Obituary Listing

Mr. Charlie M Daniels Jr

Mr. Charlie M Daniels Jr

Jun 5, 2020

Mr. Charlie M. Daniels Jr. age 82, of Americus, passed away Friday, June 5, 2020 at Phoebe Sumter Hospital. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Sunday, June 7, 2020 at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Rev. Mike McPherson will officiate. Mr. Daniels was born August 18, 1937 in Cuthbert, GA. He was the son of the late Charlie Martin Daniels...

Mr. Gerald Sanders

Mr. Gerald Sanders

May 28, 2020

Mr. Gerald D. Sanders age 84 of Preston, passed away Thursday, May 28, 2020 at Piedmont Healthcare in Columbus. Funeral services will be held Monday, June 1, 2020 at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Aldridge Funeral Services. Elder Buddy Blankenship and Elder Clayton Nowell will officiate. A committal service will follow at 4:30 p.m. in Magnolia Park Cemetery in...

Mrs. Rose Eugenia Smith

Mrs. Rose Eugenia Smith

May 27, 2020

Mrs. Rose Eugenia McClain Smith age 90 of Americus, Passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2020. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 30, 2020 at the Shadow Lawn cemetery in Lagrange Georgia. Rev. Darrell Brown will officiate. Mrs. Smith was born September 22, 1929 in Gore, Georgia. She was the daughter of the late Herbert McClain...

Mrs. Jean Ferguson Hodges Deriso

Mrs. Jean Ferguson Hodges Deriso

May 25, 2020

Mrs. Jean Ferguson Hodges Deriso age 78 of Americus, passed away Monday, May 25, 2020 at her residence. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday May 27, 2020 at the DeSoto City Cemetery. Rev. Troy Fripp will officiate. The family will receive friends following the service. Mrs. Deriso was born February 6, 1942 in Americus. She was...

Ms. Diana Ella Carr

Ms. Diana Ella Carr

May 23, 2020

Ms. Diana Ella Carr age 72 of Americus, passed away May 23, 2020 at her residence. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, June 6, 2020 in the chapel of Aldridge Funeral Services. Rev. Damon Fountain will officiate. Interment will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Ms. Carr was born February 24, 1948 in Enterprise, Alabama. She was...

Mr. Thomas Joe Belcher

Mr. Thomas Joe Belcher

May 13, 2020

Mr. Thomas Joe Belcher, 50, of Box Springs, passed away Wednesday May 13, 2020 at Piedmont Regional Hospital. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday May 16, 2020 at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Dr. Bryan Myers will officiate. Due to the COVID 19 restrictions no public visitation will be held. Friends are welcome to attend the service but...

Mr. James Alvin Varnum Sr

Mr. James Alvin Varnum Sr

Apr 27, 2020

Mr. James Alvin Varnum Sr. age 86 of Americus passed away Monday, April 27, 2020 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. A private graveside service will be held Thursday, April 30, 2020 at Oak Grove Cemetery. Rev. Robert Kelly will officiate. Mr. Varnum was born April 10, 1934 in Smithville. He was the son of the late Arthur Alvin Varnum and...

Mr. William Thomas Dodson

Mr. William Thomas Dodson

Apr 24, 2020

Mr. William "Bill" Thomas Dodson age 73 of Americus, passed away Friday, April 24, 2020 at his residence. A private graveside service will be held Sunday, April 26, 2020. Rev. James Becket, Tim Estes and Troy Pearson will officiate. The family is receiving friends at the residence 111 Joe Harper Road Americus. Mr. Dodson was born January 8, 1947 in...

Mr. David Clayman Bankston

Mr. David Clayman Bankston

Apr 24, 2020

Mr. David Clayman Bankston age 72 of Americus, GA passed away Friday April 24, 2020 at his residence. A private graveside service will be held Monday, April 27, 2020 at River View Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Jeremy Barrett will officiate. Mr. Bankston was born December 7, 1947 in Barnesville, GA. He was the son of the late William Arthur Bankston...

Mrs. Christine Buchanan

Mrs. Christine Buchanan

Apr 15, 2020

Mrs. Christine Buchanan age 92 of Americus, passed away peacefully Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. A private graveside service will be held on her birthday, Friday, April 17, 2020. Rev. Matt Avera of Concord UMC will officiate. Mrs. Buchanan was born April 17, 1927 in Randolph County. She was the daughter of the late Jesse James...

Mrs. Juanita Strickland Wilder

Mrs. Juanita Strickland Wilder

Apr 9, 2020

Juanita Wilder In the evening of April 9, 2020 Juanita Wilder died and entered into God's presence in the eternal place prepared for her. Her life was a living testimony of her faith in Christ. She was born on September 3, 1932 in Brantley County to Frank and Missouri Hale who along with her eight brothers and sisters have preceded...

Mr. Calvin Starlin

Mr. Calvin Starlin

Apr 2, 2020

Calvin Edward Starlin, of Americus, Georgia, passed away at his home on April 2, 2020 at the age of 73. A memorial service with military honors will be held on Monday, June 22, 2020 at 11 a.m. from the graveside at Oak Grove Cemetery. Rev. Derrel Brown and Cody Zimmerman will officiate. He is the son of the late Mr....

Mr. Julian Layfield

Mr. Julian Layfield

Mar 25, 2020

Mr. Julian Layfield age 80, of Americus, passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Private graveside services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, March 27, 2020 at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Rev. Steve Golden will officiate. The family will receive friends at the residence of Patricia Brock 104 Irene Drive Americus. Mr. Layfield was born January...

Mr. Tony L. Chase

Mr. Tony L. Chase

Mar 13, 2020

Tony Lee Chase age 53, of Americus, passed away Friday March 13, 2020. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, March 16, 2020 at St. John's Anglican Church on Southland Road. Father Jim Parker will officiate. Interment will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery. The Family will receive friends Sunday, March 15, 2020 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m....

Mrs. Dorothy Smith Stanford

Mrs. Dorothy Smith Stanford

Mar 12, 2020

On March 12, our sweet loving Dorothy Smith Stanford slept way peacefully into the arms of Jesus. She was the daughter of James and Jane Smith and was held in gracious love by those in her Smith Family. Dorothy Smith Stanford was born in January 1920, the youngest of seven. She was the widow of Amos Grady Stanford from Lee...

Ms. Marcia Elaine Wright

Ms. Marcia Elaine Wright

Mar 10, 2020

MARCIA ELAINE (MORGAN) WRIGHT November 20, 1944 – March 10, 2020 Marcia Wright completed her earthly missions at the age of 75. Born in Americus, Georgia, she was the oldest child of William David "Dave" Morgan, Jr., and Helen Lamar (Sheffield) Morgan, also of Americus Georgia. She is survived by her two sons and daughter-in-law: Morgan Edward Wright and David...

Mrs. Virginia Louise Dede

Mrs. Virginia Louise Dede

Feb 23, 2020

Mrs. Virginia Louise Stallmann Dede, age 90, passed away in her home in Leesburg, GA on Sunday, February 23, 2020. She was the daughter of the late Charles Daniel Stallmann and the late Nellie Shefchuk Stallmann. She is survived by her husband John Quintus Dede, her daughters Susan Heckler, Elizabeth Dede, her son, Charles Dede, her grandchildren, Michael Heckler, David...

Mr. Fred Baker Simpson

Mr. Fred Baker Simpson

Feb 22, 2020

Fred Baker Simpson, Jr., age 77, died on Saturday, February 22, 2020 at his home in Americus, Georgia with his wife of 52 years, Lisa, by his side. Visitation will be held at Americus First United Methodist Church, 200 S. Lee St. on Thursday, February 27, 2020 at 1:00 pm followed by funeral services at 2:00 pm. Burial will follow...

Mr. Nelson Ray Penn

Mr. Nelson Ray Penn

Feb 14, 2020

Mr. Nelson Ray Penn age 76 of Americus passed away Friday, February 14, 2020. A memorial service will be held at 5:00 p.m. Sunday, February 16, 2020 in the chapel of Aldridge Funeral Services. Members of the family will officiate the service. Mr. Penn was born June 5, 1943 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. He was the son of the late Marvin...

Cassandra Jo Daniel

Cassandra Jo Daniel

Feb 9, 2020

Cassandra Jo Daniel, age 50, passed away Sunday, February 9, 2020 at her home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, February 14, 2020 graveside at Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery in Athens. Rev. Tommy Camp will officiate. The family will receive friend Wednesday, February 12th from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. at Aldridge Funeral Services in Americus. Cassandra Jo...