Obituaries

Aug 28, 2011

Lizella-Ruth C. McCallum, 92, died Sunday, August 28, 2011. Funeral services will be Saturday, September 3, 2011 at 3:00PM at Lizella Baptist Church with the Reverend Gary Thomas officiating. Burial will be at the McCallum family cemetery in Monroe County, Moran, Georgia on Tharpe Road. Visitation will be between 6:00-8:00PM on Friday, September 2, 2011 at Hart's at the...

Aug 27, 2011

Macon- Mr. Vernon Barker, 77, of Macon, Ga. passed away Saturday August 27,2011. Funeral services will be held Monday, August 29, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. in Real Life Church on Gray Hwy. Burial will follow in Middle Georgia Memory Gardens. Reverend Bo Turner will officiate. Mr. Barker was born in Bath, South Carolina to the late John Washington Barker...

Aug 27, 2011

Margarett B. Coleman, age 71, of Macon, GA, passed away on Saturday, August 27, 2011. Margarett was born to Etta Hoffman and Claude Bishop in Marietta, GA on December 14, 1939. A creative individual, Margarett enjoyed painting, sewing, cooking and entertaining. Her embroidered gifts were received by many friends and family members. Her jobs included running a liquor store...

Aug 26, 2011

Joseph William Robinette, 64, of Juliette, died Friday, August 26, 2011. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM, Tuesday, August 30, 2011, at Hillcrest Cemetery in East Point, Georgia. The Reverend Gary Morris will be officiating. Mr. Robinette is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Thomas Chad and Christine Robinette of Juliette; daughter and son-in-law, Valerie Ann and...

Aug 26, 2011

Macon- Annie May Zellner, 89, died Friday, August 26, 2011. Services will be held on Monday, August 29, 2011 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 at the funeral home on Monday from 10:00AM until 11:00AM. Mrs. Zellner, daughter of the late George...

Aug 24, 2011

James Cunningham, 69, of Macon, GA died Wednesday, August 24, 2011. Mr. Cunningham was a Vietnam Veteran, who served as a forward observer for an artillery battalion. A graduate of Georgia Southern University, he was a long-time baseball/football coach and teacher who was retired from Baldwin High School, and an active fun-loving grandfather. He was born in Harlan, Kentucky....

Aug 23, 2011

Macon- Dorothy Marshall, 78, of 2521 Holly Bluff Lane, died Tuesday, August 23, 2011. Graveside services will be held on Saturday, August 27, 2011 at 10:00AM at Glen Haven Memorial Gardens with the Reverend Steve Hamrick officiating. The family may be contacted at the residence of Lisa Burns, 2517 Holly Bluff Lane and will greet friends on Friday from...

Aug 23, 2011

Marsha Lynn O'Neal, a beloved member of our community passed away on Tuesday, August the 23, 2011 after her third arduous battle with cancer. The ever positive and brave Marsha Lynn O'Neal was born in Valdosta, Georgia on July 18th, 1943 to Mr. Emil and Mrs. Ruth Rey. She graduated from high school in 1961, and later went to...

Aug 22, 2011

Macon- Betty Ruth Gaddis, 80, of Macon, died Monday, August 22, 2011. Services will be private. The family will greet friends on Thursday, August 25, 2011 from 11:00AM until noon at Hart's at the Cupola. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations be made to International Children's Network, P. O. Box 7695, Covington, Washington 98042.

Aug 19, 2011

Macon- James Oda Williams, 73, passed away Friday, August 19, 2011, at Flint River Memory Community. Funeral services will be held Monday, August 22, 2011, at 10:30AM, in the chapel of Hart's Mortuary on Cherry Street. Visitation will be held Sunday, August 21, 2011, from 6:00PM to 7:30PM at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family requests...

Aug 17, 2011

Macon-Wilford Edward Denis Orcutt, 85, died Wednesday, August 17, 2011. Mr. Orcutt was born and reared in River Falls, Wisconsin until joining the United States Navy. He enlisted in the US Navy in 1967 and served in World War II, the Korean Conflict, and two tours in Vietnam. He retired as a Chief Petty Officer, having served as Pharmacist...

Aug 14, 2011

Lizella-Robert M. "Bob" Foreman died Sunday, August 14, 2011. A memorial service will be held Saturday, August 20, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. in the Chapel of Hart's Mortuary at the Cupola, Peake Road.

Bob was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida August 28, 1949 and lived there until moving to Warner Robins, Georgia in 1965. He was active...

Aug 13, 2011

Macon- Jean Tolbert Lyndon, 80, died August 13 after a short illness. Memorial services will be held on Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at 2:00PM in the Chapel of Hart's at the Cupola with the Reverend Harriette Simmons officiating. A reception will be held immediately following the service at the Cupola.

Mrs. Lyndon, the daughter of the late...

Aug 11, 2011

Anne Elizabeth Shipps: 90, died on August 11, 2011 at her home in Bloomington, Indiana where she had lived for three years after extended residences in California and Texas. Born in Macon, she was the daughter of the late Harrold S. Shipps and Mary Wimberly Shipps. She is survived by two brothers, Harrold S. Shipps Jr. of Durango, Colorado...

Aug 9, 2011

Macon- Edna Saloom Assad, 87, of 684 Arlington Place, died Tuesday, August 9, 2011. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, August 13, 2011 at 10:00AM in the Chapel of Hart's Mortuary, Cherry Street, with the Reverend Ernest Saloom officiating. The family will greet friends immediately following the funeral at the residence of John Assad, 1183 St. Andrews Drive....

Aug 8, 2011

Macon - Donald Ray Spires, 62, of 837 Wimbish Road, passed away at his home Monday, August 8, 2011. Services will be held on Friday, August 12, 2011, at 1:00PM at Hart's Mortuary on Cherry Street. Interment will follow at Macon Memorial Park. The family will greet friends on Thursday from 6:00PM until 8:00PM at Hart's. Mr. Spires was...

Aug 8, 2011

Macon-Betty Beam Bentley, 79, died Monday, August 8, 2011. Funeral services will be 1:00PM at Vineville Baptist Church on Thursday, August 11, 2011 with Dr. Tripp Martin officiating. Burial will be in Macon Memorial Park. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Vineville Baptist Church, 2591 Vineville Avenue,...

Aug 7, 2011

Macon-Henry Warner Schoch, 82, died Sunday, August 7, 2011. Funeral services will be 2:00PM on Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at Northminster Presbyterian Church with The Reverend Dr. C. Jarred Hammet, Jr. officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to United Hospice, 6060 Lakeside Commons Drive, Macon, GA 31210, or Northminster Presbyterian Building Fund, 565 Wimbish Road, Macon,...

Aug 7, 2011

Bullard- Hilda Johnston Mills, of Twiggs County, Georgia, died August 7, 2011 at her home at the age of 95. She was born in Bullard, in Twiggs County, on November 1, 1915, the youngest of 14 children of William Warren Johnston, Sr. and Mary Lowe Johnston. She graduated with honors from Young Harris Junior College, Young Harris, Georgia, and...

Aug 3, 2011

Macon-Marilyn Stapleton, 57, died Wednesday, August 3, 2011. Graveside services will be at 3:00PM on Sunday, August 7, 2011 at Fishing Creek Cemetery in Lumber City, Georgia with the Reverend Eddis Kirkland officiating. Visitation will be between 6:00-8:00PM on Saturday, August 6, 2011 at Hart's at the Cupola, 6324 Peake Road, Macon. In lieu of flowers, donations may be...