Local obituaries for May & Smith Funeral Directors

Dec 1, 2018

Grayson Lynn Strickland, age 43, of Wadley, died Saturday, December 1, 2018 at his residence following an extended illness.   A celebration of Grayson’s life will be held on Saturday, December 8 th at 2:00 p.m. at May & Smith Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends from 12:30 until the hour of service at 2:00 p.m. Reverend David...

Dec 1, 2018

Faye Bryan Goodman, age 88, of Stone Mountain, Georgia passed away on December 1, 2018. She will be remembered for her beautiful smile that greeted everyone she met. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, December 4 th at 2 p.m. in May & Smith Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Brownwood Cemetery. Faye was born on June...

Nov 29, 2018

Mr. Charles E. Lee, age 68, of Sandersville, died Thursday, November 29, 2018.  A memorial service to celebrate Charles’s life will be held on Monday, December 3 rd at 11:00 a.m. at First Christian Church of Sandersville.  Reverend Cecil Cook and Reverend Ray Austin will officiate.

Charles was born in Pike County, the son of the late...

Nov 25, 2018

Virginia Edmonds Turner, age 83, of Sandersville, died Sunday, November 25, 2018 at Washington County Regional Medical Center Extended Care Facility.   A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Virginia was born in Borger, Hutchinson County, Texas, to the late Cline Azel Edmonds and Flora Anna Love.   She obtained her bachelor’s degree in business education...

Nov 25, 2018

Mr. Jimmie P. Andrews, age 84, of Holmes Cannery Road, Tennille, died Sunday, November 25, 2018.   A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, November 27 th at 2:00 p.m. at Friendship Baptist Church on Friendship Church Road in Jefferson County.  Burial will be in  Washington County Memorial Gardens.  Reverend Steve Keener and Reverend Otis Andrews will officiate.   Pallbearers...

Nov 21, 2018

Mr. Jerry Wallace "Wally" Capehart, age 55, of Sandersville, died on Wednesday, November 21, 2018 at his residence.  Graveside funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, November 24 at Culverton Baptist Church Cemetery.  Reverend Tim Heirs will officiate.

Mr. Capehart was a native of Ft. Walton Beach, Florida, the son, of the late Robert Byron...

Nov 18, 2018

Timothy Scott “Timmy" Haynes, age 59, of Sandersville, died Sunday, November 18, 2018 at his residence. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, November 21 st at 1:00 p.m. at First Christian Church of Sandersville.  Reverend Cecil Cook and Reverend Shelia Hunter will officiate.  Burial will be in Brownwood Cemetery.  Pallbearers will be Andy Jones, Chris Hodges, Cliff...

Nov 13, 2018

Mrs. Neva Odell Phelps, age 95, of Sandersville, formerly of Avery Texas, died on Tuesday morning November 13, 2018 at Heritage Inn, following an extended illness.

A visitation for Mrs. Phelps will be held at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 14, at May and Smith Funeral Home with a service at 6:00 p.m. Mr. Cliff Hancock will...

Nov 10, 2018

Mr. Daniel Clark Moye, age 88 of Tennille died at his home on Saturday, November 10, 2018. Funeral services for Mr. Moye will be held at Tennille United Methodist Church on Wednesday, November 14 at 11:00 AM with burial in Zeta Cemetery in Tennille. Reverend Randall Smith, Reverend Roger Holley, and Reverend Ron Dixon will officiate. Pallbearers will be...

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...