Obituaries

Recent Obituaries from Americus, GA 

Tiffany Matice

Tiffany Matice

Dec 19, 2018

Tiffany Marie Matice, 26, of Americus died Wednesday, December 19, 2018. A native of Americus, she was born December 23, 1991 to Floyd and Cheryl Matice. All services will be private. Survivors include her parents, Floyd and Cheryl Matice of Americus; her daughter, Robin Elizabeth Tondee of Americus; two sisters and brothers-in-law: Angela and Johnathan Harris of Americus and...

James  Edward Booth

James Edward Booth

Dec 19, 2018

James Edward "Eddie" Booth, Jr., 64, of Americus died Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at his home. A native of Americus, he was born April 9, 1954 to the late James Edward Booth and Betty Jones Booth. He worked as a lineman for Georgia Power for seventeen years before retiring due to his health. In the later years of his...

Conor  Franklin Mcdonald

Conor Franklin Mcdonald

Dec 14, 2018

Master Conor Franklin McDonald Master Conor Franklin McDonald, died Friday, December 14, 2018 at Navicent Medical Center in Macon. He was born December 13, 2018, in Macon GA, the son of Candace and Dusty McDonald. Survivors include his mother and father, Candace and Dusty McDonald, of Americus, Maternal Grand Parents, Stephanie Williams and the late Frankie Williams, Paternal Grand...

Donna  Sue Reddish

Donna Sue Reddish

Dec 13, 2018

Donna Sue Reddish, 58, of Albany died Thursday, December 13, 2018 at Tift Regional Medical Center in Tifton. She was born September 10, 1960 in Panama City, FL, to the late Otis Reddish and Carolyn McMurran Highnote. An active member of Providence Church, she was always thinking of others and sending cards and notes of encouragement. Services will be...

Robert W. "Buddy" Jamieson

Robert W. "Buddy" Jamieson

Dec 11, 2018

Robert W. "Buddy" Jamieson, 73, of Valdosta, formerly of Lake City, FL, passed away on December 11, 2018 at the Lakehaven Nursing Home in Valdosta. Mr. Jamieson was born August 9, 1945 in Richland to the late Jim Frank Jamieson and Minnie Dallas Cooper Jamieson. He was a graduate of Richland High School and was retired from the State...

Bob Clark

Bob Clark

Dec 1, 2018

Bob C. Clark, 83, of Americus, died Saturday, December 1, 2018. He was born December 17, 1934 in Cleveland, AR, to the late William H. Clark and Edna Clark. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, December 6, 2018 at Greg Hancock Funeral Chapel in Americus. Mr. Clark came to Georgia Southwestern on September 1, 1969 and...

Wynelle  Story Wiggins

Wynelle Story Wiggins

Nov 30, 2018

Wynelle Story Wiggins, 87, died Friday, November 30, 2018 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. A native of Thomaston, Ga. she was born April 6, 1931, daughter of the late Rufus Story and Vida Mae Smith Story. Ms. Wiggins lived in Plains most of her life and was a member of Victory Worship Center. She was a loving mother, grandmother...

Joe  Tarver Abernathy

Joe Tarver Abernathy

Nov 19, 2018

Joe Tarver Abernathy left this world on November 19, 2018, after a lengthy battle with dementia. He joined his beloved wife, Ruth Betty, his mother, Eva, and father, Y.T., sister, Eutrulia, and brother, Y.T., Jr. He was born in Montgomery, Alabama and grew up in LaGrange, Georgia. Services will be held at 12 noon on Saturday, December 8, 2018...

William  C Eason

William C Eason

Nov 17, 2018

William C. Eason, 78, of Americus died Saturday, November 17, 2018 after battling pancreatic cancer. A native of Marion County, he was born August 3, 1940 to the late Howell Compton Eason and Ozie C. Eason. He retired from truck driving after twenty-five years and went on to welding for fifteen years. He also enjoyed hunting, fishing, riding his...

Roy  Thomas Cobb,  Jr.

Roy Thomas Cobb, Jr.

Nov 14, 2018

Roy Thomas Cobb, Jr., 44, beat ALS and gained the victory over it on November 14th. He is now running, dancing and singing worship at the top of his lungs in heaven with Jesus, the one who defeated death. "Where O death is your victory? Where O death is your sting?" 1 Cor. 15:55 Rev. Cobb was born March...

Sally  D Ethridge

Sally D Ethridge

Nov 5, 2018

Sally Louise Dorrity Ethridge, 77, of Americus, died Monday, November 5, 2018. A native of Ocilla, she was born August 12, 1941 to the late John Brookins Dorrity and Sara Virginia Morgan Dorrity. She was a member of Salem United Methodist Church. She never met a stranger and she loved gardening and working in her yard. Graveside services will...

Mary  Frances Enfinger

Mary Frances Enfinger

Nov 3, 2018

Mary Frances Enfinger, 86, passed away last Saturday at her residence at Sumter Retirement Village in Plains, Ga. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 7, 2018 at Southside Baptist Church in Blakely. The family will greet friends at the church an hour prior to the service, beginning at 12:00 p.m. Burial will follow at Blakely...

Robert Smoak

Robert Smoak

Nov 2, 2018

Robert Smoak, 73, of Americus died Friday, November 2, 2018 at his home. All services will be private.

Margaret Hebert

Margaret Hebert

Oct 29, 2018

Margaret Elizabeth Hebert, 71, of Americus died Monday, October 29th at her home. A native of Connecticut, she was born November 9, 1946. She was a former dance instructor with Fred Astaire Dance Studios and loved to crochet. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, November 9, 2018 at Salem United Methodist Church with Rev. Mark...

Carole Townsend

Carole Townsend

Oct 27, 2018

Carole Marie Kiker Townsend, 72, of Americus died Saturday, October 27th at her home. All services will be private. Greg Hancock Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Alma Lee Odum Truluck

Alma Lee Odum Truluck

Oct 27, 2018

Alma Lee Truluck, age 94, of Americus, died at her residence Saturday, October 27, 2018. A native of Marion County, she was born April 25, 1924, the daughter of the late P.O. and Lilly Golden McDaniel. Mrs. Truluck was of the Baptist Faith and was a retired quality control manager at Manhattan Shirt Co. She enjoyed her flowers and...

Mattie  Ruth Wilson

Mattie Ruth Wilson

Oct 27, 2018

Mattie Ruth "Nanny" Wilson Mattie Ruth "Nanny" Wilson, age 91 of Americus, died on Saturday, October 27, 2018 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Mrs. Wilson was a native of Forsyth Georgia born August 21, 1927, the daughter of the late Lee Andrew and Mary Wiggins Wilson. Mrs. Wilson was a member of Morningside United Methodist Church and loved her...

Robert  Kenneth Ledbetter

Robert Kenneth Ledbetter

Oct 21, 2018

Robert Kenneth Ledbetter, 89, died Sunday, October 21, 2018 at Sumter Retirement Village in Plains. A native of Atlanta, he was born January 1, 1929 to the late Robert Ledbetter and Reva Carter Ledbetter. He was a member of Calvary Episcopal Church and a United States Air Force veteran. An avid fisherman, he also loved to gamble, and was...

Faye  Eloise Saint

Faye Eloise Saint

Oct 21, 2018

Faye Eloise Saint, age 85, of Plains, died Sunday, October 21, 2018, at Perfect Care. A native of Butler, she was born November 28, 1932, the daughter of the late James and Betty Lee Brewer. She was a member of Rehobeth Baptist Church and was the owner of Saint Trucking. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, October 23, 2018,...

Linda Tondee

Linda Tondee

Oct 18, 2018

Linda Jean Thacker Tondee, 76, of Ellaville died Thursday, October 18, 2018 at Phoebe-Sumter Medical Center in Americus. Born March 17, 1942 in Americus to the late Charles Thacker and Elizabeth Baker Ivey, she retired from Middle Flint Behavioral Healthcare as a Program Director. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Survivors include her husband of...

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