Obituaries

Oct 12, 2015

Mr. Curtis F. Myhand, age 91, passed away Monday, October 12, 2015 at his home. Mr. Myhand was born December 6, 1923 in the Oak Grove Community of Troup County, GA, son of the late William Otis and Ora Lee Hardy Myhand.

A life-long resident of Troup County, Mr. Myhand graduated from Chipley High School. He was...

Oct 12, 2015

Mrs. Ruby "Evelyn" Richardson, age 94, of Barnesville passed away Monday, October 12, 2015 in a Barnesville Healthcare Facility. A native of Lamar County, Mrs. Richardson was the daughter of the late Mr. William Alvah Caldwell and the late Mrs. Annie Mae McBroom Caldwell. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, James T. "Duke" Akins, her...

Oct 10, 2015

Mr. Curtis Wesley Parker, age 51, of Jackson, GA, passed away Saturday, October 10, 2015 at the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon. Wesley was born in East Point, GA to the late Harold W. Parker, Sr. and the late Nellie Elizabeth Wade Parker. He was owner of Parker and Sons Roofing Contractors, Inc. Wesley loved hunting, fishing,...

Oct 8, 2015

Peggy Winona O'Neal Nolan, age 79, of Jackson, GA, passed away Thursday, October 8, 2015 at Brightmoor Hospice in Griffin. Peggy was born on Thursday, March 12, 1936 in Jackson, GA to the late Harvey Lee O'Neal and the late Louise Boyd O'Neal. She worked at Avondale Mills and was a caretaker for the elderly. Peggy was an active...

Oct 8, 2015

Mr. Philip DeWitt Ard, Sr., age 75, of Barnesville passed away Thursday, October 8, 2015 at his residence. He was born May 14, 1940 in Williamsburg, South Carolina. He was the son of the late Mr. Albert Ard and the late Mrs. Lexie Virginia Gainey Ard and was also preceded in death by 3 brothers- Joe Ard, Douglas Ard,...

Oct 5, 2015

Herschel Edward Grier, Sr., age, 75, of Jackson, GA, passed away Monday, October 5, 2015 at Sacred Journey Hospice in McDonough. He was born on Monday, December 25, 1939 in Jackson, GA to the late Neal Grier and the late Annie Kate Gilmore Grier. Herschel was a deputy and baliff for the Butts County Sheriff's Department and was retired...

Oct 5, 2015

Mr. Floyd McLeod, age 86, of Barnesville, passed away Monday, October 5, 2015, at Westbury Medical Care Home in Jackson.

Mr. McLeod was born September 16, 1929 in Chester, Georgia, son of the late Ivey and Annabell McLeod. He was a member and Sunday school teacher at the First United Methodist Church in Eastman, Georgia. Mr. McLeod...

Oct 4, 2015

Emery Lafayette McMahan, age 81, of the Towaliga community, passed away peacefully at the Sacred Journey Hospice in McDonough, GA Sunday, October 4, 2015 after an extended illness. He was born Wednesday, May 23, 1934 in Gadsden, Alabama. Emery was the youngest child of the late K.K. and Liller Langley McMahan. Other than his parents, he was preceded in...

Oct 1, 2015

Mrs. Dora Willie Brinson Weatherly, age 98, of Barnesville, passed away Thursday, October 1, 2015 at a Lamar County Healthcare Facility. Mrs. Weatherly was born to the late Mr. William Dempsey Brinson and the late Mrs. Dora Stuckey Brinson. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Mr. Grady Henry Weatherly. Mrs. Weatherly worked at the William Carter...

Sep 24, 2015

Sara Virginia Cole died in her sleep at age 89 on September 24, 2015. Known as Ginny to her friends and loved ones, she was born on March 16, 1926, the treasured daughter of Sarah and Watson Sims of Barnesville. Though Virginia was an only child, her many cousins made her childhood rich with friendships that lasted throughout her...

Sep 22, 2015

Mrs. Dorothy Maxine Ertel Smith, age 67, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2015 in a Spalding County Healthcare Facility. She was the daughter of the late Mr. Ivan David Ertel and the late Mrs. Pauline Rebecca Starnes Ertel, and was also preceded in death by her husband, Mr. Thomas Smith. Mrs. Smith was a waitress at Huddle...

Sep 21, 2015

Ms. Melissa Harper, age 48, of Barnesville, passed away Monday, September 21, 2015 at her home.

Ms. Harper was born January 9, 1967 in Upson County, daughter of John Tildon Sr. and Waunda Harper. She was a member of Mountain View Baptist Church in Thomaston and a former member of Ramah Primative Baptist Church in Barnesville.

Sep 21, 2015

Mr. George Russell Crane, Sr., age 62, of Milner, passed away Monday, September 21, 2015 at his home.

Mr. Crane was born January 31, 1953 in Atlanta, son of Birdie Johnson and the late George Crane. He was a truck driver for Pemberton Truck Lines, owned and operated a lawn mower repair shop and was a locksmith....

Sep 20, 2015

Mr. Fermon Hill, age 81, of Thomaston passed away Sunday, September 20, 2015 at an Upson County Healthcare Facility. He was the son of the late Mr. Clyde Franklin Hill and the late Mrs. Mildred Wisham Hill and was also preceded in death by 2 brothers and 1 sister. Mr. Hill was a retired textile worker.

Sep 18, 2015

Mr. Carl Edward Highlan, age 78, of Monticello, GA, passed away on Friday, September 18, 2015 at his residence. He was born on Friday, October 30, 1936 in Valparaiso, Indiana to the late Cecil Highlan and the late Hazel Proffitt Highlan. He was preceded in death by his sister, Jean Mapes, and brother, Vernon Highlan. Carl retired from U.S....

Sep 17, 2015

Mr. Robert Neil Anderson, age 74, of Barnesville, passed away Thursday, September 17, 2015 at the Emory University Hospital.

Mr. Anderson was born October 23, 1940 in Americus, GA, son of the late Gustavus Adolphus and Grace McMath Anderson. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and retired as an engineer from IBM. Mr. Anderson...

Sep 17, 2015

Mrs. Betty Marie Clark, age 78, of Barnesville, passed away Thursday, September 17, 2015, at her home.

Mrs. Clark was born March 15, 1937, in Jeffersonville, GA, daughter of the late Vernon Henry and Odie Yost Henry. She was a member of Midway Baptist Church and loved her family and friends.

Survivors include her husband...

Sep 15, 2015

Mrs. Dorothy Denise Burke Mays, age 51, of Barnesville passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at her Residence. Mrs. Mays was born in Birmingham, AL to the late Mr. David Miley Burke and to the late Mrs. Dorothy Ann Breedlove Palmer. She was a Retail Clerk, having worked for several Department Stores.

Survivors include her...

Sep 15, 2015

Jerry Lee Bridges, Jr., age 52, of Barnesville, GA, passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at Hospice Atlanta. Jerry was born on Friday, August 16, 1963 in East Point, GA to Mary Callaway Bridges and the late Jerry Lee Bridges, Sr. He was a self-employed auto mechanic.

Jerry is survived by his wife, Barbara Garner...

Sep 8, 2015

Mr. Richard Clinton "R.C." Jones, age 77, of Flovilla, GA, passed away Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at Westbury Health and Rehab in McDonough.

Mr. Jones was born on Friday, August 12, 1938 in Providence, Kentucky to the late Richard William Jones and the late Mary Lillian Hazel Jones. He was a retired veteran of the...