Obituary Listing

Mrs. Lynda Sue Cortelyou Melton

Mrs. Lynda Sue Cortelyou Melton

Nov 28, 2017

Mrs. Lynda Sue Cortelyou Melton, age 60, of Americus, Georgia passed away early Tuesday morning on November 28, 2017 at her residence. Visitation will be Friday, December 1, 2017 at 2:00pm with Memorial services immediately following at 3:00pm in the Chapel of Aldridge Funeral Services. Rev. Lawrence Wiggins and Rev. Mark Carter will officiate. Mrs. Melton was born on November...

Ms. Mary Ethel Davis

Ms. Mary Ethel Davis

Nov 26, 2017

Ms. Mary Ethel Davis, 93, of Americus, GA, passed away Sunday November 26, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. Funeral services will be held at Faith Baptist Church on Saturday, December 2, at 11:00am officiated by Rev. Sammy Curry. Interment will follow at Oak Grove Cemetery in Americus. Everyone is invited to bring a covered dish to eat and fellowship with...

Ms. Cordelia Rooks

Ms. Cordelia Rooks

Nov 24, 2017

Ms. Cordelia Rooks, 86, of Americus, GA passed away Friday November 24, 2017 at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. Funeral services will be held, 2:00 p.m. Sunday November 26, Graveside at Concord Methodist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Matt Avera officiating. Ms. Rooks was born October 21, 1931 in Americus, GA to the late Powell Buchanan and the late Ira Gertrude...

Mr. Dan Parker Smith

Mr. Dan Parker Smith

Nov 23, 2017

Mr. Dan Parker Smith, 66, of Plains, GA passed away Thursday November 23, 2017 at Phoebe Sumter Hospital. A visitation is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Tuesday November 28 at the Chapel of Aldridge Funeral Services, 612 Rees Park Americus, GA. There is not a scheduled funeral service at this time. Mr. Smith was born on March 5,...

Mrs. Miriam Laverne Saunders

Mrs. Miriam Laverne Saunders

Nov 2, 2017

Mrs. Miriam Laverne Cheek Saunders age 90, of Americus, passed away Thursday, November 2, 2017 at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, November 5, 2017 at Shiloh Baptist Church. Rev Hugh Harbort and Rev. Andrew Stucker will officiate. Interment will follow in the Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends following the service...

Mr Richard S. Reeves

Mr Richard S. Reeves

Oct 30, 2017

Mr. Richard S. Reeves, 68, passed away on October 30, 2017 in Madison, AL. A graveside service will be held with military honors on Thursday, December 7, 2017 at 12: noon at Andersonville National Cemetery. Rev. Damon Fountain will officiate. He was born on August 30, 1949 to the late James Preston Reeves and the late Margaret Kern Reeves in...

Ms. Beatrice Alston Wheeler

Ms. Beatrice Alston Wheeler

Oct 26, 2017

Ms. Beatrice A. Wheeler age 93, of Americus, passed away Thursday, October 26, 2017 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday, October 29 from the Chapel of Aldridge Funeral Services with the Pastor Dick Gill officiating. The family will receive friends at Aldridge Funeral Home Sunday from 3 p.m. until service time. Interment...

Ms Dorothy Toler Hodges

Ms Dorothy Toler Hodges

Oct 16, 2017

Ms. Dorothy Toler Hodges age 95 of Americus, died Monday, October 16, 2017 at Phoebe Puntney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Ga. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at Calvary Episcopal Church. Father Jeff Wallace will officiate. The family will receive friends from 1:30 until service time Wednesday, in the fellowship hall at Calvary Episcopal Church....

Mr. Fernando Arnoldo Hernandez

Mr. Fernando Arnoldo Hernandez

Oct 15, 2017

Fernando "Fred" Arnoldo Hernandez Mr. Fernando "Fred" Arnoldo Hernandez, 81, passed away at his home in Americus, GA, on Sunday, October 15, 2017. The funeral service will be held at St. Mary Catholic Church on Thursday, October 19, 2017 at 4:00PM with the interment to follow at Oak Grove Cemetery in Americus, GA. Father Fran Gillespie will officiate. Mr. Hernandez...

Mr Ernest Fussell

Mr Ernest Fussell

Oct 11, 2017

Mr. Ernest William Fussell Jr., 83, of Americus, GA, passed away Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at Magnolia Manor in Americus, GA. A Funeral service will be held at the chapel of Aldridge Funeral Services on Friday, October 13, 2017 at 3:00pm. The family will receive friends in the chapel from 1:00pm until the service begins. Rev. Clay Thomas, Rev. Mark...

Ms Carol Cartwright Compton

Ms Carol Cartwright Compton

Oct 10, 2017

Ms. Carol Cartwright Compton, 72, of Leslie, GA, passed away Tuesday, October 10, 2017, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Graveside service will be held at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Americus, GA, on Saturday, October 14, 2017, at 2:00pm. The family will receive friends at the residence of Adalyn Wilson, 195 East Federal St., Leslie, GA, on Friday, October 13, 2017,...

Mr. Charles Michael Deriso

Mr. Charles Michael Deriso

Oct 10, 2017

Mr. Charles Michael Deriso, 80, of Ellaville, GA passed away Tuesday October 10, 2017 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral Services will be graveside at the Ellaville City Cemetery on Saturday, October 14, 2017 at 10:30 am. The family will receive friends in the chapel of Aldridge Funeral Services on Friday evening, October, 13, 2017 from 6:00 until 8:00. Rev....

Mildred Dennis Harris

Mildred Dennis Harris

Sep 25, 2017

Ms. Mildred Dennis Harris, age 96, of Americus, died Monday, September 25, 2017 at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Thursday, September 28, 2017 in the Chapel of Aldridge Funeral Services. Rev. Dr. Bryan Myers will officiate. The family will receive friends from 10:00 am until service time Thursday in the Funeral Home Chapel...

Mr. William Brinson

Mr. William Brinson

Sep 17, 2017

Mr. William Lewis Brinson, 45, of Americus, GA passed away Sunday September 17, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Saturday September 23, 2017 from the chapel of Aldridge Funeral Services. Deacon Candidate Bernie Bosse will officiate. Interment will follow at Oak Grove Cemetery in Americus, GA. The family will receive friends in the chapel of Aldridge Funeral...

Ms. Jewell Davis Reeves

Ms. Jewell Davis Reeves

Sep 15, 2017

Ms. Jewell Davis Reeves 94, passed away September 15, 2017 at Magnolia Manor in Americus, GA. The family will receive friends on September 16, 2017 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm at Aldridge Funeral Services in Americus, Ga and other times at the residence of Marilyn and Phil Guest, 343 Joe Buchanan Rd Plains, GA. Graveside services will be held at 3:00...

Mr Clarence Alonza Downs

Mr Clarence Alonza Downs

Sep 15, 2017

Mr. Clarence A. "Lonnie" Downs age 87, passed away Friday, September 15, 2017 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am Monday, September 18, 2017 in the chapel of Aldridge Funeral Services. Rev. Clifford Braxton will officiate. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 10:00 am until service time Monday, September...

Mr. William Rogers Stamper

Mr. William Rogers Stamper

Sep 12, 2017

Mr. William Rogers Stamper, 79, of Americus, GA, passed away September 12, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am Friday September 15, 2017 in the chapel of Aldridge Funeral Services. Dr. Rev. Dennis Stalvey, Rev. Eddie Braswell and Rev. Bill Harris will officiate. Interment will follow in Oak Grove cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6:00 until 8:00...

Mr Bernard Jarrett

Mr Bernard Jarrett

Aug 16, 2017

Mr. Bernard Jarrett, 80, passed away August 16, 2017 at his home in Leslie, GA. He was born to the late Herbert Lee and Lilly Jarrett on Jan. 11, 1937 in Henry County, VA. He Served in the U.S. Army then worked as a machinist, welder and metal fabricator and later in life as a truck driver. He co-owned Leslie...

Ms Dorothy Elizabeth Hale

Ms Dorothy Elizabeth Hale

Aug 14, 2017

Dorothy Elizabeth Hale, age 76, of Americus GA., died August 14, 2017. She was born to the late Royd and Pauline Russell in Kodak, Tennessee on August 31, 1940. She was of the Methodist faith. Many years ago, she worked as a store clerk in Plains, GA. She leaves behind one daughter; Patricia Ann Hale Westbury of Americus, GA., one...

Mr. Linward Ishmael Morris

Mr. Linward Ishmael Morris

Aug 11, 2017

Mr. Ishmael "Ish" Morris, 72, of Plains, GA passed away Friday August 11, 2017 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. A Memorial Service will be held 2 p.m. Sunday at Plains Baptist Church, with the Rev. Buck Kinney officiating. A visitation will follow in the church fellowship hall. Mr. Morris was born September 5, 1944 in Americus, GA, Son of the...