Obituaries

Oct 25, 2020

Thomas Pearman, Sr., 83, of Forsyth passed away Sunday, October 25, 2020. Graveside services will be Wednesday, October 28, 2020, at 11:00 AM at Macon Memorial Park with Reverend Robby Kerr officiating.  In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Heartland Hospice of Macon, 200 Northside Crossing, Macon, GA 31210. His body will lie in state from 12:00...

Oct 23, 2020

George E. Brewer, 87, of Jones County, died Friday, October 23, 2020.  Graveside services will be held at 11:00 am, Monday, October 26, 2020 at Elam Memorial Gardens with Pastor Roger Browher officiating.  In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Affinis Hospice, 110 Stone Brook Drive, Gray, GA 31032 or Calvary Baptist Church, P . O ....

Oct 20, 2020

Jimmy Shumans Ballard, 49, of Lizella, died Tuesday, October 20, 2020.  Funeral services will be held at Northway Church, Friday, October 23, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. with Dr. Lane Collins officiating.  The family will greet friends at Hart’s at the Cupola, Thursday October 22, 2020 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.   A graveside service will follow the service at...

Oct 20, 2020

Shirley Rice, 75, of Hoschton, Georgia passed away Tuesday, October 20, 2020. Graveside services will be Friday, October 23, 2020 at 11:00 AM at Glen Haven Cemetery with Pastor Craig Walden officiating. Flowers will be accepted.

Shirley was born in Macon, GA and graduated from McEvoy High School in the Class of 1962.  She was retired from...

Oct 18, 2020

Louise Virginia Simmons Pettis, 88, of Macon, passed away Sunday, October 18, 2020.  A graveside service will be held Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at Macon Memorial Park Cemetery with the Reverend Danny Gay officiating.

Daughter of the late William Henry and Mattie Lee Smith Simmons, Louise was born in Dry Branch, Georgia. She graduated...

Oct 15, 2020

Helen Lumpkin, 95, of Macon passed away Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, at Navicent Health in Macon. A private family only graveside services will be held on Monday October 19, 2020 in Macon Memorial Park Cemetery with Dr. Mark Hudgins officiating.

Helen was born in Gray Georgia to Homer and Evelyn Roberts of Gray who preceded her in...

Oct 15, 2020

Benjamin Thamar "Sonny" Oxley, Jr., 90, a life-long resident of Macon, passed away Thursday, October 15, 2020.  Graveside services with social distancing and masks will be held 11:00AM Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at Macon Memorial Park with Dr. Jimmy Asbell, Jr. and the Reverend Teresa Edwards officiating.  Memorial contributions may be made to Forest Hills UMC, 217 Forest Hill...

Oct 13, 2020

Nancy Hudson Roberts, 95, of Macon, died Tuesday, October 13, 2020.  Interment will be at Western Reserve Memorial Gardens in Chesterland, Ohio.

Daughter of the late William S. and Dorothy Cathan Hudson, Mrs. Roberts was born in Painesville, Ohio.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Glenn E. “Robi” Roberts, first husband of 43 years, John...

Oct 13, 2020

Connie Lee Newhouse Mize, 58, of Gray, Georgia passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2020. A memorial service will be Saturday, October 17, 2020 at 11:00 AM at Hart’s Mortuary, Jones County Chapel with Dr. Ron McClung officiating.

Connie was born August 30, 1962 in West Virginia to Lewis and Yvonne Newhouse. She is survived by her loving...

Oct 11, 2020

Robert Brandon O’Nan, 45, passed away Sunday, October 11, 2020 at Navicent Medical Center, Macon.  Survived by his father, Bernard Stephen O’Nan Jr. (Lynette) of Macon; brother, Pat O’Nan (Tami) of Marietta, Georgia; nephew Thomas; niece, Addie; stepfather, Michael Joseph Collins of Macon; sister, Dana (David) Dougherty of Pittsview, Alabama; sister, Elizabeth (Josh) LeMaster of Lizella; nieces, Hartley DeVane...

Oct 8, 2020

Aubrey Gordon Adams, age 72, passed away peacefully on Oct 8, 2020 at his home in Gray, Georgia.

He was born on February 17, 1948 in Roanoke, Virginia and graduated from Franklin County High School and Ferrum College.  He was a resident of Marietta, Georgia for forty-five years and was the owner and operator of Gordon Adams...

Oct 6, 2020

Diane Godfrey, 64, of Lavonia passed away Tuesday, October 6, 2020.  A memorial service will be held in Bradley, Georgia, Saturday, October 10, 2020 at 2:00PM at Bradley Baptist Church, with the Reverend Steve Johnson officiating.  The service will be held outdoors in front of the main sanctuary.

A second memorial service will be held in Lavonia,...

Oct 6, 2020

J. Melvin (Pop) Comer, 85, of Gray passed away Tuesday, October 6, 2020. A graveside service will be Thursday, October 8, 2020 at 2:00 PM at Mt. Pleasant Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will greet friends thirty minutes prior at the graveside. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery Fund, 129 Gladys...

Oct 5, 2020

Jamie Bryant, 55, of Macon passed away Monday, October 5, 2020. Memorial services will be held at 3:00pm Sunday, October 18, 2020 at the chapel of Hart's at the Cupola. The family will greet friends following the service.

Jamie was born December 1, 1964 to Danny Bryant and Lynda Jane Thompson. He is survived by his wife,...

Oct 5, 2020

John A. Durbin, 75, from Macon, Georgia passed away on October 5, 2020. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, October 8, 2020 at 1:00 PM at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 830 Poplar Street, Macon GA. Fr. Scott Winchel will be officiating. A rosary will be held on Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at 5:00 PM at Hart’s Mortuary, 765...

Oct 2, 2020

Wilma Flynt Parrish, 86, of Macon, died Friday, October 2, 2020. A graveside service will be held Monday, October 5, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at Riverside Cemetery with the Reverends Chip Miller and Hunter Stevenson officiating.  The family will greet friends following the service.

Wilma was born in Forsyth County, North Carolina on September 4, 1934 to...

Sep 30, 2020

Frances Ann Sires, 92, of Macon passed away, Wednesday, September 30, 2020. Funeral services will be Monday, October 5, 2020 at 2:00 PM in the Chapel at Hart’s at the Cupola with the Reverend Joe McDaniel officiating.

Ann was born July 16, 1928 to the late Fred Smith and Alma Blackwell Smith. She is survived by one...

Sep 29, 2020

Robert Eugene (Gene) Wood, 98, passed away September 29, 2020 from complications from a fall in March and a lengthy illness.  Gene was born March 24, 1922 in Tennille, Ga., one of nine siblings.  His family later moved to Macon where Gene graduated from Lanier High School for Boys.  He met the love of his life Katherine Butler Wood...

Sep 29, 2020

Jack Peterman, Sr. 77, of Macon, died Tuesday, September 29, 2020.  A memorial service will be held Saturday, October 3, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at Hart’s Mortuary, Jones County Chapel.  The family will greet friends Friday, October 2, 2020 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Hart’s Jones County Chapel.

Son of the late William Judson and...

Sep 28, 2020

Wendell P. Burton, 87, of Macon, went to be with the Lord on Monday, September 28, 2020. A memorial service will be held Saturday, October 3, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. at Hart’s Chapel of the Cupola with the Reverend Teresa Edwards officiating.  The family will greet friends following the service.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made...