Obituaries

Jun 19, 2020

Regan Hightower, 45, of Macon, passed away Friday, June 19, 2020.  A memorial service will be held Monday, June 22, 2020 at 1:00PM at Hart's at the Cupola with Dr. Mark Hudgins and the Reverend Chris Weeks officiating.  The family will greet friends following the service.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the donor’s favorite...

Jun 17, 2020

Benny Bowden, 78, of Gray, passed away Wednesday, June 17,2020.  A graveside service will be held Tuesday, June 23,2020 at 10:00 a.m. at Cedar Ridge Cemetery with the Reverend Steve Johnson officiating.  The family will greet friends Monday, June 22, 2020 from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. outside Hart’s Mortuary, Jones County Chapel.   The family welcomes flowers or memorial...

Jun 17, 2020

Alton Fowler, Jr., 78, of Macon, passed away Wednesday, June 17, 2020.  Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 20, 2020 at 2:00pm at Real Life Church with Pastor Bo Turner and Pastor Brent Chaney officiating.  The family will greet friends from 12:30pm to 2:00pm before the service.  Interment will be held at Macon Memorial Park Cemetery.  In lieu...

Jun 15, 2020

Kolton John McNeal, 21, of Gray, passed away Monday, June 15, 2020.  His loving heart and precious smile are greatly missed by his family and many friends.  Visitation will be held Friday, June 19, 2020 from 6:00PM until 8:00PM outside Hart’s Mortuary, Jones County Chapel.  A graveside service will be held Saturday, June 20,2020 at 11:00AM at Cedar Ridge...

Jun 13, 2020

Dennis Mitchell Brown, 52, of Muzella died Saturday, June 13, 2020. Memorial services will be held Saturday, June 20, 2020 at 2:00 PM, at Hart’s on Cherry Street with the Reverend Ricky Tidwell officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, 28 West 44th Street, Suite 609, New York,...

Jun 11, 2020

Cathryn Cox Emilio, 86, of Macon, passed away Thursday, June 11, 2020.  Services will be held Thursday, June 18, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. at the chapel of Hart’s Mortuary, Cherry Street.

Mrs. Emilio is preceded in death by her husband, Louis Emilio, sons, John Anthony Emilio and Michael Louis Emilio, sisters, Raynelle Lane, Glynn Martino, Geneva Woodard,...

Jun 10, 2020

Gayle Emrick Suchke, age 73, of Gray, Georgia, passed away Wednesday, June 10, 2020. Gayle lived a fulfilling life as a daughter, mother, grandmother, and friend.  She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Shannon and Gerry Bonfield, of Loganville; her daughter and son-in-law, Susan and Chris Jannakos, of Gray and her granddaughters Ally Bonfield, Claire Bonfield, Leah Jannakos,...

Jun 7, 2020

Katherine Duffy Crownover, 80 of Macon, passed peacefully at home on Sunday, June 07, 2020. A Celebration of Life will be held Sunday, June 14th at 2:00 PM at Hart’s Memorial Chapel, 765 Cherry St., Macon, GA 31201.

Katherine was born on November 9, 1939 to the late Paul Anderson Duffy (Daddy Paul) and Bobbie Lois Perry...

Jun 3, 2020

Kathryn Carstarphen Lupberger died Wednesday, June 3, 2020 in Boulder, Colorado. The funeral service will be at Saturday, June 13, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. at Hart’s Mortuary, Cherry Street Chapel.  Burial will follow at Riverside Cemetery, where the family will greet guests following the ceremony.  If you desire memorial contributions may be made to a charity of your choice....

Jun 3, 2020

Mr. Albert "Bert” Purser, 49, of Jones County, passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2020.  A memorial service will be held Saturday, June 6, 2020 at the Gazebo at Pitts Chapel UMC at 12:00PM, with Reverend John Haney and Reverend John Irwin officiating.

Mr. Purser followed his father’s legacy as a long-haul truck driver for twenty-six years. Over...

Jun 3, 2020

Mike Tarver, 64, of Gray, passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2020.  A memorial service will be held Saturday, June 6, 2020 at 6:00PM. Family will greet friends following the service.

Mike graduated from Stratford Academy in 1974 where he pitched a no-hitter in the State Championship baseball game.  He continued playing baseball while he studied at Georgia...

Jun 3, 2020

Nannie Lucille Kinsey Hill of Macon, 88, went to be with her Lord and Savior Wednesday, June 03, 2020, after a long illness.  Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 6, 2020, at 11:00AM at Hart’s Chapel of the Cupola.  A private interment will be held at the Georgia Veteran’s Cemetery in Milledgeville, Georgia.  Memorial contributions may be made...

May 30, 2020

Joann Hammock, of Gray, GA, passed away at the age of 84 on May 30, 2020. A private funeral service will be held Sunday, June 7, 2020 at Hart’s memorial Chapel in Macon.

Mrs. Hammock was born in Macon, Georgia on January 29, 1936. She was the daughter of the late Clint and Cora Greenway and grew...

May 28, 2020

Brian Todd Stokes, 53, of Byron, passed away Thursday, May 28, 2020.  A memorial service will be held Thursday, June 4, 2020 at 2:00PM at Hart’s at Cupola with Pastor John Wood officiating.

Todd was a huge University of Georgia Bulldog fan, but he also loved his local Mary Persons Bulldogs.  He was a member of Christ...

May 25, 2020

Mary Helen Collins, 93, passed quietly away May 25, 2020.  Burial will be private.

Mary Helen was born June 11, 1926 in Everett, Massachusetts. She loved to square dance and clog. As a career Navy wife, she was an expert in knitting, crocheting, and was a designer and maker of fine quilts and afghans. She was predeceased...

May 24, 2020

Jerry Lee Chandler, 66, of Gordon, Georgia peacefully passed away at home Sunday, May 24th following a brief illness. Jerry will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 48 years, Lavona and his children, Michele (Ricky) and Christy (Phillip). Jerry will also be fondly remembered by his four grandchildren Taylor, Lauren, Hunter and Chandler.

Jerry was born...

May 21, 2020

Billy Parker Kimberly, 85, of Turner Circle, went to be with the Lord Thursday, May 21, 2020. The family will greet friends from 12:00pm-1:00pm, Wednesday May 27, 2020, at Stone Creek Baptist Church. Funeral services will be held at 1:00pm-2:00pm at Stone Creek Baptist Church on the same day with interment at Middle Georgia Memory Gardens at 3:00pm. Masks ...

May 20, 2020

Robert “Bob” G. Buckey, 82, of Gray, passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2020.  He was born August 7, 1937 to the late Alfred Wirt Buckey and Frances Lucille Wardlow Buckey.  He was also predeceased by his sister, Shirley Brooks.  Services for Mr. Buckey will be private.  A visitation will be held on Sunday, May 24, 2020 from 5:00PM to...

May 20, 2020

Jane Terry Grinstead, 69, of Macon, died Wednesday, May 20, 2020.

She was born September 27, 1950 in Greenville, MS and moved to Macon in 1963 and was a member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.  She attended and graduated from Stratford Academy in 1968 and attended Macon College.  She joined her husband in his C.P.A. practice, where...

May 20, 2020

Lillian “Lorraine” Dowlen, 92, of Macon, died Wednesday, May 20, 2020.  She was born in Washington, D.C., on June 20, 1927 to the late Elmer Reeves Mangum and Lillian Gertrude Mangum.  A memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 804 Cherry St., Ste A, Macon, GA 31201...