Obituaries

Feb 20, 2015

Mrs. Elenora Elizabeth Ellis Vance, age 89, passed away Friday, February 20, 2015 in a Griffin Healthcare Facility. Mrs. Vance was born in Morgan County to the late Mr. Julian Homer Ellis and the late Mrs. Alma Harper Ellis. She was a member of the Baptist faith, a home maker, and a pink lady for a while. Mrs. Vance...

Feb 20, 2015

Mrs. "Maw Maw" Dot Abbott, 79, of Barnesville, passed away Friday, February 20, 2015, at her home.

Mrs. Abbott was born January 1, 1936 in Lamar County, daughter of the late Earl Austin McGuire and Lillie Bell Evans McGuire. She was a long time member of New Life Baptist Church and recently joined Rock Springs Congregational Methodist...

Feb 19, 2015

Mr. Howard S. Jones, age 66, of Griffin passed away Thursday, February 19, 2015 at the Spalding Regional Hospital. Mr. Jones was born on September 23, 1948 in Atlanta, GA. He was preceded in death by his Father, Harold Jones, his Mother, Allene Howington, and by a Sister. Mr. Jones was a veteran of the United States Army and...

Feb 17, 2015

Stephanie Nicole Naulta, age 34, of Jackson, passed away Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at her residence. Stephanie was born on Monday, December 29, 1980 in Atlanta, GA to Linda Grindle Naulta and the late Jesse Leroy Naulta, Jr. She was a loved by many and dearly loved her children.

Stephanie is survived by her children,...

Feb 15, 2015

Mrs. Madge K. Nobles, 72, of Milner, passed away Sunday, February 15, 2015, at Bright Moor Hospice in Griffin.

Mrs. Nobles was born March 5, 1942 in Columbus, daughter of the late Richard and Nell Jarvis Kelly. She was a home health nurse for many and attended the Church of the Lost and Found.

Survivors...

Feb 12, 2015

Life Legacy

Edward Vance Sandow, age 53, of Locust Grove, GA, passed away Thursday, February 12, 2015 at Piedmont Henry Hospital. He was born on December 1, 1961 in Atlanta, GA to the late Bobby Lee Sandow and the late Geneva Stancil Sandow. Ed loved his family dearly. He was an avid Bulldog fan, loved...

Feb 11, 2015

Life Legacy

Larry Waller, D. Min., Retired Lamar County Sheriff, age 69, of Barnesville passed away Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at his residence. Born in Griffin, to the late Mr. James Carl "J.C." Waller and the late Mrs. Annie Ludie Whiddon Waller, he was also preceded in death by a brother, Mr. Harry Waller.

Feb 10, 2015

Mr. George Alexander Tharpe, Jr., age 84, of Jackson, passed away on Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at his residence. He was born on Monday, July 14, 1930 in Barnesville, GA to the late George Alexander Tharpe, Sr. and the late Mildred M. Smith Tharpe. Mr. Tharpe proudly served in the United States Navy and was a member of the...

Feb 9, 2015

Mr. Garry Lee Barbee, age 61, of Griffin passed away Monday, February 9, 2015 in a Spalding County Healthcare Facility. A native of Fulton County, he was the son of the late Mr. Roy Hillard Barbee and the late Mrs. Minnie Iola Carden Barbee. Mr. Barbee was self-employed as a General Construction Contractor, and attended Griffin First Assembly of...

Feb 9, 2015

Mr. Luther Edward Bell Jr., 63, of Barnesville, passed away Monday, February 9, 2015, at his home.

Mr. Bell was born March 9, 1951 in Savannah, Georgia, son of Pauline W. Bell and the late Luther Edward Bell, Sr. He was a manager at Bell Holding Coal Mine and an alumni of Gordon Military College. Mr. Bell...

Feb 8, 2015

Mr. Felton Don Jordan, age 58, of Newnan passed away Sunday, February 8, 2015 in a Coweta County Healthcare Facility. A native of Fulton County, he was the son of the late Mr. Howard Donald Rutledge and Mrs. Margaret Ann Bruce Jordan. Mr. Jordan was also preceded in death by a daughter, Charity Dawn Jordan. Mr. Jordan loved fishing,...

Feb 8, 2015

Mrs. Helen Rachel Haywood Parker, 86, of Barnesville passed away Sunday, February 8, 2015, at her home. Mrs. Parker was born September 2, 1928 in Spalding County, daughter of the late Frank and Jewel Underwood Haywood. She lived in Barnesville all of her life and was a homemaker. Mrs. Parker was a member of Midway Baptist Church and was...

Feb 8, 2015

Mr. Thomas Keith "Moby" Biles, age 61, of Lakeview Road, Jackson, Georgia, passed away Sunday, February 8, 2015 at Northside Hospital in Atlanta.

Mr. Biles was born on Wednesday, November 25, 1953 in Griffin, Georgia to the late Maurice Roam Biles and the late Carolyn Annette Thomas Biles. He is preceded in death by a...

Feb 5, 2015

Mrs. Helen Hoyle Wehunt, age 81, of Barnesville passed away Thursday, February 5, 2015 in a Bibb County Healthcare Facility. Mrs. Wehunt is the daughter of the late Mr. Thomas Golden Hoyle and the late Mrs. Nora Crawford Hoyle. She was a homemaker and a member of the Shiloh Baptist Church.

Survivors include her husband...

Feb 2, 2015

Mrs. Kathleen Watkins Standridge, age 86, of Griffin Ga. passed away Monday, February 2, 2015 in a Spalding County Healthcare facility. She was the daughter of the late Mr. Berry Franklin Watkins and the late Mrs. Cassie Ethel Smith Watkins. Mrs. Standridge was also preceded in death by her Husband, Mr. Wilburn Lee Standridge and by a Grandson, Mr....

Jan 31, 2015

Miss Kara Holland, 21, of Barnesville, passed away Saturday, January 31, 2015 at the Spalding Regional Hospital.

Kara was born March 25, 1993, in Upson County, daughter of Frank and Julie Holland of Barnesville. She was a graduate of Upson Lee High School and was attending Gordon State College pursuing her Batchelor in Nursing. Kara owned and...

Jan 28, 2015

Mr. Davis Burrell, 73, of Atlanta, passed away Wednesday, January 28, 2015, at his home.

Davis was born November 2, 1941 in Cornelia. He graduated from Emory University with a degree in History and received his Master in Education from Georgia State University. Davis' lifelong career was spent in the Dekalb County school system where he held...

Jan 27, 2015

Mr. De'Arcy Errington Martin, age 74, of Covington, GA, passed away Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at Piedmont Henry Hospital in Stockbridge. De'Arcy was born on Thursday, January 23, 1941 in McDonough, GA to the late Clarence Errington Martin and the late Mary Lydia Hardy Martin. He was a member of Mt. Vernon Baptist Church in Baxley, GA and was...

Jan 27, 2015

George Nicholas Malcom, age 63, of Locust Grove, GA, passed away Tuesday, January 27, 2015 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born on January 31, 1951 in Madison, GA to the late George Robert Malcom and the late Willie Sue Dye Malcom. Nick served in the United States Army in Vietnam. He was a member of...

Jan 27, 2015

Ms. Margaret Virginia Caldwell, age 90, of Barnesville passed away Tuesday, January 27, 2015 in a Spalding County Healthcare facility. She was the daughter of the late Mr. William Alvah Caldwell and the late Mrs. Annie Mae McBroom Caldwell. Ms. Caldwell was also preceded in death by her Sisters, Ms. Bertha Revell and Ms. Irene Poss, and her Brother,...