John G. Ryles Iii

Macon- John G. Ryles III, 66, of Macon, died Wednesday, December 14, 2011. Graveside services will be held on Friday, December 16, 2011 at 2:00PM at Riverside Cemetery with the Reverend Danny Lyles and Mike Phillips officiating. The family may be contacted at the residence of Buddy and Linda O'Neal, 3770 Davis Road. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations be made to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 3525 Piedmont Road, NE, Building 6, Suite 300, Atlanta, Georgia 30305. Mr. Ryles was the son of the late John George Ryles, Jr. and the late Dorothy Johnson Ryles and was predeceased by his nephew, Stacy Cofer. He was a master machinist and gunsmith all his life. Mr. Ryles was a member of Cross Keys Baptist Church. Mr. Ryles is survived by his sisters, Linda O'Neal (Buddy), Patricia Arwood (Tommy), and B. J. Roquemore (Pete), all of Macon; three nieces; three nephews and many great-nieces and great-nephews. Register online at www.hartsmort.com. Hart's Mortuary and Crematory, Cherry Street, has charge of arrangements.