Local obituaries for May & Smith Funeral Directors

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...

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...

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....

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...

Nov 3, 2020

Baby Alaina Rose Swain and Baby Aliyah Raine Swain of Sandersville passed away on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 at Navicent Hospital in Macon. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, November 10 at May & Smith Funeral Home Chapel.  Pastor Weston Williford will officiate.

Survivors are their parents, Epharim Swain and Kayla Brown; sister,...

Nov 2, 2020

Mrs. Daphene Irene Martin, age 80, of Sandersville, passed away on November 2, 2020 at an Augusta hospital. A service to celebrate her life will be held Thursday, November 5, 2020 at 2:00P.M. at Kendall Heights Church of God in Sandersville with burial in Zeta Cemetery in Tennille.  Reverend Bobby Williford and Reverend Quint Shepherd will officiate. Her grandsons...

Nov 1, 2020

Mrs. Annette Glover Peavy, age 86, of Warthen, died Sunday, November 1, 2020.  A graveside service celebrating her life will be held on Tuesday, November 3rd at 2:00 p.m. at Union Baptist Church Cemetery north of Warthen.  Reverend Roy Smith and Mrs. Maura Peavy will officiate.  Serving as pallbearers will be Chris Vaden, Buddy Pulliam, Christopher Peavy and John...

Oct 28, 2020

Mrs. Lucille T. Layton, 89, of Garden City, passed away on Wednesday, October 28, 2020.

She was born in Washington County to the late Roy & Marie Lindsey Tanner.  She was a Christian and a member of the First Baptist Church of Port Wentworth.  She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother.  She was a retired self-employed...

Oct 27, 2020

Glenda Lord Cullens Yates, age 78, of Tennille, died on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at Tennille Retirement Home following an extended illness. Graveside funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, October 31 in Zeta Cemetery in Tennille. Reverend Mark Jones will officiate.

Mrs. Yates was a native of Washington County, the daughter of the late...

Oct 26, 2020

Betty Ruth Walker Garner won her battle with colon cancer on October 26, 2020. She was born on September 25, 1935 to the late Eugene and Ila Amerson Walker of Warthen, Georgia. She attended Warthen Elementary School, graduated from Sandersville High School and attended Mercer University. Besides her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Steve S. Garner, her...

Oct 25, 2020

Candis Julie Spivey, age 45, of Tennille, died on October 25, 2020 at Washington County Regional Medical Center. A family memorial service will take place at a later date in her hometown of Ozello, Florida.

Candis was born in Brooksville, Florida. She had many joys in life but none greater than her daughter Chloe, whom she was...

Oct 25, 2020

Allen Mountjoy, 71, of Eatonton, GA, passed away Sunday, October 25, 2020 at his residence in the presence of his family. Allen was born in Washington, D.C. on January 9, 1949. He was the son of the late Luther Allen Mountjoy and Kathleen Rankin Drummond. He graduated from Georgia Southwestern State University with a Bachelor of Business Administration. Allen...

Oct 25, 2020

Mrs. Kay Channell Hartley, age 64, of Tennille, died on Sunday October 25, 2020 in a local hospital following an extended illness. Graveside funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, October 28 at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church Cemetery. Reverend Jarrett Burch and Reverend Andy Yates will officiate.

Mrs. Hartley was a native and lifelong resident...

Oct 18, 2020

Mr. Carl Edward Wetteland, age 79, of Ashville NC died on Sunday, October 18, 2020 in Ashville. Graveside funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, October 23 in the Davisboro Cemetery.  Reverend Joe Cheeks will officiate.

Mr. Wetteland was a native of Sturbridge Massachusetts, the son of the late Sverre G. Wetteland and the late...

Oct 18, 2020

Mr. Larry Gene Veal, age 68, of Tennille died on Sunday, October 18, 2020 at Fairview Park Hospital in Dublin. Graveside funeral services for Mr. Veal will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, October 21 at Brownwood Cemetery in Sandersville. Reverend Allen Heath will officiate.  Pallbearers will be Matthew Yates, Michael Yates, John McDonald, Nathaniel Meadows, John Darity and...

Oct 18, 2020

Ms. Allie Brantley MacDonald, age 88, of Moye Drive in Sandersville, died Sunday, October 18, 2020 at her residence following an extended illness.  A graveside memorial service will be on Wednesday, October 21st at 2:00 p.m. in Zeta Cemetery in Tennille.  Reverend Lamar Brantley will officiate.

Ms. MacDonald, affectionately known as "Bill" to family and friends was...

Oct 17, 2020

Billy Tucker Marchman, age 90, passed peacefully in his sleep October 17, 2020 in Stone Mountain, Georgia where he resided with his devoted wife of seventy years, Carolyn Holmes Marchman. He is also survived by daughter Mary Lynn Marchman Weatherly (Thomas), son Lee Tarver Marchman (Grace), granddaughters Lauren Weatherly McDow (Randolph) and Camilla Emily Marchman, and grandson Francesco James...

Oct 17, 2020

Mr. Neil Franklin Fox of Sandersville died Saturday, October 17, 2020 on his 90th birthday at the Washington County Extended Care Facility following an extended illness.   A memorial service celebrating his life will be held on Saturday, November 14th at 1:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Sandersville.  Reverend Lee Lacey will officiate.  The family will receive friends...

Oct 11, 2020

David W. Cauble, 61, of Kennesaw passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 11th. He was born on June 30, 1959 in Charlotte, North Carolina to Richard D. Cauble & Jaynie Amerson Serrano. He was married to the love of his life, Sondra for the past 39 years. He graduated from Southern Tech in 1995 with a degree in Civil...

Oct 11, 2020

Mrs. Bonnie Ann Riner Chiurri, age 65, of Ridge Road in Sandersville, died Sunday, October 11, 2020 at her residence following an extended illness.  A graveside funeral service will be held on Wednesday, October 14th, at 11:00 a.m. in Brownwood Cemetery in Sandersville. Reverend Mike Jones will officiate.

Bonnie Ann was a native and lifelong resident of...