OBITUARIES
Helen Marie Roemer Thomas
Sep 7, 2011
Mrs. Helen Marie Roemer Thomas, age 94, of Linton died Wednesday morning, September 7, 2011, in an Augusta hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, September 10th, in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville. The Rev. Darell Young will officiate with burial in the Linton Community Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Thomas Ice, Dwayne...
Inez Franks Thiele
Sep 6, 2011
Mrs. Inez Franks Thiele, age 94, of 234 North Harris Street in Sandersville died Tuesday, September 6, 2011 in the Extended Care Facility in Sandersville following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday September 9th in the Sandersville United Methodist Church with burial in the Brownwood Cemetery in Sandersville. Rev. Jimmy Cason and Rev....
Eva Rawls Harrell
Sep 6, 2011
EVA RAWLS HARRELL 1935 – 2011 Mrs. Eva Leona Harrell, age 76, of 6345 Riley road in Cumming, Georgia died Tuesday September 6 at the residence of her daughter in Sandersville. A memorial service for Mrs. Harrell will be held at 5:00 P.M. Saturday September 17 in the Ingram Funeral Home Chapel in Cumming, Georgia Eva is best described...
Alberta Marshall Hale
Aug 23, 2011
Alberta Marshall Hale Athens Alberta Marshall Hale, 92, passed away Tuesday, August, 23 2011. A native of Oconee County, GA, Mrs. Hale was the daughter of Jimmy and Mamie Marshall and was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, John William Hale, a granddaughter, Amanda Hale, and brothers, Calvin Marshall and Jamie Marshall. She was a member...
James C. Carrington, Sr.
Aug 22, 2011
Mr. James C. Carrington, Sr., age 79, of 291 Anderson Lane in Sandersville died Monday August 22, 2011 at his residence following an extended illness. A memorial service for Mr. Carrington will be held at 3:00 P.M. Wednesday, August 24th, in the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Sandersville. The family will receive friends at the church from 2:00...
Venie Widener Davis
Aug 22, 2011
Mrs. Venie Widener Davis, age 83, of 441 Riddleville Road in Sandersville died Monday morning, August 22, 2011 in an Augusta hospital. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, August 24th, in the First Church of the Nazarene in Sandersville. Rev. Danny Thomas and Rev. Gary Mimbs will officiate with burial in the Washington County Memorial Gardens...
Mary Ann Sweat Giles
Aug 20, 2011
Ms. Mary Ann Giles, age 63, of Tennille died Saturday, August 20, 2011 following an extended illness. Graveside funeral services will be held on Monday, August 22nd at 2:00pm in the Zeta Cemetery in Tennille. Rev. Tim Powell will officiate. Ms. Giles was a native and lifelong resident of Washington County. She was a homemaker and beautician working at...
Harry Clayton Gilbert, Jr.
Aug 18, 2011
Mr. Harry Clayton Gilbert Jr., age 95, of Tennille, died Thursday, August 18, 2011 at the Washington County Regional Medical Center. Graveside funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 20th at 2:00pm at the Zeta Cemetery in Tennille with military honors. The Rev. Jeff Cook will officiate. Mr. Gilbert was a native of Washington County the son of...
Virginia Jones Bryan
Aug 16, 2011
Ms. Virginia Jones Bryan, age 89, of Macon died Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at the Grey Health and Rehab Center in Grey following an extended illness. Graveside funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 20th at 11:00 am at the White Oak Methodist Church Cemetery. Rev. Dewey Henderson will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour prior...
Verlon Eugene Josey
Aug 15, 2011
Mr. Verlon E. Josey, age 72, of Riddleville Rd., Sandersville, died Monday, August 15, 2011 at his residence following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, August 18th at 2:00pm at the Davisboro Baptist Church with burial in the Brownwood Cemetery in Sandersville. Rev. Larry Glover will officiate. Pallbearers will be Eugene Prosser, Gerald Meadows, Chris...
Hilda Mcdonald
Aug 6, 2011
Mrs. Hilda Lewis McDonald, age 85, of 307 West Church Street in Sandersville died Saturday August 6 at her residence. Graveside funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday August 9 in the Jackson’s Baptist Church Cemetery. The Rev. Billy King and Rev. Mike Jones will officiate. Mrs. McDonald was a native and lifelong resident of Washington County,...
Laverne Tanner Beal
Aug 5, 2011
Mrs. Laverne Tanner Beal, age 83, of 826 Jordan Mill Road in Sandersville died Friday, August 05, 2011 in the Extended Care Facility in Sandersville following a brief illness. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, August 8th, in the Sisters Baptist Church in Sandersville. Rev. Buford Tanner and Rev. Larry Glover will officiate with burial in...
Hazel Lanthrip Sanders
Aug 4, 2011
Mrs. Hazel Lanthrip Sanders, age 78, of Tennille died Thursday, August 4, 2011 in the Oconee Health Care following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, August 6th, in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville. The Rev. Bobby Williford will officiate with burial in the Zeta Cemetery in Tennille. Mrs. Sanders...
Marjorie Garner Parker
Aug 2, 2011
Mrs. Margie Parker, of 517 Lee Street, in Sandersville died Tuesday morning, August 2, 2011, in the Washington County Regional Medical Center in Sandersville. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, August 4th, in the First Baptist Church of Sandersville. Rev. Lee Lacey and Rev. Marlon Lastinger will officiate with burial in the Washington County Memorial Gardens....
Linda Mathis Yarbrough
Jul 27, 2011
Mrs. Linda Mathis Yarbrough, age 60, of Davisboro, died Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at her residence following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, July 30th at 2:00pm at Bethany Baptist Church with burial in the Church Cemetery. Rev. Brant Kennedy will officiate. Pallbearers will be Jody Mathis, Ken Holt, Allen Mathis, Clay Yarbrough, Jamie Yarbrough...
Lucious Jennings Strickland
Jul 17, 2011
Mr. Lucious Jennings Strickland, Jr., age 81, of 9358 Highway 242 in Riddleville died Sunday July 17, 2011 in the Heritage Inn of Sandersville following an extended illness. A memorial service will be held at the Piney Grove Free Will Baptist Church in Bristol, Georgia at a date and time to be announced. Mr. Strickland was a native of...
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....
