Obituary Listing

Ms. Vestine Brantley Zech

Ms. Vestine Brantley Zech

Apr 6, 2022

Vestine Brantley Zech "Tina" age 80 of Smithville passed away Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at her home. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, April 10, 2022 at the Smithville United Methodist Church. Rev. Eddie Braswell and Rev. Henry Young will officiate the service. The family will receive friends following the service at the church. Interment will...

Ms. Betty Sue Lapinski

Ms. Betty Sue Lapinski

Apr 4, 2022

Betty Sue Lapinski age 72 of Americus, passed away Monday, April 4, 2022 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 9, 2022 in the chapel of Aldridge Funeral Services. Rev. Damon Fountain will officiate the service. A private interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends following...

James Wardlow

James Wardlow

Mar 24, 2022

James Patrick Wardlow (Jim) passed away Thursday, March 24, 2022. Jim was born on June 29, 1947. His early years were spent on the farm in Turner County. His father, Floyd Hill Wardlow Jr., was a PBM pilot during WWII, then a farmer, and later a county lawyer. His mother, Linnie Powell Wardlow, was often recognized for her beauty. Linnie...

Mrs. Grace T Jarrett

Mrs. Grace T Jarrett

Mar 16, 2022

Grace Thweatt Jarrett, age 83, passed away Wednesday March 16, 2022, at her home in Leslie Ga. She is now singing in the middle of the front row of God's choir. Mrs. Jarrett was born in the Lick Creek section of Smyth County, VA to the late Charles B. Thweatt and Mamie L. Thweatt. She was preceded in death by...

Mr. Taylor Cole Underwood

Mr. Taylor Cole Underwood

Feb 27, 2022

Taylor Cole Underwood, age 23 of Americus, passed away Sunday, February 27, 2022. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, March 3, 2022 in the chapel of Aldridge Funeral Services. Rev. Keith Parks will officiate the service. A visitation will be held from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 2nd at Aldridge Funeral Services. The following family and...

Lance David Fendley

Lance David Fendley

Feb 12, 2022

Lance David Fendley, age 55 of Smithville, GA. passed away Saturday February 12, 2022. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at the Friendship Camp Gymnasium on Hwy 30. Rev. Andy Taunton and Rev. Charles Stoops will officiate the service. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends following the service...

Henry Loyd Ledford

Henry Loyd Ledford

Feb 8, 2022

Henry Lloyd Ledford, 83 of Andersonville, GA, passed away Wednesday, February 9, 2022. A memorial Service will be held at 12:00 p.m. Friday, February 18, 2022 at Andersonville National Cemetery. Rev. Rick Smith will officiate the service. Henry Lloyd Ledford was born November 5, 1938 in Chickamauga, GA. He was the son of the late Lewis Hicks Ledford and the...

Mr. David Samuel Murphy

Mr. David Samuel Murphy

Feb 3, 2022

Mr. David S. Murphy, Sr, age 49, passed away Thursday, February 03, 2022 at his home with his family, in Chuluota, FL. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 8, 2022 in the chapel of Aldridge Funeral Services officiated by Rev. Chet Ragsdale. Interment will follow at Oak Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Monday,...

Mrs. Margie Ward Berry

Mrs. Margie Ward Berry

Feb 1, 2022

Margie Ward Berry age 77, passed away at her home on Tuesday, February 1, 2022. Graveside funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, February 4, 2022 at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Dr. Bryan Myers will officiate the service. The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. Thursday, February 3rd at Aldridge Funeral Services and other times, the...

Mrs. Mary Baker

Mrs. Mary Baker

Jan 30, 2022

Mrs. Mary Pate Baker of Americus, GA, passed away on January 30, 2022. Born on June 30, 1938, in Moultrie, GA, she was the daughter of Clarence Elmo Pate and Ellie Johnson Pate (Greene). Mary was a very active member of First Baptist Church in Americus touching the lives of many of the church's young people as a devoted youth...

Mr. Danny Ray Kelley

Mr. Danny Ray Kelley

Jan 30, 2022

Mr. Danny Ray Kelley age 52, passed away Sunday, January 30, 2022. Danny was born March 7, 1969 in Americus. He was the son of the late Walter David Kelley and Eloise Prichard Adams. Survivors include his sisters, Eloise Kelley and Ida Ann Kelley both of Cordele. A brother, Walter David Kelley Jr of Cordele and a step-son Danny Ray...

Mr. Felton Delano Thornton

Mr. Felton Delano Thornton

Jan 11, 2022

Mr. Felton Delano Thornton age 85 of Fort Valley, passed away Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at the Houston County Medical Center in Warner Robin. Funeral services will be held at 10:45 a.m. Thursday, January 13, 2022 in the chapel of Aldridge Funeral Services. Rev. William Staggs will officiate the service. Interment with military honors will follow at 12:00 p.m. in...

Mr. George Ray Baldwin

Mr. George Ray Baldwin

Jan 3, 2022

Americus – Mr. George Ray Baldwin, age 84, died in Americus, January 3, 2022. Graveside services will be conducted at 11AM on Thursday, January 6, 2022, in Oak Grove Cemetery with Reverend Keith Parks officiating. Pallbearers serving will be Wade Halstead, Jack Chappell, Melvin Kinslow, Gary Cromer, Bill Harris, Gary Roberts, Dr. Lou Riccardi, and Mark Michaels. Members of the...

Marvin Wendell "Wink" Conner Jr.

Marvin Wendell "Wink" Conner Jr.

Dec 28, 2021

Mr. Marvin Wendell "Wink" Conner Jr. of Cobb passed away Tuesday, December 28, 2021 at his home. Graveside memorial services with military honors, will be held at 12:00 p.m. Thursday, December 30, 2021 at Andersonville National Cemetery. Brad Rigby will officiate the service. The family will receive friends following the service at Andersonville. Marvin Wendell Conner Jr. "Wink" was born...

Mrs. Elizabeth Onez Sawyer

Mrs. Elizabeth Onez Sawyer

Dec 17, 2021

Mrs. Elizabeth Onez Brock Sawyer, age 94 of Americus, passed away Friday, December 17, 2021 at the Wilson Hospice House in Albany. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at Shiloh Baptist Church. Rev. Hugh Harbort will officiate the service. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 12:30 p.m....

Mr. Lawrence C. Smith Jr.

Mr. Lawrence C. Smith Jr.

Dec 8, 2021

Mr. Lawrence C. Smith, age 90 of Americus, passed away Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at Wilson Hospice House in Albany, GA. Graveside funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, December 16, 2021 at Rehoboth Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Jason Owens will officiate the service. The family will receive friends following the service at the graveside. Lawrence Claude Smith Jr....

Mr. Harry Wade Bartlett

Mr. Harry Wade Bartlett

Dec 8, 2021

Mr. Harry Wade Bartlett age 86, of Americus, passed away Wednesday, December 08, 2021 at Montezuma Health and Rehabilitation. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 11, 2021 at Central Baptist Church. Rev. Hugh DeLoach and Dr. Bryan Myers will officiate the service. Interment will follow at Oak Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends following the...

Mr. Allen Dale Ragan

Mr. Allen Dale Ragan

Dec 8, 2021

Allen Dale Ragan passed away peacefully at his home in Americus, Georgia on Wednesday, December 8th, 2021 after a valiant battle with cancer. Allen was a steadfast and devoted family man who is survived by those he loved very much; his childhood sweetheart and wife of 40 years, Elizabeth Ann, (Beth), Sawyer Ragan, loving daughters, Amanda Ragan Ritter, (Tony), of...

Carole E. Brown

Carole E. Brown

Dec 5, 2021

Mrs. Carole E. Brown age 87, of Americus, passed away Sunday, December 5, 2021 at the Lillian Carter Nursing Center in Plains. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 8, 2021 in the Chapel of Aldridge Funeral Services. Rev. Hugh Deloach and Dr. Bryan Myers will officiate the service. The family will receive friend from 6:00 until...

Mr. Bobby Daniel Gillis

Mr. Bobby Daniel Gillis

Nov 29, 2021

Mr. Bobby D. Gillis age 75, of Cobb, passed away Monday, November 29, 2021 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 3, 2021 graveside at the DeSoto United Methodist Church Cemetery. Rev. Jason Owens will officiate the service. The family will receive friends at the Desoto United Methodist Church Sanctuary Friday, December...