OBITUARIES
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...
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,...
