Local obituaries for May & Smith Funeral Directors

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...

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,...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...