Obituary Listing

Mr. Neal Adam Creel

Mr. Neal Adam Creel

Aug 27, 2023

Mr. Neal Adam Davis Creel, age 47, passed away Sunday, August 27th after battling cancer. A memorial service will be held in the chapel of Aldridge Funeral and Cremation Services at 2:00 PM, Saturday, September 2, 2023. The family will receive friends following the service in the chapel. Neal was born in Atlanta, GA. He spent most of his years...

Ms. Rachel Hightower Avery

Ms. Rachel Hightower Avery

Aug 27, 2023

Ms. Rachel Hightower Avery, age 63, passed away Sunday, August 27, 2023 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services will be held in the chapel of Aldridge Funeral and Cremation Services at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, August 30, 2023. Reverend Bryan Bentley will officiate the service. Interment will follow at Harmony Cemetery in Richland, GA. A visitation will be held in...

Ms. Betty Jean Newman

Ms. Betty Jean Newman

Aug 26, 2023

Ms. Betty Jean Newman age 88, passed away Saturday, August 26, 2023 at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, September 1, 2023 from the graveside at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Rev. Hugh DeLoach will officiate the service. The family will greet friends following the service at the cemetery. Betty Jean Newman was born November 4, 1934...

Mr. Emre Thomas Bulloch

Mr. Emre Thomas Bulloch

Aug 20, 2023

Emre Thomas Bulloch, 34, passed away unexpectedly August 20, 2023, in San Diego, California. Mr. Bulloch was born May 7, 1989, son of Steve and Fusun Bulloch of Merritt Island, Florida. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Wednesday, August 30, 2023, in the chapel of Aldridge Funeral Services. Reverend Dennis Stalvey will officiate. Emre never resided in Americus,...

Mrs. Adalyn Johnson Wilson

Mrs. Adalyn Johnson Wilson

Aug 17, 2023

Adalyn Johnson Wilson (age 98) passed away peacefully at her home on the afternoon of August 17, 2023 surrounded by family. She lived a full and happy life and was a friend to everyone she met. She will be greatly missed and forever fondly remembered. She was born on September 15, 1924 in Ashburn, Turner County, Georgia. She was the...

Mrs. Linda Lou Rhodes

Mrs. Linda Lou Rhodes

Aug 7, 2023

Mrs. Linda Lou Rhodes age 67, passed away Monday, August 7, 2023. Mrs. Rhodes was born August 19, 1955 in Albany, Georgia. She was the daughter of the late Robert Franklin Williford and the late Dottie Jane Mitchell Williford. She was a kindhearted person, always willing to help when needed. She was a Home Maker, loving mother and grandmother. Survivors...

Mr. Harold Arthur Chavers

Mr. Harold Arthur Chavers

Aug 4, 2023

Mr. Harold Arthur Chavers, age 71, of Plains, passed away Friday, August 4, 2023 at Lillian Carter Nursing Home in Plains. Harold Arthur Chavers was born October 1, 1952 in Americus. He was the son of the late Arthur Clyde Chavers and the late Martha Louise Toms Chavers. Mr. Chavers was a retired farmer and wood worker. He was a...

Mr. Samuel James Nutt Sr

Mr. Samuel James Nutt Sr

Aug 1, 2023

Mr. Samuel James Nutt Sr. age 81, of Americus, passed away Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, August 4, 2023 in the chapel of Aldridge Funeral & Cremation Services. Rev. Hugh Harbort will officiate the service. Interment will follow in the Sunnyside Cemetery in Cordele. The family will...

Mr. William Harold Eubanks

Mr. William Harold Eubanks

Jul 23, 2023

Mr. William H. Eubanks age 97, of Americus, passed away Sunday, July 23, 2023 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, July 27, 2023 in the chapel of Aldridge Funeral & Cremation Services with Reverend Michael Truitt officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Americus with military honors. The family will receive friends...

Mr. James Milton Morris Sr

Mr. James Milton Morris Sr

Jul 7, 2023

Mr. James M. Morris Sr. age 95, of Americus, passed away early Friday morning on July 7, 2023 at his home. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday July 29, 2023 at Light House Baptist Church. Rev. James Burke will officiate the service. James Milton Morris Sr. was born April 21, 1928 in Camilla, GA. He was...

Karen Melissa Brown

Karen Melissa Brown

Jun 27, 2023

Mrs. Karen Melissa Nowell Brown age 43, of Americus, passed away Tuesday, June 27, 2023 at the Montezuma Health and Rehab Center. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, July 1, 2023 at Bethel Baptist Church. Rev. Steve Golden will officiate the service. Interment will follow in the Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery in Preston. The family will receive...

Thomas Vinson

Thomas Vinson

Jun 24, 2023

Tim Vinson (Thomas M.) of St. Simons Island, Georgia died at Hospice of the Golden Isles on June 24, 2023. Born on November 23, 1941, in Valdosta, Georgia, to Thomas M. and Myrtle Pearce Vinson, Tim spent his childhood and teen years hearing stories from the numerous baseball celebrities and scouts who always gathered at his father's pharmacy soda fountain...

Mr. Randy Drane Gosa

Mr. Randy Drane Gosa

Jun 15, 2023

Mr. Randy D. Gosa age 70, passed away Thursday, June 15, 2023 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. A graveside memorial service will be held at the Smithville City Cemetery on Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. Rev. Buck Kinney will officiate the service. Randy Drane Gosa was born July 30, 1952 in Americus. He was the son of the...

Mrs. Nellie Melton Johnson

Mrs. Nellie Melton Johnson

Jun 8, 2023

Mrs. Nellie M. Johnson age 91, passed away Thursday, June 08, 2023 at Perfect Care. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 P.M. Saturday, June 10, 2023 in the chapel of Aldridge Funeral & Cremation Services. Terry Coleman will officiate the service. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1:30 P.M. until service time Saturday. Nellie Melton...

Mr. Leslie Kenneth Kinney

Mr. Leslie Kenneth Kinney

Jun 2, 2023

Mr. Leslie Kenneth Kinney, age 85, passed away Friday, June 2, 2023, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Services will be held Saturday, June 10, 2023, at Plains Baptist Church in Plains GA, with Visitation starting at 10:00 am followed by a Memorial service at 11:00 am with Dr. Buck Kinney officiating. Les Kinney was born on April 15, 1938, to...

Ms. Wanda Marian Liles

Ms. Wanda Marian Liles

Jun 1, 2023

Ms. Wanda Marian Liles, age 68, of Leslie passed away Thursday, June 01, 2023 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, June 3, 2023 at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Americus. Rev. Jim English will officiate the service. The family will greet friends Friday, June 2, 2023 from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. at Aldridge...

Ms. Eva Mae Mcnair

Ms. Eva Mae Mcnair

May 12, 2023

Ms. Eva Mae McNair, 83, passed away Friday, May 12, 2023 at Perfect Care in Americus. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, May 15, 2023 at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Rev. Matt Johnson will officiate the service. The family will greet friends following the service. Eva Mae Kitchens McNair was born May 20, 1939 in Americus. She was...

Mr. Allen Erkhart

Mr. Allen Erkhart

May 4, 2023

Mr. Allen Erkhart age 70, of Americus, passed away Thursday, May 4, 2023 at South East Health in Dothan, AL. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at First Baptist Church. Rev. Damon Fountain will officiate the service. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Tuesday at First Baptist Church...

Mr. Daniel Adelbert Deuel

Mr. Daniel Adelbert Deuel

May 2, 2023

Mr. Daniel A. Deuel age 70 passed away Tuesday, May 2, 2023 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, May 5, 2023 at Andersonville National Cemetery. Father Donald Hutchens will officiate the service. The family will receive friends Thursday, May 4th at Aldridge Funeral & Cremation Services from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. Daniel...

Mrs. Sherry Middlebrooks Pittman

Mrs. Sherry Middlebrooks Pittman

Apr 28, 2023

Mrs. Sherry Middlebrooks Pittman age 62 of Americus, passed away Friday, April 28, 2023 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. Sherry was born October 26, 1960 in Americus. She was the daughter of the late Harrell Dean Middlebrooks and Anne Varnum Middlebrooks. In addition to her mother, Sherry is survived by a daughter, Susan Pittman of Americus. A son...