Obituaries

Mar 28, 2014

Linda Helms, of Macon, passed away Friday, March 28, 2014. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, April 2, 2014, at 10AM, in the Chapel of Hart’s Mortuary at the Cupola with the Reverend Chris Minton officiating. Burial will follow at Macon Memorial Park. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, April 1, 2014, from 6:00PM until 7:00PM, at the Cupola....

Mar 28, 2014

Gloria Woodard Neal, a life time resident of Macon, Georgia, died March 28, 2014. She was the wife of the late Marvin Rex Neal. She was the youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Woodard of Macon and was pre-deceased by her parents and five siblings, Myron Woodard, Lyman Woodard, Montez Woodard, Elaine Bloodworth and Valerie Johnson.

Mar 26, 2014

Darlene F. Ellis, 62, passed away Wednesday, March 26, 2014. Graveside services will be held Friday, March 28 at 2:00pm in Glen Haven Memorial Gardens, 7070 Houston Road. Dr. Rob Kestler will officiate. The family will greet friends Thursday, March 27 from 6:00PM to 8:00PM at the funeral home.

Darlene was born in Macon to the late...

Mar 26, 2014

Doris Kate Williams died on March 26, 2014 in her adopted hometown of Macon, Georgia.

Miss Williams moved from Houston, Texas to Macon more than 60 years ago and was associated with Dr. Milford B. Hatcher, a local surgeon, as a registered nurse and Physician’s Assistant for forty-three years. She was one of the first three certified...

Mar 26, 2014

Sandra Crawley, 70, of 5393 Rogers Road, Lizella, Georgia died Wednesday, March 26, 2014. Services will be held on Saturday, March 29, 2014 at 2:00PM in the Chapel of Hart's Mortuary, Cherry Street, with Dr. Tim Bagwell officiating. Burial will be at LibertyUnitedMethodistChurchCemetery. The family may be contacted at 3528 Ridge Avenue and will greet friends on Friday from...

Mar 25, 2014

Gregory William Putnal was born November 29, 1955 in Macon, Georgia and passed away Monday, March 24, 2014. Memorial services will be held at 4:00PM on Thursday, March 27, 2014 at Hart’s at the Cupola, 6324 Peake Road, with Dr. Jimmy Asbell, Jr. and Dr. Charley Chase officiating. Family will greet friends following the service at the Cupola.

Mar 24, 2014

Belle N. Phillips, 104, died on Monday, March 24, 2014. Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at 11:00AM at RiversideCemetery.

Mrs. Phillips was a member of RiversideUnitedMethodistChurch. She was the daughter of the late Mattie Swanson Newell and the late Buford Newell, Sr. and was predeceased by her son, Bill, and her brother,...

Mar 24, 2014

Carey Tate Rutland, age 94, long-time resident of Macon, GA and active volunteer in the community, died peacefully on March 24, 2014. Mr. Rutland was born January 15, 1920 in Bartow County, GA. He graduated from Georgia State University and worked for the Railroad Retirement Board and Social Security. During his years with the federal government, Mr. Rutland organized...

Mar 24, 2014

Dr. Toof Boone, Jr.

After an extended illness, our beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend completed his earthly journey and passed peacefully at home to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, March 24, 2014. He was surrounded by his loving family. Funeral services will be held at 11:00AM on Thursday, March 27, 2014 at Vineville...

Mar 24, 2014

Gwendolyn Vaughan Marshall passed away peacefully on Monday, March 24, 2014, at Eckerd Living Center in Highlands, NC. She was born in Lilly, Georgia on April 15, 1927 to James Nunnally Vaughan and Ferol Adams Vaughan. In 1946 while in nursing school at Georgia State College for Women in Milledgeville, she met and married William M. Bowen and became...

Mar 23, 2014

Evelyn Elizabeth Oakes McBride, 91, died Sunday, March 23, 2014. Services will be held on Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at 11:00AM at LutheranChurch of the Redeemer with Pastor James Braswell officiating. Burial will be in MaconMemorial Park. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations be made to LutheranChurch of the Redeemer, 390 Pierce Avenue, Macon, Georgia...

Mar 22, 2014

Mildred Dickson Newell passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 22, 2014 after a long and happy life. Funeral services will be held at two o’clock Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at Hart's Mortuary on Cherry Street. The family will greet friends at the funeral home one hour prior. Interment will be immediately following at Riverside Cemetery. The Reverend Diane Sweckard...

Mar 19, 2014

Carolyn Joyce "Joy" Hulgan

December 25, 1945 - March 19, 2014

Joy was a dedicated family member, locally and internationally known artist, and teacher. A Mercer graduate, she was active in the art community.

She was predeceased by her parents Mary and Joe Hulgan; and is survived by her siblings, Jan Hutchinson (Dave),...

Mar 18, 2014

William (Bill) Andrew Whitehouse, age 91, born May 16, 1922, passed away Tuesday, March 18th, 2014. Bill and his wife, Mary, resided in Macon, GA for more than 50 years. After Mary's passing in 2003, he moved to Loganville, GA.

Bill served in the Pacific theater during World War II with the U.S. Army Signal Corps; upon...

Mar 16, 2014

The Reverend Clarence Lee Bennett, Jr., of Jeffersonville, passed away Sunday, March 16, 2014. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, March 19, 2014, at 2PM, at Ingleside United Methodist Church, with the Reverend Tommy Martin officiating. Burial will be private. Visitation will be held Tuesday, March 18, 2014, from 6PM until 8PM, at Hart’s Mortuary on Cherry Street. Flowers...

Mar 15, 2014

Elaine B. Garrard, 89, passed away Saturday, March 15, 2014. A graveside service will be held Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at 2:00PM in Macon Memorial Park Cemetery. The Reverend Rex Odom will officiate. The family will greet friends Monday, March 17 from 6:00PM to 8:00PM at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to Heritage...

Mar 15, 2014

Patricia Rainey Yoder died Saturday, March 15, 2014, at home in Macon, Georgia, after a six-year battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, a form of Parkinson's Disease. She was 62. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, she graduated from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio in 1974. She taught school in Centerville Ohio, in early adulthood, but spent most of her career...

Mar 14, 2014

John Arthur Frazier IV, 38, passed away Friday, March 14, 2014. A memorial service will be held Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 11:00AM in the chapel of Hart’s Mortuary, Cherry Street. A celebration of life will be held following the service starting at 2:00PM at 8410 Hawkinsville Road #35, Macon, GA 31216. Our Johnny was raised in Portland Oregon...

Mar 13, 2014

Ada Jane “Teddy” Heard, 85, of 475 Country Club Drive, Stockbridge, Georgia, died Thursday, March 13, 2014. Graveside services will be held on Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 2:00PM at Riverside Cemetery. A Celebration of Life will be held at the Gables on Forsyth Road from 3:00PM until 5:00PM on Saturday immediately following the graveside service. Mrs. Heard, a...

Mar 12, 2014

Arnold W. Cotton passed away peacefully on March 12, 2014 after a long and happy life. Arnold was born January 22, 1918, in Birmingham, Alabama, to Bess Rotenstreich and Jacob Cotton. Except for his years in the Marine Corps during World War II, he lived in Birmingham, where he worked as a Vice President at Jefferson Home Furniture Company,...