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Arthur Dewayne "Bebop" Simmons

Arthur Dewayne "Bebop" Simmons

May 12, 2020

Mr. Arthur Dewayne "Bebop" Simmons, age 66, of Barnesville, GA, passed away on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at his residence.

Bebop was born in Northport, VA on Friday, June 12, 1953 to the late Earl Gipson Simmons and the late Betty Juanita Blankenship Woodall. He is also preceded in death by his son, Paul Simmons;...

Robert (Bob) Emmett Taylor, Jr.

Robert (Bob) Emmett Taylor, Jr.

May 11, 2020

Robert Emmett Taylor, Jr. passed away quietly on May 11, 2020 at the age of 98. Robert was born September 19, 1921 in Lincoln, Nebraska to Robert and Camylle Taylor. He was the oldest of four siblings.

Bob remembered living through the depression as a child when the family came close to losing their home....

Kathryn Wilson

Kathryn Wilson

May 11, 2020

Mrs. Kathryn Bargeron Wilson, age 93, of Jackson, Georgia, passed away Monday, May 11, 2020, at Westbury Medical Care Home. She was born on Friday, March 18, 1927, in Millen, Georgia, daughter of the late Benjamin Franklin Bargeron and the late Katie Bell Bargeron. She was a member of Sardis Baptist Church. Kathryn graduated from Bessie Tift College. She...

Joyce Louise Littleton

Joyce Louise Littleton

May 10, 2020

Mrs. Joyce Louise Jones Littleton, age 90, of Barnesville, GA passed away on Sunday, May 10, 2020 at Heart of Georgia Hospice in Perry, GA.

Mrs. Littleton was born on Saturday, July 27, 1929 in Barnesville, GA to the late Joe David Jones and the late Julia Glaze Jones. She was also preceded in death...

William "Bill" Dallas Gobble

William "Bill" Dallas Gobble

May 6, 2020

Mr. William "Bill" Dallas Gobble, age 84, of Jackson, Georgia, passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2020, at Eternal Hope Hospice. He was born on Thursday, June 27, 1935. Bill loves listening to vinyl records and going to yard sales. He was a Proud Veteran of the United States Navy, serving in the Korean and Vietnam Wars. Bill is preceded...

Terry Kitchens

Terry Kitchens

May 5, 2020

Mr. Terry Franklin Kitchens, age 73, of Jackson, Georgia, passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2020, at Brightmoor Hospice. He was born on Tuesday, April 22, 1947, to the late Luther Orville Kitchens and the late LaRue Cook Ross Kitchens Crowder. Terry was a member of First Baptist Church. He was a proud Veteran of the United States Army National...

Frances Margaret "Peggy" Houk

Frances Margaret "Peggy" Houk

May 2, 2020

Mrs. Frances Margaret Carroll Houk (Peggy), age 95, of Barnesville passed away Saturday, May 2, 2020 at Sunny Grove Assisted Living.

Mrs. Houk was the second child born to the late Mr. Luther S. Carroll and the late Mrs. Bessie Collis Carroll on November 29, 1924 in Knoxville, Tennessee.

In 1947...

Gladys Ward

Gladys Ward

May 2, 2020

Ms. Gladys A. Smith Ward, age 85, of Flovilla, Georgia, passed away Saturday, May 2, 2020, at Westbury Medical Care Home. She was born on Sunday, June 3, 1934, in Forsyth, Georgia to the late Willie Otis Smith and the late Ardell McDowell Smith. Gladys was a member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in Cork, Georgia. She enjoyed going...

Ricky Eugene Viars

Ricky Eugene Viars

May 1, 2020

Mr. Ricky Eugene Viars, age 71 of Milner, Georgia, passed away on Friday, May 1, 2020.

Mr. Viars was born in Anawalt, West Virginia on Monday, February 14, 1949 to the late Amos Viars and Lillian Seagraves Stone. He is also preceded in death by his brother, Keith Stone. He was a veteran of the United States...

L. Edwin Williams

L. Edwin Williams

Apr 29, 2020

Mr. L Edwin Williams, Jr., age 82, of Barnesville, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at Eternal Hope Hospice in Griffin, Georgia.

Mr. Williams was born in Lamar County, Georgia on Saturday, December 25, 1937 to the late Lamar E Williams, Sr. and the late Ruby Jane McCord Williams. He is also preceded...

Stanley Anderson Mccart

Stanley Anderson Mccart

Apr 29, 2020

Mr. Stanley Anderson McCart, age 73, of Jackson, Georgia, passed away Wednesday, April 29, 2020, at Atlanta VA Medical Center. He was born on Saturday, December 28, 1946, in Griffin, Georgia, son of the late William Anderson McCart and the late Eunice Piper McCart. Stanley was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church. He was a proud Veteran of the...

David Morris

David Morris

Apr 28, 2020

David Carlton Morris, age 64, passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2020 in Macon GA from natural causes after a period of declining health. He was born on Tuesday, August 23, 1955 to the late Carlton Morris and Margaret Morris of Jackson, GA. Over his lifetime, David held a variety of jobs and never met a stranger. If you ever...

Charles William ""C.W"" Long

Charles William ""C.W"" Long

Apr 26, 2020

Mr. Charles "C.W" William Long, age 91 of Barnesville, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, April 26, 2020.

Mr. Long was born in Monticello, Georgia on April 5, 1929. He is preceded in death by his parents, John D. Long and Mattie H. Niblett Long; his first wife, Margaret Spillers Long and his second wife, Betty...

Dorothy Lee Tribble

Dorothy Lee Tribble

Apr 26, 2020

Mrs. Dorothy Lee McCart Tribble, age 90, of Jackson, Georgia, passed away Sunday, April 26, 2020, at Brightmoor Nursing Center. She was born on Sunday, July 28, 1929, in Covington, Georgia, daughter of the late Bruce McCart, Sr. and the late Vera Moss McCart. Dorothy was a member of Eastern Star. She was preceded in death by husbands, Parks...

Josephine Holloway Mangham

Josephine Holloway Mangham

Apr 25, 2020

Josephine Holloway Mangham passed away in Barnesville Saturday, April 25, 2020, at the age of 91. Josephine was a native of Upson County but had lived most of her life in Barnesville. She was born January 7, 1929, to the late Joseph Linson Holloway and Sallie Lou Ellington Holloway. She was a homemaker and bookkeeper for the family business....

Mildred Frances Miller

Mildred Frances Miller

Apr 22, 2020

Mrs. Mildred Frances Miller, age 91, of Barnesville, GA passed away on Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at Heritage Inn.

Mrs. Miller was born on Saturday, December 15, 1928 in Griffin, Georgia to the late Oscar Leach and the late Grace Kimbell Leach. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Lenwood Harold Miller; brother,...

Juanita Mills O'Connor

Juanita Mills O'Connor

Apr 21, 2020

Mrs. Juanita Mills O'Connor, age 84 of Locust Grove, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday April 21, 2020 at WellStar Spalding Hospital.

Mrs. O'Connor was born on Saturday, January 18, 1936 in Cordele, Georgia to the late Ernest Mills and the late Willie Lee Batson Mills. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Marvin...

Winnell B. Brock

Winnell B. Brock

Apr 21, 2020

Mrs. Winnell B. Brock, age 76 of The Rock, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at Upson Regional Medical Center.

Mrs. Brock was born on Monday, November 8, 1943 in Miami, Florida to the late James D. Beckham, Sr. and the late Maxine Lott Beckham. She was also preceded in death by her...

Earl Wayne Blair, Sr.

Earl Wayne Blair, Sr.

Apr 19, 2020

PO1, Earl Wayne Blair, Sr., age 80, of Locust Grove, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2020. He was born on Sunday, August 20, 1939, in Villa Rica, Georgia to the late Eunice Elias Blair and Alice Mae Blair. Earl entered the Navy in June of 1959, and has had many tours of Sea Duty in his long...

Constance Alice "Connie" Whitney

Constance Alice "Connie" Whitney

Apr 11, 2020

Miss Constance "Connie" Alice Whitney, age 67, of Barnesville, Georgia passed away on Saturday, April 11, 2020.

Connie was born on Thursday, February 26, 1953 in Monroe, Louisiana to Philip Cushing Whitney and the late Phoebe Louella Pillsbury Whitney. She served our country in the United States Navy during Vietnam. Connie enjoyed gardening, horses and...

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