Obituaries

May 24, 2016

Mr. William Donald Rowell, age 59, of McDonough formerly of Barnesville, passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2016, at Eternal Hope Hospice in Griffin. He was born July 25, 1956 in Atlanta, GA, son of Grace Hammond Rowell of McDonough, and the late William A. Rowell. He formerly worked as a welder and fabricator. Mr. Rowell loved fishing, hunting, and...

May 23, 2016

Mr. Earnest "BB" Ray Russell Bailey, age 56, of Barnesville passed away Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at his residence. He was the son of the late Mr. Billy Bailey and the late Mrs. Margene Morgan Lindsey Bailey and was also preceded in death by his wife, Mrs. Brenda Kay Quinn Bailey. Mr. Bailey was a member of Panhandle Baptist...

May 22, 2016

Mr. William "Bill" Lively, age 85, of Barnesville, passed away Sunday, May 22, 2016 in a Lamar County Healthcare facility. He was the son of the late Mr. Lynn Lively and the late Mrs. Viola Howell Lively. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Arlene Elizabeth Lively, and his son, Billy Lively. Mr. Lively was a member...

May 16, 2016

Life Legacy

Mr. James Lawrence "Pete" Scott, age 78, of Jackson, Georgia, passed away Monday, May 16, 2016 at his residence.

Pete was born on Tuesday, July 20, 1937 in Riverdale, GA. He was a proud Veteran of the United States Army. Pete was a former Deputy with the Clayton County...

May 16, 2016

Ms. Kandi Lee Taylor Carson, age 42, of Culloden, passed away Monday, May 16, 2016 in a Spalding County Healthcare facility. She was born to Mr. Haskel Taylor and Mrs. Lenez Taylor. Ms. Carson was a secretary and a payroll clerk for Porter Roofing in Tennessee, and had also been a secretary for Cattle King Trailer in Forsyth, and...

May 15, 2016

Mrs. Ann Willis, age 69, of Barnesville, passed away Sunday, May 15, 2016, at Brightmoor Hospice in Griffin. She was born March 10, 1947, in Canton, daughter of the late William Floyd and Betty Young Wright. Mrs. Willis was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. She was a homemaker and worked in the textile industry and in retail.

May 15, 2016

Mrs. Agnes Thompson Blakely Walkemeyer, age 94, formerly of Macon, passed away Sunday, May 15, 2016, at Westbury Medical Care Home. She was born on Sunday, April 9, 1922 in Glasgow, Scotland to the late Alexander Blakely and the late Bridget MacKenna Blakely. Mrs. Walkemeyer was a proofreader for John Harland Co. She was a member of Musella Baptist...

May 14, 2016

Mrs. Corine Patricia Hammock Turner, age 71, of Jackson, passed away Saturday, May 14, 2016 at Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital. She was born on Saturday, December 16, 1944 in Brunswick, GA to the late Morris L. Hammock and the late Violet O'Dell Leftwich Hammock. Corine volunteered at the C.E.R.F. House. She enjoyed yard work and painting figurines. Corine was...

May 14, 2016

Life Legacy

Joseph Oscar (Pat) Stonecipher, age 96, of Jackson, Georgia, joined the Heavenly choir on May 14, 2016. He was born on April 29, 1920, in Oakdale, TN to the late Joseph and Nora Wilson Stonecipher. A graduate of Georgia Tech University, he retired from Western Union after 28 years and Georgia Department of...

May 13, 2016

Mr. Jessie Felton Posey, III, "Jay", age 57, of Jackson, passed away Friday, May 13, 2016 at Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital. He was born on Friday, January 30, 1959 in Reynolds, GA to the late Jessie Felton Posey, II and the late Mary Wesley Rosser Crider. Jay was literally a Jack-of-all-trades. He was a great guitar player and loved...

May 13, 2016

Ms. Christa Darlene Conner Davis, age 52, of Jackson, passed away Friday, May 13, 2016 at Brightmoor Hospice. She was born on Saturday, April 11, 1964 in Albany, GA to the late Marlon Harold Conner, Sr. and the late Charlotte Dianne Schmiedeberg. Darlene was a member of Pleasant Grove Church. She enjoyed volunteering at church and loved spending time...

May 6, 2016

May 4, 2016

Mrs. Judy Marie Arnold Christopher, age 64, of Milner passed away on May 4, 2016 in a Spalding County Healthcare Facility. She was the daughter of the late Mr. James Emmett "Stick" Arnold and the late Mrs. Mildred Marie Willis Arnold. Mrs. Christopher was a retired school teacher of 34 years, having taught 28 years in Lamar County. She...

May 4, 2016

Mrs. Mae Jean Seymour Mann, age 87, of Barnesville, passed away Wednesday, May 4, 2016 in a Spalding County Healthcare facility. She was the daughter of the late Mr. Earnest Alfred Seymour, Sr. and the late Mrs. Willie Mae Duncan Seymour. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Jesse Morris Mann and her son, Eddie Mann. Mrs....

May 1, 2016

Mrs. Edna Mae Bowen Brownlee, age 94, of Flovilla, passed away Sunday, May 1, 2016 at Westbury Medical Care Home. Mrs. Brownlee was born on Saturday, October 1, 1921 in Roanoke, AL to the late William Henry Bowen and the late Sarah Katherine Akins Bowen. She sold Avon and enjoyed playing Bingo. Mrs. Brownlee also enjoyed sewing, making blankets...

May 1, 2016

Mrs. Jayne Marie O'Connell Henderson, age 46, of Jackson, passed away Sunday, May 1, 2016 at Emory University Hospital. She was born on Sunday, May 18, 1969 in Williamsport, PA to the late Terrence O'Connell and the late Ethel Preziosi O'Connell. Jayne was born with Cystic Fibrosis. She is a double lung transplant recipient, cancer survivor and lived a...

May 1, 2016

Mr. Frank Steven Henn, II, age 68, of Griffin passed away Sunday, May 1, 2016 in a Spalding County Healthcare Facility. He was the son of the late Mr. Frank Steven Henn, I, and the late Mrs. Florence Ellen Sims Henn. Mr. Henn was a Journeyman Electrician and a member of the IBEW Local #1316 of Macon, GA., and...

Apr 28, 2016

Mr. Loren Andrew Mensinga, age 71, of Jackson, passed away Thursday, April 28, 2016 Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital. He was born on Sunday, December 3, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois to the late Andrew Mensinga and the late June Lusson Mensinga. Loren was retired from the Illinois Central Railroad. He was a member of Towaliga Baptist Church.

Apr 28, 2016

Apr 23, 2016

Lt. Colonel William J. Webster, age 93, of Barnesville, passed away on the 23 day, April, 2016, at 4:37 PM in his home surrounded by his family. Colonel Webster was born on January 1, 1923 in Grand Ridge, Florida, son of the late William Alexander, Jr. and Phoebe Singletary Webster. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife...