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Mary Jane Hattaway Stephens

Mary Jane Hattaway Stephens

Aug 31, 2010

Mrs. Mary Jane Hattaway Stephens, age 64, of Simpsonville, South Carolina died Tuesday, August 31, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, September 4, in the Mineral Springs Baptist Church near Hamburg with burial in the Mineral Springs Baptist Church cemetery. Survivors are her husband, Henry Stephens of Simpsonville, two sons, Robbie Stephens and...

Robert "Bob" Alton Ford Jr.

Robert "Bob" Alton Ford Jr.

Aug 30, 2010

Mr. Robert Alton “Bob” Ford Jr., age 48, of Sandersville died Monday August 30, 2010. Funeral services will be held on Thursday at 2:00pm at the Tennille Baptist Church with Rev. Darell Young and Rev. Mark Jones officiating. Graveside committal services will be held at 5:00pm at the Bethel Church Cemetery in Wilkinson County. Pallbearers will be Lee Strickland,...

Alex Gilmore "Cuz" Summerlin

Alex Gilmore "Cuz" Summerlin

Aug 25, 2010

Mr. Alex Gilmore Summerlin,“Cuz”, age 80, of Sandersville died on Wednesday August 25 in the Washington County Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, August 28, in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel with burial in the Brownwood Cemetery. The Rev. Darell Young will officiate. Mr. Summerlin was a native and life long...

Lucille Yates Morris

Lucille Yates Morris

Aug 10, 2010

Mrs. Lucille Yates Morris, age 71, of Tennille, died Tuesday, August 10, 2010. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 14th at 11:00am at the First Church of the Nazarene in Sandersville with burial in Zeta Cemetery in Tennille. Rev. Jim Dunn, Rev. Lamar Brantley and Rev. Danny Thomas will officiate. Pallbearers will be Artie Yates, Junior Yates,...

David Franklin Hawkins

David Franklin Hawkins

Aug 5, 2010

Mr. David Franklin Hawkins, age 45, of Sandersville died Thursday August 5 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday August 8 in the Bethlehem Baptist Church in Warthen. The Rev. Tim Powell and Rev. M. D. Cabe will officiate with burial in the Brownwood Cemetery in Sandersville. Mr. Hawkins was a native and life...

Gail Cheely Blue

Gail Cheely Blue

Aug 4, 2010

Mrs. Betty Gail Cheely Blue, age 50, of 1151 Lamars Creek Road in Sandersville died Wednesday morning August 4 in the Washington County Regional Medical Center in Sandersville. Graveside funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Saturday August 7 in the Washington County Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Sandersville. Mrs. Blue was a life long resident of Washington County,...

Johnny William Renfroe Jr.

Johnny William Renfroe Jr.

Jul 29, 2010

Mr. Johnny William Renfroe Jr., age 81, of Sandersville, died Thursday, July 29, 2010 at the Washington County Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, August 1st at 2:00pm at the Sisters Baptist Church with burial in Brownwood Cemetery in Sandersville. Rev. Burt Parker will officiate. Pallbearers will be Nick Renfroe, Ellis Renfroe, Hogan Renfroe, Rick...

Elton Vernon Raley

Elton Vernon Raley

Jul 18, 2010

Mr. Elton Vernon Raley, age 86, of 111 Walden Road in Sandersville died Sunday morning July 18 in the Washington County Regional Medical Center in Sandersville. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday July 20 in the First Baptist Church of Sandersville with burial in the Brownwood Cemetery in Sandersville. Mr. Raley was a native of Jefferson...

Walter Thomas Parker, Sr

Walter Thomas Parker, Sr

Jul 17, 2010

Mr. Walter Thomas Parker, Sr., age 83, of 607 Betty Street in Sandersville died Saturday July 17 in a Sandersville Hospital . Graveside funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday July 21 in the Washington County Memorial Gardens Cemetery . The Rev. Marlon Lastinger will officiate. Mr. Parker was a native and life long resident of Washington...

Larry Jay Lanthrip

Larry Jay Lanthrip

Jul 16, 2010

Mr. Larry Jay Lanthrip, age 62, of 51 South Anderson Drive in Sandersville died Friday morning July 16 in the Oconee Health Care following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday July 18 in the Kendall Heights Church of God. The Rev. Bobby Williford, Rev. Fred Garrett and Rev. Bobby Farmer will officiate with...

Helen Robinson Etheridge

Helen Robinson Etheridge

Jul 7, 2010

Mrs. Helen Robinson Etheridge, age 78, of Tennille, died Wednesday, July 07, 2010 at the Washington County Extended Care Facility. Funeral services will be held at 11:00am Friday, July 9th at the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel. Graveside committal services will be private. Rev. Mark Jones and Dr. Milton Dwelle will officiate. Mrs. Etheridge was a native of...

Melvin Cecil Quarles Jr.

Melvin Cecil Quarles Jr.

Jul 2, 2010

Mr. Melvin Cecil Quarles, Jr., age 81, of 310 Maurice Friedman Drive in Sandersville died Friday July 2 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Monday July 5 in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville with burial in the Washington County Memorial Gardens Cemetery. The Rev. Roy Smith will officiate. Pallbearers are...

Amaryllis Lord Burt

Amaryllis Lord Burt

Jul 2, 2010

Mrs. Amaryllis Lord Burt, age 81, of 576 North Oakley Drive in Columbus, Georgia died Friday morning July 2 in the Columbus Hospice House. Graveside funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday July 5 in the Zeta Cemetery in Tennille. The Rev. Roger Morris will officiate. Mrs. Burt was a native of Washington County, Georgia, the daughter...

Rev. Bert Lloyd Tapley

Rev. Bert Lloyd Tapley

Jun 30, 2010

Reverend Bert Lloyd Tapley, 89, of Columbus died Tuesday, June 30, 2010 at his home. Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 3, 2010 at 2:00pm at the Bethlehem Baptist Church in Warthen with burial in the Church Cemetery. Rev. Tim Powell and Rev. Vernon Jordan will officiate. Reverend Tapley was born October 12, 1920 in Blaine, Maine, the...

June Hutcheson Bussell Tompkins

June Hutcheson Bussell Tompkins

Jun 30, 2010

Mrs. June Hutcheson Bussell Tompkins, age 79, of Sandersville, died Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at the Washington County Extended Care Facility. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, July 3rd at 11:00am at the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel with burial in the Washington County Memorial Gardens. Rev. Griffin Thompson and Rev. Roger Holley will officiate. Pallbearers will...

Helen Louise Boatright Byrne

Helen Louise Boatright Byrne

Jun 28, 2010

Mrs. Helen Louise Boatright Byrne, age 86, of Tennille died Monday night June 28 in the Washington County Regional Medical Center in Sandersville. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Thursday July 1 in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville with burial in the Zeta Cemetery in Tennille Mrs. Byrne was a native and life...

Joe Brown Veal

Joe Brown Veal

Jun 27, 2010

Mr. Joe Brown Veal, age 77 of Tennille died Sunday morning June 27 in the Washington Regional Medical Center in Sandersville following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday June 29 in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville with burial in the West View Cemetery in Wrightsville. The Rev. Jack Key...

Ella Mary Hattaway

Ella Mary Hattaway

Jun 26, 2010

Mrs. Ella Mary Walker Hattaway, age 100, of Warthen died Saturday morning June 26 in the Extended Care Facility in Sandersville. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday June 28 in the Pine Hill United Methodist Church near Warthen with burial in the Pine Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery. The Rev. Don Black will officiate. Pallbearers will...

Mimi Albea Rogers

Mimi Albea Rogers

Jun 21, 2010

Mrs. Mimi Albea Rogers, age 36, of Sandersville, died Monday, June 21, 2010 in the University Hospital in Augusta. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, June 23rd at 11:00am at the First Baptist Church of Sandersville with services and burial at 4:00pm at the Danburg Baptist Church, near Washington. The Rev. Lee Lacey and Rev. Ficklen Guin will...

Lucille Renfroe Brooks

Lucille Renfroe Brooks

Jun 16, 2010

Mrs. Lucille Renfroe Brooks, age 90, of Davisboro, died Wednesday, June 16, 2010. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, June 19th at 2:00pm at the Davisboro United Methodist Church with burial in the Davisboro Cemetery. Rev. Chad Watkins and Rev. Carol Renfroe will officiate. Pallbearers will be Dewey Holton, Danny Brooks, Jeff Coleman, Mike Raughton, Angeli Brooks, and...

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