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...
Neal Bruce Wills
Jul 3, 2011
Neal Bruce Wills, age 57, of 560 Logan Store Rd., Americus, died at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center Sunday, July 03, 2011. A native of Bradenton, FL., Mr. Wills was born January 13, 1954, the son of Neal Stone Wills and Ollie Cook Kostrzebski who survives. Mr. Wills was a self- employed welder with B&B Welding. He was of the...
Pauline Saunders Cripe
Jun 30, 2011
Pauline Saunders Cripe, age 90, of 1935 Ga. Hwy. 195 N., Americus, died Thursday, June 30, 2011, at Brookside Glen Assisted Living in Columbus. A native of Troy, NC., she was born October 29, 1920,the daughter of the late Joseph Pleasant and Lillie Suggs Saunders. She was a homemaker and a member of Salem United Methodist Church where she...
Max Leon Parker
Jun 27, 2011
Max Leon Parker, age 79, of 245 Highway 27 East, Americus, died at his residence Monday, June 27, 2011. A native of Americus, Mr. Parker was born May 5, 1932, the son of the late Eston and Lydia Patrick Parker. Mr. Parker was a member of Bethel Baptist Church where he was a Deacon, the MB Council Lodge #...
Joseph W. Law
Jun 21, 2011
The funeral service for Joseph W. Law, age 83, of Leslie, will be held Friday, June 24, 2011, at 11:00 AM at Leslie Baptist Church. Rev. Jim English and Rev. Chuck Poplin will officiate the service. Burial will follow at Mount Zion Cemetery. Mr. Law passed away on Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at his residence. He was born on...
Mary Helen Everett
Jun 11, 2011
Mrs. Mary Helen Everett, age 81, of 2124 US Highway 280 W, Villa #6, Plains, GA died Saturday evening, June 11, 2011 at The Sumter Retirement Village in Plains surrounded by family and friends, among those her two best friends, her cat Bella and Evelyn McDonald of Plains. Funeral Services will be held graveside at 10:00 AM on Tuesday,...
Jimmy Watson Faircloth
Jun 8, 2011
Jimmy Watson Faircloth, age 71, of 102 Ellaville St., Andersonville, died June 8, 2011, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. A native of Jacksonville, FL., Mr. Faircloth was born June 10, 1939, the son of the late Thomas Watson and Clara Clyde Reynolds Faircloth. He was a retired home builder and dry wall contractor and also a member of Mt....
Joyce Kelly Bird
Jun 2, 2011
Joyce Kelly Bird, age 86, of 109 Springdale Dr., Americus, died at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, GA., Thursday, June 2, 2011. A native of Memphis, TN., she was born August 4, 1924, the daughter of the late Herman and Hazel Ramsey Kelly. Mrs. Bird was a member of Porterfield Memorial United Methodist Church, a bookkeeper and a...
John David Mcilwraith Jr
May 10, 2011
Mr. John David McIlwraith, Jr., age 44 of Dallas, GA died on May 10, 2011. Mr. McIlwraith was a native of Americus, GA born the son of the late John David McIlwraith and Judith Halley McIlwraith who survives him. Mr. McIlwraith was of the Presbyterian faith, 1985 graduate of Southland Academy and was a Narcotics Agent with the Georgia...
