Obituaries

Jun 23, 2012

Macon-Mary Doris Stephan Hitchcock, born March 31, 1917, passed on to her heavenly home on June 23, 2012. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, June 27, 2012, at 12PM, in the chapel of Hart's Mortuary on Cherry Street. Dr. Tripp Martin will officiate. Burial will be at Middle Georgia Memory Gardens. Visitation will be held one hour prior to...

Jun 22, 2012

Macon, GA- Frances Cook Johnson, 84, died peacefully on Friday June 22, 2012. A funeral service will be held in the chapel of Hart's Mortuary on Cherry Street, Monday, June 25, 2012 at 11:00AM. The Reverend Lee Bennett will officiate. Burial will be in the Middle Georgia Memory Gardens. The family will greet friends Sunday, June 24, 2012 from...

Jun 21, 2012

Mark A. Smith passed away on June 21st, 2012 in Ft. Walton Beach, Florida at the age of 53. A native of Macon, Mr. Smith grew up in Houston County and graduated from The Westfield School. For many years Mr. Smith was the owner of Northside Mazda-Volvo in Macon. He was well known locally for his "bulldog tuff truck"...

Jun 21, 2012

Macon- Joe Davis, 91, of Macon, died Thursday, June 21, 2012. Services will be held on Sunday, June 24, 2012 at 2:00PM in the Chapel of Hart's Mortuary, Cherry Street, with visitation from 12:00PM until 2:00PM, just prior to the service. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery. Mr. Davis was a member of Ingleside Baptist Church and was a...

Jun 20, 2012

Macon-Pearlis Jackson Montjoy, 95, died June 20, 2012. Funeral services will be held Monday, June 25, 2012 at 11:00AM in the chapel of Hart's at the Cupola, 6324 Peake Road with the Reverend Joe Ferguson officiating. Burial will be in Macon Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be between 2:00-4:00PM on Sunday, June 24, 2012 at Hart's on 765 Cherry...

Jun 20, 2012

Macon- Rayford Clay Reeves, Sr., 65, of 129 Joe Lynn Drive, died Wednesday, June 20, 2012. Services will be held on Saturday, June 23, 2012 at 2:00PM in the Chapel of Hart's Mortuary, Cherry Street, with the Reverend Andy Pickens officiating. Burial will be private. The family will greet friends at the funeral home on Friday from 6:00PM until...

Jun 20, 2012

Macon-Bonnie R. Gardiner passed away June 20, 2012 at Pine Pointe Hospice. She was born in Macon on March 27, 1950 to John and Martha Richardson of Macon.

She attended A.L. Miller High School and graduated from Peach County High School. She had a degree in medical technology and attended Fort Valley State College where she studied...

Jun 17, 2012

Susie Geneva Smith Bauknecht, 95, of Macon, Georgia passed away with many of her beloved family surrounding her on Sunday, June 17th, 2012. Funeral services will be held at Harts Mortuary located at 765 Cherry Street, Macon, GA on Thursday, June 21st, at 2:00 PM with burial to follow at the Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery in Tennille, Georgia. Rev....

Jun 16, 2012

Otis "Sam" Simmons, 87, of 3393 Sgoda Road, died Saturday, June 16, 2012. Funeral services will be held at 3:00PM Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at Real Life Church with the Reverends Clint Jett and J. E. Thornton officiating. Burial will be in Hinson Cemetery, Twiggs County. The family will greet friends Monday from 6:00PM to 8:00PM at Hart's at...

Jun 15, 2012

Judge John Taylor Phillips died on June 15, 2012 and left this world to fly to worlds unknown to meet his Savior.

J. Taylor Phillips was born in Greenville, SC on August 20, 1921. His wife, the former Mary Elizabeth Parrish of Eastman, GA, survives him as do his three daughters, all of Macon, GA: Mary Susan...

Jun 14, 2012

Macon-Hazel Barlow Crooms, 84, died Thursday, June 14, 2012. Funeral services will be held at 1:00PM on Monday, June 18, 2012 at Hart's at the Cupola, 6324 Peake Road. Burial will be in Macon Memorial Park Mausoleum. Visitation will be between 6:00-8:00PM on Sunday, June 17, 2012 at the Cupola. Family may be reached at 165 Brookstone Way, Macon,...

Jun 14, 2012

Macon, GA- Thomas Lee Wood, Jr., 53, of Macon, Georgia, passed away Thursday, June 14, 2012. Graveside services will be held on Monday, June 18, 2012 at 1:00PM at Georgia Veterans' Memorial Cemetery, Milledgeville, Georgia. The family will greet friends on Sunday from 5:00PM until 7:00PM at Hart's Mortuary, Cherry Street. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested...

Jun 13, 2012

Warner Robins, GA- Reuben M. Dawson, Jr., 75, of Warner Robins, Georgia, died Wednesday, June 13, 2012. Graveside services will be held at Rose Hill Cemetery on Saturday, June 16, 2012 at 2:00PM with the Reverend Phil Bryant officiating. The family will greet friends at Hart's Mortuary, Cherry Street, on Saturday from 1:00PM until 2:00PM. In lieu of flowers,...

Jun 12, 2012

Macon- Charles Edward Norris, Sr., 73, of 6129 Marion Road, died Tuesday, June 12, 2012. Services will be held on Friday, June 15, 2012 at 11:00AM in the Chapel of Hart's Mortuary, Cherry Street. Burial will be in Glen Haven Memorial Gardens. The family will greet friends on Thursday from 6:00PM until 8:00PM at the funeral home. Mr. Norris,...

Jun 12, 2012

Macon-Patricia Bryant /Hulett/Maloney/ Carr left us to join her husband, Daniel Carr, brother, Danny Ray Bryant, and parents, Opaline Passmore Bryant/Smith and Floyd Bryant in the House of the Lord on Tuesday, June 12, 2012. She battled her sickness until she couldn't fight anymore. Funeral services will be private. Survivors include daughter, Mary Louise Hulett "MaryLou" Arrington and fiancé,...

Jun 12, 2012

Macon- Mary Winifred Powell, of Macon, Georgia passed away Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at Magnolia Manor, St. Simons Island GA . Graveside services will be held Friday, June 15, 2012 at 2:30 p.m. in Riverside Cemetery in Macon, Georgia. Reverend Helen Willoughby will officiate. The family will have a visitation from 1:00 p.m. till 2:00 p.m. on Friday, June...

Jun 11, 2012

Jones County- Ina Mae Warthen Coley, 79 years old, of Jones County died June 11, 2012. She was born February 16, 1933 in Wheaten, Kansas, the daughter of Leroy and Elsie Toothaker Warthen. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1951 and worked for five years at the former Alliance Cooperative Insurance Company in Topeka, Kansas. She met and...

Jun 10, 2012

Debra "Deb" Nipper of Gray, Georgia, died June 10, 2012. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, July 28, 2012 at 1:00PM at Northridge Baptist Church. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations be made to Heart of Georgia Humane Society, P. O. Box 7554, Macon, Georgia 31209. Hart's Mortuary and Crematory has charge of arrangements....

Jun 10, 2012

Gray- Debra "Debbie" Ann Nipper of Gray passed away June 10, 2012. She is survived by her beloved husband of 38 years Ronnie Nipper, her sister Trina & Scott, In-laws Mrytie Nipper, Paul & Tammy Nipper, Vickie & Danny Smith, 3 nieces and 5 nephews, and her adored pets Sparky and Dumas. She is preceded in death by her...

Jun 8, 2012

Tom Hall Ivey, Jr., 76, died Friday, June 8, 2012. A Memorial Service will be held Tuesday, June 12,2012, at 12:00 PM at Riverside United Methodist Church with the Reverends Phil Waldrep, Steve Waldorf, and Wesley Jones officiating. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the Memorial Service at the church. Burial will be private. Born in...