Obituaries

Sep 22, 2012

Phillip E. "Gene" Johnson Jr. 76, of Byron, Georgia passed away Saturday, September 22, 2012. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, September 25, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. in the Chapel of Hart's Mortuary, Downtown. Burial will follow in Macon Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held Monday from 6:00 p.m. till 8:00 p.m. in the funeral home. Born in...

Sep 22, 2012

Nina Christine "Chris" Bennett: 91, of Macon, Georgia passed away Saturday, September 22, 2012. Funeral services will be held Saturday, September 29, 2012 at 1:00 p.m.at the graveside in Riverside Cemetery entering through the north gate. Visitation will be held Friday, September 28, 2012 from 6:00 p.m. till 8:00 p.m. in the funeral home. She was the daughter of...

Sep 21, 2012

Estelle S. Conley, 97, of Macon, Georgia passed away Friday, September 21, 2012. Graveside Services will be held Sunday, September 23, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. in Riverside Cemetery entering through the north gate. Visitation will follow the service at the graveside. Born in Gray, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Henry C. and Anna Roberts Souther. She...

Sep 20, 2012

Timothy S. Jones, 42, of 3938 Mickey Drive, died Thursday, September 20, 2012. Services will be held on Sunday, September 23, 2012, at 2:00PM in the Chapel of Hart's Mortuary, Cherry Street, with the Reverend Bobby Robinson officiating. Burial will be in Macon Memorial Park. The family will greet friends on Saturday from 6:00PM until 8:00PM at the funeral...

Sep 17, 2012

Carole Sue Fleming Jackson passed away early Monday morning surrounded by her husband of 54 years Calvin B. Jackson Jr., and children, Valari (Jon) Byrn, Marna Berryhill, Tertia Hawkins, Calvin B. Jackson III, Raymond (Sheree) Jackson, and Gwen (Michael) Hamlin. She is survived by Lady Wanda her beloved rescue dog, her sister Penny (Neal) Weisenstine of Canton, OH, grandchildren:...

Sep 15, 2012

My true love and buddy, Randy Joe Cheney, 53, passed away September 15, 2012. Burial will be in Arlington National Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to American Red Cross, 441 E. 10th Street, Indianapolis, IN, 46202. Mr. Cheney was born in Upper Sandusky, Ohio and was the son to the late...

Sep 14, 2012

Joseph Andrew Thomas, Jr. died Friday, September 14, 2012. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 PM on Monday, September 17, 2012 at Evergreen Cemetery. The family will greet friends on Sunday from 3:00 until 5:00 PM at Hart's at the Cupola, 6324 Peake Road. Flowers will be accepted or donations may be made to All About Animals,...

Sep 13, 2012

Frank Braswell, 67, of Macon, Ga., died September 13, 2012. Mr. Braswell was born in Eastman, GA, on Aug. 27, 1945, the son of the late J. R. Braswell and Clarice Witherington Braswell. He is survived by his wife of 23 years, Martha Evelyn Upchurch; children, Jonathan (Dana) Braswell of Savannah, Kelley Dozier of Jackson, Lanette Sosby (Timothy Sorrells,...

Sep 11, 2012

DeWitt T. Frederick, Jr. died Tuesday, September 11, 2012. Graveside services will be held on Thursday, September 13, 2012 at 11:00AM at Riverside Cemetery with the Reverend John Kinser officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations be made to United Hospice, 6060 Lakeside Commons Drive, Macon, Georgia 31210 or to the charity of the donor's...

Sep 10, 2012

Gloria Elmore Penland, 87, of 116 West Ridge Circle, died Monday, September 10, 2012. Services will be held on Friday, September 14, 2012 at noon at St. Joseph Catholic Church with Father Alan McDonald officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery. A rosary will be held on Thursday at 6:00PM at Hart's Mortuary, 765 Cherry Street, and the family...

Sep 9, 2012

Mrs. Ruby Cochran Reese, 96, died Sunday, September 9, 2012. Services will be held on Saturday, September 15, 2012 at 2:00PM at Highland Hills Baptist Church, Macon, with Dr. Jim Bruner and the Reverend Cass DuCharme officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery. The family will greet friends on Friday from 5:00PM until 7:00PM at Hart's Mortuary, Cherry Street....

Sep 7, 2012

Carolyn Carpenter died Friday, September 7, 2012. A memorial service will be at 4:30PM on Sunday, September 16, 2012 at Tabernacle Baptist Church with Dr. David Hunter officiating. Memorials may be made to Tabernacle Baptist Church, 6611 Zebulon Road, Macon, Georgia 31210. Mrs. Carpenter was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church. Survivors include her daughters, Lisa Etheridge (Thomas), Macon,...

Sep 3, 2012

Jason "Jay" Gay, of Macon, was born September 27, 1968 and passed away Monday, September 3, 2012. Services will be held on Thursday, September 6, 2012 at 10:00AM in the Chapel of Hart's at the Cupola, 6324 Peake Road, with Dr. Tim Bagwell officiating. Burial will be in Glen Haven Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, the family has...

Sep 1, 2012

Carl Richard Barker, Sr., passed away Saturday, September 1, 2012. Memorial services will be held Friday, September 7, 2012 at 11:00 AM, at Vineville Baptist Church. Dr. Tripp Martin, Danny Barker, and David Barker will officiate. Burial will be private. The family will greet friends following the service. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made...

Aug 31, 2012

Stephen Cody Mason, of Macon, passed away Friday, August 31, 2012. Funeral services will be held Monday, September 3, 2012, at 6PM, in the chapel of Hart's Mortuary, Cherry Street. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service. The Reverend Kyle Sawyer will officiate. Flowers will be accepted or donations may be made to The Ronald...

Aug 31, 2012

Harry Eugene Netherland, of Macon, passed away Friday, August 31, 2012. Visitation will be held Monday, September 3, 2012, from 7PM until 9PM, at Hart's Mortuary at the Cupola. Funeral services will be private. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Hospice of Central GA, 6261 Peake Road, Macon, GA 31210. Mr. Netherland was...

Aug 31, 2012

Richard Hardy Batton, Sr., 92, passed away on Friday, August 31, 2012. Graveside services will be held at 11:00AM on Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at Rosehill Cemetery with Dr. Neal Wall officiating. Family will greet friends Monday, September 3, 2012 between 4:00-6:00PM at Hart's at the Cupola, 6324 Peake Road. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions...

Aug 29, 2012

Frank Cater Jones, age 87, died at his home in Macon, Georgia on August 29, 2012, following a lengthy illness. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Annie Anderson Jones, and by four children, seven grandchildren, and one great grandchild.

Mr. Jones was born in Macon on June 19, 1925. His parents were Charles Baxter...

Aug 27, 2012

Veta Elrod died Monday, August 27, 2012. Funeral services will be held at 12:30PM on Wednesday, August 29, 2012 in the chapel of Hart's at the Cupola, 6324 Peake Road, with the Reverend Peter Gibson officiating. Mrs. Elrod was the widow of Robert Adger Elrod, and daughter of the late Henry Martinez and the late Mary Hernandez Martinez. She...

Aug 27, 2012

MACON, Charles Buford Mathis, Jr. age 63 passed away suddenly at his home on August 27, 2012. He was born in Macon on June 6, 1949 and graduated from Lanier High School. He attended Georgia Southern University and was employed for 38 years at Imery's Kaolin in Dry Branch as a mechanic and served as the union representative. Charles...