Local obituaries for May & Smith Funeral Directors

Jan 3, 2021

Mrs. Margaret Louise Wilson, age 80, of Sandersville, died on Sunday, January 3, 2021 in the Extended Care Facility following an extended illness. Graveside funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, January 6 at Westview Cemetery in Thomson, Georgia. Pastor Jackie Downs and Pastor Bobby Farmer will officiate.

Mrs. Wilson was a native of Lincoln...

Jan 2, 2021

Mrs. Frances Strickland Register, age 87, of Davisboro, died on Saturday, January 2, 2021 in an Augusta hospital following a brief illness. Graveside funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, January 5 in Davisboro Cemetery.

Mrs. Register was a native of Oglethorpe County, Georgia, the daughter of the late Noah Lovie Strickland and the late...

Jan 1, 2021

Earl Anthony (Tony) Davis, Jr., 80, of Atlanta passed away Friday, January 1, 2021. A native of Davisboro, GA, Tony excelled in High School football and, through the years, was a fan of football (Go Dawgs!). A professional jeweler, he had owned D&R Jewelry in Atlanta and, as an extension of his profession, was an avid treasure hunter. Tony...

Dec 28, 2020

Mr. William "Lil Bill" Reese Jackson, Jr., age 47, of Sandersville, died on Monday, December 28, 2020 at his residence.  Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, January 3 at White Oak Church with burial in White Oak Church Cemetery.  Reverend Melton Tyson and Mr. Alvin Rogers will officiate.  There will be a visitation at the church...

Dec 27, 2020

Mr. Charlie Trippi Yarbrough, age 73, of Davisboro, died Sunday, December 27, 2020 in an Augusta Hospital. A graveside funeral service celebrating his life will be held on Wednesday, December 30th at 2:00 p.m. in Davisboro Cemetery.  Mr. Joe Cheeks will officiate.  Friends may pay their respects on Tuesday from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. at May and Smith...

Dec 25, 2020

Mr. Michael Nathanael Corne, age 46, of Sandersville, died on Friday December 25, 2020 in an Augusta hospital following an extended illness. A memorial service for Mr. Corne will be held at a date to be announced later.

Mr. Corne was a born in Columbia, South Carolina.  He was the son of the late Eddie Franklin Corne,...

Dec 24, 2020

Reverend Elizabeth Williford, 87, of Sandersville passed away on Thursday, December 24, 2020 at her residence following an extended illness. A funeral service to celebrate her life and ministry will be held on Sunday, December 27, at 4:00 P.M. at Kendall Heights Church of God in Sandersville with interment following in Washington County Memorial Gardens. Reverend Bobby Williford, Reverend...

Dec 23, 2020

Mrs. Kathy Lord Carlson, age 60, of Sandersville, Georgia died on December 23, 2020, at her residence. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, December 27, at 2:00 P.M. in May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Brownwood Cemetery in Sandersville. Reverend Tony Mimbs will officiate.

Mrs. Carlson was a native of Washington County, Georgia,...

Dec 21, 2020

Infant Charlene Rose Morris died on December 21 in Dublin. She was the infant daughter of Chelsey Smith and Christian Morris. She is also survived by a sister, Hayden Ricks of Harrison, grandparents, Mary Smith and Thomas Wayne Smith of Harrison and an uncle, Charles Smith.

May and Smith Funeral Directors in Sandersville was in charge of...

Dec 21, 2020

Mrs. Genette Cordry Mimbs of Sandersville, GA passed away on Monday, December 21, 2020 at the age of 98. Genette, affectionately known as Mama Nette, was born in Johnson County, GA. She was the last of eight children of Irvin Augustus Cordry and Mattie Bell Cordry.

Genette was predeceased by her husband, John Sidney Simmons, Sr; her...

Dec 20, 2020

Mr. Henry Jack McCranie, Jr. , age 61, of Locust Grove, Georgia died on Sunday, December 20, 2020 at his residence. Graveside funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M., Wednesday, December 23, in Zeta Cemetery in Tennille.

Mr. McCranie was a native of Bibb County, Georgia, the son of the late Henry Jack “Happy” McCranie and...

Dec 20, 2020

Mr. Daniel Ray Morris, age 55, of Warthen, died Sunday, December 20, 2020 at his residence.  A family only graveside funeral service will be held at Pinehill Methodist Church Cemetery.   Rev. Stan Littleton will officiate.   The family will receive friends on Tuesday from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., using socially distancing practices, at the May and Smith Funeral Home in...

Dec 18, 2020

Mr. Walzine “Timmy” Russell III, age 49, of Harrison, died on Friday, December 18, 2020 at University Hospital in Augusta. Graveside funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, December 22, in Zeta Cemetery in Tennille.  Pastor Weston Williford will officiate.

Mr. Russell was a native of Orlando, Florida, the son of the late Walzine Russell...

Dec 18, 2020

Mrs. Ernestine Godfrey Hodges, age 88 of Oconee died on Friday, December 18, 2020, at Oconee Health and Rehab following an extended illness. A private graveside funeral service for family will be held on Sunday.

Mrs. Hodges was a native and lifelong resident of Washington County, the daughter of the late Ernest Correll Godfrey and the late...

Dec 18, 2020

Mr. Nick Sellars, age 63, of Deepstep, passed away on Friday, December 18, 2020 at Fairview Park Hospital in Dublin following an extended illness. A memorial service to celebrate Nick’s life will be held on Monday, December 21, at 2:00 P.M. in May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel. Reverend Dewayne French will officiate.

Mr. Sellars was born...

Dec 13, 2020

Mary Eva Smith Rowley died at her residence in Tennille on December 13,2020. Mary Eva, as she was affectionately known, was raised in Fort Gaines, Georgia. She was predeceased by her parents, Clinton Hudspeth Gay, Sr. and Mary Edna Foster Gay; her brother, Clinton Hudspeth Gay, Jr.; her husband, William B. Smith, Jr.; her second husband, George Rowley; her...

Dec 11, 2020

Shirley Jarrell Godin, 84, of Sandersville, GA, daughter of the late Ernest and Sylvia Webb Jarrell, went to be with the Lord on Friday, December 11, 2020. She was born in Sundial, W.Va., on August 24, 1936. She was a graduate of Concord College in Athens, WV with a degree in education. Shirley taught school in Chicago, Il and...

Dec 9, 2020

Mrs. Lavo H. Todd, of Augusta, age 93, entered into rest on December 9, 2020.  A graveside service will be held on Saturday, December 12th at 11:00 a.m. at Brownwood Cemetery in Sandersville. Reverend Lee Lacey will officiate.

Mrs. Todd was born to the late Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Brooks Hawkins in Washington County. Mrs. Todd was...

Dec 9, 2020

Mr. Jerry Retus Andrews, age 76, of Hwy. 68, Tennille, died Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at his residence.  A graveside funeral service celebrating Jerry's life will be held on Saturday, December 12th at 2:00 p.m. in Sisters Baptist Church Cemetery.  Reverend Jason Loggins and Reverend Stan Littleton will officiate.   The deacons of Sisters Baptist Church will serve as honorary...

Dec 4, 2020

Mr. Kenneth Eugene Young, age 87, of Sandersville died on Friday December 4, 2020 at Washington County Regional Medical Center. A memorial service for Mr. Young will be held at a later date.

Mr. Young was a native of Birmingham, Alabama, the son of the late Clovis Carl Young and the late Lillie Idella Cantrell Young.  He...