OBITUARIES
Eddie Warren
Oct 19, 2016
Mr. William Edward “Eddie” Warren, age 67, of Sandersville, died Wednesday, October, 19, 2016. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, October 22nd at 2:00 p.m. at the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel. Reverend Danny Thomas will officiate. Mr. Warren was a native and lifelong resident of Washington County the son of the late Charlie Warren and...
Velma Avery May
Oct 15, 2016
Mrs. Velma Avery May, age 93, of Warthen, died Saturday, October 15, 2016, in the Extended Care Facility in Sandersville. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, October 18th at Warthen United Methodist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Reverend Roger Holley and Reverend Don Black will officiate. Mrs. May was born in Baldwin County,...
Rhonda Smith Morris
Oct 15, 2016
Mrs. Rhonda Smith Morris, age 62, of Sandersville, died Saturday, October 15, 2016. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, October 18th at 11:00 a.m. at Tabernacle United Methodist Church with burial in the Church Cemetery. Reverend Danny Thomas will officiate. Pallbearers will be Keith McCoy, Shawn Smith, Scott Smith, Jason , Smith, Trey Smith, Daniel Smith, Lance...
George Wynn
Oct 15, 2016
George H. Wynn, 78, of Lake Park died unexpectedly at home on Saturday, October 15, 2016. He was born on January 11, 1938 in Palatka, Florida, the son of the late Broward and Louise Hunter Wynn of Jasper, Florida. He was raised in Jasper, FL, graduated from Berry High School in 1956 and Berry College in 1963, Rome, GA...
Michele Fulghum Cowart
Oct 13, 2016
Michele Fulghum Cowart, age 51, of Harrison, died Thursday, October 13, 2016, at her residence. A funeral service will be held on Monday, October, 17th at 2:00 p.m. at White Oak Methodist Church with burial in the Church Cemetery. Reverend Dewey Henderson and Reverend Andy Carter will officiate. Pallbearers will be John Chandler, Jason Lindsey, Tommy Cowart, Dylan Tyson,...
Joseph Wayne Matthews
Oct 3, 2016
Mr. Joseph Wayne Matthews Sr., age 68, of Tennille, died Monday, October 3, 2016 at his residence. A graveside funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, October 6th at Washington County Memorial Gardens Cemetery with Reverend Bobby Williford officiating. Wayne was a native of Washington County, the son of the late Crawford L. “Cotton” Matthews and the...
David E. Tanner
Sep 30, 2016
David E. Tanner, M.D., FACR died on September 30, 2016. Gene was born March 27,1922 in Sandersville, Georgia, son of the late Eula Lee and Mattie Jordan Tanner. He served his country in World War II as a B-17 bomber pilot. His aircraft was shot down over Vienna on March 17th, 1943 on his 24th combat mission. His belly...
Julian Thomas Veal, Jr.
Sep 27, 2016
Mr. Julian Thomas “Tommy” Veal, Jr., age 82, of Deepstep, died on Tuesday, September 27, 2016, in the Georgia War Veterans Home in Milledgeville following an extended illness. A graveside funeral service will be held on Saturday, October, 1st at 2:00 p.m. at Deepstep United Methodist Church Cemetery. Reverend Larry Giles will officiate. Mr. Veal was a native and...
Lynn Sellars
Sep 22, 2016
Mr. Lynn Sellars, age 54, of Sandersville, died Thursday, September 22, 2016, in an Augusta hospital. A graveside memorial service will be held on Friday, September 30th at 11:00 a.m. at White Oak Church Cemetery. Reverend Bobby Williford will officiate. Lynn was born in Washington County, the son of the late Thomas Lee Sellars and the late Rosalie “Shine”...
Betty Hodges Lindsey
Sep 17, 2016
Mrs. Betty Hodges Lindsey, age 89, of Sandersville, died Saturday, September 17, 2016, at Augusta University Medical Center. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, September 20th at 11:00 a.m. at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church with burial in the Church Cemetery. Minister Marlon Lastinger will officiate. Pallbearers will be Chris Lindsey, Adam Lindsey, Michael Lindsey, Chris Jones, Dylan...
Thomas Jay Daniel
Sep 16, 2016
Thomas Jay Daniel, age 53, of Sandersville, died Friday, September 16, 2016. A graveside funeral service will be held on Wednesday, September 21st at 11:00 a.m. at Sisters Baptist Church Cemetery. Reverend Gary Mimbs and Reverend Jason Loggins will officiate. Jay was reared in Sandersville and after graduating high school, served in the US Marine Corps. Jay was a...
Margaret Turner Walker
Sep 15, 2016
Mrs. Margaret Turner Walker, age 84, of Warthen, died Thursday, September 15, 2016, at her residence following an extended illness. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, September 17th at 2:00 p.m. at Union Baptist Church north of Warthen with burial in the Church Cemetery. Reverend Robert Cash and Reverend Roy Smith will officiate. Pallbearers will be Ray...
Jerry Phillips
Sep 14, 2016
JONES COUNTY: Jerry Douglas Phillips, 74, of Chapel Hill Circle, died Wednesday, September 14, 2016, at his residence. The family will greet friends from 2:00pm-3:00pm, Sunday, September 18, 2016, at Bridges Funeral Home in Gray. Services will follow at 3:00pm, in the funeral home chapel. Burial will be private. Mr. Phillips was born June 14, 1942, in Washington County...
Mary Ann Brantley Smith
Sep 5, 2016
Mary Ann Brantley Smith, age 53, of Lamar’s Creek Road, Sandersville, died Monday, September 05, 2016, at her residence following an extended illness. A celebration of Mary Ann’s life will be held on Wednesday, September 7th at 2:00 p.m. at Davisboro Baptist Church with every one wearing bright clothing honoring her life. Burial will be in the Washington County Memorial...
Roy Bernard Everett Jr
Sep 2, 2016
Mr. Roy B. Everett Jr., age 84, of Deepstep, died Friday, September, 2, 2016, at his residence following an extended illness. A funeral service will be held on Monday, September 5th at 11:00 a.m. at the Deepstep United Methodist Church with burial in the Church Cemetery. Reverend Paul Harris, Reverend Larry Giles and Reverend Jason McClendon will officiate. Pallbearers...
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...
