OBITUARIES
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...
Charles M. Franklin
Feb 21, 2016
Mr. Charles M. Franklin, age 92, of Sandersville, died Sunday, February 21, 2016, at the Washington County Regional Medical Center. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, February 23rd, at 11:00 a.m. at the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel with burial in the Brownwood Cemetery in Sandersville with military honors. Reverend Lee Lacey will officiate. Pallbearers will...
Thomas Jeremy Withrow
Feb 15, 2016
Thomas Jeremy Withrow, age 30, of Tennille, died Monday, February 15, 2016. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, February 17th, at 11AM at the Davisboro Baptist Church with burial in the Davisboro City Cemetery. Elder Kenneth Brantley, Reverend Daniel Porter, and Reverend Larry Glover will officiate. Pallbearers will be Clark Moye, Steven Prance, Jimmy Prance, Rabon Taylor,...
Curtis Jackson
Feb 12, 2016
GRAY: Curtis Randall Jackson, 60, of Turnerwoods Road, died Friday, February 12, 2016, at a local hospital. The family will greet friends from 5:00-7:00pm, Saturday, at Bridges Funeral Home in Gray. Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm, Sunday, February 14, 2015, at Mt. Gilead Primitive Baptist Church with interment at the church cemetery. Elder Kenneth Brantley will officiate....
Jewell Lee Johns Brake
Feb 12, 2016
Mrs. Jewell Godbee Brake, age 75, of Greensboro died on Friday morning, February 12, 2016, at her residence. Funeral services for Mrs. Brake will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, February 15, in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville with burial in the Zeta Cemetery in Tennille. Reverend Darell Young will officiate. Pallbearers will be...
Sue Jackson Booth
Feb 11, 2016
Mrs. Sue Jackson Booth, age 85, of Tennille, died Thursday, February 11, 2016, at her residence. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, February 14th, at 2:00 p.m. at the Sandersville United Methodist Church with the Reverend Dr. Joe Buck officiating. The family will receive friends following the service at the church. Mrs. Booth was born in Birmingham,...
Edna Robinson Purser
Feb 10, 2016
Mrs. Edna Robinson Purser, age 89, of Sandersville died on Wednesday, February 10, 2016, in the Heritage Inn of Sandersville. Funeral services for Mrs. Purser will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, February 13, in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville with burial in the Brownwood Cemetery in Sandersville. Reverend Danny Thomas will officiate. Mrs....
James Wallace Hinslea
Feb 3, 2016
Mr. James Wallace Hinslea, age 71, of Tennille, died Wednesday, February 03, 2016, at the Veterans Hospital in Dublin following an extended illness. A memorial service celebrating Jim’s life will be held on Friday, February 5th at 5:00 p.m. at the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville. His family will receive friends from 4:00 p.m. until the...
Thena Hutchings Miller
Feb 1, 2016
Mrs. Thena Hutchings Miller, age 97, of Deepstep, died Monday, February 1, 2016 at the Washington County Regional Medical Center. A funeral service will be held on Friday, February 5th, at 2:00 p.m. at the Deepstep United Methodist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Reverends, Jason McClendon, Willis Moore and Griffin Thompson will officiate. Pallbearers will be Jason...
Robert Allen Tucker
Feb 1, 2016
Mr. Robert Allen Tucker, age 55, of Tennille died on Sunday, January 31, 2016, in a Macon hospital following an extended illness. A memorial service for Mr. Tucker will be announced at a later time. Mr. Tucker was a native of Washington County, the son of the late John Cotis Tucker. He was a retired electrician with Davis Electrical...
Joseph Harris Kennedy Iii
Feb 1, 2016
Mr. Joseph Harris Kennedy III, age 69, of Tennille died on Monday February 1 in the Veterans Hospital in Dublin following a brief illness. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, February 3, in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville with burial to follow in the Zeta Cemetery in Tennille. Reverend Danny Thomas...
Thomas Lamar Blue
Jan 23, 2016
Mr. Thomas Lamar Blue, age 88, of Davisboro died Saturday, January 23, 2016, in the Jefferson County Hospital in Louisville. Funeral services for Mr. Blue will be held at 2:00 P. M. Tuesday, January 26, in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville with burial in the Washington County Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Reverend Larry Glover will officiate....
Kathryn Mae Sindelar Guidry
Jan 22, 2016
Mrs. Kathryn Mae Sindelar Guidry, age 91, of Sandersville died on Friday, January 22, 2016, at her residence following an extended illness. A memorial service for Mrs. Guidry will be held at a later date. Mrs. Guidry was a native of Douglas County, Nebraska, the daughter of the late Joseph Sindelar and the late Edna Lynn Propst Sindelar. She...
Debra Johnson Bledsoe
Jan 18, 2016
Ms. Debra Johnson Bledsoe, age 61, of Fort Valley, died Monday, January 18, 2016. A graveside memorial service will be held in Zeta Cemetery at a date and time to be announced later. Debbie was born in Laurens County the daughter of the late Rudolph V. Johnson and the late Nancy Ward Johnson. She was a homemaker and she...
Walter C. Mcmillan Jr.
Jan 17, 2016
Judge Walter C. McMillan, Jr., age 86, of Sandersville, died Sunday, January 17, 2016. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, January 20th at 11:00 a.m. at the Sandersville United Methodist Church with the Reverend Sidney Lambert and the Reverend Gary Mimbs officiating. Judge McMillan was the son of the late Walter C. McMillan, Sr. and the late...
