OBITUARIES
Thelma Folsom Morris
Dec 4, 2020
Mrs. Thelma Folsom Morris, formerly of Forest Park, died Friday, December 4, 2020 following an extended illness. A graveside funeral service will be held on Thursday, December 10th at 2:00 p.m. at Pine Hill Methodist Church Cemetery in Washington County. Reverend Karen Fisher will officiate. The family will greet friends on Wednesday from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. in...
Thelma Jean Hall
Dec 1, 2020
Ms. Thelma Jean Jones Hall, age 89, of Sandersville died on December 1, 2020 at Heritage Inn. A private family memorial service will be held at a later date.
Ms. Hall, a native of Sandersville, was the daughter of the late Addison V. Jones and the late Thelma Peacock Jones. She worked as a beautician for many...
Mary Borum
Nov 28, 2020
Mary “Dollye” Ellen Glover Borum
Wrens, GA – In appreciation and love to God for the life of Mary “Dolly” Ellen Glover Borum, 83, loving wife of 65 years to Allen James Borum Jr., we give her rest from this world as she takes the hand of Jesus and He leads her into His...
Ted Lennard Veal
Nov 28, 2020
Mr. Ted Lennard Veal, age 77, died Saturday, November 28, 2020 following an extended illness. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, December 1st at 1:00 p.m. in May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in Deepstep UMC Cemetery. Reverend Danny Thomas and Reverend Alan Heath will officiate. Pallbearers will Michael Yates, Matthew Yates, Ryan...
Annette Osborne
Nov 27, 2020
Miss Annette Osborne, age 86, of Sandersville died on November 27, 2020 at Heritage Inn. A graveside service to celebrate Miss Osborne’s life will be held in Zeta Cemetery in Tennille, on Sunday, November 29, at 2:00 p.m. Reverend Fred Garrett will officiate.
Miss Osborne was born in Sandersville, the daughter of the late Mercer Osborne and...
David Samuel Phillips, Sr.
Nov 26, 2020
Mr. David Samuel Phillips Sr., age 73, of Sunhill-Grange Rd., Sandersville, passed away Thursday, November 26, 2020 at his residence. A graveside funeral service will be held on Monday, November 30th at 2:00 p.m. at Union Baptist Church Cemetery North of Warthen. Reverend Danny Thomas will officiate.
Mr. Phillips was a Washington County native, the son of...
Joe Barron
Nov 26, 2020
Mr. John Oscar "Joe" Barron, age 73, of Warthen, died Thursday, November 26, 2020 at his residence following an extended illness. A graveside funeral service celebrating his life will be held on Saturday, November 28th at 2:00 p.m. in Zeta Cemetery in Tennille. Reverend Danny Thomas and Reverend William Moody will officiate. Pallbearers will be Tommy Rachels, Jimmy Walton,...
Jason Hooks
Nov 24, 2020
Jason Hooks, age 41, of Tennille, passed away on Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at Serenity Hospice in Dublin following an extended illness. A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, November 25 at 11:00 a.m. at Zeta Cemetery in Tennille. Reverend Danny Thomas and Reverend Joe Crosby will officiate. The family ask that mask be worn, and social distancing...
Edna Palmer Bailey
Nov 22, 2020
Mrs. Edna Palmer Bailey, age 99, of Sandersville died on Sunday, November 22, 2020 at Heritage Inn of Sandersville following an extended illness. Graveside funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, November 25 at Brownwood Cemetery in Sandersville. Reverend Stan Littleton will officiate. The public may pay their respects on Tuesday from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m....
Sarah Frost Adams Frawley
Nov 20, 2020
Ms. Sarah Frost Adams Frawley passed away on November 20, 2020 at The Place at Pooler Nursing Home facility at the age of 96. She was born in Donovan, Georgia on November 11, 1924, as one of three sons and five daughters of the late Sidney Frost and the late Anna Lou Britt Frost. She had resided in Sandersville...
Sandra Meeks Proctor
Nov 20, 2020
Mrs. Sandra Meeks Proctor, age 67, of Swainsboro, died on Friday, November 20, 2020 at Serenity Hospice in Dublin. A memorial service for Mrs. Proctor will be held at a later date.
Mrs. Proctor was a native of Johnson County, Georgia, the daughter of the late Randolph Meeks and the late Gladys Beasley Meeks. She was preceded...
Robert "Bobby" Renfroe
Nov 19, 2020
Mr. Robert Neal “Bobby” Renfroe, age 68, of Sandersville, died on Thursday November 19, 2020 in the Charlie Norwood Veterans Hospital in Augusta. A private memorial service for family only will be held. The family will greet friends at May and Smith Funeral Home in Sandersville from 1:00 P.M. until 3:00 P.M. on Saturday, November 21. They ask that...
Jean Batson Smith
Nov 17, 2020
Jean Batson Smith, age 94, of Oconee, passed away on Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at Heritage inn Nursing Home in Sandersville. A graveside funeral service celebrating her life will be held on Friday, November 20 at 2:00 P.M. in Bay Springs Cemetery near Oconee. Reverend Johnny Anderson will officiate.
Mrs. Smith was born Jean Tunney Batson. She...
Kaye Odom Mcclendon
Nov 16, 2020
Mrs. Kaye Odom McClendon, age 69, of Sandersville, died Monday, November 16, 2020 at Washington County Regional Medical Center. A memorial service celebrating her life will be held on Wednesday, November 18th at 2:00 p.m. in May and Smith Funeral Home chapel following social distancing practices. Reverend Jason McClendon and Reverend Paul Harris will officiate. The family will receive...
Ernest Lee Kennedy, Jr.
Nov 14, 2020
Mr. Ernest Lee Kennedy Jr., age 60, formerly of Brooklet, passed away Saturday, November 14, 2020 following an extended illness. A graveside memorial service will be held on Saturday, November 21st at 11:00 a.m. at Westview Cemetery in Wrightsville with Reverend Ron Bracewell officiating.
Mr. Kennedy was born in New Orleans and reared in Buras LA., the...
Margaret Jones
Nov 11, 2020
Mrs. Margaret J. Jones, of Betty Street in Sandersville, died Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at Heritage Inn Nursing Home. A graveside funeral service celebrating her life will be held on Saturday, November 14th at 3:00 p.m. in Mt. Gilead Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. Elder Kenneth Brantley will officiate.
Mrs. Jones was born and reared in Washington County,...
Freddie Wayne Garrett
Nov 10, 2020
Freddie Wayne Garrett, Sr., 54, of Bluefield died Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington, KY. Born February 14, 1966, in Bluefield, he was the son of the late Issac Lawrence Garrett, Sr. and Hazel Irene Saunders Garrett. Freddie was an avid fisherman and loved spending time with his family. In addition to his...
Ruby Franklin Swint
Nov 10, 2020
Mrs. Ruby Franklin Swint, age 76, of Sandersville died on Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at Heritage Inn following an extended illness. Services will be private.
Mrs. Swint was a native of Johnas Ridge, North Carolina, the daughter of the late Gromer Franklin and the late Roxie Clark Franklin. She had resided in Sandersville for many years and...
Ida Brooks
Nov 8, 2020
Ms. Ida Williams Brooks, age 86, of Sandersville, died Sunday, November 8, 2020 at the Washington County Regional Medical Center. A mausoleum chapel committal service will be held on Wednesday, November 11th at 1:00 p.m. at Southland Cemetery in Lexington SC. Pastor Weston Williford will officiate. The family will receive friends on Tuesday from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m....
Franklin George Waters
Nov 6, 2020
Mr. Franklin George Waters, age 87, of Warthen, died on Friday, November 6 , 2020 at Heritage Inn following an extended illness. Graveside funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, November 8 in Brownwood Cemetery in Sandersville. Pastor Weston Williford will officiate.
Mr. Waters was a native and lifelong resident of Washington County, the son...
