Obituaries
Donald Ray Wood
Dec 31, 2025
Rev. Dr. Donald (Don) Ray Wood, 78, died Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at his home in Macon, Georgia after his courageous journey with primary progressive aphasia.
Don was born in Philipsburg, Pennsylvania on July 1, 1947 to the late Donald and Rella (Bainey) Wood. He grew up in Philipsburg with an extended family whom he loved and adored. After graduation from...
Richard Conrad Stelling
Dec 30, 2025
Richard "Conrad" Stelling, 94, of Macon, passed peacefully on Tuesday, December 30, 2025, at Heritage Inn Health and Rehabilitation in Statesboro, Georgia. Visitation will be Friday, January 2, 2026, from 5:00-7:00 PM at Hart's on Cherry Street. A funeral mass will be held the following day, Saturday, January 3, 2026, at 11:00 AM at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Macon...
Gary Jackson
Dec 27, 2025
Gary Thomas Jackson, 70, of Macon, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, December 27, 2025. The family will greet friends from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM on Sunday, January 4, 2026, at Hart’s at the Cupola. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM on Monday, January 5, 2026, at Andersonville National Cemetery.
Gary was born on April 28, 1955, in...
Faye Barbee Yarbrough
Dec 22, 2025
Faye Barbee Yarbrough, 80, of Roberta, passed away on December 22, 2025. The family will greet friends on Sunday December 28, 2025, from 2:00 to 4:00 PM at Hart’s on Cherry Street. A funeral service will be held in the Chapel at Hart’s on Cherry Street on Tuesday, December 30, 2025, at 10:00 AM with burial to follow at Rose...
James Shirley Griffin
Dec 21, 2025
James Shirley Griffin, age 94, of Macon, passed away peacefully on December 21, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. A private memorial service remembering Shirley will be held for close family at a later date.
Known to some as Shirley, to some as James, and some as Jim, Shirley was born in Ocilla, Georgia, to the late Richard and Van Griffin....
Kenneth Bradley "Kenny" Parham
Dec 18, 2025
Kenneth Bradley “Kenny” Parham, 75, of Forsyth, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, December 18, 2025. The family will greet friends from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM on Monday, December 22, 2025, at Hart’s at the Cupola. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 PM on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, in the Chapel of Hart’s at the Cupola, with Reverend Dusty...
Sara Alice Forehand
Dec 18, 2025
Sara Alice Forehand, 87, of Macon, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, December 18, 2025. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, in the Chapel of Hart’s at the Cupola, with the Reverend Russ Criswell officiating.
Sara was born on October 17, 1938, in Sardis, Georgia, to the late Crawford Leonard Lovett Sr. and Mell...
James C. "J.C." Dooley
Dec 17, 2025
James C. “J.C.” Dooley, Sr., age 82 of Lizella, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, December 17, 2025. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, December 22, 2025, in the Chapel of Hart’s at the Cupola with Pastor Chris Barnard and Reverend Lanny Earley officiating. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service. Burial will...
Lynne Sweatt Tiller
Dec 17, 2025
Lynne Sweatt Tiller, 92, of Macon, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, December 17, 2025. A private graveside service will be held for the family at Riverside Cemetery.
Lynne was born in Red Level, Alabama on January 30, 1933, to the late Allen E. Sweatt and Eva Mae Chesser Sweatt. She was a 1951 graduate of Red Level High School and moved...
Kendall Holton Seekins
Dec 14, 2025
Kendall Holton Seekins passed away on December 14, 2025, in her hometown of Macon, Georgia. Kendall was a compassionate soul known for her love of animals, her poetic talent, and a heart full of kindness.
Kendall earned a Bachelor’s degree in creative writing from the University of Georgia. Her writing focus was on poetry, which reflected her passion for expression and...
Allen Lee Burke
Dec 12, 2025
Al Burke, 83, of Macon passed away on December 12, 2025. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on January 6, 2026, at Hart’s at the Cupola with a private burial at Andersonville National Cemetery at a later date.
Allen Lee Burke was born on February 16, 1942 in Indianapolis, Indiana. As a young man, he dutifully served his...
Natasha McEldowney-DuBose
Dec 10, 2025
Natasha Melissa McEldowney-DuBose, 51, of Kathleen, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. She was born in Macon, Georgia on October 28, 1974, to the late Robert Theodore Jaglowicz, Jr. and Sue Ellen Voellinger Jaglowicz.
Natasha worked as a claims adjuster for Southern Trust, where she was appreciated for her hard work and kind spirit. She enjoyed many things that...
Beryl Regina Jones
Dec 9, 2025
Beryl Regina Russell Jones, 70, of Macon, Georgia passed peacefully on December 9, 2025. A memorial service will be held Saturday, December 13, 2025, at 1:00 PM at Hart’s Jones County Chapel. The family will greet family and friends at Hart’s Jones County Chapel for an hour prior to the service. The family will attend a committal service on December...
Tina "Dawn" Nickles
Dec 9, 2025
Tina Dawn Nickles, 56, of Macon, Georgia passed away at a local hospital after a battle with heart failure. Dawn was born in Gainesville, Georgia on May 21st, 1969, to Gary Lane Simmons and the late Alice Patricia Theriault. Soon after Dawn’s youngest sister was born, her family moved to Macon to join her late grandparents after they moved from...
Eugenia Corley Simmons
Dec 8, 2025
Eugenia Simmons, 100, of Macon, Georgia died on December 8, 2025. She was born in Macon, Georgia to parents Robert M. and Malda Eugenia Corley. She attended A.L. Miller High School, graduating in 1943, before receiving her Bachelor of Fine Arts, Cum Laude, at Wesleyan College, studying under the famed Emil Holzheizer who was of the Ash Can Movement in...
Kendell Lynn Chance
Dec 7, 2025
Kendell Lynn Chance, 70, of Gray, Georgia, passed away peacefully on December 7, 2025. Born in Dublin, Georgia, on February 23, 1955, Kendell was the beloved son of Ann Mae Batey (Sisson) and Whaley Chance, both of whom preceded him in death.
Kendell built a long, dedicated career as a claims adjuster for Atlanta Casualty / Infinity Insurance Company, where he...
Billy Wayne Brooks, Jr.
Dec 7, 2025
Billy Wayne Brooks, Jr., 65, of Haddock, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, December 7, 2025, after a courageous yearlong battle with cancer. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, December 13, 2025, at 3:00 PM at Covenant Life Cathedral Church located at 4543 Bloomfield Rd, Macon, GA 31206, with Doctor Reverend Robert “Bob” Hunnicutt officiating. The family will receive...
Myrtle Sanders Page
Dec 6, 2025
Myrtle Sanders Page, 89, of Macon, Georgia, died peacefully on Saturday, December 6, 2025. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at Highland Hills Baptist Church, with the Reverends Dr. Jim Bruner, Cass DuCharme, and Ethan Brown officiating. The family will greet friends following the service in the Great Room. Burial will be private...
John T. “Ted” Emig, Lt. Col., U.S. Army (Ret.)
Dec 3, 2025
John T. “Ted” Emig, Lt. Col., U.S. Army (Ret.), 81, of Macon, Georgia, passed away on December 3, 2025. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 AM on Saturday, December 13, 2025, at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, with Reverend Jonathan Scanlon officiating. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service. An inurnment with Military Honors will...
Sherry Thomas Lee
Dec 2, 2025
Sherry Lee Treadwell, 63, of Richmond Hill, Georgia passed away December 2, 2025. A graveside services will be held at Glen Haven Memorial Gardens on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at 2:00 PM with Jeff Price officiating. The family will greet family and friends at Hart’s at the Cupola on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, from 5:00 to 7:00 PM.
Sherry was born...
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