OBITUARIES
Michael Edward Mccurdy
May 18, 2015
Mr. Michael Edward McCurdy, age 78, of 1148 Linton Road in Sandersville died on Monday morning, May 18, 2015, at his residence following an extended illness. A memorial service for Mr. McCurdy will be held at 3:00 P.M. Thursday May 21st, in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville. Ms. Helen Williford will officiate. Mr. McCurdy was...
Wanda Griswold Mathis
May 14, 2015
Ms. Wanda Griswold Mathis, age 51, of Sandersville, died Thursday, May 14, 2015, at her residence following an extend illness. A graveside funeral service will be held on Monday, May 18th, at 2:00 p.m. at the Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery in Mitchell with Reverend Roy Smith officiating. Ms. Mathis was born in Richmond County the daughter of the late...
Joseph Hill Thomas, Iii
May 8, 2015
Joseph Hill Thomas III died May 8, 2015, in Sandersville, Ga. Joe was a lifelong resident of Washington County, the son of the late Joseph Hill Thomas, Jr. and Penelope Wall Thomas of Sandersville. He was a graduate of the University of Georgia. He enjoyed teaching Sunday School, recaning chairs, the Reader’s Digest, family dinners, building bluebird houses, TV...
Henry Grady Pickelsimer
May 7, 2015
Lt. Col. (Retired) Henry Grady Pickelsimer age 67 of Smyrna, Georgia, a native of Sandersville, Georgia died Thursday May 7, 2015. He is preceded in death by his wife, Shirley Pickelsimer and his brother, Jimmie Pickelsimer. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 12 , 2015, in the Jonquil Chapel of Castellaw Funeral Home with Minister...
Robert Henry Knowles, Jr
May 6, 2015
Mr. Robert Henry Knowles, age 60, of Harrison died on Wednesday May 6, 2015 at his residence. Graveside funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday May 9 in the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery near Harrison. Reverend Scott Osborne will officiate. Mr. Knowles was a native and lifelong resident of Washington County. The son of the late...
Samuel Dwayne Bradley
May 5, 2015
Mr. Samuel Dwayne Bradley, age 56, of Sandersville died Tuesday morning May 5, 2015, in Trinity Hospital in Augusta following a brief illness. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Thursday May 7 in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville with burial in the Zeta Cemetery in Tennille. Reverend Nathan Adams and Reverend Danny Rountree...
Joey S. Smith
May 2, 2015
Joey S. Smith, age 33, of Sandersville, died Saturday, May 2, 2015 at the Medical Center in Macon. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. at the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel with burial in the Washington County Memorial Gardens. Reverend Lamar Brantley will officiate. Pallbearers will be Trae Smith, Tyler Smith, David Tanner,...
Marie Powell
Apr 29, 2015
Ms. Marie Powell, age 87, of Sandersville, died Wednesday, April 29, 2015. A graveside funeral service will be held on Friday, May 1st at 11:00 a.m. at the Sisters Baptist Church Cemetery. Reverend M.D. Cabe will officiate. Ms. Powell was born in Washington County the daughter of the late Roy J. Powell and the late Sara Ethel May Powell....
Marcus Daniel "Pete" Hammock, Jr
Apr 25, 2015
Mr. Marcus Daniel "Pete" Hammock, Jr. , age 85, of Sandersville died on Saturday, April 25, 2015 at the Heritage Inn following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held on Monday, April 27th at 2:00 P.M. in the Sandersville United Methodist Church with burial in the Brownwood Cemetery in Sandersville. Reverend Dr. Joseph Buck IV and Reverend Sidney...
Alan John Koehn
Apr 24, 2015
Mr. Alan John Koehn, age 61, of Sandersville, died Friday, April 24, 2015 at his residence. A family memorial service will be held at a later date. Mr. Koehn was a native of Pontiac Michigan, the son of the late John Wilmer Koehn and the late Alois Gessmer Koehn. He was a former auto body mechanic prior to retirement....
Lloyd Mcdonald
Apr 23, 2015
Mr. Lloyd McDonald, age 88, of Warthen died on Thursday April 23, 2015 in the Heritage Inn of Sandersville following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday April 26 in the Bethlehem Baptist Church in Warthen with burial in the Bethlehem Baptist church Cemetery. Reverend Tim Powell, Reverend Henry McMichael, Reverend Jimmy Harris and...
Avis Sheppard Hartley
Apr 18, 2015
Mrs. Dora Avis Shepherd Hartley, 89, formerly of Lyons, Georgia passed away on April 18, 2015, at her daughter Linda’s home in Sylvania, GA. She was born in McIntyre, GA on March 5, 1926, to the late Moses and Dora Hardie Lavender Shepherd and was raised in Gordon, GA. The youngest of seven children, she graduated from Gordon High...
Ruth Colson Irick
Apr 14, 2015
Ruth Colson Irick, aged 91, passed peacefully on April 14th 2015 in Clearwater, Florida. A funeral service will be held at Bay Springs Methodist Church in Oconee on Saturday, April 25th, at Noon. Ruth was born February 22, 1924 in Oconee, Ga the daughter of William Armstrong Colson and Charlie Pauline Kessler Colson and the wife of Lt. Col....
Evelyn Millikin Helton
Apr 11, 2015
Mrs. Evelyn Millikin Helton, age 83, of 1537 Georgia Highway 15 North in Sandersville died on Saturday, April 11, 2015, at her residence following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Tuesday, April 14th, at Four Sons Farm with burial in the Brownwood Cemetery in Sandersville. The Elder Kenneth Brantley will officiate. The family will...
Gertrude Dye
Apr 10, 2015
Gertrude R. Dye, age 93, of Greenbrier, Arkansas, passed away on Friday, April 10, 2015. A graveside memorial service will be held on Saturday, April, 18th, at 2:00 p.m. in the Piney Mount United Methodist Church Cemetery near Tennille, Georgia. Mrs. Dye was born January 18, 1922, in Crawford County, Georgia, to the late Virgil A. Rowland and Beatrice...
Joshua Aaron Moore, Sr.
Apr 8, 2015
Mr. Joshua Aaron Moore, Sr., age 26, of Tennille died on Wednesday, April 8, 2015, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, April 12th, at 2:00 P.M. in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel. The Reverend Chad Waller will officiate. Mr. Moore was a native of Washington County, the son...
Frances Umbreit Moore
Apr 8, 2015
Mrs. Frances Faye Umbreit Moore, age 64, of Tennille died on Wednesday, April 8, 2015 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, April 12th, at 2:00 P.M. in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel. The Reverend Chad Waller will officiate. Mrs. Moore was a native of Gainesville, Florida, the daughter...
Grace Veal Harris
Apr 3, 2015
Mrs. Grace Veal Harris, age 83, of Deepstep died Friday, April 3, 2015, in the Extended Care Facility in Sandersville following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 P.M. Sunday, April 5th, in the Deepstep United Methodist Church. Reverend Jason McClendon and Reverend Bruce Pittman will officiate with burial in the Deepstep Methodist Church Cemetery. Pallbearers...
Donald Eugene Huston
Apr 3, 2015
Mr. Donald Eugene Huston, age 74, of Deepstep died Friday, April 3, 2015, in the University Hospital in Augusta following a brief illness. Graveside services for Mr. Huston will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Tuesday April 7 in the Deepstep Methodist Church Cemetery. Mr. Huston was a native of Long Beach, California, the son of the late Lee...
John W. Harwood
Mar 30, 2015
Mr. John W. Harwood, age 62, of Locust Grove, GA, passed away on March 30, 2015. He is survived by his wife, Melinda; children, Kristin Harwood of Locust Grove, Andrew Harwood of Locust Grove, Jordan (Jenny) Harwood of Hampton; siblings, Ronald (Linda) Harwood of MI, Ilene (Bob) Carroll of MI, Joyce Horner of MI, Dianne (Marty) Williams of MI;...
