Obituaries

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...

May 7, 2018

Carolyn “Jean” Robertson, 89, of Gray, passed away after a brief illness on Monday, May 07, 2018, at Pine Pointe Hospice. Jean was born in Macon, Georgia. A dedicated Home Maker, she was married to her soulmate Jack, for 66 years. She was an excellent seamstress, enjoyed reading and taking care of her puppy, Zoey. She was the past...

May 7, 2018

Zoeie Alexous Palmiter, 20, of Centerville, passed away May 7, 2018. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 AM, Thursday, May 10, 2018 at Forest Hill United Methodist Church, 1217 Forest Hill Road, Macon, Georgia 31210. Dr. Baxter Hurley and the Reverend Teresa Edwards will officiate. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Project Semicolon, Inc., P.O....

May 5, 2018

Margaret Laverne Fender, 74, of Macon, passed away May 5, 2018. A memorial gathering will be held at a later date.

Mrs. Fender was born in Nashville, Georgia and grew up in Thomaston, Georgia. She graduated from Robert E. Lee High School. Mrs. Fender lived in Macon most of her life, retiring from Aramark (Wesleyan College). She...

May 3, 2018

Samantha Leigh Kitchens passed peacefully in the arms of her devoted parents on May 3, 2018. Samantha was born on October 27, 2016. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 5, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Hart's Mortuary, Jones County Chapel, 307 Pecan Lane, Gray, Georgia, 31032. Pastor Tommy Freeman will officiate. She will be buried at...

May 1, 2018

Walter Glenn Turner passed away on May 1, 2018. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 5, 2018 at Faith Baptist Church at 2:00PM with Pastor Tim Peavy officiating. Glenn was predeceased by his mother, Frances Paxton; father, Sam W. Turner; and sister, Regina Turner. Glenn is survived by his son, Austin Turner; daughter, Sarah Turner; step-father,...

May 1, 2018

Bruce Johnson, age 59, died May 1, 2018. Mr. Johnson was the first son of Craig and the late Mariel Johnson and the owner of Commercial Furnishings. Bruce was preceded in death by former wife, Lori Ann Wallace. Bruce is survived by his wife Sarah Johnson, his son Kirk Johnson and his step sons Joshua and Joseph Huckeba and...

Apr 30, 2018

I.D “Dave” Minter passed away quietly on April 30, 2018 at his home in Macon, Georgia. Dave was born July 23, 1930 in Red River County, Texas to Nettie Pearl Davis Minter and John Jacob Payton (Pate) Minter. Dave Minter was born in 1930, in Red River County, Texas. His given name was I.D. as he was named after...