Obituaries

Dec 3, 2022

Sheila Marie Smith, 65, of Macon, GA, passed away Saturday, December 3, 2022. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 10, 2022, at North Macon Church of Christ.

Full of love and laughter, Sheila was quick-witted and never let the opportunity for a joke or a laugh pass her by. She loved...

Dec 2, 2022

Jennifer “Jennie” Nash Clinard of Gray, Georgia, passed peacefully on Friday, December 2, 2022. She was 70 years of age.

Jennie was born in New London, CT, the daughter of Gordon and Thelma Nash. She graduated from Fitch High School in 1970 in Groton, CT, and soon moved to Georgia, her mother’s home state.  She married her...

Dec 2, 2022

Frances Lynette McDonald Palmer, age 84 of Macon, Georgia went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday December 2, 2022.  A celebration of life will be held on Friday, December 9, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at Lizella United Methodist Church, Lizella, GA. The family will greet friends from 1:00 p.m. to service time at the church and...

Nov 30, 2022

Mrs. Wanda Bagwell, 82, of Jones County, passed away Wednesday, September 27, 2023.

Mrs. Bagwell was born in the little town of Bradley, Georgia.  She graduated from Jones County High School in 1959, where she played on the school’s 1958 State Championship Basketball team and caught the eye of her future husband, Billy Bagwell.  Billy and Wanda...

Nov 30, 2022

Reverend Dianne Hummel Sweckard, 81, of Macon, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, November 30, 2022.  The family will greet friends from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Friday, December 2, 2022, at Harts’s Mortuary on Cherry Street. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 3, 2022, at Forest Hills Church, with the Reverend Baxter...

Nov 30, 2022

Sylvia Jones Wallace, 81, of Gordon, GA, passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2022.  A funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, December 3, 2022, at Hart’s Mortuary, Jones County Chapel.  The family will greet friends at Hart’s, Friday, December 2, 2022, 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.  Burial will follow the service at Elam Memorial Gardens.

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Nov 28, 2022

Bobby Jean Posey, 83, of Gray, GA, passed away Monday, November 28, 2022.  There will be no formal service and his ashes will be scattered according to his wishes.  Condolences may be sent to 2303 Hwy 49, Gray, GA 31032.

Bobby was a man’s man.  He was rugged, spirited, and always pushing himself and others to get...

Nov 27, 2022

Gertrude “Trudy” Thomason Jones, 91, of Macon, passed away on Sunday, November 27, 2022.  A memorial service will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 10, 2022, at United Community Church, 2411 Heath Road, Macon, GA 31206.

Trudy was born in Washington, Georgia, to the late James Russell Dunn and Viola Kennedy. She attended Crandall Business...

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...