Obituaries

Evelyn Meadows Steele

Evelyn Meadows Steele

Oct 23, 2021

Mrs. Evelyn Meadows Steele, 97, of Cartersville, Georgia, passed on to her heavenly home on October 23, 2021.  She will be laid to rest at Bonaventure Cemetery in Savannah, following a graveside service on October 27, 2021 at 2:00 p.m..   A celebration of her life will be held later at Martha Bowman UMC in Macon, on Saturday, November 6,...

Margarete Roeseler Rantze

Margarete Roeseler Rantze

Oct 23, 2021

Margarete Roeseler Rantze, 101, of Macon, passed away Saturday, October 23, 2021. Graveside services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 27, 2021, at Riverside Cemetery (north gate) with the Reverend Cynthia Knapp officiating. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to All About Animals, P.O. Box 4331, Macon, GA 31208.

Daughter of the late...

Penni Bresse Fields

Penni Bresse Fields

Oct 22, 2021

Penni Bresse Fields, 64, of Gray, passed away Friday, October 22, 2021.  Services will be held at Hart's Mortuary on Cherry Street, at 1:30 PM on Monday, October 25.  Private graveside services will be held at Riverside Cemetery.

Mrs. Fields was the daughter of the late Dexter and Phyllis Rosenzweig Bresse.  She was preceded in death by...

Charles Joseph "Jody" Gorman, Iv

Charles Joseph "Jody" Gorman, Iv

Oct 21, 2021

On Thursday, October 21, 2021, Charles (Jody) Joseph Gorman IV, loving husband and father of two children, passed away at the age of 53 following a brief illness.

Jody was born in Macon, Georgia on March 7, 1968, to Charles (Butch) Joseph Gorman, III and Martha Berry Conner Gorman. He graduated from Jonesco Academy and attended Macon...

Dexter Bresse

Dexter Bresse

Oct 21, 2021

Dexter Bresse, 86, of Gray, passed away Thursday, October 21, 2021.  Services will be held at the Hart's Mortuary Jones County Chapel at 12:30 PM on Tuesday, October 26.  Interment will be private at Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Milledgeville, Georgia.

Son of the late Charles A. and Gertrud D. Ryan, Mr. Bresse was a veteran of...

Robert Leo Quintus-Bosz

Robert Leo Quintus-Bosz

Oct 20, 2021

“I didn’t just build things; I built a family”

Robert Leo Quintus-Bosz, “QB” aged 81, died on October 20, 2021, of natural causes at his home in Macon, Georgia.  He was born on August 6, 1940, in Blitar, on the island of Java in Indonesia, the son of Aksel and Marianne Quintus-Bosz. “Bob”, as his friends called ...

Linda Young Haskins

Linda Young Haskins

Oct 19, 2021

Linda Young Haskins, 79, of Macon, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, October 19, 2021.  A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 20, 2021, at Sha-arey Israel Cemetery, with Rabbi Aaron Rubinstein officiating. The service will be livestreamed on Hart’s Mortuary’s Facebook page,

Linda was raised in the small town of Hampton, South...

Violet Carden

Violet Carden

Oct 17, 2021

Violet Carden, 96, of Macon, Georgia, went to meet her precious Savior on Sunday, October 17, 2021. Funeral services will be private, with Pastor Bob Hunnicutt officiating.

Violet was the daughter of the late Lake and Ruth Rogers Glover. She was beloved by all who knew her. She was a woman of great purity of heart, character, ...

Marvin Banks Jefferson

Marvin Banks Jefferson

Oct 16, 2021

Marvin Banks Jefferson, 83, of Macon, GA, passed away Saturday, October 16, 2021.  The family will greet friends Wednesday, October 20, 2021, from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. at Hart’s Mortuary, Jones County Chapel. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758516, Topeka, Kansas 66675-8516 or a veteran’s charity of choice....

Margaret Ethridge Allman

Margaret Ethridge Allman

Oct 16, 2021

Margaret Ethridge Allman, 70, of Macon, GA, passed away Saturday, October 16, 2021, after a brief illness with cancer.  A memorial service will be held 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, October 20, 2021, at Hart’s Mortuary, Jones County Chapel.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Jones County Animal Services, 1015 Monticello Hwy, Gray, GA 31032, Camp Kudzu, ...

Ada Carrol Diehm

Ada Carrol Diehm

Oct 15, 2021

Ada Carrol Diehm (Staley), 99, from Boise, Idaho, quietly slipped into eternity October 15, 2021, and will be greatly missed by her family and friends. Carrol, was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great grandmother and friend. Her smile was contagious, and she gave it freely to all she met.

Born and raised in Idaho, she set...

Sgt. William “Bill” Gay

Sgt. William “Bill” Gay

Oct 14, 2021

Sgt. William “Bill” Gay, 46, of Macon, passed away Thursday, October 14, 2021.  A memorial service will be held Thursday, October 21, 2021, at 2:00 p.m.  Ingleside Baptist Church with Dr. Mark Hudgins officiating.  The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service in the Fellowship Hall.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to...

Janelle Thornton

Janelle Thornton

Oct 14, 2021

Janelle Thornton, 82, of Gray, passed away Thursday, October 14, 2021.  A memorial service will be held Monday, October 18, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. at Hart’s Jones County Chapel with the Reverend Jerry Dorriety officiating.  The family will greet friends following the service.

Daughter of the late Millard E. and Myrtle Waits Henderson, Janelle married Stan Thornton...

Marion Wade "Toot" Mixon

Marion Wade "Toot" Mixon

Oct 14, 2021

Marion Wade “Toot” Mixon of Macon, Georgia passed away on October 14, 2021. She was born in Macon, the daughter of the late Marion Phelps Wade and Elizabeth Rowell Wade. Mrs. Mixon attended Alexander IV Elementary School and was a graduate of A.L. Miller High School and Wesleyan College.

Mrs. Mixon was a lifelong member of Vineville...

Lawrence W.  "Doc" Drinkard

Lawrence W. "Doc" Drinkard

Oct 13, 2021

Lawrence W. “Doc” Drinkard, 81, of Macon, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, October 13, 2021. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 16, 2021 at Riverside Cemetery, with Dr. Tim Bagwell officiating.

Doc was born in Washington, Georgia, to the late Walter Drinkard and Mildred Pate Drinkard.  He proudly served his country in...

Mildred Louise (Cobb)  Hood

Mildred Louise (Cobb) Hood

Oct 12, 2021

Mildred Louise Cobb Hood, 94, passed away on October 12, 2021.  Mildred was born on October 29, 1926, to the Late Ira Matthew Cobb and Mary Jane Thompson Cobb in Macon, Georgia.  Private graveside services with family only present.

Mildred was a CNA at the Middle Georgia Hospital in Macon, Georgia for many years.  She loved people,...

Rose Lee Gaultney

Rose Lee Gaultney

Oct 12, 2021

Rose Lee Gaultney, 83, of Gray, passed away Tuesday, October 12, 2021. Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 16, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. at Real Life Church with Pastor Bo Turner and the Reverend Danny Henderson officiating.  The family will greet friends Friday, October 15, 2021, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Hart’s Mortuary, Jones County Chapel. ...

Douglas "Wayne" Dinkins

Douglas "Wayne" Dinkins

Oct 11, 2021

Douglas “Wayne” Dinkins, 62, of Milledgeville, Georgia, passed away on Monday, October 11, 2021.  Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, October 15, 2021 at Hart’s Mortuary Jones County Chapel, with the Reverend Wanda Busby officiating.   Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service.

Wayne was born to the late Horace Dinkins...

William Gerald Maier, Jr.

William Gerald Maier, Jr.

Oct 11, 2021

William Gerald Maier, Jr., 82, of Macon, Georgia, passed away on Monday, October 11, 2021.  Funeral services will be private.

William earned a Bachelor’s degree from Lawrence Technical College.  He began his career in retail at JL Hudson's as a buyer.  Throughout his life, he worked at Higbee’s in Cleveland, Ohio, Joskie's in Houston and Dallas, Texas, ...

Betty Bragg Lowe

Betty Bragg Lowe

Oct 11, 2021

Betty Bragg Lowe, 88, of Gray, passed away Monday, October 11, 2021.  Funeral services will be held Thursday, October 14, 2021, at 11:30 a.m. at Gray United Methodist Church with the Reverends John Haney and Jason Dillard officiating.  The family will greet friends one hour prior to service.  Burial will be held at Highview Cemetery.  In lieu of flowers,...