Obituaries

Dorothy Bartlett

Dorothy Bartlett

Sep 16, 2022

Dorothy Gwendolyn Bartlett, age 98, entered into eternal peace on Friday, September 16, 2022, at her home in Macon, GA. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, September 19. 2022, at Hart's Mortuary at the Cupola, 6324 Peake Road Macon, GA. Interment will follow at Macon Memorial Park. The family will receive friends one hour prior to...

Lois Dix Duke

Lois Dix Duke

Sep 15, 2022

Lois Dix Duke, 95, of Macon, GA, passed away Thursday, September 15, 2022.  Funeral services will be held Monday, September 19, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at Hart’s Mortuary, Cherry Street Chapel with the Reverend Chuck Beaver officiating. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery.  The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, memorial...

Grace Hawes Patterson

Grace Hawes Patterson

Sep 14, 2022

Grace Hawes Patterson, 72, of Macon, Georgia, went home to the Lord on September 14, 2022.  A memorial service will be held Saturday, September 17, 2022, 4:00 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church with the Reverends John Kinser and Elliott Everitt officiating.  The family will greet friends following the service.  Interment will be private at Christ the Redeemer Anglican Church...

Ruby Mae Windham

Ruby Mae Windham

Sep 10, 2022

Ruby Mae Windham, 94, of Macon, Georgia, was received by her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Saturday, September 10, 2022.  Funeral services will be held at 11:00AM, Wednesday, September 14, 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...

Pamela Minor Norton

Pamela Minor Norton

Sep 9, 2022

Pamela Minor Norton, age 79, died September 9, 2022. A graveside service will be held Tuesday, September 13, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. at Macon Memorial Park with the Reverend Robby Kerr officiating.  The family will greet friends Monday, September 12, 2022, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Hart’s Mortuary on Cherry Street.

She was born in...

Diane Leona Frank

Diane Leona Frank

Sep 8, 2022

Diane Leona Frank, 78, of Macon, passed away on Thursday, September 8, 2022. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 17, 2022, at Northminster Presbyterian Church, with Pastor Ralph Hawkins officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Diane’s honor to St. Jude, Middle Georgia Community Food Bank or Northminster Presbyterian...

Emmit Steven Ayers Jr.

Emmit Steven Ayers Jr.

Sep 8, 2022

Born May 29, 1981, Emmit Steven Ayers Jr. died suddenly and tragically on the morning of Thursday, September 8, 2022, at the age of 41.  A memorial service will be held Saturday, September 17, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. at Christ Church. The family will greet friends in the Great Hall following the service. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions...

Cary E. Parker

Cary E. Parker

Sep 8, 2022

Cary E. Parker, 73, of Macon, GA, passed away Thursday, September 8, 2022.  The funeral service will be held Sunday, September 11, 2022, at 4:30 p.m. at Hart’s Mortuary, Jones County Chapel with the Reverend David Dawson officiating.  The family will greet friends from 3:00 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. prior to the service.  Burial will follow the service at...

Dr. Stephen  Ashley Noller

Dr. Stephen Ashley Noller

Sep 6, 2022

Stephen Ashley Noller passed from this life peacefully, attended by loving family and friends at his home, September 6, 2022.  He valiantly fought the disease of Alzheimer’s.

He was the second son born to Henry William Noller and Kathryn Houseworth Noller of St. Louis, MO, March 19, 1949.

To say Stephen Noller led a full...

Steven Fulbright

Steven Fulbright

Sep 6, 2022

Steven Fulbright, 42, of Macon, GA, passed away Tuesday, September 6, 2022.  A memorial service will be held Saturday, September 10, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at the Anderson Conference Center, 5171 Eisenhower Pkwy, Ste D, Macon, GA 31206.  The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service.

It is impossible to convey the breadth and...

Cynthia “Cissy” Hobbs Flanagan

Cynthia “Cissy” Hobbs Flanagan

Sep 5, 2022

Cynthia “Cissy” Hobbs Flanagan, 59, of Macon, GA, passed away Monday, September 5, 2022.  A graveside service will be held Saturday, September 10, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. at Evergreen Cemetery with the Reverend Tommy Jordan officiating.  The family will greet friends Friday, September 9, 2022, from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Hart’s Mortuary on Cherry Street.  Flowers will...

Joan Blount Chance

Joan Blount Chance

Sep 3, 2022

Joan Blount Chance, 92, of Warner Robins, passed away on Saturday, September 3, 2022.  A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 8, 2022, at Glen Haven Memorial Gardens, with the Reverend Casey Matthews officiating.

Mrs. Chance was born in Twiggs County to the late Freeman Griffin Blount and Crawley Pauline Sauls Blount.  ...

William "Bill" Mckinley Tyler, Jr.

William "Bill" Mckinley Tyler, Jr.

Sep 2, 2022

William “Bill” McKinley Tyler, Jr., age 79, passed away on Friday, September 2, 2022. A memorial and graveside service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 6, 2022, at Glen Haven Memorial Gardens. The family will greet friends following the service.  In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made in Bill’s honor to the...

Aubrey Gene Miller

Aubrey Gene Miller

Aug 29, 2022

Aubrey Gene Miller, 85, of Gray, GA, passed away Monday, August 29, 2022.  A funeral service will be held Friday, September 2, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. Hart’s Mortuary at Jones County Chapel with the Reverend Andy Carter officiating.  The family will greet friends from 12:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. before the service.  Burial will follow the service at Baldwin...

Andrew “Andy” Leroy Gay

Andrew “Andy” Leroy Gay

Aug 28, 2022

Andrew Leroy “Andy” Gay, 83, of Creekside Drive, Gray, GA, passed away August 28, 2022, after an extended illness.  A memorial service will be held Saturday, September 17, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. at Hart’s Mortuary, Jones County Chapel.  The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service.  In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hospice...

Wardlow Augustus “Gus” Johnson, Jr.

Wardlow Augustus “Gus” Johnson, Jr.

Aug 28, 2022

Wardlow Augustus “Gus” Johnson, Jr., 92, of Macon, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, August 28, 2022. A memorial service will be held Sunday, September 4, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. at Alexander IV Senior Living.  Private burial will be held at Riverside Cemetery.

Born in Plains, Georgia, Gus grew up in the small rural community of Huntington outside...

William Julius "Bill" Penn, Iii

William Julius "Bill" Penn, Iii

Aug 27, 2022

William Julius Penn III (Bill) passed away peacefully on August 27, 2022, at the age of 72. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 1, 2022, at Hart’s on Cherry Street, with the Reverend Tommy Odom officiating.  The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service, and burial will follow the service...

George La Vaughn Bell

George La Vaughn Bell

Aug 27, 2022

George La Vaughn Bell, 91, of Gray, died Saturday, August 27, 2022. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, August 31, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at Hart’s Mortuary, Jones County Chapel, with the Reverend Creston Groover officiating.  Burial will follow at Glen Haven Memorial Gardens.  The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers,...

Mary "Teresa" Freeman

Mary "Teresa" Freeman

Aug 25, 2022

Mary “Teresa” Freeman, 73, of Macon, GA, passed away Thursday, August 25, 2022.

Daughter of the late Homer Pressley and Juanita Henson, Mrs. Freeman was born on June 20, 1949, in Lagrange, Georgia.  She graduated from Lagrange High School in 1967, and then continued her education at West Georgia Tech.

Mrs. Freeman worked at The...

Shasta Ann Poole

Shasta Ann Poole

Aug 25, 2022

Shasta Ann Poole, 78, of Macon, GA, passed away Thursday, August 25, 2022.

Ms. Poole loved NASCAR, shopping, and dressing up.  Ms. Poole is survived by her children, Jonathan R. Etheridge, of Macon and Toni D. Butts (David L.) of Cleveland, Tennessee; grandchildren, Joshua D. Butts (Amy) of Cleveland, Tennessee, Joshua A. Etheridge of Florida, and James...