Obituaries

Dec 28, 2018

Linda Carol Beasley, of Ft. Valley, left us to join her husband in Heaven on Friday, December 28, 2018. Graveside services will be held Monday, December 31, 2018, at 10:00 AM, at Old Sardis Church Cemetery in Jones County. The Reverend Scott Ferguson will officiate. The family will greet friends from 9:00 AM until 10:00 AM, at the graveside....

Dec 27, 2018

David Lee Blanton, 64, of Gray GA, passed away on December 27, 2018. A Celebration of Life will be held on Monday, December 31, 2018 at Bradley Baptist Church, 821 Highway 11, Gray GA at 12:00 PM. The family will greet friends beginning at 10:30 at the church. Interment will be at the Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Milledgville,...

Dec 27, 2018

GEORGE PHELPS WADE was surrounded by his precious wife and children when he went to be with his Heavenly Father on December 27, 2018. He is the beloved son of Elizabeth Rowell and Marion Phelps Wade. Born August 15, 1941 and raised in Macon, Georgia, Phelps graduated from Lanier High School and afterwards attended the Georgia Institute of Technology...

Dec 26, 2018

Lewis Clair “Curly” Wright, 85, of Warner Robins, passed away Wednesday, December 26, 2018. A memorial service will be held Saturday, December 29, 2018 at 11:00 AM at Hart’s Chapel of the Cupola with Dr. Charles Michael Blizzard officiating. Family will greet friends one hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to...

Dec 24, 2018

Carey Pickard was born to Lillian (McMichael) and Carey Pickard on March 27, 1937 and died at home on December 24, 2018 due to prostate cancer. Carey had an unusually happy childhood, much of it spent with friends on the banks of the Ocmulgee River. The yo-yo champion of Macon while at Alexander III and a sharp shooter from...

Dec 23, 2018

James “Jim” DeWitt, 61, of Macon, passed away Sunday, December 23, 2018. A memorial service will be held Thursday, December 27, 2018 at 11:00 AM at Hart’s Mortuary at the Cupola. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Georgia Fallen Firefighters Association, 11 Fox...

Dec 22, 2018

Joseph “Joe” Jackson, 34, of Round Oak, passed away on Saturday, December 22, 2018. A graveside funeral service will be held on Monday, December 24, at 11:00AM, at Sunshine United Methodist Church Cemetery with the Reverend Cile Mitchell officiating.

Joe is survived by his parents, Rodney and Kathy Jackson of Round Oak; brother, John Jackson (Lindsey); nieces,...

Dec 21, 2018

Valynda Park Neisler Dunn, age 95, passed away peacefully at Carlyle Place in Macon, Georgia on December 22; 2018. Her family and her loyal caregivers, Doris Prater and Amelia Hansford, were beside her until the end.

Valynda was born in Molena, Georgia on December 12, 1923, to Roe Marvin Park and Jewell Davis Park. She grew up...

Dec 21, 2018

Celia Drinnon Amerson, 92, passed away on Friday, December 21, 2018. Memorial services will be held at Hart’s Mortuary at the Cupola, 6324 Peake Road, Macon Georgia on Wednesday, December 26, 2018, at 2:00 PM. The Reverend Ron Holland will officiate. The family will greet friends following the service. Burial will be private at Riverside Cemetery.

Celia...

Dec 18, 2018

Tuesday, December 18, 2018, James “Jimmy” Edward McCallum, 72, of Macon, joined his daughter, Jamie McCallum Jackson in Heaven, whom he loved so much.

A service to celebrate Jimmy’s life will be held Saturday, December 22, 2018 at 11:00 AM at North Macon Presbyterian Church with the Reverend Hunter Stevenson officiating. The family will greet friends at...

Dec 16, 2018

Marion Garten “Sparky” Sparks, Jr., 72, passed away on Sunday, December 16, 2016. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, December 20, 2018 at 11:00AM at Christ Church with Reverend Cynthia Knapp officiating. The family will greet friends at a reception following the service in the Cloister Room. Interment will follow the reception at Rose Hill Cemetery. In...

Dec 16, 2018

John Ronald Woodford, Sr. and Joan Elder Woodford both passed away Sunday, December 16, 2018. Services will be held Thursday, December 20, 2018 at 4:00 PM at Hart’s at the Cupola. The Reverend Jay Harris will officiate. The family will greet friends Wednesday, December 19, 2018 from 5:30 PM until 8:30 PM, as well as, following the service at...

Dec 16, 2018

Surrounded by family, Mr. Guy Thomas Roberts entered into rest on December 16, 2018. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at 2:00 PM at Hart’s Mortuary, Jones County Chapel with the Reverend Jason Dillard officiating. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service. Interment will be at High View Cemetery in Gray. In...

Dec 14, 2018

Cheryl “Cheri” Ann Rainey, of Macon, passed away Friday, December 14, 2018. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, December 18, 2018, at 2:00 PM, in the chapel of Hart’s Mortuary at the Cupola. The Reverend Jeff Cook will officiate. Burial will be private. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service. Flowers will be accepted,...

Dec 14, 2018

Angela Rhea Ballard, 61, of Macon, passed away unexpectedly Friday, December 14, 2018. Angie was an exceptional physician’s assistant, an accomplished equestrian, a lover of Christ, and a beloved daughter, sister, aunt and GiGi. Angie had many celebrated accomplishments personally and professionally but what she was best known for was her huge heart. She was a giver who loved...

Dec 14, 2018

Rhea Pearce Converse, 80, of Macon, passed away Friday, December 14, 2018. Services will be held Thursday, December 20, 2018 at 1:00 PM at the chapel at the Hart’s at the Cupola with the Reverend John Kinzer officiating. The family will greet friends at the residence following the service.

Mr. Converse was the son of the late...

Dec 13, 2018

Bunnie Jackson Couey died December 13, 2018. Graveside services will be December 18, 12:00 noon at Glen Haven Memorial Gardens.

Mrs. Couey, daughter of the late George W. Jackson and Irma Smith Jackson was born in Washington County, Georgia November 27, 1928. She was preceded in death by her husband of seventy years Horace David Couey, sister...

Dec 13, 2018

James “Jim” McCook, 80, of Milledgeville, passed away Thursday, December 13, 2018. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 AM, Saturday, December 15, 2018 at Hart’s at the Cupola. The family will greet friends immediately following the service.

Jim was the son of the late Frances and Obed McCook. He served as a paratrooper in the...

Dec 13, 2018

James Norris “Tap” Tapley, Jr. passed away December 13, 2018. Graveside services will be held Monday, December 17, 2018 at 2:00PM at Plentitude Baptist Church Cemetery with Reverend Tommy Freeman officiating. The family will greet friends at the graveside prior to the service from 1:00PM-2:00PM. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Plentitude Baptist Church Building...

Dec 11, 2018

Anne Roesel, 64, of Macon, passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2018. A memorial service will be held Saturday, December 15, 2018 at 11:00 AM at the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer with the Reverend Andrew M. Lewis officiating. The family will greet friends following the service in the church fellowship hall. Interment will be private at Riverside Cemetery. In...