Obituaries

Willa  Russell Jelks

Willa Russell Jelks

Jan 6, 2018

Willa Russell Jelks of Macon passed away January 6, 2018. Services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, January 13, 2018 at Christ Episcopal Church, 582 Walnut Street, Macon, Georgia 31201 with Very Rev. David C. Probst and the Rev. Cynthia C. Knapp officiating. Family will greet guests at the church Great Hall after interment in the church's Memorial...

Beth Clark

Beth Clark

Jan 4, 2018

Mary Elizabeth "Beth" Clark, 69, passed away Thursday, January 4,2018. Memorial service time and date will be announced at a later date. Beth Clark was born on June 21, 1948 in Sandersville, Georgia, the daughter of Raymond Lamar Edwards and Alma Louise Edwards. Beth was a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother, who loved camping and was an avid reader....

Russell Findley

Russell Findley

Jan 2, 2018

Russell Findley, 89, of Macon, passed away January 2, 2018. Services will be held at 11:00AM Friday, January 5, 2018 at Hart's at the Cupola, 6324 Peake Road, Macon, Georgia 31210 with Reverend Dr. Mike Johnston officiating. Family will greet friends one hour prior to service. Burial will be private at Riverside Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family...

Chuck Hamm

Chuck Hamm

Jan 1, 2018

Chuck Hamm, 64, of Macon, passed away January 1, 2018. Services will be held at 3:00PM Saturday, January 6, 2018 at Hart's at the Cupola, 6324 Peake Road, Macon, Georgia 31210 with Dr. Mark Hudgins officiating. A reception will follow immediately after. Chuck was born in Sanford, North Carolina. He had a lifelong passion for music. He moved to...

Thaddeus F. "Ted" Wach

Thaddeus F. "Ted" Wach

Jan 1, 2018

Ted was born in Chicopee, Massachusetts on January 29, 1926 to Karoline Mrowca Wach and Steven Wach, both immigrants from Poland. He was a veteran of WWII who served in the US Navy, including in the battle of Iwo Jima. After the War, he completed his high school education, received a BS degree in Forestry from Virginia Tech, and...

Adolphus  "Neil" Davis

Adolphus "Neil" Davis

Dec 31, 2017

Adolphus "Neil" Davis, of Gray, passed away Sunday, December 31, 2017. Funeral services will be held Thursday, January 4, 2018, at 11:00 AM, at Elam Baptist Church, with the Reverend Gary Thomas officiating. Burial will follow in the Elam Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, the family...

Catherine  "Kitty" Cook

Catherine "Kitty" Cook

Dec 29, 2017

Catherine B. "Kitty" Cook, of Macon, passed away Friday, December 29, 2017. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, January 3, 2018, at 11:00 AM, in the chapel of Hart's Mortuary on Cherry Street. Burial will be private. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer...

Fred  S. Grigsby,  Sr.

Fred S. Grigsby, Sr.

Dec 27, 2017

Fred S. Grigsby Sr. passed away Wednesday, December 27, 2017. A Celebration of Life will be held at 12:00PM, Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at Hart's at the Cupola, 6324 Peake Road, Macon, Georgia 31210 with a reception following immediately after. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Bass United Methodist Church, 4062 Vineville Avenue, Macon,...

Lurline  Padgett Rowell

Lurline Padgett Rowell

Dec 27, 2017

Lurline Rowell passed away peacefully on Saturday morning in her residence at Bolingreen Nursing Home. A service is to be held at Pinegate Retirement Community on Wednesday morning at 10:30. Born in Covington County, Alabama, she lived most of her life in Alabama. She married Edmon Lewin Rowell, of Covington County and they had four children: Edmon L. Rowell,...

Dorothy Jones

Dorothy Jones

Dec 24, 2017

Dorothy Jean Zimmerman Jones peacefully passed away in the early morning of Sunday, December 24, 2017. She shared a blessed and loving marriage of seventy-two years with her beloved husband, Dr. Rudolph W. Jones, Jr. Together, they were committed to their family, enjoyed their dear friends, and sought to care for the community in which they lived. Dorothy was...

Charles  Franklin Purser

Charles Franklin Purser

Dec 24, 2017

Charles Franklin Purser, 63, passed away on Sunday, December 24, 2017. Memorial services will be on Saturday, December 30, 2017 at 2:00PM at Hart's Mortuary, Jones County Chapel, with the Reverends Mike Lewis and Steve Johnson officiating. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at Hart's, Jones County Chapel. In lieu of flowers, the family...

Faye  Margaret Massey

Faye Margaret Massey

Dec 24, 2017

Faye Margaret Massey peacefully passed on the morning of December 24, 2017. Graveside services will be held at 3:00PM, Saturday, December 30, 2017 at Macon Memorial Park with the Reverend Chip Strickland officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Riverside United Methodist Church, 735 Pierce Avenue, Macon, GA 31204. Faye was known by all as a...

David "Dave" A. Mccoy,  Jr.

David "Dave" A. Mccoy, Jr.

Dec 21, 2017

David "Dave" A. McCoy, Jr. 73, of Macon, passed away Thursday, December 21, 2017. The family will greet friends from 4:00PM to 6:00PM, Friday, December 29, 2017 at Hart's at the Cupola, 6324 Peake Road, Macon, Georgia 31210. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Pine Pointe Hospice, 6261 Peake Road, Macon, GA 31210 or Central Georgia...

Keloniki  "Nikki" Mababloglou

Keloniki "Nikki" Mababloglou

Dec 21, 2017

Kleoniki "Niki" Mabaloglou, of Macon, passed away Thursday, December 21, 2017. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 27, 2017, at 11:00AM, at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church. Burial will follow at Cedar Ridge Cemetery, in Jones County. The Reverend John Stefero will officiate. Trisagion services will be held at 6:00PM Tuesday at Hart's Mortuary, Cherry Street. Flowers will...

Wana  Horton Kitchens

Wana Horton Kitchens

Dec 19, 2017

Wana Horton Kitchens passed away on December 19, 2017. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, December 21, 2017 at 11:00AM at Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 640 Wimbish Rd, with Pastor John Strickland officiating. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service from 10:00AM-11:00AM at the church. Interment will follow the service at Stone Creek Baptist Church...

Charles "Bud" Ridley White

Charles "Bud" Ridley White

Dec 18, 2017

Charles Ridley "Bud" White, MD, 89 passed away Monday, December 18, 2017 after a lengthy illness. A celebration of his life will be held Friday, December 22, 2017 at 11:00AM at Mulberry United Methodist Church, where he was a member for 80 years. Burial will be private in Rose Hill Cemetery. Dr. Rick Lanford, Rev. Jeff Cook and Rev....

Kathleen  Rebecca Vaughn

Kathleen Rebecca Vaughn

Dec 17, 2017

Kathleen Rebecca Vaughn, 88, formerly of Macon, GA, Atlanta, GA and Sunnyvale, CA passed away Sunday, December 17, 2017. She was predeceased by her husband, Claybron (BAMA) Vaughn. She is survived by her two daughters and a son-in-law: Gayle (Britt) Jones of Merritt Island, Fl and Evelyn Rebecca Vaughn of Atlanta, GA, a large extended family, including sister-in-law, Evelyn...

Joyce  Roberts Griffin

Joyce Roberts Griffin

Dec 16, 2017

Joy Griffin, 80, peacefully passed into the arms of her loving heavenly father surrounded by loved ones on Saturday, Dec. 16. Friends and family will gather to celebrate her life at Harts Mortuary on Peake Rd. on Sunday, from 3 to 5 pm. Services will be held at Lizella Baptist Church on Monday, at 11 am with graveside services...

Cecelia Smaha

Cecelia Smaha

Dec 16, 2017

Cecelia Smaha, 74, of Macon, passed away December 16, 2017. Services will be held at 11:00 AM Thursday, December 21, 2017 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church, 4074 Chambers Road, Macon, Georgia 31206 with Father David Koetter officiating. The family will greet friends at Hart's at the Cupola, 6324 Peake Road, Macon, Georgia 31210, Wednesday, December 20, 2017 from 5:00...

James  Freeman Henderson,  Sr.

James Freeman Henderson, Sr.

Dec 14, 2017

James Freeman Henderson, Sr. passed from his earthly life into the next realm of existence on Thursday, December 14, 2017. Funeral services will be held at Martha Bowman United Methodist Church on Bass Road at 2:00PM on Sunday, December 17, 2017. Dr. John Horton and the Reverend Tim Steffen will officiate. Burial will follow at Henderson- Stripling Cemetery in...