Obituaries

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...

Aug 27, 2012

Margaret Elizabeth Hux, 89, died Monday, August 27, 2012. A Celebration of Life will be held from 2:00-4:00PM on September 5, 2012 in the Grand Ballroom at Carlyle Place, 5300 Zebulon Road. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Mercer University School of Medicine's Scholarship Program, 1400 Coleman Avenue, Macon, Georgia 31207. Mrs....

Aug 26, 2012

Betty Jean Short Hilliard, 82, entered into Heaven Aug 26, 2012 from her home in Cadwell, GA. She was a member of Bethesda Baptist Church (Macon). Always thinking of others, Mrs. Hilliard arranged to have her remains donated to Mercer Medical School for teaching, therefore, there was no burial. The family gathered on Monday to honor her memory. She...

Aug 24, 2012

Charles Joseph Blackwelder, 67, died Friday, August 24, 2012. Funeral services will be held at 1:00PM on Saturday, August 25, 2012 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church with Father Michael Kavanaugh officiating. Burial will be private. Mr. Blackwelder was a carpenter. He was predeceased by his parents, Arby Lee Blackwelder and Margaret Elizabeth Sachs Blackwelder; and a daughter, Carrie Blackwelder....

Aug 19, 2012

Gerald Jackson, born September 18, 1931, died August 19, 2012. The family will greet friends on Tuesday from 4:00 until 5:30 PM at Hart's at the Cupola, 6324 Peake Road, with a memorial service immediately following at 5:30 in the Cupola chapel. The Reverend John Sikes Gibbs, Jr. will officiate. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorials...

Aug 17, 2012

Randy Westmoreland, 62, died Friday, August 17, 2012. Funeral services will be at 12:00PM on Monday, August 20, 2012 at St Joseph Catholic Church with Father Allan McDonald officiating. Burial will be in Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Milledgeville. Family will greet friends between 5:00-7:00PM on Sunday, August 19, 2012 at Hart's at the Cupola, 6324 Peake Road. In...

Aug 15, 2012

J. Wilbur "Bill" Coggins, Jr., died Wednesday, August 15, 2012. A memorial service will be held Friday, August 17 at 11o'clock at Christ Church. The Reverend Harriette Simmons will officiate. Mr. Coggins was born November 30, 1934, the son of Eleanor May and J. Wilbur Coggins. A native of Macon, Bill attended Joseph Clisby School and Lanier High School...

Aug 14, 2012

Larry Gene Justice, former Bibb County Commission Chairman and long-time community leader, passed away on Tuesday, August 14, 2012 following a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be at 1:00PM on Saturday, August 18, 2012 at Mikado Baptist Church with the Reverends Ed Chambless and Rusty Smith officiating. Burial will be in Glen Haven Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be between...

Aug 10, 2012

Clayton Winston Hamilton, 47, of Macon, Georgia passed away Friday, August 10, 2012. A memorial service will be held Sunday, August 12, 2012 at 3 p.m. in the chapel of Hart's Mortuary, Cherry Street. Elder Don Hamilton will officiate. Family will greet friends following the service in the funeral home and at the residence of Christie Marsh, 4401 Davis...

Aug 7, 2012

Tiffany Lynn Shouse, 21, of 269 Pea Ridge Road, Montrose, Georgia died Tuesday, August 7, 2012. Memorial services will be held on Thursday, August 9, 2012 at 2:00PM in the Chapel of Hart's Mortuary, Cherry Street. The Reverend Dennis Smith will officiate. Miss Shouse was a cake decorator at Wal-Mart. She was a loving mother and she loved to...

Aug 5, 2012

Joseph "Jack" Fitzgerald, of Hawkinsville, Georgia passed away Saturday, August 4, 2012. A memorial service will be held Saturday, August 11, 2012, at 2PM, at the Church of God in Hawkinsville. Burial will be private. Hart's Mortuary and Crematory, Cherry Street, has charge of arrangements.