Local obituaries for May & Smith Funeral Directors

Jun 7, 2020

AIKEN, SC – HERSCHEL L. SMITH, JR., 85, beloved husband of Shelvie Hutchinson Smith, died suddenly Sunday, June 7, 2020 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers.

A native of Washington County, GA, Herschel was a son of the late Herschel L. Smith, Sr. and Okella Josey Smith. He worked as a welding inspector and retired from Pullman Power....

May 31, 2020

Casey Dalton Gee, age 25, of Milledgeville died suddenly Sunday, May 31, 2020. A memorial service celebrating his life will be held on Saturday, June 6th at 11:00 a.m. in May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel with a committal service following in Zeta Cemetery in Tennille. Reverend Beverly Davis will officiate.

Casey was born in Habersham County....

May 28, 2020

Mr. John Melson Grice, Sr., age 80, of Sandersville, died on Thursday, May 28, 2020 at his residence following an extended illness. Graveside funeral services will be held on Sunday, May 31 at 2:00 P.M. in Zeta Cemetery in Tennille following social distancing practices. Reverend Brian Welch will officiate.

Friends may pay their respects on Saturday from...

May 28, 2020

Mr. George Thomas “Tommy” Walker Jr. died on Thursday, May 28, 2020 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Hiawassee, Georgia.

Mr. Walker, a native of Sandersville, was the son of the late George Thomas Walker, Sr. and Virginia Jackson Walker. He was predeceased by his brother Alexander “Alec” Smith Walker and his beloved son, George...

May 27, 2020

Mrs. Rubye Cox Pittman, age 87, of Lakeside Drive, Milledgeville, died Wednesday, May 27, 2020 following a brief illness.  A graveside funeral service celebrating her life will be held on Saturday, May 30 th at 4:00 p.m.  in the Davisboro Cemetery in Davisboro with Reverend Mac Enfinger and Reverend Dr. Jay Hodges officiating.   The Pittman family will receive friend...

May 25, 2020

Mr. Jason Turner, age 49, of Nevils, died Monday, May 25, 2020 in Memorial Hosptial in Savannah following a brief illness. A public graveside funeral service will be held on Thursday, May 28th at 2:00 p.m. in Zeta Cemetery in Tennille following social distancing practices. Reverend Danny Thomas will officiate. Friends may pay their respects on Wednesday from 2:00...

May 25, 2020

Mr. Phillip Lamar Stephens, age 78, of Sandersville, died on Monday, May 25, 2020 following an extended illness. A graveside funeral service will be held 11:00 A.M. Thursday, May 28 at Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery on County Line Road following social distancing practices. Reverend Tony Mimbs will officiate. Friends may pay their respects on Wednesday from 2:00 p.m. until...

May 24, 2020

Mrs. Adrienne Hansen Buckholts, age 77, of Tennille died on Sunday, May 24, 2020 at her residence. A family memorial service for Mrs. Buckholts will be held on Saturday June 6 at the residence, 1455 Wommack-Brantley Road in Tennille.

Mrs. Buckholts was born in Miami Florida, the daughter of the late Arthur Hansen.  She was the wife...

May 21, 2020

Mrs. Ruth Josey, age 85, of Tennille died on Thursday, May 21, 2020 at Washington County Regional Medical Center. A graveside funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, May 24 in Washington County Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Reverend Danny Thomas will officiate.

Mrs. Josey was a native of Johnson County, Georgia, the daughter of the late...

May 20, 2020

Mr. Herbert Eugene “Hub” Dent, age 81, of Sandersville, died Wednesday, May 20, 2020 following an extended illness.  A public funeral service will be held outdoors at the Hitchcock Barn on Old Savannah Road on Saturday, May 23 rd at 11:00 a.m. following social distancing practices.  Reverends, Jason Loggins, Fred Morrison, and Burt Parker will officiate.  A family only...

May 18, 2020

Glenda Knight Harrell passed away in Fairfax, VA on May 18, 2020 from complications of a brain tumor. Never to be forgotten by her loving, caring way for others as well as her great wit and humor.  A service to celebrate her life will be held on Sunday, June 21, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. at Tennille Baptist Church. Everyone...

May 18, 2020

Mrs. Mary Nancy Elton Henry, 88, of Hawkinsville, Ga. passed away Monday, May 18, 2020 at Taylor Regional Hospital in Hawkinsville. Due to current government restrictions, a graveside memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 23, 2020 in Orange Hill Cemetery with Dr. Don McClung officiating. Mrs. Henry was a native of Washington County, Ga. and a...

May 12, 2020

Mrs. Susan Pauline Knowles Porter, age 49, of Sandersville died on Tuesday May 12, 2020. A memorial service for Mrs. Porter will be held at a later date.

Mrs. Porter was a native and lifelong resident of Washington county, the daughter of the late Tommy Knowles and the late Shirley Jones Knowles. She was a homemaker.

May 12, 2020

Mrs. Ruth Norris Jackson, age 86, of Warthen, formerly of Riddleville, quietly passed away on May 12 after an extended illness. A private graveside service for family only will be held in New Bethel Church Cemetery. Reverend M. D. Cabe and Reverend Danny Thomas will officiate.

Friends my pay their respects on Thursday from 2:00 p.m. unitl...

May 12, 2020

Mr. Terry Gene “Mr. T” Hall, Jr., age 41, of Oconee died on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at his residence following an extended illness. A graveside funeral service for family only will be held at Bay Springs Cemetery near Oconee. Reverend Andy Yates will officiate.

Mr. Hall had resided in Washington County all his life and was...

May 11, 2020

Mrs. Mable Hodges Sheppard, age 94 of Oconee died on Monday, May 11, 2020 at the Washington County Extended Care Facility after a lengthy illness. An immediate family only graveside funeral service will be held at Zeta Cemetery in Tennille, Georgia.

Mrs. Sheppard was born in Washington County, Georgia, on February 8, 1926 and was the daughter...

May 6, 2020

Mary Winifred Davis Stanley, age 100, of Brookhaven, and formerly of Tennille, died on Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at her residence. A graveside service to honor her life will be held in Zeta Cemetery in Tennille, Georgia.

Ms. Stanley was the daughter of the late Edwin Luther Davis and the late Ethel Ellington. She was the wife...

May 5, 2020

Mr. Willard R. Jordan, age 92, formerly of E. McCarty Street in Sandersville, died Tuesday, May 05, 2020 at Tennille Retirement Home. A graveside funeral service will be held on Thursday, May 7th at 2:00 p.m. in the Washington County Memorial Gardens Cemetery observing social distancing practices. Reverend Ron Dixon will officiate, and military honors will be bestowed. Friends...

May 1, 2020

Mrs. Sarajayne Garner Beck, of Lakeview Drive in Milledgeville, Georgia, died Friday, May 1, 2020.  A private graveside funeral service will be held in Brownwood Cemetery in Sandersville.

Mrs. Beck was born in Sandersville, the daughter of the late Luther Garner and the late Sara Rainwater Garner.  She spent most of her working career in the Insurance...

Apr 30, 2020

Mrs. Bertie Nunn Cooke, age 91, of Dublin, Georgia, formerly of Tennille, died on Thursday, April 30, 2020 at her daughter’s residence in Dublin.

Private graveside funeral services for Mrs. Cooke will be held in the Zeta Cemetery in Tennille. Mr. Jamie Carrington will officiate.

Mrs. Cooke was a native of West Virginia, the daughter...