Obituaries

Feb 17, 2010

Mr. James Edsel Cole, Sr., age 83, of Barnesville passed away Wednesday, February 17, 2010 in a Spalding County Healthcare Facility. Edsel was born August 3, 1926 in Paulding County, as the son of the late Mr. Conn Cole and the late Mrs. Pearl Hollis Cole. Mr. Cole was also preceded in death by a son, Mr. Richard K....

Feb 12, 2010

Mrs. Catherine Head Littlejohn Jones, age 97, of Barnesville passed away Friday, February 12, 2010 in a Macon Healthcare Facility. A lifelong resident of Lamar County, Mrs. Jones was born to the late Mr. Henry Talmadge Head and the late Mrs. Lucille Rose Head. She was also preceded in death by her 2 Husbands, Mr. Albert Littlejohn and Mr....

Feb 5, 2010

Mrs. Frances Louise Ballard Milam, age 87, of Barnesville passed away on Friday, February 5, 2010 at her residence. Mrs. Milam was a native of Pike County, but made her home in Barnesville for a number of years. Mrs. Milam was born to the late Mr. William Powell Ballard and the late Mrs. Susie Davis Ballard. Mrs. Milam was...

Feb 2, 2010

Mrs. Barbara Dean Buice Burford, age 66, of Barnesville passed away on Tuesday February 2, 2010 in a Macon Healthcare facility. A lifelong resident of Lamar County, Mrs. Burford was born to the late Mr. Willis Robert Buice and the late Mrs. Sarah Rebecca Graham Buice. She was also preceded in death by her daughter, Winona Rose Adkerson. And...

Feb 2, 2010

Mrs. Carolyn Joan Garrett Ogletree, age 80, of Barnesville passed away Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at her residence. A native of Forsyth, she was born to the late Mr. Charles Crisp Garrett and the late Mrs. Martha Lois Brown Garrett. Mrs. Ogletree Retired from Davis-Cooper Ford as a Book-keeper, and was a member of the First Baptist Church of...

Jan 31, 2010

Mr. James "Richard" Sherwood, age 74, of Barnesville passed away Sunday, January 31, 2010 in a Spalding County Healthcare Facility. Born in Henry County, to the late Mr. William Elton Sherwood and the late Mrs. Nevada Frances Floyd Sherwood, he had made his home in Lamar County for a number of years. Mr. Sherwood Retired from Delta Airlines as...

Jan 28, 2010

Mrs. Ida Mae Watts Daniel, age 93, of Barnesville passed away Thursday, January 28, 2010 in a Spalding County Healthcare Facility. Mrs. Daniel was born on April 26, 1916, in Atlanta, Georgia, to the late Mr. Joseph Bright Watts and the late Mrs. Lucy Mae Kemp Watts. Along with her parents, she was also preceded in death by her...

Jan 17, 2010

Mr. Cooledge Jackson "Jack" Barksdale, age 77, formerly of Lamar County passed away Sunday, January 17, 2010 in a Vidalia Healthcare Facility. Mr. Barksdale was a native of Milner, and had lived the last few years in Baxley, GA. Son of the late Mr. George Hughley Barksdale and the late Mrs. Maggie Pearl Clark Barksdale, he was also preceded...

Jan 16, 2010

Mr. George Eldridge Lykins of Gainesville, formerly of Cleveland and Barnesville, died Saturday, January 16, 2010. He was preceded in death by his wife Lucy Croom Lykins and his son Reagan Roland Lykins. George Lykins was a graduate of Texas A&M University. He worked as an electrical engineer with General Electric Company and retired at age 62. He was...

Jan 15, 2010

Mrs. Jones was born June 6, 1933 in Pike County, Georgia to the late Carl Guy Cochran, Sr. and the late Lucy Barrett Cochran. She was retired from the city of Barnesville after 32 years of service to the Barnesville community. During this time, she held positions on various boards and commissions. Her duties included those of city clerk...

Jan 14, 2010

Mrs. Dorothy Mae Hopkins Adamson age 73, of Barnesville passed away Thursday January 14, 2010 at a Monroe County Healthcare Facility. Mrs. Adamson was born in DeKalb Co, Georgia but made her home here in Lamar County for a number of years. Mrs. Adamson was born to the late Mr. Curtis Dewitt Hopkins and the late Mrs. Dorothy Catherine...

Jan 8, 2010

Mrs. Jaunita Stallings Griffin, age 77, of Barnesville passed away on Thursday, January 7, 2010 in a Lamar County Healthcare Facility. Mrs. Griffin was preceded in death by her late husband, Mr. Zachariah Griffin, and is the daughter of the late Mr. Martin Stallings and the late Mrs. Mattie Lizzie Johnson Stallings. Mrs. Griffin was known for the work...

Jan 7, 2010

Mr. Jack Maddox Harris, age 86, of Barnesville was born November 12, 1923 in Pike County and died January 7, 2010 at Sacred Journey Hospice in McDonough. He had lived in Barnesville since 1987. He was the son of the late Mr. Marvin Thomas Harris and the late Mrs. Leila Hamilton Harris. He was preceded in death by his...

Jan 5, 2010

Mr. Harold Owen Buchanan, Jr., age 75, of Barnesville passed away Tuesday, January 5, 2010 in a Warm Springs Healthcare Facility. A lifelong resident of Lamar County, he was the son of the late Mr. Harold Owen Buchanan, Sr. and the late Mrs. Thelma Harrellson Buchanan, and was also preceded in death by his wife, Mrs. Betty Jo Goins...

Jan 4, 2010

Mr. Auris Pender Williams Age 58 of Barnesville passed on Monday January the 4th 2010 at a Spalding County Healthcare Facility. Mr. Williams was born in Pike County Georgia but made his home here in Lamar County for a number of years. He was a member of The First Assembly of God in Barnesville. Mr. Williams was born to...

Jan 1, 2010

Mr. Rudy Ben Knight, age 58, of Barnesville, passed away early Friday morning, January 1, 2010 at his residence. Mr. Knight was a lifelong resident of Lamar County. He was the son of the late Mr. Rudolph C. Knight and the late Mrs. Bernice Barksdale Knight. Mr. Knight was retired from the Lamar County Sheriffs Department. He was the...

Jan 1, 2010

Mrs. Martha "Genie" Gordy Smith, age 93, of Milner, went to be with her Lord and Savior Friday, January 1, 2010. Mrs. Smith was the daughter of the late Mr. Chandler Franklin Gordy and the late Mrs. Ethel Zellner Gordy. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 62 years, Mr. Aldene Smith, a brother, Mr. Franklin...

Dec 31, 2009

Mrs. Mildred Marie Willis Arnold, age 82, passed away on Thursday, December 31, 2009 in a Spalding County healthcare facility. Mrs. Arnold was the wife of the late Mr. James Emmett Arnold, and the daughter of the late Mr. Obbie Eugene Willis and the late Mrs. Trudie Jewell Willis. Mrs. Arnold retired as a Seamstress form the William Carter...

Dec 21, 2009

Mr. James Barry Fossett age 84 of Barnesville passed away on Monday December 21, 2009 at his residence. Mr. Fossett was a native of Pike County Georgia but made his home in Lamar County for a number of years. Mr. Fossett was preceded in death by his wife Mary Ellen Vance. Mr. Fossett is also a Veteran of the...

Dec 21, 2009

Mrs. Lisa May Burkiett age 35 of Milner passed away December 21, 2009 at her residence. She was born to the late Roger Dean and Mrs. Youmans. She was a native of Berners Bay, NY but made her home here in Lamar County for a number of years.

Survivors include- Husband- David Flynn Jr.- Milner-...