Obituaries

Jun 13, 2019

Mr. Billy Dee Jackson, age 45, of Barnesville, GA passed away on Thursday, June 13, 2019, at Brightmoor Hospice.

Billy was born on Monday, October 29, 1973 to the late William Edward Jackson and Deana Carver Jackson. He was a truck driver and was a...

Jun 11, 2019

Mrs. Diane Rose, age 76, of Flovilla, GA, passed away Tuesday, June 11, 2019. She was born on Friday, October 2, 1942, in Marietta, GA to the late Lamar Wellham and the late Mary Bill Coleman. Mrs. Dianne worked in the Jackson High School Cafeteria for many years and loved animals. She was was preceded in death...

Jun 10, 2019

Mrs. Wynell Price Stanton, age 79, of Jackson, GA, passed away Monday, June 10, 2019. She was born on Sunday, March 3, 1940, in Buford, GA to the late Quillen Eugene Price and the late Ethel Mae Keener Price. Mrs. Wynell was a homemaker. She loved flowers and going to the mountains. Mrs. Wynell was preceded in...

Jun 9, 2019

Dr. Mark David King, age 58, of Barnesville, GA passed away on Sunday, June 9, 2019, at his residence.

Mark was born on Wednesday, January 18, 1961 in Berwyn, Illinois to the late Harry Joseph King and the late Loretta Catherine Mulvaney King. He was...

Jun 7, 2019

Mrs. Audrey Jean Salter McCall, age 86, of Barnesville, GA passed away on Friday, June 7, 2019 at the Sunny Grove Assisted Living.

Jean was born on Friday, June 17, 1932 in Barnesville to the late Ben Salter and the late Ida Mae Andrews Salter...

Jun 7, 2019

Mr. William "Bill" Thomas Medley, age 83, of Jackson, GA, passed away Friday, June 7, 2019 in his home. He was born on Wednesday, August 14, 1935, in Nashville, TN to the late William Napoleon Medley and the late Tommie Olene Swindle Medley. Bill was a member of Stark United Methodist Church and he enjoyed woodworking. He...

Jun 6, 2019

Mr. James Arnold Cochran, Jr., age 74, of Flovilla, GA, passed away Thursday, June 6, 2019 at Eternal Hope Hospice in Griffin. He was born on Monday, September 25, 1944, in Millen, GA to the late James Arnold Cochran, Sr. and the late Arnease Reddick Cochran. James was a member of Rise Above Ministries.

May 29, 2019

Mrs. Geraldine Moss Watson, age 92, of Jackson, GA, passed away Wednesday, May 29, 2019, at Westbury Medical Care Home. She was born Friday, January 14, 1927, in Madison, GA, daughter of the late Cled Moss and the late Ophelia Eaton Moss. Geraldine was of the baptist faith. She enjoyed crafting and sewing. Geraldine was preceded in...

May 27, 2019

Miss Payten Mercy Wall, age 2, of Barnesville, Georgia, passed away on Monday, May 27, 2019.

Payten was born on Friday, January 13, 2017 in Macon, Georgia, daughter of Jeremy and Heather Wall. She loved her stuffed animals and tucked them into bed every night....

May 22, 2019

Mr. Lowell Blaine Young, age 83, of Milner, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at Brightmoor Hospice.

Lowell was born on Saturday, August 24, 1935 in Tellico Plains, Tennessee to the late John M. Young and the late Bessie Ellen Stewart Young. He...

May 20, 2019

Mr. Larry Leamon Chatman, age 71, of Forsyth, GA passed away on Monday, May 20, 2019 at the Monroe County Hospital.

Larry was born on Wednesday, May 5, 1948 in Franklin, Georgia to the late Jay Chatman and the late Adell Vaughn Chatman. Larry was...

May 20, 2019

Mrs. Jeraldine "Jeri" Davis, age 73, of Jackson, GA, passed away Monday, May 20, 2019, at Sylvan Grove Hospital in Jackson. She was born Sunday, December 30, 1945, in Millen, GA, daughter of the late William Strickland and the late Susie Mae Johnson Strickland. Mrs. Jeri was a retired CNA for the  Georgia Department of Corrections, and...

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...