Obituaries

Nov 25, 2011

Dwight Hamilton Freeman died November 25, 2011. Funeral services will be at 2:00 PM on Monday, November 28, 2011 in the chapel of Hart's at the Cupola, 6324 Peake Road. Burial will be at Sand Hill Cemetery in Beaufort, South Carolina. The family will greet friends Monday from 1:00 until 2:00 PM at Hart's at the Cupola. In lieu...

Nov 24, 2011

Macon-Lowell Woodrow Green, 71, died Thursday, November 24, 2011. Funeral services will be 11:00AM on Monday, November 28, 2011 in the chapel of Hart's on Cherry Street. Burial is in Glen Haven Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Amy's Angels Relay Team at American Cancer...

Nov 23, 2011

Macon- Brenda Joyce Grissom Reeves, 64, of 129 Joe Lynn Drive, died Wednesday, November 23, 2011. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, November 26, 2011 at 3:00PM at Cross Keys United Methodist Church with the Reverend Lee Bennett officiating. Burial will be private. The family may be contacted at the residence and will greet friends at the church...

Nov 23, 2011

James Edward "Jimmy" Worsham, 76, of Macon, died Wednesday, November 23, 2011. Funeral services will be held at 11:00AM Saturday, November 26, 2011 at Northridge Baptist Church with the Reverend Bob Hamilton, the Reverend Bob Powell, and Sheriff Darren Mitchum officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery (North gate). The family will greet friends Friday night from 5:00PM to...

Nov 21, 2011

A Memorial Service for Alvin Mendel Koplin will be held at 12:00 noon on Friday, December 16, 2011 at Temple Beth Israel, 892 Cherry Street, Macon. Alvin Mendel Koplin passed away on November 21, 2011 at Carlyle Place after a brief illness. He was 93 years old and was predeceased by his wife of 67 years, Nora Coolik Koplin...

Nov 20, 2011

Lawrence Alphens Fortney, Sr. died Sunday, November 20, 2011. Funeral services will be at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, November 22, 2011, at Hart's Mortuary at the Cupola, 6324 Peake Road. Dr. William Hurdle and the Reverend Tommy Mason will officiate. Burial will be a private ceremony in Morgantown, West Virginia. The family will greet friends following the service. Donations...

Nov 19, 2011

Marguerite Baxter Matthews, the former Marguerite Gunn Baxter, was born in Macon, Georgia on June 10, 1928 and died in Macon, Georgia at Pine Pointe Hospice on November 19, 2011. Funeral services will be at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, November 23, 2011 at Vineville United Methodist Church, Dr. Marcus Tripp officiating. Burial will be private at Riverside Cemetery. The...

Nov 19, 2011

Dorothea Virginia Bragg, 75, of Macon, Georgia passed away Saturday, November 19, 2011. Funeral services will be private. A visitation will be held Monday, November 21, 2011 from 3p.m. to 5 p.m. in the funeral home. Born in Gloverville, New York, She was the widow of Franklin Lee Bragg. She was a veteran serving in the U.S. Air Force....

Nov 12, 2011

Norcross, GA - Jeanie Swan, 71, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Saturday, November 12, 2011. Jeanie was born and grew up in Evanston, Illinois. She later moved to Hereford, Texas and then to Altamonte Springs, Florida, before finally settling in Norcross, Georgia. Jeanie was the daughter of Harriet Sandberg Drever and Thomas Maxwell Drever. She is...

Nov 10, 2011

Macon-Margaret Corbin Raley, 87, died Thursday, November 10, 2011. Funeral services will be at 11:00AM on Tuesday, November 15, 2011, at Christ Church with the Reverend Harriette Simmons officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Heart of Georgia, Humane Society, PO Box 7554, Macon, GA 31209 or Christ Church,...

Nov 10, 2011

Ruth Elizabeth Bernhardt George passed away Thursday, November 10, 2011. Ruth was born in North Bay, Ontario, Canada on October 2, 1917 to Edward G. and Mary Ann Tilt. She is predeceased by her first husband, G. Robert Bernhardt; brother, Francis Gorman Tilt and second husband, William Mose George.

Ruth lived in Atlanta for 25 years where...

Nov 9, 2011

Macon- B. Hugh Molton passed away Wednesday, November 9, 2011. Funeral services will be private. The family will greet friends from 3 until 5 PM on Saturday, November 19, 2011 at Hart's on Cherry Street. Mr. Molton was preceded in death by his wife, Peggy M. Molton. He was employed by Orkin Pest Control for over 20 years. He...

Nov 9, 2011

Macon-Mary Frances Friis, 81, passed peacefully, November 09, 2011. A memorial service will be held at 4:00PM on Saturday, November 12, 2011 at Hart's at the Cupola, 6324 Peake Road. A reception will follow. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hospice of Central Georgia, 6261 Peake Road, Macon, GA 31210.

Mrs. Friis was the...

Nov 6, 2011

Macon- Harold F. Hampton, 63, of 685 Will Scarlet Way, died Sunday, November 6, 2011. Memorial services will be held on Thursday, November 10, 2011 at 11:00AM in the Chapel of Hart's Mortuary, Cherry Street, with the Reverend Marc Foster officiating. Burial will be private. The family may be contacted at the residence and will greet friends at Hart's...

Nov 3, 2011

Macon- Maynard McL Barlow, 83, of 8436 Georgia Highway 57, died Thursday, November 3, 2011. Services will be held on Sunday, November 6, 2011 at 3:00PM at New Haven Baptist Church with the Reverends Sam Loyd and Gabby Loyd officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family may be contacted at 7862 Hammock Road and will greet...

Nov 2, 2011

Macon-Jean Yeaman Ventimiglia died Wednesday, November 2, 2011. Funeral services will be at 2:00PM in Mt. View Cemetery on Saturday, November 5, 2011 in Danville, Virginia with the Reverend Bob Yeaman officiating. The family may be contacted at 1432 Lake Valley Road. Mrs. Ventimiglia was retired from Brown and Williamson after 28 years of service. Survivors include her sons,...

Oct 31, 2011

Macon- Leonard "Bubba" Kitchens, 76, of 4508 Donnan Road, died Monday, October 31, 2011. Services will be held on Thursday, November 3, 2011 at 2:00PM at Swift Creek United Methodist Church with the Reverend Leland Collins officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will greet friends on Wednesday from 6:00PM until 8:00PM at Hart's Mortuary, Cherry...

Oct 31, 2011

Macon-Donna Jean Ethridge, 67, died Monday, October 31, 2011. Services will be at 3:00PM on Saturday, November 5, 2011 at Hart's Mortuary at the Cupola with Dr. Mark Hudgins officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior at the Cupola, 6324 Peake Road. Family may be reached at the residence of William Ethridge, III, 40 Lancaster Court, Juliette, Georgia 31046....

Oct 30, 2011

Macon- Deborah Susan Yaughn, of 3217 Ocmulgee East Blvd, died Sunday, October 30, 2011. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, November 2, 2011, at 2:00 P.M. at Riverside Cemetery. Pastor Leland Collins will officiate. The family can be contacted at the residence. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations be made to Swift Creek United Methodist Church....

Oct 29, 2011

Macon- Former Bibb County Sheriff Raymond "Ray" Lawrence Wilkes, Sr., passed away Saturday, October 29, 2011. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, November 1, 2011, at 10:00AM, in the Ingleside Baptist Church Worship Center with Doctors Tim McCoy, Mark Hudgins and Laudis H. Lanford officiating. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery. Visitation will be held Monday, October 31, 2011,...