Obituaries

Apr 24, 2009

Mrs. Dorothy Ann Ethridge Morgan, age 85, of Milner, passed away Friday, April 24, 2009 at her residence. Mrs. Morgan was a lifelong resident of Lamar County. Daughter of the late Mr. William Nolan Ethridge and the late Mrs. Maude Baird Ethridge, Mrs. Morgan was Retired as a Cutting Specialist from The William Carter Company, and was a member...

Apr 22, 2009

Mrs. Caroline Adella Papierski Sanders, age 75, of Yatesville, GA. passed away on Wednesday, April 22, 2009 in Spalding County. Mrs. Sanders was preceded in death by her Parents, Mr. Vincent Papierski and Mrs. Eva Wallace. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Barnesville and a former Marine.

Mrs. Sanders is survived...

Apr 20, 2009

Mrs. Lethia Irvin Loy, age 82, of Barnesville, GA. passed away on Monday, April 20, 2009 in Lamar County. She was preceded in death by her Parents: Mr. Thomas Alexander Irvin and Mrs. Claudie Robert Burnette Irvin; Sister: Joyce Irvin; and Brother: Junius Irvin. Mrs. Loy was a homemaker and a retired seamstress for the William Carter Company. She...

Apr 15, 2009

Mr. Jeffrey Ralph Brantley, age 53, of Milledgeville departed this life and joined our Lord on April 15, 2009 after a long battle with cancer. A lifelong resident of Milledgeville, Jeff was preceded in death by his parents, the late Mr. Ralph Brantley and the late Mrs. Thelma Lorraine Harris Brantley, and by his granddaughter, Dina Nicole Coleman. He...

Apr 14, 2009

Mr. Andrew "Andy" Lee Nicholson, age 38, of Barnesville, passed away on Tuesday, April 14, 2009 in Henry County. He was preceded in death by his Paternal Grandparents: Ruby and Devoe Nicholson and his Maternal Grandparents: Alan William Johnson and Mae Ruth Johnson.

Mr. Nicholson is survived by his Mother: Mary Johnson Nicholson and his...

Apr 10, 2009

Mrs. Charlotte Ann Whitten Stamey, age 73, of Barnesville passed away Friday, April 10, 2009 at her residence. A native of Fulton County, Mrs. Stamey had lived in Barnesville for a number of years. Daughter of the late Mr. Henry Whyche Whitten and the late Mrs. Mary Ray Whitten, she was preceded in death by her sister, Mrs. Marion...

Mar 31, 2009

Mrs. Gracie Kate Smith Van Houten, age 90, of Barnesville, passed away on Tuesday, March 31, 2009 in Eatonton, GA. Mrs. Van Houten was born in Montezuma on March 3, 1919 to the late Marion Lee Smith and the late Pearlie Eva Slaton Smith. She was preceded in death by her Husband of 61 years, Mr. Jackson Garrett Van...

Mar 28, 2009

Mrs. Linda Jane Ivey Dawson, age 67, of Barnesville passed away Saturday, March 28, 2009 in an Upson County Healthcare Facility. Mrs. Dawson was lifelong resident of Lamar County. Daughter of the late Mr. Clarence Franklin Ivey and the late Mrs. Lula Mae McGaha Ivey, she was preceded in death by her son, Mr. William Keith Martin. Mrs. Dawson...

Mar 27, 2009

Mr. Marriett Edward Crump, Jr., age 63, of Barnesville passed away Friday, March 27, 2009 in a Macon Healthcare Facility. A native of Rome, GA, Mr. Crump had lived in Barnesville for most of his life. Son of the late Mr. Marriett Edward Crump, Sr. and Mrs. Helen Crump Freeman, he was a Vietnam Veteran, having served in the...

Mar 26, 2009

Mr. David Richard Kelly, Sr., age 65, of Culloden, GA., passed away on Thursday, March 26, 2009 in Upson County. Mr. Kelly was born in Atlanta on February 28, 1944 to the late Mr. Charlie Kelly and the late Mrs. Sally Lois Brooks Kelly. He was a member of First Christian Church in Jonesboro, GA.

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Mar 25, 2009

Mrs. Vergn Carolyn Davis Hess, age 81, of Barnesville, GA. passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2009 in Spalding County.

Mrs. Hess was born on April 23, 1927 in Westbrook, Maine to the late Mr. Clifford Wesley Davis and the late Mrs. Georgia Christina Brackett Davis. She was preceded in death by her Husband, Mr. Leland Cook...

Mar 20, 2009

Mr. Joe Harris Sweat, age 68, of Barnesville, passed away on Friday, March 20, 2009 in Lamar County. Mr. Sweat was born in Johnson County, GA. on October 27, 1940 to the late Mr. Thomas Sims Sweat and the late Mrs. Clovis Elizabeth Parr Sweat. He was a member of the First Assembly of God Church in Barnesville and...

Mar 18, 2009

Mrs. Annie Lee Bentley Blackmon, age 81, of The Rock passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at her residence. A native of Cullman County, Alabama, Mrs. Blackmon moved to Georgia at the age of 16. Daughter of the late Mr. George Richard Bentley and the late Mrs. Nellie Teal Bentley, she was preceded in death by a son, Mr....

Mar 17, 2009

Billie Daryl Langford, age 53, of Barnesville, passed away on Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at an Upson County healthcare facility.

Mr. Langford was born in Lamar County on November 1, 1955.

He is survived by his Wife: Mrs. Barbara Cummings Langford of Barnesville; Daughters: Sandy Marie Lewis of Griffin and Haley Lacy Nipper...

Mar 12, 2009

Mr. Richard B. Stokes, age 58, of Barnesville, GA., passed away on Thursday, March 12, 2009 at a Spalding County healthcare facility.

Mr. Richard B. Stokes was born on September 30, 1950 in Henderson, KY. He was preceded in death by his Parents, Thomas E. Stokes, Jr. and Elizabeth Ghernman Stokes. Mr. Stokes was a...

Mar 9, 2009

Mrs. Dorothy Daniel Foshee, age 90, of Barnesville, GA. passed away on Monday, March 9, 2009 at an Upson County healthcare facility.

Mrs. Foshee was born March 16, 1918, in Americus, to the late Eugene and Mary Berta McGarrah Daniel. She was preceded in death by her Husband, Edwin Dorsey Foshee and a Brother, Joseph...

Mar 4, 2009

Mrs. Paula Gail Hickman Oates, age 64, of Barnesville passed away Wednesday, March 4, 2009 in a Macon Healthcare Facility.

Mrs. Oates was a lifelong resident of Lamar County. Daughter of the late Mr. Gustabe D. Hickman and the late Mrs. Kate Barksdale Hickman, she was preceded in death by her Husband, Mr. Frederick Oates,...

Mar 3, 2009

Mrs. Claudette Gale Hirschner Mitcham, age 75, of Barnesville passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2009 in a Fulton County Healthcare Facility. A native of Chicago, Illinois, she had made her home in Lamar County for a number of years. Daughter of the late Mr. Carl Hirschner and the late Mrs. LaVerne Pearl Hayling Hirschner, she was preceded in...

Feb 28, 2009

Mr. William Charles "Bubba" Milner, Jr., age 45, of Barnesville passed away Saturday, February 28, 2009. Mr. Milner was a lifelong resident of Lamar County. He was the son of the late Mr. William Charles Milner, Sr. and Mrs. Loretha Brown Milner. Mr. Milner was a Truck Driver, and was employed as the Night Manager at The Eagle Truck...

Feb 25, 2009

Mrs. Emma Lou Burns Seignious, age 69, of Milner passed away Wednesday, February 25, 2009 in a Spalding County Healthcare Facility. Mrs. Seignious was a native of Chattanooga, TN, but had made her home in Lamar County for a number of years. Daughter of the late Mr. Jefferson Brisco Burns and the late Mrs. Jewel Grace Johnson Burns, she...