Local obituaries for May & Smith Funeral Directors

Dec 23, 2023

Graveside services for Thurman Lucian “T.L.” Pope, Jr., age 76, will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, December 26, 2023, in Westview Cemetery with Rev. Andy Yates officiating.

Mr. Pope was born on January 1, 1947, in Wrightsville, Georgia and was a member of Brown Memorial Baptist Church. He retired from Imerys Clays Inc. He was preceded...

Dec 18, 2023

Terri Lynn Veal Tanner, age 54, passed away Monday, December 18, 2023. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 30th at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Linton, Georgia.

Mrs. Tanner was born in Sandersville, Georgia on August 3, 1969. She was a graduate of Washington County High School, She served in the United States Army....

Dec 17, 2023

Susan Thompson Ross, age 64, of Davisboro, passed away Sunday, December 17, 2023 following a brief illness.  Susan's family will receive friends as her residence on Old Davisboro Road, Davisboro, on Tuesday December 19th from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.

Susan was born in Swainsboro and reared in Bartow, the daughter of the late Hugh Dorsey Thompson...

Dec 16, 2023

Mr. Gary Taft Mercer, age 72, of Sandersville, passed away Saturday, December 16, 2023 following an extended illness.  A funeral service celebrating his life will be held on Wednesday, December 20th at 2:00 p.m. at May and Smith Funeral Home in Sandersville with military honors. The Mercer family will receive friends from 1:00 p.m. until the hour of service.  ...

Dec 16, 2023

Mrs. Jeanette Kitchens Taylor, age 79, of Harmony Church Road, Sandersville, passed away on Saturday, December 16, 2023, at her residence following an extended illness. A graveside service to celebrate her life will be held on Tuesday, December 19, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. in Bay Springs Cemetery, in Oconee. Jerrod Courbat, Joey Kitchens, Jimmy Purser, and Chris Lanthrip will...

Dec 13, 2023

Mrs. Eileen Catlin Dyer, age 84 of Tanley Street, Sandersville, Georgia, formerly of Fort Gratiot Township, Michigan, passed away at her residence on December 13, 2023. A funeral and burial will take place in Rochester, Michigan.

Mrs. Dyer was born in Milford, Michigan on February 22, 1939, the daughter of the late Chester Catlin and the late...

Dec 12, 2023

Aimee Marie Anderson, age 61, of Sandersville, formerly of Jonesbourgh, TN., passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Tuesday, December 12, 2023 after a courageous battle with cancer.  A funeral service to celebrate her life will be held on Saturday, December 16th at 2:00 p.m. at May and Smith Funeral Home in Sandersville with burial in Brownwood Cemetery.   The...

Dec 11, 2023

Mrs. Deborah Floyd Nutt, age 72, of Tennille Georgia, passed away on Monday, December 11, 2023.  A graveside funeral service celebrating her life will be held on Thursday, December 14th at 1:00 p.m. in Sherwood Memorial Park Cemetery in Jonesboro Georgia.  Reverend Winfred Nutt will officiate.  Her family will receive friends on Wednesday from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m....

Dec 10, 2023

Mr. Brandon Vance Perkins, age 48, of Sandersville died at his residence on December 10, 2023.  A memorial service will be held at a later date.

He was born in Bibb County, Georgia and had lived in Sandersville for some years.  Brandon enjoyed reading especially about Indians and the Civil War.  He was an avid Georgia Bulldogs,...

Dec 8, 2023

Nola Mae Channell Ennis, 91, of Tennille died peacefully surrounded by her family on Friday, December 8, 2023 at Washington Regional Medical Center.

Nola Mae, the fourth of ten children, was born on a farm in Tennille and raised with a hard work ethic and a love for the land. She met her husband Charles in Atlanta...

Dec 6, 2023

Mr. Jimmy Crooms, age 76, of McDaniel Drive in Sandersville, passed away Wednesday, December 6, 2023, at his residence.  A graveside memorial service celebrating his life will be held on Wednesday, December 13th at 11:00 a.m. in Brownwood Cemetery in Sandersville.   Reverend Bobby Williford will officiate.

Jimmy was born in Milledgeville, the son...

Dec 6, 2023

Mr. Chester Dwight “Ike” Boyd, age 71 of Tennille, passed away at his residence on Wednesday, December 6, 2023. A funeral service to celebrate his life will be held on Sunday, December 10, 2023, at 3:00 p.m. in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel, with family offering remarks of remembrance. Interment will follow the service in Washington County...

Dec 5, 2023

Mr. Jack H. Shurling, of Old Savannah Road, Tennille, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 5, 2023, following an extended illness.  A funeral service celebrating his life will be held on Friday, December 8th at 2:00 p.m. at Piney Mount United Methodist Church, with burial in the church cemetery, with masonic rites. Reverend Gary Griffin and Reverend Mike Bankston...

Dec 2, 2023

Mr. Burell Calvin Rogers, age 84, of Wadley, Georgia, passed away at his residence, with his daughter and son by his side, Saturday, December 2, 2023.

Burell was born on April 4, 1939, in Orlando, Florida, to the late Owen C. and Lillie Gibson Rogers, as the second oldest of six children.  He started working...

Dec 2, 2023

Mrs. Ellen Turner Askew, age 79, of Tennille passed away Saturday, December 2, 2023, at Washington County Regional Medical Center.   A graveside funeral service to celebrate her life will be held on Tuesday, December 5th at 1:00 p.m. in Zeta Cemetery in Tennille.  Reverend Danny Thomas will officiate. The family will greet friends following the service at graveside.

Dec 1, 2023

Mr. Theron Lane, age 80, of Bartow-Dublin Road, Wrightsville, passed away on Friday, December 1, 2023, following an extended illness.  A memorial service to celebrate his life will be held on Monday, December 4th at 2:00 p.m. at Sandersville First Church of the Nazarene. Reverend Danny Thomas and Reverend Joe Crosby will officiate. Mr. Lane's family will greet friends...

Nov 27, 2023

Mrs. Mary Helen Miller Dukes, age 92, of Wadley, passed away at her residence on Monday, November 27, 2023.  A graveside funeral service to celebrate her life will be held on Thursday, November 30th at 11:00 a.m. at Bethesda Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Wadley.  Elder Kenneth Brantley and Elder Will Martin will officiate.

Mrs. Dukes was...

Nov 22, 2023

Funeral services for Betty Mae Smith Page, age 91, will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, November 27, 2023, in the Richard N. Stanley Jr. Memorial Chapel of Stanley Funeral Home and Crematory with burial to follow in Westview Cemetery. Rev. Danny Thomas and Rev. Bobby Williford will officiate

Mrs. Page was born on December 15,...

Nov 18, 2023

Frank C. Moye, age 80, of Sandersville,  passed away Saturday, November 18, 2023, following an extended illness. A memorial service to celebrate his life will be held on Tuesday, November 21, 2023  at 11:00 a.m. at Sandersville United Methodist Church.  Reverend Dr. Stan Littleton will officiate.  Mr. Moye's family will greet friends following the memorial service in Heritage Hall...

Nov 16, 2023

Ronda C. Cook

Evans, GA – Entered into rest on Thursday, November 16, 2023, Ronda Crosby Cook, 64.

Ronda was a member of Redeemer Church. She was a Sunday School teacher for 3 and 4 year olds for over a decade. Ronda played Women's Softball for USC Aiken. Her career included working as an account...