Local obituaries for May & Smith Funeral Directors

Apr 6, 2023

Mr. Ricky Brown, age 74 of Tennille passed away on Thursday, April 6, 2023, at a Macon area hospice following an extended illness. A graveside service to celebrate his life will be held on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, at Washington County Memorial Gardens with Reverend Danny Thomas officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:00 until the hour of...

Apr 5, 2023

Mrs. Phyllis Hall Stone, age 61 of Savannah, passed away on Wednesday, April 5, 2023. A funeral service to celebrate her life will be held on Monday, April 10, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at Mineral Springs Baptist Church in Warthen, with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Reverend Debbie Giles will officiate. The family will receive friends on...

Apr 2, 2023

Mr. Bruce E. Koontz, age 60, of Sandersville, formerly of Jacksonville, Florida passed away at his residence on Thursday, April 2, 2023.

Mr. Koontz was born in Victoria, Texas, the son of the late Billy Clinton Koontz and the late Carol June Walker Koontz. Bruce proudly served in the United States Airforce and was stationed in various...

Mar 31, 2023

Kimberly Ann Barksdale Tyson, 63, passed away on March 31, 2023. A celebration of life service will be held on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, at 11:00 am at Martha Bowman United Methodist Church. The family will greet friends and loved ones from 10:00 am until service time. Rev. Mark Magoni and Rev. Fran Magoni will officiate. Following the service,...

Mar 31, 2023

Mrs. Barbara Poole West, of Sandersville, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on Friday, March 31, 2023. Funeral services celebrating the life of Mrs. West will be held at 1:00 p.m., Monday, April 3, 2023, at First Baptist Church of Sandersville, with burial to follow in Brownwood Cemetery. Reverend Lee Lacey will officiate. Pallbearers will include Jamie Dickey, Ty...

Mar 31, 2023

Mrs. Reba L. Scott, age 98, of Riddleville passed away on Friday, March 31, 2023. A graveside service to celebrate her life will be held on Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. in Brownwood Cemetery in Sandersville. Reverend Jason Loggins will officiate. Pallbearers will be Jason Scott, Tommy Scott, Stanley Garner, Tony French, Wesley Sheppard, and Brian Curtiss....

Mar 29, 2023

Wilbur Lanier Jones, age 81, passed away March 29, 2023 at Heritage Inn of Sandersville from a long struggle with dementia and Alzheimer’s. A memorial service will be held Saturday, April 1, at 11:00 a.m. at Sisters Baptist Church with Reverends Jason Loggins and Burt Parker officiating. Honorary pallbearers will be Ben Amerson, J.B. Amerson, Mike Stanley, Mark Stanley,...

Mar 27, 2023

Mr. Walker Samuel “Sammy” Bussell, age 65 of Oconee passed away at Oconee Nursing Home on Monday, March 27, 2023, following an extended illness. A graveside service to celebrate his life was held on Thursday, March 30, 2023 at 11:00 p.m. at Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery in Warthen with Reverend Bobby Williford officiating.

Mr. Bussell was a...

Mar 25, 2023

Mr. Thomas Wade "Tommy" Rachels, age 76, of Burdett Street in Tennille passed away Saturday, March 25, 2023.  A funeral service to celebrate his life will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 28 th at May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Zeta Cemetery.  Reverend Mark Jones and Reverend Danny Thomas will officiate.  The family will...

Mar 21, 2023

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Mar 16, 2023

Mr. Larry Edgar Koehn, age 79, of Kittrell Creek Road in Sandersville passed away on Thursday, March 16, 2023 at his residence. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at Sandersville First Church of the Nazarene.  Reverend Joe Crosby and Reverend Danny Thomas will officiate.

Mr. Koehn was born in...

Mar 15, 2023

Dr. William F. "Billy" Duggan, age 69, of Wrens, passed away peacefully surrounded by family, Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at his residence.  A memorial service celebrating his life will be held on Saturday, March 18 th at 11:00 a.m. at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Warthen.   Reverends Larry Harmon, Brandon Key and Jim Duggan will officiate. The family will receive ...

Mar 12, 2023

Mr. Derek Stacer Kennedy, age 64 of Tennille, passed away at Doctor’s Hospital in Augusta following a brief illness. A funeral service to celebrate his life will be held on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel of May and Smith Funeral Home with burial in Zeta Cemetery in Tennille. Reverend Danny Thomas will officiate. Pallbearers...

Mar 12, 2023

Mr. John Wayne Wells, age 79 of Sparta, passed away on Sunday, March 12, 2023 at Baldwin Navient Hospital following a brief illness. A funeral service to celebrate his life will be held on Friday, March 17, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at Sparta Baptist Church, with burial to follow at Culverton Baptist Church Cemetery. Reverend Jerry Bradley, Reverend Alan...

Mar 11, 2023

Mrs. Jane Cummings Lawrence, age 85 of Walden Road in Sandersville, passed away at her residence on Saturday, March 11, 2023. A funeral service to celebrate her life will be held on Thursday, March 16, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel of May and Smith Funeral Home, with burial in Brownwood Cemetery. Reverend Jason Loggins will officiate. Pallbearers...

Mar 8, 2023

Mr. Cohen Archer, age 81, of Sandersville, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by family Wednesday, March 8, 2023.  A funeral service celebrating his life will be held on Saturday, March 11 th at 2:00 p.m. at Smyrna Baptist Church in Deepstep with burial in the Church Cemetery.  Reverend Jimmy Harris will officiate.  Serving as pallbearers will be...

Mar 5, 2023

Mr. William Wylie Avant Sr., age 84, passed away on Sunday, March 5, 2023.  A funeral service to celebrate his life will be held on Thursday, March 9 th at 11:00 a.m. at Deepstep Methodist Church with burial at 1:00 p.m. in Baldwin Memorial Gardens in Milledgeville.  Reverend Nathan Hodges will officiate.  Serving as pallbearers will be Mr. Avant's...

Mar 4, 2023

Mrs. Opal V. Haynes Rhodes, age 91, of Park Avenue, Sandersville, passed away peacefully surrounded by family Saturday, March 4, 2023 following an extended illness. A funeral service to celebrate her life will be held on Wednesday, March 8 th at 2:00 p.m. at May and Smith Funeral Home with burial in Brownwood Cemetery. Reverend Nathan Hodges and Reverend...

Mar 4, 2023

Catherine Brantley Adams, age 82, of Sandersville, Georgia passed to join her savior on Saturday, March 4, 2023 and in accordance with her wishes she was laid to rest in a private ceremony on Sunday, March 5, 2023.

Catherine was the daughter of the late Roy and Mable Brantley also of Sandersville and she was the middle...

Mar 3, 2023

Mrs. Ruby Virginia “Ginny” Lockhart Smith, 74, of Swainsboro, went to her heavenly home on Friday, March 3, 2023 at East Georgia Regional Medical Center in Statesboro following an extended illness. Mrs. Smith was born December 23, 1948 in Sandersville to William Henry Lockhart, Sr. and Mary Ellen Sheram Lockhart. She was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Alice...