Obituaries

Oct 26, 2021

Robert L. “Bobby” Brooks, 92, of Ivey, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, October 26, 2021.  A graveside service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, October 29, 2021 at Macon Memorial Park, with Bobby Nichols officiating.  The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service in the Macon Memorial Park Mausoleum.

Bobby spent 71...

Oct 26, 2021

Raymond L. Greene, 83, of Gray, passed away Tuesday, October 26, 2021.  Funeral services will be held Friday, October 29, 20201, at 11:00 a.m. at Haddock Baptist Church with Dr. Ron McClung and the Reverend Maxie Threatt officiating. The family will greet friends Thursday, October 28, 2021, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Hart’s Mortuary, Jones County Chapel. ...

Oct 25, 2021

Sylvia L. Davis, 79, of Gray, passed away Monday, October 25, 2021, due to a lengthy 16-year battle with Alzheimer’s.  A private graveside service will be held at Cedar Ridge Cemetery.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer’s Association, 886 Mulberry St., Macon, GA 31201.

Daughter of the late Julian and Cherry Buff...

Oct 24, 2021

Charles M. Avera, 71, of Macon, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, October 24, 2021. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 28, 2021, at First Evangelical Church, with Reverend Tim Long officiating. The family will greet friends following the service at the church.

Charles was born in Ashland, Kentucky on December 18,...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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, ...

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....

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, ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...