Obituaries

Apr 22, 2016

Mr. Carey Roam Biles, age 61, of Jackson, Georgia, passed away Friday, April 22, 2016 at WellStar Spalding Regional Hospital.

Mr. Biles was born on Saturday, January 29, 1955 in Fort Knox, Kentucky to the late Maurice Roam Biles and the late Carolyn Annette Thomas Biles. He is preceded in death by his twin brother,...

Apr 22, 2016

Mr. Charles Franklin Presley, age 74, of Barnesville, passed away Friday, April 22, 2016, at Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital. Mr. Presley was born April 5, 1942, son of the late Harold Presley and Mary Thornton Presley Akins. He was a self-employed painter and master woodworker at Fables. He enjoyed fishing, painting pictures and spending time with his grandchildren.

Apr 21, 2016

Mrs. Mary Sinclair McClung, age 86, of Barnesville, passed away Thursday, April 21, 2016, at her home. Mrs. McClung was born October 1, 1929 in Box Springs, Georgia, daughter of the late John Grady Sr. and Willa Maness Sinclair. She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Billy McClung. Mrs. McClung was an active member of...

Apr 20, 2016

Mrs. Martha Margaret Moss Almond, age 86, of Jackson, GA, passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at WellStar Spalding Regional Hospital. She was born on Wednesday, February 5, 1930 in Flovilla, GA to the late William Jones Moss, Sr. and the late Lois Elizabeth Fogg Moss. Martha was a member of the First Baptist Church of Jackson. She owned...

Apr 20, 2016

Mr. Rickey D. Dingler, age 66, of Barnesville, passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2016, at the Carl Vinson VA Medical Center in Dublin. Mr. Dingler was born November 15, 1949, son of the late Evelene Blankenship Dingler. He was a member of Robinson Chapel Baptist Church. Mr. Dingler served in Vietnam with the U.S. Army Combat Engineers. He loved...

Apr 15, 2016

Mr. Robert Gary "Bobby" Ward, Sr., age 53, of Jenkinsburg, GA, passed away Friday, April 15, 2016 at WellStar Spalding Regional Hospital.

Bobby was born on Tuesday, August 14, 1962 in Conoga Park, California to the late Charlie Lee Ward, Sr. and Mrs. Margaret Claudia Wheeler Ward. Bobby formerly worked for Vulcan Materials.

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Apr 12, 2016

Mr. Randy Wilson age 68, of Barnesville, passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2016, at Pine Point Hospice in Macon. Mr. Wilson was born September 30, 1947 in Lamar County, son of the late Perry and Pauline Wilson. He retired from Hamm's Auto Parts having worked in Barnesville and was manager in Forsyth. Mr. Wilson was a member of Pinta...

Apr 12, 2016

Mr. William Richard West, age 82, of Barnesville, passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2016, at Spalding County Regional Hospital. Mr. West was born November 16, 1933 in Moss Point, Mississippi, son of the late Bennie and Louise Mansfield West. He was a retired MSGT after 21 years serving with the U.S. Air Force and was a counselor for the...

Apr 10, 2016

Mrs. Minnie Gaynelle Patrick Smith, age 66, of Barnesville, passed away Sunday, April 10, 2016 in a Spalding County Healthcare facility. She was the daughter of the late Mr. James Patrick and the late Mrs. Estelle Evans Patrick. Mrs. Smith was a loan teller at the 1st National Bank of Barnesville and was a member of the Antioch Baptist...

Apr 10, 2016

Mr. Robert L. Fogarty, age 73, of Barnesville, passed away, Sunday April 10, 2016, at his home. Mr. Fogarty was born January 2, 1943 in Pike County, son of the late Raymond and Edna Kelly Fogarty. He attended the First Baptist Church of Barnesville, and retired from the William Carter Company. Mr. Fogarty loved hunting and fishing, and was...

Apr 10, 2016

Mrs. Carol Joan McSwain McDaniel, age 69, of Norcross passed away Sunday, April 10, 2016 in an Atlanta Healthcare Facility. Mrs. McDaniel was born in Zebulon to the late Mr. Claude McSwain and the late Edith Drake Sykes. She was a Home Maker and a member of the Baptist faith. Mrs. McDaniel was preceded in death by a Son,...

Apr 7, 2016

Mrs. Shirley Gaye Evans McKenzie, age 78, of Jackson, GA, passed away Thursday, April 7, 2016 at Westbury Medical Care Home. She was born on Thursday, October 20, 1938 in Montezuma, GA to the late Otis Evans and the late Jewell Rowland Evans. Shirley was an executive accounts specialist with Delta Airlines before her retirement. She enjoyed quilting and...

Apr 7, 2016

Clara Mae West Towns, the daughter of John Marion West and Clara Ophelia Reeves West, was born on May 23, 1921. She peacefully entered the Gates of Heaven while at Home on April 7, 2016.

A native of Atlanta, she began playing the piano in church at the age of 12, and worked at the State Capitol...

Apr 4, 2016

Mr. Wayne Kenneth English, age 68, of Flovilla, GA, passed away Monday, April 4, 2016 in Griffin. He was born on Tuesday, July 1, 1947 in Philadelphia, PA. He was preceded in death by his father, John E. English.

Wayne proudly served his country in the 173rd Airborne Brigade Separate 2nd Battalion in Vietnam from...

Apr 4, 2016

Mrs. Eunice Black Cook, age 76, of Locust Grove, GA, passed away Monday, April 4, 2016 at her home. She was born on Saturday, November 18, 1939 in Fairburn, GA. Eunice was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, William J. Cook, Sr.; parents, Essie and Grady Beddington; and brothers, Artis Beddington and Jerome Beddington.

Apr 2, 2016

Mar 29, 2016

Mr. Kyle Conley, age 77, of Flovilla, GA, passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at his home. He was born on Tuesday, October 11, 1938 in Arab, AL to the late Herb Conley and the late Gladys Martin Conley. Kyle proudly served his country in the United States Army in Vietnam. Before his retirement, he was in car sales....

Mar 27, 2016

Marilyn Finefield passed away on Easter Sunday March 27, 2016 of natural causes at the Heritage Inn of Barnesville, GA. Marilyn was born in Chicago on March 16, 1940 to Kenneth McManus & Mary Sampson McManus. At the age of 5, Marilyn was adopted by Andrew Brunett (Mary's second husband).

Marilyn worked as a Manager of several...

Mar 26, 2016

Mr. Johnathan Neal Stewart, age 28, of Griffin, passed away Saturday, March 26, 2016 as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. A native of Griffin, Johnathan was born to Mrs. Samantha Monice Duke Lockridge. He was a Fireplace Technician with "The Fireplace Place", and was a veteran, having served in the Army National Guard. Mr. Stewart...

Mar 24, 2016

Mr. James (Man) Buckmaster, age 83, of Prince Frederick, Maryland, passed away Thursday, March 24, 2016, in Barnesville, Georgia. Mr. Buckmaster was born October 9, 1932 in Bowens, MD, son of the late James Isaac and Evelyn Barrett Buckmaster. He was retired from A & P Groceries and loved his family, telling stories, gardening and the outdoors. His friends...