Obituaries

Jan 7, 2023

Claude Cason Burns Buzzell, passed away January 7, 2023. She was the daughter of Sidney Lanier Burns and Loulie Cason Forester. She was born October 31,1929 in Knoxville, Tennessee. She moved to Macon, Georgia as a young child. A graduate of A. L. Miller High School she attended Wesleyan College where she majored in history of art. In 1950...

Jan 6, 2023

Ricky died Friday, January 6th at his home. A Service of Witness to the Resurrection will be Thursday, January 12th at 11 A.M. at Northminster Presbyterian Church with a reception to follow in the fellowship hall. The Reverend Doctor Ralph Hawkins will officiate. Burial will be private.

Ricky, the son of the late Raymond C. Smith, Sr....

Jan 5, 2023

Rosalyn Harrison Newberry, 85, of Macon, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, January 5, 2023.  A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 10, 2023, at Hart’s at the Cupola, with Dr. Jimmy Asbell officiating. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service.  Burial will follow the service at Macon Memorial Park Cemetery....

Jan 4, 2023

Martha Wilder Kearbey, 72, of Macon, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, January 4, 2023.  A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM on Monday, January 9, 2023, at Monroe Memorial Gardens, Forsyth, Georgia.  Family will greet family and friends on Monday, January 9, 2023, from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM at the Hart’s Mortuary Chapel, 765 Cherry Street,...

Jan 3, 2023

Wallace Landal Mitchell, 78, passed away January 3, 2023, at Atrium Health Navicent in Macon, Ga. His Celebration of Life Service will be held at 2pm on Saturday, January 21, 2023, at Ingleside Baptist Church with Dr. Mark Hudgins, Rev. Dan Darden and Rev. Joe McDaniel Officiating. Visitation will be Friday, January 20, 2023, from 5 - 7pm, at...

Jan 3, 2023

Seldom has God given so much to many people through one woman. Our Heavenly Father saw fit to reward Jackie with her wings on January 3, 2023. Her passing reminds us that death is sure, but life is uncertain. She was born in Dublin, GA to Mint and Albert Long and grew up surrounded by her large family of...

Jan 3, 2023

Raymond Ballard, 83, of Macon, GA, passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2023.  Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, January 6, 2023, in the chapel at Ingleside Baptist Church.  The family will greet friends Thursday, January 5, 2023, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Hart’s at the Cupola.  Burial will follow the service at Macon Memorial...

Jan 2, 2023

Allen Wayne Jones, 77, of Bolingbroke, GA, passed away Monday, January 2, 2023. A memorial service will be held at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 6, 2023, at Hart’s at the Cupola. The family will greet friends following the service.

Allen graduated from Reddick High School in Ocala, Florida in 1963, where he played basketball and played...

Jan 2, 2023

Floyd Lynn Copeland, 93, of Macon, passed away on Monday, January 2, 2023.  A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 5, 2023, in the Chapel at Ingleside Baptist Church, with Dr. Mark Hudgins officiating.  The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service in the Fellowship Hall.  Burial will be private at...

Jan 1, 2023

Betty “Marie” Fountain Bledsoe, 61, of Lizella, GA, passed away, Sunday, January 1, 2023.  Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 7, 2023, at Lighthouse Community Church, Byron, Georgia with Pastor Ricky Tidwell officiating.  The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service.  Burial will be held at Glen Haven Memorial Gardens following the service. ...

Dec 31, 2022

Carol Sue Reeves, 70, peacefully passed away on Saturday, December 31, 2022, surrounded by her loved ones at her beloved home on Lake Sinclair. A memorial service will be held Wednesday, January 4, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. in Hart's Chapel in Gray, Georgia.  A private, family burial will follow the service at Memorial Park Cemetery with Dr. Bill Hardee...

Dec 31, 2022

Dr. William John O’Shaughnessey Jr. died peacefully at the age of 92 on December 31, 2022. Dr. O’Shaughnessey was born in Buffalo, New York, the son of Doris Webb and William John O’Shaughnessey. The family moved to Macon when he was five years old. John graduated from Lanier High School and attended Emory University. He received his MD degree...

Dec 28, 2022

Michael “Jason” Mock, 49, of Macon, GA, passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2022.  Family will greet friends Saturday, December 31, 2022, from 12:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. at Hart’s Mortuary, Jones County Chapel.

Son of the late Dennis Coy Mock, Sr. and Janis Elaine Hoglen Mock, Jason loved his family, children, and grandchildren.  He loved laughing and...

Dec 26, 2022

Franklin “Frank” D. Windham, 88, of Macon, GA, passed away Monday, December 26, 2022.  Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, December 29, 2022, at Hart’s at the Cupola with Dr. Mark Hudgins officiating. The family will greet friends one hour before the service. Graveside services will be private at Macon Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers,...

Dec 23, 2022

Diane Fowler Mansfield, 83, passed away Thursday, December 23, 2022.  A celebration of Life service will be held Thursday, December 29, 2022, at 11:00 am at Berean Baptist Church with Pastor Joe Bowker officiating. Burial will be in Macon Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will greet friends one hour prior to service at the church.

Mrs. Mansfield...

Dec 20, 2022

Patricia Flanders of Macon, Georgia, passed away in her sleep at the age of 77 on December 20, 2022. She joins her late husband James “Randy” Flanders, and is remembered by her two daughters Marnie Flanders and Kelly Palmer, and her grandson Kai Palmer.

Moving to Macon as a teenager from Savannah, Patty helped raise her six...

Dec 12, 2022

Sammy Lamar Spires, 77, of Macon, GA, passed away Monday, December 12, 2022.  Inurnment will be Saturday, January 7, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. at Macon Memorial Park.

Son of the late, Alexander and Louise Gilbert Spires, Sammy was born in Macon, Georgia.

In addition to his parents, Sammy was preceded in death by his siblings,...

Dec 11, 2022

Rev. David Duncan, 65, husband of Shirley Locklear Duncan, entered Heaven with a big smile on his face as he was surrounded by his wife and daughters.  Days earlier, David had been hospitalized following a heart attack from which he could not physically recover.

Born in Pickens, South Carolina, a son of the late Avery Anderson Duncan,...

Dec 11, 2022

John Edward Tucker, 88 of Macon, GA, passed away Sunday, December 11, 2022.  A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 17, 2022, at Hartley Bridge Road Church of Christ.

John was a graduate of Hahira High School, Class of ’51. John served his country in the United States Navy for 22 ½...

Dec 10, 2022

James Stanford "Stan" Thornton, 83, of Gray, GA, passed away Saturday, December 10, 2022.  A memorial service will be held Thursday, December 15, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. at Hart’s Mortuary, Jones County Chapel with the Reverend Jerry Dorriety officiating.  The family will greet friends before the service from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.

Son of the late...