Obituaries

Jun 20, 2022

Evelyn Myrtice Tanner Love, 97, of Macon, passed away Monday, June 20, 2022.  Funeral services will be held Friday, June 24, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at the chapel of Harts Mortuary Chapel, Cherry St. with the Reverend Andy Yates officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Interment will follow the chapel service at 2:30pm...

Jun 18, 2022

Dawson “Phil” Justice, 64, of Gray, passed away Saturday, June 18, 2022.  A memorial service will be held Thursday, June 23, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. at Hart’s Mortuary, Jones County Chapel with the Reverend John Haney officiating.  The family will greet friends Wednesday, June 22, 2022, from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Hart’s Jones County Chapel.  Burial will...

Jun 17, 2022

Jesse Louie “Lou” Bennett, 70, of Panama City Beach, Florida, passed Friday, June 17, 2022.  A memorial service will be held Thursday, June 30, 2022, 2:00 p.m. at New Salem Baptist Church in Gray, Georgia.

Lou was born Jan 10,1952 in Macon, Georgia to the late George and Richie Weaver Bennett.  He graduated from Lanier High School...

Jun 16, 2022

Emory Thomas (Tom) Evans, 93, a decorated 30-year U.S. Air Force veteran died peacefully on June 16, 2022, at his home by the rolling rapids of Tobesofkee Creek.

He and his late wife, Millie Evans, had four sons born on Air Force Bases (AFB) in Puerto Rico, Alabama, Florida and Missouri. Evans was very proud of his...

Jun 15, 2022

Alexia “Lexi” Marie Benton, 19, of Macon, went to rest on Wednesday, June 15, 2022. The Benton family will greet friends privately from 1-3p.m. Monday, June 20, 2022, at Hart’s Jones County Chapel with a memorial service at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at Wimbish Road Seventh-day Adventist Church, 640 Wimbish Rd. Macon, GA 31210. Elder Bobby...

Jun 15, 2022

Alexia “Lexi” Marie Benton, 19, of Macon, gained her angel wings on Wednesday, June 15, 2022.  The family will greet friends from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Monday, June 20, 2022, at Hart’s Jones County Chapel, followed by a memorial service at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, with Pastors Jordan Battani, Derrel Cone, and Gail Metcalf officiating.  ...

Jun 15, 2022

Lorena “Jean” Donahoo Glover, 79, of Gray, passed away Wednesday, June 15, 2022.  Funeral services will be held Friday, June 17, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at Elam Baptist Church with the Reverend Jimmy Corbitt officiating.  The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service.  Burial will be held at Elam Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

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Jun 14, 2022

James “Jim” Alan Hickman was surrounded by his his loving family when he passed peacefully on to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on June 14,2022 at 9:47a.m. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 17, 2022, at Mulberry Street United Methodist Church, with the Reverend Jimmy Asbell officiating.  The family will...

Jun 14, 2022

Mildred Reid Johnson, 92, of Macon, passed away on Tuesday, June 14, 2022. A celebration of her life will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 18, 2022, at Hart’s on Cherry Street.

Mildred was born on April 10, 1930, in Greensboro, North Carolina, to the late Frank Pierce Reid and Lena Bottoms Reid. At a...

Jun 10, 2022

Emmett Leon McDaniel, 79, of Macon, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Friday, June 10th, 2022.

A private memorial service will be held to honor and celebrate his life.

Leon was born in Thomaston, Georgia to the late William F. McDaniel and Dorothy Braswell McDaniel. He was also preceded in death...

Jun 10, 2022

Mitchell “Mitch” Otis Hinson, 69, of Macon, passed away Friday, June 10, 2022. Funeral services will be held at 11:00am, Tuesday, June 14, 2022, at Greenwood Baptist Church with the Reverends Kim Washburn and Ronnie Griffin officiating. Burial will be at Middle Georgia Memory Gardens. The family will greet friends on Monday, June 13, 2022, from 6:00pm – 8:00pm...

Jun 9, 2022

Destin Wayne Smith, 32, of Gray, passed away Thursday, June 9, 2022.  Visitation will be held Saturday, June 11, 2022, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Hart’s Jones County Chapel.  In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to Morris Bank, Jase and Alayna Smith College Fund, PO Box 2350, Gray, GA 31032.

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Jun 8, 2022

Ann Warlick Williams, 79, of Macon, passed away Wednesday, June 8, 2022.  Funeral services will be held Tuesday, June 14, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at Hart’s Cupola Chapel with the Reverend Cynthia Knapp officiating.  A reception will follow the service.  Burial will be held at Oak Lawn Cemetery, Fort Valley, Georgia.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be...

Jun 7, 2022

Barbara Ann McKenzie McGuire, 82, of Macon, Georgia, passed away on June 7, 2022. A celebration of life will be held from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 15, 2022, at Hart's Mortuary at the Cupola.

Barbara was born in Decatur, Illinois to the late Herman and Hazel McKenzie on December 7, 1939. She graduated...

Jun 7, 2022

Barbara Ann McKenzie McGuire, 82, of Macon, Georgia, passed away on June 7, 2022.  Barbara was born in Decatur, Illinois to the late Herman and Hazel McKenzie on December 7, 1939.  She graduated from Decatur High School, and, following graduation, her family moved to Macon.  Barbara worked at Warner Robins AFB, starting as a clerk-typist, and finishing her thirty-plus...

Jun 5, 2022

Robert Albert Anderson Friis was called home to his lord and savior on June 5, 2022. He passed peacefully at his home with loving family by his side.  A memorial service will be held at 3:00p.m., Saturday, June 25, 2022, at Hart’s at the Cupola, 6324 Peake Road. A reception will follow the service at the Cupola for family...

Jun 1, 2022

Harriet Roberts Jones Madison, 88, of Gray, GA passed away Wednesday, June 1, 2022, after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer.  The family will greet friends Sunday, June 5, 2022, from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at Hart’s Mortuary, Jones County Chapel.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, 1500 Rosecrans Avenue,...

May 31, 2022

Johnny Wayne Todd, 78, of Gray, GA, passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2022.  Funeral services will be held Friday, June 3, 2022, at 3:00 p.m. at Hart’s Mortuary, Jones County Chapel with the Reverend Timothy Peavy and the Reverend Lisa Johnson officiating.  The family will greet friends Thursday, June 2, 2022, from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Hart’s...

May 30, 2022

Dr. Berry Whitworth Moore, 86, of Gray, passed away Monday, May 30, 2022. The family will greet friends Thursday, June 2, 2022, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Gray United Methodist Church. A graveside service will be held Friday, June 3, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. at Highview Cemetery, Gray, GA. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be...

May 29, 2022

William Thomas Yearty of Indian Harbour Beach, Florida passed away May 29, 2022.

Tom was born March 11, 1934, in Macon, Georgia to Emmett Franklin and Minnie Boyd Yearty.   A graduate of Lanier High School in Macon, Georgia and Georgia Tech, Tom married Juliette Anderson in 1957.  He earned his master’s in Contract Management at FIT.