OBITUARIES
Sallie Parker
Apr 7, 2016
Mrs. Sallie Ruth Jones Parker, age 78, of 868 Magnolia Farm Road in Warthen died on Thursday, April 7, 2016, in an Augusta hospital following a brief illness. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, April 10, at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Warthen with burial in the Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery. Reverend Tim Powell and Rev. Vernon...
Solen J. Vaden
Apr 6, 2016
Mr. Solen J. Vaden, age 87, of Warthen died on Wednesday, April 6, 2016, in an Augusta hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Friday, April 8, in the Union Baptist Church near Warthen with burial in the Union Baptist Church Cemetery. Reverend Robert Cash will officiate. Pallbearers will be: Chris Peavy, Caleb Vaden, Ryan Vaden,...
Brad Etheridge
Apr 6, 2016
Bradford Kevin “Brad” Etheridge, age 50, of Sandersville, died Wednesday, April 6, 2016. A funeral service will be held on Monday, April 11th at 11:00 a.m. in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville with burial in Zeta Cemetery in Tennille. Reverend Curt Poole will officiate. Brad was born in Washington County. He was formerly employed by...
Brenda C. Vickery
Apr 2, 2016
Mrs. Brenda Cordry Vickery, age 62, of Sandersville, died Saturday, April 2, 2016. Funeral services and viewing for Mrs. Vickery will be private. Donations may be made to Brookhill Wildlife Rehab P.O. Box 894, Sandersville, GA. 31082. Brenda was born in Washington County the daughter of the late Elmer Cordry and the late Vivian May Cordry. She was a...
Frances Hyman
Mar 28, 2016
Mrs. Frances Hattaway Hyman, age 87, of Sparta died on Monday, March 28 in an Augusta hospital following an extended illness. Graveside funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Thursday March 31 at the Mt. Hope United Methodist Church Cemetery. Reverend Darrell McGinnis will officiate. Pallbearers will be her grandsons. Mrs. Hyman was a native and life long...
Kirk Price Mayberry, Sr.
Mar 27, 2016
Mr. Kirk Price Mayberry, Sr., age 94, of Gainesville died on Sunday, March 27, 2016, in Gainesville. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, March 30th, in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville with burial in the Brownwood Cemetery in Sandersville. Reverend Dr. Joseph Buck IV will officiate. Pallbearers will be Carwin Avant, Buddy...
Deborah Jayne Brown Waters
Mar 27, 2016
Mrs. Deborah Jayne Brown Waters, age 54, of Tennille died on Sunday, March 27, 2016, in the University Hospital in Augusta following an extended illness. A memorial service for Mrs. Waters will be held at 4:00 P.M. on Wednesday, March 30th, in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville. Reverend Danny Thomas will officiate. Mrs. Waters was...
Martina Jones Hodges
Mar 27, 2016
Martina Jones Hodges, age 67, of Oconee, died Sunday, March 27, 2016 in the Washington County Regional Medical Center following a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, March 30th at 11:00 a.m. at the Antioch Christian Church with burial in the Church Cemetery. Reverend Ric Toney and Reverend Tom Howard will officiate. Pallbearers will be Andy...
Edsel Shurling
Mar 18, 2016
Mr. R. Edsel Shurling, age 73, of Blairsville, formerly Tennille, died Friday, March 18, 2016. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, March 20th, at 2:00 p.m. at the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel with Masonic Rites. Reverend Danny Thomas will officiate. Mr. Shurling was a native of Washington County and the son of the late Rubin...
Nadine Howington Thacker
Mar 16, 2016
Mrs. Nadine Howington Thacker, age 71, of Covington, died Wednesday, March 16, 2016. A graveside funeral service will be held on Saturday, March 19th at 4:00 p.m. in the Brownwood Cemetery in Sandersville. Reverend Terry Little will officiate. Mrs. Thacker was born in Sandersville the daughter of the late James L. Howington and the late Estelle Hooks Howington. She...
Eleanor Anne Brooks Bazemore
Mar 15, 2016
Anne Bazemore of Tennille, GA passed away on March 15, 2016 on St. Simons Island, GA, where she had resided the last two years with her daughter Anne Bazemore Whelchel and Son in Law, Tom Whelchel. Mrs. Bazemore was born August 18, 1916 in Savannah, GA to Frances Warner Brooks and Francis Bosheille Brooks. As a child growing up...
Eugene "Gene" T. Etheridge
Mar 14, 2016
Mr. Eugene T. “Gene” Etheridge, age 78, of Warner Robins died Monday, March 14, 2016. A memorial service will be held on Friday, March 18th at 2:00 p.m. at the Piney Mount United Methodist Church with military honors. Reverend Robert Wood will officiate. Mr. Etheridge was a native of Washington County the son of the late Gary Billy Ethridge...
Bernice Carter Lord
Mar 12, 2016
Mrs. Bernice Carter Lord, age 76, of Sandersville died on Saturday, March 12, 2016, in the Tennille Assisted Living following an extended illness. Graveside funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, March 15, 2016 in the Brownwood Cemetery in Sandersville with Reverend Jamie Davis officiating. Mrs. Lord was the daughter of the late Leroy Hipp Carter, Sr....
Vivian May Cordry
Mar 10, 2016
Vivian M. Cordry, Sandersville, Georgia went to be with the Lord on March 10, 2016, at her winter residence in Wildwood, Florida under the loving care of her family and staff of Cornerstone Hospice. Mrs. Cordry was born on April 17, 1927 in Thomson, Georgia to her parents F.E. and Ethel (Chapman) May. She worked as a Maternity Nurse...
Betty Jackson Hilliard
Mar 5, 2016
Betty Jackson Hilliard, 84, passed away Saturday, March 5, 2016. Mrs. Hilliard was born in Sandersville, GA to the late Ernest and Annie Jackson. She was preceded in death by her husband Billy Lee Hilliard, Sr., and son Billy Lee Hilliard, Jr. Betty is survived by her daughter and son in law Vicky & John Fowler of Newborn, GA;...
Lyn Leverett
Feb 26, 2016
Mr. Lyn Leverett, age 60, of Sandersville died on Friday, February 26, 2016, in a Macon hospital following an extended illness. Funeral services for Mr. Leverett will be held at 2:00 P.M. Monday, February 29, 2016, in the Piney Mount United Methodist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Reverend Bob Williams and Reverend Robert Wood will officiate. Pallbearers...
Jay Andrew Damron
Feb 25, 2016
Mr. Jay Andrew Damron, age 40, of Harrison died on Thursday, February 25, 2016, at his residence. A memorial service for Mr. Damron will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Monday, February 29, in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville. Reverend Roy Smith will officiate. A family committal service will be held on Wednesday, March 2nd...
Thomas Jefferson Brett, Iii
Feb 25, 2016
Mr. Thomas Jefferson Brett III, "Tommy", age 71, of Tennille died on Thursday morning, February 25, 2016, in an Augusta hospital from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday February 28 in the Good Shepherd Church of the Nazarene in Tennille with burial in the Brownwood Cemetery in Sandersville. Reverend Lamar...
William "Billy" Green Sellars
Feb 25, 2016
Mr. William Green Sellars, "Billy", age 80, of Sandersville, died Thursday, February 25, 2016, at the Washington County Extended Care Facility following an extended illness. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, March 1st, at 11:00 a.m. at the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Bobby Williford officiating. A committal service will be held at 2:30...
Roy Gene Amerson, Sr.
Feb 21, 2016
Mr. Roy Gene Amerson, Sr., age 73, of Tennille, died Sunday, February 21, 2016. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, February 24th, at 2:00 p.m. at the Good Shepherd Church of the Nazarene in Tennille with burial in Zeta Cemetery. Reverend Lamar Brantley will officiate. Pallbearers will be Mark Snider, Jay Garbutt, Frank Garbutt, Stacer Helton, Jack...
