Obituaries

Life Legacy

Mr. Shedrick Eugene Cooper, age 87, of Barnesville, passed away Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at the home of his niece and caregiver. He was the son of the late Mr. Joseph Terrell Cooper, Sr. and the late Mrs. Fannie Moore Copper. He is also preceded in death by his wife, Rosalie Cooper and...

Mrs. Helen Skinner Wooten, age 74, of Barnesville passed away Saturday, June 13, 2009 in a Barnesville Healthcare Facility. A native of Lake Wales, Florida, she had made her home in Lamar County for a number of years. Daughter of the late Mr. Henry Milton Skinner and the late Mrs. Rosalie Johnson Skinner, she was preceded in death by...

Mr. John William Davis, age 64, of Jackson, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, June 18, 2016 at Brightmoor Hospice.

John was born on February 25, 1952 in Atlanta, Georgia to the late Charles Clifton Davis and Sara Louise London Davis. He retired from CSX Railroad and was a member of Westside Baptist Church. John enjoyed...

Mrs. Rachel Claudine Drake Dingler, age 93 of Barnesville passed away Thursday, February 12, 2009 in a Thomaston Healthcare Facility. Mrs. Dingler was a native of Coweta County, but had made her home in Lamar County for a number of years.

Daughter of the late Mr. John Luther Drake and the late Mrs. Pinky Mae McClendon Drake,...

Mrs. Dorothy Mae Cain, Age 81 of Barnesville passed away Sunday August 29, 2010 at a Spalding County Healthcare Facility. She was a native of Alabama but made her home here in Lamar County for a number of years.

Survivors include; Sons- Gregory Lee Cain- Alton Lee Cain Jr.; Daughters- Sandra Carpenter- Susan Hammock; Sisters-...

Mrs. Dana Lou Carr Kendricks, age 44, of Milner passed away Wednesday, July 22, 2009 in an Upson County Healthcare Facility. Mrs. Kendricks was a native of Spalding County, but had made her home in Lamar County. She was the daughter of the late Mr. Benjamin Hawkins Carr and Mrs. Virginia Carolyn Hambrick Carr.

Survivors...

Mrs. Marion Crane Long, age 87, of Jackson, Georgia, passed away Friday, April 7, 2017 at Autumn Village in Jackson.

Mrs. Long was born on Saturday, March 1, 1930 in Jackson, Georgia to the late Joel Crane and the late Thelma Turner Crane. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Emmett Fletcher, Gilbert "Junior"...

Mrs. Margaret Opal Harmon Greene, age 64, of Jackson, Georgia, passed away Sunday, March 30, 2014 at Spalding Regional Hospital.

Mrs. Greene was born April 12, 1949 in Butler, Georgia to the late William Jasper Harmon and the late Margaret Louise Bodiford Harmon. Opal worked as a manager at Trucks, Inc. She loved to read...

Mrs. Nora Marie Brown Horn, age 76, of Senoia passed away Sunday, September 6, 2009 in a Newnan Healthcare Facility. Mrs. Horn was a native of Lake County, FL, but had made her home in Senoia. Daughter of the late Mr. E.K. Brown and the late Mrs. Nora Robertson Brown, she was preceded in death by a son, Mr....

George Wayne Nelson, age 65, of Jackson, GA, passed away Sunday, November 10, 2013 at his residence. He was born on July 16, 1948 in Decatur, GA to the late Charles Edward Nelson and the late Marion Elizabeth Childress Nelson. Wayne was a plumber and member of Local 72.

Wayne is survived by his wife,...

Mrs. Barbara Ann Sherling McDevitt, age 76, of Barnesville passed away on Wednesday, August 4, 2010 in an Atlanta Healthcare Facility. A native of Macon, Mrs. McDevitt had made her home in Lamar County for a number of years. Daughter of the late Mr. James Edwin Sherling and the late Mrs. Eleanor Kennington Sherling, Mrs. McDevitt attended Mt. DeSales...

Mrs. Earline Hendrick Shockley, age 88, of Barnesville passed away on Friday, September 11, 2009 in an Upson County Healthcare Facility. Mrs. Shockley was a native of Lee County, Mississippi, but had made her home in Lamar County for most of her life. Daughter of the late Mr. Thomas Bolen Hendrick and the late Mrs. Leona Johnson Hendrick, she...

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Mr. Thomas "Tom" Joseph Matelski, age 86, of High Falls, passed away Saturday, April 29, 2017 at his residence. Tom was born on Saturday, October 25, 1930 in Wilkes-Barre, PA, the son of the late Joseph Matelski and the late Helen Buksar Matelski. He was preceded in death by his sister, Ruth Mary...

Mrs. Ruth Eleanor Ellington Parker, age 81, of Griffin, Georgia, passed away Friday, November 6, 2015 at Spalding Regional Medical Center.

Mrs. Parker was born on Saturday, July 28, 1934 in Thomaston, Georgia to the late Lawson Ellington and the late Maggie Ellington. She is preceded in death by her husband, Jimmy Parker; sons, Thomas...

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Mr. Jerry Lee Strickland, age 85, of Riverdale, GA, passed away Saturday, December 19, 2015 at Gentiva Nursing Home in Riverdale. Jerry was born on Wednesday, February 12, 1930 in Crawford, GA to the late Custer Lee Strickland and the late Beulah Tilley Strickland. He was a proud veteran of the United States...

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Mr. Otis Delane "Woody" Woodruff, age 75, of Culloden passed away on April 8, 2016 at the VA Hospital in Dublin, GA. Born in Griffin, GA, he was the son of the late Mr. Peter Ponder Woodruff and the late Mrs. Ruth Jordan Woodruff. He was also preceded in death by one sister,...

Mrs. Mary Frances Johnson Pulliam, age 81, of Barnesville passed away on October 9, 2012 in a Macon Healthcare Facility. Mrs. Pulliam was born in Thomaston to the late Mr. Cleveland LeRoy Johnson and to the late Mrs. Julia Irene Clark Johnson. She was a Retired Bookkeeper, and a member of the First Baptist Church of Barnesville.

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Mr. Otis "Marvin" Littleton, Jr., age 83, of Barnesville passed away on Monday, March 3, 2014 at his residence. Mr. Littleton was born June 4, 1930 to the late Mr. Otis Marvin Littleton, Sr. and the late Bernice Trice Littleton. He is also preceded in death by his wife, Mrs. Jessie Mae Grant Littleton. Mr. Littleton retired from Kresge...

Mrs. Nellie Branan (Nell) Norsworthy, age 79, of Jackson, GA, passed away Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at her residence. She was born on August 16, 1934 in McDonough, GA to the late James C. Branan and the late Ruby Louise Hooten Branan. Mrs. Norsworthy was retired from McIntosh State Bank. She was a member of Second Baptist Church of...