Emma Lougenia Brooks Knight
Sep 28, 2011
Emma Lougenia Knight, age 102, of 114 Sullivan Dr., Americus, died at Perfect Care Wednesday, September 28, 2011. A native of Colquitt County, she was born June 20, 1909 the daughter of the late Henry Jackson and Mattie Alice Law Brooks. Mrs. Knight was a member of Central Baptist Church where she joined in 1929. While a member, she...
Brenda Thaxton
Sep 26, 2011
Brenda Lee Barry Thaxton, age 51, of 506 Sumter St., Montezuma, died at Flint River Community Hospital in Montezuma, Monday, September 26, 2011. A native of Savannah, she was born January 2, 1960 the daughter of Charles Bernie Barry, Sr. and Ruby Lee Walker Yawn. She was a member of Faith Baptist Church. She went home to celebrate her...
Eusevia Maradiaga
Sep 23, 2011
Eusevia Maradiaga, age 76, of 115 Wilson St., Leslie, died at her residence Friday, September 23, 2011. A native of El Salvador, she was born August 14, 1935, the daughter of the late Qlemente and Patricia Rubio Maradiaga. She was a member of New Life Church and a homemaker. Funeral services will be held Sunday, September 25, 2011, at...
Rachel Virginia Rogers
Sep 18, 2011
Rachel Virginia Rogers, age 87, of 4805 Gillionville Rd., Albany, formerly of Americus, died early Sunday morning, September 18, 2011, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. A native of Round Hill, Virginia, she was born October 25, 1923, the daughter of the late William Mayo and Lutie Virginia Marcus. Mrs. Rogers was a member of the Avalon United...
Ella Christine Ledger Mcglamry
Sep 4, 2011
Ella Christine Ledger McGlamry, age 90, or 114 Sullivan Dr., Americus, died Sunday, September 4, 2011 at Perfect Care. A native of Andersonville, Mrs. McGlamry was born March 6, 1921, the daughter of the late Dan Ledger and Pauline Ledger McNeely. Mrs. McGlamry served in various capacities in the school lunchroom programs for 32 years. She was employed in...
William Curtis King
Sep 1, 2011
William Curtis King, age 63, of 216 Sharon Circle, died at Palmyra Medical Center in Albany, Thursday, September 1, 2011. A native of Bainbridge, he was born January 26, 1948, the son of the late Zackie Dewitt King and Florine Hart King who survives him. Mr. King was employed at Con Art as an Information Technologist and was a...
Frances Elizabeth Bowen Beauchamp
Aug 31, 2011
Frances Elizabeth Bowen Beauchamp, age 88, of 274-B Albany Annex Rd., Americus, died Wednesday, August 31, 2011, at Wilson Hospice House in Albany. A native of Nashville, Ga., she was born November 23, 1922, the daughter of the late William Hudson and Annie Lalah Hardison Bowen. Mrs. Beauchamp was an active member of First Baptist Church of Americus where...
Alma Clarice Grubbs Little
Aug 24, 2011
Mrs. Alma Little, age 93, of 2001 S. Lee Street, died Wednesday, August 24, 2011. A native of Worth County, born March 20, 1918, Mrs. Little was the daughter of the late John Dillard Grubbs and Ida Rose Johnson Grubbs. She was a past member of VFW Post #658 in Macon and a past member of Georgia Power Ambassador's...
Susan Elizabeth Bennett Davis
Aug 23, 2011
Susan Elizabeth Davis, age 73, of 103 Moore Rd., died Tuesday, August 23, 2011, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. A native of Lumpkin, she was born September 22, 1937 the daughter of the late Hoke and Clyde Hawkins Bennett. Mrs. Davis retired thirteen years ago from the United States Department of Agriculture where she was employed as an FSA...
James O. 'Jimmy' Rees
Aug 23, 2011
James Osgood "Jimmy" Rees, age 70, of 1700 Willard Rees Rd. Preston, died August 23, 2011 at St. Francis Hospital in Columbus. A native of Preston, GA he was born October 2, 1940 the son of Willard and Jessie Walker Rees. Mr. Rees was a Veteran of the U.S. Army, a member of the Preston Baptist Church, the Kinchafoonee...
Harvey Leon White
Aug 19, 2011
Harvey Leon White, age 61, of 171 Joe Stewart Rd., Leslie, died Friday, August 19, 2011, at his residence. A native of Sumter County, Mr. White was born August 30, 1950, the son of the late Esco and Lucille Holloway White. He was of the Methodist faith and was a self employed truck driver. He also was a veteran...
Louise M. Barnes
Aug 6, 2011
Louise Mathews Barnes, age 95, of 100 C Cantey Dr., Cobb, died at Perfect Care Saturday, August 6, 2011. A native of Sylvester, she was born September 10, 1915 the daughter of the late Leonidus Durward and Mattie Vann Callaway Mathews. Mrs. Barnes was retired from Sumter Reginal Hospital where she was employed as an LPN and was a...
Dan Burke Whitaker
Aug 5, 2011
Dan Burke Whitaker, age 72, passed away Friday, August 5, 2011. He was born in Hartwell, Georgia on January 14, 1939. Dan retired from Dow Chemical as National Sales Director and, together with his wife Jane, own Realty Professionals West of Douglasville, GA. He was a veteran of the Army National Guard. He is survived by his wife Jane...
Sara C. Roberts
Jul 25, 2011
Sara Childress Roberts, age 83, of 2001 S. Lee St., Americus, died July 25, 2011, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. A native of Cuthbert, she was born August 6, 1927 the daughter of the late Carlton Clyde and Jessie Melton Childress. Mrs. Roberts lived most of her life in Americus, was a member of First Baptist Church and the...
Mary Lillian Johnson Clark
Jul 16, 2011
Mary Lillian Johnson Clark passed away on Saturday, July 16, 2011. Mary Lillian was born in Sumter County, Georgia on December 17, 1929. Her parents were Walter Leon Johnson and Ruth Clark Johnson Harris. Her father passed away when she was three years old. She graduated from Union High School and received a Teacher's Certificate from Georgia Southwestern College....
Roy Gatian, Jr.
Jul 14, 2011
Roy Gatian, Jr., age 78, of 2009 Rose Ave., died at Magnolia Manor Nursing Home, Thursday, July 14, 2011. A native of Rosemont, WV., he was born March 6, 1933, the son of Roy Anthony and Stella Boggs Gatian, Sr. He was a retired physical therapist and was employed at Southwestern Rehab. Mr. Gatian served in the Army during...
Victoria Lee Bivins
Jul 14, 2011
Victoria Lee Bivins, age 48, of 1007 B US Hwy 19 S, died at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center, July 14, 2011. A native of Albany, she was born November 12, 1962 the daughter of Jimmy D Lee, Sr. and Cynthia Ann Cannon. Mrs. Bivins was a member of Concord United Methodist Church and was a nurse employed by United...
Geraldine 'Jerry' Howell Abbott
Jul 7, 2011
Geraldine Jerry Howell Abbott Geraldine Jerry Howell Abbott, age 87, of 768 US Hwy 19 S, Americus, died July 7, 2011 at her residence. A native of Plains, she was born February 28, 1924 the daughter of the late Gordon B. and Effie Johnson Howell, Sr. Mrs. Abbott was a high school graduate and attended the Patterson Business School...
Rachel Tara Titshaw Biery
Jul 6, 2011
Rachel Tara Titshaw Biery Rachel Tara Titshaw Biery went to be with her Lord and Savior on July 6, 2011. She was born on March 11, 1983 in Americus, Georgia, and grew up in Sumter and Lee Counties. She graduated from Lee County High School and attended Georgia Southwestern State University and Georgia Southern College in Statesboro, GA, graduating...
John H. Snyder
Jul 4, 2011
John Howard Snyder, age 82, of 2003 Rose Ave., died at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center, Monday, July 4, 2011. A native of Sparta, IL, he was born January 2, 1929 the son of George Julius and Minnie Snyder. Mr. Snyder served on the board and was chairman of volunteers of The Vines Botanical Garden; was awarded Citizen of the...