Joseph W. "Toby" Reid
Mar 7, 2018
Mr. Joseph W. "Toby" Reid, Jr. 61, of Dalton, GA passed away peacefully Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at Hamilton Medical Center following a brief battle with cancer. He was born February 13, 1957, in Reading, PA, but his family roots go back to South Georgia - to Americus, Plains, Leslie, and Desoto. Toby was preceded in death by his...
Marie Griffin
Feb 20, 2018
Marie Phillips Griffin, 95, of Plains, died Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at Sumter Retirement Village. A native of Marion County, she was born April 5, 1922 to the late W.S. and Essie Mae Phillips. She was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, February 24, 2018 at Shiloh Cemetery. The...
Jimmy David Holmes
Feb 19, 2018
Jimmy David Holmes, 69, of Vienna, died Monday, February 19, 2018 at Crisp Regional Medical Center. A native of Sumter County, he was born July 22, 1948 to the late Carl and Evelyn Holmes. He was an avid fisherman, loved listening to gospel and country music, and watching wrestling. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday,...
Angelyn Francis Ross
Feb 9, 2018
Ms. Angelyn "Angie" F. Ross, age 69 died February 9, 2018 at Brightmoore Hospice In Griffin, GA. Angie was born November 6, 1948, the daughter of the late Rossie James and Frances Gillen Ross. Ms. Ross was a member of Central Baptist Church and enjoyed traveling. She was a Quotes Manager for Eaton, formally Metalux Lighting. Graveside funeral services...
Rose Ansley
Feb 4, 2018
Rose Harris Ansley, 86, of Americus died Sunday, February 4, 2018 at Perfect Care. A native of Marion County, she was born June 27, 1931 to the late Page Harris and Pearl D. Harris. She was a member of First Baptist Church and enjoyed gardening, sewing, and cooking. As the first local female realtor, she owned and operated Rose...
Alice Rouse Hobbs
Feb 3, 2018
Alice Rouse Hobbs, age 78, of Andersonville, died at her residence Saturday, February 3, 2018. A native of Americus, she was born January 2, 1940, the daughter of the late Alex and Frances Rouse. Mrs. Hobbs was a retired bookkeeper with DFACS. She was a member of Andersonville United Methodist Church and Gideon's Auxiliary. Funeral services will be held...
Robert Paul Francis
Jan 30, 2018
Robert Paul Francis, 88, of Americus, died Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at Phoebe-Sumter Medical Center. A native of Elwood, IN, he was born November 14, 1929 to the late Richard A. Francis and Elisabeth Clancey Francis. He enjoyed traveling to see his family in Indiana, camping, fishing, playing cards and listening to old music. He loved animals, especially his...
Franklin "Frankie" Williams
Jan 27, 2018
Franklin "Frankie" Williams, age 67, of Americus, died Saturday, January 27,2018, at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. A native of Douglas, he was born October 11, 1950, the son of late Woodrow and Hazel Williams. Frankie was a member of the Vietnam Helicopter Crew Members Association, Americus Kiwanis, Bullwhip Squadron, Permanent Executive Secretary of the Georgia Agriculture Aviation Association...
Alvin Mclendon
Jan 16, 2018
Alvin Loyce McLendon, 84, of Americus, died Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at Magnolia Manor. He was born November 27, 1933 in Ellaville, Georgia to the late G.W. McLendon and Haru Duke McLendon of Andersonville. Alvin "Bo" was a retired farmer and mail carrier and lived in Andersonville for most of his life. He served a brief stint in the...
Helen Dill
Jan 14, 2018
Florence Helen McLean Dill, 101, of Americus died Sunday, January 14, 2018 at Plains Retirement Center. She was born January 7, 1917 in Walker County, AL, to the late Henry Newton McLean, Sr. and Rose Nelle Robinson McLean. She was a devoted mother of ten children and a member of St. Mary Catholic Church. Funeral services will be held...
Norma Jean Hogg
Jan 10, 2018
Norma Jean Hogg, 49, of Americus, died Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at Phoebe-Sumter Medical Center in Americus. She was born November 6, 1968 in Americus to the late George Claude Harrington and Rose Lee Holt Harrington. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 13, 2018 at Oak Grove Cemetery in Americus. The family will receive...
Edward Wise
Jan 8, 2018
Edward Jean Wise, Jr., 65, of Americus, died Monday, January 08, 2018 at Willson Hospice House in Albany. He was born January 6, 1953 to the late Edward Jean Wise, Sr. and Cornelia Chappell Wise. Services will be private. Mickey Wise knew how to have a good time. He mixed good times -- like jazz riffs played by his...
Nora Jean Mcinnis
Jan 4, 2018
Nora Jean McInnis, 53, of Leslie, died Thursday, January 4, 2018 at her home. A native of Americus, she was born October 3, 1964 to Glenda Story and the late Jonathan Richardson, Jr. She was a loving and devoted grandmother to her six grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at Williams...
Zackie Plez Hardin
Jan 2, 2018
Zackie Plez Hardin, 73, of Americus, died January 2, 2018 at Phoebe-Sumter Medical Center. A native of Arabi, he was born March 2, 1944 to the late Zackie Lewis Hardin and Emmie Johnson Hardin. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Americus and active in the community. After retiring from farming, he worked in real estate. He...
Willard Dean Faircloth
Dec 24, 2017
Mr. Willard Dean Faircloth, age 80, of Americus, dies December 24, 2017 at his home. Mr. Faircloth was born September 30, 1937 the son of the late Horace Willard and Myrtle Loraine Faircloth. He is survived by two daughters, Leighanne Summerlin of Americus and Julie Ott of Ashville, NC, two step-daughters, Katrina Guined, of Leslie and Teresa Robinson, of...
Betty Jean Salter
Dec 16, 2017
Betty Jean Salter, age 77, of Americus, died at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center Saturday, December 16, 2017. A native of Thomasville, she was born September 23, 1940, to the late Marvin and Leila Peaster. Mrs. Salter was a member of Faith Baptist Church. She worked at Brooklyn Heights and Cheek Memorial Daycare for many years. Mrs. Salter was a...
John Tommy Bonner
Dec 11, 2017
John Tommy Bonner, 80, of Americus died Monday, December 11, 2017 at Phoebe-Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. He was born August 14, 1937 in Riverview, Alabama to the late Curtis Akins Bonner and Berta Pauline Gill Bonner. Mr. Bonner was a member of Salem United Methodist Church. He was an avid fisherman, loved gardening, yardwork, and Atlanta Braves baseball....
Michael Thomas Feltman
Dec 8, 2017
Michael Thomas Feltman, age 58, of Smithville, died Friday, December 8, 2017. Mr. Feltman was born May 24, 1959, the son of the late Andy and Catherine Feltman. He was an avid coon hunter and enjoyed fishing and raising chickens. Services will be held Sunday, December 10, 2017, at 3:00 PM in the chapel of Greg Hancock Funeral Chapel....