Local obituaries for May & Smith Funeral Directors

Apr 27, 2018

Ms. Betty Flury Beck, age 78, of Sandersville, died Friday, April 27, 2018.  A graveside funeral service will be held on Tuesday, May 1 st at 2:00 p.m. at Washington County Memorial Gardens.  Reverend Randall Thomas will officiate.

Ms. Beck was born in Hancock County, the daughter of the late Arthur Jewell Flury and the late Bessie...

Apr 26, 2018

Mr. Joseph Lamar “Joe” Smith, age 72, of Sandersville, died Thursday, April 26, 2018.   A funeral service will be held on Saturday, April 28 th at 11:00 a.m. at Good Shepherd Church of the Nazarene with burial in Washington County Memorial Gardens.  Reverend Lamar Brantley, Reverend Mike Smith and Reverend Myron Wise will officiate.  Pallbearers will be Henry Armour,...

Apr 24, 2018

Mrs. Helen Rachels Robinson, age 89, of Sandersville, died Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at Heritage Inn Nursing Home. A celebration of her life will be held at Sisters Baptist Church on Friday, April 27 at 2pm. Reverend Danny Thomas and Reverend Gavin Adams will officiate. Pallbearers will be Blake Adams, Chris Robinson, David Robinson, Kevin Robinson, Jeffery Cramer, Josh...

Apr 20, 2018

Mrs. Sheila May Avant, age 63, of N. Main Street in Tennille, lost her courageous battle with Huntington’s Disease on Friday, April 20, 2018.  A funeral service to celebrate her life will be held on Sunday, April 22 nd at 3:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Sandersville with burial in Washington County Memorial Gardens Cemetery.  Reverend Lee Lacey...

Apr 16, 2018

Mrs. Alice Saliba Carlson, age 97, of Sandersville died on Monday, April 16 in Sandersville following an extended illness. A memorial service and interment in Blytheville, Arkansas will be held at a later date.

Mrs. Carlson was a native of Blytheville, Arkansas, the daughter of the late Joseph Akle Saliba and the late Akabir Saliba. She was...

Apr 14, 2018

Mrs. Doris S. Durden, age 95, of Milledgeville, died on Saturday, April 14, 2018 in Macon. Funeral services for Mrs. Durden will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, April 19 at Union Baptist Church near Warthen with burial in Union Baptist Church Cemetery.  Reverend Robert Cash and Reverend Roy Smith will officiate.  Pallbearers will be Travis Shelton, Caleb Brown,...

Apr 12, 2018

Shan Christopher Hobbs, 46, passed away Thursday, April 12, 2018. Graveside services will be held at 3:00 PM Monday in Rose Hill Cemetery. Rev. Wade Dawson will officiate. The family will greet friends beginning at 2:00 PM at the graveside. In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to the First Baptist Church of Sandersville, 316...

Apr 9, 2018

Mr. Julian Rudolph McDade, age 66, of Tennille died on Monday, April 9, 2018 in a Milledgeville hospital following an extended illness. Graveside funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, April 13 in Mt. Moriah Baptist Church Cemetery.  Reverend Andy Yates will officiate.

Mr. McDade was a native and lifelong resident of Washington County, the...

Apr 6, 2018

Mrs. Jean J. Chapman, age 79, of Davisboro, died Friday, April 6, 2018, at her residence.  A graveside funeral service will be held on Monday, April 9 th at 2:00 p.m. in the Riddleville Cemetery in Riddleville.  Reverend Dewey Henderson will officiate. Pallbearers will be Carl Chapman, Daniel Anderson, Zachary Ford, Will Oliver, Justin Garrett, Austin Garrett and Stone...

Apr 5, 2018

Mrs. Dorothy Jean Smith Johnson, age 85, of Oconee, died Thursday, April 5, 2018, at her residence following an extend illness. A graveside funeral service will be held on Sunday, April 8 th at 4:00 p.m. at Bay Springs Cemetery in Oconee. Reverend Johnny Anderson will officiate.

Mrs. Johnson was a native and lifelong resident of Oconee,...

Apr 2, 2018

Mrs. Sara F. Marsh Bridges, age 74, of Douglas passed away Monday morning, April 2, 2018, at her residence following an extended illness. Mrs. Bridges was born March 22, 1944, to the late William Marsh and the late Nannie Laura Newsome Marsh. Other than her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 46 years, Dock Charlie Bridges,...

Apr 1, 2018

Mrs. Mary Frances Chambers, age 89, of Sandersville, died on Sunday, April 1, 2018 in a local hospital following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, April 4 in May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Brownwood Cemetery in Sandersville.  Reverend Randall Smith will officiate.  Pallbearers will be members of the Kegalo...

Mar 29, 2018

Brenda Jolley Wilkes, age 67, of Five Points, AL., died Thursday, March 29, 2018.   A graveside memorial service will be held on Sunday, April 8 th at 2:00 p.m. in Zeta Cemetery in Tennille.  Reverend Danny Thomas will officiate.

Brenda was born in Washington County, the daughter of the late Harris Lane Jolley and the late Helen...

Mar 27, 2018

Mrs. Geraldine Hodges English, age 87, of West Church Street, Sandersville, died Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at her residence following an extended illness.  A funeral service will be held on Thursday, March 29 th at 2:00 p.m. in May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Brownwood Cemetery.  Reverend Roger Holly and Reverend Tripp Hodges will officiate.

Mar 26, 2018

Mrs. Loretta Brantley Warren, age 75, of Tennille, died on Monday, March 26, 2018 following an extended illness. Graveside funeral services will be held at 4:00 P.M. Thursday, March 29 in Brownwood Cemetery in Sandersville.  Reverend Andy Carter will officiate.

Mrs. Warren was a native of Washington County, the daughter of the late Jessie James Brantley and...

Mar 22, 2018

Mr. Mervin Williford, age 87, of Henderson Grove Road, Sandersville, died Thursday, March 22, 2018, at his residence following an extended illness. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, March 24, 2018, at Kendall Heights Church of God with burial in Washington County Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Reverend Bobby Williford, Reverend Weston Williford, Reverend Stacy Williford,...

Mar 15, 2018

Mrs. Theodus Sarah Johnson Durden, age 57, of Wrightsville, died on Thursday, March 15, 2018 in Dublin following an extended illness.  Memorial services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, March 21 in May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville.

Mrs. Durden was a native of Baldwin County, the daughter of the late Harold P. Johnson...

Mar 13, 2018

Mr. Douglas Edward “Doug” Welch, age 79, of Sandersville, died Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at his residence following a lengthy illness.  A funeral service will be held on Thursday, March 15 th at 2:00 p.m. at White Oak Church with burial in the church cemetery.  Reverend Brian Welch and Reverend Dewey Henderson will officiate.   Pallbearers will be Gerald Lord,...

Mar 10, 2018

Mrs. Dorothy Jean Cummings Smith, age 83, of Warthen died on Saturday, March 10, 2018, at her residence following an extended illness. Graveside funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Monday, March 12 at Warthen Methodist Church Cemetery.  Reverend Gary Mimbs will officiate.

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

Mar 2, 2018

Mr. Clayton LeRoy Olding, age 71, of Davisboro, died Friday, March 2, 2018 in an Augusta Hospital follow an extended illness.  A memorial service for Mr. Olding will be held at a later date.

Mr. Olding was born in Covington, KY., the son of the late Bernard Lewis Olding and the late Hazel Sipe Olding.  He was...