Obituaries

Nov 6, 2009

Gordon Wilson Heath, dearly loved brother, uncle, and friend leaped into the arms of Jesus Friday, November 6, 2009. Funeral services will be held at 2:00PM Thursday, November 12, 2009 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church with a private burial in Middle Georgia Memory Gardens. Visitation; Wednesday from 6:00PM to 8:00PM at Hart's Mortuary, Cherry Street. Gordon was born February...

Nov 6, 2009

Ronald David "Ron" Jones, 50, of 197 Atkinson Rd., Byron, died Friday, November 6, 2009. Funeral services will be private. The family may be contacted at the residence. In lieu of flowers, donations would be appreciated. Ron is survived by his wife, Marcia R. Jones; two daughters, Lacey D. Jones and Heather M. Jones, all of Byron; five brothers,...

Nov 6, 2009

Carilee Nutting Deaton, 85, passed away Friday, November 6, 2009. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles P. Deaton, Sr., son, Richard R. Deaton, and brother, John B. Nutting. Survivors include her son, Charles P. Deaton, Jr. (Lynn) of Macon, and daughter in law, Elaine Deaton Mollenkopf (Charles) of Warner Robins, Ga.; Grandchildren, Charles P. Deaton III,...

Nov 4, 2009

Macon- Patricia May Solis, 80, of 128 Chadwick Drive, died Wednesday, November 4, 2009. Graveside services will be private. The family may be contacted at the residence and will greet friends on Thursday, November 5, 2009, from 4:00PM until 6:00PM at Hart's Mortuary, Cherry Street. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations be made to Georgia...

Nov 2, 2009

Warner Robins- CMSgt Robert Emerson Bickford, 79, a resident of Warner Robins since 1970 passed away on Monday, November 2, 2009. A memorial service will be held on Friday, November 6, at 11:00am at Harvest Church, on Hwy 41. There will be a reception following the service. Mr. Bickford was preceded in death by his parents, Walter and Janet...

Nov 2, 2009

Lizella, GA- Jimmie Wayne Roberson, 57, of 4483 Doris Drive, died Monday, November 2, 2009. Services will be held on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 2:00PM in the Chapel of Hart's Mortuary, Cherry Street. Burial will be private. The family may be contacted at the residence and will greet friends on Tuesday from 6:00PM until 8:00PM at the funeral...

Nov 1, 2009

Macon, GA- Thomas Richard "Buddy" Spivey, Jr., 34, died Sunday, November 1, 2009. Graveside services will be held on Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 2:00PM at Macon Memorial Park. The family may be contacted at the residence of Donna Spivey, 4120 Dorothy Avenue, and will greet friends on Wednesday from 6:00PM until 8:00PM at Hart's Mortuary, Cherry Street. Mr....

Nov 1, 2009

Arrangements are incomplete.

Nov 1, 2009

Mrs. David Barrett Redding, Sr.

The former Blanche Hall Neel, age 84, died Sunday morning, November 1st. She was the wife of the late David Barrett Redding. She was a member of old Macon families; daughter of the late Roland Hall and Evelyn Juhan Neel, granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Norris Neel and the...

Oct 27, 2009

Macon-Benny R. Waugh, Sr. died Tuesday, October 27, 2009. Funeral Services will be held at 4:00PM on Thursday, October 29, 2009 at Hart's at the Cupola, 6324 Peake Rd, with Dr. Tim Bagwell and the Reverend Jack Key officiating. Burial will be private in Riverside Cemetery. Visitation will be between 6:00-8:00PM on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at Hart's at...

Oct 23, 2009

Richard McEwen, 89 and a resident of Carlyle Place, passed away on October 23rd. He graduated from the University of Toledo and immediately joined the US Navy serving as captain of a PT boat. After duty in the southwest Pacific he served as an instructor of Celestial Navigation at the USNR Midshipman School at the University of Notre Dame....

Oct 23, 2009

Ellijay, GA- Stark Reddick Buckner, IV, died Friday, October 23, 2009. Memorial services will be held on Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 11:00AM in the Chapel of Hart's Mortuary, Cherry Street. JoAnn Evans and Mona Beavers will officiate. Born October 10, 1950, Mr. Buckner had worked in wood procurement with the Louisiana Pacific Corporation in Conroe, Texas and had...

Oct 23, 2009

Mary Jones Hammontree Juliette, Ga.- Mary Jones Hammontree, 81, formerly of Macon, passed away on October 23, 2009 at her residence. Memorial services will be held on Monday, October 26, 2009 in the chapel of Hart's Mortuary, Cherry Street, at 11:30 a.m. Reverend John Haney will officiate. Visitation with the family will follow the service at Hart's Mortuary. Mrs....

Oct 23, 2009

Ferris Harlan "Pat" Patterson, 90, of Macon, Georgia, passed away Friday, October 23, 2009 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, October 27, at 11:00 a.m. at Forest Hills United Methodist Church, preceded by interment at Riverside Cemetery. Reverend Jimmy Towson and Reverend Diane Sweckard will officiate. Visitation will be held Monday, October 26, 2009...

Oct 20, 2009

ALTHEA L. BUAFO, 48, born in London, England passed away from cancer at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 20, 2009. At the time of her death, she was surrounded by her devoted family and closest friends. Althea is survived by her loving parents, Dr. Charles K. Buafo and Shirley M. Buafo, her loving life partner, Gina Gonzalez, and her...

Oct 18, 2009

Macon- Evelyn Jean Norris, formerly of Forsyth, died Sunday, October 18, 2009. A native of Rome, Georgia, Mrs. Norris was the daughter of the late Ernest Lester Culpepper and Mary Edna Daniel Culpepper. She was the widow of Harold Norris and predeceased by son, John Lester Kennedy. After almost 50 years with the Meadors Wall accounting firm, Mrs. Norris...

Oct 18, 2009

Macon- Brigadier General Raymond Astumian, 89, of 1391 Briarcliff Road, 8B, died Sunday, October 18, 2009. Services will be held on Friday, October 23, 2009 at 11:00AM at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Burial will be in Macon Memorial Park. A Rosary will be said at Hart's Mortuary, Cherry Street, on Thursday at 6:00PM. Mr. Astumian was a member of...

Oct 17, 2009

Charlotte, NC-Louise Yates Smith, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, died Saturday, October 17, 2009. Services will be held on Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 11 AM at Hart's Mortuary and Crematory at the Cupola with the Reverend Wyatte Fraiser officiating. Burial will follow at Macon Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service time. Donations...

Oct 16, 2009

Lizella-Marie Eula Hartley Sanders, 98, died Friday, October 16, 2009, in the Cherry Blossom Health Care Center where she lived for over ten years. She made many friends and touched numerous lives with her spirit of love, joy and humor and rejoiced in living each day. Graveside services will be held at Lizella Baptist Church Cemetery at 2:00PM on...

Oct 15, 2009

Macon- Elizabeth Moore Chase, 96, of 1227 Nottingham Drive, died Thursday, October 15, 2009. Services will be held in Atlanta and will be announced at a later date. The family may be contacted at the residence. Mrs. Chase was predeceased by her husband, Charles Carroll Chase. She graduated from Erskine College and attended the University of South Carolina and...