Obituaries

Jun 22, 2023

David Roger Dunning, 79, of Macon, Georgia, passed away Thursday, June 22, 2023. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, June 26, 2023, at Hart’s Chapel at the Cupola.  The family will greet friends following the service at their residence.

Son of the late Lyndall Curtis Dunning and Virginia King Dunning, David was born...

Jun 21, 2023

Bonita Ball Fisher, of Macon, passed away June 21, 2023.  Funeral services will be held on Monday, June 26, 2023, at 11:00 AM, in the chapel of Hart’s Mortuary, 765 Cherry Street. The burial will be private. Family will be available to greet friends in the chapel before the service.  Register online at www.hartsmort.com.

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Jun 16, 2023

Mrs. Rita W. Haynes, 81, of Gray, Georgia, passed away on Friday, June 16, 2023.  Funeral services will be held on Monday, June 19, 2023, at 11:00AM, at Bradley Baptist Church, in Gray, with the Reverend Steve Johnson officiating.  The family will greet friends immediately following the service.  Burial at Cedar Ridge Cemetery in Gray will be private.

Jun 15, 2023

Malinda Ann Merritt Temple, age 88, died peacefully at her residence in the country on June 15th.

Born in Marietta, Georgia to the late James Andrew Merritt, Sr. and Inez Cowan Merritt, Malinda

graced this world with her rebellious spirit. A strong-willed and feisty child, for many years

Malinda kept all of East...

Jun 15, 2023

Dr. Clyde Thornsberry of Macon, Georgia passed away peacefully on June 15th, 2023. He was born on a mountainside in Knott County, Kentucky to the late Columbus and Ollie Mae Sparkman Thornsberry.  Clyde was preceded in death by his wife, Glenda Martin Thornsberry. He is survived by his children, Teresa (Richard) Philyaw, David (Kris) Thornsberry, Dr. Robert (Starling) Thornsberry;...

Jun 14, 2023

Dot Stripling, 79, of Jones County, passed away on Wednesday, June 14, 2023.  A graveside service will be held on Saturday, June 17, 2023, at 2:00 PM, at Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery, Dry Branch, Georgia.  The family will greet friends for a time of visitation on Friday, June 16, 2023, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Hart’s Mortuary,...

Jun 13, 2023

God in His infinite wisdom and mercy welcomed Dorothy C. Little, 84, into heaven. Dot left her Macon, GA home on June 13, 2023, surrounded by love from family within her home and love from neighboring friends outside her home.

Dot was born in Jeffersonville, GA on 12-16-1938 to the late John and Sara Carswell, their first...

Jun 13, 2023

Tommy Lee Pike Crumpton, 58, of Dry Branch, Georgia, passed away on June 13, 2023. The family will greet friends from 5:00p.m. to 8:00p.m. Friday, June 16, 2023, at Hart’s Mortuary on Cherry Street, followed by a funeral service at 11:00a.m. Saturday, June 17, 2023, at Stone Creek Baptist Church.  Burial will immediately follow the service in the Church...

Jun 9, 2023

John Wayne Cook died on Friday, June 9, 2023 in Williamsburg, VA, where he has lived since 2013.

He was born in Evansville, IN in 1942 and was preceded in death by his parents, John W. Cook and Mildred Cook and his son, Andrew Cook.

John graduated from Evansville College in Evansville, IN, in 1964....

Jun 8, 2023

Betty Darolene (Tennant) Stoner, 94, of Macon, GA, passed away Thursday, June 8, 2023.

Betty was born at her home in Galion, Ohio to Duane Tennant and Evelyn (Roehr) Tennant on September 22, 1928, and grew up there. Her parents divorced when she was 11 and her mother married her stepfather, Mervin Presler. She was the wife...

Jun 3, 2023

Thad Benjamin Binford, 79, of Macon, Georgia, passed away Saturday, June 3, 2023. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 10, 2023, at Hart’s Mortuary at the Cupola, with the Reverend Matt Pippin officiating.

Son of the late Julian Benjamin Binford and Anna Evelyn Johnson Haston, Thad was born in Macon, Georgia...

May 31, 2023

Michael Dennis Chitwood, affectionately known as Mike, passed away peacefully on May 31, 2023, in Macon, Georgia.   A memorial service will be held Wednesday, June 7, 2023, 1:00 p.m., at Hart’s Mortuary, Cherry Street Chapel. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to American Diabetes Association, PO Box 15829, Arlington, VA 22215.

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May 31, 2023

Carole Edwards Bennett, a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and sister, passed away peacefully on May 31, 2023, in Macon, Georgia.  A funeral service will be held Sunday, June 4, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. at Hart’s Mortuary, Cherry Street Chapel with Elder Billy Baldwin officiating.  The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service.  In lieu of flowers,...

May 22, 2023

Joseph Emmett Jackson, Sr., affectionately known as Joe, passed away peacefully on May 22, 2023, in Gray, Georgia, at the age of 86.  A graveside service will be held Friday, May 26, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at Highview Cemetery with the Reverend Scott McMillan officiating. The family will greet friends before the service from 9:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m....

May 20, 2023

Nancy Faye Jackson, 80, Gray, GA, passed away Saturday, May 20, 2023.  A funeral service will be held Tuesday, May 23, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. at Hart’s Mortuary, Jones County Chapel.  The family will greet friends from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.  Interment will follow at High View Cemetery. Reverend Scott McMillen will officiate.

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May 17, 2023

Cynthia “Cindy” Ann Arnett Mitchell passed away on May 17, 2023. Cindy grew up in the Bellevue neighborhood and graduated from Central High School in 1976. She also graduated from Mercer University with a degree in accounting. She is predeceased by her father, James Cecil Arnett; mother, Anna Faye Arnett; brother, James Michael Arnett; and her niece, Joanna Kaye...

May 14, 2023

“Teachers don’t impact for a year, but for a lifetime” -Anonymous

Dr. Larry Elowitz passed away on May 14, 2023. A graveside service will be held Wednesday, 2:00 p.m., May 17, 2023, at New Congregation Sha’areh Israel, with Rabbi Aaron Rubinstein officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to The Georgia College in Washington (GC in DC), Office...

May 12, 2023

Margaret Judy Wilson, 68, of Macon, GA, passed away at home Friday, May 12, 2023.  A memorial service will be held Saturday, May 20, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Gray with the Reverend Randy Darnell officiating.

Daughter of the late Jack Pierce and Mattie Mae Hinson Cox, Judy was loved by everyone.  She...

May 12, 2023

Edward Wilson Newberry, Jr., 85, of Macon, Georgia, passed away Friday, May 12, 2023.  A visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Thursday, May 18, 2023, at Hart’s Mortuary on Cherry Street.  Burial will be private at Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Milledgeville.

Mr. Newberry was born in Macon, Georgia to the late Edward...

May 10, 2023

Faye Marie Boyer Wiggins, 91, of Macon, GA, died peacefully on May 10, 2023, surrounded by her children.

Faye was born in Linton, Georgia on September 14, 1931. She lived most of her life in Macon where she touched many lives as a pianist, organist, piano teacher, children’s Sunday School teacher, and musician at First Baptist Church....