OBITUARIES
Barbara Mappin Buchanan
Jun 6, 2026
Mrs. Barbara Mappin Buchanan, age 89 of Sandersville, passed away on Saturday, June 6, 2026, at Addington Place in Dublin, following an extended illness. A funeral service to celebrate her life will be held on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel, with burial following in Riddleville Cemetery. Reverend Lee Lacey will...
Alverne Shurley
Jun 5, 2026
Alverne W. Shurley, 92, of Macon, passed away peacefully June 5, 2026, surrounded by the love of her family. She was born on July 10, 1933, in Thomaston, Ga. to Loyette Fallin Winslett and Ernest Eugene Winslett.
She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 64 years, George R. Shurley, with whom she shared a lifetime of love and...
Jeanette L. Jackson
Jun 4, 2026
Mrs. Jeanette L. Jackson, age 79 of Sandersville, passed away on Thursday, June 4, 2026, at Heritage Inn. A funeral service to celebrate her life will be held on Monday, June 8, 2026, at 11:00 at White Oak Church, with burial following in the church cemetery. Reverend John Pirkle, Reverend Butch Taylor and Reverend Jimmy Napier will officiate. Pallbearers will...
Beryl Mary Spry
Jun 1, 2026
Beryl Mary Spry passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home in Tennille, GA on June 1, 2026, after a lengthy illness. A memorial service will be held on Friday June 5th, at 1:00 pm, at Tennille United Methodist Church. The family will greet friends in the church’s W.B. Smith building directly following the service.
Beryl was born in London,...
Margaret Ivey Brantley
Jun 1, 2026
Margaret Alice Ivey Brantley, age 89, entered into the presence of her Lord and Savior on June 1, 2026, following a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was born on December 17, 1936, in Sandersville, Georgia, the daughter of the late Roger Gamble Ivey Sr. and Clara Grimes Ivey.
Mrs. Brantley was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother...
Louise Hutcheson
May 31, 2026
Margery Louise Hutcheson passed away after lengthy health issues on Sunday, May 31, 2026, at Orchard Health and Rehabilitation in Pulaski, Georgia. A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, June 3rd at 11:00 at Westview Cemetery in Wrightsville. The family will greet friends following the service at the cemetery. Reverend Bobby Williford will officiate.
Louise was born in the family...
Maitland Smith Henry
May 31, 2026
Maitland Smith Henry, age 85, of North Harris Street, Sandersville, passed away on Sunday, May 31, 2026. A funeral service celebrating her life will be held on Thursday, June 4th at 11:00 a.m. in the Chapel of May and Smith Funeral Home and burial at Brownwood Cemetery in Sandersville. Reverend Lee Lacey will officiate. Mrs. Henry’s family will greet friends...
Kenneth McBride
May 30, 2026
Kenneth Edward McBride, age 58, of Peach Farm Road near Davisboro, passed away on Saturday, May 30, 2026, following an extended illness. Kenneth’s family will gather and greet friends on Wednesday, June 3rd at the home of Charity McBride, 5224 Hwy 242, Sandersville, beginning at 3:00 p.m. A celebration of his life will be held at a later date.
Kenneth was...
Georgia Anne Feinberg
May 23, 2026
Mrs. Georgia Anne Feinberg, age 78 of Harrison passed away on Saturday, May 23, 2026 at her residence following an extended illness. The family will celebrate her life with a private event.
Mrs. Feinberg was born in Tyler, Texas the daughter of the late Segal Stevie Spraggins and the late Georgia Bell Costellow Spraggings. She was a homemaker but has had...
William Watson Rigby
May 22, 2026
Mr. William Watson “Bill” Rigby, age 82 of Betty Street in Sandersville passed away at his residence on Friday, May 22, 2026. A private service to celebrate his life will be held at a later date.
Mr. Rigby was born in Washington DC, the son of the late Edward L Rigby and the late Ruby Lee (Vess) Rigby of Alexandria, VA....
Ruby Dolphine Lamb Hiers
May 18, 2026
Ruby Dolphine Hiers, 95, of Sandersville, Georgia, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, May 18, 2026, surrounded by the family she loved and had faithfully lifted before God every single night of her life. A family visitation will be held Thursday, May 21, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at May Smith Funeral Home Chapel, Sandersville, Georgia,...
Gerald Wendell Bowen
May 15, 2026
Mr. Gerald Wendell Bowen, age 90 of East McCarty Street, Sandersville, passed away on Friday, May 15, 2026, at Washington County Extended Care Facility. A funeral service to celebrate his life will be held on Tuesday, May 19 at 11:00 a.m. in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Bobby Williford officiating. Burial will be private.
Mr. Bowen was...
William Matthew Young
May 14, 2026
William Matthew Young, age 62 of Tennille, passed away on Thursday, May 14, 2026, at Fairview Park Hospital in Dublin. A memorial service to celebrate his life will be held on, Sunday, May 17, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. at Mt. Gilead Primitive Baptist Church with Elder Kenneth Brantley officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:00p.m. until the hour of...
Annie Mimbs Robinson
May 11, 2026
Mrs. Annie Mimbs Robinson, age 89, of Tennille, passed away on Monday, May 11, 2026, at Heritage Inn following an extended illness. A funeral service to celebrate her life will be held on Wednesday, May 13th at 2:00 p.m. at First Church of the Nazarene in Sandersville, with burial in Zeta Cemetery in Tennille. Reverends Danny Thomas and Joe Crosby...
Mary Womble Condit
May 10, 2026
Mrs. Mary Jennifer Womble Condit, age 75, of Mills Lindsey School Road, Warthen Georgia, passed away peacefully at her home Sunday, May 10, 2026. A graveside committal service at Union Baptist Church Cemetery will be held at a later date.
Mrs. Condit was born and raised at Boynton Beach, Florida where she graduated from Sea Crest High School. She was the...
Lilymae Clark Capehart
May 3, 2026
Mrs. Lilymae Capehart, age 86, of Harrison Street, Sandersville, passed away at her residence on Sunday, May 3, 2026. A graveside service to celebrate her life will be held on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at 11:00 a.m., in the Culverton Baptist Church Cemetery, with Reverend Tim Hiers officiating. The family will greet friends following the service in the cemetery.
Mrs. Capehart...
Edgar J. Flemister, Jr.
May 2, 2026
Edgar (Ed) Jefferson Flemister, Jr. died peacefully at his residence on Saturday morning, May 2, 2026. Although Ed had heart issues for many years, he died from complications of Parkinsons Disease. It is an insidious disease which takes so much from its victim.
Ed was born on February 6, 1944, to the late Edgar J. Flemister and Betty Sheppard Flemister in...
Wynelle Warren Brantley
Apr 26, 2026
Wynelle Warren Brantley went to be with her Lord and Savior on April 26, 2026. Wynelle was the daughter of the late Luke and Eleanor Warren. She was born and raised in Tennille Georgia and remained in Washington County her entire life.
Wynelle was a 1956 graduate of Tennille High School. After graduation, she went to Georgia Teachers College but returned...
Nell M. Wolfe
Apr 24, 2026
Mrs. Nell Wolfe, age 96 of Sandersville, passed away on Friday, April 24, 2026, at Washington County ECF. A graveside funeral to celebrate her life will be held on Sunday, April 26, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. in Washington County Memorial Gardens with Reverend Eddie Wiggins officiating.
Mrs. Wolfe was born in Lexington, the daughter of the late Benny and Lottie McCannon....
Judy Cranford Dixon
Apr 17, 2026
Judy Cranford Dixon, 84, passed away on April 17, 2026. She was born on May 11, 1941, to the late Isabel and J. Newman Cranford.
Judy devoted her life to family, faith, and community. She spent her entire adult life working alongside her beloved husband, Herbert Dixon, at Cranford Jewelers, a family business founded by her parents. Through the years, she...
