Local obituaries for May & Smith Funeral Directors

Feb 1, 2019

Mr. Oscar William "Bill" Snider, age 81, of Tennille, died on Friday, February 1, 2019, at his residence following an extended illness. Funeral services for Mr. Snider will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday in First Church of the Nazarene in Sandersville with burial in Brownwood Cemetery in Sandersville. Reverend Tom Howard and Reverend Danny Thomas will officiate. Pallbearers...

Jan 29, 2019

Charles “Chunky” Freeman III entered into rest January 29, 2019 in Augusta, GA. Chunky was born November 20, 1949 in Portsmouth, Virginia to Peggy Davidson Freeman and Charles Freeman, Jr MD.

He graduated from the Academy of Richmond County in the class of 1968. He was a graduate from the University of Georgia where he was a...

Jan 26, 2019

Mr. Brock McNeely, age 77, of Davisboro, died Saturday, January 26, 2019 at the Washington County Regional Medical Center.  A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, January 29 th at 2:00 p.m. at Davisboro United Methodist Church with burial in Davisboro City Cemetery.   Reverend Ron Dixon will officiate.  Pallbearers will be Daren Yorker, Jay Brown, Walker Lewis, John...

Jan 25, 2019

Mrs. Mary Ann Dilcher Norris, age 78, of Wrightsville, Georgia died Friday, January 25, 2019.  A funeral service celebrating her life will be held on Wednesday, January 30 th at 2:00 p.m. at First United Methodist Church of Wrightsville with burial in Westview Cemetery.  Reverend Kirk Hagan will officiate.

Mrs. Norris was born in Elmhurst, Illinois in...

Jan 23, 2019

Mr. William Thurman “Tiny” Harper, age 75, of Bartow, died Wednesday, January 23, 2019 in Greenwood Assisted Living in Wrightsville.   A graveside funeral service will be held on Sunday, January 27 th at 2:00 p.m. in Bartow City Cemetery.  Reverend Tom Harrison will officiate.

Mr. Harper was a native and lifelong resident of Bartow, the son of...

Jan 21, 2019

Mr. George Marvin Johnson, age 80, of Tennille, died Monday, January 21, 2019.  A funeral service will be held on Friday, January 25 th at 11:00 a.m. in May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Zeta Cemetery in Tennille.  Reverend Paul Melton will officiate.  Pallbearers will be Nathan Johnson, Aaron Johnson, Dawson Hooks, Ethan Wilson, Wesley Unruh,...

Jan 20, 2019

Mr. Chase Alexander Carroll, age 17, of Jesup, died on Sunday, January 20, 2019 in Tennille.  Funeral services for Mr. Carroll will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, January 24 at Sisters Baptist Church in Sandersville, with burial in White Oak Church Cemetery.  Reverend Tony Whitley and Reverend Mike Dorough will officiate. Pallbearers will be Chris Lee, Brandon Mitchell...

Jan 19, 2019

Mr. Ronald Edward Burkhart, age 74, of Sandersville, died on Saturday, January 19, 2019 at his residence.  A memorial service will be held on Friday, February 8th at 11 am in the auditorium at Oconee Fall Line Technical School.

Mr. Burkhart was a native of Berwyn, Illinois, the son of the late Stewart Edsel Burkhart and the...

Jan 19, 2019

Mrs. Ida Robbins Higdon, age 68, of Davisboro, died on Saturday, January 19, 2019 in an Augusta hospital. Graveside funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 26, in Brownwood Cemetery, in Sandersville.  Reverend Danny Thomas will officiate.

Mrs. Higdon was a native of Wisconsin, the daughter of the late Granville and Verna Robbins.  She...

Jan 16, 2019

David Sanford Williamson of Atlanta, Georgia passed away on January 16, 2019. David was born in Palmyra, NY on March 20, 1922, son of Harry E. Williamson and Adella May Williamson. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Mary Alice Van Schoonhoven, his second wife, Clara Knox (Knoxi) Nunnally Roberts, a step son, William Nunnally Roberts and...

Jan 14, 2019

Mrs. Jean Cowan, Age 80, of Sandersville, died Sunday, January 14, 2019, following an extended illness. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 26 at Bethany Baptist Church, 1132 Harts Ford Road in Tennille at 3:00 PM. Visitation will be held before the service at the Church at 2:00. Brant Kennedy will be officiating with Betty Jones,...

Jan 12, 2019

John Jared “JJ” Larimore, age 36, of Eatonton, died Saturday, January 12, 2019 in a Macon hospital. A memorial service will be held on Monday, January 14 th at 6:00 p.m. in May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel.  Reverend Mike Willard will officiate.

J.J. was born in Baldwin County. He grew up in Washington County and attended...

Jan 12, 2019

Mrs. Nelle Hooks Jackson, age 94, formerly of East McCarty Street in Sandersville, died Saturday, January 12, 2019 at Washington County Extended Care Facility following an extended illness. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, January 15 th at 11:00 a.m. in May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Brownwood Cemetery.  Reverend Danny Thomas and Reverend...

Jan 11, 2019

Mr. Pat Wolfe, age 85, of Warthen, died at his residence on Friday, January 11, 2019.  Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, January 13 in May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville.  Reverend Chad Waller and Reverend Rick Bonfim will officiate. Burial will be private for family only in Warthen Family Cemetery.

Mr....

Jan 9, 2019

Barron Whitehead Godbee, Jr., a life-long resident of Vidalia, Georgia, passed away on January 9, 2019. He was born on October 6, 1926 in Vidalia, Georgia to Mr. and Mrs. Barron Whitehead Godbee, Sr. He is the grandson of Warren T. Jenkins, the founder of the city of Vidalia.

He is survived by his wife of 49...

Jan 9, 2019

Mrs. Clara Duvall Webb, age 80, of Sandersville, died on Wednesday, January 9, 2019 in the Extended Care Facility in Sandersville.  A memorial service for Mrs. Webb will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, January 11 in May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville.  Dr. Terry Duvall will officiate.

Mrs. Webb was a native of Green...

Jan 8, 2019

Mrs. Rebecca "Becky" Holder Buck, age 76, of Sandersville, died on Tuesday, January 8, 2019, at her residence following an extended illness.  Memorial services for Mrs. Buck will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, January 15 at First Church of the Nazarene in Sandersville.  Reverend Danny Thomas and Reverend Gary Mimbs will officiate. The family will greet friends at...

Jan 3, 2019

Mrs. Catherine Howell Stokely, age 95, of Warthen, died Thursday, January 03, 2019.   A funeral service will be held on Saturday, January 5 th at 2:00 p.m. at Pine Hill Methodist Church with burial in Brownwood Cemetery in Sandersville.  Reverend Don Black will officiate.  Pallbearers will be Dillon Everett, Taylor Everett, Danny Howell, Wade Howell, Ricky Sheppard and Al...

Dec 31, 2018

Mr. William T. Smith, of Milledgeville, died December 31, 2018 at Green Acres Nursing Home following an extended illness.   A memorial service for Mr. Smith will be held at a later date.

Mr. Smith was born in Toccoa, the son of the late Spencer Bernard Smith and the late Clifford Pauline Sims Smith.   He served in the...

Dec 30, 2018

Hugh D. May, Jr., age 83, of Lawrenceville, Georgia went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, December 30, 2018. He is survived by his devoted wife of 60 years, Barbara Ann May; son & daughter-in-law, Dicky and Diane May of Dacula, GA; four grandchildren, Melissa May Hudspeth (Jared) of Greenville, SC, Michael May (Taylor) of...