Obituaries

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...

Mar 12, 2019

Mr. Charles W. Cannon, age 79, of Jackson, GA passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at Sacred Journey Hospice. He was born Monday, December 11, 1939, in Saltville, VA, son of the late George H. Cannon and the late Lillian Mae Lee Cannon. He was preceded in death by brother, Richard Cannon. Mr. Cannon retired from Ford...

Mar 10, 2019

Mrs. Sheila Lynn Moon Ivins, age 60, of Barnesville, Georgia passed away on Sunday, March 10, 2019 at Riverside Health and Rehab in Thomaston, Georgia.

Mrs. Ivins was born on Monday, October 27, 1958 to the late Polly Hill Moon and Eschol Moon, Jr. She...

Mar 9, 2019

Mrs. Helen M. Hightower, age 92, of Locust Grove, GA passed away Saturday, March 9, 2019 at Sacred Journey Hospice. She was born Tuesday, December 28, 1926, in San Pedro, CA, daughter of the late Edward Joseph Trembly and the late Mae Dorthea Nelligan Trembly. Mrs. Hightower attended Heritage Baptist Church and was a member of River...

Mar 9, 2019

Mrs. Jean Musk, age 52, of Jackson, GA passed away Saturday, March 9, 2019 at Monroe County Hospital. She was born Wednesday, May 25, 1966, in Cadillac, MI, daughter of Larry Burton (Elaine) and Carol Burton. She loved her cats, NASCAR, camping and the outdoors.

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Mar 6, 2019

Ms. Mary Ellen Arrendale, 83, of Yatesville, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, March 6, 2019 at Compassus Hospice in Griffin, Georgia.

Ms. Arrendale was born on Wednesday, August 28, 1935 in Roba, Alabama to the late William Ellis Arrington and the late Mildred Louise Gregory...

Mar 4, 2019

Reba Mangham was born Monday, September 2, 1918, and passed away Monday, March 4, 2019, at the age of 100.

She received her bachelors and master's degrees from GSCW (now Georgia College and University) and the University of North Carolina.

She was a social worker...

Feb 28, 2019

Ms. Betty Ann Torbert Milner, 84, of Deerfield Beach, Florida, formerly of Barnesville, passed away on Thursday, February 28, 2019 at Brookdale Assisted Living in Stuart, Florida.

Ms. Milner was born on Monday, January 14, 1935 in Barnesville to the late Lewis Samuel Torbert and...

Feb 28, 2019

Mr. Ronald Dean Long, 71, of Barnesville passed away on Thursday, February 28, 2019 at his residence.

Mr. Long was born Sunday, October 13, 1946 in Flower Hill, Oklahoma to the late David D. Long and the late Jackie Golden Long. He was in the...

Feb 24, 2019

Mrs. Amelia Dae Limbrick, 74, of Barnesville passed away on Sunday, February 24, 2019 at Upson Regional Medical Center.

Mrs. Limbrick was born Saturday, October 21, 1944 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina to the late Amos Kin Hill and the late Margaret Idell Stalvey Hill....