Obituaries

Feb 27, 2019

On Wednesday, February 27, 2019  Charles (Butch) Joseph Gorman III, loving husband and father of two sons, passed away at the age of 74.

Butch was born in Macon, Georgia on April 29, 1944 to Charles Joseph Gorman, Jr. and Donna Lee Butler Gorman.  He graduated from Lanier High School and attended Mercer University. He  was the...

Feb 27, 2019

Radford E. Massengale, 83, of Haddock, passed away Wednesday, February 27, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, March 2, 2019 at New Salem Baptist Church, 183 Salem Church-Miller Road, Gray, Georgia.  The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service.  Interment will be at New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery.  In lieu of flowers,...

Feb 26, 2019

Corethia P. Heath passed away February 26, 2019. Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 2, 2019 at 1:00PM at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints with Bishop Jeremy Kidd officiating. The family will greet friends Friday, March 1, 2019, from 6:00PM – 8:00PM at Hart’s Mortuary, downtown Cherry Street. Burial will follow the service in Glen Haven...

Feb 26, 2019

Charles Anderson Duggan Jr., M.D. passed away peacefully on February 26, 2019. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 on Friday, March 1, 2019 at First Presbyterian Church, 682 Mulberry Street, Macon, Georgia. The Reverend Chip Miller and the Reverend John Kinser will officiate. A private interment will be held prior to the service.

Charlie was...

Feb 24, 2019

Norma Jean Thompson passed into eternal rest from her home Sunday, February 24, 2019.  A celebration of her life will be held for family and friends at her home Wednesday, February 27, 2019 from 12:00 PM until 3:00 PM, 136 Alton Rd, Macon, GA 31211.

A Macon native, Norma retired from Keebler Cookie Company after 35 years...

Feb 23, 2019

Wilbur “Dophie” Wayne Thomas, 75, of Gray, passed away on February 23, 2019. Services will be held on Tuesday, February 26, 2019 in the Hart’s Mortuary, Jones County Chapel, 307 Pecan Lane, Gray GA, at 2:00 PM. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service.  The Reverend Steve Johnson will be officiating. In lieu of flowers,...

Feb 19, 2019

Betty Swearingen Hurdle, 89, of Macon, died Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at Pine Pointe Hospice House. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Mulberry Street United Methodist Church.  The family will greet friends following the service in the Fellowship Hall.  In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Wesleyan Disciples Program...

Feb 16, 2019

Edwin F. Okulanis passed away on Saturday, February 16, 2019.

Mr. Okulanis was a veteran of the United States Air Force, serving in WWII. When he semi-retired, he moved to Traverse City, Michigan where he purchased and ran a cherry orchard. He loved his family and enjoyed his life on the farm.

Mr. Okulanis was...

Feb 16, 2019

Edwin F. Okulanis passed away on Saturday, February 16, 2019.

Mr. Okulanis was a veteran of the United States Air Force, serving in WWII. When he semi-retired, he moved to Traverse City, Michigan where he purchased and ran a cherry orchard. He loved his family and enjoyed his life on the farm.

Mr. Okulanis was...

Feb 16, 2019

Thomas S. Guilford, 77, of Macon, passed away Saturday, February 16, 2019.  A memorial service will be held 11:30 AM, Saturday, February 23, 2019, at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church with Pastor Andrew Howe officiating.  The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service and have a reception to follow at the church.  In lieu of flowers, memorial...

Feb 16, 2019

Dainy Willis George passed away on Saturday, February 16, 2019. The family will greet friends at a visitation with a Rosary service on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 from 6:00PM-8:00PM. Funeral services will be held Thursday, February 21, 2019 at Hart’s Mortuary Cherry Street Chapel at 11:00AM with Father Scott Winchell officiating. Burial will follow the service in Macon Memorial...

Feb 16, 2019

Katherine “Kathy” Palmer Williams, 64, of Lizella, passed unexpectedly Saturday, February 16, 2019.  Funeral services will be held Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at 1:00 PM at Lizella United Methodist Church with the Reverend Josh Gale officiating.  The family will greet friends one hour prior to service at the church.  Interment will be private.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions...

Feb 15, 2019

Russell W. Dixon, 90, passed away Friday, February 15, 2019. Funeral services will be held on Monday, February 18, 2019 at 4:00PM at Ingleside Baptist Church with Dr. Norm Yukers, Dr. Mark Hudgins, and John Marc Cooling officiating. Burial will be private at Riverside Cemetery. The family will greet friends following the service in the chapel of Ingleside Baptist....

Feb 13, 2019

Dennis Lee Hale, 80, passed away on Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at Brookdale in Macon. He was born August 14, 1938, in Birmingham, Alabama. He attended public schools in Birmingham.

D r. Hale is preceded in death by his parents, Lois and Fred Hale.

D r. Hale graduated from Birmingham Southern College in 1960 ....

Feb 13, 2019

Ruth Davis Smith, widow of the late Raymond C. Smith died Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at Bolingreen. A visitation will be held on Friday, February 15th, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at Hart's Cupola. A celebration of life service will follow at 11:00 a.m. with her grandson, the Reverend Bart Smith and her minister Harry Goff officiating. Burial will be...

Feb 12, 2019

William Parker, age 85, passed away peacefully Tuesday, February 12, 2019, at Pine Pointe Hospice.  A private family service will be held at Andersonville National Cemetery on Friday, February 15th, followed by a Celebration of Life at Carlyle Place in Activity room A & B from 5:00 - 7:00PM. (Attendants will be available to direct parking and shuttles will...

Feb 12, 2019

Gwendolyn Valley Bailey, 99, of Jacks Creek and Macon, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at Pine Pointe Hospice in Macon. Funeral services will be held Saturday, February 16, 2019 at 11:00AM in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home in Burnsville, North Carolina with the Reverend Pete Peterson officiating. Burial will be in Jacks Creek Baptist...

Feb 11, 2019

Lauren Michelle (Bullington) Bloodworth, 30, of Macon passed away unexpectedly on Monday, February 11, 2019, surrounded by her husband and loving family and friends. Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at 3 PM at William Wolff Cemetery in Rose Hill Cemetery with Rabbi Uri Goren and Rabbi Aaron Sataloff officiating. The family may be contacted...

Feb 5, 2019

Sarah H. Duyck, a Macon resident since 1969, died February 5, 2019, after a brief illness. She was 100 years old. Known to her friends as "Jenks”, she was an accomplished musician having earned an undergraduate degree in music from Tusculum University in Greenville, TN. She further studied piano at Juilliard School in New York City. A piano pedagogist,...

Feb 5, 2019

Rebecca “Becky” Evans Pope passed away Tuesday, February 5, 2019 surrounded by family. A memorial service will be held Saturday, February 9, 2019 at 11:00AM at Hart’s Mortuary, Cherry Street Chapel with Reverend Lonnie Purdue officiating. The family will greet friends prior to the service from 10:00AM-11:00AM at Hart’s Mortuary. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, the...