Obituaries

Feb 21, 2022

Lorene Tingle Nutt, 94, of Gray, passed away at her home Monday, February 21, 2022.  The family will greet friends Thursday, February 24, 2022, 3:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. at Hart’s Jones County Chapel.  A graveside service will be held Thursday, February 24, 2022, at 4:30 p.m. at Baldwin Memorial Gardens with Pastor Danny Lyles officiating. Daughter of the...

Feb 19, 2022

Charlotte Frazia Warren Stembridge, died February 19, 2022.  A memorial service will be held Saturday, February 26, 2022, at 11:00 am. at Forest Hills United Methodist Church located at 1217 Forest Hill Rd.  A visitation will be held at 10:00 a.m., prior to the service.  A private burial will be held at Riverside Cemetery.

Ms. Stembridge was...

Feb 18, 2022

William “Bill” Webster Lucado Jr., 64 of Juliette passed away peacefully at home on Friday, February 18th, 2022.

Son of the late William Webster and Corneille Rylander Lucado, he attended Woodberry Forest School in Virginia and Darien High School in Darien, CT. After high school he attended Wofford College in Spartanburg, SC before entering the business world...

Feb 16, 2022

Paul Leonard Strozier, Jr. 85, passed away Wednesday, February 16, 2022. He was born in Macon, February 25, 1936, the son of the late Paul and Marie (Simpson) Strozier, Sr. He was a 1954 graduate of Lanier High School.

All his life Paul was known as a hard worker. He was good working with his hands. He...

Feb 15, 2022

Norma Jean Webster Sanderson was born and raised in Williamston, Michigan, on a dairy farm. There, she developed her lifelong skills and passion of cooking, sewing and gardening before heading to Michigan State University where she met her husband, Jack, through a dormitory shoe-shine charity event. They married September 8, 1956. After receiving her B.A. in Education, she and...

Feb 14, 2022

Timothy “Tim” Goodrich, 60, of Gray, passed away Monday, February 14, 2022.  Funeral services will be held Saturday, February 19, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. at Hart’s Jones County Chapel.  The family will greet friends at 12:00 p.m. until 1:00 p.m.  Burial will be held at Macon Memorial Park.  Memorial contributions may be made to Hope Lodge Jacksonville, 4583 Worrall...

Feb 14, 2022

Ronald Eugene Young, 55, of Macon, passed away on Monday, February 14, 2022.  A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, February 16, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. at Hart’s at the Cupola, with visitation one hour prior.  Interment will follow the service at Riverside Cemetery.

Ronald worked as a truck driver for Saia LTL for 23 years.   ...

Feb 13, 2022

Otis Paxton, Jr., 79, of Macon, passed away Sunday, February 13, 2022.  Funeral services will be held Saturday, February 19, 2022, at 12:00 p.m. at Faith Baptist Church with the Reverend Timothy Peavy officiating.  The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service.  Burial will be held at Glen Haven Memorial Gardens.

Son of the...

Feb 11, 2022

Sharon Kay Kinnett Hostetter, 82, of Haddock, died Friday, February 11, 2022. Funeral services will be private. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Jeanna Montgomery Cancer Support, 1609 Parker Springs Church Road, McIntyre, GA 31054.

Sharon was born in Indianapolis, Indiana to the late Logan Grant Kinnett and Bessie Moore Kinnett. She played basketball...

Feb 11, 2022

Betty Moose Broome, 87, died February 11, 2022, at Zebulon Park Health and Rehabilitation Center in Macon, Georgia, where she had been since late December after a fall resulting in a broken hip.

Betty was born in Cabarrus County, North Carolina on November 1, 1934, where she resided for most of her life. She moved to Macon...

Feb 9, 2022

William Pinckney Simmons, Jr., 82, of Macon, passed away on Wednesday, February 9, 2022.  A graveside service will be held on Saturday, February 12, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at Riverside Cemetery, with the Reverend Ben Wells officiating.  The family will greet friends from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, February 11, 2022, at Hart’s at the Cupola.

Feb 9, 2022

Joyce Cooper Leonard, 88, died February 9, 2022, at The Cottages on Wesleyan in Macon, Georgia. An intimate graveside service will be held on Friday, February 11, 2022, at 1:00p.m. at Macon Memorial Park, located at 4101 Mercer University Drive. A Celebration of Life will be held at Tabernacle Baptist Church, at a future date to be announced. She...

Feb 8, 2022

Sara Martha Drake, 81, of Macon, entered her heavenly home on Tuesday, February 8, 2022. Graveside services will be held on Saturday, February 12, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. at  Middle Georgia Memory Gardens, 3225 Joycliff Road in Macon.

A native of Adrian, Georgia, she spent her childhood years in Gulfport, Mississippi. Later her family moved back to...

Feb 8, 2022

Marion Harper “Brother” Liles, Jr., 87, of Macon, passed away on Tuesday, February 8, 2022. A funeral service will be held on Friday, February 11, 2022, at 11:30a.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, with the Reverend Bryan Hinson officiating. Interment will follow the service at Riverside Cemetery.  The family will greet friends on Thursday, February 10, 2022, from 5:00...

Feb 8, 2022

Harriett Sheffield Buckey, 74, of Gray, passed away Tuesday, February 8, 2022.  Funeral services will be held Thursday, February 10, 2022, at 12:00 p.m. at Hart’s Jones County Chapel with the Reverend Steve Johnson officiating.  The family will greet friends one hour prior to service.  Private burial will be at Andersonville National Cemetery.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions...

Feb 5, 2022

Dr. Bruce Carlton Brumfield , 74, a longtime resident of Haddock, Georgia, journeyed to be with the Lord on February 5, 2022.  He was born March 1, 1947, in New Rochelle, New York, to Perry C. Brumfield and Margaret Brumfield-Rentz.  When he was in his early teens, his family moved to Jesup, Georgia.

He earned his bachelor’s...

Feb 4, 2022

Dorothy Marie Trent Wright-Wilkie, 85 died on February 4, 2022, in Macon, Georgia, surrounded by her loving family. “Dot “was born in Roanoke, Virginia on March 1, 1936. She was the daughter of Martha Irvin Trent and James Herman Trent.

Dot married her first love, Frederick Lewis Wright, with whom she raised their four children: Frederick Lewis...

Feb 4, 2022

William Frank Edwards, 88, of Macon, passed away Friday, February 4, 2022.  Funeral services will be held Tuesday, February 8, 2022, at Hart’s Mortuary Cherry Street Chapel at 2:00PM.  Burial will follow the service at Middle Georgia Memory Gardens.  The family will greet friends Monday, February 7, 2022, at Hart’s Mortuary from 6:00PM to 8:00PM.

Mr. Edwards...

Feb 3, 2022

Eugene Stetson Hatcher, 77, of Macon, died on Thursday, February 3, 2022. He was born in Kewanee, Illinois on April 6th, 1944. He graduated from Choate School in Wallingford Connecticut, Georgia Institute of Technology, and Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law.

In his early career, he worked for John Harland Company for many years. He...

Feb 2, 2022

Troy McWilliams, 26, of Gray, passed away Wednesday, February 2, 2022.  A memorial service will be held Sunday, February 6, 2022, at 3:00PM at Hart’s Jones County Chapel with the Reverend John Haney officiating. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service.

A 2015 Jones County High School graduate, Troy was proud to work...