Obituaries
Betty Birdsong
Mar 10, 2015
Betty Anne Birdsong passed away Tuesday, March 10. The family will greet friends Thursday, March 12 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Hart's Mortuary, Cherry Street. Burial will be private. The family may be contacted at 117 Camerons Way, Byron. Mrs. Birdsong was a graduate of Jones County High School and Macon Hospital, School of Nursing. She was...

Tiszoney Franklin
Mar 9, 2015
Tiszoney Franklin, 42, passed away Monday, March 9, 2015. Graveside services will be held at 11:00AM on Friday, March 13, 2015 at Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Milledgeville, Georgia with Elder Debra Franklin officiating. Mr. Franklin was a veteran of the United States Air Force. He loved sports and especially the NFL. Mr. Franklin is survived by his mother,...

Mary Saunders
Mar 8, 2015
Mary Saunders, 87, of Milledgeville, died Sunday, March 08, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 3:00PM Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at the chapel of Hart's, Cherry Street, with Greg Crawford officiating. Burial will be at Glen Haven Memorial Gardens. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Mrs. Saunders was a...
Jan Jones Marsh
Mar 8, 2015
Jan Jones Marsh, 59, died Sunday, March 8, 2015. A native of Macon, she graduated from Stratford Academy where she was inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame for basketball. She graduated from the University of Georgia where she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority and was the Sigma Alpha Epsilon sweetheart. She was an ASID certified...
Guynell Gibbs Coley
Mar 4, 2015
Guynell Gibbs Coley, 81, passed away March 4, 2015. Memorial services will be held at 3:00PM on Sunday, March 8, 2015 in the chapel of Hart's Mortuary at the Cupola, 6324 Peake Road, with Dr. Richard Kremer officiating. Burial is private. Family will greet friends following the service. Mrs. Coley was a member of Vineville Baptist Church. She retired...
Aiden Eliza Carter
Mar 3, 2015
Aiden Eliza Carter, beloved daughter of Dr. Gary Carter and Janet Rawlins Carter, passed away unexpectedly on March 3, 2015. A memorial service is scheduled for Saturday, March 7 at 11:00 a.m. in the Cupola of Harts Mortuary on Peake Road. The family will greet friends immediately following the service at The Cupola, and can be contacted before then...
Mary Louise Skene
Mar 3, 2015
Mary Louise Skene, a 34-year member of the Georgia Bar and a former municipal judge who grew up in Macon and graduated from the Mercer University Law School, died Tuesday, March 3, 2015. She was 62. Mary retired from law practice two years ago after a diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia, a disease that strikes middle-aged adults and gradually shrinks...

Linda Ann Freeman
Mar 2, 2015
Linda Ann Freeman passed away March 2, 2015. A memorial service will be held at 4:00PM Thursday, March 5 in the chapel of Hart's Mortuary, Jones County Chapel. The family will greet friends starting at 3:00pm at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to The Alzheimer's Association, 886 Mulberry Street, Macon, GA 31201. Mrs....
Kenneth D Hagood
Mar 2, 2015
Kenneth D. Hagood On Monday, March 02, 2015, our Lord blew out Kenneth D. Hagood's earthly candle and now it burns brightly in Heaven. The following is a tribute written by his wife who loved him with her whole heart. He may be gone from our sight, but he will never leave our hearts. Kenneth lived his life in...

Luke Timothy Etheridge
Mar 2, 2015
Luke Timothy Etheridge, of Lizella, passed away Monday, March 2, 2015. Funeral services will be held Friday, March 6, 2015, at 2PM, in the Chapel of Hart's Mortuary at the Cupola, 6324 Peake Road. Burial will be in Cherry Blossom Memorial Gardens in Lizella. The family will greet friends on Thursday, March 5, 2015, from 6PM until 8PM, at...
Carol Beth (Grossman) Besser
Feb 26, 2015
Carol Besser passed away in Macon, Georgia on February 26, 2015 after an extended illness. Graveside services will be held at Sha'arey Israel Cemetery in Rose Hill Cemetery at3:00 PM on Sunday, March 1, 2015 with Rabbi Aaron Rubinstein officiating. Carol was born on October 24, 1938 in Cleveland, Ohio to Adolph Grossman and Mary Jane Grossman. She was...
Jean Skinner
Feb 25, 2015
Jean Skinner, 71, passed away Wednesday, February 25, 2015. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 28 at 11:00AM in the chapel of Hart's Mortuary, 765 Cherry Street. Burial will follow in New Haven Baptist Church Cemetery. The Reverend Stephen Kitchens will officiate. The family will greet friends Friday, February 27 from 5:00PM to 7:00PM at the funeral...

Ouida Louise Tanner
Feb 25, 2015
Ouida Louise Tanner passed away Wednesday, February 25, 2015. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 28 at 2:00PM in chapel of Hart's Mortuary, Cherry Street. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service. Mrs. Tanner was preceded in death by her mother, Judy Little, sister-n-law, Kay Allen and brother, Raymond Little. Survivors include her...
William "Butch" Peeler
Feb 24, 2015
William "Butch" Peeler, 73, of 44 Brigham Street, died Tuesday, February 24, 2015. The family will greet friends on Thursday, February 26,2015, from 6:00PM until 8:00PM at Hart's Mortuary, 765 Cherry Street. Mr. Peeler was a 1961 graduate of Dudley Hughes High School where he played football, basketball and baseball. A veteran of the United States Army, he served...
Charles Wilson Gordon
Feb 24, 2015
Charles Wilson Gordon passed away Tuesday, February 24, 2015. A memorial service will be held at 1:00PM on Friday, February 27, 2015 in the chapel of Hart's Mortuary on Cherry Street with Dr. Edwin Chase officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Methodist Home for Children and Youth, PO Box 2525, Macon, Georgia 31203. Born in...
Lillie Joiner Minton
Feb 23, 2015
Lillie Joiner Minton, 87, went to her heavenly home on Monday, February 23, 2015. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, February 26, 2015 at 11:00AM at the Haddock Baptist Church, 180 Ethridge Rd., Haddock, GA 31033. Dr. Ron McClung and Rev. Michael Rodgers will officiate. Burial will follow in the Haddock Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will greet...
Dorothy Washington Howington
Feb 23, 2015
Dorothy Washington Howington, 98, of 194 Pierce Avenue, Macon, Georgia died Monday, February 23, 2015. She was born in Richmond County, near Augusta, Georgia. She was the daughter of the late William Josh Washington and the late Clara B. Washington Hallman. She attended the Richmond County Schools and graduated from Tubman School for Girls in Augusta, Georgia. Mrs. Howington...
Kenneth B. Clark
Feb 21, 2015
Retired U.S. Air Force Colonel Kenneth B. "Ken" Clark made his "last flight" February 21, 2015. A reception will be held Monday, February 23, from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm at the Grand Ballroom at Carlyle Place with private burial in Andersonville National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Ocmulgee Audubon Society, c/o Paul...
Charles Wilbur Avant
Feb 19, 2015
Charles Wilbur Avant of Macon died February 19, 2015. Memorial services will be held at 11:00AM on Monday, February 23, 2015 at Vineville United Methodist Church with Dr. Jimmy Asbell and Reverend Jimmy Duke officiating. Burial will be private at Riverside Cemetery. The family will greet friends on Sunday at Hart's at the Cupola from 4:00 pm until 6:00...

Alice Connell Grace
Feb 19, 2015
Alice Connell Grace, of Gray, passed away peacefully February 19, 2015. Born January 19, 1925 in Macon to the late Earnest Shirley Connell and Mamie Keppler Connell. Alice and her late husband Bobby shared many passions. They enjoyed the country life in rural Jones County, and were avid gardeners. They were also excellent cooks, often preparing dishes from the...