Obituaries

Feb 23, 2025

Betty Linda Hawthorne, aged 80, passed away peacefully on February 23, 2025, after a courageous battle with cancer. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 27, 2025, at Hart’s Mortuary, Jones County Chapel. The family will greet friends for a reception following the service.  Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, February...

Feb 22, 2025

Alashia Dawson, 94, of Macon, Georgia, passed away peacefully on February 22, 2025. A memorial service will be held at the Grande Ballroom at Carlyle Place on March 16 at 3:00. Burial will be private at Riverside Cemetery. Born on May 6, 1930, in Cordele, Georgia, Alashia was the daughter of the late John Cavada Sears and Alashia Urquhart...

Feb 22, 2025

Stacy Lacefield Amerson, 52, of Macon, Georgia, passed away on February 22, 2025. A memorial service will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, at Hart’s at the Cupola.  The family will greet friends following the service.

Stacy was born in Louisville, Kentucky on June 13, 1972.  For ten years she worked for Core...

Feb 22, 2025

Muriel Halprin Nathan was as comfortable digging in the dirt with her yard man as she was being the gracious hostess for governors, generals, or even a president. When Mrs. Nathan walked into a room, always elegantly dressed and coiffured, people gravitated to her.  A beauty queen in her college days, she maintained that striking appearance throughout her life....

Feb 20, 2025

Frederick Earl Harrison, 75, of Jones County, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, February 20, 2025. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, February 24, 2025, at Hart's Mortuary, Jones County Chapel.  The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow the service at Glen Haven Memorial Gardens, 7070 Houston Road, Macon,...

Feb 20, 2025

Thomas Bennett Jones, 93, of Macon, Georgia, passed away on February 20, 2025. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, February 28, 2025, at Macon Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service.

Born on April 18, 1931, to the late Thomas Milton Jones and Lois Irene...

Feb 20, 2025

Shirley Rainwater, 69, of Eatonton, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, February 20, 2025. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, on Saturday, March 1, 2025, at Hart’s Mortuary, Jones County Chapel.  Reverend Sean Beck will officiate. The family will greet friends for a reception one hour before the service. Burial will follow at Glen Haven Memorial Gardens, 7070...

Feb 19, 2025

William “Billy Joe” Joseph Copley, 86, of Gray, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, February 19, 2025. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, on Saturday, February 22, 2025, at Hart’s Mortuary, Jones County Chapel.  Visitation will be held on Friday evening, February 21, 2025, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, in the Jones County Chapel. Bill will be...

Feb 15, 2025

Elizabeth March Timberlake, age 87, ordinary professor emerita of social work at The Catholic University of America, died peacefully in her home on February 15, 2025.

A Bethesda, MD resident, Dr. Timberlake was born in Thomasville, GA, the daughter of Joe and Elizabeth Durant Timberlake. She graduated from Miller High School in Macon, GA where she was...

Feb 15, 2025

Steven Franklin Crumbley met his beloved Lord and Savior face to face Saturday, February 15. A celebration of Steve’s life will be held at the Chapel of Hart’s Mortuary at the Cupola on Saturday, February 22, 2025. The family will receive friends from 10:00 am - 11:00 with the memorial service immediately following. A fellowship will be held afterwards...

Feb 11, 2025

On this day, February 11, 2025, Charlotte Elizabeth Catherine Grady McMullan, accompanied by her guardian angel, was spirited away by leprechauns to a magical field of shamrocks in her ancestral home in Ireland. Fictional as that may seem, Charlotte’s life story is full of unbelievable accomplishments, personal and business challenges and achievements that surely seemed out of reach for...

Feb 10, 2025

Dr. David Scott Davis (July 26, 1963 – February 10, 2025), esteemed educator, scholar, and longtime leader at Mercer University, passed away unexpectedly on February 10 in Macon, Georgia. A dedicated academic and visionary administrator, Dr. Davis played a pivotal role in shaping Mercer’s trajectory and advancing its mission of excellence in education and research. He was the longest-serving...

Feb 10, 2025

Lois Schrader McLain, 102, passed away peacefully on February 10, 2025.  Services will be held at 11:00 am, on Saturday, February 15, 2025, at Mulberry Street United Methodist Church. Family will meet friends after the service.  Burial will be private.

Lois was born on October 26, 1922, in Olivet, Kansas, the fifth daughter of the late Charles...

Feb 5, 2025

Donald “Donnie” Ray Matusiak, Sr., passed away peacefully on February 5, 2025, at the age of 70. Born in Fort Myers, Florida, on September 14, 1954, to the late Boris and Zelda Walker Matusiak, Donnie was a dedicated family man and a hardworking professional who lived a full and meaningful life.

Donnie spent his career in the...

Feb 5, 2025

Sue Ann Thornton (88) entered eternal rest on 02.05.2025 in Macon. A Celebration of Life service will be held Saturday, May 3, 2025, 1 PM at Hart’s at the Cupola in Macon, GA.

Born in Sayre, PA in 1936, to the late Evelyn Willatt Thornton and Basil C. Thornton, Sue graduated from Waverly Senior H.S., Waverly, NY....

Feb 4, 2025

Antonio Vincent (Vince) Lopez, 86, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 4, 2025.

Vince was born on April 24, 1938 in Montgomery, AL to Eva May (Hall) Maschi (d.1995).  He was preceded in death by his step-father, Joseph C. Maschi (d. 2005); and his brother, Joseph P. Maschi in 2016.

Vince graduated with his Bachelor’s...

Feb 4, 2025

Teresa Faye Wilcox, 76, of Macon, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, February 4, 2025. The family will greet friends for visitation on Saturday, February 8, 2025, from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM, in the Chapel of Hart’s Mortuary, 765 Cherry Street, Macon, Georgia.  In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to All About Animals, P.O. Box 4331, Macon,...

Feb 3, 2025

Catherine Childree Pye, 92, of Macon, Georgia, passed away peacefully on February 3, 2025.  A Memorial Service and celebration of her life will be held at 2:00PM on February 22, 2025, in the chapel of Hart’s Mortuary at the Cupola. Dr. Mark Hudgins will officiate.

Daughter of the late William Jennings Childree and Jeffie Windham Childree, Mrs....

Feb 3, 2025

Henry Crocker Smith, 74, of Macon, Georgia, passed away at home on Monday, February 3, 2025.  A memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM, on Sunday, February 9, 2025, in the Chapel of Hart’s at the Cupola, with Reverend Chip Miller officiating.  A reception will follow the service to honor the life of Crocker Smith.  Burial will be...

Feb 2, 2025

Mae Thompson passed away on February 2, 2025.  A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, February 10, 2025, at Riverside Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. prior to the service at Hart’s Mortuary on Cherry Street.  In lieu of flowers, the family request donations be made to Forest Hills...