Obituaries

Jan 16, 2017

Ms. Brenda Jean Forehand Elliott, age 68, of Jackson, GA, passed away Monday, January 16, 2017 at Dream Catchers. She was born on Tuesday, November 9, 1948 in Sylvester, GA to the late Frank Forehand and the late Bernice Elizabeth VanZant Forehand. Brenda was of the Methodist faith. She is preceded in death by a sister, Mindy Forehand Rozini....

Jan 11, 2017

Mrs. Christine "Tina" Tyler Jones, age 91, of Jackson, GA, passed away Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at Dream Catcher. Tina was born on Monday, August 17, 1925 in Buena Vista, GA to the late Andrew Marshall Tyler and the late Florence Elizabeth Pope Tyler. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Dana Brown...

Jan 10, 2017

Mrs. Gloria Ann Tharpe Devore, age 84, passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at a Butts County Healthcare Facility. Mrs. Devore is preceded in death by her husband the late Mr. Earl Daniel Devore; she was the daughter of late Mr. George Alexander Tharpe Sr. and the late Mrs. Mildred Mae Smith Tharpe. Mrs. Devore was a homemaker, and...

Jan 8, 2017

Mrs. Mary Eleanor Dance Cavender, age 50, of Flovilla, GA, passed away Sunday, January 8, 2017 at Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital. Mary was born on Tuesday, May 24, 1966 in Atlanta, GA. She was of the Baptist faith. Mary loved to watch soap operas, cook, and spend time with her family. She is preceded in death by her mother,...

Jan 8, 2017

Mr. Gerald" Wayne" Farmer, 74, of Barnesville, passed away Sunday, January 08, 2017, at Coliseum Medical Center in Macon. Mr. Farmer was born September 29, 1942, in Atlanta, son of the late Oscar Samuel and Mary Leila Cook. He was affectionately known by his family as "Butch". Mr. Farmer was an active member of Antioch Baptist Church. He was...

Jan 4, 2017

Mrs. Myra Catherine "Cathy" Wise Marsh, age 71, of Jackson, passed away on Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital. Cathy was born in, Jackson, Georgia on Sunday, April 29, 1945 to the late Wilmer Hiram "Cotton" Wise and the late Bessie Lou Cummings Wise. She was a piano player all of her life. Cathy loved her...

Jan 4, 2017

Life Legacy

Mr. Wilford "Billy" Fincher, age 79, of Jackson, passed away on Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital. Billy was born in, Jackson, GA on Friday, August 27, 1937 to the late Morgan Fincher and the late Estelle Britt Fincher. He loved fishing, woodwork, flowers, and yardwork. Billy was a member...

Dec 30, 2016

Mr. David Hartford Bass, age 40, of Griffin, GA, passed away Friday, December 30, 2016 at Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital. He was born on Monday, November 29, 1976 in Thomaston, GA to the late Jimmy Franklin Bass and the late Betty Ann McLean Bass. David loved country music. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...

Dec 28, 2016

Mr. Robert Edward Abood, age 85, of Monticello, GA, passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at Brightmoor Hospice. He was born on Tuesday, November 3, 1931 in Champlain, NY to the late Roy Abood and the late Leila Jennette Abood. Mr. Abood proudly served his country in the United States Marine Corps serving in the Korean Conflict. Before his...

Dec 27, 2016

Miss Sadie Kay McGahee, infant daughter of Casaundra Kayelynn Swinford and Jerry Benjamin Adam McGahee of Barnesville, passed away Tuesday, December 27, 2016. She was born on December 7, 2016 in Thomaston, Georgia.

In addition to her parents, survivors include her brother, Benjamin Wade Carter McGahee, maternal grandparents, Cheryl Lynn and Terry Roberson of Morrow; paternal grandparents,...

Dec 26, 2016

Mr. Bobby J. Holloway, age 80, of Jackson, passed away Monday, December 26, 2016 at Eternal Hope Hospice. He was born on Saturday, June 20, 1936 in Mountain View, GA to the late Harrison Holloway and the late Evelee Perkins Holloway. Before his retirement, Bobby was a truck driver for McKenzie Trucking. He was preceded in death by a...

Dec 22, 2016

Mrs. Sara McLeod, age 84, of Barnesville passed away Thursday, December 22, 2016 at Westbury Medical Care and Rehab in Jackson. She was born July 9, 1932 in Dodge County, and was the daughter of the late Young and Mary Smith Rogers. Mrs. McLeod was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Eastman.

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Dec 20, 2016

Mrs. Martha Lorine Reynolds Johnson, 93 ½ years of age, of Jackson, GA, passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at Pine Pointe Hospice in Macon. Martha was born on Friday, June 8, 1923 to the late Clara and Edgar Reynolds in Atlanta, GA where she attended and graduated from school. Martha retired from Nabisco after 30 years. Her favorite...

Dec 15, 2016

Mr. Wilbert J. Banks, age 84, of Jackson, GA, passed away Thursday, December15, 2016 at Westbury Medical Care Home. Mr. Banks was born on Monday, July 25, 1932 in Newton County, GA to the late Olin and Annie Banks. He is preceded in death by a twin brother.

Mr. Banks is survived by 400 family...

Dec 9, 2016

Mr. Edgar Richard Helms, age 53, of Locust Grove, passed away Friday, December 9, 2016 at his residence. Richard was born on Thursday, March 7, 1963 in Griffin, GA to Sara Ann Garner Helms and the late Edgar Lee Helms. He was a mechanic for Southeastern Hydraulics. Richard loved drag racing, Nascar, fishing, and UGA football. He was preceded...

Dec 9, 2016

Mrs. Georgina Elizabeth Stevenson Boggs, age 93, of Barnesville, passed away Friday, December 9, 2016, at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Mr. George Stevenson and the late Mrs. Zela Watts Stevenson. Mrs. Boggs was also preceded in death by her Husband, Mr. William L. Boggs. Mrs. Boggs was a house wife, and was a member...

Dec 5, 2016

Mr. Mickey Edwin O'Neal, age 68, of Milner GA, passed away Monday, December 5, 2016 in a Spalding County healthcare facility. He was the son of the late Mr. James Lester O'Neal and the late Mrs. Lillian Florence Carpenter O'Neal. Mr. O'Neal was retired from the Coca Cola Company where he served as a Special Events Coordinator. He was...

Dec 3, 2016

Mrs. Jane Mangham Meixel, age 94, of Barnesville passed away on Saturday, December 3, 2016, in an Upson County healthcare facility. She was born on May 30, 1922, and was the daughter of the late Mr. Lorie James Mangham, Sr., and the late Mrs. Rebecca Bush Mangham. She was reared in the Baptist faith. She graduated from Gordon Military...

Dec 3, 2016

Mrs. Ruth Biles Tante, age 87, of Biles Road, Jackson, GA, passed away Saturday, December 3, 2016 at Westbury Nursing Home in Jackson, GA. Ruth was best known for her work as a beautician, as owner of Dee's Beauty Salon, and for her love of working in the yard with her beautiful plants and flowers.

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Dec 3, 2016

Ms. Rebecca Jewel "Becky" Wofford, age 67, passed away Saturday, December 3, 2016 in Athens. Becky was born on Monday, June 13, 1949 in Griffin, GA to the late James Thomas Wofford, Sr. and the late Lena Sherrell Wofford. She loved to dance, sing, and play the guitar. Becky loved her family, especially her children. She was a very...