Obituaries

Nov 27, 2022

Carrie Louise Marlow, 94, of Gray, GA, passed away Sunday, November 27, 2022.  A funeral service will be held 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 30, 2022, at Haddock Baptist Church.  The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service.  Burial will be held at Haddock Baptist Church Cemetery.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to...

Nov 23, 2022

Tommy Abell, 69, of Macon, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, November 23, 2022, after a lengthy battle with FTD.

Son of the late Elwyn and Mary Abell, Tommy was retired as parts manager at Five Star Macon.  He was the former owner of Riverside Auto Parts and Riverside Exxon.  He loved spending time his family and their...

Nov 22, 2022

Martha Dianne Burke Showers, 70, of Macon, GA, passed away Wednesday, November 22, 2022.

Daughter of the late J. B. and Mary Frances Allen Burke, Dianne was a graduate of Jones County High School.  She had many careers during her life, including, a Teamster Union Truck Driver, real estate broker in Florida and Louisiana, and a general...

Nov 22, 2022

Carol H. Orluck, age 97, died on Tuesday, November 22, 2022, at Carlyle Place in Macon, Geogia.  She was the wife of the late George S. Orluck, with whom she shared 68 years of marriage.

She was born in Garden City, New York, the daughter of the late Ethel Lynch and Dickron Hagopian, where she lived until...

Nov 22, 2022

Kathryn “Kay” Lilley Allen, 96, of Carlyle Place, Macon, GA, passed away Tuesday, November 22, 2022.  A celebration of life will be held Thursday, December 1, 2022, at 3:00PM, at Carlyle Place, with the Reverend Ralph Hawkins officiating. A reception will follow the service. A private entombment will be held at Perry Memorial Gardens.

The daughter of...

Nov 21, 2022

Kenneth Charles Kennedy, 84, passed away on November 21, 2022. Ken was born in Macon, GA to Charles Alton Kennedy and Marjorie Green Kennedy on July 28, 1938. Upon graduation from Lanier High School, Ken joined the United States Navy on his 18th birthday and served aboard the USS Lofberg.  In June 1961, Ken married the love of his...

Nov 21, 2022

Odell “Dell” Martin Windham, 96, of Macon, GA, passed away Monday, November 21, 2022.  A funeral service will be held Sunday, November 27, 2022, at 3:00 p.m. at Gum Log Primitive Baptist Church in Kite, Georgia.  Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Mrs. Windham was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Harrison Windham, Sr.; son,...

Nov 20, 2022

Wymbreth Clements Gresham, age 90, went to be with her Lord on November 20, 2022.

Predeceased by her parents, Rev. James Lucius Clements and Thelma Kuykendall Clements; siblings Emogene Armistead, Martha Springer, and James L. Clements, Jr.; and husband Thomas Talmadge Gresham, she is survived by her son Vincent Gresham (Veronica Morrissette); daughter April Gresham Maranto (Robert);...

Nov 19, 2022

Joyclyn Folds Fox, 58, of Gray, GA, peacefully passed away Saturday, November 19, 2022. The family will greet friends Tuesday, November 22, 2022, from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Hart’s Mortuary of Jones County. A celebration of life will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 23, 2022, at Hart’s Mortuary, Jones County Chapel, with Pastor Tracie Hipps...

Nov 17, 2022

Betty Chambers Godbee, 88, of Macon, GA, passed away, Thursday, November 17, 2022.  A funeral service will be held Monday, November 21, 2022, 11:00 a.m. at Hart’s Mortuary, Jones County Chapel.  The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service.  Burial will be held at West View Cemetery, Milledgeville, Georgia.

Daughter of the late Felix...

Nov 14, 2022

Margaret "Marg" Christine (Larsen) Bloodworth, 74, of Macon, GA, passed away on November 14, 2022, at 4:00 AM due to heart failure caused by a pulmonary embolism.

Marg was born on January 13, 1948, to Einar Larsen and Beatrice (Brody) Larsen in Lansing, MI, the youngest of three siblings. She graduated from JW Sexton High School in...

Nov 14, 2022

Christopher “Chris” Keith Plunkett, 63, of Jones County, GA, passed away Monday, November 14, 2022, after a brief illness.  A funeral service will be held Sunday, November 20, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. at Hart’s Chapel at the Cupola.  A reception will be held following the service.  Burial will be private at Macon Memorial Park.

Son of the...

Nov 14, 2022

Delores “Tootsie” Marie Reid Dixon, 80, of Gray, GA, passed away Monday, November 14, 2022.  Visitation will be held Friday, November 18, 2022, from 2:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. at Hart’s Mortuary, Jones County Chapel with funeral services to follow at 3:00 p.m. Burial will follow the service at Elam Memorial Gardens, Gray, Georgia.  The family may be contacted...

Nov 13, 2022

Woodrow “W.R.” Kight, Jr., 77, of Macon, passed away on Sunday, November 13, 2022. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, November 16, 2022, at Hart’s Chapel of the Cupola, with the Reverend Joe McDaniel officiating.  The family will greet friends following the service.

Son of the late Woodrow R Kight, Sr. and...

Nov 12, 2022

Leonard Paul Jacobs, Jr., 64, of Byhalia, Mississippi, died Saturday, November 12, 2022. Graveside services will be held at 10:00am Wednesday, November 16, 2022, at William Wolff Cemetery in Rose Hill Cemetery with Rabbi Elizabeth Bahar officiating.

Mr. Jacobs was born in Macon, Georgia to the late Leonard Paul Jacobs, Sr. and Gertrude Michael Jacobs. He was...

Nov 11, 2022

Linda Stevens Burton, 86, passed away at Atrium Health Navicent Hospice in Macon, GA on November 11, 2022.

Linda was born on November 20, 1935, in Fitzgerald, GA to the late Webster Linwood and Ruby Pearl Stevens. She grew up in Willacoochee, GA, where she lived an idyllic childhood. Linda received a Nursing Diploma from the Grady...

Nov 9, 2022

Tommy Keith Smith, 57, of Macon, GA, passed away Wednesday, November 9, 2022.  The family will greet friends Sunday, November 13, 2022, at Hart’s Mortuary, Jones County Chapel from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m.

Son of the late Tommy Arthur and JoAnn Smith, Tommy was born in Metter, Georgia.  He worked as a pressman for Sphinx, Inc. ...

Nov 8, 2022

Patsy "P.J." Bennett, 66, of Macon, GA, passed away Tuesday, November 8, 2022.  Family will greet friends from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm, Sunday, December 4, 2022, at Hart’s at the Cupola.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to American Heart Association, 5962 Zebulon Road, PMB 359, Macon, GA 31210.

Daughter of the late...

Nov 7, 2022

Robert Michael Ousley, beloved husband and devoted Mason, passed away from the world Monday, November 7, 2022, at the age of 74 in Macon, Georgia.

He was a devoted husband to Karen Yarbrough Ousley; dearest father to Matthew Ousley (Katie); grandfather to Caroline; brother to Becky McNeely (Alan); and uncle to Megan Talbot (Joey), Jessica Morrison (Josh)...

Nov 6, 2022

Reverend George King, 93, of Macon, GA, passed away Sunday, November 6, 2022.  A memorial service will be held Saturday, November 12, 2022, 3:00 p.m. at Wesley Glen Ministries Chapel with the Reverend John Irwin officiating.  A reception will follow the service in the chapel.  Inurnment will be private at Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Georgia.  In lieu of...