OBITUARIES
Donald "Donnie" Rex Smith
Jul 14, 2011
Mr. Donald “Donnie” Rex Smith, age 52, of 8673 Highway 242 in Riddleville died Thursday, July 14, 2011, in the Serenity Hospice in Dublin following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, July 17th, in the Riddleville Baptist Church with burial in the Riddleville Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Brandon Lindsey, Stacy Everett, Brian Moncus,...
David Wayne Masdon
Jul 12, 2011
Mr. David Wayne Masdon, age 41, of Roosevelt Highway in college Park, Georgia died at his residence. A memorial service celebrating his life will be held at 1:00 P.M. Saturday July 23 in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville. The Rev. Cindy Glover will officiate. Mr. Masdon was a native of Griffin Georgia. He was a...
Buford Boatright
Jul 11, 2011
Buford Boatright, 90, of Pompano Beach, FL, passed away Monday, July 11, 2011. Born and raised in Washington County, Georgia, Buford graduated from South Georgia College. He then began his 43-year career working for Southern Bell/ATT in Macon, Georgia where he met both of his beloved wives who predeceased him, Alicia Howard and Mildred Lassiter. During World War II...
Elroy Thomas Rachels
Jul 3, 2011
Mr. Elroy Thomas Rachels of Hamburg State Park Rd, Warthen, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, July 3, 2011 at the age of 88 surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, July 6th at 6:00pm at the Pine Hill United Methodist Church with burial in the Church Cemetery. Rev Jerry Bradley and Dr....
Eloise Byrd
Jun 21, 2011
Mrs. Eloise Byrd, age 84, of 505 Riddleville Road, Sandersville, died Tuesday morning, June 21, 2011 at the Heritage Inn Nursing Home of Sandersville. Funeral services will be held on Friday, June 24th, at 10:00 AM in the First Baptist Church of Sandersville with burial in the Brownwood Cemetery. The Rev. Lee Lacey will officiate. Pallbearers will be Eddie...
Louise Franks Newman
Jun 18, 2011
Mrs. Louise Franks Newman, age 96, of Sandersville, died Saturday June 18, 2011 at the Oconee Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, June 21st at 2:00pm at the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel with burial in the Brownwood Cemetery in Sandersville. Rev. Dale Andrews will officiate. Mrs. Newman was a native of Washington County the...
Kathryn Amerson Tanner
Jun 15, 2011
Kathryn Amerson Tanner, of Savannah, beloved wife of David Eugene Tanner, went to be with her Lord Wednesday morning, June 15, 2011. She was the daughter of Lilie Mae Amerson Burgamy and Cleon Adams Amerson. She loved her parents and was a wonderful daughter to them. She graduated from the Georgia State College for Women and taught elementary school...
Mary Frances Brett
Jun 11, 2011
Mrs. Mary Frances Brett, age 80, of Sandersville died Saturday, June 11th, 2011 in the Washington County Regional Medical Center following an extended illness. Graveside funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Tuesday, June 14th, in the Brownwood Cemetery in Sandersville. The Rev. Danny Thomas will officiate. Mrs. Brett was a native of Johnson County, the daughter of...
Bennie H. Wilson
Jun 10, 2011
Mr. Bennie H. Wilson, age 83, of 207 East Church Street in Sandersville died Friday in the Ogeechee Hospice House in Statesboro following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Sunday June 12 in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville. The Rev. Roy Smith will officiate with burial in the Zeta Cemetery...
William Giles Cummings
Jun 1, 2011
Mr. William Giles Cummings age 66 of Ellijay, GA., passed from this life on Wednesday, June 1st, 2011 from his residence. He was a member of Zion Christian Fellowship Church and the owner of Brenda’s Fine Foods in Hapeville, GA. Mr. Cummings was born July 6th, 1944 to his late parents James Richard and Johnnie Garrett Cumming in Sandersville,...
Nellie Shirey Herringdine
May 30, 2011
Mrs. Nellie Shirey Herringdine, age 89, originally of Washington County, Georgia died early Monday morning, May 30th (Memorial Day) at the Rainbow Retirement Home in Arnoldsville, Georgia near Athens after a short illness. She was the only child of the late William Benjamin Shirey and Bessie Jordan Shirey of Harrison, Georgia. Mrs. Herringdine was a retired public school teacher...
Mary Lillian Sanders
May 27, 2011
Mrs. Mary Lillian Flury Sanders, age 81, of Anderson, South Carolina, formerly of Washington County, died Friday May 27 in Anderson. Graveside funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Monday May 30 in the Washington County Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Sandersville. The Rev. Lamar Brantley will officiate. Mrs. Sanders was a native of Hancock County, Georgia, the daughter...
Mr. Henry Irwin “Spud” Bridges
May 25, 2011
Mr. Henry Irwin “Spud” Bridges, age 90, of 1737 Green Acres Drive in Vidalia died Wednesday night, May 25th at the Bethany Nursing Center in Vidalia after a short illness. Spud was retired as Assistant Postmaster from the United States Post Office in Sandersville and later as a bank officer with the Geo. D. Warthen Bank in Sandersville. He...
Rufus Hodges Hartley, Sr.
May 23, 2011
Mr. Rufus Hodges Hartley, Sr. age 84, of 7593 Old Savannah Road in Tennille died Monday, May 23rd, in the University Hospital in Augusta following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, May 24th, in the Mt. Moriah Baptist Church near Tennille with burial in the Mt. Moriah Baptist Church Cemetery. Pallbearers will be...
A.C. Tyson Jr.
May 22, 2011
Mr. A.C. Tyson Jr., age 86, formerly of Augusta, died Sunday, May 22, 2011 in Steubenville, OH under the love and care of his daughter Diane. Graveside funeral services will be held on Friday, May 27th at 2:00pm in the Zeta Cemetery in Tennille. Rev. Andy Yates will officiate. Honorary pallbearers will be Ronald Brett, Robbie Roberson, Tommy Willard,...
John Clifford Byrnes
May 21, 2011
Mr. John Clifford Byrnes, age 84, of E. McCarty St. in Sandersville, died Saturday, May 21, 2011 at his residence following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, May 24th at 2:00pm at the First Baptist Church in Sandersville with burial in the Washington County Memorial Gardens. Rev. Lee Lacey, Rev. Danny Thomas and Rev. Phil...
Roger Bone
May 16, 2011
Mr. Roger Bone passed away in Okmulgee, Oklahoma on May 15, 2011 at the age of 91. A Service to Celebrate his Life will be held at 11:00 A.M., Friday, May 20th, at the First Presbyterian Church of Okmulgee with Reverend J. Rodgers Spencer officiating. A Committal Service will be held at 3:00 P.M. Sunday, May 22nd, at the...
Martha Taylor Garrett
May 15, 2011
Mrs. Martha McNeely Taylor Garrett, age 95, of Davisboro, died Sunday morning, May 15, 2011 at her residence. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, May 17th, at 11:00am at the Davisboro Baptist Church with burial in the Davisboro City Cemetery. The Rev. Larry Glover will officiate. Pallbearers will be her nephews; Michael McNeely, Neil Sapp, Steve Sapp, Gary...
Alexander Weber
May 15, 2011
Mr. Alexander Weber, age 39, of 574 Flint River Estates in Roberta died Sunday May 15, 2011. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday May 18 in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville with burial in the Zeta Cemetery in Tennille. The Rev. Chris Minton will officiate. Mr. Weber was a native of Munich,...
Doris Olinda Ledbeter Conger
May 13, 2011
Mrs. Doris Olinda Ledbeter Conger, age 88, of Oconee, formerly of Jeffersonville, died Friday May 13, 2011. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, May 15th, in the May and Smith Funeral Home in Sandersville. Burial will be private. The Rev. Emory Anderson will officiate. Mrs.Conger was a native of Twiggs County, Georgia, the daughter of the...
