OBITUARIES
Sidney J. Lambert
Sep 1, 2016
The Reverend Sidney J. Lambert, age 78, of Sparta, peacefully joined his Lord on Thursday, September 1, 2016. A celebration of Sidney’s life, along with fellow saints, will be held at Sandersville United Methodist Church, Sunday, November 6, 2016, during the All Saint’s Day 11:00 morning worship service. Born in Springfield, Ohio on August 2, 1938, Sidney was the...
Claud Cox
Sep 1, 2016
Mr. Claud Edward Cox, age 82, of Ocala, Florida died on Thursday, September 1, 2016, following an extended illness. Graveside services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Sunday, September 11, at Brownwood Cemetery. Reverend Burton Dixon will officiate. Mr. Cox was a native of Washington County, Georgia, the son of the late Marion and Louise Cox. He was a...
Blake Shurling
Aug 31, 2016
Blake Kenneth Shurling, age 20, of Tennille, died Wednesday, August 31, 2016. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, September 3rd at 2:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Sandersville with Reverend Mike Bankston and Reverend Jimbo Dominey officiating. Burial will be at Piney Mt. United Methodist Church Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Matt Reid, Matthew Turner, Tyler...
Earl Wayne Thigpen
Aug 26, 2016
Mr. Earl Wayne Thigpen, age 83, of Sandersville died on Friday, August 26, 2016 at his residence following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, August 29, in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville. Reverend Tim Powell will officiate with burial in the Zeta Cemetery in Tennille. Mr. Thigpen was a...
Ruth L Brown
Aug 23, 2016
Mrs. Ruth L. Brown, age 96, of Warthen died on Tuesday, August 23, 2016 in an Augusta hospital. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, August 26, in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville. Interment for family members will be at the Downs Baptist Church Cemetery. Reverend Jim Dunn and Reverend Danny Thomas will...
West "Gene" L. Bridges
Aug 23, 2016
Mr. West L. “Gene” Bridges of Tennille died Tuesday, August 23, 2016. A memorial gathering celebrating Gene’s life will be held on Thursday from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the May and Smith Funeral Home in Sandersville. Mr. Bridges was born in Laurens County, the son of the late Herbert L. Bridges and the late Clemmie Lillian Lord...
William J. Wommack, Sr.
Aug 15, 2016
William “Bill” J. Wommack, Sr. Byron, Ga. – William “Bill” J. Wommack, Sr., 90, entered into eternal rest on Monday, August 15, 2016. A celebration of life will be held Saturday, August 20, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in Byron, Georgia at Byron United Methodist Church. The family will receive friends and family one hour prior to the service and...
Sara Taylor Dukes
Aug 11, 2016
Mrs. Sara A. Taylor Dukes, 87 of 1263 Bartow-Dublin Road, Bartow, Ga. 30413, in Washington County, died on Thursday, August 11, 2016. Funeral services will be held at Bartow Baptist Church on Sunday, August 14th, at 3:00 pm. Burial will be in the Bartow City Cemetery. A native of Davisboro, Mrs. Dukes was the daughter of the late William...
James E Blackmon
Aug 10, 2016
Mr. James E. Blackmon, age 83, of Sandersville died on Wednesday, August 10, 2016, in the Extended Care Facility in Sandersville following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, August 13, in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville. Reverend Roy Smith will officiate. Burial will follow in the Walden's United Methodist...
Samuel Prosser
Aug 9, 2016
Mr. Sam Prosser, of Sandersville, died Tuesday, August 9, 2016. A memorial service will be held at 4:00 P.M. Saturday, August 13, in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel. Reverend Danny Thomas and Reverend Tripp Hodges will officiate. Mr. Prosser was a native and lifelong resident of Washington County, the son of the late Samuel Elijah Prosser and...
Edwin Luther Veal
Aug 9, 2016
Mr. Edwin Luther Veal, age 89, of Linton Road, Sandersville, died Tuesday, August 9, 2016. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, August 12, at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church with burial in the Church Cemetery. Russell Brown will officiate. Pallbearers will be Chris Brown, Tony Brown, Tim Brown, Pat Brown, Clayton Sheppard, G.L. Frazier, Thomas Frazier,...
Evelyn Paul
Aug 8, 2016
Mrs. Evelyn Hammock Paul, age 94, of Sandersville, died Monday, August 8, 2016, at Greenwood Place in Wrightsville. A graveside funeral service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, August 13, at the Harrison Baptist Church Cemetery in Harrison with Elder Kenneth Brantley officiating. Mrs. Paul was a native of Washington County the daughter of the late Henry Arthur...
Zachary Thomas Hart
Aug 4, 2016
Zachary Thomas Hart, age 27, of Tennille, died Thursday, August 4, 2016, at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta. A funeral service will be held on Sunday, August 7, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at the Mt. Gilead Primitive Baptist Church South of Tennille with burial in the Church Cemetery. Elder Kenneth Brantley will officiate. Pallbearers will be Jonathan Brantley, David Brantley,...
Lynda Hodges
Aug 2, 2016
Lynda Stacey Hodges, age 45, of Sandersville died on Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at her residence. Memorial services will be held at 5:00 P.M. Friday, August 5, in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville. Mrs. Hodges was the daughter of the late Herbert Way. She is survived by her husband, Bernard Lamar Hodges III of Tennille;...
Ray Allen Mathis
Jul 25, 2016
Mr. Ray Allen Mathis, age 81, of Sandersville died on Monday, July 25, 2016 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, July 28, at the First Church of the Nazarene in Sandersville with burial in the Brownwood Cemetery in Sandersville. Reverend Gary Mimbs and Reverend Scott Kitchens will officiate. Pallbearers will be his grandsons....
Edwin Lawson Etheridge
Jul 16, 2016
Mr. Edwin Lawson Etheridge, Sr., age 77, passed away Saturday, July 16, 2016. Graveside funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, July 19 in the Washington County Memorial Gardens. Reverend Doug Ivey will officiate. Edwin was a native of Washington County, the son of the late Odis Daniel Etheridge and the late Ell Mae Brady Etheridge. He...
Charles Shurling
Jul 16, 2016
Mr. Charles Shurling, age 79, of Sandersville died on Saturday, July 16, 2016 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, July 19, at the Ohoopee Baptist Church near Tennille. Reverend Paul Melton will officiate. Pallbearers will be Jimmy Smith, Mark Riner, George Turk, Thomas Scott, Gary Anderson, Edwin Thompson, Jimmy Lewis and Russ Brown....
Harry James Williams, Sr
Jul 14, 2016
Mr.. Harry James Williams,Sr., age 69, of Tennille died on Thursday July 14 in a Macon hospital following an extended illness. Memorial services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Sunday July 17 in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville. Reverend Maxie Threatt will officiate. Mr.. Williams was a native and life long resident of Washington County,...
Wren Joiner Brantley
Jul 13, 2016
Mrs. Wren Joiner Brantley, age 95, of Tennille died on Wednesday July 13 following a brief illness. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday July 16 in the May and Smith Funeral Home chapel in Sandersville. Burial will be private in the Zeta Cemetery in Tennille. Reverend Paul Melton will officiate. Mrs. Brantley was a native of...
Jean Fleming
Jul 11, 2016
Jean Floyd Fleming of Albany, Georgia died Monday, July 11, 2016 at Willson Hospice House. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, August 1, 2016 at Oakview Cemetery, Camilla, Georgia. Visitation will be immediately following the service. Jean was born December 19, 1926 in Macon, Georgia. She was predeceased by her parents, George and Scholey...
