Obituaries

Mar 1, 2022

Juanita Gould Rybicki, 75, of Macon, passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2022.  A Rosary will be held at 5:00 p.m. Thursday, March 3, 2022, at Hart’s at the Cupola with visitation to follow at 6:00 p.m. in the Chapel.  A funeral mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, March 4, 2022, at St. Joseph Catholic Church with Father...

Feb 28, 2022

Julie Ann McWilliams Rowell, 52, of Macon, passed away on Monday, February 28, 2022.  A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, March 4, 2022, at Macon Memorial Park Cemetery.  The family will greet friends from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. prior to the service at Hart’s at the Cupola.

Julie graduated from Tattnall...

Feb 24, 2022

Rafael Joshua Khatmullin, passed away at the young age of 3 ½ years old, on Thursday, February 24, 2022.  Funeral services will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 2, 2022, at Hart’s at the Cupola.  The family will greet friends one hour prior.  Burial will follow the service at Byron City Cemetery. The family requests that attendees...

Feb 23, 2022

Doris “Dotty” Sparks de Blanc, 82, passed away on February 23, 2022, at her home in Macon, Georgia.  Dotty was born in Macon on July 29, 1939, to her parents Marion Garten Sparks and Doris Huff Sparks.  Seminal in her life were the 12 summers she spent at Rockbrook Camp in Brevard, NC first as a camper and then...

Feb 23, 2022

Barbara Burgess Reott, 67, of Macon, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, February 23, 2022.  Funeral services will be held Sunday, February 27, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. at Beth Yeshua International.  The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service. Burial will be for family at Glen Haven Memorial Gardens.

Barbara...

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...