Local obituaries for May & Smith Funeral Directors

Jan 2, 2017

Mrs. Sarah Roy Sheppard Moye, age 80, of Atlanta, died Tuesday, January 2, 2017.  A funeral service will be held on Thursday, January 5 th at 11:30 a.m. at Davisboro United Methodist Church with burial to follow in the Davisboro City Cemetery.  The Reverend Ron Dixon and the Reverend John Wesley Moye will officiate.  Pallbearers will be Michael Moye,...

Dec 31, 2016

Mrs. Betty Jean Wood, age 66, of Tennille, died Saturday night in an Augusta hospital following a brief illness. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, January 3, 2017, at Ridgeland Heights Baptist Church in Sandersville, with burial in Poplar Springs Christian Church Cemetery.  Reverend L. T. Logue and Reverend Nathan Adams will officiate. Pallbearers will be...

Dec 31, 2016

Services for Lina Barron Faulk, age 84, of Rentz, will be held at 2:00 PM , Wednesday, January 4, 2017,...

Dec 29, 2016

Mrs. Mary Brantley Nobles, age 87, of Tennille died on Thursday morning, December 29, 2016, in the Extended Care Facility following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Sunday, January 1, 2017, at Mt. Gilead Primitive Baptist Church with burial in Mt. Gilead Church Cemetery.  Elder Kenneth Brantley will officiate.  Pallbearers will be grandsons and great grandsons.

Mrs. Nobles...

Dec 27, 2016

Mr. Thomas E. Garner, beloved husband of Mrs. Tammy Garner, entered into rest on Tuesday, December 27, 2016. A celebration of life will be held at 6 p.m. on Friday, December 30, 2016 in the Damascus Baptist Church, Appling, with Pastor David Stockton officiating. The family will receive friends on Friday before the service at 5:30 p.m. at the church....

Dec 24, 2016

Mr. Frank Mack “F.M.” Marshall, Jr., age 76, of Ridgeland Drive, Sandersville, died Saturday, December 24, 2016.  A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, December 28 th , at 2:00 p.m. in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Washington County Memorial Gardens.   Reverend Roy Smith will officiate.

Pallbearers will be Mike Blatt,...

Dec 16, 2016

Mr. Hartwell Milton Hood, Jr., age 79, of Sandersville, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 16, 2016 in an Augusta hospital following an extended illness.  Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 20, 2016, at the Sandersville United Methodist Church with burial in Brownwood Cemetery in Sandersville.  Reverend Dr. Stan Littleton, pastor of Sandersville United...

Dec 15, 2016

Mr. George Charles Jones, 78, of Douglasville, Georgia passed away on December 15, 2016. Mr. Jones was born in Glenville, Georgia to Josh & Janie Ruth Jones. A veteran of the United States Army, Mr. Jones went on to a career as a land surveyor, retiring from Robert Armstrong Surveying. In his spare time, Mr. Jones was an avid...

Dec 13, 2016

Mrs. Cindy Johnson Glover, age 54, of Tennille, died Tuesday, December 13, 2016. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, December, 17th at 2:00 p.m. at Praising Him Ministries Church in Wrens with burial in Brownwood Cemetery in Sandersville. Reverend Richard Stavley, Reverend Larry Glover and Reverend Danny Thomas will officiate. Pallbearers will be Wayne Dixon, Dustin Levine,...

Dec 11, 2016

Mr. Elvis Edison McCoy, age 60, of Warthen, Georgia died on Sunday morning December 11, 2016 in an Augusta hospital following an extended illness. Memorial services for Mr. McCoy will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, December 14th at the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville. Reverend Todd Shearin and Reverend Tim Powell will officiate. Mr. McCoy...

Dec 11, 2016

Mr. Garry Enos Sims, age 44, of Sandersville died on Sunday, December 11, 2016 at Washington County Regional Medical Center in Sandersville. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, December 15 at Ridgeland Heights Baptist Church in Sandersville with burial in Poplar Springs Church Cemetery. Reverend L.T. Logue and Reverend Nathan Adams will officiate. Mr. Sims was...

Dec 10, 2016

Mrs. Elizabeth Sue "Betty" Durden, age 85, of Sandersville died on Saturday, December 10, 2016 in an Augusta hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, December 13 in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville with burial in Brownwood Cemetery in Sandersville. Reverend Danny Thomas will officiate. Pallbearers will be Jon Moore, Roger Moore,...

Dec 10, 2016

Mrs. Imogene Corey Butler, age 93, of Sandersville, died Saturday, December 10, 2016, at Oconee Nursing Home in Oconee. A graveside funeral service will be held on Tuesday, December 13th at 3:00 p.m. at the Ephesus Church Cemetery in Bulloch County. Reverend Joe Eason and Reverend Wayne Brown will officiate. Mrs. Butler was born and reared in Savannah, the...

Dec 9, 2016

Mr. Daniel Wade Brantley, age 77, of Oconee, died on Friday, December 9, 2016 in the Extended Care Facility. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Monday, December 12, at Antioch Christian Church in Oconee with burial in the church cemetery. Reverend Tom Howard will officiate. Pallbearers will be Chris Hodges, Herbert Hodges, Gene Sheppard, William Sheppard, David...

Dec 8, 2016

Mrs. Bertie Mae Sargent McDonald, age 84, of Warthen, died on Thursday morning, December 8, 2016, at her residence following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, December 11 at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Warthen with burial in the church cemetery. Reverend Tim Powell, Mr. Dwayne McDonald, Reverend Gary Mimbs, and Reverend Billy Duggan...

Dec 7, 2016

Mrs. Mollie Melinda Ivey Knight, age 90, of Dothan, died Wednesday, December 7, 2016, at Washington County Extended Care Facility in Sandersville, Georgia following a lengthy struggle with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. A funeral service will be held on Sunday, December 11th, at 3:00 p.m. at Ward-Wilson Funeral Home in Dothan, Al. with burial in the Gardens of Memory...

Dec 7, 2016

Brayer Michael Logue, age 10 weeks, of Statesboro, died Wednesday, December 7, 2016. A funeral service will be held on Monday at 11:00 a.m. at First Church of the Nazarene with burial in the Brownwood Cemetery in Sandersville. Reverend Gary Mimbs and Reverend Danny Thomas will officiate. Brayer is survived by his parents, Kyle Michael Logue and Mary Michael...

Dec 6, 2016

Mrs. Velma Tuggle Davis, age 96, of Rome, Georgia, formerly of Tennille died on Tuesday morning, December 6, 2016, in Rome. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, December 7, 2016 in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel. Reverened Danny Thomas will officiate. Mrs. Davis was born December 4, 1920, to Ralph Morgan Tuggle and Cassandra...

Dec 4, 2016

Thomas Franklin “Tommy” Smith of Covington, age 78, passed away peacefully December 4, 2016, at Abbey Hospice in Social Circle. Mr. Smith was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He retired from Rich’s Department Store and Mac’s Delivery. He was a member of Salem United Methodist Church and loved the time spent with his Joy Sunday School class friends,...

Dec 2, 2016

Mr. Olin Ronald Jackson, age 73, of Bartow, died Friday, December 2, 2016. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 4, 2016, at Sandersville United Methodist Church with burial in Brownwood Cemetery. Reverend Dr. Stan Littleton will officiate. Pallbearers will be Donnie Jackson, Richard Jackson, Charles Jackson, Robbie Jackson, Kevin Cobb, Steven Everett, Jay...