Obituaries

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...

Sep 5, 2015

Mr. Franklin "Buddy" Delanor Hackle, age 77, of Barnesville passed away Saturday, September 5, 2015 in a Spalding County Healthcare Facility. Mr. Hackle was born in Swainsboro, Ga, but had made his home in Barnesville for many years. He was self-employed, having owned and operated a tree service business, and was a member of the Baptist faith. Mr. Hackle...

Sep 4, 2015

Mrs. Beverly Ann Williams Garrett, age 67, of Barnesville passed away Friday, September 4, 2015 at a Spalding County Healthcare Facility. Mrs. Garrett was born in Lamar County to the late Mr. James Matthews Williams, Jr. and to Mrs. Dorothy Christine Jones Williams. She was a Home Maker and a member of the Midway Baptist Church. Mrs. Garrett was...

Sep 2, 2015

Mrs. Thelma Evelyn Delores Brooks Strickland, age 76, of Milner passed away Wednesday, September 02, 2015 in a Spalding Healthcare Facility. Mrs. Strickland was born in Spalding County to the late Mr. Calvin L. Brooks and the late Mrs. Martha Smith Brooks. She was a Machine operator for the Carter's Mill and a member of Rock Springs Church. Mrs....

Aug 28, 2015

Mr. Eugene Letsworth "Gene" Prosser, age 77, of Milledgeville, GA, passed away Friday, August 28, 2015 at Abbey Hospice.

Mr. Prosser was born on Saturday, May 7, 1938 in Newnan, Georgia to the late Roy Letsworth Prosser and the late Thelma Payton Prosser. Although born in Newnan, Gene was raised in Jackson. He was a...

Aug 26, 2015

Mrs. Antoinette"Miss B" Fifield Bordonaro, age 82, of Griffin Ga. passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2015 in a Henry County Healthcare facility. She was the daughter of the late Mr. Sheldon Fifield and the late Mrs. Mary Morris Whitten. Mrs. Bordonaro was also preceded in death by her Husband, Mr. Charles Bordonaro. Mrs. Bordonaro was a Switchboard Operator with...

Aug 24, 2015

Mrs. Miriam Jeannette Smith Mitchell, age 84, of Barnesville passed away Monday, August 24, 2015 at her residence. A lifelong resident of Barnesville, she was the daughter of the late Mr. James Oliver Smith and the late Mrs. Ora Mae Bishop Smith, and was also preceded in death by her husband, Mr. Early Eugene Mitchell. Mrs. Mitchell had worked...

Aug 19, 2015

Mr. Lynn Ware Wilson, age 69, a native of Barnesville, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at Upson Regional Medical Center.

Mr. Wilson was born December 25, 1945, son of the late Mr. Ray Wilson and the late Frankie Ware Wilson. He was a Navy veteran and a former Barnesville City Councilman for 26 years. Mr....

Aug 19, 2015

Mrs. Joan Killebrew, age 80, of Barnesville, passed away Wednesday, August 19, 2015, at the Spalding Regional Hospital.

Mrs. Killebrew was born July 15, 1935, daughter of the late Bishop and Carrie Mae Coogler Russell.

Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Judy and Bill Johnson of Barnesville; grandchildren, Jennifer Bass of Beaverton, OR and Jodie...

Aug 16, 2015

Mrs. Peggy Tyus O'Dell, age 92, a native of Barnesville, passed away Sunday, August 16, 2015, at her home.

Mrs. O'Dell was born September 24, 1922, daughter of the late Lewis Calhoun and Dora Howard Tyus. She was a member of St. Peter Catholic Church in The Rock. After graduating from Brenau College, Peggy went to Atlanta...