Obituaries
Clark Howell Sauls, Jr.
Jul 12, 2024
Mr. Clark Howell Sauls, Jr., 88, of Gray, passed away Friday, July 12, 2024. Memorial services will be held at First Baptist Church of Gray, Monday, July 15, 2024 at 11:00AM, with the Reverend Randy Darnell officiating. The family will greet friends at the church immediately following the service. Burial will be private at Highview Cemetery. In lieu of...
Mary Buford Standard
Jul 10, 2024
Mary “Shug” Buford Standard, a lifetime resident of Bibb County, died July 10, 2024. She was the widow of the late Tom Standard and was preceded in death by her daughter, Mary Jo Yarbrough; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Buford; her sister Josephine Buford Harper; and her brothers, Hogan, Floyd, John, and Billy Buford.
Mrs. Standard...
Linda Harrison Spires
Jul 9, 2024
Mrs. Linda Spires, 71, of Macon, passed away Tuesday, July 9, 2024. A memorial service will be at Hart’s Mortuary Cherry Street Chapel, Saturday, July 13, 2024, at 2pm with the Reverend Robbie Passmore officiating. The family will greet friends and family one hour prior to the service.
Born in Macon, Linda was a 1970 graduate of...
John Satterfield Mccord, Jr.
Jul 9, 2024
John Satterfield McCord, Jr., 76, of Macon, Georgia, passed away Tuesday, July 9, 2024. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 20, 2024, in the Chapel of Hart’s at the Cupola, with Reverend Harriette Simmons officiating. The family will greet friends following the service. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to...
Robbie Ann Powell (Beck)
Jul 9, 2024
Robbie Ann Powell (Beck), 85, of Macon passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 9, 2024. There will be a private burial on Saturday, July 13, 2024, for the family at Macon Memorial at 10:30 AM. Friends and family are invited to gather for a life celebration service at Safe Harbor Church at 12 pm with visitation to follow. Pastor...
Dr. Richard Calvin Mims, Jr.
Jul 8, 2024
Doctor Richard Calvin Mims, Jr. MD, 64 of Macon, Georgia, passed away Monday, July 8, 2024. A memorial service will be held at 5:00PM on Thursday, July 18, 2024, at First Evangelical Church in Macon, Georgia with Pastor Tim Long. The family will hold a visitation preceding the ceremony at 4:15PM.
Dr. Richard Mims was born August...
Mabel Justice Roberts
Jul 7, 2024
Mabel Justice Roberts, 95, of Juliette, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, July 7, 2024. Funeral services will be held on Monday, July 15, 2024, at 11:00 AM, in the Chapel of Hart’s at the Cupola, with Pastor Baxter Hurley officiating. The family will greet friends for a time of visitation one hour before the service. Burial will follow the...
Ernest Franklin “Jim” Bragg, Jr.
Jul 7, 2024
Ernest Franklin “Jim” Bragg, Jr., 81, of Macon, passed away on July 7, 2024, at Pine Pointe surrounded by his family. Graveside services will be held at 12:30 pm, Sunday, July 28, 2024, at Macon Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to Bragg Jam, Inc., braggjam.org .
Son of the late Ernest and Richie...
Mark Wilson Phillips
Jul 6, 2024
Mark Wilson Phillips, 65, of Forsyth, Georgia, passed away Saturday, July 6, 2024. Funeral services were private.
Son of the late George Lee Phillips, Sr. and Margaret Lee Atchley Phillips, Mark was born in Macon, Georgia on March 24, 1959. Mark's early life was marked by a notable achievement; at the tender age of 14, he proudly...
Bobby Joe Cramer
Jul 6, 2024
Bobby Joe Cramer, 91, of Macon, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, July 6, 2024. The family will greet friends from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 9, 2024, at Hart’s at the Cupola. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, in the Chapel of Hart’s at the Cupola. Burial will follow...
Maxine Word
Jul 6, 2024
Maxine Word, 89, of Crawford County, Georgia, passed away Saturday, July 6, 2024. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 9, 2024, at Macon Memorial Park Cemetery.
Daughter of the late, James Charlie “J.C.” Nicholson and Lillian Lee Selph Nicholson, Maxine was born in Empire, Georgia, on March 6, 1935. Maxine dedicated...
Ardythe Ann Keys-Simmons
Jul 4, 2024
Ardythe Ann Keys-Simmons, 86, of Macon, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, July 4, 2024. Ardythe was born on October 19, 1937, in Omaha, Nebraska, to the late John Jacob and Elsie Zolck. She was a proud veteran of the United States Navy and a former member of the Eastern Star. She is survived by her son, Wayne Keys (Arlie);...
Carole Yvonne Whitehead
Jul 3, 2024
Ms. Carole Yvonne Whitehead, 81, of Twiggs County, passed away Wednesday, July 3, 2024. Funeral services will be at Hart’s Mortuary Cherry Street Chapel, Thursday, July 18, 2024, at 5:00PM, with the Reverend Wesley Bridgers officiating. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service. Burial at Middle Georgia Memory Gardens will be private.
Born...
Thomas "Jerry" Jerome Cogswell
Jul 1, 2024
Thomas Jerome Cogswell (“Jerry”) passed away after a struggle with cancer on July 1, 2024. The son of Harry Jerome Cogswell and Ruth Yancey Cogswell, Jerry was born on November 23, 1936, and raised in Chicago, Illinois. He attended Chicago Latin School, Culver Academy Summer Institute, Choate School, and Brown University.
Music played a central role in...
Joanne Funderburke
Jul 1, 2024
Joanne Christine Funderburke, 87, of Macon, Georgia, passed away on Monday, July 1, 2024. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 6, 2024, at Christian Home Baptist Church, with Reverend David Clark officiating. Burial will follow the service in the church cemetery.
Daughter of the late William Thomas Martin, Sr. and Brooks...
Bruce R. Henderson
Jun 30, 2024
Bruce Ray Henderson, 61, of Macon, Georgia, passed away Sunday, June 30, 2024. A funeral mass will be held at 3:00 on Friday, July 5, 2024, at St. Joseph Catholic Church. The family will greet friends following the service at Hart’s Mortuary at the Cupola. In lieu flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Joseph Catholic Church, 830...
Hazel Comer Braun
Jun 30, 2024
Hazel Comer Braun, 84, of Macon, Georgia, passed away Sunday, June 30, 2024. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, in the Chapel of Hart’s at the Cupola, with Dr. Mark Hudgins officiating. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service. Burial will be private at Cedar Ridge Cemetery...
Carolyn Valentine Gay
Jun 29, 2024
Carolyn Valentine Gay, 82, passed away June 29, 2024. A memorial service will be held Wednesday, July 3, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. at Hart’s Mortuary, Jones County Chapel with Pastor Sam Loyd officiating. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s research Hospital, https://www.stjude.org...
Phydan Ramsey
Jun 26, 2024
Phydan Johnston Ramsey, 79, of Macon, Georgia, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 26, 2024. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 9, 2024, at Hart’s at the Cupola, with Dr. Tim Bagwell officiating. The family will greet friends at 1:00 p.m. that day, prior to the service.
Phydan was born in...
Mary Kahler Harvey Bell
Jun 26, 2024
Mary Kahler Harvey Bell, 83, of Athens passed away peacefully after a brief illness on June 26, 2024. She was born in Moultrie, Georgia on May 19, 1941, to the late John William Harvey, Sr. and Mildred Adams Harvey.
Kahler graduated from Moultrie High School in 1959 and attended Mercer University, where she was a member of...








