OBITUARIES
Henry Franklin Martin
Nov 6, 2011
Mr. Henry Franklin Martin, age 77, of 1160 Highway 68 North in Tennille died Sunday morning November 6 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday November 9 in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville. The Rev. Joe Buck will officiate. Burial will follow at 2:00 P.M. in the Georgia War Veterans...
Henry Carleton Lang, Jr.
Nov 1, 2011
Henry Carleton Lang, Jr. of Chester, died on Tuesday, November 1, 2011, at the Levinson Heart Hospital at CJW after a sudden illness. Hank was born on June 26, 1946, in Sandersville, Georgia, the son of the late Henry Carleton Lang, Sr., and Margaret Northcutt Lang. He married his Georgia sweetheart, Rebecca Strickland, in 1968 and graduated from his...
Don E. Dierker
Nov 1, 2011
Mr. Don E. Dierker, age 59, of 429 Warthen Street in Sandersville died Tuesday, November 1, 2011, at his residence. Graveside funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, November 4th, in the New Haven Baptist Church Cemetery in Twiggs County. The Elder Kenneth Brantley will officiate. Mr. Dierker was a native of Chestnut, Illinois; he is the...
Sarah Arlene Hartley
Oct 26, 2011
Miss Sarah Arlene Hartley, age 80, of 525 North Main Street in Tennille died Wednesday evening October 26, 2011 in the Extended Care Facility. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, October 28th, in the Mt. Moriah Baptist Church near Tennille. The Rev. Jarrett Burch and Rev. Andy Yates will officiate with burial in the Mt. Moriah...
Vicki Dunn Brett
Oct 23, 2011
Mrs. Vicki Dunn Brett, age 54, of 206 Fifth Street in Tennille died on Sunday, October 23, 2011 at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, October 27th, in the Kendall Heights Church of God in Sandersville with burial in Zeta Cemetery in Tennille. The Rev. Bobby Williford will officiate. Mrs. Brett was a native...
Tony Amerson
Oct 22, 2011
Mr. Tony Amerson, age 52, of Warner Robins, Georgia died Saturday, October 22, 2011 in the Houston Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, October 26th, at 2:00 P.M. in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville with burial in the Amerson Family Cemetery. The Rev. Burt Parker will officiate. Pallbearers will be...
Benny Mcdonald Smith, Jr.
Oct 21, 2011
Mr. Benny McDonald Smith, Jr., age 84, of Buford, Georgia, formerly of Sandersville, died Friday morning October 21, 2011 in Cumming. Graveside funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Monday, October 24th, in the Zeta Cemetery in Tennille. Pallbearers will be his grandsons. Mr. Smith was a native of Fulton County, Georgia, the son of the late Benny...
Janice Armstrong Brown
Oct 20, 2011
Mrs. Janice Armstrong Brown, age 78, of 847 Mt. Zion Road in Warthen died Thursday night, October 20, 2011, in the Washington County Regional Medical Center in Sandersville. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, October 23rd, in the Bethlehem Baptist Church in Warthen. The Rev. Tim Powell will officiate with burial in the Bethlehem Baptist Church...
Wade Robinson
Oct 14, 2011
Mr. Wade Robinson, age 77, of Transylvania Drive in Sandersville, died Friday, October 14, 2011 at the Washington County Regional Medical Center. Graveside services will be held on Sunday at 2:00pm at the Zeta Cemetery in Tennille with Rev. Roy Smith officiating. Mr. Robinson was a native of Washington County the son of the late Marvin Landers Robinson and...
Margaret Price Hattaway
Oct 10, 2011
Mrs. Margaret Price Hattaway, age 91, of Tennille, died Monday, October 10, 2011 at the Washington County Extended Care Facility following an extended illness. Graveside funeral services will be held on Wednesday at 11:00am at the Zeta Cemetery in Tennille. Rev. Bill Moody will officiate. Mrs. Hattaway was a native of Johnson County the daughter of the late William...
Tommy Neal Johnikin
Oct 8, 2011
Mr. Tommy Neal Johnikin, age 64, of Sandersville died on Saturday October 8 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday October 11 in the Mt. Gilead Primitive Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Elder Kenneth Brantley will officiate. Pallbearers will be Charles Blue, Jimmy Prince, Hillary Burgamy, Louie Waller, Jonathan Brantley and...
Mandle Charlie Waters, Sr.
Oct 7, 2011
Mr. Mandle Charlie “M.C.” Waters, Sr., age 73 of Milledgeville died Friday October 7, 2011 in Milledgeville. Graveside funeral services will be held in the Brownwood Cemetery in Sandersville at 2:00 P.M., Thursday, October 13th. The Rev. Chris Mayhew will officiate. Mr. Waters was a native of Washington County, Georgia, the son of the late Charlie Albert Waters and...
Valeria Moats Barfield
Oct 4, 2011
Valeria Ann Barfield, 62, passed away quietly and peacefully at her home very early Tuesday morning, October 4, 2011. Valeria fought a four-year battle with cancer with determination and a positive attitude. Throughout that time Valeria never lost the warmth of her personality and the ability to smile. She has now gone on to be with the Lord. Valeria...
Freda Giles Lunsford
Oct 4, 2011
Mrs. Freda Giles Lunsford, age 92, of Veal Road in Deepstep, died Tuesday, October 04, 2011 at her residence. Funeral services will be held on Thursday at 2:00 pm at the Deepstep United Methodist Church with burial in the Wall-Lunsford Cemetery in Hancock County. Rev. Larry Giles and Rev. Griffin Thompson will officiate. Pallbearers will be grandsons and great...
Frances Mccravy Brazzell
Sep 27, 2011
Mrs. Frances M. Brazzell, 93, of Easley, passed away Tuesday, September 27, 2011 after several years of declining health. She was married to Cleatus O. Brazzell for fifty three years until his death in 1992. She was born and reared in Easley and was the daughter of the late J.C. and Daisy McCravy. After graduating from Easley High School,...
Margaret Hall Hutcheson
Sep 25, 2011
Mrs. Margaret Hall Hutcheson, age 89, of Sandersville, died Sunday, September 25, 2011 at the Washington County Extended Care Facility following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, September 28th at 11:00am at the Sandersville United Methodist Church with burial in the Brownwood Cemetery. The Rev. Joe Buck IV will officiate. Mrs. Hutcheson’s grandsons and grandsons-in-law...
Gwen Kendall Hall
Sep 25, 2011
Mrs. Gwen Kendall Hall, age 84, of Deepstep died Sunday night, September 25, 2011, in the Washington County Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday September 28th in the Deepstep United Methodist Church with burial in the Deepstep United Methodist Church Cemetery. Rev. Larry Giles, Rev. Griffin Thompson and Elder Kenneth Brantley will officiate....
Herbert Roy Burgamy
Sep 24, 2011
Mr. Herbert Roy Burgamy, age 67, of Sandersville died Saturday, September 24, 2011, in a Macon hospital following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday September 29th in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville. The Rev. Andy Wallace will officiate with burial in the Washington County Memorial Gardens with Military Honors....
J.M. "Jim" Hilson
Sep 24, 2011
Mr. J. M. “Jim” Hilson, age 82, of 507 Smith Street in Tennille passed away on Saturday, September 24, 2011, at his residence following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday October 4th in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville with burial in the Rest Haven Cemetery. The Rev. Charlie Reese...
Doris Wood Beck
Sep 18, 2011
Mrs. Doris Wood Beck, age 92, of Sandersville, died Sunday, September 18, 2011 at the Washington County Extended Care Facility following an extended illness. Graveside funeral services will be held on Wednesday at 11:00am at the Smyrna Baptist Church Cemetery in Deepstep. Rev. Marlon Lastinger will officiate. Mrs. Beck was a native of Washington County the daughter of the...
