Obituaries

Ruth  Wirick Jennings

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

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

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

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

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...

Martha Coggins

Martha Coggins

Apr 10, 2017

May 11, 1928 - April 10, 2017 Macon, GA- Martha Coggins cast her last ray of sunlight on the world when she was finally called home on April 10, 2017. A woman of incredible inner strength who embodied "calm force", she imprinted a positive spirit and joyful demeanor on everyone she met. Born to William Isaac Powell and Arliffa...

Brenda  Ledbetter Stacey

Brenda Ledbetter Stacey

Apr 10, 2017

Brenda Ledbetter Stacey went home to be with her Lord on Monday, April 10, 2017. Funeral Services will be held on Friday, April 14, 2017 at 11:00AM at Mabel White Baptist Church. The Reverends Joe McDaniel and Dr. Lee Sheppard will be officiating with burial following at Macon Memorial Park. A visitation will be held one hour prior to...

Mary  Louise Stripling

Mary Louise Stripling

Apr 9, 2017

Mary Louise Stripling, 98, of Gray, Georgia, died Sunday, April 9, 2017. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, April 13, 2017 at 11:00AM in the Chapel of Hart's Mortuary, 765 Cherry Street, with burial in Middle Georgia Memory Gardens. The family will greet friends on Wednesday from 5:00PM until 7:00PM at the funeral home. Mrs. Stripling was the...

Jean  W. Carter

Jean W. Carter

Apr 5, 2017

Jean Carter passed away at her home Wednesday morning, April 5, 2017. She was born Mamie Jean Williams on August 17, 1925 in the Hopewell Community, Chambers County, Alabama, the youngest child of Thomas Jackson Williams and Lillie Bell Prophett Williams. Her family moved to Bluffton, Georgia the next year where she grew up with her brothers Amos, Carl,...

Arnold Blum

Arnold Blum

Apr 5, 2017

Mr. Arnold S. Blum,life-long resident of Macon, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, April 5th, 2017. He was born on April 21,1922, the son of Arie Isidore and Madeleine Binswanger Blum. He graduated from Lanier High School and, as a member of the golf team, won the state high school golf championships in 1937 and 1939. As a member of...

Elizabeth M. "Betty" Davis

Elizabeth M. "Betty" Davis

Apr 1, 2017

Elizabeth M. "Betty" Davis passed peacefully on 04/01/17 surrounded by her loving family. Born in Jasper County, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late William Kitchens and Nina Chaffin. Her life included many occupations, people, and adventures. She was always the center of attention, the life of the party, a consummate storyteller, and instigator of fun. Her hobbies...

Kathryn  Mccullough Kennedy

Kathryn Mccullough Kennedy

Mar 31, 2017

MACON - Kathy Kennedy was born in Montgomery, Alabama and moved to Macon when she was a little girl. She was the daughter of Harold and Jean Culpepper Norris, and the granddaughter of Ernest and Beatrice Culpepper and John and Vaunita Bremer Kennedy. She was predeceased by her parents, grandparents, brother, John Lester Kennedy, aunt, Lesley Susan Kennedy Bennett,...

Hubert  O. Kitchens

Hubert O. Kitchens

Mar 30, 2017

Hubert O. Kitchens passed away on March 30, 2017. Funeral Services will be held on Monday, April 3, 2017 at 2:00PM at Martha Bowman Memorial United Methodist Church, 500 Bass Road, Macon, GA 31210 with the Reverend Tim Steffen officiating. Burial will be private at Riverside Cemetery. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service. In...

Reba  Ogletree Cooper

Reba Ogletree Cooper

Mar 29, 2017

Reba Ogletree Cooper, 93, of Macon died Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at a local hospital after a short illness. Mrs. Reba, as she was affectionately known, was an avid gardener and a member of various Garden Clubs, during her long life. She loved her flowers and was a wealth of knowledge on how to take care of them; she...

Mary  Evelyn Salter

Mary Evelyn Salter

Mar 27, 2017

Mary Evelyn Salter, born Mary Evelyn Cumbus in Orlando Florida on February 14th, 1928. The only child to Mary Eleanor Doles and Orion Cleveland Cumbus passed away peacefully in the presence of family on March 27th, 2017 in Fleming Island, Florida. Funeral services will be held on Friday, March 31, 2017 at 12:00PM at Hart's Mortuary at the Cupola,...

Jo Ann Washburn Martin

Jo Ann Washburn Martin

Mar 25, 2017

Jo Ann Washburn Martin 3/20/42-3/25/17 Jo Martin, age 75, passed away on Saturday March 25,2017 surrounded by her family. She was born on 3/20/1942 in Macon, Ga, daughter of the late Hubert Clatus and Dorothy Harvey Washburn. She attended Jones Co. High School where she graduated in 1960. During her high school years, she helped lead the Lady Greyhounds...

Robert A. "Bob" Hunt,  Jr.

Robert A. "Bob" Hunt, Jr.

Mar 25, 2017

Robert A. (Bob) Hunt, Jr., 86, passed peacefully on the morning of March 25, 2017. The family will greet friends on Saturday, April 1, 2017 from 2:00PM until 4:00PM at Hart's Mortuary, 765 Cherry Street. In lieu of flowers, please donate to your favorite charity. Mr. Hunt was born in Hartford, Connecticut, on November 6, 1930 and raised in...

Daniel Vance "Danny" Perkins

Daniel Vance "Danny" Perkins

Mar 19, 2017

Daniel Perkins passed away on March 19, 2017. Services will be held on Monday, March 27, 2017 at 11:00AM at Hart's Mortuary, Jones County Chapel, 307 Pecan Lane, Gray, GA 31032. The Reverend Steven Byrd will be officiating with a visitation one hour prior to the service. Burial will be held at Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery at 1:00PM. Daniel...

Carolyn  Prickette Pyles

Carolyn Prickette Pyles

Mar 18, 2017

Carolyn Prickette Pyles entered the Kingdom of God on Saturday, March 18, 2017. Graveside services will be at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, March 21, 2017, at Macon Memorial Park, with The Reverend Don Clarke officiating. The family will greet friends at the cemetery for one hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made...

George  Werling Newman  Iii

George Werling Newman Iii

Mar 18, 2017

George Werling Newman passed away on March 18, 2017. Graveside services will be at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 21, 2017, at William Wolff Cemetery, with Rabbi Larry Schlesinger officiating. George was predeceased by his brother-in-law Danny Herrin. He was a Veteran of the United States Army and served as a Civil Engineer for the United States Air Force....