Obituaries

Mar 7, 2022

Bryant Oxley, 51, of Macon, passed away on Monday, March 7, 2022.  A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 12, 2022, at Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, with the Reverend Andy Oxford officiating. The family will greet friends following the service in the Church sanctuary.

Bryant was born in Macon, Georgia on...

Mar 5, 2022

Vera Lisa Tribble Etheridge, 60, of Gray, passed away Saturday, March 5, 2022.  Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 10, 2022, at 12:00 p.m. at Plentitude Baptist Church with the Reverends Tommy Freeman and Danny Mundy officiating.  The family will greet friends one hour prior.  Burial will be held at Gordon Family Cemetery in Gray, Georgia following the...

Mar 5, 2022

Benjamin Beckum, of Jones County, passed away Saturday, March 5, 2022.  Funeral services will be held Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at 11:00 AM at Antioch Baptist Church in Dry Branch with the Reverend Marty Watson officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will greet friends Monday, March 7, 2022, from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM, at...

Mar 4, 2022

Robert Grice Dennard, 94, of Macon, passed away on Friday, March 4, 2022.  A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 19, 2022, at Hart’s Mortuary at the Cupola.  The family will receive friends at the Taylor residence following the service. A private Inurnment will be held at Ebenezer United Methodist Church Cemetery.

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Mar 3, 2022

Mavis Sparks Karr, age 98, passed away March 3, 2022, at Langdale Hospice House in Valdosta, GA.   A graveside service will be held at Riverside Cemetery in Macon, GA, Saturday, March 19, 2022, at 1:00 PM. The Reverend Jeff May of Valdosta will officiate.  In lieu of flowers, please contribute to your local hospice.

Mrs. Karr was...

Mar 3, 2022

Margaret Simmons Padgett, 84, of Dublin, GA, passed away Thursday, March 3, 2022. A memorial service will be held Monday, March 7, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. at Hart’s Mortuary on Cherry Street. The family will receive friends an hour prior to the service. Rev. Steve Hardeman will officiate.

Mrs. Padgett was preceded in death by her husband...

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...