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Remembering Loved Ones – L.M. Pierce Funeral Home, Inc. Obituaries
Mr. Ronnie Merrell
Dec 27, 2017
Mr. Ronnie Merrell transitioned on Monday, October 30, 2017 in London, Kentucy. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 11, 2017 at 11 a.m. at Shalom Temple C.O.G.I.C. in Sandersville, Georgia with interment in the Sandersville City Cemetery. Rev. Larry Young will officiate. He was born November 22, 1955 to the parentage of the late Edward Merrell, Sr. and...
Mrs. Eva Lene Jackson
Dec 27, 2017
On Tuesday, September 19, 2017, Mrs. Eva Lene Jackson was called home to be with the Lord at her residence. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, September 23, 2017 at Greater New Hope Baptist Church in Oconee, Georgia at 1 p.m. with Rev. Eddie D. Smith officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Mrs. Eva Lene Jackson was...
Mr. Charlie Haynes
Dec 27, 2017
On Friday, October 13, 2017, Mr. Charlie Haynes of Solomon Place passed away at the VA Hospital in Augusta, Georgia. Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 20, 2017 at 1 p.m. at Bold Spring Baptist Church with interment in the church's cemetery. Rev. Lindra Fleming will officiate. Mr. Haynes was born January 18, 1931 to the late Mrs....
Mr. Ernest Lee Wimbley, Sr.
Dec 27, 2017
Mr. Ernest L. Wimbley Sr. was called from labor to reward on September 26, 2017 at Washington County Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, October 1, 2017 at 2 p.m. at Georgia Grove Missionary Baptist Church with interment in the Rest Haven Cemetery. Rev. W. Roy Grissom will officiate. Mr. Ernest L. Wimbley Sr. was born...
Mr. Jimmy Dred Swint
Sep 13, 2017
Mr. Jimmy Dred Swint, affectionately known as "Dred", transitioned from this life to his eternal home on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at a local nursing home. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, September 17, 2017 at 2:30 p.m. at Oak Grove Baptist Church with interment in the church cemetery. Rev. Cecil Moore will officiate. Dred was born July 30,...
Ms. Kimberly Lashawn Johnson
Aug 19, 2017
Ms. Kimberly Lashawn Johnson Kimberly L. Johnson transitioned from earth to heaven on August 19, 2017. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 26, 2017 at 12 Noon at St. James Christian Fellowship Church in Tennille, Georgia with interment in the Harrison City Cemetery. Rev. Benjamin Martin will officiate. Kimberly was the oldest child born to Althea Johnson and...
Mr. Willie Burns
Jul 31, 2017
On Sunday, June 25, 2017, Mr. Burns silently slept away at Pruitt Health of Toomsboro in Toomsboro, Georgia. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, July 6, 2017 at St. Paul AME Church in Sandersville, Georgia at 11 o'clock with Rev. Samuel A. Cooper officiating. Interment will be at Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Milledgeville, Georgia at 2:30 p.m. Mr....
Mr. Calvin Braddy
Jul 31, 2017
MR. CALVIN BRADDY made the transition to his eternal resting place on Monday, July 31, 2017 at University Hospital, Augusta, Georgia. Funeral service will be held on Saturday, August 5, 2017 at 2 p.m. at Holly Spring Baptist Church in Warthen, Georgia with interment in the church cemetery. Rev. Ronald Brawner will officiate. He was born in Warthen, Georgia on...
Mr. Johnnie Lee "Horn" Cullens
Jun 13, 2017
Mr. Cullens departed this life on Wednesday, June 13, 2017 at Smith Medical Care Center in Sandersville, Georgia. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, June 17, 2017 at Robin Spring Baptist Church at 1 p.m. with interment in the Robin Spring Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Henry L. Tanner will officiate. He was born on February 28, 1942 in Washington...
Mr. James Bernard Walker
Jun 13, 2017
James Benjamin Walker was called from labor to reward on April 24, 2017 at Pine Point Hospice in Macon, Georgia. Funeral services will be held on Monday, May 1, 2017 at 1 p.m. at Litter Rogers CME Church in Macon, Georgia. Reverend Benjamin Tolbert will officiate. James Benjamin Walker was born April 1, 1945 to Willie C. Walker and Thelma...
Mr. William Merrell, Jr.
Mar 30, 2017
March 28, 2017 God called William Merrell, Jr. home at Augusta University Medical Center. He was born on April 8, 1938 to the parentage of the late William Merrell, Sr. and Addie Pierce Merrell . He attended school at New Gardners Church and Rosenwall High School in Toomsboro, Georgia. He moved to Miami in 1958 and later relocated back to...
Mr. Marion Hurst, Sr.
Mar 30, 2017
Mr. Marion Hurst Sr. was the only son of Eula Hurst and Sunnie Darrisaw Hurst Boyer who both preceded him in death. He was born April 12, 1922 in Wrightsville, Georgia. Mr. Hurst departed this life on Thursday, March 30, 2017 at the Oconee Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center in Oconee, Georgia. He attended the public school of Washington County, Georgia....
Mrs. Minnie Danzy
Feb 3, 2017
Minnie Danzy, age 69, entered into eternal rest on Friday, February 3, 2017 at the Extended Care Facility of Washington County Regional Medical Center in Sandersville, Georgia. Memorial service will be held on Saturday, February 11, 2017 at 2 p.m. at St. Galilee Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Manzie T. Broxton Sr. officiating. She was born September 22, 1947 to...
Mr. Scottie May
Jan 3, 2017
Mr. Scottie May departed this life on Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at Augusta University Medical Center in Augusta, Georgia. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 7, 2017 at 1 p.m. at L.M. Pierce Funeral Home Chapel with interment in the Sandersville City Cemetery. Mr. May was born November 3, 1964 in Washington County to the late parentage of...

Mr. David "Sambo" Harris
Dec 15, 2016
Mr. David "Sambo" Harris departed this life on Thursday, December 15, 2016 at Select Specialty Hospital in Augusta, Georgia. Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 23, 2016 at Clara-Minnie Memorial Chapel inside L.M. Pierce Funeral Home at 11 a.m. with interment in the Sandersville City Cemetery. Elder George Tucker will officiate. David was born May 31, 1949 in...
Captain Jerome Hall
Dec 9, 2016
Captain Jerome Hall entered eternal rest on Friday, December 9, 2016 at Washington County Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, December 17, 2016 at 12 Noon at New Birth Christian Ministries in Tennille, Georgia with interment in the Dixon Grove Church of God in Christ cemetery. Elder Patrick Wilson will officiate. He was born on December...
Mrs. Bertha Bell Hammett
Nov 18, 2016
Mrs. Bertha Bell Hammett of Tennille, Georgia transitioned on Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at the Medical Center of Central Georgia. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 5, 2016 at Union Hill Baptist Church in Tennille, Georgia at 11 a.m. with burial in the church cemetery. Complete obituary listing will be posted later.
Mr. Dwain Dion Fleming
Nov 18, 2016
Mr. Dwain Dion Fleming departed this life on Friday, November 18, 2016 at the Smith Medical Nursing Care Center in Sandersville, Georgia. Memorial service will be held on Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at Clara-Minnie Memorial Chapel inside L.M. Pierce Funeral Home at 12 noon with interment at the Georgia Veteran Memorial Cemetery in Milledgeville, Georgia. He was born on March...
Mrs. Eunice Pierce
Nov 18, 2016
Mrs. Eunice Pierce of Sandersville, Georgia transitioned on Monday, October 31, 2016 at her residence. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 5, 2016 at 4 p.m. at New Gardner Church of God in Christ in Oconee, Georgia with interment in the church cemetery. Complete obituary listing will be posted later.
Mr. Willie James Burnett
Oct 8, 2016
We bow in humble submission to the will of our Almighty Lord and Saviour in His Divine Providence in calling from labor to rest our loved one, Willie James Burnett, on Sunday, August 21, 2016, at his residence. Willie James was born on March 9, 1949, in Tennille, GA to the late A.J. Norris and the late Lestell Burnett. He...
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