Obituaries

Jul 26, 2018

Lewis Thomas Chapman, 78, passed away on July 26, 2018. The family may be contacted on Saturday, July 28, 2018 from 5:00PM-7:00PM at the residence of Delise and Paul Knight, 1195 Taylor’s Mill Road, Fort Valley. A celebration of life will be held at 3:00PM on Sunday, July 29, 2018 at Hart’s Mortuary, Cherry Street Chapel, 765 Cherry Street,...

Jul 26, 2018

Ann S. Davis, 91, of Macon, passed away July 26, 2018. A memorial service will be at 11:00 AM, Monday, July 30, 2018 at Hart’s at the Cupola. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Pine Pointe Hospice, c/o Navicent Health Foundation, 777 Hemlock Street, #78...

Jul 24, 2018

Bette Lemon Martinez, 76, of Macon, died Tuesday, July 24, 2018.

Mrs. Martinez was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. She was retired from Chick-Fil-A on Tom Hill Sr. Blvd. She was the widow of William Lemon and Raymond Martinez.

Mrs. Martinez is survived by her children, Thomas Lemon (Bev), Ron Lemon (Lisa), Diane...

Jul 23, 2018

Judson Taylor Bedingfield, 24, of Eatonton, GA, passed away suddenly on July 23, 2018, due to injuries sustained in a vehicular accident. He was a graduate of Georgia Military College in Milledgeville, GA. He was an employee of Martin Marietta in Jones County. Taylor will be remembered for loving life and living it to the fullest. He was an...

Jul 23, 2018

Dorothy Bailey Cook of Macon passed away on Monday, July 23, 2018 in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia after a brief but serious illness. Funeral services will be held on Friday, July 27 at Wesleyan Drive Baptist Church, 939 Wesleyan Drive, Macon, Georgia 31210. Rev. Mike Gibbs will be officiating with a burial immediately following at Riverside Cemetery, Macon. After...

Jul 23, 2018

Mrs. Ralph George Newton Jr, age 89, died, July 23, 2018. She was born Harriet Dewitt Adams in Macon on July 20, 1929. She was the daughter of Ralph Adams and Elizabeth Riley Adams of Macon.

Mrs. Newton attended Wesleyan College and graduated from The Barmore School in New York City.

She was an active...

Jul 22, 2018

Autumn Shea Newman , 38, beloved wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt, and forever friend, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, July 22, 2018 at the Medical Center Navicent Health at 3:40pm.

Autumn was born at Houston County Medical Center on October 8, 1979 and began capturing hearts on that day with her contagious smile and electric personality. She attended...

Jul 22, 2018

Lois Middlebrooks Altman, 79, of Gray passed away July 22, 2018. Services will be held 11:00 AM Thursday, July 26, 2018 at Hart’s, Jones County Chapel. The Reverend Kim Washburn will officiate. The family will greet friends from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at the funeral home. Interment will be at Cedar Ridge Cemetery. In...

Jul 22, 2018

Louise S. “Shep” Hulett, passed away at her residence on July 22, 2018. Funeral services will be held at Hart’s Mortuary at the Cupola, 6324 Peake Road, Macon, Ga on Wednesday, July 25, 2018 with Reverend Glenn Haskins officiating. Visitation will be held at 10:00 AM, followed by the service at 11:00 AM. Burial services will be at Macon...

Jul 20, 2018

Wanda Jones, of Haddock, passed away July 20, 2018. Funeral services will be held at Hart’s Mortuary, Jones County Chapel, Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at 11:00 AM. The family will greet friends on Monday, July 23, 2018 from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Hart’s Mortuary, Jones County Chapel. Burial will take place at Haddock Baptist Church Cemetery.

Jul 17, 2018

James Edward Rybicki, 73, of Macon, passed away July 17, 2018. Visitation will be held at 5:00 PM Monday, July 23, 2018 at Hart’s at the Cupola with a Rosary to follow at 6:00 PM. A funeral mass will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. In lieu of flowers, donations may...

Jul 16, 2018

Ray “Sonny” Morris Scott, Jr. passed away on July 16, 2018. Funeral services will be held at First Baptist Church of Christ in Macon on Friday, July 20, 2018 at 11:00 AM with Reverend Scott Dickison and Reverend Romelle Jones officiating. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at 10:00 AM. Burial will follow the...

Jul 15, 2018

Gayle Roobin Bullington, 65, of Macon passed away on Sunday, July 15, 2018, surrounded by her loving family. Graveside services will be held on Tuesday, July 17, 2018 at 11 AM at William Wolff Cemetery in Rose Hill Cemetery with Rabbi Uri Goren and Rabbi Aaron Sataloff officiating. The family may be contacted at the residence of Carol and...

Jul 14, 2018

Dorothy Ann White, 75, of Macon, GA passed away Saturday, July 14, 2018 at a local hospital. She was born January 4, 1943 to the late Buford White and Agnes Griffin White.

Ms. White was a member of Bass United Methodist Church. She was retired from Georgia Farm Bureau and Bibb County Sheriff Dept.

She...

Jul 13, 2018

Bobby Doyle Whiddon, died July 13, 2018.

Born May 16, 1947 to Sam Sanford “Buddy” and Odell Whiddon, Bobby grew up in and around Campbellton, Florida where he excelled in many things but particularly basketball, winning the State Basketball Championship his junior year. He also fell in love and married his high-school sweetheart, Barbara Jean Longshore on...

Jul 12, 2018

Robert Wayne Daughtry, Sr. Passed away on July 12, 2018. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, July 17, 2018 at 3:00PM at Highland Hills Baptist Church with the reverends Jake Hall and James Bruner officiating. The family will greet friends on Monday, July 16, 2018 from 5:00-7:00PM at Hart’s Mortuary, 765 Cherry Street, Macon, Georgia. In lieu of...

Jul 10, 2018

Gary Neil Brown, age 66, passed away at home following several years of declining health.

Mr. Brown was born in Macon, GA to the late Ralph Washington Brown, Sr. and Hewlette Bridges Brown. He graduated from Lanier Senior High School and served honorably in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam era. He was preceded in death by...

Jul 7, 2018

Melissa Hardin Gregory, 64, of Macon, passed away July 7, 2018.  Memorial services will be held at 6:00 PM Saturday, August 18, 2018, at Hart’s at the Cupola.

For more than 40 years Mrs. Gregory was owner of The Frame Game, a custom framing and art gallery located on Forsyth Road in Macon.  She was an accomplished...

Jul 6, 2018

Adrian Dennis Bailey, 63, of Bang Saen, Chonburi, Thailand passed away July 6, 2018.

Dennis lived most of his life working as a journeyman Boilermaker in nuclear power plants all over the world. He is preceded in death by his father and mother, Arthur Webster and Ann J. Bailey.

Dennis is survived by his wife,...

Jul 6, 2018

Richard “Rick” Winfield White, Jr., 64, of Macon, passed away peacefully on July 6, 2018 surrounded by his family. Visitation will be from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM Sunday, July 8, 2018 at Hart’s Mortuary Downtown. Graveside service will be held at 10:00 AM Monday, July 9, 2018 at Riverside Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations...