OBITUARIES
Tracie Rena Lindsey Frank
May 21, 2016
Mrs. Tracie Rena Lindsey Frank, age 50, of Davisboro died on Saturday, May 21, 2016, in a local hospital following a brief illness. A graveside memorial service for Mrs. Frank will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, May 25th, in the Zeta Cemetery in Tennille. Reverend Chris Mayhew will officiate. Mrs. Frank was a native and lifelong resident...
Christine Tyson Amerson
May 20, 2016
Mrs. Christine Tyson Amerson, age 94, of Tennille died on Friday, May 20, 2016, in the Washington county Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, May 24th, in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville. Burial will be private for family only. Reverend Mark Jones will officiate. Mrs. Amerson was a native...
Milton Harvey Smith
May 19, 2016
Mr. Milton Harvey Smith, age 69, of Eatonton died on Thursday, May 19, 2016, at his residence following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, May 22, in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville with burial in the Zeta Cemetery in Tennille. Reverend Bobby Williford and Reverend Fred Garrett will officiate....
William Hyman Brantley, Sr
May 19, 2016
Durden-Hudson Funeral Directors announces the death of Mr. William Hyman Brantley Sr., age 67 of Harrison, GA on Thursday, May 19, 2016 at Emanuel Medical Center. Graveside services will be Saturday, May 21, 2016 at 2:00 PM in the Harrison Baptist Church Cemetery, with Scott Hudson officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday evening, May...
Anthony Grabiak
May 18, 2016
Mr. Anthony Frank “Tony” Grabiak, age 94, of Sandersville, died Wednesday, May 18, 2016. A Funeral Mass will be held Friday, May 20th at 11:00 a.m. at the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Stephen J. Pontzer officiating. A graveside service will be held on Friday, May 27th at 11:00 a.m. at the Union Mills Cemetery in...
Sandra Marlene Bode Jiminez-Cornish
May 16, 2016
Mrs. Sandra Marlene Bode Jiminez-Cornish, age 64, of Bartow died on Monday, May 16, 2016, in the Oconee Health Care following an extended illness. Memorial services for Mrs. Jiminez-Cornish will be held at a later time. Mrs. Jiminez-Cornish was a native of Sebastopol, California, the daughter of the late Kenneth Maurice "Buck" Bode and the late Joann Myrtle Smith...
James Benjamin Amerson Jr.
May 15, 2016
Mr. James Benjamin Amerson, Jr., age 82, of Sandersville, died Sunday, May 15, 2016 at his residence following a brief illness. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, May 19th at 11:00 a.m. at the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Roger Holley officiating. Mr. Amerson was a native of Washington County the son of...
Clifford Curtis Dye
May 14, 2016
Mr. Clifford Curtis Dye, age 88, of Hwy 242, Sandersville, died Saturday, May 14, 2016, at the Washington County Regional Medical Center. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, May 17th at 11:00 a.m. at the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel with burial in the Washington County Memorial Gardens. Reverend Danny Thomas will officiate. Pallbearers will be...
Larry Wade Thompson
May 12, 2016
Mr. Larry Wade Thompson, age 63, of Harrison, died Thursday, May 12, 2016, at his residence. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 14th, at 2:00 p.m. at the Kendall Heights Church of God. Reverends Bobby Williford, Reverend Fred Morrison and Reverend Jerry Brett will officiate. Mr. Thompson was born in Richmond County. He was a carpenter...
Frankie Jones
May 6, 2016
Mr. Frankie Jones, age 59, of Milledgeville, formerly of Sandersville, died on Friday, May 6, 2016, in a Macon hospital following a brief illness. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, May 10, in the Sisters Baptist Church in Sandersville with burial in the Sisters Baptist Church Cemetery. Reverend Jason Loggins will officiate. Pallbearers will be:...
Carol Jones Jackson
May 3, 2016
Mrs. Carol Jones Jackson, age 88, of Riddleville, died Tuesday, May 03, 2016, at her residence following an extended illness. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, May 5th, at 2:00 p.m. at the Riddleville Baptist Church with burial in the Riddleville Cemetery. Reverend Daniel Porter, Reverend Billy King and Reverend Ron Dixon will officiate. Pallbearers will be...
Irene Tapley Summerlin
May 2, 2016
Mrs. Irene Tapley Summerlin, age 88, of Sandersville died on Monday, May 2, 2016 in the Extended Care Facility in Sandersville. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, May 5, in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville. Burial will be private. Mrs. Summerlin was a native of Johnson County but had lived in Washington...
Thomas Franklin Buckholts
Apr 30, 2016
Mr. Thomas Franklin Buckholts, age 73, of Tennille, died Saturday, April 30, 2016. A casual celebration of Tom’s life will be held Thursday, May 12th at 7:00 p.m. at the Buckholts residence 1455 Wommack – Brantley Road south of Tennille. Tom was born and raised in Miami Florida the son of the late Jesse J. Buckholts and the late...
Cecil Moye Hodges, Jr.
Apr 28, 2016
Cecil Moye Hodges, Jr. of Sandersville, Georgia, died April 28, 2016 at his residence. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, April 30, 2016 at 11:00 am at the First Christian Church of Sandersville with interment following at Brownwood Cemetery. His grandsons will serve as pallbearers. The Reverend Douglas Ivey will officiate. Mr. Hodges was born March 4,...
Susan Thigpen Mcdonald
Apr 24, 2016
Mrs. Susan Thigpen McDonald, age 62, of Harrison, died Sunday, April 24, 2016. A graveside funeral service will be held on Wednesday, April 27th, at 11:00 a.m. in the Zeta Cemetery in Tennille. Reverend Ron Bracewell will officiate. Susan was born in Bibb County and reared in Warner Robins where she graduated from Northside High School. She was a...
Rebecca Diane Parkerson
Apr 22, 2016
Mrs. Rebecca Diane Parkerson, age 47, of Harrison died Friday April 22, 2016, in an Augusta Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, April 26, in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville with burial in the Zeta Cemetery. Reverend Andy Yates will officiate. Pallbearers will be Michael Olivet, Adam Bowen, Tony Wallace, Jordan...
Martha Lou Josey Woodard
Apr 22, 2016
Mrs. Martha Lou Josey Woodard, age 81, of Riddleville died on Friday, April 22, 2016, at the Extended Care Facility in Sandersville. Graveside funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, April 25, in the New Hope United Methodist Church Cemetery. Reverend Ron Dixon and Reverend M. D. Cabe will officiate. Mrs. Woodard was a native and...
Larry Troutman Tanner
Apr 16, 2016
Mr. Larry Troutman Tanner, age 68, of 280 River Road in Wrightsville died on Saturday, April 16, 2016, at his residence following an extended illness. Mr. Tanner was a native of Washington County. He was the owner and operator of Georgia Truck Parts. Mr. Tanner was an Army veteran of the Vietnam Conflict. He was a member of the...
Ray Waters
Apr 7, 2016
Mr. Ray Waters, age 85, of Warthen died on Thursday morning, April 7, 2016, at his residence. Graveside funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Saturday, April 9, in the Brownwood Cemetery in Sandersville. Mr. Waters was a native and lifelong resident of Washington County, the son of the late Lola Bell Waters Crooms. He was a retired...
Anthony William Davis
Apr 7, 2016
Anthony William Davis, age 25, of Riddleville, died Thursday, April 7, 2016. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, April 12th, at 2:00 p.m. at the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel with burial in the Friendship Baptist Church in Washington County with military honors. Reverend Danny Thomas will officiate. Pallbearers will be Rusty Sanders, Keaton Tapley, Thomas...
