Obituaries

Oct 7, 2009

Mrs. Wanda Wade Dennis Williamson, age 54, of Barnesville passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at her residence. A lifelong resident of Lamar County, she was born to the late Mr. William Wade Dennis and Mrs. Virginia Collier Dennis on December 29, 1954 at Crawford-Long Hospital in Fulton County. Mrs. Williamson grew up in The First United Methodist Church...

Oct 3, 2009

Mr. James Thurner Simpkins, age 66, of Milner passed away Saturday, October 3, 2009 in a Spalding County Healthcare Facility. A native of Spalding County, he had made his home in Lamar County for a number of years. Son of the late Mr. James Isaac Simpkins and the late Mrs. Lois Hill Simpkins, he was also preceded in death...

Sep 15, 2009

Mrs. Peggie Louise Holman Cook, age 74, of Barnesville passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at her residence. Mrs. Cook was a native of Bainbridge, but had made her home in Barnesville for a number of years. Daughter of the late Mr. William Othel Holman and the late Mrs. Sarah Dorothy Dean Holman, she was also preceded in death...

Sep 14, 2009

Mrs. Joyce Andrews Ware, age 86, of Barnesville passed away Monday, September 14, 2009 in a Upson County Healthcare Facility. A native of Brisbane, Australia, Mrs. Ware had made her home in Lamar County for most of her life. Daughter of the late Mr. George Andrews and the late Mrs. Isabella Fennell Andrews, she was also preceded in death...

Sep 10, 2009

Mrs. Onis Wayne Corley Dawson, age 69, of Barnesville passed away Thursday, September 10, 2009 in an Upson County Healthcare Facility. Mrs. Dawson was a lifelong resident of Lamar County. Daughter of the late Mr. James Onis Corley and the late Mrs. Bessie Mae Ross Corley, she was also preceded in death by a son, Ricci Salter, and by...

Sep 6, 2009

Mr. Billy Rose, age 69, passed away Sunday September 6, 2009 at a local health care facility. Mr. Rose is a native of Buchanan Co. Virginia, but had made his home in Lamar County for a number of years. He is the son of Belle and Roscoe Ball. Mr. Rose is a Retired Sgt. 1st Class with United States...

Sep 4, 2009

Mrs. Gladys Mae Lingold, age 79, of Barnesville passed away Friday, September 4, 2009 in an Upson County Healthcare Facility. A native of McDuffie County, she had made her home in Lamar County for a number of years. Daughter of the late Mr. James M. Lingold and the late Mrs. Katie Odel White Lingold, she was preceded in death...

Sep 1, 2009

Mrs. Frances Elaine Roberts Osborne, age 54, of Milner passed away Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at her residence. Born in Germany while her father was in the U.S. Military, Mrs. Osborne had made her home in Lamar County for a number of years. She was the daughter of the late Mr. Leland Stanford Roberts, III and the late Mrs....

Sep 1, 2009

Mr. Arthur Allen "Double A" Long, Jr., age 64, of Barnesville passed away Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at his residence. Mr. Long was a native of Laurens County, but had made his home in Barnesville for over 30 years. Son of the late Mr. Arthur Allen Long, Sr. and the late Mrs. Laura Isabelle Carroll Hopper, he was also...

Aug 24, 2009

Pittman, William Lanz (Bill)

William Lanz (Bill) Pittman of Barnesville, Georgia, died August 24, 2009. He is survived by his loving wife of 63 years, Gaie Williams Pittman, his son Randy Pittman (wife Daina) of Birmingham, Alabama, and his daughter Suzanne Forster (husband Garth) of Barnesville, Georgia. He also is survived by his grandchildren Allison...

Aug 17, 2009

Mrs. Thelma Louise Crenshaw Odom, age 88, of Barnesville passed away Monday, August 17, 2009 in a Barnesville Healthcare Facility. A native of Pulaski County, she had lived in Lamar County for a number of years. Daughter of the late Mr. Jessie Edward "Ellis" Crenshaw and the late Mrs. Lola Barlow Crenshaw, she was preceded in death by her...

Aug 14, 2009

Mr. Homer B. Carreker of Barnesville, passed away Friday, August 14, 2009

In a Macon Health Care Facility. He was a native of Pike county but had lived in Lamar county for a number of years. Mr. Carreker was the son of the late Mr. Homer Carreker and the late Mrs. Gladys Stiger Carreker. He was retired...

Aug 12, 2009

Marty Quinn Jackson, age 37, of Barnesville passed away Wednesday, August 12, 2009 in a Spalding County Healthcare Facility. Marty was a native of Bibb County, and had lived in Barnesville since 2005, when he became an Officer for the Barnesville Police Department.

Mr. Jackson had previously worked as an Officer for the Montezuma Police Department. He...

Aug 11, 2009

Mrs. Mildred Opal Smith, age 77, of Barnesville passed away Tuesday, August 11, 2009 as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. A lifelong resident of Lamar County, Mrs. Smith was the daughter of the late Mr. James Farrell Smith and the late Mrs. Della Mae Turner Smith. She was Retired as a Seamstress, having formerly worked...

Aug 4, 2009

Mrs. Zelma "Ruth" Peyton Copeland, age 66, of Milner passed away Tuesday, August 4, 2009 at her residence. Mrs. Copeland was a native of Bibb County, but had lived in Lamar County for most of her life. Daughter of the late Mr. Robert Frances Peyton and the late Mrs. Georgia Blanche Hutchinson Peyton, she was also preceded in death...

Jul 25, 2009

Mr. Luther Bunn, age 83, formerly of Barnesville, passed away Saturday, July 25, 2009 at his daughter's residence. Mr. Bunn was a native of Lamar County, and lived in Barnesville practically all of his life. Son of the late Mr. Will Bunn and the late Mrs. Georgie B. Bunn, he was also preceded in death by his wife, Mrs....

Jul 23, 2009

Mrs. Henrietta Pritchett Bridges, age 88, formerly of Barnesville passed away Thursday, July 23, 2009 in Spalding County. Mrs. Bridges was a native of Lamar County, and had lived here for most of her life. Daughter of the late Dr. D.W. Pritchett and the late Mrs. Mary Bass Pritchett, she was preceded in death by her husband, Mr. James...

Jul 12, 2009

Miss Kinsley Loraine Samples, infant daughter of Roger "Bubba" Samples and Rachel Abbott Samples, passed away Sunday, July 12, 2009 in a Bibb County Healthcare Facility.

Kinsley is survived by her parents - Roger "Bubba" and Rachel Abbott Samples of Milner ; Maternal Grandparents - Frank & Donna Abbott of Barnesville ; Paternal Grandparents -...

Jun 30, 2009

James Godwin Whitten, Jr., age 76, of Barnesville passed away Tuesday, June 30, 2009 in a Bibb County Healthcare Facility. A lifelong resident of Lamar County, he was the son of the late Mr. James Godwin Whitten and the late Mrs. Mattie Lee Evans Whitten, and was also preceded in death by his wife, Mrs. Geneva Yvonne Hutto Whitten,...

Jun 28, 2009

Mrs. Betty Louise Samples Sullivan, age 75, of Milner passed away Sunday, June 28, 2009 at her residence. Mrs. Sullivan was a native of Fulton County, but had made her home in Lamar County for a number of years. Daughter of the late Mr. And Mrs. Dewel Samples, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Mr. Charles...