OBITUARIES
Judith Bedingfield Crawford
Jun 2, 2024
Judith (Bedingfield) Crawford, age 71, of Milledgeville, GA, went to be with her Lord and Savior on June 2, 2024. After a long battle with cancer, she passed away peacefully with her family by her side. Judy was born September 6, 1952, to the late Remus Judson Bedingfield, Sr. and his wife, Mary Lee (Johnson) Bedingfield in Washington County,...
James Boyd Christopher, Sr.
May 31, 2024
James Boyd (J.B.) Christopher, Sr, age 83, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, May 31, 2024 after a brief illness. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at Oconee Church of God in Oconee, GA. Visitation will be prior to the funeral from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm at...
George Traylor Sheftall
May 30, 2024
George Traylor Sheftall Augusta, GA - Mordecai George Traylor Sheftall died at age 90 on Thursday, May 30, 2024. He is survived by his beloved wife Louise Wimberly Kimsey Sheftall; his son, Dr. Mordecai George Sheftall (Keiko) of Hamamatsu, Japan; daughter, Amelia Wimberly Sheftall of Manhattan, NY; and grandchildren Levi Riku Sheftall, Benjamin Dan Sheftall and Hannah Louise Wilk....
Scott Alan Bardwell
May 30, 2024
Scott Alan Bardwell, age 57, passed away on Thursday, May 30, 2024. A family graveside memorial service will be held at Antioch Christian Church Cemetery, in Oconee, Georgia.
Scott was raised in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where he graduated high school and attended the University of Alabama, earning a Bachelor's degree in business. Later, Scott started a construction and...
Eva Dell Everett
May 28, 2024
Mrs. Eva Dell Tyson Everett, age 89 of Sandersville, died on Tuesday, May 28,2024 at Heritage Inn. Funeral services will be held on Friday, May 31, at 11:00 a.m., Deepstep Community Church, with burial in the church cemetery. Reverend Stan Ballew and Reverend Scott Ferguson will officiate. The family will receive friends on Thursday, May 30, 2024, from 5:00...
Gregory Arthur Brantley
May 28, 2024
Gregory "Greg" Arthur Brantley, age 46 of Sandersville, transitioned peacefully to his heavenly home on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, surrounded by his loving family. A funeral service celebrating his life will be held on Saturday, June 1st at 2:00 p.m. at First Church of the Nazarene in Sandersville, with burial in Washington County Memorial Gardens. Reverend Gary Mimbs and...
William "Bill" A. Kerrigan
May 26, 2024
Mr. William Arthur Kerrigan, Sr., “Bill”, age 65 of Sandersville, went home to be with Jesus on Sunday, May 26, 2024, following a courageous battle with cancer. A celebration of life service will be held on Saturday, July 20th, 2024, at 12:00 p.m. at May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends prior to the service...
Jimmy Lynn Brantley
May 22, 2024
Mr. Jimmy Lynn Brantley, age 80, of Layton Boyd Road, Harrison, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 22, 2024. A funeral service to celebrate his life will be held on Saturday, May 25, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at Mt. Gilead Primitive Baptist Church in Tennille, with interment following in the church cemetery. Elder Kenneth Brantley will officiate, and pallbearers...
Marlie J. Lanthrip, Jr.
May 21, 2024
Marlie J. Lanthrip, Jr., better known as Snooty, to all who knew and loved him, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. A funeral service to celebrate his life will be held on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. at Kendall Heights Church of God with Reverend Bobby Williford, Reverend Weston Williford,...
Catherine Hattaway Woods
May 19, 2024
Mrs. Catherine Hattaway Woods, age 93, of Warthen, passed away peacefully Sunday, May 19, 2024, following an extended illness. A graveside funeral service to celebrate her life will be held on Tuesday, May 21st at 11:00 a.m. in Pine Hill Methodist Church Cemetery, on Hamburg State Park Road north of Warthen. Reverend Stan Littleton will officiate. Mrs. Woods' family...
Robert Chaffe Cheely, Sr
May 18, 2024
Mr. Robert Chaffe Cheely, Sr., age 79, of Tennille passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by family, on Saturday, May 18, 2024. A funeral service celebrating his life will be held on Tuesday, May 21st at 3:00 p.m., at May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville, with burial in Zeta Cemetery in Tennille. Reverend Bobby Williford will...
Carolyn Durden Phillips
May 16, 2024
Mrs. Carolyn Durden Phillips, age 74, of Macon, passed away Thursday, May 16, 2024. A funeral service celebrating her life will be held Wednesday, May 22nd at 3:00 p.m. at the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Zeta Cemetery in Tennille. Pastors Jim Johnson and Corey Maurer will officiate. Pallbearers will be Tom Spath, Kendon McMurray,...
James A Mercer, Jr
May 14, 2024
James A. Mercer, Jr., was born in Sandersville, GA on the 1st of November 1936, and returned home to his Heavenly Father on 14th of May 2024.
He was the second child of Army Lt. James A. Mercer Sr and Lucille Barwick Mercer. His mother was tragically taken in an automobile accident when he was eight months...
Connie Lanthrip Usry
May 14, 2024
Mrs. Connie Lanthrip Usry, 73 of Archer Road in Sandersville, passed away peacefully at her residence on Tuesday, May 14, 2024. A funeral service to celebrate her life will be held on Friday, May 17, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. at Kendall Heights Church of God in Sandersville with Reverend Bobby Williford officiating. The family will receive friends on Thursday,...
Henry Milton Williams, Jr.
May 8, 2024
Mr. Henry Milton Williams Jr., age 93, of Sandersville passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, in assisted living Dalton, Georgia. A funeral service to celebrate his life will be held on Saturday, May 11th at 11:00 a.m. at Mt. Gilead Primitive Baptist Church with burial in the Church Cemetery. Elder Kenneth Brantley will officiate. David Brantley, George...
John Mark Prince
May 3, 2024
Mr. John Mark Prince, age 60, of Gibson, passed away at his residence on Friday, May 3, 2024. His family will celebrate his life with a private, graveside memorial service.
Mr. Prince was born in Sandersville, the son of the late Clyde Haywood Prince and Elizabeth Shurling Prince. Mark spent his working career in the kaolin industry,...
Christopher Alan Thomas
Apr 27, 2024
Christopher Alan Thomas, age 54, was born on June 23, 1969 and passed over the river to lay under the shades of the trees, on Saturday morning April 27th, 2024. A brief memorial service will be held on May 4th at 2pm, at Dreamland Farms, 485 Thompson Road, Sparta, Georgia. All friends and family are welcome to attend.
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Billy F. Duggan, Sr.
Apr 24, 2024
Mr. Billy Frank Duggan, Sr., age 92, of Betty Street, Sandersville, passed away on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. A funeral service to celebrate his life will be held on Sunday, April 28th at 3:00 p.m. in the Chapel at May and Smith Funeral Home, with burial in Washington County Memorial Gardens. Reverend Trip Hodges III will officiate. Mr. Duggan’s...
Jarad Elvis Mccoy
Apr 22, 2024
Mr. Jarad Elvis McCoy, age 37 of Warthen, passed away on Monday, April 22, 2024, at Atrium Health in Macon. A funeral service to celebrate his life will be held on Friday, April 26, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel at May and Smith Funeral Home with Reverend Dr. Tom Akins officiating along with family and friends sharing...
Stanley Jackson Brown
Apr 20, 2024
A funeral service for Stanley Jackson Brown 81, of Jacksonville, FL will be held in the chapel of George H. Hewell and Son Funeral Home, 4140 University Boulevard, South Jacksonville, FL 32216 with Pastor Lee Lacey officiating, on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at 11AM. Burial will follow at the Greenlawn Cemetery. A memorial service will also be held in...
