Obituaries

Patricia Elaina Maxwell

Patricia Elaina Maxwell

Sep 30, 2026

Patricia Elaina Maxwell, 63, of Round Oak, Georgia, passed away Wednesday, September 30, 2026. Funeral services will be private for the family.

Daughter of the late Mathey Earl Spires and Anna Shire Spires, Patricia was born in Macon, Georgia on October 15, 1962.

Patricia had a passion and a special gift for caring for others, especially the elderly. She worked as a...

D. Phillip "Phil" Stembridge

D. Phillip "Phil" Stembridge

Sep 29, 2026

D. Phillip Stembridge, 77, of Macon, Georgia, passed away surrounded by the love of his family.

Born in Montezuma, Georgia, Phil was the son of John and Margie Stembridge. He spent his life building a family, a career, friendships, and memories that will be cherished by all who had the privilege of knowing him. He was the beloved husband of Lorri...

Roy Lee "RL" Farrell

Roy Lee "RL" Farrell

Sep 28, 2026

Roy Lee " RL" Farrell, 80, of Gray, passed away Monday, September 28, 2026. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am, Friday October 2, 2026, at Hart's Mortuary, Jones County Chapel, 307 Pecan Lane, Gray Georgia with Reverend Emory Howell officiating. Burial will follow at Plentitude Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 5:00 pm – 7:00...

Ella Grace Jenkins

Ella Grace Jenkins

Sep 27, 2026

Ella Jenkins, 18, of Gray, Georgia, passed away Sunday, September 27, 2026. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, on Saturday, October 3, 2026, at First Baptist Church of Gray, 134 West Clinton Street, Gray, Georgia, with the Reverends Matt Price, John Mark Cooling, and Marshall Trisler officiating. Burial will follow at Elam Memorial Gardens, 203 Elam Church Road,...

William Melton Guinn Sanders

William Melton Guinn Sanders

Sep 26, 2026

William Melton Guinn Sanders (Bill), 86, of Lizella, died Saturday, September 26, 2026. Graveside services will be held at 11 AM on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, at Glen Haven Memorial Gardens with the Reverend Benjamin Newberry officiating. The family will greet friends Tuesday from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM at Hart's Mortuary at the Cupola, 6324 Peake Rd. Macon, GA,...

Shelby Martin Cramer

Shelby Martin Cramer

Sep 25, 2026

Shelby Martin Cramer passed away peacefully on September 25, 2026, at the age of 87. Shelby Jean Martin was born in Macon, Georgia on July 28, 1939, to John Robert Martin Sr and Maxie Pearl Martin. Shelby graduated from A.L. Miller School for Girls. Ambitious and driven, Shelby went on to graduate from Crandall Business College in Macon, and she...

Jerrell Lane Brooks

Jerrell Lane Brooks

Sep 24, 2026

Jerrell Lane Brooks, 87, of Ellijay, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, September 24, 2026. Funeral services will be held at 11:00am, on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, at Hart's Mortuary, in the Jones County Chapel. Burial will follow the service at Riverside Cemetery, Macon, Georgia.

The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service for visitation.

Jerrell was born on May...

Virginia Cooper Zimmerman

Virginia Cooper Zimmerman

Sep 21, 2026

Virginia Cooper Zimmerman, 75, of Haddock, Georgia, passed away on Monday, September 21, 2026. A visitation will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Monday, September 28, 2026, at Hart’s Mortuary, Jones County Chapel.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Jones County Animal Shelter, at https://www.jonescountyga.org/county-directory/animal-control/

Please visit www.hartsmort.com to express condolences.

Hart’s Jones County Chapel,...

Cynthia Davis Greene

Cynthia Davis Greene

Sep 21, 2026

Cynthia Davis Greene, 89, passed away on September 21, 2026, at her residence in Roswell, Georgia. A Celebration of Life will be held at Vineville United Methodist Church on October 17, 2026, at 11:00AM, with visitation to follow.

Born on July 21, 1937, in Wrightsville, Georgia, Cynthia was the youngest of ten children. The Davis family household was already in full...

Hubert Wesley "H.W." Heath, Jr.

Hubert Wesley "H.W." Heath, Jr.

Sep 19, 2026

Hubert Wesley “H.W.” Heath, Jr., 86, of Macon, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, September 19, 2026. A memorial service will be held at 5:00 PM, on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, in the Chapel of Hart's Mortuary at the Cupola. The family will greet friends for a time of visitation following the service. In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to...

Robert "Bobby" Luther Sanderlin Sr

Robert "Bobby" Luther Sanderlin Sr

Sep 19, 2026

Robert Luther “Bobby” Sanderlin, Sr. 87, of Gray, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, September 19, 2026. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday September 25, 2026, at Hart’s Mortuary, Jones County Chapel, with the Reverend Danny Mundy officiating. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will be held...

Saralyn Johnson Cooper

Saralyn Johnson Cooper

Sep 19, 2026

Saralyn Johnson Cooper, 92, of Macon, Georgia, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 19, 2026. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, at Blue Springs Baptist Church, located at 1636 Minter Blue Springs Road, Rockledge, Georgia. Pastor Jim Allen will be officiating. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service, and...

Richard Comer, Sr.

Richard Comer, Sr.

Sep 18, 2026

Richard Deane Comer, Sr., 88, of Monroe County, Georgia, passed away on Friday, September 18, 2026. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, at Hart’s at the Cupola, with the Reverend Keith Watson officiating. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow the service at Macon Memorial Park...

Rebecca Harrison Rankin

Rebecca Harrison Rankin

Sep 16, 2026

Rebecca Harrison Rankin, 83, of Macon, Georgia passed away peacefully on September 16, 2026.

Rebecca was the wife of the late Jerry B. Rankin. She was a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother whose love and presence will be deeply missed by her family and all of those who knew her.

Rebecca had a passion for gardening and found great joy in creating beauty...

Lillian Charlotte Edwards Hawkins

Lillian Charlotte Edwards Hawkins

Sep 14, 2026

Lillian Charlotte Edwards Hawkins, known to family and friends as Charlie, 86, of Butler, Georgia, passed away on Monday, September 14, 2026. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 3, 2026, at Butler Memorial Cemetery.

Charlie was born in Butler on December 30, 1939, to the late Julian Willis Edwards and Lillian Brown Edwards. She graduated...

Elizabeth "Betty" Baker Morris

Elizabeth "Betty" Baker Morris

Sep 12, 2026

After a life well-lived Elizabeth Baker Morris, affectionately known as "Betty," passed away peacefully on September 12, 2026, at the age of 98, in Woodstock, Georgia. A celebration of life will be held at 2:00 PM, on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, at the Mulberry Street United Methodist Church, in the Stevens-Taylor Memorial Chapel. Reverend Jack Varnell and Reverend Craig Rikard...

Billie Bullington

Billie Bullington

Sep 11, 2026

Billie Ellen Bullington, 83, of Gray, Georgia, passed away on Friday, September 11, 2026. She was born on February 1, 1943, in Little Rock, Arkansas to the late William Isaiah Jimerson and Nettie Mae Gillum Jimerson. She worked as a bookkeeper at Commercial National Bank, where she began her career. It was during her time there that she and her...

Robert Ossian Duke

Robert Ossian Duke

Sep 11, 2026

Robert Ossian “Bobby” Duke, age 79, of Macon, Georgia, passed away on Friday, September 11, 2026.A memorial service will be held on Monday, September 14, 2026, at 11am at Immanuel Baptist Church in Macon, Georgia with a graveside service following at 3pm at Flovilla South Cemetery in Flovilla, Georgia. The family will receive visitors on Sunday, September 13, 2026, from...

Tyler "T.J." Julian Rauls, Jr.

Tyler "T.J." Julian Rauls, Jr.

Sep 11, 2026

On Friday, September 11, T.J. Rauls passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by his wife and family. A memorial service will be held at Martha Bowman Church on Monday, September 14, at 11 a.m., with a reception immediately following. Interment will take place at Young Cemetery in McEwen, Tennessee, at a later date.

Tyler Julian Rauls, Jr., was born May...

Edward Sidney Jones

Edward Sidney Jones

Sep 10, 2026

Edward Sidney Jones was a loving son, attentive brother, loyal husband, honored father, doting Pop, punctual employee, and true friend. Most importantly, he chose to trust Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior, the only way to Heaven. His life verse was Romans 4:3 “Abraham put his trust in The Lord God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”...