OBITUARIES
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...
Shirley Atha Wilbanks
Jul 10, 2016
Mrs. Shirley A. Wilbanks, age 61, of 308 Fourth Street in Tennille died on Sunday, July 10th in the University Hospital in Augusta. Funeral service will be held on Wednesday, July13 at 11:00 A.M. in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville with burial in the Zeta Cemetery in Tennille. Reverend Andy Yates and Reverend Danny Thomas...
James Andrew Beddingfield
Jul 4, 2016
James Andrew “Andy” Beddingfield, age 49, of Tennille, died Monday, July 4, 2016. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, July 9th at 2:00 p.m. at the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Zeta Cemetery. Reverend Bill Moody will officiate. Andy was born in Richmond County and reared in Tennille, the son of the late...
Marvin B. Hartley Jr.
Jul 2, 2016
Senior Superior Court Judge, The Honorable Marvin B. Hartley, Jr., of Lyons, Georgia, died of complications following surgery on Saturday, July 2, 2016, at Memorial University Medical Center of Savannah. He was 83 years old. Judge Hartley was a native of Sandersville, Georgia. He attended Georgia Military College and served in the Army as a military policeman from 1953-55....
William Arlis Turner
Jun 30, 2016
Mr. William Arlis Turner, age 67, of Sandersville, died Thursday, June 30, 2016. A funeral service will be held on Sunday, July 3rd at 2:00 p.m. at the First Church of the Nazarene in Sandersville with burial in the Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery south of Tennille. Reverends Gary Mimbs and Danny Thomas will officiate. Pallbearers will be Mark Kent,...
Robert Landry
Jun 29, 2016
Mr. Robert Arthur “Bobby” Landry, age 69, of Sandersville, died Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at his residence. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, July 2nd, at 2:00 p.m. at First Church of the Nazarene with burial in Zeta Cemetery in Tennille. Reverend Gary Mimbs and Reverend Danny Thomas will officiate. Mr. Landry was born in Fitchburg Massachusetts,...
William Harold Moats
Jun 27, 2016
Mr. William Harold Moats, age 74, of Sandersville, died Monday, June 27, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm, Wednesday, June 29th at First Baptist Church of Sandersville with burial in the Brownwood Cemetery. Reverend Lee Lacey will officiate. Pallbearers will be Mike Durden, Derick Durden, Carey McCaskill, John Dean McCaskill, Steven Milley, Jimmy Milley, David Ray...
Emily Grace Waller
Jun 27, 2016
Miss Emily Grace Waller, age 14, of Wrightsville died on Monday June 27, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, June 30, at First Church of the Nazarene in Sandersville. Reverend Gary Mimbs and Reverend Steve Keener will officiate. Burial will be private for family only. Miss Waller was a rising sophomore in Washington County High...
Mildred Renfroe Hadden
Jun 24, 2016
Mildred Renfroe Hadden, age 86, of Sandersville, died Friday, June 24, 2016, at the Heritage Inn Nursing Home in Sandersville following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 pm Sunday, June 26, at the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. Minister Marlon Lastinger will officiate. Mildred was born in Washington County, the wife of the late William Eugene...
Emory Aldine Sheppard
Jun 23, 2016
Emory Aldine Sheppard, age 90, of Oconee, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, June 23, 2016, at Washington County Extended Care Facility following a lengthy illness. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, June 25, 2016, at 11:00 a.m. at May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel, Sandersville, Georgia, with burial in Zeta Cemetery, Tennille, Georgia. Charles Thomas Howard, Pastor...
James Marvin O'Dillon
Jun 21, 2016
James Marvin O'Dillon, Jr., 87, passed away on Tuesday, June 21, 2016. Visitation will be held on Friday, June 24 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at Snow's Memorial Chapel, Cherry Street. Funeral Services will be held at Tabernacle Baptist Church in Macon on Saturday, June 25 at 10:00 a.m. with the Rev. Jim O'Dillon and Rev. Robbie Jones officiating....
Beau Sheppard
Jun 18, 2016
Jewell Luther "Beau" Sheppard Jr., 75, of Rienzi, MS, passed away on Saturday, June 18, 2016, at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo, MS. He was born on June 3, 1941 to the late Jewell Sheppard Sr. and Julia Cordell Sheppard. Beau Sheppard began his life growing up in Sandersville, GA, helping his father on the family farm. Beau was...
Andrew Shelton
Jun 11, 2016
Andrew J. Shelton of Stockbridge passed away June 11 after a brief illness. A longtime resident of Henry County, Andy served for over a decade as a commissioner for the Henry County Board of Tax Assessors for the 5th District. An alumnus of the University of Georgia, Andy was a life-long Bulldog fan who loved watching sports telecasts. He...
Betty Key
Jun 11, 2016
Mrs. Betty May Key, age 87 of 110 Fairview Ave., Hartwell, GA, went to be with the Lord on June 11, 2016, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born August 5, 1928 in Warthen, GA. Mrs. Key was the daughter of the late William Edison May and Annie Lou Parker May and the widow of the late...
Thelma Woodall
Jun 6, 2016
Mrs. Thelma Louise Woodall, 89, of Phenix City, Alabama, died Monday, June 6, 2016, at Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute in Warm Springs, Georgia. Graveside services will be held Thursday, June 9, 2016, at 11 A.M., EDT, at Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery with Rev. Walter Brooks officiating and Chapman Funeral Home of Eufaula directing. The visitation will be held from...
