Thad Minick, Jr.
Apr 17, 2017
Thad Minick, Jr., 69, of Preston, died Monday, April 17, 2017 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. He was born October 31, 1947 in Buena Vista to the late Thad Minick, Sr. and Julia Kisor Minick. He was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church, Marshall Lodge #188 F&AM in Preston, and Smith Lodge #85 F&AM in Richland. He...
Charles Walter Edge
Apr 14, 2017
Charles Walter Edge, 70, of Americus, died Friday, April 14, 2017 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. He was born October 24, 1946 in Macon to the late William Forest Edge and Lillie Mae Horne Edge. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time. Greg Hancock Funeral Chapel is in charge of these arrangements.
Alex Frank Thompson, Jr.
Apr 12, 2017
Alex Frank Thompson, Jr., age 67, of Americus, died at Coliseum Hospital in Macon Wednesday, April 12, 2017. He was born June 28, 1949, in Colquitt, to the late Alex Frank Thompson, Sr. and Charlie Mae Haire Thompson. He served forty years successful pastoral ministry in the Church of God. Most recently he served as Associate Pastor, and was...
Kristen Danielle Magee
Apr 5, 2017
Kristen was a unique, nontraditional person and her remembrance will be no different. There will be no viewing and no funeral. We want to celebrate her short life. The preacher will open in prayer and speak briefly, there will be a slide show and then the floor will be open. When it comes to personality, it's no secret Kristen...
Jacob Cody Jones
Apr 4, 2017
Jacob Cody Jones, 25, of Plains, died Tuesday, April 04, 2017 at Phoebe-Sumter Medical Center. He was born on November 30, 1991, in Americus, to Stanford Ray Jones and Terri Lacy Jones. He was a member of Plains United Methodist Church and the Methodist Men's Group. He loved his community of Plains, deep sea fishing, and was very active...
Annette Burgess
Apr 2, 2017
Annette Crumley Burgess, age 81, of 2001 S. Lee St., died Sunday, April 2, 2017, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. She was born June 28, 1935 in Americus to the late Floyd Burton Crumley, Sr. and Annie Lee Hurst Crumley. She was a lifetime member of Central Baptist Church and a member of the Telephone Pioneers. Graveside services will...
Lana Kaye Phillips
Mar 28, 2017
Lana Kay Farr Phillips, 46, of Plains, died Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at her home. She was born August 21, 1970 in Americus and attended Concord United Methodist Church. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, March 31, 2017 at Greg Hancock Funeral Chapel with Pastor Warren Alford officiating. Survivors include her parents, Millard Farr of...
Latricia Ann Harvey
Mar 25, 2017
Latricia Ann Harvey, of Plains, died at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL., Saturday, March 25, 2017. Born in Homerville, she was the daughter of Charles Alvin Wildes, Jr. and Velma Smith Wildes. She was a member of Concord United Methodist Church and was the Activities Director at Perfect Care for many years; she loved her clients and spending time...
William Phillip "Phil" Gordon
Mar 25, 2017
William Phillip "Phil" Gordon, age 62, of Americus, died at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center Saturday, March 25, 2017. He was born June 22, 1954 in Augusta, to the late Lyndon Clyde Gordon and Ivylyn English Gordon. He was a graduate of Wilcox County High School where he lettered in football, baseball, and basketball all four years and track for...
Eunice Tripp Nelson
Mar 21, 2017
Eunice Lee Tripp Nelson went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, March 21, 2017. She was born December 21, 1924 in Leslie and lived all of her ninety-two years in the Leslie-DeSoto area. Ms. Eunice loved her family and her Calvary Baptist Church family where she was a charter member. She was faithful to her Adult Sunday School...
Martha Watson Ellis
Mar 18, 2017
Martha Wanza Watson Ellis, age 94, of Americus, died at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center Saturday, March 18, 2017. A native of Rome, she was born October 6, 1922, the daughter of the late Joseph and Alice Watson. She was a member of Drayton United Methodist Church and enjoyed cooking, being with her family and entertaining them. Graveside services will...
Michael Elliot Adams
Mar 14, 2017
Michael Adams, 64, of Leslie, died Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at his home. He was born February 14, 1953 in Dawson to the late Howard Elliot Adams and Winifred Hamlin Adams. He was a member of Leslie United Methodist Church and an avid hunter and fisherman. He was also active in the community as a member of the Leslie...
John Ansley Mcneill, Sr.
Mar 13, 2017
John Ansley McNeill, Sr., 88, of Americus, died Monday, March 13, 2017 at his home. He was born July 25, 1928 in Sumter County to the late Robert Duncan McNeill, Jr. and Orlean Ansley McNeill. He was born and raised and spent his life on a farm in the New Era community. He graduated from Americus High School and...
Charlie Will Baker, Jr.
Mar 11, 2017
Charlie Will Baker, Jr., 65, of Americus, died Saturday, March 11, 2017 at his home. He was born August 15, 1951 in Sumter County to the late Charlie Will Baker, Sr. and Ruby Lee Robert Baker. He was a member of Zion Hope Baptist Church. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at...
Edna Edge
Mar 10, 2017
Edna Edge, 77, of Americus, died Friday, March 10, 2017 at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. She was born March 24, 1939 in Thomasville to the late Lewis "Judge" Spivey and Lula Lee Williams Spivey. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, March 16, 2017 in the Activities Room at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. She is survived...
Phoebe Stanfield Horne
Mar 3, 2017
Phoebe Stanfield Horne, 90, of Andersonville, died March 3, 2017 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. She was born July 31, 1926 in Franklin, NC, to the late Sam Stanfield and Lillie Rogers Stanfield. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Americus, where she taught Sunday School, and was in the Benevolence Sunday School class. She was a...
Simona Castillo
Feb 27, 2017
Simona Gomez Castillo, 72, of Americus, died Monday, February 27, 2017 at her home. She was born November 1, 1944 in Edcouch, TX, to the late Adolfo Gomez and Paula Hernandez Gomez. She attended I Heart Church. She loved her family and Jesus, and was the rock of her family. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday,...
William Prather Fulford
Feb 23, 2017
William Prather "Billy" Fulford, 78, of Americus, died Thursday, February 23, 2017 at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. He was born January 30, 1939 in Americus to the late Henry Lewis Fulford and Lillye DeVane Fulford. He was the previous owner of the Lighthouse Restaurant and was an avid golfer. Services will be private. Survivors include his wife, Kathy...
Luther Bernard Womack
Feb 22, 2017
Luther Bernard Womack, 70, of Americus, died Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at his home. He was born September 6, 1946 to the late Owen Park Womack and Sara Powell Womack. Mr. Womack was a member of Calvary Episcopal Church. He owned and operated Bernard's Beauty Salon for over fifty years. The family will receive friends from 3:00 to 4:30...
