Obituaries

Hugh  David Salter

Hugh David Salter

May 2, 2012

Hugh David Salter, 56, of Byron, Georgia passed away Wednesday, May 2, 2012. A memorial service will be held Friday, May 4, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. in the chapel of Hart's Mortuary at the Cupola. Visitation will follow the service in the funeral home. Born in Tifton, Georgia he was the son of the late George M. Salter. He...

Marguerite  Barksdale Lavender

Marguerite Barksdale Lavender

May 2, 2012

Marguerite Lavender, a longtime resident of Macon, passed away on Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at age 102 after a long life dedicated to her family and to serving God. She was born Mary Marguerite Barksdale on August 4, 1909, the daughter of Ettie Herfel Barksdale and Byron Benjamin Barksdale, of Powellton, GA. She attended school in Hancock County and...

Aline  Howell Kimberly

Aline Howell Kimberly

Apr 30, 2012

Macon- Aline Howell Kimberly, 94, wife of the late Jessie Lee Kimberly, passed away Monday, April 30, 2012. Funeral services will be held at 1:00PM on Wednesday, May 2, 2012, in the Chapel of Hart's Mortuary, Cherry Street, with the Reverend Charles Asbell officiating. Burial will be at Middle Georgia Memory Gardens. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, May...

Monroe  Lee Garrette

Monroe Lee Garrette

Apr 30, 2012

Macon- Monroe Lee Garrette, 52, passed away April 30, 2012. He was the son of the late Garland Burke Garrette and is survived by his mother, Marion Barfield Garrette of Macon and sister, Melissa Garrette Horton of Raleigh, North Carolina. He was a graduate of Stratford Academy and attended Georgia Tech and Georgia State University. He was an audio-visual...

Therese  "Terry" O'Connor

Therese "Terry" O'Connor

Apr 29, 2012

Thér&egravese Ir&egravene Agathe LePage O'Connor died April 29, 2012, in Macon, Georgia, after a short illness. She was 94 years old, born on April 8, 1918, in Alfred, Ontario, Canada, to Elzire (née Charbonneau) and Joseph LePage. Her ancestors on the LePage side had been among the earliest French settlers in Quebec in the sixteenth century. Terry, as everyone...

William Bailey

William Bailey

Apr 28, 2012

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James  Patrick Mchugh

James Patrick Mchugh

Apr 28, 2012

James Patrick McHugh died Saturday, April 28, 2012. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM on Thursday, May 3, in the chapel of Hart's Mortuary at the Cupola, 6324 Peake Road. The Reverend Brian Everett will officiate. The family will greet friends immediately following the service until 5:00 PM. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to...

Joseph  Wesley Johnson

Joseph Wesley Johnson

Apr 26, 2012

Macon- Joseph Wesley Johnson, 55, of 3460 Cook Circle, died Thursday, April 26, 2012. Services will be held on Saturday, April 28, 2012 at 1:00PM at Immanuel Baptist Church with the Reverend Bruce Conn officiating. Burial will be in Middle Georgia Memory Gardens. The family may be contacted at the residence and will greet friends at the church on...

Malcolm "Mac" J. Marchman

Malcolm "Mac" J. Marchman

Apr 26, 2012

MACON--Malcolm J. "Mac" Marchman, 83, died Thursday, April 26, 2012. Mr. Marchman was born April 28, 1928 in Springfield, Georgia. His passions in life were education and sports. He obtained various degrees from Georgia Military College and Mercer University while earning varsity letters from each in basketball and baseball (and football, GMC), and the University of Georgia. Mac dedicated...

Laverne Laney

Laverne Laney

Apr 25, 2012

Mrs. LaVerne Laney, 82, of Greensboro, NC, formerly of Macon, departed this life Wednesday, April 25, 2012, very quietly in the Palliative Care Unit of Moses Cone Hospital. God chose this date to reunite her in heaven with her husband, John, on his birthday. LaVerne was born January 4th, 1930, in Macon, GA. She was preceded in death by...

William "Bill" C. Jones

William "Bill" C. Jones

Apr 25, 2012

Macon-William C. "Bill" Jones, 82, born in Atlanta, Georgia, graduated from Boys High and Georgia Tech where he was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity. After serving in Korea, he joined the Macon office of Merrill Lynch where he became manager until his retirement in 1988. Mr. Jones served on the boards of Wesleyan College, Macon College, Boy Scouts...

Bill  Drew Brown

Bill Drew Brown

Apr 25, 2012

Macon-Bill Drew Brown died Wednesday, April 25, 2012. Memorial services will be held at 1:00PM on Saturday, April 28, 2012 at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses on Anthony Road with Brother Earl Land officiating. Family may be reached at 2715 Bob-O-Link Drive. Mr. Brown was born in Farmington, Georgia to the late James Howard Brown and the late...

Robyn  Victorya Cooper

Robyn Victorya Cooper

Apr 25, 2012

Robyn Cooper, 64, died Wednesday, April 25, 2012. Family will greet friends from 12:00-1:00PM on Saturday, August 18, 2012 at Mabel White Memorial Baptist Church. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Mabel White Memorial Baptist Church, 1415 Bass Road, Macon, Georgia 31210. Robyn was the widow of James Edward Cooper and the...

Sylvia  Lynette Adkins

Sylvia Lynette Adkins

Apr 24, 2012

Macon- Sylvia Lynette Adkins, 73, of 14 Ridge Road, died April 23, 2012. Services will be held on Friday, April 27, 2012 at Antioch Baptist Church at 3:00PM with burial in the church cemetery. Pastor Mark Grinstead will officiate. The family may be contacted at the residence and will greet friends on Thursday from 6:00PM until 8:00PM at Hart's...

Robert Clay "Robby" Howell

Robert Clay "Robby" Howell

Apr 24, 2012

Eatonton-Robert Clay Howell A Celebration of Life service will be held for Robert Howell (50), fondly known by all as "Robby", on Saturday, April 28, 2012, at Crossroads Baptist Church, in Eatonton, Georgia, at 2:00 p.m. Mr. Howell died Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at the Medical Center of Central Georgia. Mr. Howell is a former resident of Childersburg, Alabama...

Billy  Jack Hartley

Billy Jack Hartley

Apr 24, 2012

Macon-Billy J. Hartley died Tuesday, April 24, 2012. Services will be private. Family will greet friends between 2:00-4:00PM at the Gables on Forsyth Road Clubhouse, 5228 Forsyth Road on Sunday, April 29, 2012. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hospice of Central Georgia, 6261 Peake Road, Macon, Georgia 31210. Mr. Hartley was a retired Air Traffic...

John  Winfred Epps  Jr.

John Winfred Epps Jr.

Apr 22, 2012

John W. Epps, Jr. 62, of 2108 Graham Road, Macon, Ga. passed away Sunday, April 22, 2012. Graveside services will be held Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. in the Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery, Dry Branch. Visitation will be held Monday, April 23, 2012 from 6:00 p.m. till 8:00 p.m. in the funeral home. Born in Macon, he...

Martha  Mayo Lane

Martha Mayo Lane

Apr 22, 2012

New Orleans, La.-Martha Mayo Lane died peacefully on April 22, 2012. She was born in Waycross, GA 1910, the daughter of John McGregor Mayo and Stella Elizabeth McGee Mayo. Mrs. Lane was a graduate of Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia. She was predeceased by her beloved husband of sixty two years, Harry Merritt Lane, and by her four brothers,...

Ruth  Elaine Roberts

Ruth Elaine Roberts

Apr 20, 2012

Mrs. Ruth Elaine Belt Roberts peacefully passed away April 20, 2012, in Macon, GA. She was born May 14, 1933 in West Virginia to Mary and Georges Ramsburg. She was 78. Mrs. Roberts attended elementary and high school in Michigan and received a scholarship to Michigan State University in journalism. She was married to the late Col. James Eugene...

William Emmett Pound, Md

William Emmett Pound, Md

Apr 18, 2012

Macon- William Emmett Pound, MD, 93, died Wednesday, April 18, 2012. Services will be held on Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 11:00AM at Mulberry Street United Methodist Church with the Reverends Tommy Mason and Tommy Perkins officiating. Burial will be private at Riverside Cemetery. The family may be contacted at the residence and will greet friends in the church...