OBITUARIES
Ralph Lee Thames
Oct 3, 2014
Mr. Ralph Lee Thames, age 61, of Tennille, died Friday, October 03, 2014 at the Washington County Regional Medical Center following a brief illness. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, October 5th, at 11:00 a.m. at the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. until the hour of service and...
Helen Shurling Chapman
Sep 28, 2014
Mrs. Helen Shurling Chapman, age 100, of Lawrenceville died Sunday morning September 28 in the Gwinnett Extended Care in Lawrenceville. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday October 1 in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville with burial in the Washington County Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Mrs. Chapman was a native of Tennille, the daughter...
James Darby Orr
Sep 26, 2014
Dr. James Darby “JIM” Orr, age 76, of Brooklet, Georgia died Friday evening September 26 in the East Georgia Regional Medical Center in Statesboro following a brief illness. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Monday September 29 in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville. Elder Kenneth Brantley will officiate with burial in the Zeta...
Ronald Edward Osborne
Sep 22, 2014
Mr. Ronald Edward Osborne, age 53, of Harrison, Georgia died Monday, September 22, 2014 in the Coliseum Hospital in Macon following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 P.M. Thursday, September 25th, in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville with burial in the Pleasant Plains Baptist Church Cemetery near Harrison. Rev. Fred Morrison,...
Amber Michelle Phillips
Sep 22, 2014
Miss Amber Michelle Phillips, age 20, of Sandersville, died Monday, September 22, 2014. Funeral services will be held on Friday, September the 26th, at 2:00 p.m. at the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville with burial in the Big Sandy Baptist Church Cemetery in Wilkinson County. The Reverend Keith Lindsey will officiate. Serving as pallbearers will be:...
Nicholas "Nick" Edge Dixon Sr.
Sep 20, 2014
Mr. Nicholas Edge “Nick” Dixon Sr., of West Adams Street in Tennille, died Saturday, September 20, 2014 at his residence. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, September 23rd at 11:00 a.m. at the Tennille Christian Church with burial in the Zeta Cemetery. Reverend William Moody will officiate. Pallbearers will be M. J. Dixon, Sonny Barkesdale, Tom Raines, Marion...
William "Bill" Albert Wiggins
Sep 18, 2014
Mr. William “Bill” Albert Wiggins, age 73, of Washington Avenue in Sandersville, died Thursday, September 18, 2014, at the University Hospital following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, September 20th, at 11:00 a.m. at the Piney Mount United Methodist Church with military honors. The Reverends Jim Dominey and Robert Wood will officiate. Graveside committal services...
Erby Paul Pennington
Sep 13, 2014
Erby Paul Pennington age 73, passed away Saturday September 13, 2014 after an extended illness. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 16, at the chapel of Moores Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Baldwin Memorial Gardens. Paul was born in Milledgeville and graduated from Georgia Military College High School, where he was on the Academic Honor...
Margaret Yates Edinfield
Aug 29, 2014
Mrs. Margaret Yates Edinfield, age 63, of 1926 Lamar's Creek Road in Sandersville died Friday, August 29 at the Washington County Regional Medical Center in Sandersville. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Monday, September 1 in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville with burial in the Brownwood Cemetery in Sandersville. Rev. Danny Thomas and...
Eugene "Green Weenie" Lindsey
Aug 21, 2014
Mr. Eugene “Green Weenie” Lindsey, age 64, of Sandersville, died Thursday, August 21, 2014 at the Washington County Regional Medical Center following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, August 24th, at 2:00 p.m. at the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel with burial in the Brownwood Cemetery. The Reverend Danny Thomas will officiate. Pallbearers will...
Gregory Frank Avrett
Aug 20, 2014
Mr. Gregory Frank Avrett, age 51, of Tennille, died Wednesday, August 20, 2015. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 23rd, at 11:00 a.m. at the Mt. Gilead Primitive Baptist Church with burial in the Brownwood Cemetery in Sandersville. The Elder Kenneth Brantley will officiate. Pallbearers will be Ethan Webster, Gabe Avrett, Zach Towner, Jeff Flemister, Blake Frost,...
Marjorie Polk Wright
Aug 20, 2014
Mrs. Marjorie Polk Wright, age 76, of Sandersville, died Wednesday, August 20, 2014, at her residence following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held on Friday, August 22nd, at 2:00 p.m. at the Sandersville United Methodist Church with burial in the Brownwood Cemetery. Reverends Joe Buck, Jeff Cook and Danny Thomas will officiate. Pallbearers will be Glenn Walker,...
William Thomas Gray
Aug 19, 2014
Mr. William Thomas Gray, age 72, of Warthen, Georgia died on Tuesday, August 19, 2014, in the Ft. Gordon Army Hospital in Augusta. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Mr. Gray was a native of Virginia, the son of the late Charlie Gray and the late Martha Byrum Gray. He was a retired Sergeant Major...
Nellie Meeks Wommack
Aug 3, 2014
Mrs. Nellie Meeks Wommack, age 95, of 397 Oscar Drive in Sandersville, died on Sunday, August 3rd, at the Extended Care Facility in Sandersville. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, August 6th, in the Piney Mount United Methodist Church. Reverend Bob Williams and Reverend Robert Wood will officiate with burial in the Washington County Memorial Gardens...
Martha Watkins Byrnes
Jul 27, 2014
Mrs. Martha Watkins Byrnes, age 85, of E. McCarty Street in Sandersville, died Sunday, July 27, 2014. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, July 30th at 2:00pm at the First Baptist Church of Sandersville. Reverends Lee Lacey and Gary Mimbs will officiate. Mrs. Byrnes was born in Sandersville the daughter of the late Roy Watkins and the...
Marjorie "Hopie" Jordan Mcelreath Lee
Jul 24, 2014
Mrs. Hopie Jordan McElreath Lee, age 90, formerly of Tennille and Albany, died Thursday, July 24, 2014 in Seneca, S.C. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, July 29th, at 2:00 p.m. at the Tennille United Methodist Church with burial in the Zeta Cemetery in Tennille. Reverend Vance Mathis will officiate. Serving as pallbearers will be Mrs. Lee’s grandsons...
Bernice Mosley Rollins
Jul 24, 2014
Mrs. Bernice Mosley Jones Rollins, age 82, of Davisboro, died Thursday, July 24, 2014, following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, July 27th at 3:00 p.m. at the Jackson’s Baptist Church with burial in the Davisboro Cemetery. Reverends Fred Morrison, Mike Jones and Andy Carter will officiate. Pallbearers will be Butch Strickland, Don Lindsey, Bill...
Carl Leroy Zimerla, Sr.
Jul 21, 2014
Mr. Carl Leroy Zimerla, Sr., age 84, of Sandersville, died Monday, July 21, 2014 at his residence following an extended illness.. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Mr. Zimerla is survived by his wife, Dolores Eileen Zimerla,four sons, Carl Zimerla, Jr. of Sandersville, Edward Zimerla and James Zimerla of Jackson, NJ, and Anthony Zimerla of Neptune,...
Alice Woodard Kearse
Jul 19, 2014
Mrs. Alice Woodard Kearse, age 87, of Davisboro, died Saturday, July 19, 2014. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, July 22nd at 11:00 a.m. at the New Hope United Methodist Church near Davisboro with Rev. Ron Dixon officiating. A private burial service will be held at Christ St. Paul’s Parrish Cemetery in Hollywood S.C. Mrs. Kearse was a...
Jack Edward Haynes
Jul 19, 2014
Mr. Jack Edward Haynes, age 86, of Lynwood Drive in Sandersville, died Saturday, July 19th, 2014, at the Washington County Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Monday, July 21st at 2:00 P.M. at the First Christian of Sandersville with burial in Brownwood Cemetery. Reverend Doug Ivey will officiate. Pallbearers will be Tim Haynes, Gary Haynes, Mack...
