Obituaries

James Avera,  Jr.

James Avera, Jr.

Dec 29, 2015

James Avera, Jr., 84, passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2015. Funeral services will be at 2:00PM on Sunday, January 3, 2016 at Hart's at the Cupola, 6324 Peake Road, with the Reverends Stephen N. Johnson and Lonzy Edwards officiating. Family will greet friends between 4:00-6:00PM on Saturday, January 2, 2016 at the Cupola. Burial will be private. In lieu...

Greg Allen Van Kirk

Greg Allen Van Kirk

Dec 29, 2015

Greg Allen Van Kirk, 54, of Macon, passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2015 after a long and courageous battle with Multiple Myeloma. Greg was the son of George Van Kirk and the late Shirley Huffman Van Kirk. Born and raised in Eugene, Oregon, he served in the United States Air Force and the Alaska Air National Guard. He was...

Don Miller,  Jr.

Don Miller, Jr.

Dec 27, 2015

Don Miller, Jr., 57, died on Sunday, December 27, 2015. Don was born April 17, 1958 in Miami FL and was the son of the late Don Manuel Miller, Sr. and the late June Rochelle Chandler Miller. Don was a member of the Pipe Fitters Union of Miami working in the HVAC Industry. Upon retiring, Don moved to Monticello...

Evelyn O'Shaughnessy

Evelyn O'Shaughnessy

Dec 27, 2015

Evelyn O'Shaughnessy, 76, passed away Sunday, December 27, 2015. Funeral services will be at 11:00AM on Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church with Father Michael Kavanaugh officiating. Rosary and greeting of friends will begin at 6:00PM on Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at Hart's at the Cupola, 6324 Peake Road. In lieu of flowers, donations may be...

Norma (Green)  Stokes

Norma (Green) Stokes

Dec 26, 2015

Mrs. Norma Stokes, age 87, of Winston, GA was called to her eternal home by her Heavenly Father on Saturday, December 26, 2015. She was born March 29, 1928, in Detroit, Michigan, the eldest daughter of the late Norman S. Green and Elizabeth H. Green. Norma touched the many lives of her students at J. Colin English and Tropic...

Virginia P. Grant Thigpen

Virginia P. Grant Thigpen

Dec 25, 2015

Virginia P. Grant Thigpen passed away on December 25, 2015. Funeral services will be held on Monday, December 28, 2015 at 11:00AM at Hart's Mortuary at the Cupola, 6324 Peake Road, Macon, GA 31210. Dr. Mark Hudgins and Reverend Jimmy Duke will be officiating. The visitation will be one hour prior with burial following at Riverside Cemetery. In lieu...

Thomas William "Bill" Preston

Thomas William "Bill" Preston

Dec 25, 2015

Thomas William "Bill" Preston, 85, went into the arms of Jesus on Friday, December 25, 2015. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at 11:00AM at Hart's Mortuary Jones County Chapel with Reverend Danny Lyles officiating. Burial will follow at Glen Haven Cemetery on Houston Road in Macon, GA. The visitation will be held Monday, December...

Charles W. "Buck" Shepard

Charles W. "Buck" Shepard

Dec 25, 2015

Charles W. "Buck" Shepard died December 25, 2015. Graveside services will be held at Glen Haven Memorial Gardens on Monday, December 28, 2015, at 3:15 PM. The family will greet friends at Hart's at the Cupola on Monday from 2:00 until 2:45 PM. Mr. Shepard was a member of Mulberry Street United Methodist Church and a member of the...

Joseph  T. Arnett

Joseph T. Arnett

Dec 25, 2015

Joseph T. Arnett, 75, passed away Friday, December 25, 2015. He was born on February 18, 1940 at the Macon Hospital. Funeral services will be 7:00PM on Thursday, December 31, 2015 in the chapel of Hart's at the Cupola, 6324 Peake Road. Family will greet relatives and friends one hour before at the Cupola. Mr. Arnett delivered groceries for...

Arthur  Leroy Mcconnell

Arthur Leroy Mcconnell

Dec 24, 2015

Arthur L. McConnell passed away on December 24, 2015 at the age of 96. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at 12:00PM at New Salem Baptist Church, New Salem/Miller Church Road, Jones County, GA. Reverend Eddie Windham will be officiating and the visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. The...

William Benton

William Benton

Dec 23, 2015

William Benton, 64, of Jones County, died Wednesday, December 23, 2015. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 PM Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at the Benton Family Cemetery in Twiggs County. The Reverend Eddie Benton will be officiating. Mr. Benton was a graduate of Jones County High School. He was an equipment operator for Benton Brothers Construction. Mr. Benton...

Murray  Ashley Nixon

Murray Ashley Nixon

Dec 22, 2015

Murray Ashley Nixon, 18, passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2015. Funeral services will be at 3:00PM on Sunday, December 27, 2015 at Vineville United Methodist Church with Dr. Jimmy Asbell and the Reverend Ted Goshorn officiating. Burial will be private at Riverside Cemetery. Family will greet friends between 3:00-5:00PM on Saturday, December 26, 2015 at Hart's at the Cupola,...

Joseph  Millard (Joe)  Hendricks

Joseph Millard (Joe) Hendricks

Dec 19, 2015

Joseph (Joe) Millard Hendricks Joseph Hendricks, age 81, of Macon, Georgia, died December 19, 2015, at his residence surrounded by his family. Private interment will take place at his farm in Talbot County. A Celebration of Life will be held on January 23, 2016, at 1:30 p.m. on the Mercer University campus. Joe was born September 10, 1934, in...

Stacy Crosby

Stacy Crosby

Dec 18, 2015

Stacy Crosby, 44, passed away on December 18, 2015. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, January 2, 2016 at 2:00PM at Hart's Mortuary, Jones County Chapel, 307 Pecan Lane, Gray, GA 31032. Stacy was born in Leesburg, Florida on July 19, 1971. She was a member of Henderson Baptist Church, drove a special education school bus for seven...

Jessie "Ronnie" Ronald Chambers

Jessie "Ronnie" Ronald Chambers

Dec 17, 2015

Jessie Ronald "Ronnie" Chambers, 62, passed away Thursday, December 17, 2015. Family will greet friends between 5:00-7:00PM on Saturday, December 19, 2015 at Hart's at the Cupola, 6324 Peake Road. Mr. Chambers was a graduate of Northeast High School. He was a manager at Piggly Wiggly for 25 years. He was a diehard UGA fan as well as a...

Mary  Jackson Wheeler

Mary Jackson Wheeler

Dec 17, 2015

Mary Jackson Wheeler of Macon, Georgia died Thursday, December 17, 2015. She was born August 5, 1930 in Matthews, Georgia. She was the daughter of the late Cortez A. Jackson and the late Edith Jones Jackson. She graduated from Glascock County High School and received her B.S. degree in Home Economics from Berry College. While teaching at Jones County...

Estelle  Voll Nirenstein

Estelle Voll Nirenstein

Dec 15, 2015

Estelle Voll Nirenstein, 86, formerly of Macon, Georgia, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, December 15, 2015. After her husband, Henry, passed away, she moved to Augusta to be near one of her sisters. Two years ago she moved to St. Petersburg to be near her daughter, Lois. She was a Latin teacher for many years at Stratford Academy prior...

Nathan  Daniel Joyner

Nathan Daniel Joyner

Dec 14, 2015

Nathan Daniel Joyner passed away on December 14, 2015 at the family's lake house at Lake Sinclair. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, December 20, 2015 at 2:00PM at Hart's Jones County Chapel, 307 Pecan Lane, Gray, GA 31032, with Dr. Jason Wade and Reverend Ricky Tidwell officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Lawn Cemetery in Fort Valley,...

Jean  Davidson Couch

Jean Davidson Couch

Dec 14, 2015

Jean Couch passed away on Monday, December 14, 2015. A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at 3:00PM at Middle Georgia Memory Gardens. The Reverend Sonny Seneker will be officiating. Jean was predeceased by her parents John and Nellie Davidson; and her siblings, Kenneth Davidson, John Davidson, Margaret Davidson Spence and Shirley Davidson Darsey. She...

Margaret  "Margo" Jenkins

Margaret "Margo" Jenkins

Dec 12, 2015

Edna Margaret "Margo" Jenkins, age 94, died Saturday, December 12, 2015, at her home in Lombard, Illinois. Graveside services will be held at noon on Friday, December 18, 2015, at Riverside Cemetery in Macon. There will be a celebration of life service at First Baptist Church of Oak Park, Illinois, at a date yet to be determined. Ms. Jenkins...