Obituaries

Evy "Granny Hall" Fountain Hall

Evy "Granny Hall" Fountain Hall

Jan 1, 2014

Evy "Granny Hall" Fountain Hall, 92, of Byron, formerly of Macon, died Wednesday, January 1, 2014. Services will be held on Saturday, January 4, 2014 at 3:00PM in the Chapel of Hart's at the Cupola, 6324 Peake Road. Burial will be in Macon Memorial Park. The family will greet friends at Hart's at the Cupola on Saturday from 2:00PM...

Jackie Holton

Jackie Holton

Jan 1, 2014

Jackie Holton, 68, a resident of Macon, GA. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, January 5, 2014 at Hart's Mortuary, 765 Cherry Street Macon, Georgia 31201. Jackie died peacefully on January 1, 2014 at her home after a long illness. Jackie is survived by two daughters, Candance Shipman who was her caregiver through her illness, and...

Mary  Myrtle Ricks

Mary Myrtle Ricks

Jan 1, 2014

Mary Myrtle Ricks, 95, died Wednesday, January 1, 2014. Services will be held on Saturday, January 4, 2014 at 11:00AM in the Chapel of Hart's at the Cupola, 6324 Peake Road, with the Reverend Jimmy Corbitt officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery. The family will greet friends at the funeral home from 10:00AM until 11:00AM on Saturday. In...

Dorothy  Jean Calvert

Dorothy Jean Calvert

Dec 30, 2013

Dorothy "Jean" Calvert, 67, of 204 Oak Valley Drive, died Monday, December 30, 2013. Services will be held on Saturday, January 4, 2014 at 1:00PM in the Chapel of Hart's Mortuary, Cherry Street, with the Reverend James Cannon officiating. Burial will be in Glen Haven Memorial Gardens. The family will greet friends on Friday from 6:00PM until 8:00PM at...

Benjamin  T. Anderson,  Jr.

Benjamin T. Anderson, Jr.

Dec 29, 2013

Benjamin Thomas Anderson Jr. :86 of Warner Robins, Georgia passed away Sunday, December 29, 2013. Graveside services will be held Saturday, January 4, 2014 at 2 p.m. in the Hardies Chapel Cemetery, Jones County. Born in Gordon, he was the son of the late Benjamin Thomas Anderson Sr. and Essie Mixon Anderson. He was retired civil service from Robins...

Margaret  Atchley Phillips

Margaret Atchley Phillips

Dec 28, 2013

Margaret Atchley Phillips passed away on Saturday, December 28, 2013. Margaret was the fourth of six children, born to Bruce and Mabel Atchley of Sevier and Loudon counties in East Tennessee. She earned degrees from Berea College in Kentucky and the University of Alabama. Working as an assistant chemist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, she proudly served her country...

Rev. Ben H. Taylor

Rev. Ben H. Taylor

Dec 27, 2013

Rev. Ben H. Taylor, 56, of Monroe County, died Friday, December 27, 2013 after a brief illness. Funeral services will be held at 11:00AM Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at Milner Baptist Church with Dr. Ed Cliburn and the Reverend Franklin Gibson officiating. Funeral services will also be held at 2:00PM Tuesday at First Baptist Church in Macon with the...

Glenis  Allen Fields

Glenis Allen Fields

Dec 26, 2013

Glenis Allen Fields, 75, died Thursday, December 26, 2013. Graveside services will be at 1:00 PM on Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at Macon Memorial Park with Frank Maxwell officiating. Family will greet friends between 5:00 and 6:00PM on Monday, December 30, 2013 at Hart's at the Cupola, 6324 Peake Road. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to...

Gloria Nadine Johnson Sims

Gloria Nadine Johnson Sims

Dec 26, 2013

Gloria Nadine Johnson Sims, 72, of 2429 New Clinton Road, died Thursday, December 26, 2013. Graveside services will be held at Evergreen Cemetery on Monday, December 30, 2013 at 11:00AM with the Reverend Andy Pickens officiating. The family may be contacted at the residence. Mrs. Sims was a member of Gray Church of God. Mrs. Sims is survived by...

Joshua  Christopher Holder

Joshua Christopher Holder

Dec 24, 2013

Joshua Christopher Holder, 30, of 2842 New Clinton Road, died Tuesday, December 24, 2013. Graveside services will be held on Monday, December 30, 2013 at 2:30PM at Georgia Veterans' Memorial Cemetery, Milledgeville, Georgia. The family will greet friends following the service. Mr. Holder, a veteran of the United States Navy, was a devout Christian. He loved to help others...

Dorothy Mae "Dot" Ryle

Dorothy Mae "Dot" Ryle

Dec 22, 2013

Dorothy Mae "Dot" Ryle, 85, of 225 Broadmoor Drive, Advance, North Carolina, died Sunday, December 22, 2013. Services will be held on Friday, December 27, 2013 at 11:00AM at Berean Baptist Church, 5151 Columbus Road, with the Reverend Joe Bowker officiating. Burial will follow at Macon Memorial Park. The family may be contacted at 7761 Rivoli Road and will...

Ralph  "Howdy" Stinson

Ralph "Howdy" Stinson

Dec 22, 2013

Ralph E. "Howdy" Stinson, a native Clevelander, passed away on Sunday, December 22, 2013 at the age of 91 in Macon, Georgia. He graduated from Euclid Central HS in 1940 and was employed as a tool and die maker before enrolling at Ohio State. His education was put on hold when he joined the Army. Mr. Stinson served in...

Kenneth  Eldon Relf

Kenneth Eldon Relf

Dec 21, 2013

Kenneth Eldon Relf passed away quietly at the Coliseum Medical Center in Macon, Georgia on Saturday, December 21 at 5:00 pm. He was 94-years-old and was a resident of Carlyle Place, Macon. Kenneth was born on the family farm west of Flandreau, South Dakota on July 12, 1919. He received his B.S. degree in Physics in 1942 from the...

Joan  Evans Adams

Joan Evans Adams

Dec 20, 2013

Joan Evans Adams, born May 21, 1956 in Griffin, Georgia, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, December 20, 2013 after a long, courageously fought battle with cancer. A memorial service will be held on Monday, December 23, 2013 at 11:00AM at First Presbyterian Church, Macon, GA with Reverend George W. Miller officiating. Burial will be...

Freddie  W. Evans

Freddie W. Evans

Dec 19, 2013

Freddie William Evans, Jr., age 85, departed this life on December 19, 2013. Graveside services will be held at 11:00AM on Saturday, December 21, 2013 at Jeffersonville Cemetery with the Reverend Hal Weidman officiating. Mr. Evans was a lifelong resident of Macon and was educated at Lanier High School and graduated from Mercer University in 1950. He received a...

Sara Beth Jackson Hertwig

Sara Beth Jackson Hertwig

Dec 18, 2013

Sara Beth Jackson Hertwig passed away on December 18 after an extended illness. Sara Beth was born in Rock Hill, SC and went to Agnes Scott College in Decatur. She dearly loved Agnes Scott which helped form her approach to life. After raising her sons, Sara Beth became the Chief Financial Officer of Eastbank Trading Company. She is predeceased...

Jannis Nix

Jannis Nix

Dec 17, 2013

Jannis Nix, 70, passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 1:00PM on Friday, December 20, 2013 at Hart's at the Cupola, 6324 Peake Road, with the Reverends Jack Gregory and John Hughes officiating. Burial will be in Monroe Hills Memorial Gardens. Family will greet friends Thursday, December 19, 2013, between 5:00-7:00PM at the Cupola....

Dorothea  Brown (Dottie)  Whitaker

Dorothea Brown (Dottie) Whitaker

Dec 16, 2013

Dorothea (Dottie) Brown Whitaker, 76, lifelong resident of Macon, Georgia, passed away at her home with her children by her side on December 16, 2013 following a lengthy chronic illness. Dottie was the daughter of Annie P. and Dalton T. Brown. She graduated from Miller High School in 1955 and remained friends with many of her classmates, often attending...

June  Boland Dyer

June Boland Dyer

Dec 16, 2013

Evelyn June Boland Dyer, 88, of Satellite Beach, Florida passed away December 16th, 2013. She was a loving and devoted mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She retired from Patrick Air Force Base, Housing office. She loved music and could play any instrument put in front of her, although she never learned to read music. She loved to sing, crochet,...

Doris  Laverne Ford

Doris Laverne Ford

Dec 14, 2013

Doris Laverne Ford: of Macon, Georgia passed away December 14, 2013. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Hart's Mortuary, Cherry Street. Burial will be private in Evergreen Cemetery. Reverend Matt Brown will officiate. Born in Macon, she was retired civil service from Robins Air Force Base and was a...