Obituaries

Mary Lee Jackson Riner

Mary Lee Jackson Riner

Apr 16, 2016

Mary Lee Jackson Riner, 94, died on Saturday morning, April 16, 2016. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Elton Riner. Mrs. Riner was born in Toomsboro, Georgia in 1921 to Idas Anthony Jackson and Emma Shinholster Lavender and lived most of her life in Macon, Georgia. She was orphaned by age 6 and was raised by...

Jose`  Buenaventura Barroso

Jose` Buenaventura Barroso

Apr 15, 2016

José B. Barroso, 90, of Macon, died Friday, April 15, 2016. A Funeral Mass will take place at 11:00AM Wednesday, April 20, 2016, at St. Joseph Catholic Church with Father Allan McDonald officiating. Burial will be in Glen Haven Memorial Gardens. A Rosary will be at 7:00PM Tuesday, at Hart's Mortuary, Cherry St., with a visitation beginning at 6:00PM....

Phillip  Edward Quire

Phillip Edward Quire

Apr 13, 2016

Phillip Edward Quire, 72, passed away on April 13, 2016. Funeral services will be at 4:00PM on Saturday, April 16, 2016 in the chapel of Hart's at the Cupola, 6324 Peake Road, with the Reverend Mac Goddard officiating. A reception will follow the service. Donations in his name can be made to American Heart Association, 5962 Zebulon Road #359,...

Nina  Tanner Yeomans

Nina Tanner Yeomans

Apr 12, 2016

Nina Tanner Yeomans passed away on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 in Macon, Georgia. She was born September 11, 1926 in Wrightsville, Georgia, the eighth of ten children born to Eugene and Pearl Tanner. Her husband, Travis R. Yeomans, predeceased her. She is survived by two daughters and their spouses, Diane and Alan Baca, Linda and Dr. Jeff Davis. She...

Idell Lutz

Idell Lutz

Apr 11, 2016

Idell Lutz passed away Monday, April 11, 2016. Graveside service will be Saturday in Louisville, Kentucky. Family will greet friends Thursday, April 14, 2016 between 6:00-8:00PM at Hart's at the Cupola. Mrs. Lutz was born in Louisville, Kentucky where she lived for 86 years and has since resided in Macon at John Wesley Villas. She was a loving mother...

Dorothy  R. Spinks

Dorothy R. Spinks

Apr 11, 2016

Dorothy R. Spinks, 58, of 317 Newton Road, Juliette, Georgia, died Monday, April 11, 2016. Graveside services will be held on Friday, April 15, 2016 at 2:00PM at Macon Memorial Park with the Reverend Andy Pickens officiating. The family will greet friends on Friday at 1:00PM at the graveside. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations...

Margaret  T. Simmons

Margaret T. Simmons

Apr 8, 2016

Margaret T. Simmons Daughter of W.A. and Maude Estella Thompson passed away April 8, 2016. A visitation will be Monday, April 11, 2016 from 7:00PM to 9:00PM at Hart's Mortuary, Cherry Street. Services will be held at 2:00PM on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at Hart's Mortuary, Cherry Street with Kenan Hodges officiating. Graveside will be private. She has been...

Thomas  Franklin Patrick

Thomas Franklin Patrick

Apr 8, 2016

Thomas Franklin Patrick, 81, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, April 8, 2016. A funeral service remembering his life will be held at 10:30AM on Monday, April 11 at Bellevue Baptist Church, 5925 Price Road. Reverend Jim Duggan will officiate. The family will greet guests following the service. A private burial will follow at Mount...

Christine "Chris" Ross Pope

Christine "Chris" Ross Pope

Apr 8, 2016

Christine "Chris" Ross Pope died April 8, 2016. A memorial service will be held Monday, April 11, 2016 at 5:30PM, in the chapel of Hart's at the Cupola, 6324 Peake Road, with Sonny Seneker officiating. Visitation will follow the service. Mrs. Pope was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church and was retired from the Medical Center of Central Georgia....

Donavan  Dewitt Kinnett,  Jr.

Donavan Dewitt Kinnett, Jr.

Apr 7, 2016

Donovan DeWitt Kinnett, Jr. of Charleston, South Carolina, died Thursday, April 7, 2016. Burial will take place on Sunday, April 10, 2016, at 2:00 PM at Oaklawn Cemetery, Fort Valley, Georgia, followed by a memorial service at 2:30 PM at Fort Valley United Methodist Church, 301 West Church Street, Fort Valley, Georgia with James Hamlin officiating, and a reception...

Elise  Cleary Rawson

Elise Cleary Rawson

Apr 6, 2016

Elise Cleary Rawson, 88, of Atlanta passed away Wednesday, April 6, 2016. She was a strong women of faith who always trusted in the Lord for all her needs. She loved her children and grandchildren dearly and delighted in sharing in their lives. Born in Savannah, Georgia, the daughter of the late William John and Elise Cummings Cleary. She...

Arthur D. "Sandy" Thorsberg,  Jr.

Arthur D. "Sandy" Thorsberg, Jr.

Apr 5, 2016

Arthur D. "Sandy" Thorsberg, Jr. Feb. 16, 1945- Apr. 5, 2016 Sandy passed away Tuesday April 5th. He was born in El Paso, Texas to the late Arthur D. Thorsberg, Sr. and Ida Ruth Staggs. He lived in Memphis, Tenn. for 26 years. He was a graduate of Auburn University with a degree in Industrial Engineering and was a...

James Harrison

James Harrison

Apr 5, 2016

James Harrison, 95, of 5471 Thomaston Road, #17, died Tuesday, April 5, 2016. Services will be private. The family will greet friends on Friday from 6:00PM until 8:00PM at Hart's Mortuary, 765 Cherry Street. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations be made to a charity of the donor's choice. Mr. Harrison served as a Lt....

Patricia  Ann Blume

Patricia Ann Blume

Apr 3, 2016

Patricia Ann Blume passed away on April 3, 2016. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at 2:00PM at Hart's Mortuary, Jones County Chapel, 307 Pecan Lane, Gray, GA, with burial following at Cedar Ridge Cemetery. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, April 5, 2016 from 5:00-7:00PM at Hart's Mortuary, Jones County Chapel. Mrs. Blume...

Leon  Ray Kitchens

Leon Ray Kitchens

Apr 2, 2016

Leon Ray Kitchens passed away on April 2, 2016. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, April 5,2016 at 2:00 PM at Morningside Baptist, 3519 Jeffersonville Rd, Macon, GA 31217. Reverend Ron Watson and Dr. Bill Hardee will be officiating with burial at Henderson Stripling Cemetery on Henderson Rd. The visitation will be held on Monday, April 4,2016, from...

James Longstreet Sibley "Sibbo" Jennings,  Jr.

James Longstreet Sibley "Sibbo" Jennings, Jr.

Mar 31, 2016

James Longstreet Sibley Jennings, Jr., known succinctly as Sibbo to many, passed away at his home in Macon, GA on 31 March 2016, aged seventy-four years. He spent his final hours listening intently to Tchaikovsky and surrounded by family. Mr. Jennings was born on 27 October 1941 to J.L. Sibley Jennings, Sr. and Ernestine Moore Jennings in Milledgeville, GA....

Joshua Bishop

Joshua Bishop

Mar 31, 2016

Josh Bishop, 41, was executed by the State of Georgia and died on March 31, 2016. His last words were ones of repentance and love. Josh lived a Dickensian childhood in the modern era. He grew up under bridges in Milledgeville, Georgia, in group homes and foster care, often hungry or afraid. He loved the outdoors, though, and later-wholly...

Dorothy Ann Clifford Land

Dorothy Ann Clifford Land

Mar 30, 2016

Dorothy Ann Clifford Land passed away March 30, 2016. Funeral services being held Saturday, April 2, 2016 at 11:00AM at Hart's Mortuary, Jones County Chapel, 307 Pecan Lane, Gray, GA. Eddie Peacock officiating with burial at Macon Memorial Park. Visitation being held on Friday, April 1, 2016 from 6:00PM-8:00PM at Hart's Jones County Chapel. In lieu of flowers contributions...

Mary  K. Cannon

Mary K. Cannon

Mar 29, 2016

Mary K. Cannon, 85, died peacefully Tuesday, March 29, 2016. Celebration of her life will be held on Saturday, April 2, 2016 at 3:00PM at Riverside United Methodist Church with the Reverends Anthony McPhail, Deborah Wallace and Chip Strickland officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery. The family will greet friends at the church on Saturday from 2:00PM until...

Samuel  Paul Anderson,  Jr.

Samuel Paul Anderson, Jr.

Mar 29, 2016

Samuel Paul Anderson, Jr., 83, of 231 Oak Haven Avenue, died Tuesday, March 29, 2016. Services will be held on Saturday, April 2, 2016 at 2:00PM at Vineville Baptist Church with Dr. Richard Kremer officiating. The family will greet friends at Vineville Baptist Church in the Guest Reception Area on Saturday at 1:00PM and on Sunday from 4:00PM until...