Obituaries

Sep 24, 2013

Mrs. Doris Ray Whitten Clark, age 87, passed away Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at her residence. She was born November 5, 1925 in Atlanta, Georgia to the late Mr. Henry Wyette Whitten Sr. and Mrs. Mary Arabell Ray Whitten. Mrs. Clark was also preceded in death by her husband, Lt. Col. Jack Wright Clark, Ret, USAF. She was a...

Sep 23, 2013

Mr. Billy Joe Sykes, age 90, of Milner, passed away Monday, September 23, 2013 in a Spalding County healthcare facility. He was born September 19, 1923 in Pell City, Alabama to the late Mr. George Leroy Sykes and Mrs. Nellie Mize (Sykes). Mr. Sykes is also preceded in death by his son, Billy Wayne Sykes, and by a brother,...

Sep 22, 2013

Adeline Marie Dillon, age 86, of Jackson, GA, passed away Sunday, September 22, 2013 at Westbury Medical Care Home. She was born on March 31, 1927 in Astoria Queens, NY to the late Sylvester Reeder and the late Ada Canaine Reeder. She is preceded in death by her sister, Bernice McKinney.

Ms. Dillon is survived...

Sep 21, 2013

Mr. Oscar Wayne Lawhon, age 66, Jackson, Georgia, passed away Saturday, September 21, 2013 at Sacred Journey Hospice.

Wayne was born on January 16, 1947 in Jackson, Georgia to the late Henry J. Lawhon and the late Myrtle Young Lawhon. He is preceded in death by his brothers, Tom Jones, Luther Jones, and Frankie Lawhon....

Sep 18, 2013

Mrs. Sylvia Elaine Connor, age 70, of Barnesville passed away on Wednesday, September 18, 2013 in a Macon Healthcare Facility. Mrs. Connor was born on July 9, 1943 in Fayetteville, GA. She was a CNA, a Dog trainer, and attended the First Baptist Church of Barnesville. Mrs. Conner was preceded in death by her late Husband, Mr. William Bill...

Sep 14, 2013

Mrs. Doris Anne Poole Hansard, age 72, of Barnesville, passed away Saturday, September 14, 2013 at her residence. She was born April 15, 1941 in Marion, North Carolina to the late Mr. Joseph Calhoun Poole and the late Mrs. Jeannette Barier Poole. Mrs. Hansard Retired from the bakery at Winn-Dixie and was a homemaker. She was a member of...

Sep 13, 2013

Mr. Lewis Hayden Hubert, age 86 formerly of Barnesville, passed away Friday, September 13, 2013 in Griffin, Georgia. He was born December 30, 1926 in Concordia, Kansas, to the late Mr. Arthur Ulrich Hubert and the late Mrs. Gretta Lucille Eakins Hubert. Mr. Hubert was also preceded in death by his wife, Mrs. Edna Mae Peet Hubert, and by...

Sep 11, 2013

Glenda Boadley "G.B." Howell, age 79, of Jackson, GA, passed away Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at Dream Catchers in the Woods. He was born on December 17, 1933 in Bowling Green, KY to the late Homer Howell and the late Minor Gentry Howell. He was a Mason. He is preceded in death by his granddaughter, Ashley Scarborough.

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Sep 11, 2013

Hilda Virginia Cook, age 87, of Jackson, GA passed away Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at Autumn Village. She was born August 23, 1926 in Jackson to the late Wilson Rawls and the late Lillian Knight Rawls. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Jackson. Virginia loved spending time with her family and friends. She was preceded...

Sep 10, 2013

Mrs. Elaine Lifsey Cheatham, age 92 of Barnesville passed away on Tuesday, September 10, 2013 in the Extended Care Facility in Sandersville following an extended illness. Mrs. Cheatham was born on December 20, 1920 in Barnesville, Georgia. She was the daughter of the late Mr. Lester Gerdine Lifsey, Sr. and the late Mrs. Bessie Britt Lifsey. She was the...

Sep 8, 2013

Nera Cochran Mangham, age 70, of Jackson, GA, passed away Sunday, September 8, 2013 at Westbury Medical Care Home. She was born on November 27, 1942 in Jackson, GA to the late Walter Cochran and the late Allie Britt Cochran. Nera was a former employee of American Mills. She is preceded in death by her husband, Richard Russell "Dick"...

Sep 5, 2013

Mr. Larry Leon Martin, 76, of Lamar County, passed away Thursday, September 5, 2013 at Sacred Journey Hospice in McDonough. He was born May 1, 1937 in Barnesville, son of the late George C. and Vivian Martin. Mr. Martin was a member of the Rock Springs Congregational Methodist Church. He had worked with several companies in the textile industry...

Aug 29, 2013

Mrs. Martha Parrish Elliott, age 93, passed away Thursday, August 29, 2013 in Kennesaw, Georgia. She was born December 4, 1919 in Millen, Georgia, to the late Rev. Henry Parrish and Arvilla Rast Parrish whose family roots were in Quitman and Brooks County, Georgia.

A 1942 graduate of Bessie Tift College in Forsyth, she was...

Aug 25, 2013

Mrs. Brenda (Nanny) Jones, 51, of Barnesville passed away Sunday, August 25, 2013 at Spalding Regional Medical Center. She was born December 13, 1961 in Upson County, daughter of the late James and Mattie Grace Dawson Turner. Mrs. Jones was a homemaker who loved taking care of family and helping others. She was formerly employed by General Tire and...

Aug 24, 2013

Mrs. Bessie Mae Johnson Jenkins, age 95, of Jackson, Georgia, passed away Saturday, August 24, 2013 at Westbury Medical Care Home.

Mrs. Jenkins was born September 20, 1917 in Cork, Georgia to the late John Riley Johnson and the late Lillie Velia Plymale Johnson. She is preceded in death by her husband, William Edward "Ed"...

Aug 21, 2013

Sidney Erle Crockarell, age 87, of Jackson, GA, passed away Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at Spalding Regional Medical Center. He was born on March 21, 1926 in Dover, TN to the late Ivan Crockarell and the late Mayme Ester Cherry Crockarell. Mr. Crockarell was a member of Towaliga Baptist Church. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII.

Aug 20, 2013

Audrey Elaine Johnson, age 82, of McDonough, GA, passed away Tuesday, August 20, 2013 at Westbury Health and Rehabilitation Center of McDonough. She was born on April 30, 1931 in Villanow, GA to the late Ira Sherman Hill and the late Fannie Roberta Huggins Hill. She loved being a nurse, sewing, crafts, playing the piano, dancing, and camping. She...

Aug 16, 2013

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Mr. Charlie Hull Sims, Sr., age 90, of Jackson, GA, passed away Friday, August 16, 2013 at his residence. He was born on May 17, 1923 in Barrow County, GA to the late Ralph Walton Sims and the late Ruby Harrison Sims. He is preceded in death by a son, Charlie Sims, Jr. Mr....

Aug 15, 2013

Mr. Herbert Lee Daniel, age 82, of Lamar County passed away Thursday, August 15, 2013 at his residence. A native of Asheville, NC, Mr. Daniel was a Korean War Veteran, having served in the U.S. Navy.

Mr. Daniel is survived by his son – Chancey Daniel of Jackson

Funeral services for...

Aug 15, 2013

Patricia Marie "Patsy" Sullivan, age 65, of Jackson, GA, passed away Thursday, August 15, 2013 at her residence after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on August 6, 1948 in Griffin, GA to the late Charles Alfred Baxter, Sr. and the late Agnes Lewis Baxter. She is preceded in death by a son, Donnie Sullivan; sister, Nawanna...