U.S. VeteranMr. Roy Gene Amerson, Sr., age 73, of Tennille, died Sunday, February 21, 2016. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, February 24th, at 2:00 p.m. at the Good Sheppard Church of the Nazarene in Tennille with burial in Zeta Cemetery. Reverend Lamar Brantley will officiate.
Mr. Amerson was a native and lifelong resident of Washington County, the son of the late Hilery F. Amerson and the late Mae Belle Compton Amerson. He was self-employed as a furniture repairman and restorer. Roy Gene also formerly worked for Anglo American Clays and Lapp Insulator. He was a former member of the Faith Baptist Church in Tennille and he attended the Good Sheppard Church of the Nazarene. Roy Gene was a former active member of the Twin City Country Club. He was famous for growing collard greens and he loved to fish, hunt and work with bees. Roy Gene was a US Army Veteran serving in Viet Nam.
Survivors are: his wife, Janet Jones Amerson of Tennille; sons, Roy Gene Amerson, Jr. and his wife Jennifer of Harrison, and Alan Brock Amerson of Sandersville; grandchildren, Stacey Amerson, Andrew Amerson, Taylor Viles, and Amber Viles; and his sister, Martha A. Soles of East Dublin.
The family will receive friends on Tuesday from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the May and Smith Funeral Home in Sandersville.
May and Smith Funeral Directors of Sandersville is in charge of these arrangements.
U.S. VeteranMr. Roy Gene Amerson, Sr., age 73, of Tennille, died Sunday, February 21, 2016. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, February 24th, at 2:00 p.m. at the Good Sheppard Church of the Nazarene in Tennille with burial in Zeta Cemetery. Reverend Lamar Brantley will officiate.
Mr. Amerson was a native and lifelong resident of Washington County, the son of the late Hilery F. Amerson and the late Mae Belle Compton Amerson. He was self-employed as a furniture repairman and restorer. Roy Gene also formerly worked for Anglo American Clays and Lapp Insulator. He was a former member of the Faith Baptist Church in Tennille and he attended the Good Sheppard Church of the Nazarene. Roy Gene was a former active member of the Twin City Country Club. He was famous for growing collard greens and he loved to fish, hunt and work with bees. Roy Gene was a US Army Veteran serving in Viet Nam.
Survivors are: his wife, Janet Jones Amerson of Tennille; sons, Roy Gene Amerson, Jr. and his wife Jennifer of Harrison, and Alan Brock Amerson of Sandersville; grandchildren, Stacey Amerson, Andrew Amerson, Taylor Viles, and Amber Viles; and his sister, Martha A. Soles of East Dublin.
The family will receive friends on Tuesday from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the May and Smith Funeral Home in Sandersville.
May and Smith Funeral Directors of Sandersville is in charge of these arrangements.
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