OBITUARIES
Samuel L. Cowart
Apr 8, 2011
Mr. Samuel L. Cowart, Jr., age 91, of 2630 Chickasaw Road in Davisboro died Friday April 8 in the Extended Care Facility in Sandersville. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday April 11 in the White Oak Methodist Church with burial in the White Oak Methodist Church Cemetery. The Rev. Dewey Henderson and Rev. Bobby Hamlin will...
Polly Channell
Apr 4, 2011
Mrs. Polly Channell, age 87, of 4115 Highway 68 South in Tennille died Monday night April 4, 2011 in the Dublin Veterans Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday April 7 in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville. The Rev. Darell Young and Rev. Andy Yates will officiate with burial in the Zeta...
Lucy Pounds Sanders
Apr 3, 2011
Mrs. Lucy Pounds Sanders, age 87, of 502 North Main Street in Tennille died Sunday April 3, 2011. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday April 6 in the Sisters Baptist Church with burial in the Washington County Memorial Gardens Cemetery. The Rev. Burt Parker, Karen Von Hoven and Mr. B. L. Brown will officiate. Pallbearers will...
William Henry Upchurch Jr.
Mar 30, 2011
Mr. William Henry “Bill” Upchurch Jr., died Wednesday, March 30, 2011. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, April 2nd at 11:00am at the First Baptist Church of Sandersville with Rev. Lee Lacey and Rev. Scott McDade officiating. A graveside burial service will be held at 4:00pm at the Brooklet Cemetery in Brooklet with Rev. William H. Durrence officiating....
Michael James Cox
Mar 29, 2011
Mr. Michael James Cox, age 57, of Sandersville, died Tuesday, March 29, 2011. Funeral services will be held on Friday, April 1, 2011 at 11:00am at the Sisters Baptist Church with burial in the Washington County Memorial Garden. Revs. Danny Yates and Robert Dean will officiate. Mike's nephews will serve as pallbearers; Phil Smith, Dwight Pope Jr., Sig Pope,...
Kaitlyn Alexis Johnson
Mar 28, 2011
Infant Kaitlyn Alexis Johnson of Sandersville died Monday March 28, 2011. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, March 30, in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville. The Rev. L. T. Logue will officiate. Survivors are her parents, Robert Carl Johnson and Jessica Thrift Johnson of Sandersville, two sisters, Natalee Sophia Johnson and Ava...
Frances Zagar Smith
Mar 25, 2011
Mrs. Frances Zagar Smith, age 82, of Sandersville, died Friday, March 25, 2011 at her residence. Funeral services will be held on Monday, March 28th at 2:00pm at the First Church of the Nazarene with burial in Brownwood Cemetery in Sandersville. Rev. Danny Thomas will officiate Pallbearers will be Jason Boatright, Mack Alan Boatright, Christopher Michael Boatright, Larry Edwin...
Douglas Martin Ross
Mar 25, 2011
Mr. Douglas Martin Ross, age 58, of Lakeview Dr. in Sandersville, died Friday, March 25, 2011 at the Carl Vinson VA Medical Center in Dublin. A private family gathering will be held at a later date. Mr. Ross was born in Lavonia Michigan the son of the late Howard Ross and Minnie Elenbock Ross. He was a former employee...
Carl Vickers Sumner
Mar 23, 2011
Carl Vickers Sumner died March 23, 2011 at the age of 93. Funeral services will be held on Friday, March 25th at 2:00 pm at Wrightsville First Christian Church. The Rev. Derek Watt will officiate. Born on January 5, 1918 on his family’s farm Washington County , he was youngest of eleven children of Robert H. and Effie Smith...
Michael Owen Lord
Mar 22, 2011
Mr. Michael Owen Lord, age 47, of Tennille, died Tuesday, March 22, 2011. A casual celebration of life at graveside will be held on Friday, March 25th at 11:00am at the Michael Lord Farm on 1647 Edwards-Ford Road south of Tennille. Rev. Brant Kennedy will officiate. Michael was a native and lifelong resident of Washington County. He was a...
Lavin Johnson Mason
Mar 21, 2011
Mrs. Lavin Johnson Mason, age 63, of Harrison, died Monday, March 21, 2011 at the Medical College of Georgia following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, March 24th at 2:00pm at the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville with burial in the Bay Springs Cemetery in Oconee. Rev. Emory Anderson and Rev. Jimbo...
Lois Waller Smith
Mar 14, 2011
Mrs. Lois Waller Smith, age 99, died Monday, March 14, 2011 in the Washington County Regional Medical Center, Extended Care Facility. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, March 17, in the Chapel of May and Smith Funeral Directors with interment in the Zeta Cemetery in Tennille. The Rev. William C. Moody will officiate. Pallbearers will be...
J. Emory Lindsey
Mar 12, 2011
Rev. J. Emory Lindsey, age 79, of Sandersville, died Saturday, March 12, 2011 at the Washington County Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, March 15th at 2:00pm at the First Church of the Nazarene with burial in the Brownwood Cemetery in Sandersville. Rev. Jim Dunn, Rev. Danny Thomas and Rev. Everett Foskey will officiate. Pallbearers...
Michael David Thigpen, Sr.
Mar 8, 2011
Mr. Michael David Thigpen, Sr., age 52, of 2939 Piney Mount Road in Tennille died Wednesday March 8 in the Washington County Regional Medical Center in Sandersville. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday March 11 in the New Hope United Methodist Church Cemetery near Davisboro. A service of celebration will be held at 2:00 P.M....
F. Donald Waller
Mar 8, 2011
Funeral services for F. Donald Waller of Cordele will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, March 10, 2011 at Cordele First United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at 4:00 p.m. in Brownwood Cemetery in Sandersville. The family will greet friends in the church sanctuary prior to the service from 10:00 until 11:00 a.m. Mr. Waller passed away from a...
Jessie Miller
Mar 7, 2011
Mrs. Jessie Miller, age 87, of 1471 Mayview Road, Sandersville, died March 7, 2011 at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, March 9, at the Sisters Baptist Church. Interment Services will be held at 4:00 P.M. in the Baldwin Memorial Gardens in Milledgeville. Rev. Burt Parker and Rev. Haywood Bass will officiate. Pallbearers will...
Frederick Chamlee Evans Jr.
Feb 26, 2011
Mr. Frederick Chamlee “Fred” Evans, Jr., age 68, of Bartow, died Saturday, February 26, 2011. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at 3:00pm at the Bartow Baptist Church in Bartow. The Rev. Paul Harris will officiate. Honorary pallbearers will be the Board of Directors of Queensborough National Bank & Trust Company, employees of Bryant’s...
Bernice Crabb Bussell
Feb 25, 2011
Mrs. Bernice Crabb Bussell, age 89, of 211 West Adams Street in Tennille died Friday morning, February 25, 2011, at the residence of her daughter in Kathleen. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, February 28, in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville with burial in the Zeta Cemetery in Tennille. Rev. Mark...
Mary Bessie Osborne Norris
Feb 24, 2011
Mrs. Mary Bessie Osborne Norris, age 83, of 11380 Highway 88 East in Davisboro died Thursday February 24, 2011 in the Jefferson County Hospital in Louisville. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Sunday, February 27, 2011, in the White Oak Methodist Church with burial in the Downs Baptist Church Cemetery. The Rev. Dewey Henderson will officiate and...
Dorothy Lee Glover
Feb 20, 2011
Mrs. Dorothy Lee Morris Glover, age 85, of Henderson , Tennessee died Saturday February 19 at the residence following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 12 Noon on Saturday February 26 in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville with burial in the Brownwood Cemetery in Sandersville. Mrs. Glover was born in Warthen ,...
