Virgil Adkins
Jul 15, 2010
Mr. Virgil Ronald Adkins, age 83, of 253 Ga. Hwy 27 E, Americus, died Thursday, July 15, 2010 at his residence. A native of Cordele, Mr. Adkins was born July 6, 1927 the son of the late Virgil Paul and Irma Kate Adkins. Mr. Adkins was a Master Sergeant serving during WW II and the Korean War and was...
Lance Corporal Daniel G 'Gabe' Raney
Jul 9, 2010
LCpl Daniel Gabriel "Gabe" Raney, 21, was killed while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Operation Enduring Freedom, in support of the Global War Against Terrorism. He was assigned to Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.LCpl Raney, from Pleasant View, TN, was a 2007 graduate of Sycamore...
James E. Thomas
Jul 9, 2010
Mr. James E. Thomas, age 77, of Americus, died at his residence Friday afternoon. A native of West Virginia, Mr. Thomas was born November 15, 1932 the son of the late Ronald and Lova Thomas. Mr. Thomas was a veteran of the U.S. Army and a retired cosmetologist from the Columbus area who spent most of his life in...
Rachel Elizabeth Devane Bridges
Jul 5, 2010
Mrs. Rachel Bridges, age 87, formerly of Cobb, died on Monday, July 5, 2010 at Jonesboro Nursing Home and Rehab in Jonesboro, GA. A lifetime native of Sumter County, Mrs. Bridges was born January 24, 1923 the daughter of Tom and Julia DeVane. Mrs. Bridges was a member of Lakeview Baptist Church and also was a member of the...
Willie J. Mason
Jul 5, 2010
Mr. Willie Junior Mason, age 83, of 406 Hwy 280 East, Americus, died on Monday, July 5, 2010 at his residence. A native of Goldsboro, NC, Mr. Mason was born June 28, 1927 the son of Willie and Myrtle Mason. Mr. Mason was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and loved to fish and hunt. He was an avid...
William 'Billy' Luther Kobs
Jun 25, 2010
William Billy Luther Kobs Mr. William Billy Luther Kobs, age 58, of 155 Williams Rd., died at his residence Friday evening, June 25, 2010. A native of Americus, Billy was born July 22, 1951, the son of Adolf and Dora Kobs. Billy started Kobs Pools in 1969 with his father. He was a true outdoorsman and enjoyed hunting and...
Peggy Perry Cawthon
Jun 24, 2010
Mrs. Peggy Perry Cawthon, age 90, of 2208 Chapman Dr., Albany, died at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital Thursday, June 24, 2010. A native of Fayette County, Alabama, Mrs. Cawthon was born November 6, 1919, the daughter of William and Delonia Perry. Mrs. Cawthon was a member of Elam Church of Christ and the Garden Club of Toccoa. She and...
Glenna Patricia Halpain
Jun 18, 2010
Glenna Patricia Halpain, age 69, of 1213 Oglethorpe Ave., Americus, died at her residence Friday, June 18, 2010. A native of Duncan, Oklahoma, Ms. Halpain was born March 6, 1941, the daughter of the late Cecil Ted and Willie Lucille Halpain. Ms. Halpain was a retired LPN, a member of First Baptist Church and a loving mother and grandmother....
Kerry Austin Gary
Jun 11, 2010
Master Kerry Austin Gary, age 3, of Byron, died Friday, June 11, 2010, at Houston Medical Center. A native of Americus, Austin was born September 26, 2006, the son of Mathew Tyler Gary and Shanna Thaxton Mayo. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, June 16, 2010, at 10:00 AM at Central Baptist Church with Rev. Bryan Myers, Rev. Andy...
Jennifer Brooke Gilbert
Jun 6, 2010
Jennifer Brooke Gilbert, age 31, of Americus, died Sunday, June 6, 2010, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. A native of Americus, Ms. Gilbert was born September 27, 1978, the daughter of Mark Gilbert and Deborah Cromer. Graveside services will be held Tuesday, June 8, 2010, at 11:00 AM at Oak Grove Cemetery with Rev. Chris Hess officiating....
Rona Mae Cromer
Jun 1, 2010
Rona Mae Cromer, age 75, of 105 Grover Dr., Americus, died Tuesday, June 1, 2010, at her residence. A native of Greenville, AL, Mrs. Cromer was born March 23, 1935, the daughter of the late Milton and Wilmer Faye Jayroe. Mrs. Cromer was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses and loved her pets. Graveside services will...
Elizabeth W. Garrett
May 9, 2010
Elizabeth Liz Willis Garrett, age 82, of 2001 South Lee Street, Americus, died May 9, 2010, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. A native of Tifton, Mrs. Garrett was born May 27, 1927, the daughter of the late Clarence and Mary Lou Willis. She was a member of Benevolence United Methodist Church. Mrs. Garrett was retired from Scott Bedding where...
Eula Arbell Fuller Burgamy
May 8, 2010
Eula Arbell Fuller Burgamy, age 96, of 710 Varsity Dr., Americus, died Saturday, May 8, 2010 at St. Francis Hospital in Columbus. A native of Clarksville, Ga.; Mrs. Burgamy was born November 28, 1913, the daughter of Charles and Jennie Fuller. Mrs. Burgamy was a member of First Baptist Church of Americus and lived here most of her life....
Catherine Mitchell Smith
Apr 28, 2010
Catherine Mitchell Smith, age 96, of Richland, Ga., died Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at Stewart Webster Hospital. A native of Shieldhills Scotland, Mrs. Smith was born April 8, 1914, the daughter of William and Jesse Sharp Mitchell. Mrs. Smith was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Americus and loved to crochet, read and paint. A memorial service will...
Michaela Mckay Dupree
Apr 27, 2010
Michaela McKay Dupree, age 69, of Columbus, died Tuesday evening, April 27, 2010, at Columbus Regional Medical Center. A native of McRae, Georgia, Ms. Dupree was born February 1, 1941, the daughter of Donald M. and Gloria Andre Parker McKay. Ms. Dupree was a retired nurse from Chattahoochee Valley Home Health Care. A memorial service will be held Friday,...
Rufulyn 'Biddie' Mathews Jones
Apr 15, 2010
Mrs. Rufulyn Biddie Mathews Jones, age 86, of 119 N Country Club Drive, Americus, died April 15, 2010 at her residence. A native of Americus, Mrs. Jones was born the daughter of the late Rufus and Edith Cobb Mathews. Mrs. Jones was a member of Calvary Episcopal Church, Daughters of the American Revolution, Junior Service League, a homemaker and...
Edward 'Ed' Faircloth, Sr.
Apr 12, 2010
Mr. Edward Ed Faircloth, Sr., age 84, of Cobb died on April 12, 2010, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. A native of Arabi, Ga., Mr. Faircloth was born July 12, 1925, the son of the late Candler A. and Zimmie Irene Faircloth. He was a graduate of Union High School and he served as a United States Marine in...
John David Mcchargue
Apr 12, 2010
Mr. John David McChargue, age 48, of 130 Lonnie Lane, Americus, died April 12, 2010 at his residence. A native of Sumter County, Mr. McChargue was born the son of the late Howard Sanford and Mary Evelyn McMillon McChargue. He was a good father and devoted Christian and a member of Eastside Baptist Church. Funeral services will be held...
Rosella Clemons Grantham
Apr 10, 2010
Rosella Clemons Grantham, age 92, of 114 Sullivan Dr., Americus, died Saturday, April 10, 2010 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. A native of Ben Hill County, Mrs. Grantham was born April 8, 1918, the daughter of the late William Barney and Annie Ruby Rogers Clemons. Mrs. Grantham was a homemaker, a member of Plains Baptist Church and the Moose...
William Joseph (Bill) Miller
Apr 8, 2010
Mr. William Bill Joseph Miller, age 69, of 166 Delwood Dr., Americus, died April 8, 2010, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. A native of Pittsburgh, Mr. Miller was born July 25, 1940, the son of Joseph John and Edna Mae Miller. Mr. Miller was retired from Textron and was owner and operator of Miller Petro, Miller Properties, Briar Patch...