Obituaries

Nov 21, 2018

Annette Catanzaro passed away at her home on Wednesday, November 21, 2018. A mass in celebration of her life will be held Thursday, November 29, 2018 at 11:30 AM at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Burial will be private.

Miss Catanzaro was born in Brooklyn, New York to the late Mary and Frank Catanzaro. In addition to her...

Nov 20, 2018

Edward (Ned) Harold Olsen, 88 years old, of Macon, GA passed on Tuesday, November 20, 2018.

Ned was born January 16, 1930 in Milwaukee, WI. He attended Marquette College where he earned his degree in medicine. He began his career as a family practitioner in West Bend, WI and went on to complete a residency in Psychiatry...

Nov 18, 2018

Aliene Yancey Warchak, born 8/30/1925 in Dodge County to Charlie and Bertha Yancey, was called home to heaven on 11/18/2018.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 24, 2018 at 11:00 AM at Hart’s Mortuary, 765 Cherry Street, Macon, GA 31201 with The Reverend Dr. Jerry Maddox Woodberry, Jr. (Matt) officiating. The family will greet friends...

Nov 18, 2018

Brandon Lance Hamrick died Sunday, November 18, 2018. Graveside funeral services will be held at 1:00PM on Friday, November 23, 2018, at Macon Memorial Park, 3969 Mercer University Drive, Macon. Reverend Travis Cowart, Sr. will officiate. The family will greet friends after the service at the graveside. Memorial donations may be made to an animal rescue charity of donor's...

Nov 16, 2018

Era Stacks, 82, passed away on Friday, November 16, 2018. Services will be held on Monday, November 19, 2018, 2:00 PM at Pine Forest Baptist Church with Dr. Morgan Kerr officiating. Burial services will follow at Macon Memorial Park in Macon GA. The family will greet friends on Sunday, November 18, 2018 from 3PM until 5PM at Hart’s Mortuary...

Nov 15, 2018

Eden Persons Perkins, 71, passed away surrounded by her family Thursday, November 15, 2018. Memorial Services will be held Saturday, November 17, 2018 at 11:00AM at Vineville United Methodist Church with Dr. Jimmy Asbell and Dr. Billy Oliver officiating. The family will greet friends following the service in the Christian Life Center at the church.

Eden was...

Nov 14, 2018

Sara Anne Fargason Gardner, widow of Robert Granville Gardner, died November 14, one day shy of her ninety-fourth birthday, in her home at Morningside Assisted Living in Macon. She had made arrangements to donate her body to Mercer University Medical School. A memorial service will be held Sunday, November 18, at 2:30 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of...

Nov 11, 2018

Richard Wilden Dannenberg, 59, died at home in Perry on Sunday, November 11, 2018, surrounded by his wife of 36 years and his five beloved children. He enjoyed 59 years of excellent health, followed by five short weeks suffering from the cruelties of cancer. Born September 1, 1959, in Macon, Georgia, to Walter and Aggie Dannenberg, Richard was a...

Nov 11, 2018

Beverly Jane Held, 73, passed away on Sunday, November 11, 2018. A celebration of life will be held on Monday, November 12, 2018 at 5:30 PM, at Hart’s Mortuary, at the Cupola with the Rabbi Larry Schlesinger officiating. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service.

Beverly Jane Held was born on June 13,...

Nov 8, 2018

Bruce Harry Hootman passed away peacefully in his home on Thursday, November 8, 2018. Memorial services will be held on Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at 2:00PM at Hart’s Mortuary, downtown chapel, 765 Cherry Street, Macon, GA 31201 with Chaplin Lance Merritt officiating.

Bruce is predeceased by his parents, Bruce John Hootman and Virginia Opal McKinny Hootman; brothers,...

Nov 7, 2018

Mrs. Linda Gattis Sibley, 67, passed away on Wednesday, November 7, 2018. A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Linda retired from the Jones County Tax Assessors Office where she was employed as Chief Appraiser. She enjoyed traveling with her daughter, reading and her many pets. Linda will be greatly missed by her family....

Nov 7, 2018

Jimmy Bailey, passed away on Wednesday, November 7, 2018. Funeral services will be held on Saturday November 10, 2018 at Harts Mortuary, Jones County Chapel at 2 PM with the Reverend Tommy Martin officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment will follow the funeral service at the Cedar Ridge Cemetery, Gray, Georgia. Military rites...

Nov 3, 2018

Dorothy Marie Chasteen Morgan, 81, passed away Saturday, November 3, 2018. A Graveside Service will be held Monday, November 5, 2018, 2:00 PM, at Glen Haven Memorial Gardens. Reverend Lanny Earley will officiate. A visitation will be held Sunday, November 4, 2018 from 6:00 to 8:00PM at Hart’s at the Cupola on Peake Road in Macon.

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Nov 2, 2018

DONALD THOMPSON July 5, 1929-November 2, 2018 MACON, GA Don Thompson passed away Friday, November 2, 2018. Funeral services will be held at St. Francis Episcopal Church on Monday, November 5, 2018 at 11:0O AM with Rev. Ben Wells officiating. A reception in the Parish Hall will be held following the service. Mr. Thompson is retired from the Macon Water...

Oct 30, 2018

Gostin Freeney could have lived anywhere and could have shared his talents on a much larger stage. Instead, after his discharge from the U.S. Navy, he chose to return to Macon, his hometown, to pursue a career in radio and in the burgeoning new media — television. He attended Wesleyan College, at the time one of the few area...

Oct 29, 2018

Robert Benjamin Johnston, Jr. passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by family on October 29, 2018. Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, October 31, 2018 at 2:00PM at Glen Haven Memorial Gardens with Dr. Billy Oliver officiating. The family will greet friends on Tuesday, October 30, 2018 from 6:00PM-8:00PM at Hart’s Mortuary, 765 Cherry Street, Macon. In...

Oct 28, 2018

Brett Wilson Lowe, 54, passed away on Sunday, October 28, 2018. Funeral services will be held on Friday, November 2, 2018 at Sandy Springs United Methodist Church (86 Mt Vernon Hwy) at 11 AM with Rev. Thomas Martin and Rev. Olin Holly officiating. Interment will follow at 3:30 PM at Highview Cemetery in Gray, Georgia. The family will greet...

Oct 28, 2018

Kenneth Boone Taylor passed away surrounded by family on Sunday, October 28, 2018. Funeral services will be held on Friday, November 2, 2018 at 11:00AM at Riverside United Methodist Church, 735 Pierce Avenue, Macon, Georgia 31204 with Reverend Steve Waldorf officiating. Friends of the family are invited to lunch and fellowship at the church before going to the burial...

Oct 28, 2018

On Sunday, October 28, 2018, Alan Hall Johnston (“Rocky”), 64, of Macon, Georgia, passed away surrounded by his loved ones.

Alan will be remembered for his big heart, sense of humor, hatred of footwear, and general stubbornness (which made his nickname all the more appropriate). He died as he lived, on his own terms, letting everyone know...

Oct 28, 2018

Dr. Walter Andrew Welsh, Sr., 74, of Macon passed away Sunday, October 28, 2018. Services will be held at 11:00 AM, Wednesday, October 31, 2018 at Hart’s at the Cupola with the Reverend Stephen Johnson officiating followed by a service to be held at 2:00 PM at Cove Baptist Church in Woodbury, Georgia with the Reverend William Brown officiating...