Obituaries

May 23, 2018

It is with great sorrow that we inform you of the passing of our beloved Dr Gururaj Nayak on Wednesday, May 23 at 12:35 PM. He is survived by his wife Roopa, daughter Risha, mother Kalyani Nayak, brother Kundan Nayak, sister Hemalatha, nephews, nieces, relatives and friends. Viewing is at Hart’s Mortuary and Crematory 765 Cherry Street, Macon, Georgia...

May 22, 2018

Stephen Stafford Putnal (Steve) went home to be with his Lord and Savior, May 22, 2018 at his beloved Dixieland Plantation, surrounded by friends and family. Visitation will be held at 10:00 AM, Friday, May 25, 2018 at Hart’s at the Cupola with funeral services to follow at 11:00 AM. Interment will be at Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn,...

May 20, 2018

Gerald Dean Cox died peacefully surrounded by family on May 20, 2018. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at 12:00 PM at Musella Baptist Church with the Reverends Joe McDaniel and Phillip Blinson officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the American Heart Association, 5962 Zebulon Road, PMB...

May 20, 2018

Peggy Hays Simmons, 81, died peacefully on Sunday, May 20, 2018. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 on Thursday, May 24, 2018 at Riverside United Methodist Church. The Reverend Chip Strickland will officiate. The family will greet friends following the service in the church hall. Memorial donations may be made to Wesley Glenn, 4580 North Mumford Road,...

May 20, 2018

Shirley Ann Slaughter Coulter, 82, of Macon, passed away on Sunday, May 20, 2018. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, May 24, 2018, at 2:00 PM at Hart’s Mortuary, Cherry Street, with the Reverend Loretta Faulk officiating. The family will greet friends on Wednesday, May 23, 2018, from 6 PM to 8 PM at Hart’s Mortuary.

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May 19, 2018

On May 19, 2018, Linda Deloach Robertson, joined her Lord and Savior in Heaven. Funeral services will be held, Wednesday, May 23, 2018, at 2:00 P.M., at Northridge Baptist Church, with the Reverend Grady Mimbs and the Reverend John Shealy officiating. Burial will follow at Cedar Ridge Cemetery, Gray. The family will greet friends on Tuesday, May 22, 2018,...

May 19, 2018

Patricia Grady Christensen, of Macon, passed away Saturday, May 19, 2018. A Rosary will be said on Tuesday, May 22, 2018, at 6:00 PM, at Hart’s Mortuary at the Cupola. The family will greet friends following the Rosary. The Funeral Mass will be private. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Presentation Academy...

May 18, 2018

Gerlinde Pöschko Baldwin, 75, of Macon, passed away on Friday, May 18, 2018. A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, May 22, 2018, at 2:00 P.M., at Madison City Cemetery, in Madison, GA.

Born August 27th, 1942 in Kaplitz, Czechoslovakia. She was the youngest of 5 children. Her family moved to Germany after WWII. She met...

May 17, 2018

Reverend Burien Winford Smith, also known to friends and family as “B.W.” and “Bo,” age 87, passed away on May 17, 2018 in Macon, Georgia.

The funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM Saturday, May 26, 2018 at Hart’s at the Cupola, 6324 Peake Road, Macon, GA 31210 . The Reverend Alan Smith will be officiating....

May 17, 2018

Earl Hoyt DeVane of Macon died peacefully May 17, 2018 at the age of 95. Services will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, June 2, 2018, at Hart's at the Cupola. The Reverend Chip Strickland will officiate. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations be made to Mt. Berry College, Advancement Office, P.O. Box 495069, Mt....

May 17, 2018

Our family is saying goodbye to a wife and mother who left us Thursday evening, May 17, in Macon, Georgia. Rita Minter, 73, died this week after a monthslong illness. She was with her family when she passed away.

Funeral services will be held 11am, Tuesday, May 22nd in the chapel at Hart’s Mortuary in downtown Macon....

May 16, 2018

Charles Leslie Brooks, 86, of Lizella, passed away surrounded by his family on Wednesday, May 16, 2018. A Celebration of his life will be held on Monday, May 21, 2018 at 2:00 PM, in the Chapel of Hart's at the Cupola Funeral Home. Entombment will be at Glen Haven Memorial Gardens and Mausoleum with Reverend John Hughey and Reverend...

May 16, 2018

Colonel (Ret.) Gerald Jean Beisner (Jerry), 94, passed away at home on May 16, 2018, in Macon, Georgia. He was born on September 30, 1923 in Salina, Kansas to the late Belle Hogan Beisner and Otto Louis Beisner. He is preceded in death by his loving wife of 62 years, Bess Parrish Beisner, two sisters and six brothers. He...

May 14, 2018

Margaret Imogene "Jean" Carr passed away May 14, 2018. Funeral service will be held on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at 11:00 AM at Hart's Mortuary, Jones County Chapel, 307 Pecan Lane, Gray, GA 31032 with Pastor Joe Bowker and Reverend Bob Hamilton, Jr. officiating. Interment will be private. The family will greet friends on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 from...

May 13, 2018

Sarah Elizabeth “Libby” Byrd Hardin - GRAY – Libby Byrd Hardin, 84, was called home to her Heavenly Father on May 13,2018. The family will gather and receive friends from 6:30 to 8:30 P.M., Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at Harts Mortuary, Jones County Chapel in Gray. A celebration of her life will be held at 11A.M., Wednesday, May 16,...

May 11, 2018

Lutrelle T. English, 91, passed away May 11, 2018 surrounded by her loving family. A celebration of her life will be held on May 26, 2018, 11a.m., at Liberty UMC with Rev. Wayne Anthony officiating. Burial will be in Andersonville National Cemetery.

Lutrelle was born in Tift County to the late Emma H. and J. Oscar Thompson....

May 11, 2018

Dr. Robert “Bob” Cruthoff, age 76, was called home by his heavenly Father, May 11, 2018. The celebration of his life will be held at 11:00 AM, Tuesday, May 29, 2018, Holy Spirit Catholic Church, 4074 Chambers Road, Macon, Georgia 31206 with Father David Koetter officiating.

Bob graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from the University...

May 11, 2018

Roger “Buddy” Clark, 60, passed away on May 11, 2018.

Buddy was born in Miami, Florida on May 5, 1958. He was raised in Miami and Lake Placid, Florida, moving to Bonaire, Georgia eight years ago. He was the son of the late Joyce Anderson Clark and Lawrence Everett Clark.

Buddy is survived by his...

May 8, 2018

Howell Phillip "Sonny" Bell, III passed away on May 8, 2018. Funeral services will be held on Friday, May 11, 2018 at 11:00 AM at Hart's Mortuary, 765 Cherry Street, Macon, Georgia with the Reverend Joe McDaniel officiating. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at Hart's Mortuary. Memorial donations may be made to Mercer...

May 7, 2018

Martha Grimes, 83, passed away on Monday, May 7th, 2018. A memorial service will be held at Hart’s at the Cupola 6324 Peake Road Macon, GA 31210 on Wednesday, May 9th at 2:00 p.m. with Reverend Chip Strickland officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service.

Mrs. Grimes was preceded in death by her...