Local obituaries for May & Smith Funeral Directors

Aug 31, 2019

Taylor funeral home of Gibson announces the death and funeral services of Mr. Wayne Norris, age 70 of Bastonville Road Gibson who died Saturday morning August 31, 2019 at his residence. Graveside services will be held 1:00 PM Monday September 2, 2019 in the Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Madison Bolton, Eddie Marsh, Troy Hadden, Michael...

Aug 29, 2019

Mr. James Henry Goodman Jr., age 72, of Sandersville, died Thursday, August 29, 2019 following an extended illness.   A funeral service will be held Saturday, August 31 st , at 2:00 p.m. at Sandersville United Methodist Church with burial in Brownwood Cemetery.  Reverend Dr. Stan Littleton, Reverend Don Youmans and Reverend Roger Holly will officiate.  Pallbearers will be Randy...

Aug 29, 2019

Imogene Keyton Chambers age 84, passed away Thursday, August 29, 2019. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, September 1st at the chapel of Moores Funeral Home with Rev. Roy Crowe officiating. Burial will follow at Washington Memorial Gardens.

Mrs. Chambers was a native of Johnson County and had made her home in Milledgeville. She was...

Aug 28, 2019

Destani Ann Redding of Tennille died on Wednesday August 28, 2019 at the Washington County Regional Medical Center.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Saturday at May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville with burial in the Sisters Baptist Church Cemetery.  Rev. Danny Thomas will officiate.

Survivors are Tara Lindsey, Robbie Lindsey,...

Aug 26, 2019

Mr. Murphy Eugene Martin, age 88, of Sandersville, died on Monday, August 26, 2019 following an extended illness.  Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, August 27 at 2:00 P.M. at Kendall Heights Church of God with burial in Zeta Cemetery in Tennille. Reverend Quint Shepherd and Reverend Bobby Williford will officiate.  Pallbearers will be Brent Williford, Craig Williford,...

Aug 26, 2019

Mrs. Catherine Lindsey Leverett, age 85, of Sandersville, died Monday, August 26, 2019, at Heritage Inn following an extended illness.  A graveside funeral service will be held on Thursday, August 29 th at 2:00 p.m. in Washington County Memorial Gardens Cemetery with Reverend Danny Thomas officiating.  The family will receive friends also on Thursday from 11:00 a.m. until noon...

Aug 21, 2019

Minister Marlon E. Lastinger, age 83, of Sandersville, died Wednesday, August 21, 2019.   A memorial service will be held on Sunday, August 25 th at 2:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Sandersville.  Reverend David Self will officiate.  A visitation will be held on Saturday, August 24 th at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church on Linton Road starting at 2:00...

Aug 17, 2019

Mr. Leo Wheeler, age 80, of Sparta entered into heavenly rest on Saturday August 17, 2019 in a Macon hospital following a brief illness. A celebration of his life will be held at 1:00 P.M. Thursday August 22 at Archer Grove Baptist Church in Hancock County with burial in the church cemetery.

Mr. Wheeler was the son...

Aug 13, 2019

Mr. David Lamar Blue, age 68, of Tennille, died on Tuesday, August 13,2019, following a brief illness. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, August 16 at May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville with burial in Zeta Cemetery in Tennille.  Reverend Danny Thomas will officiate. Pallbearers will be Stanley Barfield, Keith Andrews, Dean Lindsey, James...

Aug 10, 2019

Tennille, Washington County and Georgia mourns the loss of one of its most admired citizens, Thomas H. Smith, the Sheriff of Washington County, Georgia. Thomas died Saturday, August 10, 2019 at his residence in Tennille. Thomas was born to Charles Vestus Smith Sr. and Elizabeth Canty Allen Smith on October 5, 1960.

Thomas initiated his career as...

Aug 5, 2019

William Cleave “Bill” Miller of Orlando, Florida, entered into eternal rest after a brief illness on August 5, 2019. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, August 17th at 11:00 a.m. at May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel.  Elder Kenneth Brantley will officiate.  The family will receive friends prior to the service at 10:00 a.m.

Bill...

Aug 2, 2019

Mrs. Frances Thigpen Stone, age 78, of Davisboro, died on Friday, August 2, 2019, in an Augusta hospital.  Funeral services for Mrs. Stone will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, August 5 at New Hope United Methodist Church near Davisboro with burial in the church cemetery.  Reverend Ron Dixon will officiate.  Pallbearers will be Steven Thigpen, Mike Martin, Jonathan...

Aug 1, 2019

Mrs. Rita June Strickland of Wrightsville, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, August 1, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. She was 74 years old. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, August 8, at 11:00a.m. at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church with burial to follow at the church cemetery per her wishes.

Rita was born June 18,...

Jul 25, 2019

Mrs. Pearl Louise Vanbrackle Woodcock, 83, passed away on Thursday, July 25, 2019.  Funeral services will be conducted at 11 AM on Saturday, July 27, 2019 in the Chapel of Williams Funeral Home of Milledgeville with Bishop Wilse Davis and Rev. Milton Collins.  Interment will follow in Heritage Memorial Park.

The family will...

Jul 23, 2019

Mr. Marion Wayne Edge, age 66 of Sandersville, died on Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at Washington County Regional Medical Center.  A memorial service for Mr. Edge will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, July 26 in May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville.  Reverend Nathan Adams will officiate.

Mr. Edge was a native of Forsyth Georgia,...

Jul 23, 2019

Mr. Aubin Hubert Willis, Jr., age 91, of Tennille, died on Tuesday, July 23, 2019, in an Augusta hospital.  Funeral services for Mr. Willis will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday July 27 at First Christian Church of Sandersville. Burial will be private.  Reverend Cecil Cook and Reverend Sheila Hunter will officiate. Pallbearers will be Dave Whitling, Matthew Whitling,...

Jul 21, 2019

Edward "Ned" West Daniel

Mr. Edward “Ned” West Daniel, age 89, of LaGrange, passed away on July 21, 2019.  Mr. Daniel was born on November 24, 1929 in Sandersville, Georgia to the late James Hiram Daniel and Helen West Daniel.  He proudly served his country in the United States Army and worked for many years at...

Jul 21, 2019

Mrs. Ann Purvis Cook, age 80, of Tennille, died Sunday, July 21, 2019 in Allentown Pennsylvania following an extended illness.  A funeral service will be held on Saturday, August 3 rd at 11:00 at May and Smith Funeral Home in Sandersville. Reverend Randall Smith will officiate with burial in Zeta Cemetery in Tennille.

Mrs. Cook was born...

Jul 21, 2019

Mrs. Stacey Vanessa Branan Taylor, age 42, of Sandersville, died on Sunday, July 21, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, July 25 in May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Brownwood Cemetery.  Reverend Lamar Brantley and Reverend Chad Waller will officiate.  Pallbearers will be Jonathan Beal, Matthew Edwards, Jim Branan, David Branan, Quinton...

Jul 18, 2019

James "Larry" Smith, age 75, passed away on July 18, 2019 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Atlanta. Larry was born January 22, 1944 in Oconee, Georgia to the late James Wesley Smith and Mrs. Jean (Batson) Smith of Oconee. Larry was a member of Haddock Baptist Church from October 26, 1979 to January 8, 2014. He was elected as...