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Dean Archer Mcneely

Dean Archer Mcneely

Mar 11, 2015

Mrs. Dean Archer McNeely, age 80, of Buckeye Road in Tennille died on Wednesday night March 11 at her residence following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 P.M. Sunday March 15 in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville with burial in the Zeta Cemetery in Tennille. Bishop Dwight Irons will officiate. Pallbearers...

Julius Stephen Waller

Julius Stephen Waller

Mar 9, 2015

Mr. Julius Stephen Waller, age 88, of Sandersville died on Monday evening March 9 in the Heritage Inn of Sandersville. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, March 13, 2015 in the Mt. Gilead Primitive Baptist Church near Tennille with burial in the church cemetery. Elder Kenneth Brantley will officiate. Pallbearers will be Billy Brantley, Lynn...

Dessie Lee Morris

Dessie Lee Morris

Mar 5, 2015

Dessie Lee Morris, age 92, of Miami, Florida died on March 5 in the Sinai Plaza Center in Miami. Graveside funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday March 15 in the New Home Baptist Church Cemetery located at 2616 SA Attaway Road, Wrightsville, Georgia, 31096. The Reverend Lamar Brantley will officiate. Ms. Morris was a native of...

Stella Catherine Alston

Stella Catherine Alston

Mar 4, 2015

Ms. Stella Catherine Alston, age 81, of Lake Sinclair, died Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at her residence. A graveside memorial service will be held on Sunday, March 8th at 2:00 p.m. at the Brownwood Cemetery in Sandersville. Reverend Dr. Joe Buck IV will officiate. Ms. Alston was a native of Washington County the daughter of the late Marvin William...

Isabel Gunnels Snyder

Isabel Gunnels Snyder

Mar 4, 2015

Ms. Isabel Gunnels Snyder, age 92, of South Smith Street in Sandersville, died Wednesday, March 4, 2015, at her residence following an extended illness. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, March 7th at 2:00 p.m. at the Sandersville United Methodist Church with burial in the Sandersville Old City Cemetery. Reverend Dr. Joe Buck IV will officiate. Pallbearers...

Warren Lee Boatright

Warren Lee Boatright

Feb 26, 2015

Mr. Warren Lee Boatright, age 58, of 149 Brooks Spring Road in Sandersville died on Thursday, February 26, 2015 at his residence following an extended illness. Graveside funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Monday, March 2nd, in the Tabernacle United Methodist Church Cemetery near Sandersville. Mr. Boatright was a native of Washington County, the son of the...

Wilmer Louie Josey

Wilmer Louie Josey

Feb 26, 2015

Mr. Wilmer Louie Josey, age 90, of Davisboro died on Thursday, February 26, 2015, in the Heritage Inn of Sandersville following an extended illness. Graveside funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, February 28th, in the New Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery near Riddleville. The Reverend M. D. Cabe will officiate. Mr. Josey was a native and lifelong...

Julia Rose Young Hartley

Julia Rose Young Hartley

Feb 25, 2015

Mrs. Julia Rose Young Hartley, age 90, of Tennille died on Wednesday night, February 25, 2015, in the Extended Care Facility in Sandersville. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, March 1st, in the Mt. Gilead Primitive Baptist Church near Tennille with burial in the Mt. Gilead Church Cemetery. The Elder Kenneth Brantley will officiate. Mrs. Hartley...

William G. Josey, Jr.

William G. Josey, Jr.

Feb 22, 2015

Mr. William G. Josey Jr., age 66, of Riddleville, died Sunday, February 22, 2015 at the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, February 25th at 2:00 p.m. at the Riddleville Baptist Church with burial in the Tanner Family Cemetery located on Tanner Road. Reverends Daniel Porter and Wade Dawson will...

Thurston Melvin Veal

Thurston Melvin Veal

Feb 21, 2015

Mr. Thurston Melvin Veal, age 92, of Tennille, died Saturday, February 21, 2015 at the Tennille Retirement Home. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, February 24th, at 2:00 p.m. at the First Church of Nazarene with burial in the Washington County Memorial Gardens. Reverends Danny Thomas, Lamar Brantley and Gary Mimbs will officiate. Pallbearers will be Jason...

Gerald "Pat" Feagin Stewart

Gerald "Pat" Feagin Stewart

Feb 20, 2015

Gerald Feagin “Pat” Stewart, age 89, of Howard Creek Florida, formerly of Washington County, Georgia, died February 20, 2015 in Howard Creek, Florida. A memorial service was held at 9 AM on February 28, 2015 at the Howard Creek Community Center. Interment will be in Dozier Cemetery , Dozier, Alabama at a later date. Mr. Stewart was born December...

Frances Brantley Hamby

Frances Brantley Hamby

Feb 16, 2015

Frances Brantley Hamby, 89, formerly of Hapeville, died Monday, February 16, 2015. Frances was a retired Underwriter for Liberty Mutual Life Insurance Company, with 36 years of service, and was, until recently, an active member of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church in Atlanta. She is survived by her children, David & Deborah Hamby, Linda & Wade Harris, Gordon &...

Georgia Ann Little Davis

Georgia Ann Little Davis

Feb 12, 2015

Mrs. Georgia Ann Little Davis, age 70, of Tennille, died Thursday, February 12, 2015. A funeral service will be held on Monday, February the 16th, at 11:00 a.m. at the Tennille United Methodist Church with burial in the Zeta Cemetery. Reverends Randall Smith and Mark Jones III will officiate. Pallbearers will be Larry Mimbs, Ron Deem, John Duggan, Eugene...

Pearl Porter Elton

Pearl Porter Elton

Feb 11, 2015

Mrs. Pearl Porter Elton, age 81, of North Harris Street in Sandersville, died Wednesday, February 11, 2015. A funeral service will be held on Sunday, February 15TH, at 3:00 p.m. at the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel. Reverends Scott McDade and Mark Jones III will officiate. Mrs. Elton was a native of Vancouver Washington, the daughter of the...

Grace Joiner Garrett

Grace Joiner Garrett

Feb 9, 2015

Mrs. Grace Joiner Garrett, age 89, of Goose Creek, South Carolina died on Monday, February 9, 2015 in Goose Creek. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, February 14th, in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville. Reverends Rodney Gattie and Roy Smith will officiate with burial in the Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Garrett...

James Robert "Bobby" Jones

James Robert "Bobby" Jones

Feb 9, 2015

Mr. James Robert "Bobby" Jones, Sr., age 82, of 386 South Riddle Road in Riddleville died Monday evening, February 9, 2015 in an Augusta hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, February 13th, in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville. Reverend M. D. Cabe and Reverend Daniel Porter will officiate with burial in...

Rebecca Smith Hodges

Rebecca Smith Hodges

Feb 9, 2015

Mrs. Rebecca Smith Hodges, age 95, of Oconee, died Monday, February 9, 2015, at the Washington County Extended Care Facility. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, February 11TH, at 11:00 a.m. at the Antioch Christian Church in Oconee with burial in the Church Cemetery. The Reverend Tom Howard will officiate. Mrs. Hodges’ grandsons and grandsons-in-law will serve...

Virgil Eugene Cowart

Virgil Eugene Cowart

Feb 8, 2015

Mr. Virgil Eugene Cowart, age 86, of Lewis’ Lake, died Sunday, February 08, 2015 at the Washington County Extended Care Facility following an extended illness. A graveside funeral service will be held on Wednesday, February 11TH, at 2:00 p.m. at the Josey Baptist Church Cemetery with Reverend Vina Mae Josey officiating. Mr. Cowart was born Emanuel County the son...

Alice Faye Watts Yates

Alice Faye Watts Yates

Feb 8, 2015

Mrs. Alice Faye Watts Yates, age 65, of Gordon died Sunday, February 8, 2015, in the Coliseum Hospital in Macon. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, February 12th, in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville. The Reverend Roy Smith will officiate. Pallbearers will be Brandon Wayne Yates, Gavin Cliff, Trevor Palmer, Ray...

Ben F. Walters Iii

Ben F. Walters Iii

Feb 3, 2015

Mr. Ben F. Walters III, age 56, of Milledgeville, died Tuesday, February 3, 2015. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, February 7th at 11:00 a.m. at the Northridge Christian Church in Milledgeville with Reverend Craig Portwood officiating. The family will receive friends on Friday from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the May and Smith Funeral Home...

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