Obituaries

Dr. Carl L. Wilhelm

Dr. Carl L. Wilhelm

Dec 28, 2012

Dr. Carl L. Wilhelm was born in Appleton, Wisconsin in 1921 and died in Macon, Georgia on Friday, December 28, 2012. Funeral services will be at 2:00PM on Monday, December 31, 2012 at Lutheran Church of the Redeemer with the Reverend Dr. Jim C. Braswell officiating. Burial will be in Arlington Park Cemetery in Greenfield, Wisconsin. The family will...

Ted  Michael Davis

Ted Michael Davis

Dec 27, 2012

Ted Michael Davis, 62, of Macon, Georgia, died Thursday, December 27, 2012. Services will be held on Saturday, December 29, 2012 at 11:00AM in the Chapel of Hart's Mortuary, Cherry Street, with the Reverend Billy Lowe officiating. Burial will be in Middle Georgia Memory Gardens. The family will greet friends from 10:00AM until 11:00AM on Saturday at the funeral...

Virginia  King Nirenstein

Virginia King Nirenstein

Dec 27, 2012

Virginia King Nirenstein passed away on December 27, 2012 after a brief illness. She was born June 15, 1920, the daughter of Sara Poe and Henry P. King of Atlanta, Georgia, and was the great-granddaughter of Washington Poe, the second Mayor of Macon. This connection seemed to give her life a sense of direction and purpose as she always...

Norma  Jean Buckland

Norma Jean Buckland

Dec 27, 2012

Norma Jean Buckland, 64, of 2217 Fox Creek Drive, Haddock, Georgia died Thursday, December 27, 2012. Services will be held on Sunday, December 30, 2012 at 10:00AM in the Chapel of Hart's Mortuary, Cherry Street, with the Reverend Eddie Harrison officiating. Burial will be in Kennesaw Memorial Park at 1:00PM. The family will greet friends on Sunday from 9:00AM...

Kathleen Maxfield

Kathleen Maxfield

Dec 27, 2012

Kathleen Gallagher Maxfield of Macon, Georgia, widow of Alcee' F. Maxfield, died on Thursday, December 27, 2012. Funeral services and burial will be held at Graceland Cemetery in Lake Charles, Louisiana. A reception will be hosted by family and friends this Tuesday, January 1, 2013, from noon until 3PM at Mrs. Maxfield's home at 536 Shadow Moss Drive. Please...

Susan  Lynn Cooper

Susan Lynn Cooper

Dec 26, 2012

Susan Lynn Cooper, 70, of 724 Afton Court, died Wednesday, December 26, 2012. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, December 29, 2012 at 2:00PM in the Chapel of Hart's at the Cupola, 6324 Peake Road. The family will greet friends immediately following the funeral service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that...

Reverend W. Hampton Watson

Reverend W. Hampton Watson

Dec 24, 2012

The Reverend W. Hampton Watson, Jr. died on Christmas Eve. He was surrounded by his wife, Day Wilson Watson, as well as his three children: Susan Bagwell (Tim), Wade Watson (Betty), and Ann Watson (Susan Sherman) as well as several of his grandchildren. Hamp entered ministry more than 65 years ago through his incredible gift of singing. Leading singing...

Helen  Woolford Haskell

Helen Woolford Haskell

Dec 23, 2012

Helen Woolford Haskell, 94, of Macon, died Sunday, December 23, 2012. Funeral services will be held at 2:00PM Thursday, December 27, at Christ Episcopal Church with the Reverend Harriette Simmons officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. The second daughter of Dr. John SB Woolford and Eliza Leiper Winslow, Helen Randolph Woolford was born January 7, 1918, in...

Elizabeth "Libby" Ann Stern Cohen

Elizabeth "Libby" Ann Stern Cohen

Dec 23, 2012

A service honoring the life of Elizabeth "Libby" Ann Stern Cohen will be held on Wednesday, December 26, 2012, at 2:00PM. The service will be graveside at Sha'arey Israel. Her life was guided by love, charity, and compassion. Libby will always be missed and remembered daily by Morris, Amy and Debbie. Libby's request was that in lieu of flowers,...

Johnny  Pete Nicholas

Johnny Pete Nicholas

Dec 23, 2012

Johnny Pete Nicholas, 92, died Sunday, December 23, 2012. Funeral services will be held at 11:00AM on Friday, December 28, 2012 at St. Paul's Episcopal Church with the Reverend Hal Weidman officiating. Burial will be in Parker Cemetery for family only. Visitation will be between 4:00-6:00PM on Thursday, December 27, 2012 at Hart's at the Cupola, 6324 Peake Road....

Dwight  L. Hirschinger

Dwight L. Hirschinger

Dec 22, 2012

Dwight L. Hirschinger, 56, died Saturday, December 22, 2012. A memorial service will be held on Friday, December 28, 2012 at 3:30pm in Chapel of Hart's Mortuary, Cherry Street, Macon. The family will greet friends from 2:30 pm until service time. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers contributions can be made to Heart of Georgia Humane Society,...

James M. "Bill" Dopson

James M. "Bill" Dopson

Dec 22, 2012

James M. "Bill" Dopson, Jr., 91, died Saturday, December 22, 2012. Funeral services will be held at 11:00AM on Wednesday, December 26, 2012, at Forest Hills United Methodist Church with the Reverend John Kinser officiating. Burial will be at Evergreen Cemetery. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at the church. Donations may be made...

Sandra  Kay Steele

Sandra Kay Steele

Dec 22, 2012

Sandra Kay Steele, 49, died unexpectedly Saturday, December 22, 2012. Funeral services will be held 11:00AM Thursday, December 27, 2012, at Martha Bowman United Methodist Church with Dr. Jay Harris and the Reverend David Hanson officiating. Burial will be in Bonaventure Cemetery in Savannah, Georgia at 4:30 PM. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service...

Annie  Laverne Pinnell

Annie Laverne Pinnell

Dec 21, 2012

Annie Laverne Pinnell, 76, passed away Friday, December 21, 2012. Funeral services will be held on Monday, December 24, 2012 at 1:00 pm at New Seasons Congregational Holiness Church in Dry Branch, GA. The Reverend Loretta Faulk and Mike Boroff will officiate. The family will greet friends Sunday, December 23, 2012 from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm at Hart's...

Melvin  Davis Lundy

Melvin Davis Lundy

Dec 21, 2012

Melvin Davis Lundy of Lancaster, PA and formerly Macon, GA died at the age of 87 on December 21, 2012, at Hospice of Lancaster Co. He had lived with his daughter since he left Macon four years ago. He was born 1925 in Tennille, GA, the eldest son of the late Melvin, Sr. and Annie Hitchcock Lundy. He was...

Maxie  Beckworth Riley

Maxie Beckworth Riley

Dec 20, 2012

Maxie Beckworth Riley, 90, of 151 Broadleaf Drive, died Thursday, December 20, 2012. Services will be held on Sunday, December 23, 2012 at 2:00PM at First Baptist Church of Christ with the Reverend Scott Dickison officiating. Burial will be private in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will greet friends in the fellowship hall at the church following the funeral...

Eleanor  Golombiewski Homeyer

Eleanor Golombiewski Homeyer

Dec 20, 2012

Eleanor Apolonia Golombiewski "Gee" Homeyer died peacefully on 20 December 2012 at 85 years of age after a long illness. Born in Cambridge, Mass in 1927 to Polish-American parents, she was raised in a Lithuanian neighborhood in West Lynn, Mass. After graduation from high school, she worked for General Electric helping to manufacture radar equipment for the military in...

Robert  E. (Bob)  Phillips

Robert E. (Bob) Phillips

Dec 19, 2012

Robert E. (Bob) Phillips of Byron, Georgia died December 19, 2012. Services will be held on Sunday, December 23, 2012 at 11:00AM in the Chapel of Hart's Mortuary, Cherry Street, with burial in Riverside Cemetery. The family will greet friends on Saturday from 5:00PM until 7:00PM at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the...

James  Grayson Middleton

James Grayson Middleton

Dec 19, 2012

James Grayson Middleton, 88, of Carlyle Place, a dear father, brother, and grandfather, died Wednesday, December 19, 2012. Visitation will be at First Presbyterian Church, 682 Mulberry Street, Macon, Georgia 31201, from 2:00-3:00PM on Saturday, December 22, 2012, followed by a memorial service at 3:00PM with the Reverend Chip Miller officiating. The family will have a private graveside service...

Julia  W. Dunn

Julia W. Dunn

Dec 18, 2012

Julia W. Dunn, 85, of 1330 Forsyth Street, died Tuesday, December 18, 2012. Memorial services will be held on Friday, December 28, 2012 at 1:00PM in the Chapel of Hart's Mortuary, Cherry Street with the Reverend Cile Mitchell officiating. Burial will be private. The family will greet friends from 12:00PM until 1:00PM on Friday, December 28, 2012 at the...