in the Doctors Hospital in Augusta. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday February 22nd, in the Bethlehem Baptist Church in Warthen. Rev. Tim Powell and Dwayne McDonald will officiate with burial in the Bethlehem Baptist church Cemetery....

Algie Washington Brown

Algie Washington Brown

Feb 19, 2012

Mr. Algie Washington Brown, age 72, of Ridge Road in Sandersville, died Sunday, February 19, 2012, at his residence. Graveside funeral services will be held on Thursday, February the 23rd at 2:00pm at the Union Baptist Church Cemetery near Warthen. The Rev. Brian Leverett will officiate. Pallbearers will be Cecil Brown Jr., Russ Brown, Chris Brown, Timothy Brown, Cody...

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