Local obituaries for May & Smith Funeral Directors

Jul 31, 2020

Mrs. Brigitte Hermann Warren, age 75, of Tennille died on Friday, July 31, 2020 in a Dublin hospital following an extended illness. A memorial service for Mrs. Warren will be held at a later date.

Mrs. Warren was a native of Breslau, Germany, the daughter of the late Hans Hermann and the late Heldegard Hermann.  She was...

Jul 30, 2020

God dispatched his Heavenly Angels at 2:00 a.m. on the morning of July 30, 2020 to usher home the beautiful soul of the Beloved Mrs. Patricia Sales Fluker Bryant at Augusta Medical Center in Augusta, GA, after a courageous battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. She was graciously favored by God to celebrate her 70th birthday on January 17, 2020....

Jul 30, 2020

Mr. David Robert Usry, age 63, of Sandersville, died Thursday, July 30, 2020 at University Hospital.  A funeral service celebrating David’s life will be held on Saturday, August 1 st at 10:00 a.m. at the Washington County High School football stadium following social distancing practices.  Reverend Gregg Usry and Reverend Dewey Henderson will officiate.

David was born...

Jul 30, 2020

Mr. Swain Ervin Wyatt, age 84, of Tennille, died on Thursday, July 30, 2020 at his residence following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Sunday, August 2 at Tennille Baptist Church following social distance practices. Reverend Brian Welch and Reverend Andy Yates will officiate.  Burial will be private.  A live stream of the funeral...

Jul 25, 2020

Ms. Bonnie Swint Smith, age 76, of Hill Lane, Sandersville, died Saturday, July 25, 2020 at her residence.  A graveside funeral service will be held on Tuesday, July 28 th at 11:00 a.m. in Washington County Memorial Gardens Cemetery.  Rev. Tripp Hodges will officiate.

Ms. Smith was born and raised in Baldwin County, the daughter of the...

Jul 25, 2020

On July 25 th , 2020, Douglas Sanford Combes stepped out of the fire and into Heaven with a new body.  He was born in Macon, Ga. And graduated from Willingham High School in Macon.  He served faithfully and honorably in the United States Army and went on to become an industrial electrician and a member of the International...

Jul 22, 2020

Mrs. Mary Ellen Powell Davis, age 85, of Sandersville, died Wednesday, July 22, 2020.  A funeral service will be held on Thursday, July 30 th at 11:00 a.m. at May and Smith Funeral Home chapel with Reverend M.D. Cabe officiating.  The family will greet friends following the service at the funeral home.

Mrs. Davis was born in...

Jul 22, 2020

Mrs. Martha Dukes Norris, age 90, of Wadley passed away Wednesday, July 22, 2020 following an extended illness.  A family only funeral service will be held at Bethesda Primitive Baptist Church in Wadley with burial in the Church Cemetery.  Elder Kenneth Brantley, Elder Lee Price and Elder Shannon Whipp will officiate. Pallbearers will be grandsons and great grandsons, Robert...

Jul 22, 2020

Barbara Cooke Weaver, age 68, of Powder Springs, Georgia passed away at her residence on Wednesday, July 22, 2020. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, July 31, in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville, with burial in Brownwood Cemetery, also in Sandersville. Reverend Stan Littleton will officiate.

Bobbie, as she was...

Jul 22, 2020

Wynell York Brantley, age 70, of Tennille died on Wednesday morning July 22 following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday July 24 in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel with burial in the Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery in Johnson County.  Rev. Hugh Baxter will officiate. Pallbearers will be Josh Williams, Dillon...

Jul 20, 2020

Mr. Mack Irwin Rogers, age 84, of Sandersville, died Monday, July 20, 2020.  A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, July 23 rd at May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Brownwood Cemetery with military honors.   Reverend Calvin Hatcher and Mr. Russell Brown will officiate.  Pallbearers will be Mike Rogers, Mack Rogers, Shane Lord,...

Jul 19, 2020

Mrs. Jo Anne Marshall of Moultrie, Georgia, formerly of Sandersville, passed away Sunday, July 19 at Pruitt Magnolia Manor Nursing Home.  She was two weeks shy of her 80 th birthday.  She was predeceased by her husband of 56 years, F. M. Marshall, her daughter Dawn, her parents and her aunts.

Jo Anne’s parents were Miriam Bedgood...

Jul 19, 2020

Mrs. Harriet Gilbert Jones, age 62, of Tennille, died on Sunday, July 19,2020 following a brief illness. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, July 23 at 11:00 A. M. at the Hitchcock Barn on Old Savannah Road. Burial will be private. Reverend Craige Foskey will officiate.

Mrs. Jones was a native of Jacksonville, Florida, but had...

Jul 16, 2020

Daniel Leon Jones, 66, of Warthen, GA peacefully exited this life on Thursday, July 16, 2020, after an extended illness. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 A.M., Saturday, July 18, 2020 at Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery following social distance practices. Reverend Tim Powell will officiate.

Danny was born in Sandersville, GA on June 17, 1954,...

Jul 16, 2020

Mr. John Franklin Barker, Jr., age 68, of Sandersville, died at his residence on Thursday, July 16, 2020 following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, July 19 at May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville.  Burial will be private. Reverend Andy Yates will officiate.

Mr. Barker was a native and...

Jul 10, 2020

Mr. Brian Keith Brantley, Sr., age 44, of Sandersville, died in Emanuel County. Funeral    services for Mr. Brantley will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, July 18 at May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville with burial in Davisboro Cemetery.  Reverend Fred Garrett will officiate.  Pallbearers will be Chris Mullis, Jesse Mullis, Jacob Mullis Aaron Mullis, Austin Mullis,...

Jul 7, 2020

Mrs. Juanita Vanessa Moore Waters, age 54, of Tennille, died on Tuesday, July 7, 2020 in Serenity Hospice following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, July 10 at May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville with burial in Brownwood Cemetery in Sandersville. Reverend Phillip Hightower will officiate. Pallbearers will be family members....

Jul 5, 2020

Sybil Maxine Reid Inglett, 81 years old, passed away at her home in Pigeon Forge, TN on Sunday, July 5, 2020 with her loving family by her side.

A private service for family will be held Wednesday, July 8, 2020, with no formal visitation. Rev. Chris Fuller will officiate. She was a member of Old Union Baptist...

Jul 4, 2020

William Clinton “Clint” Smith, age 71, of Richmond Street, Sandersville, died Saturday, July 4, 2020 at his residence following an extended illness. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, July 8th at 2:00 p.m. in May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel. Reverend Randall Smith and Reverend Jeff Cook will officiate. The family will greet friends following the funeral...

Jul 2, 2020

Mr. Robert L. “Bobby” Bussell, of King Road, Harrison, died Thursday, July 2, 2020.  A graveside funeral service will be held on Tuesday, July 7 th at 11:00 a.m. in Zeta Cemetery in Tennille with military honors.  Reverend Danny Thomas will officiate.

Mr. Bussell was a native and lifelong resident of Washington County the son of the...