Obituaries

Dec 11, 2020

Jeanne Devoe Dubay, 95, of Macon passed away Friday, November 11, 2020. She was born Jeanne Albert in Eagle Lake on November 15, 1925. She was the daughter of Thomas and Cezarie Albert. She was predeceased by her sons, Charles Devoe and Tom Devoe; three brothers and four sisters; her first husband, Gilman Devoe and second husband, Harold Dubay.  ...

Dec 9, 2020

Madelyn Mae Bowden of Gray, Georgia, passed away on December 9, 2020.  She was born on December 8, 2020 to Rodney and Blair Bowden of Gray, Georgia.  Services will be private.  Interment will be at Union Chapel Evangelistic Church Cemetery.

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Dec 9, 2020

Barbara Dixon Newby Williams, 71, of Haddock, passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2020 after a brief illness.  Funeral services will be held Friday, December 11, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at Bradley Baptist Church with the Reverend Steve Johnson officiating.  The family will greet friends Thursday, December 10, 2020 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Hart’s Mortuary, Jones County...

Dec 7, 2020

Katie Josephine Bolmgren, 31, of Gray passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2020. A Prayer Service will be Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 4:00 PM at Hart’s Jones County Chapel with the Reverend Cesar Basillica officiating. The family will greet friends at the front of the Chapel following the service. Graveside services will be held later at Greenville Memorial Gardens....

Dec 4, 2020

Freddy Lee Ware, 81, of Dry Branch, passed away on December 4, 2020. Freddy was born April 12, 1939 in Dry Branch, Georgia, the 13th child of the late Owen M. Ware Sr. and Ollie Cornelious Ware. Freddy received his education in the Twiggs County School System. He was a devoted employee of Tom’s Candy Company and Candy USA...

Dec 4, 2020

Donna Sue Payne Poff, 63, of Huntersville, North Carolina, died December 4, 2020. The funeral service will be held at 11 am Wednesday, December 9th at Mulberry Street United Methodist in Macon. The Reverend Dr. Nita M. Crump and the Reverend Dean Burris will be officiating.  The family will receive visitors at 10:00 a.m. prior to service.  Burial will...

Dec 3, 2020

Dr. Macram Marcus Ayoub, 82, of Macon, passed away on Thursday, December 3, 2020.  A graveside service will be held Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at Riverside Cemetery.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Navicent Health Foundation, 770 Hemlock St., Ste. A, Macon, GA 31201.

Dr. Ayoub was born in...

Dec 2, 2020

Kinloch F. Dunlap III, age 81 passed away on December 2, 2020.

Kinloch was born in Macon, Georgia. His parents were Kinloch F. Dunlap, Jr. and Nell Nichols Dunlap. Kinloch was married to his wife, Elizabeth (Beth) Dunlap for 63 years.

Kinloch was preceded in death by his father, Kinloch F. Dunlap Jr. and his...

Dec 2, 2020

Anne Wilcoxon Penn, 94, of Macon, died Wednesday, December 2, 2020.  A graveside service will be held Monday, December 7, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at Riverside Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to Riverside United Methodist Church, 735 Pierce Avenue, Macon, GA 31204.

Daughter of the late Hubert and Sara Wright Wilcoxon, Mrs. Penn...

Dec 1, 2020

Jessie Mae Shouse, 97, of Gray passed away December 1, 2020. A graveside service will be Monday, December 7, 2020 at 2:00 PM at Macon Memorial Park with the Reverend Steve Johnson officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to a charity of your choice.

Jessie was born December 13, 1922 in Moultrie, Georgia to...

Dec 1, 2020

Virginia "Ginger" Briley Clements, 92, of Macon, died Monday, December 1, 2020.  Graveside services will be held Friday, December 4, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. at Macon Memorial Park with Dr. Mark Hudgins officiating.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Ingleside Baptist Church, 834 Wimbish Rd., Macon, GA 31210 or donor’s favorite charity.

Daughter...

Nov 29, 2020

Emma Cohen Schwaber died Sunday evening November 29, 2020 at Abe’s Garden Memory Care in Nashville, Tennessee. She had just celebrated her 97th birthday on November 10th. A private graveside service will be held at Rose Hill Cemetery in Macon, Georgia, officiated by Rabbi Aaron Rubinstein. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Congregation Sha’arey Israel 611...

Nov 29, 2020

Jackie White, 89, of Macon, died Sunday, November 29, 2020.  Private funeral services will be held at Vineville Baptist Church with Dr. Richard Kremer officiating.  Private graveside will be held at Riverside Cemetery.  In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to First Presbyterian Day School, 5671 Calvin Drive, Macon, Georgia 31210 or Vineville Baptist Church,...

Nov 29, 2020

Michael H. Gardner, 64, of Gray, went to be with the Lord Sunday, November 29, 2020.  Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at Elam Baptist Church with the Reverend Gary Thomas officiating.  The family will greet friends Tuesday, December 1, 2020 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Hart’s Mortuary, Jones County Chapel. ...

Nov 28, 2020

Mrs. Mozell “Zell” Bolden Stephen, age 81, previously of Warner Robins, Georgia, passed away peacefully Saturday, November 28, 2020 in hospice care in Pensacola, Florida. A memorial service will be held Saturday, May 29, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at First United Methodist Church of Warner Robins with Dr. Josh Bizzell and the Reverend Ronnie Culpepper officiating.  The family will...

Nov 25, 2020

Dr. Catherine Miller DuPree, daughter of the late Carrie Lee Miller and Eric Ernest Miller, was born in Gordon, Georgia on July 14, 1920 and died peacefully in her sleep at her home at Carlyle Place in Macon the night of Nov 25, 2020. She was the mother of four children: Susan DuPree Mincey of Macon, Dr. Jean DuPree...

Nov 25, 2020

Nancy Morgan, age 29 and holding, died on Tuesday, November 25, 2020. Private funeral services at Elam Baptist Church with extended family will be held at 3:00 pm Sunday, November 29, 2020 with Reverend Gary Thomas officiating. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Sonrise Ministries, 3378 Gray Hwy, Gray, GA 31032.

Mrs. Morgan was...

Nov 21, 2020

Virginia “Jenny” Gibbs Bailey, of Macon passed away Saturday, November 21, 2020.  A funeral service will be Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at 2:00 PM at the chapel of Hart’s at the Cupola with the Reverends John Kinser and Jim Shipley officiating. Burial will be private at Riverside Cemetery. The family requests that everyone wear a mask and practice social...

Nov 21, 2020

Ruth Durden Purvis Tew, 74, of Eatonton, died Saturday, November 21, 2020.  A graveside service will be held Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. at Cedar Ridge Cemetery in Gray, Georgia with Pastor Brian Durden, her great nephew, officiating.

The daughter of the late Tolie and Cathern Lavonia Beasley Durden, Ruth was born in Soperton, Georgia. ...

Nov 19, 2020

On November 19, 2020, Edward Erwin Hilliard, age 82, passed away peacefully at his home in Macon Georgia.  Due to the growing concern of the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the family of Ed Hilliard has made the decision to postpone the Memorial Service previously scheduled for December 12, 2020 at Bowersville Baptist Church until a later date.  The...