Obituaries

Jun 22, 2020

Farley Gonzales, 63, of Macon, passed away Monday, June 22, 2020.  A memorial service will be held Friday, June 26, 2020 at 3:00PM at Hart’s Chapel of the Cupola with the Reverend Hal Taylor officiating.  The family will greet friends following the service until 4:30PM.

Farley attended Letran High School and graduated from the University of the...

Jun 22, 2020

Barbara Cowan, 89, of Macon, passed away Monday, June 22, 2020.  Graveside services will be Saturday, June 27, 2020, at 11 AM at Fincher Memorial Cemetery in Zebulon.   In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the American Kidney Foundation.

Mrs. Cowan was born in Meansville, Georgia. She married William, Reggie, Cowan, Sr. November 15, 1953...

Jun 21, 2020

Joyce McAfee Martin passed away Sunday, June 21, 2020 at the age of 89. Due to Covid 19 issues, her celebration of life will be private at this time.

The daughter of Charles O. McAfee and Lucie Montgomery McAfee, Joyce grew up in Macon before attending Duke University, where she graduated in 1952. At Duke, she was...

Jun 20, 2020

Rebecca Corley Donovan, 96, of Macon, Georgia, died Saturday, June 20, 2020. A graveside service will be held at Riverside Cemetery, Saturday, June 27, 2020 at 11 a.m. The Reverend Creede Henshaw will officiate. The service will be private due to the pandemic.  In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that who wish may make memorial gifts to Mulberry...

Jun 20, 2020

Barbara Ann “Coot” Sheffield, 72, of Macon, passed away Saturday, June 20, 2020.  A graveside service will be held Wednesday, June 24, 2020 at 12:00PM at Middle Georgia Memory Gardens with the Reverend Betty Jane Wimberly and the Reverend Loretta Faulk officiating.

Mrs. Sheffield was the daughter of the late Nathaniel Lee and Sara Lou Rousey Williams. ...

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...