Obituaries
Willie Hearn Smith Jr.
Aug 27, 2026
Willie Hearn Smith Jr., 78, of Gray, passed away August 27, 2026. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, September 2, 2026, at Christ Church, 582 Walnut St. Macon, Georgia, with the Reverend Cynthia Knapp officiating. Burial will follow at Riverside Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Tuesday, September 1, 2026, at...
Betty Jean East
Aug 27, 2026
Betty Jean East, 87, of Macon, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, August 27, 2026. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM, on Monday, August 31, 2026, at Macon Memorial Park Cemetery in Macon, Georgia. Bishop Earl Wiggins will officiate.
Jean was born on January 3, 1939, in Macon, Georgia, to the late Jerry Franklin and Elizabeth Brooks. Jean is...
Dozier Lee McCrea
Aug 24, 2026
Dozier Lee McCrea, 70, of Warner Robins, passed away on Monday, August 24, 2026. Funeral services will be held at Union Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Warner Robins, 809 S Davis Dr, Warner Robins, GA 31088, on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, beginning at 11:00 AM. Burial will follow at Glen Haven Memorial Gardens with the United States Army presenting honors.
Born...
Joseph Batchelor
Aug 24, 2026
Joseph Batchelor, 76, of Gray, passed away Monday August 24, 2026. Funeral services will be held graveside, 10:00 AM, Wednesday, August 26, 2026, at Fortville Cemetery with Dr. Ron McClung officiating.
Joe was born August 10, 1950, to the late Grady Berry Bachelor Sr. and the late Mary Mercer Batchelor in Haddock. Joe enjoyed traveling and driving across the country. When...
Susan O'Neal Pitts
Aug 20, 2026
Susan O’Neal Pitts, 79, of Fredonia, Alabama, died August 20, 2026.
At the center of Susan’s life was her expansive and unwavering love for her family. She was especially devoted to her beloved husband, Mike, who loved her dearly. She celebrated the lives and accomplishments of those she cherished and offered constant encouragement and support. Her grandchildren held an especially joyful...
Reverend Dr. Jim Bruner
Aug 17, 2026
Rev. Dr. Jim Bruner
Writing an obituary for the Rev. Dr. Jim Bruner is difficult because the facts of his life, remarkable as they are, do not adequately explain the man.
Jim was extraordinarily well traveled, not simply in the places he lived and served, but in the lives he entered along the way. He had a rare ability to extend grace...
Julius W. Haskins
Aug 16, 2026
Julius W. " Dude" Haskins, 95, of Gray, passed away Sunday, August 16, 2026. Dude was born October 18, 1930, in Chester Georgia to the late James Arthur Haskins and the late Maggie Lee Williams Haskins. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am, Thursday, August 20, 2026, at Hart's Mortuary, Jones County Chapel, 307 Pecan Lane, Gray, Georgia, with...
Judy Brown
Aug 15, 2026
Judy Brown, 88, of Macon, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, August 15, 2026. She was born on April 23, 1938, in Macon, Georgia, to the late Oscar Earle and Vera Puckett Williams.
Judy was a 1956 graduate of A.L. Miller High School. She graduated from Mercer University in 1959, with a degree in education and art and was a member of...
Woodland "WooWoo" Hamilton
Aug 15, 2026
Woodland “WooWoo” Hamilton, 72, of Gray, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, August 15, 2026. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 22, 2026, at 12:00 PM in the Chapel of Hart’s Mortuary at the Cupola, with a reception following the service. Family will greet friends for a time of visitation on Friday, August 21, 2026, at Hart’s Mortuary at...
James Leroy Davidson
Aug 15, 2026
James Leroy Davidson, 88, passed away peacefully at home on August 15, 2026, surrounded by his loved ones.
Born in Macon, Georgia, James was the son of the late Maude Lee Brown and Rufus L. Davidson of Eatonton, Georgia. Early in his life, he was married to Sandra H. Davidson, with whom he had two sons: Wesley Neil Davidson (who preceded...
John DuPree
Aug 11, 2026
John Thomas DuPree, Jr. passed away peacefully Tuesday, August 11th at Pine Pointe Hospice. John was born on July 28, 1950, in Macon, Georgia, the son of the late John Thomas DuPree, Sr., MD, and the late Eudora McClain DuPree. The family will greet friends for visitation at 2:00 PM, with the services starting at 3:00 PM on Sunday, August...
Gloria Chambliss Winters
Aug 11, 2026
Gloria Jean Winters, 83, of Macon, Georgia, passed away on August 11, 2026. A celebration of life will be held at Thomaston Road Church of Christ on Saturday, August 15, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., with Allan Hornbuckle officiating. Visitation will follow the service.
Gloria Jean was born on October 29, 1942, in Macon, Georgia, to Charles Henry Chambliss and Jacqueline Marie...
Barbara Mullis Bryant
Aug 9, 2026
Barbara Mullis Bryant, of Macon, Georgia, passed away peacefully at her home on August 9, 2026. A graveside service will be held at 11:00AM on Thursday, August 13, 2026, at Macon Memorial Park with the Reverend Cass DeCharme and Reverend Ethan Brown officiating. The family will greet friends at the graveside following the service.
Born in Macon, Georgia on June 27,...
Jerry Conner Bridges Jr.
Aug 8, 2026
Jerry Bridges Jr., 57, of Gray, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, August 8, 2026. A memorial service will be held 1:00 pm, Saturday, August 22, 2026, at Hart's Mortuary, Jones County Chapel, with the Reverends Danny Mundy and Mike Forbes officiating. The family will greet friends beginning at 11:30 am prior to the service. In lieu of flowers the family...
James "Jim" Easton
Aug 7, 2026
James Fredrick Easton, 86, of Macon, Georgia, passed away on Friday, August 7, 2026. A memorial service will be held at Monday, August 17th at 2:00 pm in the chapel at Ingleside Baptist Church with Dr. Mark Hudgins officiating. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service.
James was born in Wellsville, New York, on June 4, 1940,...
Lynn Wren Carter
Aug 6, 2026
Lynn Wren Carter, 68 years old, passed away unexpectedly on August 6th at her home. She had two daughters that she loved deeply, Amber Courtney Carter and Autumn Wren Sapp, and she enjoyed doting on her granddaughter, Addelyn Grace Hudson. Lynn lived the past several years with her sister-in-law and best friend, Elaine Wren in Wrens, GA. Lynn was an...
Charles Madden Cork, Jr.
Aug 6, 2026
Charles Madden Cork, Jr. passed away on Thursday, August 6, 2026, in Macon, Georgia, at the age of 95. He was born in Macon on July 13, 1931.
After graduating from law school, he married Martha Toole and served a stint in the Army. He went on to become a lawyer with the law firm now known as Jones Cork, LLP...
Patricia Page Avery
Aug 5, 2026
Patricia Page Avery, 81, of Macon, Georgia, passed away on August 5, 2026. A memorial service will be held at 4:00 PM, on Thursday, August 13, 2026, in the Chapel of Hart’s Mortuary at the Cupola, with a reception following the service. Reverend Robby Kerr will be officiating. Burial will be private at a later date at Beulah Baptist Church,...
Ollie Thomas Scarborough, Jr.
Aug 4, 2026
Ollie Thomas Scarborough, Jr., 87, of Macon passed away on August 4, 2026, at Brightmoor Hospice House. A memorial service in his honor will be held at Faith Baptist Church on Saturday, August 15, 2026, beginning at 2:00PM, with Reverend Timothy Peavy officiating.
Born October 21, 1939, to the late Iris Killingworth and Ollie Thomas Scarborough, Sr., he was known to...
Delores C. Worley
Aug 4, 2026
Delores C. Worley, 86, of Juliette, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, August 4, 2026. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, August 9, 2026, at Hart’s at the Cupola. The family will greet friends for a reception following the service. Burial will be private.
Born in Columbus, Georgia, on June 28, 1940, Delores was the daughter of the...
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