Obituaries

Dec 21, 2011

Mr. Lloyd Lee Welch, age 88, of Barnesville passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2011 in a Jonesboro Healthcare Facility. Mr. Welch was a native of Lamar County having been born to the late Mr. Joe W. Welch and the late Mrs. Bettyrena Godfrey Welch. He was a Veteran having served in WWII and was Retired from the U.S. Justice...

Dec 19, 2011

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Dec 7, 2011

Mr. Tony Lee Pratt, age 63, of Jackson, GA, died Wednesday, December 7, 2011 in Jackson. He was born May 15, 1948 in Atlanta, GA to the late Bessie and George Pratt, Sr. He was a truck driver. Tony is survived by his daughter, Terri Butler, of Jackson, and two grandchildren. Grave side services for Mr. Tony Pratt will...

Dec 5, 2011

Mr. Elmer Dawson, age 84, of Barnesville passed away Monday, December 5, 2011 in an Upson County Healthcare Facility. A native of Upson County, Mr. Dawson was the son of the late Mr. Albert Ross Dawson and the late Mrs. Mary Maggie McKinely Dawson, and was also preceded in death by his wife, Mary Gladys Bunn Dawson. He was...

Nov 29, 2011

Mrs. Carol Ann Dumas Whitworth, age 64, of Barnesville passed away Tuesday, November 29, 2011 in an Upson County Healthcare Facility. A lifelong resident of Barnesville, she was the daughter of the late Mr. Henry Grady Dumas and the late Mrs. Grace King Dumas. Mrs. Whitworth was Retired as a Librarian from the Barnesville - Lamar County Library. She...

Nov 23, 2011

Mr. Tom Lee Gann, Jr., age 85, of McDonough, and formerly of Barnesville, passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2011 at his residence. Mr. Gann was born in Mableton to the late Mr. Tommy Lee Gann, Sr. and the late Mrs. Libby Juanita Fuller Biggers. He was also preceded in death by a half-brother, Richard Gann of Orlando, Florida. Mr....

Nov 23, 2011

Mrs. Winifred "Winnie" Posey Harris, of Barnesville, passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2011 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Mr. Joseph Penny and the late Mrs. Rosa Sewell Penny. She and her family moved to Barnesville in 1956 from Thomaston. Shortly thereafter, she bought the Barnesville Beauty Shop and operated it for nearly 50 years....

Nov 18, 2011

Mrs. Edna Pearl Collins Cole, age 77, of Meansville passed away on Friday, November 18, 2011 in an Upson County Healthcare Facility. Mrs. Cole was born in Jackson Gap, AL to the late Mr. Clayton Lamar Collins, Jr. and to the late Mrs. Katherine Haralson Collins. Mrs. Cole was a School Teacher.

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Nov 17, 2011

Cathy Michele Clark Griffeth, 45, of Jackson, GA, passed away Thursday, November 17, 2011. She was born December 6, 1965 in Dexter, ME to Quentin William Clark and Linda Gail Hancock Saunders. She was a member of Liberty Baptist Church. She enjoyed crafts, gardening, taking care of her animals and loved being with her family and friends. Mrs. Missy...

Nov 7, 2011

Mr. Thomas Maurice Weldon, age 83, of Barnesville passed away on Monday, November 7, 2011 in a Griffin Healthcare Facility. Mr. Weldon was born in Milner to the late Mr. George Ashley Weldon and the late Mrs. Claira Leone Etheridge Weldon. Mr. Weldon was a Veteran of the United States Air Force having served in Korea. He was retired...

Nov 4, 2011

Mr. Butch Bates, of Monticello, GA, died Friday, November 4, 2011 at his residence. He was born July 15, 1950 in Atlanta, GA to the late James Bates and Christine Adkins. He was a member of New Bethlehem Baptist Church and was employed by American Mills for 30 Yrs. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening, collecting arrow heads, and loved...

Nov 2, 2011

Mrs. Valerie Hineline McCreary, age 50, of Barnesville passed away Wednesday, November 2, 2011 in a Griffin Healthcare Facility. She was born in Decatur, to the late Mr. Vernon Cooper Hineline and the late Mrs. Helen Elizabeth Turner Hineline, and was also preceded in death by her sister, Leah Daniel, and by her brother, Terry Jones. Mrs. McCreary was...

Oct 28, 2011

Ms. Joy Cook passed away Friday, October 28, 2011 at Sacred Journey Hospice in McDonough. Funeral services for Ms. Joy Cook will be held Sunday, October 30, 2011 at 2:00 PM in the Chapel of Sherrell Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Cedar Rock Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 8 PM...

Oct 27, 2011

Mrs. Betty Jane Glover Hortman, age 62, of Barnesville passed away on Thursday, October 27, 2011 in a Griffin Healthcare Facility. Mrs. Hortman was born in Barnesville to the late Mr. Samuel Dwight Glover and to the late Mrs. Lillie Lee Berry Glover, and was preceded in death by three of her Brothers, Larry Glover, Eddie Glover, and Morris...

Oct 26, 2011

Mr. Paul Yancy, of Jackson, GA, died Wednesday, October 26, 2011. He was born October 3, 1921 in Covington, GA to the late George A. and Emma Harris Yancy. He enjoyed fishing, farming, telling stories, and loved spending time with his family. He graduated from Heard Mixon School in Covington in 1938. Paul is survived by his wife of...

Oct 18, 2011

Mr. Cecil E. Johnson, age 83, of Barnesville passed away Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at his residence. He was surrounded by his loving family and friends during the last days. Cecil was born in Pike County, but had lived in Barnesville for most of his life. He was the son of the late Mr. Alonzo D. Johnson and the...

Oct 16, 2011

Mrs. Sandra Renae Moore, of Jackson, GA, died Sunday, October 16, 2011. She was born October 10, 1941 in Griffin, GA to the late Parry Adelene Lunsford Wilder. She attended Stark United Methodist Church and was a former piano player at other churches. She enjoyed quilting, sewing, bird watching, and loved spending time with her family and friends. Sandra...

Oct 16, 2011

Joanne Houston Blankenship, of Jackson, GA, was called Home Sunday, October 16, 2011. She was born May 13, 1941 in Marietta, GA to the late Leo Raymond and Mary Elizabeth Rich Houston. She was a member of Calvary Church of God in Westminster, SC, and attended Jackson Church of the Nazarene. She enjoyed traveling, her church, socializing, but more...

Oct 13, 2011

Mr. Larry William Flournoy, Sr., age 61, of Barnesville passed away on Thursday, October 13, 2011 at his Residence. Mr. Flournoy was born to the late Mr. Will Flournoy and the late Mrs. Emma Lucille Flournoy Segars. He was preceded in death by his StepFather, Mr. C.H. McDaniel and Mr. Fred Segars, a Sister, Willene Flournoy, & a Brother,...

Oct 10, 2011

Mr. Bobby "Blake" Newton, of Knoxville, Tennessee, and formerly of Barnesville, passed away on October 10, 2011 after a lengthy illness. He is preceded in death by his parents, the late Mr. Henry Nelson Newton and the late Mrs. Marie Shockley Newton, by his sister, Inez Newton, his brothers Henry Newton, Jr. and David Wesley Newton, and by a...