Obituaries

Dec 10, 2008

Macon- Sallie Stripling Fountain, 98, of 345 Old Griswoldville Road, died Wednesday, December 10, 2008. Services will be held Saturday, December 13, 2008 at 11:00AM in the Chapel of Hart's Mortuary with the Reverend Ron Watson officiating. Burial will be at Henderson-Stripling Cemetery. The family may be contacted at 549 Highway 57 and will greet friends at Hart's Mortuary...

Dec 8, 2008

Macon- Lane Madison Bennett, 48, of 2545 Vineville Avenue, died Monday, December 8, 2008. Services will be held Thursday, December 11, 2008 at 3:00PM in the Chapel of Hart's Mortuary, Cherry Street, with the Reverend Tommy Martin officiating. Burial will be in Macon Memorial Park. The family may be contacted at the residence. Mr. Bennett was a member of...

Dec 8, 2008

Macon- Rayford Sam Stephens, 95, died Monday, December 8, 2008 at home with his granddaughter, Laurie Ann Aguilera. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, December 11, 2008 at 1:00PM in the Chapel of Hart's Mortuary, Cherry Street, with the Reverend Marty Pearson officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. The family may be contacted at 592 Loblolly Lane...

Dec 8, 2008

Louise Collins Orr: 96, of Macon, Georgia passed away Monday, December 8, 2008. A Funeral Mass will be held Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at 11 a.m. in St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Burial will follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery. A Rosary will be said at 6:00 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Hart's Mortuary, Cherry Street. Born in Manchester,...

Dec 5, 2008

Dr. Beverly Barksdale Sanders, 73, died early Friday morning at his home in Macon, Ga. He was born in Athens, Ga. on October 5, 1935, to Beverly Barksdale and Myrtle Hunt Sanders. Growing up in Macon, he attended Winship, Lanier and then Mercer University where he completed his undergraduate degree with a Bachelor of Science. He received his medical...

Dec 4, 2008

Macon-Bessie Maxine Wilder, 61, died Thursday, December 04, 2008. Services will be held 11:00AM Monday, December 8, 2008 at Hart's at the Cupola, 6324 Peake Road, Macon with the Reverend Mike Holt officiating. Burial will be at Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation will be held Sunday, December 7, 2008 from 4:00-6:00PM at Hart's at the Cupola. In lieu of flowers, donations...

Dec 3, 2008

Anne Bush Train died Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at her home after a short illness from cancer. A memorial service, including Holy Eucharist, will be held at St. Francis Episcopal Church at two pm on Friday, December 5, with The Rev. Sydney Caitlin Howell officiating. The family will receive friends in the Church Parish at one pm. Mrs. Train...

Dec 3, 2008

Macon-Pamela L. Mielarczyk, age 52, died Wednesday, December 3, 2008. Services will be held 11:00AM Saturday, December 6, 2008 at Hart's at the Cupola, 6324 Peake Road, Macon with the Reverend Joe McDaniel and the Reverend Gail Metcalf officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday, December 5, 2008 from 6:00-8:00PM at Hart's at...

Nov 29, 2008

Macon- Mrs. Dorothea J. "Dee" Stewart, passed away Saturday November 29, 2008. Memorial Services will be held Saturday, December 6, 2008, at 2PM, at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witness on Anthony Road. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Dorothea J. Stewart Memorial Fund, c/o Maxine Jackson, 3316 Napier Ave, Macon, GA 31204....

Nov 28, 2008

Weyman A. Roberts, 81, of Jones County, was called home Friday, November 28, 2008 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00PM Sunday, November 30, 2008 at Elam Baptist Church with the Reverends David Mosely and Gary Thomas officiating. Burial will be private. Visitation: Saturday from 4:00PM to 6:00PM. The family may be contacted at 120 Lite-N-Tie...

Nov 28, 2008

Elizabeth "Betty" Davis Lindsey, 82, passed away Friday November 28, 2008. Funeral Services will be held Monday December 1, 2008, at Mabel White Memorial Baptist Church at 11:00AM with the Reverend Thurman Collins officiating. Entombment will be private in the Macon Memorial Park VA Mausoleum next to her late husband, R.J. Lindsey, Sr. Visitation will be Sunday November 30,...

Nov 27, 2008

Douglas Lanier Gowder, of Macon, Georgia, was called to be with the Lord on Thanksgiving Day, 2008. The family will greet friends from 4:00 to 6:00 P.M., on Saturday, November 29, 2008 at Hart's Mortuary in downtown Macon. Funeral services will be held at 2:00PM at Mabel White Memorial Baptist Church on Sunday, November 30, 2008. Burial will be...

Nov 25, 2008

Warner Robins- Carolyn Margaret Elmore, 85, died Tuesday, November 25, 2008. Services will be held Saturday, November 29, 2008 at 1:00PM at St. Joseph Catholic Church with burial in Riverside Cemetery. A reception will immediately follow the graveside service at St. Joseph Catholic Church. A rosary will be said on Friday at 6:00PM at Hart's Mortuary, 765 Cherry Street,...

Nov 25, 2008

Mildred Moon Smarr, 82, of Macon, GA. passed away Tuesday, November 25, 2008. Services will be held 11:00AM Saturday, November 29, 2008 at Hart's at the Cupola, 6324 Peake Road, Macon with Pastor Monty Febuary officiating. The family will greet friends following the service. Burial will be private at Macon Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, donations may be...

Nov 23, 2008

Kathleen Grady Horne was born in Macon, Georgia, and graduated from A.L. Miller high school. She was a graduate of Wesleyan College with a degree in English literature and throughout her life remained an avid reader. For many years she was a teacher at Bellevue school in Macon. While a life-long resident of Macon, she also loved spending time...

Nov 21, 2008

Joshua "Jay" Survant Jr, a longtime resident of Macon, passed away on November 21, 2008 at the age of 75. Mr Survant, born in Louisville, Kentucky, was the son of the late Margaret Puckett Survant and the late Joshua Survant, Sr. He relocated to Macon as a result of a job transfer. He purchased the Dairy Queen on Forsyth...

Nov 20, 2008

Macon- Arthur Lewis Williams passed away from cancer on November 20, 2008 at the John Wesley Villas where he had been convalescing for some time. Arthur was born in Dawson, Georgia to Clarence H. and Alice L. Williams on May 17, 1925. He was predeceased by his wife of more than fifty years, Paula Eagleton Williams. Mr. Williams is...

Nov 20, 2008

Albert B. Gill, 55, of 623 Lokchapee Drive, died Thursday, November 20, 2008. Services will be held on Sunday, November 23, 2008 at 2:00PM at First Baptist Church. Dr. Robert Setzer will officiate. Burial will be at 4:00PM at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Cochran, GA. The family will greet friends on Saturday from 4:00PM until 6:00PM at Hart's Mortuary, Cherry...

Nov 17, 2008

Marvin C. "Sonny" Pittman, 89, died Monday, November 17, 2008. Funeral Services will be private, with the family receiving friends at Hart's Mortuary on Cherry Street on Thursday, November 20, 2008, from 11:00AM to 12:00 noon. The family may be contacted following the visitation at 4690 Oxford Road, the residence of Kelli and Hunter Squires. In lieu of flowers,...

Nov 16, 2008

Thomas H. Mahone, Jr.

Macon-Thomas Henry ("Candy Man") Mahone, Jr. passed away on November 16, 2008, at his residence, 5300 Zebulon Rd., Macon, Ga. Mr. Mahone was born in Talbotton, Ga., on September 3, 1920, the son of Thomas and "Miss Eunice" Mahone. He attended Middle Georgia College, where he was a standout third baseman on the...