Obituary Listing

Ms Tamatha Leverett Wishard

Ms Tamatha Leverett Wishard

Jul 23, 2021

Ms. Tamatha "Tammy" Faye Wishard, age 47, of Smithville, GA passed away at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center on Friday, July 23, 2021. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 AM Tuesday, August 3rd in the Bronwood City Cemetery. Reverend Ron Perry will officiate. Visitation will be held Monday, August 2nd from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM in the chapel...

Glenda Jo Bearden Wisham

Glenda Jo Bearden Wisham

Jul 12, 2021

Glenda Jo Bearden Wisham, 86 of Americus, passed away Monday July 12, 2021. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, July 18, 2021 in the chapel of Aldridge Funeral Services. Rev. James Burke will officiate. Interment will follow in the Ideal City Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:00 p.m. until service time Sunday July 18th in...

Mrs. Geraldine H. Abbett

Mrs. Geraldine H. Abbett

Jul 10, 2021

Geraldine H. Abbett, 95 of Americus, passed away Saturday July 10, 2021. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, July 12, 2021 in the chapel of Aldridge Funeral Services. Rev. Rust Mauldin will officiate. A private interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. until service time Monday, July 12th in...

Mrs. Jean Smith Loftin

Mrs. Jean Smith Loftin

Jul 7, 2021

Mrs. Jean Smith Loftin, 87 of Plains, passed away Wednesday July 7, 2021. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, July 10, at the Plains United Methodist Church. Rev. R T Beverly and Rev. Lee Smith will officiate. Interment will follow at Lebanon Cemetery in Plains. The family will receive friends, Friday July 9th from 6:00 until 8:00...

Lucy Crisp Perry

Lucy Crisp Perry

May 31, 2021

LUCY CRISP PERRY died in her home on May 31,2021. She was born to Henry Lumpkin Crisp and the late Betsy Lindsey Crisp on December 26, 1972 in Americus Ga. She is survived by her daughter, Georgia Virginia Perry, her father and stepmother Jerry Kinnebrew Crisp, her sister, Shelley Crisp Henson and her brothers Charles Crisp and John (Whitney) Crisp....

Claude Leonard Walters

Claude Leonard Walters

May 31, 2021

Mr. Claude Leonard Walters, III age 82 of Plains passed Monday, May 31, 2021 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 2, 2021 at the Plains United Methodist Church. Rev. R. T. Beverly will officiate. The family will receive friends Tuesday, June 1st from 6:00 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. at Aldridge Funeral Services. Friends...

Dr. Virginia R. Holt

Dr. Virginia R. Holt

May 17, 2021

Dr. Virginia Raye Holt, 88, passed away Monday, May 17th at Atrium Health Navicent in Macon, GA surrounded by her loving family. Virginia Raye Holt was born on October 5, 1932 in Albany, Georgia. Raye was the proud daughter of the late Clifford Raymond Holt, Sr. and Rosa Virginia Holt. Growing up in Americus, Raye was the doting big sister...

Ruben D. Buchanan

Ruben D. Buchanan

May 17, 2021

Mr. Ruben Davis Buchanan II age 47 of Plains, passed away Monday, May 17, 2021 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, May 21, 2021 in the chapel of Aldridge Funeral Services. Rev. Sammie Curry will officiate. Interment will follow in Concord Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5:00 until...

Andrea Patterson Thomas

Andrea Patterson Thomas

May 4, 2021

Mrs. Andrea Patterson Thomas age 80, passed away Tuesday, May 04, 2021 at her home. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m. Thursday, May 6, 2021 at St. John's Anglican Church. Father Jim Barton and Rev. David Rogers will officiate. Interment will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at Aldridge Funeral...

Mr. James "Mac" Malcolm Wishard

Mr. James "Mac" Malcolm Wishard

Mar 28, 2021

Mr. James "Mac" Malcolm Wishard Jr., 61 of Smithville, GA, passed away on Sunday, March 28, 2021 at Lillian Carter Health and Rehabilitation. A memorial service will be held at a later date. James Malcolm Wishard was born October 12, 1959 in Americus. He was the son of the late James Malcolm Wishard Sr. and Georgiann Mathis Wishard, whom survives....

Mr. Gary Dennis "Charlie" Parker

Mr. Gary Dennis "Charlie" Parker

Mar 27, 2021

Mr. Gary Dennis "Charlie" Parker Sr. age 71 of Ellaville, passed Saturday, March 27, 2021 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, March 29, 2021 in the chapel of Aldridge Funeral Services. Rev. William Hall will officiate. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. Sunday,...

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Hawkins

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Hawkins

Mar 22, 2021

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Parker Hawkins age 80, passed away Monday, March 22, 2021. A memorial service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 24, 2021 in the chapel of Aldridge Funeral Services. Rev. Daryl Brown will officiate. The family will receive friends from 3:00 p.m. until service time Wednesday in the funeral home chapel. Friends may also visit the...

Ms. Mary Howell Gillis

Ms. Mary Howell Gillis

Mar 14, 2021

MS. Mary Howell Gillis age 92 of Americus, passed away Sunday, March 14, 2021. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, March 15, 2021 at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Dr. Bryan Myers and Rev. Hugh DeLoach will officiate. The family will receive friends following the service at the cemetery. Mary Howell Gillis was born July 7, 1928 in Americus....

Mary Sue Sanders

Mary Sue Sanders

Mar 14, 2021

Mrs. Mary Sue Nowell Sanders, age 83 of Preston, passed away Sunday March 14, 2021 at Piedmont Healthcare in Atlanta. Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. in the chapel of Aldridge Funeral Services. Elder Clayton Nowell will officiate. A committal service will follow at 3:30 p.m. in Magnolia Park Cemetery in Warner Robins. The...

Mr. Paul George Degelmann

Mr. Paul George Degelmann

Mar 6, 2021

PAUL GEORGE DEGELMANN, 83, of Americus, GA succumbed peacefully at home, surrounded by family, March 6, 2021 following a brief illness. He was born near Chicago, IL to Paul Louis Degelmann of Chicago, IL and Louise Bauhart of Cary, Illinois. Paul was baptized in a Lutheran church in Lombard, Illinois. He graduated from Glenbard West High School in Glen Ellyn,...

Mrs. Frances Maria Goodman

Mrs. Frances Maria Goodman

Mar 6, 2021

Mrs. Frances Maria McLemore Goodman age 54, of Americus, passed away Friday, March 5, 2021 at her residence. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 9, 2021 in the chapel of Aldridge Funeral Services. Mr. Edgar Player will officiate. Interment will follow at the Arabi Antioch Cemetery in Crisp County. The family will receive friends Monday, March...

Mrs. Earlene Bass Felts

Mrs. Earlene Bass Felts

Feb 26, 2021

Mrs. Earlene Bass Felts age 82 of Leslie, passed away Friday, February 26, 2021 at her residence. Graveside services will be held at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, February 28, 2021 at Mt. Zion cemetery on County Line Snead Road in Leslie. Rev. William Hall will officiate. The family is receiving friends at her home 674 Kaylor Road Leslie. Earlene Bass Felts...

Mrs. Emily L. Smitherman

Mrs. Emily L. Smitherman

Feb 17, 2021

Smitherman In Loving Memory of Emily Lou Smitherman Emily Smitherman, 91, passed away peacefully, on February 17th at Magnolia Manor Nursing Home in Americus, GA, where she resided. Emily lived a wonderful life. She was a beautiful, loving and kind hearted woman who always knew exactly how to light up any room with smiles and laughter. She worked and retired...

Mr. William "Billy" White

Mr. William "Billy" White

Feb 17, 2021

Mr. William "Billy" White age 55 of Americus, passed away early Tuesday morning February 16, 2021 at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, GA. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, February 19, 2021 at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Rev. Brad Gleeson will officiate. A visitation will be held from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. Thursday, February 18th at...

Mr. Gregory Hiram Buckelew

Mr. Gregory Hiram Buckelew

Feb 10, 2021

Gregory Hiram Buckelew was born on January 28, 1965 and passed away February 10, 2021 at the age of 56 years. Greg was born and raised in Cordele, Georgia and attended Crisp County Schools. Greg joined the United States Navy in 1983 and was stationed in Buford, South Carolina, during which time he was in the Naval Hospital Corp School...