Local obituaries for May & Smith Funeral Directors

Nov 7, 2018

George Lamar Cullens, Sr., age 90, of Harrison, died on Wednesday, November 7, 2018, in a local hospital.  Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, November 10 th at Harrison Baptist Church in Harrison, Georgia with burial in Zeta Cemetery in Tennille.  Reverend Andy Carter, Reverend Chad Waller and Reverend Nathan Adams will officiate. Pallbearers will be...

Nov 4, 2018

Loretha Akins Thiele, 69, of Nashville, died Sunday, November 4, 2018 at South Georgia Medical Center. Funeral services will be held Thursday, November 8, 2018 at 3 PM at Nashville United Methodist Church with Reverend Don Bridges officiating. A reception will be held in Garner Hall following the service. Interment will be Friday, November 9, 2018 at 12 noon...

Oct 31, 2018

Rev. Thomas Leon Suttles, 83, of Teasley Mill Road, Bowman, husband of Joyce Reed Suttles, finished his course in faith on Wednesday, October 31, 2018, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Rev. Suttles was born in Elberton on August 18, 1935, son of the late Thomas Arnold Suttles and Louise Parham Suttles. Leon was a U.S. Army Veteran and a retired stone...

Oct 28, 2018

Kathryn "Kat" Askew Adams, 85, of Havana Florida passed away on Sunday, October 28, 2018 at the Tapestry Senior Living Facility in Tallahassee, Florida.

Kathryn was born on June 5, 1933 in Sparta Georgia, the daughter of Sidney Askew and Gladys Dunn Askew. She graduated from Sparta High School in 1951. She was married to Robert A....

Oct 27, 2018

Mr. Vincent Owen “Vince” Robinson Sr., age 61, of Deepstep, died Saturday, October 27, 2018 at his residence.  A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, October 30 th at 3:00 p.m. at Kendall Heights Church of God with burial in Washington County Memorial Gardens.  Reverend Bobby Williford and Reverend Stacey Williford will officiate.  Pallbearers will be Al Andrews,...

Oct 27, 2018

William Hoke Davis, age 55, of Sandersville, died Saturday, October 27, 2018 at Washington County Regional Medical Center, following an extended illness.  A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, October 30 th at 11:00 a.m. at May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel, with burial in Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery on County Line Road.   Reverend Danny Thomas will officiate.  ...

Oct 24, 2018

Mrs. Alice Marie Lewis Waters, age 80, of Warthen, died on Wednesday, October 24, 2018, at Heritage Inn following an extended illness. Graveside funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, October 27, 2018, in Brownwood Cemetery in Sandersville.  Reverend Weston Williford will officiate.

Mrs. Waters was a native and lifelong resident of Washington County, the...

Oct 23, 2018

Nancy Cockman Brown died on October 23, 2018 in Greensboro, North Carolina. She was born in Greensboro on October 27, 1930 to the late Flora Sessoms Cockman andWilbur Marley Cockman.  She worked for Burlington Industries for seventeen years in both the New York and Greensboro offices, where she was the executive secretary for Chief Executive Officers Spencer Love and...

Oct 22, 2018

Miss Cynthia Allyson Maffett, age 54, of Sandersville died on Monday, October 22, 2018 at Washington County Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, October 28, 2018, at First Baptist Church of Sandersville, with burial in Washington County Memorial Gardens.  Reverend Lee Lacey will officiate.

Miss Maffett was a native and life-long...

Oct 17, 2018

Mr. Richard Lloyd Clanahan, age 91, of Sandersville, died on Thursday, October 17, 2018 at University Hospital in Augusta hospital following a brief illness. Funeral services for Mr. Clanahan will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, October 21 at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witness in Sandersville.  Brother Jamie Carrington will officiate.

Mr. Clanahan was a native...

Oct 13, 2018

Mrs. Cyndi Haywood Garner, age 59, of Club Forest Drive, Tennille, died Saturday, October 13, 2018 at Washington County Regional Medical Center.  A funeral service to celebrate Cyndi’s life will be held on Tuesday, October 16 th at 2:00 p.m. at First Church of the Nazarene with burial in Zeta Cemetery.  Reverend Gary Mimbs and Reverend Danny Thomas will...

Oct 11, 2018

Mrs. Grace Little Prince, age 68, of Sandersville, died on Thursday, October 11, 2018 in a Gainesville hospital following a brief illness.  A memorial service for Mrs. Prince will be held a t 3:00 P.M. Sunday, October 14 in May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville.  Reverend Andy Carter will officiate.  Burial will be private.

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Oct 3, 2018

Mr. Eddie James Brown, age 92,  passed away on October 3, 2018 at Georgia War Veterans Nursing Home, Augusta , Georgia. Mr. Brown was the brother of the late Mrs. Corine Parker of Tennille.  His local relatives are Alton and Joan Swint.  He was the member of Bolton Street Baptist Church in Savannah. A service will be held at...

Oct 3, 2018

Mrs.. Faye Smith Davis, age 70, of Kathleen, Georgia died on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 in Serenity hospice following an extended illness.  A memorial service for Mrs. Davis will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Sunday, October 7 in May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville.  Reverend Danny Thomas will officiate.  Burial will be private.

Mrs. Davis was...

Oct 2, 2018

Mr. Charles Henry Jordan, age 69 of Sandersville, Ga, died on Tuesday October 2, 2018.  Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Sandersville.  Reverend Lee Lacey, Reverend Cecil Cook and Reverand Dr. Stan Littleton will officiate. Charles was a lifelong native of Sandersville, Georgia, who proudly stated he was an "8th Generation...

Sep 29, 2018

Mrs. Marjorie Ann Tutt, age 89, of Wrightsville passed away on September 29, 2018.  Mrs. Tutt was born on a farm north of Friend, Nebraska on March 23, 1929 to the late Orville Leland Cogswell and the late Edith Lulu Wolford Cogswell.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 33 years, Leonard,...

Sep 29, 2018

Mr. Danny Sam Johnson, age 58, of Tennille, died on Saturday, September 29, 2018 in an Augusta hospital following an extended illness.  Funeral services for Mr. Johnson will be held at 11 A.M. on  Tuesday, October 2 in May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville.  Reverend Danny Thomas will officiate.  Burial will be private in Washington County Memorial Gardens...

Sep 28, 2018

Mrs. Jaynie Amerson Braswell - Serrano, age 80, of Kennesaw passed away on Friday, September 28, 2018 after a long battle with dementia. A memorial service for Mrs. Braswell-Serrano will be held at May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville, Saturday, October 6th at 3:00 p.m. Reverend Brant Kennedy will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour...

Sep 20, 2018

Mary Ann Alexander Strickland, age 75, of Tennille, died Thursday, September 20, 2018 at Heritage Inn Nursing Home in Sandersville following a lengthy battle with dementia.  She was a resident at Heritage Inn Sandersville for the past five years.

Mary Ann was a Washington County native, the daughter of the late William Forrest Alexander and the late...

Sep 19, 2018

Mrs. Shirley McMillan Segars, age 84, of Martinez, formerly of Washington County, died on September 19, 2018 at the residence of her daughter in Martinez. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A. M. Saturday, September 22 in May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville.  Private burial for family at Washington County Memorial Gardens Cemetery.  Reverend Dewey Henderson...