Obituaries
Joe Walker “Jay” Lasseter, Jr.
Sep 30, 2025
Joe Walker “Jay” Lasseter, Jr., 62, of Macon, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, September 30, 2025. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, October 3, 2025, in the Chapel of Hart’s at the Cupola, with the Reverend Bob Moon officiating. The family will greet friends following the service.
Son of the late Joe Walker Lasseter, Sr. and...

Johnny Louis Senn
Sep 29, 2025
Johnny Louis Senn, 78, of Macon, passed away Monday, September 29, 2025. Johnny was born January 25, 1947, in Kingston, Alabama, to the late Johnny David and Charity Senn. Funeral services will be held, 2:00PM, Saturday October 4, 2025, at Harts Mortuary Jones County Chapel, 307 Pecan Lane, Gray, Georgia. Burial will follow at Middle Georgia Memory Gardens. The family...
Michael Donald Blom, Sr.
Sep 28, 2025
Michael Donald Blom, Sr., 72, of Gray, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, September 28, 2025. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, October 12, 2025, at 3:00 PM, at Gray Methodist Church with Reverend Jason Dillard officiating. The family will visit friends for a time of visitation following the service. In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to Gray...
Kenneth Dee Redick
Sep 27, 2025
Kenneth Dee Redick, 86, of Macon, Georgia, passed away peacefully on September 27, 2025. Born on September 28, 1938, in Parkersburg, West Virginia, to the late Desaix and Helen Redick. Kenny lived a life marked by deep devotion to family, an enduring love of learning, and a remarkable sense of humor that brightened the lives of those around him.
Kenny is...
Peggy Williams Stevens
Sep 26, 2025
Peggy Williams Stevens, age 79, of Gray, peacefully passed away at her home on Friday, September 26, 2025, surrounded by her family. We are confident that she was immediately in the presence of Jesus. Peggy was born January 3, 1946, to the late Leonard Lee and Ethel Bussell Williams. Peggy is predeceased by her sister, LaWanna Smith. Peggy is survived...
Sandra Kay Maddox
Sep 25, 2025
Sandra Kay Maddox passed away on September 25, 2025. A graveside service will be held on Sunday, September 28, 2025, at 3:00PM in Gray Memorial Gardens (Cedar Ridge Cemetery) 111 Greene Settlement Road, Gray, Georgia. The family will greet friends at the cemetery 30 minutes prior to service. The Reverend Chuck Beaver will officiate.
Survivors include her loving husband, of 60...
Arthur Lee Yaughn
Sep 18, 2025
Arthur Lee Yaughn, 78, of Macon, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 18, 2025. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, at Riverside Cemetery, with the Reverend Leland Collins officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests that contributions be made to Swift Creek Methodist Church, 4271 Jeffersonville Road, Macon, GA 31217,...
Linda "Denise" Hutchins Dorch
Sep 16, 2025
Linda "Denise" Hutchins Dorch, 75, of Gray, Georgia, passed away on September 16, 2025. She was born on August 12, 1950, in Macon, Georgia, and spent most of her life in Gray.
Denise is survived by her son, Robert "Robbie" Day; her daughter, Heather Day; her siblings, Betty Herring, Bob Hutchins (Barbara), and Renee Thomas (David); as well as several grandchildren,...
Susan Elizabeth Doscher Chaffin
Sep 16, 2025
Susan Elizabeth Doscher Chaffin, age 68, of Warner Robins, GA, passed away peacefully on September 16, 2025, at Pine Pointe Hospice. Born on March 18, 1957, in Thomasville, GA, she was the daughter of Mildred Daisy Ann Padgett Doscher and Leroy Cecil Doscher.
Susan devoted her life to her family, friends, and community of co-workers. She married David Chaffin in 2006....
John “Johnny” Charles Berta, Jr.
Sep 16, 2025
John “Johnny” Charles Berta, Jr., 63, of Gray, Georgia, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, September 16, 2025. Services will be private.
Son of John Charles Berta, Sr. and the late Joyce Wease, Johnny was born in Menominee County, Michigan on July 28, 1962. Johnny spent his career as a dedicated Plant Construction Maintenance Operator, where his colleagues...
Robert Thomas Manning
Sep 16, 2025
Robert Thomas Manning, 83, of Jones County, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, September 16, 2025. A visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Friday, September 19, 2025, at Hart’s Mortuary Jones County Chapel.
Son of the late Thomas Watson Manning and Minnie Mae McGraw Manning, Robert was born in Dudley, Georgia on October 29, 1942. Robert enlisted...
Victor "Vic" Rozier
Sep 16, 2025
Victor Franklin Rozier, 67, of Monroe County, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, September 16, 2025. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 21, 2025, in the Chapel of Hart’s at the Cupola, with Rev. Billy Rogers officiating. The family will greet friends following the service.
Son of the late Charles Edwin Rozier and the late Juanita...
Amy Ford Drinkard
Sep 16, 2025
Amy Ford Drinkard passed away on September 16, 2025, after a short but courageous battle with cancer. A Celebration of Life will be held on Thursday, September 18, from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM at Hart’s at the Cupola on Peake Road in Macon, GA.
Amy was born in Macon, GA, on December 6, 1965, to Jimmy and Annette Ford and...
Mary Lou Gibbs Connery
Sep 15, 2025
Mary Lou Gibbs Connery, 87, of Macon, Georgia passed away on Monday, September 15, 2025. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio on December 3, 1937, and was the daughter of the late Charles Thomas Doubrava and Lillian Osilka Doubrava and was the widow of Charles Thomas Connery.
Before moving to Macon in 2018, she lived in Grant, Florida and Plantation, Florida....
Kenneth Andrew Clarke
Sep 13, 2025
Kenneth Andrew Clarke, of Macon, passed away September 13, 2025. A Memorial Service will be held on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, at 3:00 p.m., in the Chapel of Hart’s at the Cupola. Dr. Jimmy Asbell, Jr., will officiate. The family will greet friends one hour before the service at the Cupola. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations...
John William Gibson, Sr.
Sep 10, 2025
John William Gibson Sr., 88, of Macon, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, September 10, 2025. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, in the Chapel of Hart’s at the Cupola, with Reverend Michael Fuller officiating. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service. Burial will be private at Glen Haven Memorial...
Patricia Ann Shelton
Sep 9, 2025
Patricia Ann Shelton, 77, of Macon, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, September 9, 2025. She was born on December 23, 1947, in Macon, Georgia. She lived a life filled with creativity, love, and devotion to her family. A gifted artist, she dedicated her life to creative pursuits, making a lasting impression on everyone fortunate enough to experience her work and...
Cydney McDonald Harrison Teipel
Sep 8, 2025
Cydney McDonald Harrison Teipel passed away peacefully at age 59 September 8, 2025 in Macon, Georgia surrounded by loved ones and her precious pup Molly after a five- year journey with Alzheimer’s. Cydney was born on May 27,1966 in Macon, Georgia to Mr. and Mrs. James McDonald and would spend most of her years here with close friends and family....
L.O. "Duke" Rogero
Sep 8, 2025
L.O. “Duke” Rogero, 80, of Macon, Georgia, passed away on Monday, September 8, 2025, after an extended illness.
Son of the late Charles Joseph Rogero and Anna White Rogero, Duke was born in Macon on March 5, 1945. He attended Mercer University and the University of Georgia, and was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity.
Duke worked as a real estate...
Donna Lynn Kitchens
Sep 4, 2025
Donna Lynn Kitchens, 78, of Macon, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, September 4, 2025. A memorial service will be held at Hart’s Mortuary, Jones County Chapel on Sunday, September 7, 2025, at 2:00 PM. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service.
Donna was born in Macon on March 31, 1947, to the late Edwin and Kathleen Broach....