OBITUARIES
Charles Edward Sheppard
Aug 27, 2009
Mr. Charles Edward Sheppard, age 87, of Sandersville, died Thursday, August 27, 2009 at the Heritage Inn Nursing Home following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 29th at 3:00pm at the First Baptist Church of Sandersville with burial in Brownwood Cemetery. Rev. Lee Lacey and Rev. Marlon Lastinger will officiate. Mr. Sheppard’s grandsons will...
Wylie Watson Bloodworth
Aug 26, 2009
Mr. Wylie Watson Bloodworth, age 74, of 118 South Brown Street in Oconee died Wednesday August 26 in the Medical Center in Macon. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday August 29 in the Chapel of May and Smith Funeral Home in Sandersville with burial in the Bay Springs Cemetery in Oconee. The Rev. Mickey Umbehant and...
Larry Bee Avant
Aug 21, 2009
Mr. Larry Bee Avant, age 48, of Pine Needle Rd., Sandersville, died Friday, August 21, 2009 at the University Hospital in Augusta. Funeral services will be held on Monday, August 24th at 11:00am at the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church with burial in the Church Cemetery. Rev. Marlon Lastinger will officiate. Pallbearers will be Ricky Jackson, Randy Kirkland, Kerry Collins,...
Connie Dupree Etheridge
Aug 20, 2009
Mrs. Connie Dupree Etheridge, age 53, of Mayview Road in Sandersville, died Thursday, August 20, 2009. Graveside funeral services will be held on Sunday, August 23rd at 2:00 pm at the Zeta Cemetery in Tennille. Rev. Doretha Lowery and Mike Adams will officiate. Connie was born in Telfair County the daughter of the late Jerry Dupree and the late...
Lucy P. Baugus Smith
Aug 18, 2009
Mrs. Lucy P. Baugus Smith, age 96, of Warner Robins, formerly of Washington County, died Tuesday, August 18, 2009. Graveside funeral services will be held on Friday at 12 noon in the Harrison Cemetery in Harrison. Rev. Roy Smith will officiate. Mrs. Smith was the daughter of the late Arthur Eugene Baugus and the late Mary Etta Octavia Chapman...
Johnny Charles Ellis
Aug 16, 2009
Johnny Charles Ellis, age 57, of Hwy. 68 South, in Tennille, died Sunday, August 16, 2009 at the University Hospital in Augusta. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, August 18th at 11:00am at the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel. Jerry Lanier will officiate. Pallbearers will be Mandel Waters, Jamie McCoy, Joey Ellis, Ricky Ellis Jr., Don Barton,...
Lillian Shaw Lewis
Aug 15, 2009
Mrs. Lillian Shaw Lewis, 87, of Harrison, died Saturday, August 15, 2009. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, August 20th at 11:00am at the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel. Mrs. Lewis was born in Philadelphia PA. She was a retired house parent for the Church Farm School in Paoli PA. and was a member of the...
Jordan S. "Buddy" Williamson
Aug 11, 2009
Mr. Jordan Smith “Buddy” Williamson, Jr., age 63, of 6428 Heard’s Bridge Road in Bartow died Tuesday August 11 in the Medical Center in Macon. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday August 14 in the New Hope Methodist Church with burial in the Brownwood Cemetery in Sandersville. The Rev. Chad Watkins will officiate. Mr. Williamson was...
Barbara Ann Smith Boyd
Aug 9, 2009
Mrs. Barbara Ann Smith Boyd, age 76, of 799 Boyd Road in Tennille died Sunday August 9 at her residence following an extended illness. Graveside funeral services will be held at 11:30 A.M. Wednesday August 12 in the Zeta Cemetery in Tennille. The family will receive friends at May and Smith Funeral Home in Sandersville from 10:00 A.M. until...
Soloman Joseph Pittman
Aug 4, 2009
Mr. Soloman Joseph Pittman, age 87, of North Harris St. in Sandersville, died Tuesday, August 4, 2009 at his residence following an extended illness. A graveside memorial service will be held on Thursday, August 6, at 11:00am in the Washington County Memorial Gardens. Rev. Mark Carter will officiate. Mr. Pittman was a lifelong resident of Washington County the son...
Louis Andrew "Coconut" Chapman
Aug 3, 2009
Master Sgt. Louis Andrew “Coconut” Chapman Mr. Louis Andrew “Coconut” Chapman, age 91, of 2355 Adams Road in Sandersville died Monday August 3 in the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Friday August 7 in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville with burial in the Brownwood Cemetery...
Lanette Rachels Garrett
Aug 3, 2009
Mrs. Lanette Garrett, age 90, of Sandersville died Monday August 3 in the Extended Care Facility in Sandersville following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday August 5 in the Sisters Baptist Church in Sandersville. The Rev. Otis Andrews and Rev. Bert Parker will officiate with burial in the Brownwood Cemetery in Sandersville. Pallbearers...
Mary Alford Clark
Jul 28, 2009
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Alford Clark, age 86, of 714 Screven Street in Louisville died Tuesday morning July 28 at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Thursday July 30 in the First Baptist Church of Louisville with burial in the Louisville Cemetery. The Rev. Larry Montgomery and Dr. Don Samples will officiate. Pallbearers will be her...
Frank Welch
Jul 27, 2009
Mr. George Franklin “Frank” Welch, age 76, of 201 East McCarty Street in Sandersville died Monday morning July 27 in the Extended Care Facility. Graveside funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday July 29 in the Brownwood Cemetery in Sandersville. The Rev. William Moody will officiate. Mr. Welch was a native and life long resident of Washington...
Violet Louise Bivins Altman
Jul 21, 2009
Mrs. Violet Louise Bivins Altman, age 78, of Milledgeville, formerly of Davisboro, died Tuesday morning July 21 at her residence. Graveside funeral services will be held a t 2:00 P.M. Thursday July 23 at the White Oak Methodist Church Cemetery. The Rev. Dewey Henderson will officiate. Mrs. Altman was a native of Fannin County, Georgia, the daughter of the...
James William Brown
Jul 17, 2009
May & Smith Funeral Directors 1119 Riddleville Road (Hwy 242) P O Box 1016 Sandersville GA 31082 www.mayandsmithfuneraldirectors.com PHONE: 478-552-2501 FAX: 478-552-7471 Mr. James William Brown, age 80, of 918 Evergreen Drive in Sandersville died Friday morning July 17. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday July 19 in the First Baptist Church in Sandersville with burial...
Thomas Eugene Veal, Sr.
Jul 14, 2009
Mr. Thomas Eugene Veal, Sr. , age 90, of 108 Richmond Street in Sandersville died Tuesday morning July 14 in the Washington Regional Medical Center in Sandersville following a brief illness. Graveside funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.MN. Thursday July 16 in the Brownwood Cemetery in Sandersville. The Rev. Paul Melton and Rev. Dale Andrews will officiate....
Betty Jean Barlow
Jul 12, 2009
Betty Jean Barlow 3/19/1925 – 7/12/2009 Betty Jean Barlow, 83, died July 12, 2009 at the South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta, GA after a brief illness. She was born on March 19, 1925 in Cedar Falls Iowa, the daughter of Pater Paulsen and Dora Donaldson Frandsen. She was the beloved wife of the late Melvyn Howard Barlow, and...
Marjorie Dorman Willis
Jul 3, 2009
Mrs. Marjorie Dorman Willis, age 78, of Sandersville, died Friday, July 03, 2009 at the Washington County Extended Care Facility following an extended illness. A private memorial gathering will be held at a later date. Mrs. Willis was born in Macon the daughter of the late Earlie Dorman and the late Beatrice Kennington Dorman. Mrs. Willis worked as a...
Margaret Amerson Jones
Jul 3, 2009
Mrs. Margaret Amerson Jones, age 82, of E. McCarty Street in Sandersville, died Friday, July 3, 2009 at the Heritage Inn Nursing Home following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held on Monday, July 6th at 4:00pm at the Sisters Baptist Church with burial in the Church Cemetery. Rev. Marlon Lastinger and Rev. Burt Parker will officiate. Pallbearers...
