Obituaries

Sep 2, 2022

William “Bill” McKinley Tyler, Jr., age 79, passed away on Friday, September 2, 2022. A memorial and graveside service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 6, 2022, at Glen Haven Memorial Gardens. The family will greet friends following the service.  In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made in Bill’s honor to the...

Aug 29, 2022

Aubrey Gene Miller, 85, of Gray, GA, passed away Monday, August 29, 2022.  A funeral service will be held Friday, September 2, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. Hart’s Mortuary at Jones County Chapel with the Reverend Andy Carter officiating.  The family will greet friends from 12:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. before the service.  Burial will follow the service at Baldwin...

Aug 28, 2022

Andrew Leroy “Andy” Gay, 83, of Creekside Drive, Gray, GA, passed away August 28, 2022, after an extended illness.  A memorial service will be held Saturday, September 17, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. at Hart’s Mortuary, Jones County Chapel.  The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service.  In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hospice...

Aug 28, 2022

Wardlow Augustus “Gus” Johnson, Jr., 92, of Macon, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, August 28, 2022. A memorial service will be held Sunday, September 4, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. at Alexander IV Senior Living.  Private burial will be held at Riverside Cemetery.

Born in Plains, Georgia, Gus grew up in the small rural community of Huntington outside...

Aug 27, 2022

William Julius Penn III (Bill) passed away peacefully on August 27, 2022, at the age of 72. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 1, 2022, at Hart’s on Cherry Street, with the Reverend Tommy Odom officiating.  The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service, and burial will follow the service...

Aug 27, 2022

George La Vaughn Bell, 91, of Gray, died Saturday, August 27, 2022. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, August 31, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at Hart’s Mortuary, Jones County Chapel, with the Reverend Creston Groover officiating.  Burial will follow at Glen Haven Memorial Gardens.  The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers,...

Aug 25, 2022

Mary “Teresa” Freeman, 73, of Macon, GA, passed away Thursday, August 25, 2022.

Daughter of the late Homer Pressley and Juanita Henson, Mrs. Freeman was born on June 20, 1949, in Lagrange, Georgia.  She graduated from Lagrange High School in 1967, and then continued her education at West Georgia Tech.

Mrs. Freeman worked at The...

Aug 25, 2022

Shasta Ann Poole, 78, of Macon, GA, passed away Thursday, August 25, 2022.

Ms. Poole loved NASCAR, shopping, and dressing up.  Ms. Poole is survived by her children, Jonathan R. Etheridge, of Macon and Toni D. Butts (David L.) of Cleveland, Tennessee; grandchildren, Joshua D. Butts (Amy) of Cleveland, Tennessee, Joshua A. Etheridge of Florida, and James...

Aug 24, 2022

Sallie Jean Yawn Kennedy, 83, of Macon, Georgia passed away peacefully on August 24, 2022, surrounded by her family.  Jean was born July 23, 1939, to John Preston and Maggie Mae Fuller Yawn.  She graduated from A.L. Miller High School in 1957.  She married Kenneth Charles Kennedy in June 1961, and they had two children, Jena Lynn Kennedy and...

Aug 23, 2022

Marcell Biggie Harrison was born on August 22,1920, in Pendleton, Texas, to Tom and Bell Harrison. Marcell passed away on August 23, 2022, in Macon, Georgia, at the age of 102. Marcell and his identical twin brother Odell were the last two of ten children in the family. Marcell was raised in Temple, Texas and attended Temple Junior High....

Aug 23, 2022

Carolyn Younger Gleaton, 92, of Gray, GA, passed away Monday, August 22, 2022.  A graveside service will be held Thursday, August 25, 2022, at 12:00 p.m. at Gwinnett Memorial Park, Lawrenceville, Georgia, with the Reverend Ralph Hawkins officiating.

“Don’t worry be happy”

Born Carolyn Ruth Younger on October 30th, 1929, the day before the stock...

Aug 22, 2022

Michael “Mike” Alan Angle, 66, of Macon, passed away on Monday, August 22, 2022. The family will greet friends from 2:00-3:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 28, 2022, at Hart’s at the Cupola with service immediately to follow.

Mike was born on February 10, 1956, in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania and was raised in Bainbridge, Georgia before moving to Macon...

Aug 21, 2022

Rose Mary McKelvey, 88, passed away in Athens, Georgia on Sunday, August 21st with her loving husband of 67 years, Dr. Thomas H. McKelvey, and her family by her side. A visitation will be held Friday, August 26th from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Hart’s at the Cupola in Macon, Georgia. A graveside service will be held on Saturday,...

Aug 18, 2022

Mr. Frank Wayne Taylor, of Macon, passed away Thursday, August 18, 2022. Mr. Taylor was born in Alturas, Florida on February 1, 1954, the son of the late Marvin Frank Taylor and Annie Pleasants Taylor.

He was a welder starting out in the shipyards in Mobile, Alabama. After a few years, he returned home to central Florida,...

Aug 18, 2022

Sherry Ann Blume, 54, of Macon, GA, passed away Thursday, August 18, 2022.  Funeral services will be held Thursday, August 25, 2022, at 3:00 p.m. at Hart’s Mortuary, Jones County Chapel with the Reverend Beth Holloway officiating.  The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service.  Burial will be at Cedar Ridge Cemetery.  For those so inclined,...

Aug 17, 2022

Ann Bethune Holcomb, 81, of Macon, GA, passed away Wednesday, August 17, 2022.  A memorial service will be held Saturday, August 23, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Hart’s at the Cupola with the Reverend Phil Anderson officiating.  The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service.  Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers,...

Aug 17, 2022

MACON, GA - Jerry Joy, 84, died August 17, 2022, in Macon, Georgia. Born on January 11, 1938, in Macwahoc, Maine, he was the son of Tyra and Carroll Joy. After serving in the US Navy he worked as a computer programmer and IT Manager in the banking industry, retiring from BB&T. He is survived by his better half,...

Aug 15, 2022

Dick Mathews (Richard Cary Mathews) was born February 1, 1943 to Bill (James William) and Elaine (Elaine Ledford) Mathews. His Macon grandparents were Tom (Thomas Jacob) and Ethel (Ethel Rice) Cobb; John (John Northrop) and Helen (Helen McDonald) Mathews. He grew up in Payne City and was assistant scout master for his grandfather. He was an Eagle Scout.

Aug 15, 2022

Marvin H. Moore, 73, of Macon, GA, passed away Monday, August 15, 2022.  A memorial service will be held Saturday, August 20, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at Hart’s Mortuary, Jones County Chapel with the Reverend Valeria Watkins officiating.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to American Kidney Fund, 11921 Rockville Pike, Suite 300, Rockville MD 20852...

Aug 14, 2022

Peggy C. Melvin, 85, of Macon, GA, passed away Sunday, August 14, 2022.  A funeral service will be held Thursday, August 18, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. at Hart’s Mortuary, Jones County Chapel with the Reverend Jason Dillard officiating.  The family will greet friends Wednesday, August 17, 2022, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Hart’s Jones County Chapel.  Burial...