Obituaries

Nov 1, 2016

Mary Helen Jones, of Barnesville, passed away Tuesday, November 1, 2016, at Eternal Hope Hospice in Griffin. Helen was born June 20, 1930, in Hollonville, daughter of the late James Ernest and Lena Mae Biles Scott. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leamon Wise Jones and her son, Howard Jones. Helen was a member of the First...

Oct 28, 2016

Mr. Charles Franklin Littleton, age 85, of Barnesville, passed away Friday, October 28, 2016, at Renaissance Village in Griffin. Mr. Littleton was born August 21, 1931 in Lamar County, son of the late Charlie Frank Littleton and Ruby Knight Fowler. He retired from the Georgia National Guard with 20 years of service, and worked for the William Carter Company...

Oct 20, 2016

Mrs. Dorothy Steele Combs, age 96, of Concord, GA passed away Thursday, October 20, 2016 at Westbury Medical Care Home. She was born on Sunday, July 11, 1920 in Los Angeles, CA to the late Morton C. Steele and the late Myrtle Morris Steele. Mrs. Combs was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She loved square dancing, flowers, sewing,...

Oct 15, 2016

Mrs. LaNira Adams Holmes, age 74, of Barnesville passed away Saturday, October 15, 2016 in an Upson County Healthcare Facility. A Barnesville native, Mrs. Holmes was the daughter of the late James Hubert Adams and the late Mrs. Vivian Poulnot Adams. She was raised in Lamar County, graduating from Gordon Military College before moving to Atlanta in 1962, where...

Oct 15, 2016

Mr. Allen Lawrence Mann, age 77, of Jackson, passed away Saturday, October 15, 2016 at Westbury Medical Care Home. Allen was born on Tuesday, March 7, 1939 in Barnesville, GA to Lanette Tingle Mann Landgraf and the late Allen Thomas Mann. He was a self-employed truck driver. Allen proudly served in the United States Army. He was preceded in...

Oct 12, 2016

Mrs. Josephine "Jo" Blackmon Williams Ricks, age 87, was a native of Thomaston and had lived in Barnesville for a number of years before moving to Gordon in 1964 with her husband to open Williams Funeral Home in Gordon and Williams Funeral Home in Milledgeville in 1969. She was a licensed Funeral Director and a homemaker, a member of...

Oct 12, 2016

Ms. Sara Arlene Ingram, age 68, passed away Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at a Lamar County Healthcare Facility. Ms. Ingram is the Daughter of the late Mr. Charles Aldine Ingram and the late Mrs. Mable Emmett Ingram. Ms. Ingram loved people, animals, children, Johnny Cash music, and collecting angels. Above all she loved giving and witnessing for the Lord....

Oct 8, 2016

Mr. Tondi Lind Norsworthy, Sr., age 57, of Nelson Street, Jackson, Georgia, passed away Saturday, October 8, 2016 at Eternal Hope Hospice in Griffin.

Tondi was born on Wednesday, January 21, 1959 in Griffin, Georgia to the late Walter Cleveland Norsworthy and Mrs. Jeanette Lunsford Norsworthy.

Tondi enjoyed riding motorcycles, hunting,...

Oct 8, 2016

Mr. Clayton Ross Embrey, a loving Father and Husband, age 69, passed away Saturday, October 8, 2016 at his residence. Mr. Embrey is the son of the late Mr. Lawrence Embrey and the late Mrs. Lettie B. Jackson Embrey. He served as a Union Steward during his tenure with the Brown and Williamson Tobacco Company. He was a member...

Oct 6, 2016

Mrs. Carol Warren, age 68, of Thomaston, passed away Thursday, October 6, 2016, at Providence Health Care. Mrs. Warren was born November 19, 1947 in Thomaston, daughter of the late Hugh A. and Lucille Kersey Warren. She was formerly employed at Thomaston Mills.

Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Jimmy and Casey Warren; grandsons, Brandon...

Oct 3, 2016

Gloria Ann Harwell

A recent transplant from Salem, Oregon, Gloria enjoyed her final years here in Barnesville, Georgia. She passed away peacefully under the excellent care of the nurses and staff at Brightmore Hospice in Griffin early in the morning of October 3, 2016. She was 91.

Gloria is survived by...

Oct 1, 2016

Mrs. Peggy Faye Gissendanner Swanson, age 75, of Barnesville went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 1, 2016. A native of Prattville, Alabama, she was preceded in death by her parents, the late Mr. Jay Hicks Gissendanner and the late Mrs. Felicia Eleanor Wright Gissendanner, her husband, Mr. Roland Harris Swanson, and by siblings, Mary Davidson,...

Sep 29, 2016

Mr. Willie Tilton Moats, Jr., age 78, of Jackson, passed away Wednesday, September 29, 2016 at Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital. He was born on Tuesday, April 18, 1938 in Louisville, GA to the late Willie Tilton Moats, Sr. and the late Mary Brown Moats. Willie served in the National Guard. He worked for Globe Ticket Company with over 40...

Sep 27, 2016

Mrs. Laura Bell Allen Cozzort, age 91, of Jackson, passed away Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at Autumn Village 1. Mrs. Cozzort was born on Tuesday, August 11, 1925 in Rome, GA to the late Ernest and Bertha Daniels Allen. She was a volunteer at Westbury Auxiliary, lifetime member of the Eastern Star and past Grand Matron, Kennesaw Chapter 414....

Sep 26, 2016

Mrs. Mildred Elizabeth Faulkner Mitchell, age 90, of Macon, passed away Monday, September 26, 2016 at Coliseum Hospital in Macon. Mrs. Mitchell was born on Tuesday, March 23, 1926 in Jackson, GA to the late Thomas Henry Faulkner and the late Fannie Ward Faulkner. She was a member of Sardis Baptist Church. Mrs. Mitchell enjoyed doing hand crafts. She...

Sep 26, 2016

Mrs. Shirley Ann Bass Bonner, age 74, of Jackson, passed away Monday, September 26, 2016 at Monroe County Hospital. Shirley was born on Monday, October 13, 1941 in Macon to the late Jack Grady Bass, Sr. and the late Lennie Irene Harrelson Bass. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Edgar Bonner; son, Jack Grady Bonner; and...

Sep 25, 2016

Mr. Robert Lloyd "Bob" Johnson, age 87, of Jackson, passed away Sunday, September 25, 2016 at Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital. He was born on Sunday, March 24, 1929 in Decatur, GA to the late Jessie Clifford Johnson and the late Kansas McKenzie Johnson. Mr. Johnson was of the Baptist faith. He loved the outdoors, fishing, and farming. Mr. Johnson...

Sep 25, 2016

Life Legacy

Mr. Benny Lewis Ledford, age 76, of Jackson, passed away Sunday, September 25, 2016 at Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital. He was born on Monday, October 16, 1939 in Barnardsville, NC to the late John W. Ledford and the late Gladys Banks Ledford. Lewis was of the Baptist faith. He enjoyed sports, playing cards,...

Sep 24, 2016

Mr. Hector Frank Gregory, age 87, of Barnesville passed away Saturday, September 24, 2016 at his residence. Mr. Gregory is the son of the late Mr. Quintilio Gregori and the late Mrs. Venilia Pieri Gregori. Mr. Gregory had been an auto mechanic at Davis-Cooper Ford, and had worked in maintenance at Gordon College for 10 years. He was a...

Sep 21, 2016

Mrs. Nora Margarette Blanford Starrett, age 95, of McDonough, passed away Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at Golden Retreat Personal Care Home at McDonough. She was born on Friday, August 26, 1921 in Atlanta, GA to the late John F. Blanford and Grace Jenkins Blanford. Mrs. Starrett was a member of Harvest Baptist Church in Covington. She loved to crochet,...