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Jeanette Josey Brice

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Linda Smith Phillips

Linda Smith Phillips

Dec 12, 2013

Mrs. Linda Smith Phillips, age 66, of Sandersville, died Thursday, December 12, 2013. Graveside funeral services will be held on Saturday, December 14th, at 2:00 p.m. at the Union Baptist Church Cemetery near Warthen. The Reverend Danny Thomas will officiate. Mrs. Phillips was born in Hancock County the daughter of the late Delma Smith and the late Agnes Garner...

Kathryn Smith Wiles

Kathryn Smith Wiles

Dec 10, 2013

Mrs. Kathryn Smith Wiles, age 62, of 1850 Jackson Church Road in Tennille died Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, December 13th, in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville with burial in the Washington County Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Mr. Jerry Lanier will officiate. Pallbearers will be...

Jack Douglas Wasden

Jack Douglas Wasden

Dec 7, 2013

Mr. Jack Douglas Wasden, age 81, of 707 Evergreen Drive in Sandersville died on Saturday, December 7, 2013, in the Washington County Regional Medical Center in Sandersville following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, December 10th, at the May & Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville with burial in the Brownwood Cemetery. Reverend...

Frank John Arata Iv

Frank John Arata Iv

Dec 2, 2013

Mr. Frank John Arata IV of Sandersville died on Monday, December 2, 2013 in a Milledgeville hospital following a brief illness. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, December 5th, in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville. The Reverend Roy Smith will officiate. Mr. Arata was a native of Broward County, Florida, the...

Helen Roberts Brannen

Helen Roberts Brannen

Dec 1, 2013

Mrs. Helen Roberts Brannen, age 96, of Watkinsville died Sunday morning, December 1, 2013, in the Iris Place in Athens. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, December 4th, in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville with burial in the Brownwood Cemetery in Sandersville. The Reverend Mickey Lynn will officiate. Mrs. Brannen was a...

Wilbur Glen Williford

Wilbur Glen Williford

Nov 29, 2013

Mr. Wilbur Glen Williford, age 57, of Sandersville, died Friday, November 29, 2013. Funeral services will be held on Monday, December 2nd, at 2:00 p.m. at the White Oak Methodist Church with burial in the Church Cemetery. Reverends Bobby Williford, Stacey Williford and Dewey Henderson will officiate. Pallbearers will be Brice Marshall, Christopher Williford, Douglas Welch, Louis Dalton, Gerald...

Lanny Carl Barron

Lanny Carl Barron

Nov 28, 2013

Mr. Lanny Carl “Jelly” Barron, age 71, of Sandersville, died Thursday, November 28, 2013. Graveside funeral services will be held on Sunday, December 1st, at 2:00 p.m. at the Brownwood Cemetery in Sandersville. The Reverend L.T. Logue will officiate. Mr. Barron was a native of Washington County the son of the late Lee Harris Barron and the late Ruth...

Elaine Brantley Fulghum

Elaine Brantley Fulghum

Nov 26, 2013

Mrs. Elaine Brantley Fulghum, age 68, of Harrison, died Tuesday, November 26, 2013. Funeral services will be held on Friday, November 29th, at 11:00 a.m. at the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel with burial in the Brownwood Cemetery in Sandersville. The Reverend Andy Carter will officiate. Mrs. Fulghum was a Washington County native, the daughter of the late...

Peggy Osborne Durden

Peggy Osborne Durden

Nov 25, 2013

Mrs. Peggy Osborne Durden, age 76, of Sandersville died Monday, November 25, 2013 in the University Hospital in Augusta following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, November 29th, in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville with burial in the Zeta Cemetery in Tennille. The Reverend Fred Garrett will officiate.Pallbearers will...

Talmadge Lee "Teenie" Cook

Talmadge Lee "Teenie" Cook

Nov 25, 2013

Mr. Talmadge Lee “Teenie” Cook, age 78, of Franklin Street in Tennille, died Monday, November 25, 2013. Graveside funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 30th, at 2:00 p.m. at the Zeta Cemetery in Tennille with the Reverend Jeff Cook officiating. Mr. Cook was born in Laurens County the son of the late Jesse James Cook and the...

Lois Pool Young

Lois Pool Young

Nov 24, 2013

Mrs. Lois Pool Young, age 94, of 956 Montgomery Road in Tennille died Sunday, November 24, 2013, in the Washington County Regional Medical Center in Sandersville. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, November 27th, in the Mt. Gilead Primitive Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Elder Kenneth Brantley will officiate. Pallbearers will be Caleb...

Pauline "Polly" Gladin

Pauline "Polly" Gladin

Nov 23, 2013

Mary Pauline “Polly” Gladin, age 90, of Tennille died Saturday, November 23, 2013 at her residence. A private graveside memorial service will be conducted at a later date. Mrs. Gladin was a native of Houston County, Georgia, the daughter of the late William R. Jones and the late Eula Maude Clark Jones. She started her working career as a...

Doris Jones Oliver

Doris Jones Oliver

Nov 19, 2013

Mrs. Doris Jones Oliver, age 75, of Covington, Georgia died Tuesday November 19, 2013 in the Oconee Health Care following an extended illness. Graveside funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, November 23rd, in the Tabernacle United Methodist Church Cemetery in Sandersville. The Reverend Roy Smith will officiate. Mrs. Oliver was a native of Washington County, Georgia,...

Sara Margaret Coffey

Sara Margaret Coffey

Nov 18, 2013

Mrs. Sara Margaret Coffey, 70, of Sandersville, GA, entered into rest on Monday, November 18th, 2013. Born in Albertville, AL, January 29, 1943, the daughter of the late Tolly Pledger and Pauline Shucraft Pledger Anthony, she had been a resident of Aiken County, SC, prior to relocating to Sandersville, GA. She was a former employee of the Playhouse Nursery,...

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