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Fredrick Gordon

Fredrick Gordon

Jul 4, 2013

Fredrick George (Fred) Gordon, age 81, of Jackson, GA, passed away Thursday, July 4, 2013 at Spalding Regional Medical Center. He was born on October 1, 1931 in Tampa, FL to the late Henry Gordon and the late Lula Rawls Gordon. He is preceded in death by several brothers and sisters.

Fred is survived by...

David Hall

David Hall

Jul 4, 2013

David Wayne Hall, age 59, of Jackson, GA, passed away Thursday, July 4, 2013 at Regency Hospital in Macon. He was born on August 12, 1953 in Atlanta, GA to the late Dewey Hall and Mattie Lee Barnes Hall. David was a mechanic for Harry Lewis Chrysler Plymouth.

David is survived by his wife, Joyce...

William Willis

William Willis

Jul 2, 2013

Mr. William Douglas Willis, Jr., age 65, of Milner passed away Tuesday, July 2, 2013 at his residence. A native of Oklahoma, he was the son of the late Mr. William Douglas Willis, Sr. and Mrs. Nettie Ellen Huddleston Jernigan. Mr. Willis was also preceded in death by his Step-father, Wayne Jernigan, and by a Step-brother, Lee Jernigan. Having...

Clarence Maddox

Clarence Maddox

Jul 2, 2013

Clarence Edward "Clem" Maddox, age 81, of Jackson, GA, passed away Tuesday, July 2, 2013 at Dekalb Medical Center in Decatur. Clem was born August 14, 1931 in Conyers, GA to the late Clarence Earl Maddox and the late Carrie Lee Bennett Maddox. He was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church. Clem was General Manager of Guardian Chemical Company....

Sandy Abbott

Sandy Abbott

Jun 27, 2013

Mr. Sandy Alexander Abbott, Jr., age 82, of Barnesville passed away Thursday, June 27, 2013 in a Barnesville Healthcare Facility. A native of Lamar County, Mr. Abbott was the son of the late Mr. Sandy Alexander Abbott, Sr. and the late Mrs. Nora Belle Barksdale Abbott , and was also preceded in death by a daughter, Denise Abbott Rooks....

Terry Tant

Terry Tant

Jun 23, 2013

Mr. Terry Whitley Tant, age 58, of Barnesville went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 23, 2013. A native of Griffin, Mr. Tant was the son of the late Mr. Ray Whiteley Tant and Mrs. Dorothy Helen Hamlin Tant Keebler. Mr. Tant was an HVAC Specialist with the Henry County Board of Education, and was a...

Polly Hanson

Polly Hanson

Jun 20, 2013

Polly Ann Hanson, age 64, of Jenkinsburg, GA, passed away Thursday, June 20, 2013 at her residence. She was born on September 8, 1948 in Atlanta, GA to the late Emmon McDaniel and the late Lucy Ann Cox McDaniel. She is preceded in death by her husband, David George Hanson, and sons, David Hanson and Jeff Hanson. Polly is...

Grady Carter

Grady Carter

Jun 20, 2013

Mr. Harold "Grady" Carter, age 87, of Barnesville passed away Thursday, June 20, 2013 in an Atlanta Healthcare Facility. Born to the late Mr. Richmond Stonewall Carter and the late Mrs. Nancy Emma Lou Pounds Carter, he was also preceded in death by a sister, Velma Carter Rhodes, and by two grandchildren, Carter Smith and Julie Elizabeth Carter. Mr....

Nancy Howell

Nancy Howell

Jun 19, 2013

Nancy Williams Howell, age 79, of Bowling Green KY, passed away Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at Dream Catchers in the Woods in Jackson. She was born on December 31, 1933 in Scottsville, KY to the late Clay Williams and the late Queen Tabor Williams. She is preceded in death by her sister, Ozelle Williams; 3 brothers, Ben, Hollis, and...

Baby Mcdonald

Baby Mcdonald

Jun 17, 2013

Baby McDonald, infant child of Michael McDonald & Chloe Pray passed away Monday, June 17, 2013 in a Spalding County Healthcare Facility.

Baby McDonald is survived by: Her parents - Michael McDonald & Chloe Pray ; 2 Brothers - Anthony & Casey ; Maternal Grandfather - Greg (& Sheryl) Pray of Milner ; Maternal Grandmother...

Harry Tillery

Harry Tillery

Jun 15, 2013

Mr. Harry James "Scotty" Tillery, age 66, of Jackson, passed away on Saturday, June 15, 2013 at the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon. Mr. Tillery was born in Butts County, Georgia on August 14, 1946 to the late James Tillery and the late Elsie Turner Tillery. He was preceded in death by his sister, Jackie Tillery Carpenter....

John Kemp

John Kemp

Jun 2, 2013

Mr. John Gordon Kemp, Jr., age 69, of Barnesville passed away Sunday, June 2, 2013 due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born in Rome, GA, to the late Mr. John Gordon Kemp, Sr. and the late Mrs. Ruby Estelle Tidwell Kemp, and was Retired from Southern Rivers Energy as a Lineman and Right-of-Way Procurement Specialist. Mr. Kemp...

Pearl Kemp

Pearl Kemp

Jun 1, 2013

Mrs. Pearl Lou Knight Kemp, age 67, of Barnesville passed away Saturday, June 1, 2013 due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born on Tinkerfield Air Force Base in Oklahoma to the late Mr. Von Wilson Knight and the late Margie Lou Compton Knight, she was raised in Antioch Baptist Church, but was a current member at Calvary...

Merritt Taylor

Merritt Taylor

May 31, 2013

Mr. Merritt Sykes Taylor, age 75, of Barnesville passed away on Friday, May 31, 2013 at his Home. Mr. Taylor was born in Barnesville to the late Mr. Samuel Taylor and to the late Mrs. Laryn "Shine" Taylor. He worked for Georgia Power , was a member of Rock Springs Church, and a graduate of Gordon Military School. Mr....

Danny Washington

Danny Washington

May 31, 2013

Mr. Danny Wayne Washington, age 46, of Jackson, GA, passed away Friday, May 31, 2013 at his residence. Danny was born on November 23, 1967 in Griffin, GA to Lewis Wayne Washington and Paulette Hurst Washington. Danny is survived by his mother, Paulette Hurst Washington; father and step-mother, Lewis and Jackie Washington; step-sister, Cindy Washington; and niece, Carrie Washington....

Anjenie Dutch

Anjenie Dutch

May 31, 2013

Mrs. Anjenie Dutch, age 54, of Barnesville passed away on Friday, May 31, 2013 in a Griffin Healthcare Facility. Mrs. Dutch was born in Trinidad to the late Mr. Rajkumar and the late Mrs. Basdaye Maraj Rajkumar. She was a member of Saint Peter the Rock Catholic Church and was a Supervisor for Carters.

Surviors...

Carolyn Rowe

Carolyn Rowe

May 27, 2013

Mrs. Carolyn Waldrop Rowe September 10, 1925 – May 27, 2013 Mrs. Carolyn Olphelia McElheney Waldrop Rowe, age 87, of Jackson, passed away on Monday, May 27, 2013 at Westbury Medical Care Home. Mrs. Rowe was born in Jasper County, Georgia on September 10, 1925 to the late Marshall Homer McElheney and the late Mary Myrtle McElheney. She was...

Marlene Tichenor

Marlene Tichenor

May 25, 2013

Mrs. Marlene Gail Cowart Tichenor, age 60, of Barnesville passed away Saturday, May 25, 2013 in a Spalding County Healthcare Facility. She was born in Portsmouth, Virginia to Mr. William Frederick Cowart and the late Mrs. Thelma Katherine Ross Cowart, and was preceded in death by a sister, Mrs. Patricia Mae Cowart Pellerin. Mrs. Tichenor had worked as an...

John E. Morgan

John E. Morgan

May 23, 2013

John Erwin Morgan, Sr., age 85, of Jackson, GA, passed away Thursday, May 23, 2013 at Spalding Regional Medical Center. He was born on October 8, 1927 in Dalton, GA to the late Earl Morgan and the late Lucy Smith Morgan. He was a veteran of Korea and Viet Nam serving in the US Army for over 20years. He...

Wayne Evans

Wayne Evans

May 12, 2013

Mr. James "Wayne" Evans, age 67, of Milner passed away Sunday, May 12, 2013 in an Atlanta Healthcare Facility. Born in Spalding County to the late Mr. Joe Evans and the late Mrs. Nellie Vale Love Evans, he lived in Milner all of his life. Mr. Evans was Self-employed as a Cabinet Maker. He was an avid storyteller, and...

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