Obituaries

Joe W. Justice, Sr.

Apr 29, 2017

Joseph W. "Joe" Justice, Sr., passed away on April 29, 2017. He was born on March 5, 1929 in Irwinton, Georgia, the son of the late Thomas Alexander Justice and Beulah Horton Justice. Services will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at Wheeler Heights Baptist Church with the Reverends Franklin Etheridge and Kenny Parham officiating. Interment will...

Carl Daniel

Apr 28, 2017

Carl V. Daniel Carl Vinson Daniel passed away peacefully on April 28, 2017. He will be greatly missed, but he is in a far better place today with no pain, just happiness and comfort with his Lord and Savior. Funeral services will be held at 11 A.M. on Thursday, May 4, 2017 in the Hart's Mortuary Jones County Chapel,...

Ray D. Berringer

Apr 25, 2017

Ray D. Berringer M.D., 79, passed away April 25, 2017. A memorial service will be held Friday, April 28, 2017 at 11:30AM at Hart's at the Cupola with Julie King officiating. The family will greet friends following the service at the Cupola. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Heart Association, 5962 Zebulon Road, PMB...

Chester Schweitzer

Apr 25, 2017

Chester Schweitzer, 98, passed away April 25, 2017. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at 11:00AM at Laureldale Cemetery in Reading, Pennsylvania. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Pine Pointe Hospice, 6261 Peake Road, Macon, Georgia 31210. Mr. Schweitzer was a veteran of the U.S. Army and WWII serving in India and Burma...

Doris Gail Marshall

Apr 24, 2017

Doris Gail Marshall, died Monday, April 24, 2017. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 28, 2017, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, with Father Vernon Knight officiating. The Rosary will be held Thursday, April 27, 2017 at 6:30 p.m., at Hart's Mortuary, Cherry Street. The family will greet friends following the Rosary. Donations may be made...

Sara Frances Bowles Wicker

Apr 22, 2017

Sara Frances Bowles "Sally" Wicker, passed away Saturday, April 22, 2017. A celebration of her life will be held at 2:00 PM, Monday, April 24, 2017, at Hart's Mortuary Jones County Chapel, with the Reverend Deborah Wallace officiating. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service. Burial will be private at Cedar Ridge Cemetery. In lieu...

Tony Smith, Sr.

Apr 22, 2017

Tony Smith, Sr., of Gordon, passed away Saturday, April 22, 2017. The family will receive friends on Monday, April 24, 2017, from 1:00 PM until 3:00 PM, at Hart's Mortuary, 765 Cherry Street. Services and burial will be private. Hart's Mortuary and Crematory, 765 Cherry Street, has charge of arrangements.

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Regina Parks Peters

Apr 20, 2017

Regina Parks Peters passed away on April 20, 2017. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, April 23, 2017 at 12:30PM at Hart's Mortuary at the Cupola. Joe Jenkins and Freddie Dwozan will be officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 804 Cherry Street, Macon, GA 31201. Regina is predeceased by...

Hunter Alan Little

Apr 19, 2017

Hunter Alan Little of Milledgeville, Georgia, died unexpectedly and suddenly from complications of a car accident on Wednesday, April 19, at the age of 33. Hunter was a very loving husband, father, son, brother, nephew, and friend who always had a smile on his face and a sparkling gleam in his eye. Funeral services will be held at 3:00...

Ruth Bird Kennedy

Apr 19, 2017

Ruth B. Kennedy, 97, of Macon Ga passed away peacefully on April 19, 2017. A Memorial Celebration will be held on Sunday, April 23, 2017 at 4:00PM at Hart's Mortuary at the Cupola. A visitation will be one hour prior. She is preceded in death by her husband Robert I. Kennedy. She is survived by her daughter Peggy Kennedy...

Lee Tidwell Cook

Apr 19, 2017

Lee Viola Cook passed away on April 19, 2017. Graveside services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, April 21, 2017, at Bethany Church Cemetery in Cochran, GA, with Gabby Loyd officiating. The family will greet friends Thursday, April 20, 2017 from 4-6:00 p.m. at Hart's Jones County Chapel. Donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association. Ms. Cook...

Francis Fife

Apr 17, 2017

Francis Yentzer "Frank" Fife, died Monday, April 17, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 2:00PM, Thursday, April 20, 2017, at Hart's Mortuary, Jones County Chapel, with the Reverend Bobby Gale officiating. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service. Burial will be private at Riverside Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations...

Bryan Edward Blair

Apr 17, 2017

LCDR Bryan Edward Blair, US Navy Ret., died Monday, April 17, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 10:00AM, Thursday, April 20, 2017, at Hart's at the Cupola, with Dr. Baxter Hurley officiating. The family will greet friends Wednesday, April 19, 2017 from 5-7:00 p.m. at Hart's at the Cupola. Donations may be made to www.newtownmacon.com/donate/. Mr. Blair, son...

Joseph "Joe" Wayne Barton

Apr 15, 2017

Joseph "Joe" Wayne Barton passed away on April 15, 2017. A celebration of his life and reception will be held on Sunday, April 30, 2017 at 1:00PM at Hart's Mortuary at the Cupola. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Pine Pointe Hospice, 6261 Peake Road, Macon, Georgia 31210. Joe was predeceased by his parents, James Columbus...

Terrell Dean "Terry" Howell

Apr 14, 2017

Terrell Dean "Terry" Howell, 68, died Friday, April 14, 2017. Funeral services will be held in the Chapel of Hart's Mortuary, 765 Cherry Street, on Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at 1:30 PM, with Dr. Tab Howell and the Reverend Harry Goff officiating. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery. The family will greet friends for 30 minutes prior to the...

Ruth Wirick Jennings

Apr 14, 2017

Ruth Wirick Jennings, 89, died April 14, 2017. A graveside service will be held at 1:00PM on Saturday, April 22, 2017 at Sunset Hills Cemetery in Valdosta, Georgia. The Reverend John McGowan will be officiating. Memorial donations may be made to Mulberry Street United Methodist Church, Acolyte Program or the Altar Guild, 719 Mulberry Street, Macon, Georgia 31201. The...

Hilda Carr Barefoot

Apr 13, 2017

Hilda Carr Barefoot, 73, of Roberta, Georgia, died Thursday, April 13, 2017. Graveside services will be held on Monday, April 17, 2017 at 2:00PM at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will greet friends at the graveside following the service. Mrs. Barefoot is survived by her sons and daughter, James Ray Barefoot, Terry Wayne Barefoot, Sr. and Debra...

Greg Case

Apr 11, 2017

Greg Case, 61, of Macon, Georgia, died Tuesday, April 11, 2017. Memorial services will be held on Friday, April 14, 2017 at 2:00PM in the Chapel of Hart's Mortuary, Jones County Chapel, with the Reverend Jerry Stephens officiating. Burial will be private. The family will greet friends on Friday from noon until 2:00PM at the funeral home. Mr. Case...

Mary Catherine "Shorty" Daniels

Apr 10, 2017

Mary Catherine "Shorty" Daniels, 91, died peacefully at Magnolia Manor in Americus, Georgia on April 10, 2017. A graveside service will be held on Thursday, April 13, 2017 at 11:00AM at West View Cemetery in Milledgeville, Georgia. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, April 12, 2017 from 6:00PM-8:00PM at Hart's Mortuary at the Cupola. Shorty was a member...

James Earl Thornton

Apr 10, 2017

James Earl Thornton passed away on Monday, April 10, 2017. Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, April 13, 2017 at 2:00PM at Christ Church. The Reverend Cynthia Knapp will be officiating with burial following at Riverside Cemetery. The family may be contacted at the residence. Mr. Thornton was predeceased by his daughter and son-in-law, Dr. Margaret Anne Thornton...