Obituaries

May 20, 2019

Mr. Jerry Carr, Jr., age 52, of Monticello, GA, passed away Monday, May 20, 2019, in his home. He was born Tuesday, June 7, 1966, in Atlanta, GA, son of Carolyn Herrin Carr of Fayetteville and the late Jerry Nolan Carr, Sr. Jerry was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church. He enjoyed reading comic books and was...

May 9, 2019

Miss Sarah Eugenia Harrison, age 88, of Barnesville, GA passed away on Thursday, May 9, 2019 at Westbury Medical Care Home in Jackson, GA.

Miss Harrison was born on Thursday, April 23, 1931 in Barnesville to the late Benjamin F. Harrison and the late Lucy Spillers Harrison. She was also preceded...

May 8, 2019

Mrs. Opal June Taylor Hamrick, age 84, of Barnesville, GA passed away on Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at Brightmoor Nursing Center.

Mrs. Hamrick was born on Wednesday, October 24, 1934 in Zebulon, Georgia to the late Alfred Arlington Taylor and the late Louise Yeager Taylor. Opal June Taylor Hamrick was also...

May 3, 2019

Mr. William "Howard" Bearden, age 80, of Barnesville, GA passed away on Friday, May 3, 2019 at his residence.

Mr. Bearden was born on Monday, July 11, 1938 in Atlanta, Georgia to the late William Ernest Bearden and the late Mable Pope Bearden. He was...

Apr 25, 2019

Mrs. Aura Louise "Sally" Williams, age 80, of Jackson, GA, passed away Thursday, April 25, 2019, at Pruitt Health in Forsyth. Sally was born Saturday, April 8, 1939, in Alloy, West Virginia, daughter of the late Samuel Fleming Curry and the late Mary Lee Haynes Curry. She enjoyed cooking, sewing, traveling and playing card games. Sally was...

Apr 23, 2019

Mrs. Annie Louise Martin Jackson, age 88, of Jackson, GA, formerly of Barnesville, passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2019, at Covenant of Golden Age. Louise was born Monday, February 23, 1931, in Shady Dale, Georgia, daughter of the late Jack C. Martin and the late Etta Mae Callaway Martin. She was a member of First Baptist Church...

Apr 19, 2019

Ms. Vira Louise Lester, age 80, of Jackson, GA, passed away Friday, April 19, 2019, at Westbury Medical Care Home.  Vira was born Sunday, October 9, 1938, in Atlanta, Georgia, daughter of the late Carl Francis Lester, Jr. and the late Anna Marie Anderson Lester.  She loved to yard sale.  Vira also loved her flowers and jewelry. ...

Apr 16, 2019

Mrs. Pat (Miss Pat) Kerce, age 74, of Jackson, GA, passed away Tuesday, April 16, 2019, at Sacred Journey Hospice in McDonough. She was born on Tuesday, October 12, 1944, in Atlanta, Georgia to the late Jerry Monroe Coffee and the late Effie Skinner Coffee.  Pat retired from Lafarge North America Inc., as the human resource director...

Apr 6, 2019

Mr. William Cotter "Billy" Jackson, age 81, of Barnesville, GA, passed away Saturday, April 6, 2019, at Harborview Nursing Home in Thomaston, GA.

Mr. Jackson was born on Friday, December 24, 1937 in Atlanta, son of the late Dr. James Holland Jackson, Sr. and the...

Apr 5, 2019

Mrs. Lou Burt, age 85, of Barnesville, GA passed away on Friday, April 5, 2019 at her residence.

Mrs. Burt was born on Tuesday, December 19, 1933 in Thomaston, Georgia to the late Richard Sewell and the late Annie Mae Ellington Sewell. She was also...

Apr 5, 2019

SFC. James Larry Williams (Ret.), age 73, of Barnesville, GA passed away on Friday, April 5, 2019 at his residence.

Mr. Williams was born on Wednesday, March 6, 1946 in Barnesville, Georgia to the late James Mathew Williams and Mrs. Christine Jones Williams. He was...

Apr 5, 2019

Master Luca Jack Wright, age 2, of Barnesville, GA passed away on Friday, April 5, 2019 at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.

Luca was born on Tuesday, July 19, 2016 in Fayetteville, Georgia to the Jack Anthony Wright and Brittany Love Wright. He loved super heroes,...

Apr 4, 2019

Mr. Robbie Glenn Garrett, Sr., age 53, of Barnesville, GA passed away on Thursday, April 4, 2019 at his residence.

Mr. Garrett was born on Sunday, January 30, 1966 in Griffin, Georgia to John Ira Garrett, Sr. and the late Beverly Williams Garrett. He worked...

Apr 4, 2019

Mr. James Matthew "Matt" Wright, age 45, of Griffin, formerly of Barnesville, GA passed away on Thursday, April 4, 2019 at Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital.

Mr. Wright was born on Saturday, September 8, 1973 in Portsmith, Virginia. Matt served in the Navy and attended New...

Mar 30, 2019

Mr. Timothy M. "Timbo" Skelton, age 53, of Barnesville, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, March 30, 2019 at Upson Regional Medical Center.

Mr. Skelton was born on Monday, September 27, 1965, to Charles Barnette Skelton and Becky Moss Wright. He is preceded in death by...

Mar 28, 2019

City of Jackson Police Lt. Shane Stephens, age 41, of Jenkinsburg, GA passed away Thursday, March 28, 2019 at Piedmont Henry Medical Center after a brief illness. Shane was born in Lagrange, Georgia on Thursday, March 16, 1978 to the late Randall Vernon Stephens and Sandra Jean Rigdon Stephens Hawkins. He was a member of Macedonia Baptist...

Mar 26, 2019

Mr. Leslie Maddox, age 55, of Jackson, GA passed away Tuesday, March 26, 2019 and was born in Jackson, Georgia on Saturday, May 18, 1963 to Kay Maddox and the late Ervin Maddox. Leslie loved the outdoors and was an avid fan of UGA Football. He was preceded in death by the love of his life, Rhonda...

Mar 19, 2019

Mr. Daniel Russell "Danny" Edmonds, age 49, of Covington, GA passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2019. Danny was born Monday, March 2, 1970, in Marietta, Georgia, son of the late Nelson Wayne Edmonds and the late Ursula Renshula Edmonds. He was preceded in death by brother, Patrick Edmonds. He was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church, where...

Mar 15, 2019

Mr. Terry Lee Rosser, age 70, of Jackson, GA passed away Friday, March 15, 2019 at Spalding Regional Hospital. Mr. Rosser was born Sunday, January 23, 1949, in Jackson, son of the late Henry Eulee Rosser and the late Janie Hobbs Rosser. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. Mr. Rosser was preceded in death...

Mar 14, 2019

Mr. George Newton Martin, age 88, of Gainesville, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, March 14, 2019 at The Landings of Gainesville.

George was born on Monday, April 28, 1930 to the late Walter Edward Martin and the late Vannie Dumas Martin. He is also preceded in death by his sisters, Helen...