Obituaries

Dec 16, 2018

John Ronald Woodford, Sr. and Joan Elder Woodford both passed away Sunday, December 16, 2018. Services will be held Thursday, December 20, 2018 at 4:00 PM at Hart’s at the Cupola. The Reverend Jay Harris will officiate. The family will greet friends Wednesday, December 19, 2018 from 5:30 PM until 8:30 PM, as well as, following the service at...

Dec 16, 2018

Surrounded by family, Mr. Guy Thomas Roberts entered into rest on December 16, 2018. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at 2:00 PM at Hart’s Mortuary, Jones County Chapel with the Reverend Jason Dillard officiating. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service. Interment will be at High View Cemetery in Gray. In...

Dec 14, 2018

Cheryl “Cheri” Ann Rainey, of Macon, passed away Friday, December 14, 2018. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, December 18, 2018, at 2:00 PM, in the chapel of Hart’s Mortuary at the Cupola. The Reverend Jeff Cook will officiate. Burial will be private. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service. Flowers will be accepted,...

Dec 14, 2018

Angela Rhea Ballard, 61, of Macon, passed away unexpectedly Friday, December 14, 2018. Angie was an exceptional physician’s assistant, an accomplished equestrian, a lover of Christ, and a beloved daughter, sister, aunt and GiGi. Angie had many celebrated accomplishments personally and professionally but what she was best known for was her huge heart. She was a giver who loved...

Dec 14, 2018

Rhea Pearce Converse, 80, of Macon, passed away Friday, December 14, 2018. Services will be held Thursday, December 20, 2018 at 1:00 PM at the chapel at the Hart’s at the Cupola with the Reverend John Kinzer officiating. The family will greet friends at the residence following the service.

Mr. Converse was the son of the late...

Dec 13, 2018

Bunnie Jackson Couey died December 13, 2018. Graveside services will be December 18, 12:00 noon at Glen Haven Memorial Gardens.

Mrs. Couey, daughter of the late George W. Jackson and Irma Smith Jackson was born in Washington County, Georgia November 27, 1928. She was preceded in death by her husband of seventy years Horace David Couey, sister...

Dec 13, 2018

James “Jim” McCook, 80, of Milledgeville, passed away Thursday, December 13, 2018. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 AM, Saturday, December 15, 2018 at Hart’s at the Cupola. The family will greet friends immediately following the service.

Jim was the son of the late Frances and Obed McCook. He served as a paratrooper in the...

Dec 13, 2018

James Norris “Tap” Tapley, Jr. passed away December 13, 2018. Graveside services will be held Monday, December 17, 2018 at 2:00PM at Plentitude Baptist Church Cemetery with Reverend Tommy Freeman officiating. The family will greet friends at the graveside prior to the service from 1:00PM-2:00PM. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Plentitude Baptist Church Building...

Dec 11, 2018

Anne Roesel, 64, of Macon, passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2018. A memorial service will be held Saturday, December 15, 2018 at 11:00 AM at the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer with the Reverend Andrew M. Lewis officiating. The family will greet friends following the service in the church fellowship hall. Interment will be private at Riverside Cemetery. In...

Dec 10, 2018

Iris Hamlin, 64, of Roberta, passed away Monday, December 10, 2018. Memorial services will be held Friday, December 14, 2018 at 2:00 PM at Hart’s at the Cupola with the Reverend Joe McDaniel officiating. The family will greet friends following the service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Musella Baptist Church, 5430 US-341, Musella, GA 31066...

Dec 5, 2018

Myrtice Kathryn Harris, daughter of the late Albert J. Harris, Jr. and Myrtice Freeman Harris, known to her friends as Kathryn, passed away Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at the Medical Center Navicent Health.

Myrtice is survived by her brother, Albert J. (Mayme) Harris of Savannah, Georgia and his children, David A. (Alison) Harris of Savannah, Georgia and...

Dec 5, 2018

Alva “June” Parsons, 67, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 surrounded by family and is now with her Lord and Savior. A memorial service will be held Saturday, December 8, 2018 at 11:00AM at Northridge Baptist Church, 2360 Gray Highway, Macon, GA 31211 with Pastor John Sheeley officiating. The family will greet friends on Friday, December 7,...

Dec 4, 2018

Eddie C. Beasley, 93, of Macon, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 4, 2018. Funeral services will be held Friday, December 7, 2018 at 2:00 PM at Hart’s Mortuary at the Cupola. The Reverend Joe McDaniel will officiate. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at Hart’s. Interment will follow the service at Macon Memorial...

Dec 4, 2018

John Carlton White, of Jones County, passed peacefully on December 4, 2018. Funeral services will be held on December 7, 2018, 11AM at Immanuel Baptist Church. The Reverend Burt Hickman, Clay Bowden and Reverend Len Woodard will be officiating. Graveside services will be held at 2:30 Glenwood City Cemetery in Glenwood GA. The family will greet friend on Wednesday,...

Dec 2, 2018

Dave Hedrick, 77, of Gray passed away Sunday, December 2, 2018. Services will be held Thursday, December 6, 2018 at 6:00 PM at Hart’s, Jones County Chapel. The family will greet friends immediately following the service.

Hoyt David Hedrick was the son of the late Hoyt Carlynn and Margaret Shinn Hedrick. He is survived by his wife,...

Dec 2, 2018

Joseph Harris Briley, 92, of 161 Greenbriar Dr. Gray GA, passed away peacefully on December 2, 2018. The family may be contacted at the residence. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, December 5, 2018, 11 AM at Gray United Methodist Church. Reverend Jason Dillard will be officiating. Burial services will follow at Elam Memorial Gardens in Gray GA....

Dec 1, 2018

Sarah Anne Dixon Byrd, 91, of Macon, died Saturday, December 1, 2018. A Funeral will be held at Macon Memorial Park on Thursday, December 6, 2018 at 1:00 PM with Dr. Neil Wall officiating.

Mrs. Byrd was the wife of the late Hubert Paul Byrd and the mother of the late B. Michael Byrd. She was a...

Nov 29, 2018

Phyllis Farrar Forschler, age 96, passed away on Thursday, November 29, 2018. Family will greet friends at Hart’s Mortuary, 756 Cherry St., Macon, GA, from 11 a.m. to noon on Saturday, December 1, 2018. A graveside service will follow at Riverside Cemetery, main gate. Reverend John Haney will officiate.

Formerly of Macon, GA, and Jacksonville, FL, Phyllis...

Nov 28, 2018

Kathryn “Kathy” Tucker Simmons passed into Eternal Life with God on Wednesday, November 28, 2018, at the age of 70. A memorial service celebrating her life will be held at Vineville United Methodist Church at 11 AM on Friday, November 30th, with the Reverend Grace Guyton officiating. Kathy is survived by her devoted husband of forty-six years, Charles Smith...

Nov 28, 2018

Cletus Smith, 83, of Macon, passed away Wednesday, November 28, 2018. A graveside service will be held Friday, November 30, 2018 at 1:00 PM at Glen Haven Memorial Gardens.

Mr. Smith was the son of the late Gilbert Wesley Smith and Minnie Mae Hobbs Smith and he was the last surviving sibling of 14 children. He was...