Obituaries

Jul 16, 2020

Mr. Lester Woodrow Slusser, age 85, of Barnesville passed away Thursday, July 16, 2020 at Heritage Inn of Barnesville.

Mr. Slusser was born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania on Friday, August 3, 1934 to the late Mr. James Franklin Slusser and the late Mrs. Zula Alice Day Slusser. He was also preceded in death by his wife,...

Jul 14, 2020

Mrs. Deborah Jane Rodgers Collins, age 63, of Barnesville, Georgia, passed away Tuesday, July 14, 2020. She was born on Wednesday, October 10, 1956, in Atlanta, Georgia, to the late John Willis Rodgers and the late Daisy Lucille Henderson Rodgers. Deborah was a member of Liberty Baptist Church where she was the pianist and was involved with the Women's...

Jul 10, 2020

Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Lunsford Mays, age 84, of Forsyth, GA passed away on Friday, July 10, 2020 at Monroe County Hospital.

Mrs. Mays was born on Sunday, September 22, 1935 in Forsyth to the late William Cullen Lunsford and the late Bertha Elizabeth Bently Lunsford. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Charles...

Jul 6, 2020

Mrs. Vivian Lenora Davis Adcock, age 84, of Jackson, Georgia, passed away Monday, July 6, 2020. She was born on Saturday, June 27, 1936, in Atlanta, Georgia. Vivian worked as a secretary for the Appalachian Council and was a member of Towaliga Baptist Church. Vivian loved her family, going to the beach, and gardening. She was preceded in death...

Jul 3, 2020

Mrs. Carol Jean Dunlap Sterling Hebert, age 91, of Jackson, Georgia, passed away Friday, July 3, 2020, at Westbury Medical Care Home. She was born on Tuesday, October 30, 1928, in Montgomery, Alabama to the late O.C. Dunlap and the late Jessica Louise Shepherd Dunlap. Carol taught ice-skating and loved the Lord. During her stay at Westbury Medical Care...

Jun 24, 2020

Ms. Mary Louise (Reynolds) Mullins; "Mother", "M&M"," Grandma", "Great-Ma", "Aunt Mary", passed away peacefully at the age of 83 years.

She was born September 10, 1936, in Citra, Florida, a daughter of the late Frank Joseph, PhD. and Margaret Allen Reynolds. She was preceded in death also by her husband, Beredith Mullins and by a...

Jun 24, 2020

Mrs. Rita Jean Walker, age 72, of Forsyth, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, June 24, 2020. She was born on Friday, March 5, 1948 in Jackson, Georgia, to the late Joseph Edwin James and the late Barbara Jane Waits James. Rita was a member of Second Baptist Church in Jackson, Georgia. She loved music, dancing, flowers, crafts, and spending...

Jun 23, 2020

Mr. Thomas "Tom" Malvern Jackson, age 64, of Jackson, Georgia, passed away Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at Brightmoor Hospice. Tom was born on Tuesday, July 26, 1955 in Atlanta, Georgia, to the late Thomas Ronald Jackson and Mrs. Ruth Ann Plunket Jackson. He loved camping, riding on trains, drinking coffee, and wearing overalls. Tom served in the United States...

Jun 20, 2020

Reverend William "Bill" Thomas Collins, age 88, of Locust Grove, Georgia, passed away Saturday, June 20, 2020.

He was born Thursday, January 21, 1932 to the late George B. Collins and the late Gladys McGough Collins. Reverend Bill is also preceded in death by his son, David William Collins; daughter, Diane Jones; brother, George Collins....

Jun 16, 2020

Mr. Benjamin Pierce Franklin, age 21, of Barnesville, GA passed away on Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at his residence.

Pierce was born in Riverdale, GA on Sunday, January 31, 1999 to Jeffrey Allen Franklin and Wanda Jean Tschudy Caufman. He was a member of Valley Grove Baptist Church. Pierce loved Harry Potter and was a...

Jun 15, 2020

Mrs. Gloria Annette "Anne" Claxton, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 15, 2020 due to injuries sustained in a traffic accident on June 4th.

Anne is survived by her devoted husband, Bill Claxton; mother, Bonnie Mae Huffman; three children, Courtney Claxton, Zack Claxton, and Kathryn (Josh) Green; her adored grandson, Daniel Noe; brother, Eddie (Cathy)...

Jun 13, 2020

Edwin D. Foshee, Jr., age 75, died at Providence Nursing Facility in Thomaston, GA on June 13, 2020 after a long illness. He was the son of Edwin D. and Dorothy Daniel Foshee of Barnesville. He is survived by his brother, Danny Foshee, and wife Coopie (Vidalia, GA), his nieces, Meredith Thompson and husband, Les (Smyrna, GA), Elizabeth Wu...

Jun 13, 2020

Mr. Larry Eugene Mitchell, age 74, of Jackson, Georgia, passed away Saturday, June 13, 2020 at Brightmoor Hospice. Larry was born on Thursday, August 2, 1945 in Atlanta, Georgia, son of the late John Mitchell and the late Irene Royals Mitchell. Larry was a twice Master of the Lodge for St. John's Masonic Lodge #45 and past President of...

Jun 9, 2020

Linda L. Teal, age 75 of Flovilla, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, June 9, 2020. She was born on Saturday, September 23, 1944 in Alexandria, Alabama. She is preceded in death by her parents, Homer George Lester and Mary Lee Nicholson Lester; 2 sisters, Darlene Cobb and Donna Davis.

Linda was formerly employed as a...

Jun 6, 2020

Mrs. Helen Marie Jones, age 83, of Jackson, Georgia, passed away Friday, June 5,2020.

She was born on January 9, 1937, in Wyano Pennsylvania, daughter of the late Joseph Pilat and the late Helen Gobrish Pilat. She is also preceded in death by her brothers, John Pilat and Edward Pilat. Helen enjoyed volunteering at St....

May 31, 2020

Mr. Howard Allen "Al" Harper, age 63, of Barnesville, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, May 31, 2020 at Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital.

Mr. Harper was born in Henry County, Georgia on Thursday, June 21, 1956 to the late Howard Riley Harper and the late Marie Roberts Harper. He is also preceded in death by his...

May 29, 2020

Mrs. Yvette Poulin Turgeon Van Haecke, age 75, of, Jackson, Georgia passed away Friday May 29, 2020 peacefully in her beloved home on Jackson Lake surrounded by her husband, daughters, and grandchildren.

Yvette was born on Thursday, December 14, 1944 in Pittsfield, Maine to the late Paul Napoleon Poulin and the late May Welch Poulin....

May 28, 2020

Mrs. Loyette Stephens Beard, age 66, of Jackson, Georgia, passed away Thursday, May 28, 2020, at WellStar Spalding Regional Hospital. She was born on Wednesday, September 30, 1953, in Claxton, Georgia to Mrs. Jedon Annette Higgs Stephens and the late Mr. Ollie Maniere Stephens. Loyette was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church. She enjoyed sewing and loved her grandchildren....

May 26, 2020

Mrs. Rebecca Jonell Lowery Simpson, age 65 passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at WellStar Spalding Regional Hospital.

Mrs. Simpson was born on Thursday, February 3, 1955 in Deland, Florida to the late Rudolph Lowery and Honoree Arnold Lowery. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Wesley Gene Simpson; a brother Norman Finley;...

May 25, 2020

Mr. Tondi "T.J." Lind Norsworthy, Jr., age 32, of Jackson, Georgia, passed away Monday, May 25, 2020. He was born on Friday, September 25, 1987, in Stockbridge, Georgia. T.J. is preceded in death by his father, Tondi Lind Norsworthy, Sr.

T.J. is survived by his son, Damion Gabriel Norsworthy; mother and step-father, Penny Moon Norsworthy...