Obituary Listing

Jan 5, 2018

Mr. Michael Wayne Taylor Mr. Michael Wayne Taylor, age 29, passed away Friday, January 5, 2018 in Americus, Ga. A memorial service held in his honor on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at 2:00pm at Aldridge Funeral Services. Rev. Chris Wooden will officiate. The family will receive friends from 1:00pm until the service time Wednesday at Aldridge Funeral Services Chapel. Interment...

Dec 28, 2017

Mrs. Eulene Head Williams, age 96, passed away early Thursday morning December 28, 2017 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services are planned for 3:00 pm. Saturday, December 30, 2017, from the graveside at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church cemetery. Rev. Hugh DeLoach will officiate. A visitation will be held from 6:00 until 8:00 pm Friday, December 29th at Aldridge Funeral...

Dec 24, 2017

Mr. Billy Ray Tissue Sr. age 76, of Leslie passed away Sunday, December 24, 2017 at his residence. Funeral services will be held 2:00 pm Thursday, December 28, at Calvary Baptist Church, Rev. Frank Hughes will officiate. Interment will follow at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. A visitation will be held from 6:00 until 8:00 pm Wednesday December 27th at...

Dec 16, 2017

Joyce Abel Parrott, 70, went to be with the Lord on December 16, 2017 at her home in Americus, Georgia after some struggle and complications with cancer. A Celebration of Life will be held Thursday, January 4, 2018 at The First United Methodist Church at 3 p.m. Rev. Dr. Jerry Rowe, Rev. Dr. Michael Kennedy and Rev. Jason Waters will...

Dec 9, 2017

Dec 7, 2017

Mr. James Conger, Sr., a beloved father and grandfather, age 73, of Plains, passed away early Thursday Morning December 7, 2017 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday, December 9, 2017 at Plains United Methodist Church. Rev. R.T. Beverly will officiate. Interment will follow in Lebanon cemetery in Plains. A visitation will be held Friday,...

Dec 2, 2017

Ms. Freida Chapman Fowler age 94 of Ideal, GA., passed away Saturday, December 2, 2017 at her residence. Graveside funeral services are planned for 11:00 am. Monday, December 4, 2017 in the Ideal City Cemetery. Phil Streetman will officiate. Ms. Fowler was born March 29, 1923 in Macon County. Daughter of the late George Clyde Chapman and the late Mable...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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,...

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....

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...