Local obituaries for May & Smith Funeral Directors

Jan 9, 2020

Augusta, GA – Born January 9, 2020 at 23:42 weighing 6 pounds 8 ounces and 21 inches long in Augusta, GA. Our perfect angel baby was welcomed home into the arms of the Lord perfectly healed and healthy. At our most recent scan, they found very rare congenital heart anomalies that went undetected until his blood volume in utero increased....

Jan 5, 2020

Mrs. Edna Berrie Adams, age 82, of Sandersville, died Sunday, January 5, 2020 at her residence following an extended illness.  A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, January 8 th at 2:00 p.m. at May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel with burial in the Adams Family Cemetery.  Reverend Phil Winsett will officiate.  Pallbearers will be Charles Adams III,...

Jan 4, 2020

Mrs. Sybil Lorene Hayes Davis Ponder, age 86, of Sandersville died on Saturday morning January 4, 2020 at Heritage Inn following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, January 7, at 2:00 P.M. at May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville.  Reverend Bobby Williford will officiate.  Interment will be in Zeta Cemetery in Tennille.  Pallbearers...

Jan 1, 2020

Mrs. Ruby Adel Lord, age 98 of Tennille, died on Wednesday, January 1, 2020  at Heritage Inn of Sandersville.  Funeral services for Mrs. Lord will be held on Friday, January 3 at 2 pm at May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville.  Reverend Gary Mimbs will officiate.  Burial will be private in Zeta Cemetery. Mrs. Lord was a native...

Jan 1, 2020

Mr. Marvin W. Avant, age 90, of Sandersville, passed away on Wednesday, January 1, 2020 following an extended illness.  A funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, January 4 at May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville. Burial will be in Washington County Memorial Gardens.  Reverend John King will officiate. Pallbearers will be Wayne Bloodworth, Glen...

Dec 24, 2019

Mrs. Hazel Logue Jackson, age 81, of Harrison, died Tuesday, December 24, 2019 at Pine Pointe Hospice in Macon following an extended illness.   A funeral service will be held on Friday, December 27 th at 3:00 p.m. at Harrison Baptist Church with burial in the Church Cemetery.  Reverend Andy Carter and Reverend Nathan Adams will officiate.  The family will...

Dec 24, 2019

Mrs. Wydel Walters Palmer, age 96, passed away Tuesday, December 24, 2019 at the Extended Care Facility following an extended illness.  A funeral service will be held on Friday, December 27 th at 11:00 a.m. in May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Westview Cemetery in Wrightsville. Reverend Danny Thomas will officiate. Mrs. Palmers great grandsons will...

Dec 22, 2019

Mrs. Mary Alice Johnson Brantley, age 88, affectionately known as “Bill”, passed away Sunday, December 22, 2019 at Heritage Inn following an extended illness.  A funeral service will be held on Thursday, December 26 th at 2:00 p.m. at First Church of the Nazarene with burial in Poplar Springs Christian Church Cemetery.  Reverend Danny Thomas will officiate.  Pallbearers will...

Dec 3, 2019

Mr. Wendell Walter Tompkins Sr., age 91, of Sandersville, died Tuesday, December 03, 2019 at his residence following an extended illness.  A funeral service celebrating his life will be held on Thursday, December 5 th at 12 noon at Sandersville United Methodist Church.  Reverend Dr. Stan Littleton will officiate.   Pallbearers will be Sandy Mercer, Cliff Sheppard, Sonny Barksdale, John...

Dec 1, 2019

Mr. James W. “Jimmy” Miller, age 79, of Bartow, died Sunday, December 1, 2019 at his residence.   A graveside funeral service will be held on Thursday, December 5 th at 3:00 p.m. in Zeta Cemetery in Tennille.   Reverend Edward Salter will officiate.  The family will receive friends also on Thursday from 1:00p.m. until 2:30 p.m. at May and Smith...

Nov 28, 2019

Ms. Sally Mae Christopher Warren, age 81 of Stockbridge, passed away on Thursday, November 28, 2019. She was born in Madison Co., GA to the late Homer & Kate Aaron Christopher. Sally had a passion for decorating, as well as creating floral arrangements and cooking. Ms. Warren is survived by her children: George Christopher (Katherine E.) Powell of Cumming,...

Nov 28, 2019

Mr. John Ivey “Johnny” Durden III, age 61, died Thursday, November 28, 2019 at his residence.  A memorial service will be held on Sunday, December 1 st at 2:00 p.m. in May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel.  Reverend Bobby Williford will officiate.  The family will be at the Travis Durden residence on E. McCarty Street in Sandersville on Saturday...

Nov 19, 2019

Ms. Ruthie Marie Davie, age 70, of North Main Street, Tennille, died Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at her residence.  A family gathering will be held at a later date.

Ms. Davie was born in Howard NY., and she was a homemaker.  She is predeceased by her mother, Ruth Curtis Davie and her sister, Kathy Davie Smith.

Nov 11, 2019

In the early morning hours on Monday, November 11, 2019, Mrs. Beatrice Holton “Aunt Bea” Riddle, age 94 of Soperton, passed away peacefully at the Treutlen County Health and Rehabilitation Center.

Born in Treutlen County on December 22, 1924, she was the last living of ten children born to the late Rufus Holton Sr. and Mary Elizabeth...

Nov 10, 2019

James Perry “Jimmy C” Crismond, age 62, of Sandersville, died Sunday, November 10, 2019.   A memorial service to celebrate his life will be held on Wednesday, November 13 th at 11:00 a.m. at First Christian Church in Sandersville.  Reverend Cecil Cook will officiate.  The family will greet friends from 10:00 a.m. until the hour of service at the church....

Nov 9, 2019

Mr. Timothy Cole Maroney, age 61, of Tennille died on Saturday, November 9, 2019 at Washington County Regional Medical Center following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, November 12 at Sandersville Temple of Praise with burial in Zeta Cemetery in Tennille.  Reverend Wallace Smith will officiate.  Pallbearers will be William Josey, Keith Joiner,...

Nov 8, 2019

Richard Howard Burnette, age 83, passed away quietly at his home on Lake Laurel Rd in Milledgeville on Friday November 8. Richard was born November 20, 1935 in Buckeye Arizona to Thomas Howard Burnette and Ettie Mae Bristol . He was raised in “God’s Country” in Ray City GA as a young man joined the Air Force and was stationed...

Nov 7, 2019

Mrs. Ruth Bray Brown passed away at home in Statesboro, Georgia at the age of 86, on November 7th, after an extended illness. Mrs. Ruth Brown was born in Johnson County, Georgia, daughter of the late C. Ostelle Bray and the late Louise Young Bray. She attended Georgia Southern College where she graduated with her Bachelor’s degree in Education; she...

Nov 1, 2019

Mrs. Faye Anderson Lord, age 81, of Tennille died on Friday,  November 1, 2019 at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, November 3, at Piney Mount United Methodist Church near Tennille with burial in Piney Mount Church Cemetery.  Reverend Jimbo Dominey and Reverend Gary Griffin will officiate. Pallbearers will be Dustin Lord, Jon Daniel...

Nov 1, 2019

Mr. Lyman Haze Yates, age 84, of Jordan Mill Road, Sandersville, died Friday, November 1, 2019 following an extended illness.  A funeral service will be held on Monday, November 4 th , at 2:00 p.m. at Sisters Baptist Church with burial in Brownwood Cemetery.  Reverend Andy Yates, Reverend Brian Welch and Reverend Jason Loggins will officiate.  Pallbearers will be...