Roger Thigpen
Nov 4, 2017
Roger Thigpen, 66, of Petal, MS, died Saturday, November 4, 2017 at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX. He was a member of Petal Harvey Baptist Church, a graduate of Waycross High School and The University of Georgia School of Forestry. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, November 11, 2017 at Oak Grove Cemetery...
Jimmy Leroy Jordan
Oct 30, 2017
Jimmy Leroy Jordan, 77, of Americus, died Monday, October 30, 2017 at Phoebe-Sumter Medical Center. A native of Thomaston, he was born April 10, 1940 to the late Ernest Willie Jordan, Sr. and Bessie Lou McCrary Jordan. He was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church. After retiring with twenty-nine years in the United States Army, he also retired as...
Richard Bernard Bopp
Oct 25, 2017
Richard Bernard Bopp, 79, of Cobb, died Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at Phoebe-Sumter Medical Center in Americus. A native of Johnstown, PA, he was born January 2, 1938. He was a member of First Street Church of Christ, thirty-year member of the Lions Club, and was a retired Special Education teacher. After service in both the U.S. Air Force...
Larry Eugene Stuckey
Oct 20, 2017
Larry Eugene Stuckey, age 75, of Andersonville, died Friday, October 20, 2017, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. A native of Ellaville, he was born October 18, 1942, the son of the late Lewis and Margaret Stuckey. Mr. Stuckey was a member of Andersonville United Methodist Church and was the owner and operator of Stuckey Upholstery since 1962....
Tammie Edith Arizmendi
Oct 14, 2017
Tammie Edith Arizmendi, age 59, of Americus, died at her residence Saturday, October 14, 2017. A native of Atlanta, she was born February 6, 1958, the daughter of the late Elton and Edith Roebuck. Mrs. Arizmendi's Indian heritage was very important to her. She was Cherokee and adopted Creek Indian. She enjoyed crafting, spending time with her grandchildren, great...
William Henry Bishop, Jr.
Oct 10, 2017
William Henry Bishop, Jr., 86, of Andersonville, died Tuesday, October 10, 2017 at Perfect Care in Americus. A native of Sumter County, he was born November 4, 1930 to the late William Henry Bishop, Sr. and Opal Freeman Bishop. He was the owner and operator of Reliable Roofing Company, enjoyed gardening, and raising his livestock. A graveside service will...
Callie Fletcher Satterfield
Oct 8, 2017
Callie Fletcher Satterfield was born in Schley County on June 27, 1921 to Allen Clay Fletcher, Sr. and Lillie Murphy Fletcher. She was educated in the Schley County Schools and attended Georgia Southwestern College. She was the wife of the late E.J. (Buck) Satterfield (deceased). Of this union they had three children: C. Roland Satterfield (June) and Kay S....
Jennifer Koleszar
Oct 4, 2017
Jennifer Studdard Koelszar, 70, of Americus, died Wednesday, October 04, 2017 at Midtown Medical Center in Columbus. A native of Buena Vista, she was born August 14, 1947 to the late Elijah Studdard and Tommie Frady Studdard. She loved her children, working in her home, and gardening. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 10, 2017,...
Robert John Koopal
Sep 29, 2017
Robert John Koopal, 74, of Americus died Friday, September 29, 2017 at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. A native of Platte, South Dakota, he was born February 1, 1943 to the late Martin Koopal and Elizabeth Kegel Koopal. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Americus. Mr. Koopal was a hard-working man and devoted to his family;...
Joann Virginia Plunkett
Sep 23, 2017
JoAnn Virginia Flanders Plunkett, 74, of Americus died Saturday, September 23, 2017 at Phoebe-Sumter Medical Center. A native of Panama City, FL, she was born September 24, 1942 to the late Clyde Melvin Flanders and Mary Pauline Attaway Flanders. She enjoyed fishing and camping, working puzzles, and Braves baseball. She was a member of the Ladies Auxillary of the...
Charles S. Cole
Sep 20, 2017
Charles Shirley Cole, 90, of Americus, died Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at his home. A native of Ocilla, he was born December 11, 1926 to the late Charles Alfred Cole and Ruth Turner Cole. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, September 23, 2017 at Sunset Hill Cemetery in Valdosta. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m....
Nancy Kinnebrew Bell
Sep 20, 2017
Nancy Kinnebrew Bell, of Americus, died Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at her home. A native of Americus, she was born February 2, 1923 to the late Jeremiah Duckworth and Kara Borders Duckworth. She owned and operated Kinnebrew The Casual Shop. She was a member of Americus First United Methodist Church and the Junior Service League. A graveside service will...
Carole Mott
Sep 20, 2017
Carole Bailey Mott, age 71, of Americus, died Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, surrounded by her loving family. A native of Callahan, FL, she was born December 19, 1945 to the late James B. Bailey and Agnes B. Bailey. She grew up in Callahan, FL, graduated from Callahan High School in 1963, and then...
Thomas Roland Harris, Sr.
Sep 12, 2017
Mr. Thomas "Tom" Roland Harris, 71, of Georgetown, died Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at Phoebe-Sumter Medical Center. Mr. Harris was born October 23, 1945 in Americus to the late Howell Harris and Frances Mashburn Harris. He was a veteran of the United States Navy and served as Deputy Sheriff in Wakulla County, FL for many years. A memorial service...
Frank Douglas Wohrley
Sep 10, 2017
Mr. Frank Douglas Wohrley, of Americus, died at his home on September 10, 2017. Mr. Wohrley was a native of Covington KY, born September 6, 1942, the son of the late Douglas Charles and Laura Riddle Wohrley. Mr. Wohrley was a veteran of the U S Army and loved his family, reading, and fishing. He was the past District...
Ellen Thompson Mcneill
Sep 2, 2017
Ellen Thompson McNeill Ellen Thompson McNeill, age 86, of Americus, died at her residence Saturday, September 2, 2017. A native of Norman Park, she was born September 24, 1930, the daughter of the late Alexander and Lillie Mae Thompson. Ellen was raised as a "city girl" in Cairo, GA. While earning a degree in Home Economics at Abraham Baldwin...
John Bruce Colston
Aug 27, 2017
John Bruce Colston, age 62, of Americus, died Sunday, August 27, 2017, surrounded by his loving family. He was born December 9, 1954 in Dublin, Ga. He was the son of the late Alvin Layton Colston Jr. and is survived by his mother, Anne Colston. Bruce attended First Baptist Church of Americus. He was an avid tennis player, a...
Frances M Restagno
Aug 17, 2017
Mrs. Frances Cavender Restagno, 90, of Cobb, died Thursday, August 17, 2017 at Crisp Regional Hospital in Cordele. Born January 12, 1927 in Sumter County, she was the youngest of the late Joe Henry and Ida Puckett Cavender. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 19, 2017 at Lakeview Baptist Church with Dr. Brian Bentley officiating....
Roy H Thompson
Aug 17, 2017
Roy Harold Thompson, 86, of Plains, died Thursday, August 17, 2017 at his home. A native of Fitzgerald, he was born March 18, 1931 to the late Edward Thompson and Grace Laney Thompson. He was a member of Plains Baptist Church. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, August 20, 2017 at Greg Hancock Funeral Chapel in...
