Obituaries

Sep 13, 2014

Mrs. Joyce Ann Higgins Roebuck, age 73, of Barnesville Ga., passed away Saturday, September 13, 2014 at a Lamar County healthcare facility. She was the daughter of the late Mr. Robert Higgins and the late Mrs. Geraldine Mildred Butts Higgins. Mrs. Roebuck was also preceded in death by her Husband, Mr. John Alton Roebuck. Mrs. Roebuck was a retired...

Sep 12, 2014

Elizabeth Elaine Johnson, age 89, of Jackson, GA, passed away Friday, September 12, 2014 at Westbury Medical Care Home. She was born on Saturday, March 7, 1925 in Cork, GA to the late Eddie Lawrence Smith and the late Elizabeth Goodrum Smith. She was a retired nursing companion. Elaine loved everybody and would help anyone that was in need,...

Sep 11, 2014

Hayward Carlton Cox, age 89, passed away peacefully at his home in Barnesville, GA, on September 11, 2014. Born in Richmond, VA, July 18, 1925, he moved with his family to Atlanta as a teenager and completed his high school education at North Fulton High School. He then entered the U.S. Army in 1943, and served for two years...

Sep 11, 2014

Mr. Byron Ray Williams, age 43, of Barnesville passed away Thursday, September 11, 2014 at his residence. Mr. Williams was a native of Thomaston, but had made his home in Barnesville all of his life.

Survivors include: His Wife – Kathryn Williams of Barnesville ; His Son – Austin Williams of Lackland Air Force Base...

Sep 10, 2014

Mrs. Angela Jeaneen Gordy Murray, age 55, of Barnesville, passed away on Wednesday, September 10, 2014 in a Griffin healthcare facility. Mrs. Murray was born in Upson County to Mr. Walter Melvin Gordy and the late Mrs. Melvis Inez Wilson Gordy. Mrs. Murray was an employee of Carter's mill and worked at Rose's department store. She was a member...

Sep 3, 2014

Mrs. Marsha Sandra Swetlitz Sollenberger, age 72, of Barnesville passed away Wednesday, September 3, 2014 in an Upson County Healthcare Facility. A native of Atlanta, Mrs. Sollenberger was the daughter of the late Mr. Louis "Lou" Swetlitz and the late Mrs. Ida Goldstein Swetlitz.

Survivors include: Her Husband – Michael Sollenberger of Barnesville ; 1...

Sep 2, 2014

Patrick

Mr. Joe Bell Patrick, Sr., age 74, of Jackson, passed away Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at his residence. He was born on June 5, 1940 in Jackson to the late James Edwin Patrick and the late Sallie Jane McClendon Patrick. Joe loved the outdoors, his family, and church. He was a member of Towaliga...

Aug 30, 2014

Mr. Fred T. White, age 73, of Jackson, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, August 30, 2014.

Fred was born on Saturday, May 31, 1941 in Atlanta, Georgia to the late Malcolm Arthur White and the late Marie Allen White. He is preceded in death by a granddaughter, Audrey White; brother, Alvin White; sisters, Jane Coleman...

Aug 28, 2014

Mrs. Mary Rose Peugh, 88, of Barnesville, passed away Thursday, August 28, 2014, at her home. Mrs. Peugh was born June 20, 1926 in Barnesville, the daughter of the late Samuel and Anna McCard Green. She was a member of Milner Baptist Church and was retired from the William Carter Company.

Survivors include her husband...

Aug 26, 2014

Randy Phillip Hardy, age 34, of Monticello, GA, passed away Tuesday, August 26, 2014 at Newton Medical Center. He was born on November 9, 1979 in Covington, GA to his birth parents, the late Guy Rider and the late Judy Knowles Rider. Randy was a 1998 graduate of Jackson High School and attended Gordon College. He was a member...

Aug 21, 2014

Mr. Christopher Lee Dodson, age 32, of Jackson passed away Thursday, August 21, 2014 in a Spalding County Healthcare Facility. A native of Clayton County, he was the son of Mr. William Thomas "Tom" Dodson, Jr. and Mrs. Tanga Lee Dodson. Mr. Dodson was a Diesel Mechanic.

Survivors include: His Parents – Tom & Tanga...

Aug 21, 2014

Reverend Eugene Paul "Gene" Hancock, age 68, of Jackson, GA passed away Thursday, August 21, 2014 at Piedmont Henry Hospital. He was born on Wednesday, January 30, 1946 in Chapel Hill, NC to the late Paul and Eleane Andrews Hancock. He was preceded in death by his sister, Ida Della Womble.

Gene was a member...

Aug 18, 2014

Mrs. Evelyn Harvey Tanner, age 75, of Barnesville passed away Monday, August 18, 2014 in an Upson County Healthcare Facility. A native of Toccoa, GA, she had lived in Barnesville for a number of years. Mrs. Tanner was the daughter of the late Mr. Lloyd Eugene Harvey and the late Mrs. Carrie London Harvey. She Retired from Southern Bell...

Aug 17, 2014

Mrs. Ollie Mae Jeffries Kitchens died Sunday, August 17, 2014. She was born on May 26, 1921 in Jackson, Georgia to the late William Cordy and Mary Edwards Jeffries. She enjoyed cooking, sewing, gardening and spending time with her family. She was always looking for ways to help neighbors, friends or total strangers. She was very outgoing and a...

Aug 15, 2014

Mrs. Carolyn Lee Maynard Manry, age 73, of Yatesville Georgia., passed away Friday, August 15, 2014. She was preceded in death by her husband the late Mr. Thomas Richard Manry, and by her Mother and Father, the late Mr. James Abner Maynard and the late Mrs. Sally Florene Fowler Maynard. Mrs. Manry was a bank teller and a member...

Aug 14, 2014

Mr. Robert "Bob" Cline Ramseur Jr., age 77, of Barnesville passed away Thursday, August 14, 2014 in a Spalding County Healthcare facility. He was the son of the late Mr. Robert Cline Ramseur Sr. and the late Mrs. Doris Arlene Keziah Ramseur. Mr. Ramseur was a retired pipe fitter with the Ford Motor Company and was a member of...

Aug 14, 2014

Mr. Franklin Edward Patrick, age 88, of Barnesville passed away Thursday, August 14, 2014 in an Upson County Healthcare Facility. A native of Ft. Gaines, but had lived in Barnesville for most of his life. He was the son of the late Mr. Hugh Franklin Patrick and the late Mrs. Julia Elizabeth Herman Patrick, and was also preceded in...

Aug 10, 2014

Charles Aaron Pierce, age 34, of Jackson, passed away Sunday, August 10, 2014 in Winder, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Aaron was born on Wednesday, January 9, 1980 in Griffin. He was preceded in death by his father, Charles Harry Pierce.

Aaron is survived by his mother and stepfather, Vickie Bartlett and Lloyd...

Aug 8, 2014

Mr. Bernard Keith O' Neal, age 70, of Warner Robins passed away on Friday, August 08, 2014 in a Perry Healthcare Facility. Mr. O' Neal was born in Helen, West Virginia to the late Mr. James Monroe O' Neal and to the late Mrs. Beulah O' Neal. He was a retired Air Craft Mechanic at the Warner Robins Air...

Aug 5, 2014

Mrs. Jimmie Moon Peterson, age 84, of Jackson, GA, passed away Tuesday, August 5, 2014 at her residence. She was born on Sunday, November 3, 1929 in Winder, GA. Mrs. Peterson was a member of Cedar Rock Church, enjoyed cooking and spending time with her family. She is preceded in death by 3 brothers, Jerry Wells, Roy Moon, and...