OBITUARIES
Frances Wilson Davenport
Jul 25, 2013
Mrs. Frances Wilson Davenport, age 91, of Sandersville GA, died Thursday, July 25, 2013. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, July 27th, at 11:00 a.m. at the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville with burial at 4:00 p.m. at the Belton Cemetery in Belton SC. Reverend Lee Lacey and Reverend Roy Smith will officiate. Mrs. Davenport...
Ronald Thurston Smith
Jul 25, 2013
Ronald Thurston Smith, Lieutenant Colonel, US Air Force, Retired died on Thursday, July 25, 2013 at Brethren Village Continuing Care Community in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, after a long illness. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 o’clock on Saturday, August 17th, at May and Smith Funeral Home followed by military honors by the Robbins Air Force Base Honor Guard....
B. Floyd Johnston
Jul 16, 2013
Mr. B. Floyd Johnston, age 73, of Harrison died Tuesday, July 16, 2013, at his residence following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, July 18th, in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville with burial in the Zeta Cemetery in Tennille. The Reverend Andy Yates will officiate. Mr. Johnston was a...
Ellamarie Hudson Garrett
Jul 15, 2013
Mrs. Ellamarie Hudson Garrett, age 63, of Sandersville, died Monday, July 15, 2013, at her residence. A memorial service will be held on Friday, July 19th at 2:00 p.m. at the Sandersville United Methodist Church. The Rev. Dr. Joe Buck and Minister Marlon Lastinger will officiate. The family will receive friends following the memorial service at the church. Ree,...
Sidney Franklin Cheatham, Sr.
Jul 13, 2013
Mr. Sidney Franklin Cheatham, Sr., age 95, of 888 Thomaston Street, Barnesville, Georgia died Saturday, July 13, 2013, in Washington County Regional Medical Center Extended Care Facility. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday in the First United Methodist Church of Barnesville. Reverend Dana Overton-Garrett and Mr. Walter Geiger will officiate with burial in the Greenwood Cemetery...
Joe Jernigan Garrett
Jul 13, 2013
Mr. Joe Jernigan Garrett, age 75, of 1723 Riddleville-Mt. Moriah Road in Riddleville died Saturday, July 13, 2013, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P. M. Tuesday, July 16th, in the Riddleville Baptist Church with burial in the Riddleville Cemetery. Reverend Daniel Porter and Reverend Wade Dawson will officiate. Pallbearers will be Charlie Lindsey, Jimmy...
Leonila Diaz
Jul 4, 2013
Mrs. Leonila Diaz, age 83, of Club Forest Drive, Tennille, died Thursday, July 4, 2013 at her home. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, July 7th at 2:00pm at Grace Episcopal Church in Sandersville. Rev. Carlton Shuford, Vicar of Grace Church, will officiate. Mrs. Diaz was born in Tampa Florida, the daughter of the late Manuel Gonzalez...
Frances Daniel Dollar
Jun 24, 2013
Mrs. Frances Daniel Dollar, age 87, of 426 Morningside Drive in Sandersville died Monday, June 24, 2013, in the Heritage Inn Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, June 27th, in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville. Rev. Dewey Henderson and Rev. Scott McDade will officiate with burial in the Brownwood Cemetery...
Cyrus Thomas Harris, Sr.
Jun 12, 2013
Mr. Cyrus Thomas Harris, Sr., age 84, of 11592 Deepstep Road in Deepstep died Wednesday, June 12, 2013, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, June 14th, in the Deepstep United Methodist Church with burial in the Deepstep United Methodist Church Cemetery. Reverend Rick Holt and Reverend Gene Yelverton will officiate. Pallbearers will be...
Harry Thomas "Tom" May
Jun 6, 2013
Mr. Harry Thomas “Tom” May, age 86, of Plant City, Florida died Thursday, June 6, 2013, following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, June 11th, in the First Presbyterian Church of Sandersville with burial in the Brownwood Cemetery in Sandersville. The Reverend Claude Walker will officiate. Mr. May was a native of Washington...
Robert William Holtapp
Jun 2, 2013
Mr. Robert William Holtapp, Sr., age 69, of 1600 Plantation Drive in Sandersville died Sunday, June 2, 2013, in the Washington County Regional Medical Center in Sandersville following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, June 5th, in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville with burial in the Brownwood Cemetery. Reverend...
Jason Mcnally Smith
Jun 1, 2013
Jason McNally Smith, age 41, of Gainesville, died Saturday, June 1, 2013 in Gainesville. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, June 4th at 2:00pm at the Tennille United Methodist Church with burial in the Zeta Cemetery. Reverend Jeff Cook and Reverend David Walters will officiate. Jason was born in Milledgeville and reared in Tennille. He was a graduate...
Sara Bell Bridges
May 30, 2013
Mrs. Sara Bell Bridges, age 96, of 1737 Green Acres Drive in Vidalia died Thursday, May 30, 2013, at Community Hospice House in Vidalia. Mrs. Bridges is a native of Sandersville where she retired in 1986 after a career as a media consultant with the Georgia Department of Education’s Regional Educational Services Agency. She graduated from the Women’s College...
Floyd Ennis Pounds, Sr.
May 27, 2013
Mr. Floyd Ennis Pounds, Sr., age 72, of Tennille died Monday morning, May 27, 2013 in the Tennille Retirement Home in Tennille following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, May 29th, in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville with burial in the Zeta Cemetery in Tennille. Mr. Pounds was a...
Wyman T. West
May 26, 2013
Mr. Wyman T. West, age 75, of Sandersville died Sunday morning, May 26, 2013 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, May 28th, in the Sisters Baptist Church with burial in the Brownwood Cemetery in Sandersville. Rev. M. D. Cabe and Rev. Jimmy Casey will officiate. Mr. West was a native and life long...
Robert Hudson Young Jr.
May 18, 2013
Mr. Robert H. “Bobby” Young Jr., age 88, of Tennille, died Saturday, May 18, 2013 at his residence. Funeral services will be held on Monday, May 20th at 11:00am at the Mt. Gilead Primitive Baptist Church with burial in the Church Cemetery. Elder Kenneth Brantley will officiate. Pallbearers will be Charles Young, Emory Young, Bob West, Frank Young Jr.,...
Alice Gayle Webster
May 18, 2013
Obituary: Alice Gayle Brooks Webster Born: June 8, 1957 in Montgomery, Alabama Died: May 18, 2013 in Sandersville, GA Mrs. Webster was the only child of Emma Pearl (Skipper) Brooks and Fox Brooks. She is survived by her husband Reid Webster, truck driver for Howard Sheppard, Inc. Plus their daughter Crystal and son Charles and Charles finance Salina Haddock,...
E. Harold Rhodes
May 16, 2013
Mr. E. Harold Rhodes, age 84, of Sandersville, died Thursday, May 16, 2013 at the Washington County Regional Medical Center following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, May 18th, at 11:00 a.m. at the Piney Mount United Methodist Church with burial in the Zeta Cemetery in Tennille. Reverends Robert Wood, M.D. Cabe and Danny Thomas...
James Marvin Marchman
May 10, 2013
Mr. James Marvin Marchman, age 63, of Warthen, Georgia died Friday, May 10, 2013, in the Washington County Regional Medical Center following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Monday, May 13th, in the Bethlehem Baptist Church in Warthen with burial in the Brownwood Cemetery in Sandersville. Rev. Tim Powell and Rev. Danny Thomas will...
Geneva Turner Benavides
Apr 30, 2013
Mrs. Geneva Marie Turner Benavides, age 52, of Macon died Tuesday, April 30, 2013 in the Medical Center in Macon following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held on Friday, May 3rd, at 2:00 P.M. in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville with burial in the Washington County Memorial Gardens Cemetery. The Rev. L. T....
