Obituaries

Sep 15, 2023

Mr. Rayford Thomas "Tommy" Cleveland, age 75, of McDonough, Georgia, passed away on Friday, September 15, 2023.

Tommy was born on Sunday, June 6, 1948, in Jackson, Georgia to the late Marshall Howard Cleveland and the late Bertha Jefferies Cleveland. Along with his parents, he...

Sep 4, 2023

Mrs. Betty Irene Waters Gilbert, age 91, of Jackson, Georgia, passed away on Monday, September 4, 2023, at Wellstar Spalding Hospital.

Betty was born on Wednesday, January 27, 1932, in Marietta, Georgia to the late Everette Henry Waters and the late Lucille Wright Waters.  Along...

Aug 28, 2023

Mrs. Juanita Virginia New Cawthon, age 94, of Jackson, Georgia, passed away on Monday, August 28, 2023.

Juanita was born on Wednesday, February 13, 1929, in Lithonia, Georgia to the late Herbert New and the late Annie Sue Kelley New. Along with her parents, she...

Aug 28, 2023

Mrs. Martha "Marti" Ann Thompson Peterson, age 84, of Griffin, Georgia, passed away on Monday, August 28, 2023.

Marti was born on Thursday, June 29, 1939, in Commerce, Georgia to the late John Thompson and the late Helen Cross Thompson.  She was a member of...

Aug 27, 2023

Mr. Michael "Mike" Willis Eason, age 54, of Flovilla, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, August 27, 2023.

Mike was born on Wednesday, January 29, 1969, in Thomasville, Georgia to the late Jerry Willis Eason and Brenda Joyce Ricketts. Along with his father, he was preceded...

Aug 22, 2023

Mrs. Deryle Jean Jolly Lamb, age 82, of Jackson, Georgia passed away on Tuesday, August 22, 2023.

Deryle was born on Friday, February 14, 1941, in Smyrna, Georgia to the late Griffin Jolly and the late Eunice Herring Jolly. She was president of the Historical...

Aug 18, 2023

Mr. Richard Charles Neely, age 83, of Jackson, Georgia, passed away on Friday, August 18, 2023, at Sacred Journey Hospice in Newnan.

Richard was born on Monday, April 15, 1940, in Riverdale, Georgia, to the late Richard Emmett Neely and the late Lois Camp Neely....

Aug 16, 2023

Mr. Leslie Horace Faulkner, age 85, of Jackson, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, August 16, 2023, at Piedmont Henry Hospital.

Leslie was born on Tuesday, December 7, 1937, in Jackson, Georgia, to the late Otis Franklin Faulkner and the late Janie Lou Johnson Faulkner. In...

Aug 11, 2023

Mrs. Brenda "Nanny" Mae Young Johnson, age 74, of Jackson, Georgia, passed away Friday, August 11, 2023 at her residence after an extended illness.

Brenda was born Monday, February 21, 1949 in Jackson, Georgia to the late Thomas Lawrence Young and the late Mary Elizabeth Mangham Young. She was preceded in...

Aug 9, 2023

Mrs. Mary Joyce Smith, age 90, of North Augusta, South Carolina, passed away on Wednesday, August 9, 2023, at Piedmont Augusta Hospital.

Joyce was born on March 24, 1933, in Thomaston, Georgia to the late W.R. and the late Mittye Barnes. In addition to her...

Aug 6, 2023

Mr. Dennis Harold "Denny" Hammock, age 64, of Barnesville, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, August 6, 2023.

Denny was born on Wednesday, July 8, 1959, in Griffin, Georgia, to the late Cecil Harold Hammock and to the late Noma Leslie Dumas Hammock. Denny was proceeded...

Aug 2, 2023

Michael B. Lewis passed away at his home on Wednesday, Aug. 2nd.   He was 50 years old and a long-time resident of Barnesville, Ga.

Mr. Lewis was a native of Albany, Ga., where he graduated from Doughtery County High School in the class of 1991. ...

Jul 27, 2023

Mr. Thomas Edward "Tommy" Revell, age 57, of Barnesville, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, July 27, 2023, at Wellstar North Fulton Medical Center.

Tommy was born on Wednesday, March 30, 1966, in Griffin, Georgia, to Jane Revell and to the late Richard Larry Revell. In...

Jul 21, 2023

Mr. Blane Thomas Cauthen, age 50, of Barnesville, Georgia passed away Friday, July 21, 2023, at Upson Regional Hospital after a brief illness. Blane was born on Sunday, April 15, 1973, to Dr. Gerald and Hedy Cauthen at Crawford Long Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. A lifelong resident of Lamar County, Blane is the son of Dr. Gerald...

Jul 19, 2023

Lynnell Bishop Harris of Barnesville, GA died peacefully at her home at Sunny Grove Assisted Living on July 19, 2023, at the age of 88.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Carl Fletcher Bishop and Geraldine Moore Crumpton, sister Anita Jane Bishop, and...

Jul 17, 2023

Mrs. Katherine "Kathy" Maxine Young McElheney, age 70, of Flovilla, Georgia, passed away on Monday, July 17, 2023, at her home.

Kathy was born on Tuesday, February 3, 1953, in Cleveland, Ohio to the late J.T. Young and the late Lucille Lummus Young.  Along with...

Jul 13, 2023

Mr. Joseph Carter "Joe" Waits, age 50, of Jackson, Georgia passed away on Thursday, July 13, 2023.

Joe was born on Thursday, April 26, 1973, in Griffin, Georgia to Herman Franklin Waits and Nancy Jean Goff Waits. He was a member of Jackson United Methodist Church and was an avid University...

Jul 11, 2023

Mrs. Theodora "Dora" Elizabeth Cox 73 passed away at her home on Tuesday, July 11, 2023.

Dora was born on May 15, 1950, in Crestview, Florida to the late Few Alonzo Gunn and Mabel Thomson Gunn. Dora met her husband at the University of Georgia and married Gary Cox in 1971....

Jul 11, 2023

Mrs. Emily Sullivan Brown, age 81, of Barnesville, Georgia, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 11, 2023, at Eternal Hope Hospice in Griffin, Georgia.

Emily was born on Thursday, October 2, 1941, in Barnesville to the late Zack and Martha Sullivan. She was preceded in...

Jul 10, 2023

Mr. Carlton Ray Wiley, age 74, of Eastman, Georgia passed away on Monday, July 10, 2023.

Ray was born on Monday, December 20, 1948, in New Bern, North Carolina to the late Jasper Wiley and the late Helen Miller Wiley McMillian. Ray enjoyed collecting and bartering stuff at the flea market...