Obituary Listing

Ms. Amelia Patton Cohen

Ms. Amelia Patton Cohen

Apr 28, 2023

Ms. Amelia Patton Cohen age 81, of Americus, passed away Friday, April 28, 2023 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 2, 2023 at Calvary Episcopal Church in Americus. Father Richard Nelson will officiate the service. Interment will follow in the church garden. The family will greet friends following the service at...

Mrs. Joyce Moores Hartsfield

Mrs. Joyce Moores Hartsfield

Apr 20, 2023

Mrs. Joyce Moores Hartsfield, age 83, of Americus passed away on Thursday, April 20, 2023 at her residence. A funeral service will be held at Pleasant Grove Baptist, Highway 280 East, Americus, GA at 2:00 PM Sunday, April 23, 2023. Reverend Marty Dillon will officiate the service. Interment will be private. A visitation will be held in the chapel of...

Ms. Bonny Beauchamp Dunbar

Ms. Bonny Beauchamp Dunbar

Apr 18, 2023

Ms. Bonny Beauchamp Dunbar age 79 of Leesburg, passed away Tuesday April 18, 2023 at the Wilson Hospice Home in Albany. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, April 22, 2023 at First Baptist Church. Rev. Keith Parks will officiate the service. Interment will follow in the Bowen Family Cemetery in Smithville. The family will receive friends at...

Mr. Bob Lee Loyless

Mr. Bob Lee Loyless

Apr 18, 2023

Mr. Bob Lee Loyless age 62, passed away Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at his home. A memorial service will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 22, 2023 at Hebron Baptist Church. Brother Jim Eubanks will officiate the service. The family will receive friends at the church and other times, the family residence in Smithville. Bob Lee Loyless was born June...

Mr. James Lee Usry

Mr. James Lee Usry

Apr 16, 2023

Mr. James Lee Usry, (88) a former resident of Americus where he was an active member of Shiloh Baptist Church and a retired City-Superintendent of 41 years, passed away Sunday, April 16, 2023 at Northside Hospital in Lawrenceville, Ga. Last year he and his wife, Thelma of 61 years, moved from Americus to Gwinnett county to be near their daughter....

Mrs. Winifred Nowell Monroe

Mrs. Winifred Nowell Monroe

Mar 29, 2023

Mrs. Winifred N. Monroe age 78 of Preston, passed away Wednesday, March 29, 2023. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 p.m. Friday, March 31, 2023 in the chapel of Aldridge Funeral & Cremation Services. Elder Clayton Nowell will officiate the service. The family will visit with friends Friday for 10:00 a.m. until service time in the funeral home chapel....

Mr. Alva Leslie Coogle "Al"

Mr. Alva Leslie Coogle "Al"

Mar 26, 2023

Mr. Alva Leslie Coogle Sr. "AL" age 67 of Oglethorpe, passed away Sunday, March 26, 2023 at his home. A memorial service will be held 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 29, at the Mt. Zion St. Luke Lutheran Church in Oglethorpe, GA. Pastor Steve Hilgeman will officiate the service. The family will receive friends at the church Wednesday from 2:00 p.m....

Mr. Jack Cone Carroll

Mr. Jack Cone Carroll

Mar 24, 2023

Mr. Jack Cone Carroll age 89 of Americus, passed away Friday, March 24, 2023. Graveside funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at Lebanon Cemetery in Plains. Dr John Walker will officiate the service. The family will visit with friends at the cemetery following the service. Jack Cone Carroll was born April 15, 1933 in...

Mrs. Martha D. Bush

Mrs. Martha D. Bush

Mar 20, 2023

Mrs. Martha Dean Driggers Bush, age 87, passed away Monday, March 20, 2023 at her home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, March 23, 2023 at Rehoboth Baptist Church. Reverend James Beckett, Reverend Damon Fountain, and Reverend Mike Truitt will officiate the service. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5:00...

Mrs. Shirley L. Pittman

Mrs. Shirley L. Pittman

Mar 19, 2023

Mrs. Shirley L. Pittman age 80 of Leslie, passed away Sunday, March 19, 2023 at her home, with her family by her side. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 22, 2023 at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Rev. William Hall will officiate the service. The family will receive friends following the service at the graveside and other times...

Mrs. Audrey Inez Johnson

Mrs. Audrey Inez Johnson

Mar 19, 2023

Mrs. Audrey Inez Johnson age 91, of Americus, passed away Sunday, March 19, 2023 at her residence. Graveside funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 22, 2023 at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Rev. William Hall will officiate the service. The family will receive friends following the service at the cemetery and other times, at the family residence, 837...

Mrs. Louise Maye Anthony

Mrs. Louise Maye Anthony

Mar 17, 2023

Mrs. Louise Maye Anthony, age 73, passed away Friday, March 17, 2023 at the Pruitt Health Center in Ashburn, GA. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 1, 2023 in the Chapel of Aldridge Funeral & Cremation Services. Rev. Gregory Moye will officiate the service. Mrs. Anthony was born December 14, 1949 in Marion County, GA....

Mr. James Russell Shellhouse

Mr. James Russell Shellhouse

Mar 11, 2023

James Russell "Rusty" Shellhouse, age 61 of Cookeville, TN passed away on Saturday evening, March 11, 2023 at his home surrounded by family. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 P.M. Saturday. March 25, 2023 in the chapel of Aldridge Funeral & Cremation Services. Rev. Hugh DeLoach will officiate the service. Rusty was born on January 26, 1962 in...

Mr. Ralph Helms Norton

Mr. Ralph Helms Norton

Mar 11, 2023

Mr. Ralph Helms Norton, age 71, passed away on Saturday, March 11, 2023 at his residence, with his family by his side. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, March 13, 2023 at Life Point Church. Rev. Bud Womack will officiate the service. The family has requested his golfing buddies serve as honorary pallbearers. Interment will follow at...

Mrs. Vera Bishop Howell

Mrs. Vera Bishop Howell

Mar 6, 2023

Mrs. Vera Bishop Howell age 99, of Americus, passed away early Monday, morning March 6, 2023. Private Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Rev. Damon Fountain will officiate the service. Vera Bishop Howell was born December 7, 1923 in Americus. She was the daughter of the late Arthur Bailey Bishop...

Glenn Richard Mcafee

Glenn Richard Mcafee

Mar 3, 2023

Mr. Glenn Richard McAfee, age 85, of Americus, passed away, Friday, March 03, 2023 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 7, 2023 in the chapel of Aldridge Funeral Services. Rev. Noel Collver will officiate the service. The family will receive friends Monday, March 6, 2023 from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. at...

Mrs. Claire Smith Simmerson

Mrs. Claire Smith Simmerson

Feb 26, 2023

Mrs. Claire Smith Simmerson passed away peacefully, surrounded by her daughters, Sunday, February 26, 2023. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, March 3, 2023 at Calvary Episcopal Church. Father Richard Nelson will officiate the service. Claire Smith Simmerson was born November 9, 1946. She was the daughter of the late Thomas Charles Smith "Tommy" and the late...

Mrs. Sue Redmond Bradham

Mrs. Sue Redmond Bradham

Feb 20, 2023

Mrs. Sue Redmond Bradham, age 77, of Ellaville, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 20, 2023 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Graveside funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday February 22, 2023 at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery. Pastor Gene Wiggins Jr. will officiate the service. The family will receive friends at the family...

Mr. Michael William Lewis Sr

Mr. Michael William Lewis Sr

Feb 17, 2023

Mr. Michael William Lewis Sr. 76, of Americus, passed away Friday, February 17, 2023. Mr. Lewis was born October 11, 1946 in Columbus, Ga. He was the son of the late Vincent James Lewis and the late Mildred Mullennix Lewis. Mr. Lewis is survived by his wife, Mary Jo Young Lewis, of Americus. A step son, Christopher M. DeWitt of...

Mrs. Sara Lou Stevenson

Mrs. Sara Lou Stevenson

Feb 14, 2023

Sara Lou Stevenson passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 14, 2023. She was born in Jakin, Georgia on September 28, 1931. She was the daughter of Evelyn Dykes Anderson and Robert Earl Anderson. She graduated from Americus High School in 1948 and continued her education at Georgia Southwestern College in Americus GA where she was a cheerleader. She retired from...