OBITUARIES
Verlyn E. Smith
Feb 1, 2014
Mr. Verlyn E. Smith, 68, resident of Bartow, Georgia, died Saturday afternoon at University Hospital in Augusta, Georgia. Mr. Smith was born in Washington County, son of the late Eugene T. and Ruth Mae Josey Smith. He had lived there all of his life. He had retired from the Textile Business. Verlyn was a member of Josey Baptist Church...
John Vinson Fordham
Jan 31, 2014
Mr. John Vinson Fordham, age 69, of Adrian, died Friday, January 31, 2014. Funeral services will be held on Monday, February 3rd, at 2:00 p.m. at the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel with burial in the Washington County Memorial Gardens. Reverend Danny Thomas and Reverend Gary Mimbs will officiate. Pallbearers will be Joshua Fordham, Freddy Davis, Jonathan Douglas,...
Donald Earl Price
Jan 29, 2014
Mr. Donald Earl Price, age 61, of Fruit Cove Florida, died Wednesday, January 29, 2013. A graveside funeral service will be held on Saturday, February 1st, at 11:00 a.m. at the Oconee Church of God Cemetery. The Reverend Emory Anderson will officiate. Mr.Price was born in Macon, the son of the late Wesley Earl Price and the late Ruth...
George Nathaniel Barfield
Jan 27, 2014
Mr. George Nathaniel Barfield, age 79, of Sandersville died on Monday afternoon, January 27, 2014 in the Oconee Health Care. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Friday, January 31st, in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville with burial in the Tabernacle United Methodist Church Cemetery. Reverend Danny Thomas and Reverend Gary Mimbs will officiate....
Johnnie B. Purser
Jan 24, 2014
Mr. Johnnie B. Purser, age 90, of Sandersville died Friday, January 24, 2014, in the Oconee Health Care following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Monday, January 27th, in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville with burial in the Brownwood Cemetery. Reverend Danny Thomas and Reverend Gary Mimbs will officiate. Mr....
James Ruben "J. R." Knight
Jan 23, 2014
Mr. James Ruben “J. R.” Knight, age 82, of Eatonton died Thursday evening, January 23, 2014, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, January 26th, in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville with burial in the Washington County Memorial Gardens. Reverend Eddie Wiggins and Mr. Dudley Horton will officiate. Mr. Knight...
Jeanette Warthen Williams
Jan 18, 2014
Mrs. Jeanette Moats Warthen Williams, age 82, of 404 South Harris Street, died Saturday, January 18, 2014 in the Washington Regional Medical Center following a brief illness. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, January 21st at 11:00 AM in the Sandersville United Methodist Church with burial in the Friendship Baptist Church near Davisboro. Rev. Stephen C. Holton and...
James C. "Jimmy" Wicker
Jan 17, 2014
Mr. James Clyde “Jimmy” Wicker, age 81, of Sandersville, died Friday, January 17, 2014, at the Heritage Inn Nursing Home in Sandersville. Funeral services will be held on Monday, January 20th, at 11:00 a.m. at the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel with burial in the Zeta Cemetery in Tennille. The Reverend Jimmy Harris will officiate. Pallbearers will be...
Billy Sam "Goat" Johnson
Jan 16, 2014
Mr. Billy Sam “Goat” Johnson, age 74, of 425 Peacock Road in Tennille died Thursday, January 16, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, January 19th, in the First Church of the Nazarene in Sandersville. Reverend Gary Mimbs and Reverend Danny Thomas will officiate with burial in the Washington County Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Mr. Johnson was...
Annie Woodard Frost
Jan 15, 2014
Mrs. Annie Woodard Frost, age 100, of Davisboro, died Wednesday, January 15, 2014. A graveside funeral service will be held on Saturday, January 18th, at 2:00 p.m. at the New Hope United Methodist Church Cemetery with the Reverend Ron Dixon officiating. The family will receive friends on Saturday from 1:00 p.m. until the hour of service in the church...
Renee Giddens Brett
Jan 10, 2014
Renee Giddens Brett, age 40, of East McCarty Street in Sandersville, died Friday, January 10, 2014. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, January 12th, at 4:00 p.m. at the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville. The Reverend Gary Thompson will officiate. Renee was born in Baldwin County but was a lifelong resident of Washington County....
Connie Shiver Butler
Jan 9, 2014
Constance Shiver “Connie” Butler August 4, 1933 – January 9, 2014 Funeral services for Constance Shiver “Connie” Butler, 80, of Cairo, GA, are at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, January 12, 2014, at the First United Methodist Church, Cairo, GA. Rev. Rick Turner will officiate. Interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Cairo, GA. Mrs. Butler passed away at Archbold Medical Center,...
Martha Mae Lewis Ouimette
Jan 6, 2014
Mrs. Martha Mae Lewis Ouimette, age 92, of Sparta died Monday, January 6, 2014. A graveside funeral service will be held on Friday, January the 10th, at 2:00p.m. at the Smyrna United Methodist Church Cemetery in Hancock County. The Reverend Jerry Bradley will officiate. Mrs. Ouimette was born in Hancock County the daughter of the late Hugh A. Lewis...
Betty Smith Cheely
Jan 5, 2014
Mrs. Betty Smith Cheely, age 76, of 114 Peach Farm Road in Davisboro died Sunday, January 5, 2014, in the Heritage Inn. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, January 8th, in the Union Baptist Church near Warthen. The Reverend Robert Cash will officiate with burial in the Union Baptist Church Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Jeffery Blue,...
Jeanette Josey Brice
Dec 31, 2013
Mrs. Jeanette Josey Brice, age 87, of Riddleville, died Tuesday, December 31, 2013, following an extended illness. A memorial service will be held on Friday, January 3rd, at 2:00 p.m. at the Davisboro Baptist Church with Rev. Larry Glover officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:00 p.m. until the hour of service at the church. Mrs. Brice was...
Allene Drake Haynes
Dec 31, 2013
Ms. Allene Drake Haynes, age 79, of Sandersville, died Tuesday, December 31, 2013, at her residence. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, January 2nd, at 11:00 a.m. at the Kendall Heights Church of God with burial at 4:00 p.m. at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Newnan. Reverends Quint Shepherd, Bobby Williford and Danny Melson will officiate. Pallbearers will...
Dorothy Tompkins Barksdale
Dec 27, 2013
Mrs. Dorothy Tompkins Barksdale, age 92, of Albany, GA passed peacefully December 27, 2013 at her residence with children, grandchildren and faithful canine companion Fanci Lee by her bedside. The funeral service will be held at Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Home on Monday, December 30, 2013 at 11:00 A.M. United Methodist Ministers Cathy Green and Randy Spicer will officiate. Interment will...
Lynda Childre Kuecker
Dec 17, 2013
Lynda Sylvia Childre Kuecker passed away peacefully on the morning of December 17, 2013 surrounded by her loving family. She is survived by her parents, Jimmy Childre, Sr. and Sylvia Swearingen Sams; her children of St. Augustine, FL; and her brothers and sisters, Jimmy Childre, Jr. of Sandersville, Bob Childre of Tennille, Charlotte Childre of St. Augustine, FL, Erny...
Barry Albert Mcdonald
Dec 15, 2013
Mr. Barry Albert McDonald, age 60, of Warthen died at his residence. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, December 20, 2013 in the Bethlehem Baptist Church in Warthen with the Reverend Tim Powell officiating. Mr. McDonald was a native and lifelong resident of Washington County. He was a welder and machinist. Mr. McDonald was a...
Robert Wayne Davis
Dec 13, 2013
Mr. Robert Wayne Davis, age 72, of Eatonton, Georgia died on Friday December 13, 2013 in the Coliseum Hospital in Macon following a brief illness. A memorial service for Mr. Davis will be held at a later date. Mr. Davis was a native of Denver, Colorado, the son of the late John Elvin Davis and the late Nellie Jean...
