Obituaries

Aug 3, 2020

Amanda Tingle Banks, age 39 of Flovilla, Georgia, passed away on Monday, August 3, 2020. Amanda was born on Monday, July 20, 1981 in Griffin, Georgia. She is preceded in death by her grandparents, Pearl Hobbs; Lindsey and Mayree Tingle. She earned a computer programming degree from Southern Crescent Technical College and was self-employed. She enjoyed crafts, wood working...

Aug 1, 2020

Mr. Dennis Wade Morris, age 45, of Barnesville, GA passed away on Saturday, August 1, 2020 at his residence.

Dennis was born on Tuesday, September 17, 1974 to Raymond Franklin Morris and Debra Kay Brooks Morris. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Ronnie Franklin Morris. Dennis was a caretaker for many years....

Jul 31, 2020

Mr. Guy Augustus Holton, Jr., age 63, of Jackson, Georgia, passed away on Friday, July 31, 2020.

Guy was born on Saturday, January 5, 1957, in Jacksonville, Florida, to the late Guy Augustus Holton, Sr. and the late Agnes Florine Brooks Holton. He was raised in Albany, Georgia, by his grandparents, the late Lewis Lamar...

Jul 30, 2020

Mr. Ted Robert Staples, age 57, of Jackson, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, July 30, 2020.

Ted was born on Saturday, September 8, 1962, in Atlanta, Georgia, to the late Roy Staples and the late Barbara Wilson Staples. He attended Towaliga Baptist Church. Ted retired from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation after 30 years of...

Jul 30, 2020

Mr. Emory Carlton Spencer, age 91 of the Oaks at Ashton Hills Assisted Living Center, Covington, formerly of Jackson, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, July 30, 2020.

Emory was born on Wednesday, February 13, 1929, to the late Abraham George "A.G." Spencer and the late Julia Coleman Spencer. He is also preceded in death by...

Jul 29, 2020

Mr. William Scott "Monster" Thomas, age 54 of Jackson, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, July 29, 2020.

Scott was born on Wednesday, September 5, 1965, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to the late John L. Thomas and Mrs. Kay Louise Durand Thomas. Scott was also preceded in death by his sister, Traci Thomas. Scott served his community as a...

Jul 26, 2020

Jerry Wayne Eason, age 70 of Barnesville, GA passed away at home Sunday, July 26, 2020.

Jerry was born on Friday, December 9, 1949 in Franklin, GA to the late Red Barlow and the late Violet Lily Watts Barlow. He is preceded in death by his sisters-in-law, Debbie Lloyd and Flora Jean Harton. Jerry loved...

Jul 26, 2020

Mrs. Martha Juanita Phillips Stewart, age 84, of, Jackson, Georgia passed away Sunday, July 26, 2020, peacefully in her home.

Martha was born on Saturday, August 24, 1935, in McDonough, Georgia to the late Nathan Thompson Phillips and the late Lola Palmer Phillips. She was a homemaker who loved to cook, travel, and take care of her...

Jul 20, 2020

Mrs. Kitty "MeMe" Lee Gilbert, age 71, passed away on Monday, July 20, 2020 in East Bernstadt, Kentucky.

Kitty was born Wednesday, December 22, 1948 in Griffin, Georgia, to the late Walter Ernest Turner and the late Exie Jewell Turner. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Jimmy...

Jul 20, 2020

Jack Satterwhite, Sr., age 94, of McDonough, GA, passed away Monday, July 20, 2020, at his residence.

Jack was born on Saturday, September 19, 1925, in Miami, Florida to the late Alfred Satterwhite and the late Mattie Mae Gaultney Satterwhite. He is preceded in death by his wife, Edith Thompson Satterwhite; brother, Harold Leon Satterwhite;...

Jul 18, 2020

Mr. Robert "Bob" Devon Konkle, age 75, of Enoree, South Carolina, passed away on Saturday, July 18, 2020. He was born on Thursday, February 1, 1945 in Warsaw, Indiana, to the late Ray Konkle and the late Iva Jean Willard Konkle. Bob was a veteran of the United States Army and a member of Cedar Shoals Baptist Church in...

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....