Obituaries

Mr. Charles Anthony "Tony" Byars, age 61, of Barnesville passed away on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 in a Bibb County Healthcare Facility. He was born to the late Mr. Robert Hugh Byars and to the late Mrs. Addie Lou Whiddon Polk. Mr. Byars Retired as a Deputy Warden from the Georgia State Department of Corrections, and was a Probation...

Mr. Michael Calvin Wells, age 50, of Milner passed away on Thursday, August 30, 2012 in a Griffin Healthcare Facility. Mr. Wells was born in Atlanta to the late Mr. Grady Calvin Wells and the late Mrs. Josie Thompson Mathis. He was a Residential Painter.

Survivors include his wife Holly Wells of Milner ; 4...

Dr. Robert Howe Pinckney, O.D., of Jackson, Georgia, passed from a full life of 93 years on May 17, 2014.

He was born in Charleston, South Carolina on September 18, 1920 to Edward Hall Pinckney, Sr. and Harriet Vernon Whitaker Pinckney. Raised in Charleston and Mount Pleasant, Robert was president of the Class of 1939...

Mr. William J. Harrison, age 96, of Washington, D.C. passed away Saturday, September 21, 2013 at Westbury Medical Care Home in Jackson, Georgia.

Mr. Harrison was born on July 30, 1917 in New York, New York to the late William Harrison and the late Mary Deary Harrison. He was preceded in death by his brother,...

Mrs. Leah Mayes Prindle Veatch, age 60, of Concord, passed away Tuesday, January 4, 2011 in an Atlanta Healthcare facility. Mrs. Veatch was born in Murfreesboro, TN to the late Mr. Hoyt Leroy Prindle and the late Mrs. Mary Emma Baldwin Prindle. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and sister.

Mrs. Veatch is survived...

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Mr. Elwood Emory Watkins, age 95, of Jackson, GA, passed away Sunday, June 12, 2016 at Autumn Village II. He was born on Thursday, August 19, 1920 in Monroe, GA to the late Walter Emory Watkins and the late Nannie Ray Watkins. Mr. Watkins served in the United States Army from 1941 until...

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Mr. Clark Henry Fuqua, age 88, of Williamson passed away Friday, January 22, 2016 in a Spalding County healthcare facility. He was the son of the late Mr. Cecil Burkes Fuqua and the late Mrs. Bessie Wright Fuqua and was also preceded in death by his son, Clark Ray Fuqua. Mr. Fuqua worked...

Mr. Von Wilson Knight, Age 87 of Barnesville passed away on Wednesday, March 9, 2011 in an Upson County Healthcare Facility. He was a native of Sutton, West Virginia, but made his home in Lamar County for a number of years. He was born to the late Mr. Walter Lee Knight and to the late Mrs. Litha Francis Kelly...

Life Legacy

Mr. Eugene "Pete" Blackmon, age 91, of Barnesville, passed away Thursday, April 27, 2017 in a Spalding County Healthcare Facility. A native of Upson County, Mr. Blackmon lived in Barnesville for most of his life. He was the son of the late Mr. Jake Blackmon and the late Mrs. Maggie Waldrop Blackmon, and...

Mrs. Winnie Henley Gibson, age 84, passed away Monday, October 4, 2010 in a Macon Health Care Facility. Mrs. Gibson was born in Monroe County to the late Mr. William Abe Hammond and to the late Mrs. Nannie Stallings Hammond, and was preceded in death by a son, Mr. Lorenzo Henley. She was Retired from The William Carter Company...

Mrs. Lovie Roxie Hood Burnette, age 79, of Barnesville passed away Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at her residence. She was born in Griffin to the late Mr. James Turnelle Hood and the late Mrs. Mamie Ardella Barley Hood, and was preceded in death by her husband, Mr. Harvey Daniel Burnette, Jr.. Mrs. Burnette was a Home Maker and a...

Mr. Warren Lee Wiley, age 53, of Barnesville passed away Friday, December 4, 2009 at his residence. A native of Richmond County, he had made his home in Barnesville. Son of Mr. John Elbert Wiley and Mrs. Helen Davis Wiley, he was preceded in death by a brother, Mr. Lanny Keith Wiley. Mr. Wiley was a Veteran, having served...

Mrs. Marilyn Barron English, 76, of Liberty Hill Community, passed away Sunday, January 18, 2015, at her home.

Mrs. English was born May 5, 1938 in the Liberty Hill Community, daughter of the late Claude and Elizabeth Manry Barron. She was a member of Rock Springs Congregational Methodist Church and a life-long member of the Marvin United...

Life Legacy

Mr. Jimmie Dean Wisener, age 70, of Milner passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2017 at a Spalding County Healthcare facility. He was the son of the late Mr. Fred William Wisener and the late Mrs. Blanche Lucille Wisener and was also preceded in death by his daughter, Mrs. Tamara Hafer. Mr. Wisener was...

Mr. Charles Larry Morgan age 68 of Barnesville passed away Friday December 18th 2009 at his residence. Mr. Morgan was a native of Tennessee but made his home here in Barnesville for a number of years. Mr. Morgan was born to the late Mr. William K. Morgan and Mrs. Thelma Downs Morgan. Mr. Charles Larry Morgan was also a...

Mrs. Constance Bennett Jones, age 79, of Flovilla, GA, passed away Friday, August 21, 2015 at Sylvan Grove Hospital.

Mrs. Jones was born on Wednesday, February 26, 1936 in the Pepperton Community of Butts County to the late Marvin Pond Bennett and the late Evie Lee Sperlin Bennett. She was preceded in death by her...

Mr. Thomas Cleveland Harbin, age 67, of Warm Springs passed away Monday, March 15, 2010 in a Warm Springs Healthcare Facility. Mr. Harbin was a native of Columbus, but had made his home in Warm Springs for a number of years. Son of the late Mr. Coy Brown Harbin and the late Mrs. Janie Francis Hammond Harbin, he was...

Mrs. Barbara Lee Greer Clark, age 83, of Barnesville passed away Saturday, November 8, 2014 in a Spalding County Healthcare Facility. A native of Spalding County, she had lived in Barnesville for most of her life. She was the daughter of the late Mr. Ira Winfred Greer and the late Mrs. Ruby Elenar Crane Greer, and was also preceded...

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Mr. Corry Luther Burt, Jr., age 85, of Barnesville, passed away Monday, December 14, 2015 at his residence. He was born February 1, 1930 in Concord, GA to the late Mr. Corry Luther Burt, Sr. and the late Mrs. Lorrie Lee Hawkins Burt. Mr. Burt was self-employed and worked for Burt's Book Keeping...

William Toby "Bill" Spires, Sr., age 86, of Jackson, GA, passed away Saturday, September 20, 2014.

Mr. Spires was born on Monday, October 3, 1927 in McRae, Georgia to the late Emmett Spires and the late Mattie Lawery Spires. He was a retired truck driver. He loved to dance at The Barn. He attended Stark...