Obituaries

Jan 8, 2020

Grover Pass Keys, 81, of Macon, passed away Wednesday, January 8, 2020.  Funeral Services will be held Friday, January 10, 2020 at 2:00PM at Mikado Baptist Church with the Reverend Ed Chambless and the Reverend Jason Blankenship officiating.  The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service.  Interment will be held at Glen Haven Memorial Gardens.  Flowers...

Jan 7, 2020

Mary Penn Murrell, 92, of Macon, died Tuesday, January 7, 2019. All services are private.  Mrs. Murrell’s interment will be at Woodville Baptist Church Cemetery, Woodville, GA.

Mrs. Murrell was the widow of Harvell Diamont “Johnny” Murrell, and the daughter of the late Robert Durham and Mae Kimbrough Durham.  She was an LPN graduate of the nursing...

Jan 6, 2020

Sandra Louise Morgan Goguen, 72, of Macon, passed away January 6, 2020.  A celebration of life will be held Saturday, January 11, 2020 at 11:00AM at Hart’s Mortuary, Jones County Chapel, with the Reverend John McGowan officiating.  Visitation will be Friday, January 10, 2020 from 6:00PM until 8:00PM at Hart’s Jones County Chapel.  Interment will be held at Elam...

Jan 6, 2020

Betty Joan Murphy, 77, of Macon, passed away Monday, January 6, 2020.  A memorial service will be held Friday, January 10, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. at Hart’s Chapel of the Cupola.  The family will greet friends following the service.

Betty, lovingly known as Mom and Grandma, was born in Davenport, Iowa to the late Clark Edwin and...

Jan 5, 2020

We are sad to announce that Norma Wilder (nee Gardner) born in Liverpool England on July 18th, 1940 to Joseph and Bessie Isabel Gardner, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family. Sunday, January 5, 2020.  A celebration of life will be held Saturday, February 1, 2020 at 12:00PM at Lizzie Chapel with the Reverend Ronald G. Toney officiating. ...

Jan 4, 2020

John Dennis Bryant, 89, of Macon, died Saturday, January 4, 2020.  Funeral services will be held at 3:00PM Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at Hart’s at the Cupola with the Reverend Wayne Anthony officiating.  The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service.  Burial will in Riverside Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the...

Jan 3, 2020

Ms. Myrtle “Joyce” Johnson, 83, passed away Friday, January 3, 2020.  Funeral services will be held Monday, January 6, 2020 at 2:00 PM at Hart’s Mortuary, Jones County Chapel, with the Reverend Tommy Jordan officiating.  Burial will be in Middle Georgia Memory Gardens. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service.

Ms. Johnson, daughter...

Jan 2, 2020

Margaret Louise Mashburn White, 73, of Reidsville, passed away Thursday, January 2, 2020.  The family will hold a private service.

Louise was born May 12, 1946 in Besser, Alabama to the late Marvin Nolan and Margaret Myratalene Mashburn.  She married the love of her life, Gerald “Jerry” White, May 1964 in Butte, Montana. They had a son...

Dec 31, 2019

Sarah Helen Duke passed away on December 31, 2019 in Macon, Georgia where she lived for over seventy years. She was born September 19, 1946 to Helen Williamson Duke and Frank Allen Duke and educated in Macon's public schools.  Her funeral will take place on Saturday, January 18, 2020 at 2:00 p.m.at Hart’s Mortuary at the Cupola, Peake Road,...

Dec 31, 2019

Melvin Petty, 72, of Lizella, died Tuesday, December 31, 2019.  Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later.

Mel was born in Jacksonville, Florida to the late Glynn and Ruth O’Quinn Petty. Following high school, he served in the U.S. Air Force in Vietnam working on airplanes for four years.  He then worked for several years at...

Dec 31, 2019

Gloria Faye Mullis, 78, of Macon, passed away peacefully on December 31, 2019, beginning her New Year in the arms of her Savior. The family will greet friends Friday, January 3rd at 1 pm at the chapel of Hart’s at the Cupola, 6324 Peake Road in Macon, with a celebration of her life following at 2 pm. Pastor Ed...

Dec 29, 2019

Robert Meadows, 66, of Gray, passed away Sunday, December 29, 2019.  A memorial service will be held Friday, January 3, 2020 at 2:00PM with Joel Donihoo officiating at Hart’s Jones County Chapel.  The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service.  The family may be contacted at the residence of Betty Adams at 1085 Lite-N-Tie Road, Gray,...

Dec 25, 2019

John “Barry” Bissinger, 79, of Macon, passed away Wednesday, Christmas morning, December 25, 2019.  Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 28, 2019 at 1:00PM at Houston Heights Baptist Church with the Reverend Larry Partain, Reverend David Self, and Reverend James Jackson officiating.  The family will greet friends Friday, December 27, 2019 from 5:00PM until 7:00PM at Hart’s at...

Dec 24, 2019

Charles “Chuck” Streams Bragg, 67, of Gray, died in a local hospital after a brief illness Tuesday, December 24, 2019. Funeral Services will be held Monday, December 30, 2019 at 2:00 PM at Hart’s Jones County with Reverend Randy Darnell officiating. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service. A private interment will be held at...

Dec 23, 2019

Victoria Sanvidge Spinks Bohan, 49, of Macon, passed away Monday, December 23, 2019. Funeral services will be held Monday, December 30, 2019, at 11:00AM at Hart’s Chapel of the Cupola, with Pastor Bert Watts officiating. The family will greet friends Sunday, December 29, 2019, from 5:00PM until 7:00PM, at Hart’s at the Cupola. Interment will be held at Rose...

Dec 23, 2019

Dr. Sherwood Forrest Ebey, 87, of Macon, passed away Monday, December 23, 2019.  A Celebration of Life will be held Sunday, January 19, 2020 at 3:00PM with the Reverend Ralph Hawkins officiating at Northminster Presbyterian Church.  The family will greet friends Saturday, January 18, 2020 at Hart’s at the Cupola from 4:00PM until 6:00PM, as well as, immediately following...

Dec 22, 2019

Frances Jones Tharpe, 105, of Macon, died Sunday, December 22, 2019.  A graveside service will be held at 11:00AM Saturday, December 28, 2019 at the Byron City Cemetery with the Reverend Keith Parks officiating. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church of Americus, 221 South Lee Street, Americus, GA 31709; or Magnolia Manor ...

Dec 21, 2019

Robert Larry Pruett,73, of Macon, passed away Saturday, December 21, 2019.  Funeral services will be held Friday, December 27, 2019 at 11:00AM at the chapel of Hart’s at the Cupola with the Reverend Tim Sizemore officiating.  The family will greet friends Thursday, December 26, 2019 from 5:00PM until 7:00PM at Hart’s at the Cupola.  Interment with military honors will...

Dec 20, 2019

William (Bill) Cole Rogers grew up in Phillipsburg, NJ, the son of Claire Hummer Rogers and Clarence Eugene Rogers.  He and his beloved wife, Margery Virginia Bridges Rogers, who preceded him in death, retired to Macon, Georgia.  Bill earned his B.S., M.S. and M.A. degrees. He was a collegiate all-star and award-winning athlete who captained the football, baseball and...

Dec 20, 2019

John Morgan Davis of Macon, Georgia, formerly of Kinard, Florida, passed peacefully Friday, December 20, 2019.  Visitation will be held Monday, December 23, 2019 from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm at Hart’s Mortuary at the Cupola in Macon, Georgia.  A memorial service will be held Saturday, December 28, 2019 at 2:00 pm (CST) at Adams Funeral Home, 18034 Main...