Obituaries

Apr 26, 2023

Rita Thompson Peed, 75, of Macon, GA, passed away Wednesday, April 26, 2023.  Funeral services will be held Sunday, April 30, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. at Vineville Baptist Church, with Dr. Richard Kremer officiating.  Visitation will follow the service in the Church sanctuary.  Interment will be private at Riverside Cemetery.  Flowers will be appreciated, and memorial contributions may be...

Apr 23, 2023

Major Charles Roger Abbott (ret), 69, of Macon, GA, passed away Sunday, April 23, 2023.  A memorial service will be held Saturday, April 29, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at Hart’s Mortuary, Cupola Chapel, with the Reverend Chris Barbee officiating.  The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made...

Apr 21, 2023

Today, we said goodbye to our mom, Betty Lou Powell, 74, of Macon Georgia. She passed away peacefully at home with family by her side on Friday, April 21st, 2023.

She was born in Dublin, Georgia, on March 17th of 1949 to the late Curtis Ashley and Veneree Powell, and was preceded in death by her daughters,...

Apr 19, 2023

Ronald Joseph Gazboda, 75, Gainesville, GA, passed away Wednesday, April 19, 2023.  A funeral service will be held Saturday, April 29, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. at Hart’s Mortuary, Jones County Chapel.  The family will greet friends following the service.

Son of the late Joseph Edward and Elaine Rose Conklin Gazboda, Mr. Gazboda was a 1965 graduate of...

Apr 19, 2023

Wylie McGlamery, 79, resident of Macon, died Wednesday, April 19, 2023. A celebration of his life will be held at Ingleside Baptist Church at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, April 22, 2023, with Reverend Mark Hudgins officiating. The family will receive friends immediately thereafter in the Chapel of Ingleside Baptist Church.

Born in Greensboro, North Carolina on July 21,...

Apr 19, 2023

Ronnie Purser, 77, of Byron, GA, passed away Wednesday, April 19, 2023.  Funeral services will be held Sunday, April 23, 2023, at 3:00 p.m. at First Evangelical Church with the Reverend Richard Jelly officiating.  The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service.  Burial will be private at Forsyth City Cemetery.  Flowers are beautiful but the family...

Apr 19, 2023

William Edward “Ed” Thornton, 90, of Gray, GA, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 19, 2023.  A funeral service will be held Saturday, April 22, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. at Bradley Baptist Church with the Reverend Steve Johnson officiating.  The family will greet friends before the service from 12:30 p.m. until 2:00 p.m.  Burial will follow the service at...

Apr 18, 2023

A memorial service for Marianne Wooten Dunn who passed away April 18, 2023, will be held at Mulberry United Methodist Church on May 7, 2023, at 3:00pm with Dr. Ted Goshorn and the Reverend Payton Stone officiating.

She was preceded in death by her father John E Wooten, her mother Mary Faircloth Glenn, stepfather, Dr. John C....

Apr 16, 2023

Patricia Sawyer Gardiner, 78, of Macon, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, April 16, 2023.

Patricia was born in Baltimore, Maryland on April 14, 1945, to the late Mayhew and Edna Sawyer.

Pat attended art school at East Carolina University.  Pat served as the director of membership at Warrenton, Virginia Chamber of Commerce and served on...

Apr 14, 2023

Susie Hudson, 81, of Lizella, GA, passed away Friday, April 14, 2023. The family will greet friends Tuesday, April 18, 2023, from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Hart’s Mortuary, Jones County Chapel.  A funeral service will be held Wednesday, April 19, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at Hart’s Mortuary, Jones County Chapel with the Reverend Robbie Passmore officiating.  Burial...

Apr 11, 2023

It is with great sadness that the family of Lawrence Alfred “Alfie” Zebarth, age 81, of Macon, Georgia announces his passing April 11, 2023.  A funeral service will be held Friday, April 21, 2023, at 3:00 p.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church with Fr. John R. Johnson officiating.  Burial will be held at Rose Hill Cemetery.

Al...

Apr 11, 2023

Cash M. Stanley III, M.D., 81, of Macon, GA, passed away Tuesday, April 11, 2023.  A memorial service will be held Sunday, April 16, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. at Hart’s Mortuary, Chapel of the Cupola, with Lamar Harper officiating.  The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made...

Apr 10, 2023

Hulda C. Moseley, 81, of Macon, GA, passed away peacefully on April 10, 2023, after a courageous battle with ALS. Services will be held on Friday, April 14, 2023, at 2:00 pm at First Presbyterian Church of Macon with Rev. James. E. Shipley and Rev. John Kinser officiating. Visitation will be one hour before the service in The Gathering...

Apr 7, 2023

Howard Lee Symonds, 73, of Macon, GA, passed away Friday, April 7, 2023.  A funeral service will be held Wednesday, April 12, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. at Hart’s Mortuary, Cherry Street Chapel officiated by the Reverend Mark Childre.  The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow the service at Stone Creek Cemetery.

Apr 5, 2023

Susan K Sipe (nee Funk), 70, passed away Wednesday morning, April 5th, 2023, after a courageous battle with breast cancer. A wonderful daughter, mother, grandmother, and wife, she is survived by her mother, Marjorie Funk; husband, Jeff Sipe; son, James (Kelley); daughter, Elizabeth Hodge (Keith); sister, Janet Hodges (Jerry); grandchildren, Samantha and Matthew Sipe, Madison and Kayden Hodge; aunts,...

Apr 5, 2023

Alera Jill Elliott, 71, of Macon and formerly of Atlanta, died on April 5, 2023, two days shy of her 72nd birthday.  Jill was the daughter of the late Judge Tilman E. Self, Sr. and Mary Paul Davis Self.  She is survived by her two children, Alera Jill Simpson, of Ballground, Georgia, and Foster Davis Simpson, of Atlanta, Georgia,...

Apr 4, 2023

Maynard Wynn, 79, of Gray, GA, passed away Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Funeral services will be held Friday, April 7, 2023, at 11:00 AM at Hart’s Mortuary, Jones County Chapel. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow the service at Middle Georgia Memorial Gardens.

Son of the late Ernest Frank...

Apr 3, 2023

Lee Edward Oxley, III, 87, of Macon, GA, passed away Monday, April 3, 2023.  Funeral services will be held Thursday, April 6, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. at Mt. Zion Baptist Church with the Reverend Andy Oxford officiating.  The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service.  Burial will be held at Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery.  In...

Apr 2, 2023

Today we said goodbye to our mom, Marjorie Lynn Sleeth, 82, of Macon, Georgia, who passed away peacefully with family by her side on Sunday, April 2, 2023.  Born in Chicago, Illinois to Ralph and Dorothy Meaker, she lived in Indianapolis and then a very large part of her remaining life in Highland, Illinois before moving to Georgia.

Apr 1, 2023

William “Bill” David Hancock, 82, of Warner Robins, Georgia, passed away at home on Saturday, April 1, 2023. He was born November 24, 1940, in Macon, Georgia to John William Hancock and Virginia Witherington Hancock. He was the grandson of John and Emilu Miller Hancock of Macon and Jeptha and Lillie Belle Jessup Witherington of Dexter, Georgia.

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