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Jack King ALEXANDER: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 27 April 2003 MACON - Jack King Alexander, 89, died Friday, 25 April 2003. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery. Mr. Alexander was the owner of Alexander's Garage, and a master mechanic. He was a 50 year Mason and Shriner. Mr. Alexander was a charter member of Riverside United Methodist Church. Hart's Mortuary has charge of arrangements. |
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Agnes Gammage ANDREWS: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 16 March 2003 MACON - Agnes Gammage Andrews, age 91, died Saturday. Funeral services will be held at Snow's Memorial Chapel, Pio Nono Avenue. Burial will be in Glen Haven Memorial Gardens. Grandsons will be serving as pallbearers. Mrs. Andrews was born in Americus, Sumter County, Georgia, where she graduated from high school in 1928. She graduated from Emory University in 1932. She lived in Macon for most of her life, and she worked at the Georgia Academy for the Blind from 1933 until 1935. Mrs. Andrews was a member of Mabel White Memorial Baptist Church. She was the widow of Merritt N. Andrews and the daughter of Ernest and Nina Bradley Gammage. |
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Edna ARD: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 27 April 2003 MACON - Edna Ard, 90, died Friday, 25 April 2003. Burial will be in Middle Georgia Memory Gardens. Mrs. Ard was a charter member of Wheeler Heights Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Johnny Norwood Ard, and by her daughter, Mary Alice Potter. Hart's Mortuary has charge of arrangements. |
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Harris J. BEDGOOD: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 8 December 2002 MACON - Harris J. Bedgood, 82, of Macon died Saturday. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at Snow's Memorial Chapel, Pio Nono Avenue. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery entering through the main gate. Mr. Bedgood was born in Pavo, Georgia and lived in Macon for most of his life. He was employed by Georgia Kraft and retired as an independent contractor. Mr. Bedgood was a United States World War II Army veteran of the 90th infantry and was a recipient of the Purple Heart. He was a member of Bellevue Baptist Church and was recognized for significant contributions for the field of historical preservation by the Macon Heritage Foundation. Snow's Memorial Chapel, Pio Nono Avenue, has charge of arrangements. |
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W. C. BEDINGFIELD: From "The Macon Telegraph." Saturday Morning, 1 April 1922 The funeral services of W.C. Bedingfield, whose death occurred at the Macon hospital Thursday afternoon, was from Hart's Chapel Friday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. Rev. Robert L. Wyatt officiated, and the interment was in the family lot at Riverside Cemetery. The pallbearers were as follows: A.B. Woodall, Skete Massey, Henry Kennington, A.T. Small, DeWitt McCrary, and Johnny Quinlan. Submitted by janiebug17@comcast.net |
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Earnest BENFORD: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 22 September 2002 MACON - Mr. Earnest Benford, 77, died Tuesday, September 17. Services will be Monday at 2PM in the chapel of Hutchings Funeral Home with burial in the Unionville Cemetery. Rev. Walter Glover, Jr. will officiate. A native of Milledgeville, he was the son of the late Mr. Albert and Mrs. Carrie Benford. He was a veteran of the US Army. |
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Stella Ann Evans BIGLER: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 27 April 2003 MACON - Stella Ann Evans Bigler, of Macon, died Friday, 25 April 2003 in a local hospital from complications following a fall. Mrs. Bigler was 103 years old and had lived in three centuries. She moved to Macon from Pompano Beach, Florida in 1984 to be near her family and to see her granddaughters graduate from high school. She said she would not die until she had also seen them graduate from college, marry, and have families. She got her wish. Born in Deerfield, Ohio in 1899, she was married to Ralph Bigler of Dover, Ohio who preceded her in death in 1980. Mrs. Bigler was a member of Centenary United Methodist Church. Snow's Memorial Chapel, Cherry Street, has charge of arrangements. |
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Sue BOLDEN: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 25 January 2004 MACON - Mrs. Sue Bolden, 94, of Macon went to be with the Lord on Friday, 23 January 2004. Burial at Liberty United Methodist Church Cemetery. Born in Davisboro, Georgia on 21 December 1909, Mrs. Bolden was a registered nurse, retired from the Middle Georgia Hospital. She was a charter member of Hillcrest United Methodist Church. She was the wife of the late Paul Lester Bolden, Sr. Survivors include seventeen grandchildren and twenty great-grandchildren. Hart's Mortuary has charge of arrangements. |
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Leopold BRAHN: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 7 March 2004 Macon - Leopold Brahn, 82, died Saturday, 6 March 2004. He was a member of Congregation Sha'arey Israel since 1948. Mr. Brahn retired in 1985 from the retail clothing business. Grave side services will be held Sunday, 7 March 2004 at the Sherah Israel Cemetery (Old Section) in Rose Hill Cemetery. Hart's Mortuary has charge of arrangements. |
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Deacon Leonard E. BROADUS: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 29 September 2002 MACON - Funeral services for Deacon L. E. Broadus, 91, will be held at 3PM on Monday, September 30 at New Pleasant Grove Baptist Church with burial in Woodlawn Memorial Park. Deacon Broadus passed away Thursday morning, September 26, 2002. He was born to the late Mr. Luke and Mrs. Essie Broadus in Monticello, GA. He was of the late Carrie Watkins Broadus. He retired from Bibb Manufacturing Company after 46 years of service. He was a member of Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Central City Lodge No. 12 for 52 years, a member of MASAB Temple #11 and New Pleasant Grove for 77 years where he served in many capacities. Hutchings Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. |
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Robert R. BROWN: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 16 March 2003 MACON - Robert R. Brown, age 98, died Friday, 11 March 2003. Funeral services will be at Greater Turner Tabernacle A.M.E. Church with burial in St. Rest Cemetery. |
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Marie Livingston BROWNING: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 28 September 2003 MACON - Marie Livingston Browning, 87, passed away 26 September 2003 in the Warner Robins Rehab and Nursing Center. Funeral services will be Monday in the chapel of Macon Memorial Park Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Macon Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Browning was born in Telfair County to the late Everett and Carrie Smith Livingston. She was preceded in death by her husband of 71 years, Robert Lee Browing and her daughter, Doris Kathleen Tucker. She was a member of the Towns Church of God in Telfair County and was a homemaker. Macon Memorial Park Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. |
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Doris Sallas BUTLER: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 2 November 2003 MACON - Mrs. Doris Sallas Butler died Friday, 31 October 2003. Graveside services will be held Sunday, 2 November 2003 at Liberty United Methodist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Butler was born 23 September 1907 in Milledgeville, GA. She was the widow of Mr. Hugh A. Butler who was a longtime south Bibb County dairy farmer. She was the daughter of the late Ina W. and John S. Sallas. Mrs. Butler was a long time member of the Liberty United Methodist Church. Hart's Mortuary has charge of arrangements. |
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John Raymond CASTLEBERRY: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 15 September 2002 MACON - Mr. John Raymond Castleberry, 88, passed away in a local hospital. Mr. Castleberry had spent most of his life in Macon and was retired from Robins Air Force Base with over 30 years of service. He had been both a Mason and a Shriner and was a Navy Veteran. Mr. Castleberry was of the Baptist faith and was an active member of Pine Forest Baptist Church. His wife, Louise Buckholts Castleberry preceded him in death. Graveside services are scheduled for 11AM, Monday in Macon Memorial Park Cemetery. Pastor Milton Wood will officiate. Macon Memorial Park Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. |
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Howard M. CHESNUTT: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 7 March 2004 MACON - Howard M. Chesnutt, 83, died Saturday, 6 March 2004 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at Northminster Presbyterian Church. Interment will follow in Westview Cemetery, Milledgeville. Mr. Chesnutt was born in Moultrie the son of the late Dr. Thomas Henry and Chrissy Boney Chesnutt. He was a graduate of the John Marshall Law School and retired from the Travelers Insurance Company. Mr. Chesnutt was a member of the Northminster Presbyterian Church. He served in the United States Air Force and was a veteran of World War II. He volunteered for the American Red Cross. He enjoyed playing the violin. Snow's Memorial Chapel, Cherry Street has charge of arrangements. |
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Annie Smith CHRISTIAN: [ANNIE SMITH CHRISTIAN, d/o JOHN IRA SMITH] "Macon Daily Telegraph," Saturday, May 10, 1919, 9A Mrs. Annie Smith Christian, aged 52 years, died at her home, 608 Second Street, yesterday morning at eight o'clock after an illness of two weeks confined to her bed, but had been declining in health for sometimes. The news of her death was not unexpected. Mrs. Christian had lived in Macon the last thirty years coming here from Jones county. She was a devoted wife, mother and sister and her sweet Christian influence will be realized as a great loss to all who knew her. She is survived by her husband, T.J. Christian; one son, W.C. Christian; one brother, Mr. Sparks Smith; one sister, Mrs. C.A. O'Neal, all of Macon. The funeral services will be conducted from Hart's chapel this (Saturday) afternoon at four o'clock. Rev. Charles G. Earnest, pastor of the East Macon Methodist church, of which she was a member, will officiate. Interment in the family lot in Riverside cemetery. J.B. Hart Bros Funeral Home. [Annie is buried in Riverside Cemetery in the same plot with Walter Sparks Smith, Mary Frances Broach Smith and Rosa Smith Wynn]. Submitted by Jeanie Smith Zadach |
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Dan M. CLARK, Jr.: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 24 November 2002 MACON - Dan M. Clark, Jr. age 82, died Friday at his residence. Graveside services with military honors will be held in Glen Haven Memorial Gardens. Snow's Memorial Chapel, Pio Nono Avenue, has charge of arrangements. |
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Elbert Lee COLEMAN: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 10 November 2002 MACON - Mr. Elbert L. Coleman, 63, died Saturday, 9 November 2002. Funeral services will be held at 1PM on Monday at Tattnall Square Baptist Church. Interment will be at Macon Memorial Park. Mr. Coleman, a native of Newport News, Virginia, was the son of the late Horace L. and Seebie Peacock Coleman and the father of the late Lea Lane Coleman. A graduate of Lanier High School, he attended Shorter College and Mercer university and was a retired senior case worker with the Bibb County Department of Family and children Services. Over the years, he served as the minister of music with several churches in Georgia, including First Baptist Church of Perry, First Baptist Church of Commerce, First Baptist Church of Alma, Log Cabin Baptist Church of macon, and Porterfield Baptist Church of Macon. He was a member of Tattnall Square Baptist Church where he sang in the Adult Choir and was a member of the Men's Brotherhood. He was a former member of the Lions Club and a member of the Model Railroad Association. Snow's Memorial Chapel, Pio Nono Avenue is in charge of arrangements. |
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Dura Margaret CONNELL: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 2 November 2003 MACON - Dura Margaret Connell, 92, died Wednesday, 29 October 2003. Funeral services will be held Monday, 3 November 2003 in the chapel of Hart's Mortuary. Burial will follow at Westview Cemetery in Nashville, Ga. Mrs. Connell taught the 2nd grade at Berrien School, West Palm Beach, FL and in the Bibb County School System for many years. Mrs. Connell was preceded in death by her parents, Alden James Connell and Martha Pearl Anderson Connell and by her brother, Jamie Connell. Hart's Mortuary has charge of arrangements. |
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Helen Pickering CRAWFORD: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 27 April 2003 MACON - Helen Pickering Crawford, 96, passed away Monday, 21 April 2003. Funeral services were held Saturday in the Chapel of Macon Memorial Park Funeral Home with burial following in Macon Memorial Park. Born in Lamar County to the late Robert and Ida Mae Boynton Pickering, she had been a resident of Macon for most of her life. She was a member of Dixon United Methodist Church. Her husband, Charlie T. Crawford, precedes Mrs. Crawford in death. Macon Memorial Park Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. |
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Carrie Louise Neal CROSS: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 15 September 2002 MACON - Carrie Louise Neal Cross, widow of Saint Julian Cross, died Saturday, September 14, 2002 at a local hospital. Mrs. Cross was born August 20, 1909 in Mitchell, Georgia. She attended Georgia Teacher's College in Statesboro and graduated from Georgia State College for Women in Milledgeville. She did graduate work at Duke University and Florida State University. Mrs. Cross taught school in Georgia before moving to Panama City, Florida where she lived for fifty-two years. She taught first grade at Cove Elementary School and was a member of Vineville United Methodist Church and former member of First United Methodist Church, Panama City, Florida, the Wesley Bible Class and Elizabeth Circle. She was also a member of the Conservation Department of the Women's Club and a member of the Retired Teachers Association. Funeral services will be held at Wilson's Funeral Home in Panama City, Florida, Monday, September 16, 2002 at 2:00PM (CST) with the Reverend Si Mathison officiating. The Elizabeth Circle and Conservation Department will serve as honorary pallbearers. Burial will follow at Evergreen Memorial Park, Panama City, Florida. Hart's Mortuary has charge of arrangements. |
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Edward Franklin CRUTCHFIELD: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 15 September 2002 MACON - Edward Franklin Crutchfield, 81, died Friday. Funeral services will be held at 11AM Monday at the Macedonia Baptist Church in Wilkinson County. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Revs. Larry Glover, Wendell Apperson and Scott Morris will officiate. The Central Georgia Masonic Memorial Association will conduct Masonic Rites. Mr. Crutchfield was born in Wilkinson County and had lived in the Middle Georgia area since 1940. He attended Toomsboro High School and the Georgia-Alabama Business College and was a retired salesman for the R. C. Cropper Company. He was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church, the Mickey Fuller Lodge #720, a 32nd degree Scottish Rite Mason, a member of the Macon Valley and an honorary member of the Mabel Lodge #255. Mr. Crutchfield was the widower of Edna McClung Crutchfield and the son of the late Shelton S. and Eva Helton Crutchfield. He was preceded in death by his two brothers, Lamar and Hilton Crutchfield. The family asks that in lieu of flowers donations be made to Macedonia Baptist Church, Cemetery Fund, 44 Macedonia Church Road, McIntyre, GA 31054. Snow's Memorial Chapel, Cherry Street, has charge of arrangements. |
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Dorothy "Dot" L. DAVIDSON: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 6 April 2003 MACON - Dorothy "Dot" L. Davidson, age 82, died Thursday, 3 April 2003. services will be held at the Chapel of Hart's Mortuary. Burial will be in Danville Cemetery. Hart's Mortuary has charge of arrangements. |
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Henrietta DAVIS: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 28 September 2003 MACON - Henrietta Davis, 89, died Wednesday, 24 September 2003. Services will be held Monday, 29 September 2003 at Holly Grove Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Bentley and Sons Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. |
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Julia Mae Emery DAVIS: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 12 October 2003 MACON - Julia Mae Emery Davis, 86, died 10 October 2003 at her residence. Services will be Tuesday, 14 October 2003 at New Pilgrim Baptist Church. Burial will be in Woodlawn Memorial Park. The widow of the late Freeman Davis, she was an active member of New Pilgrim Baptist Church. Glover Memorial Mortuary, Inc. of Macon has charge of arrangements. |
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Barbara Dodd DUCKWORTH: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 10 November 2002 MACON - Barbara Dodd Duckworth, 64, passed away Saturday, 9 November 2002. Funeral services will be held Monday, 11 November 2002 at 11AM in the Chapel of Hart's Mortuary. Barbara was a graduate of A. L. Miller High School, attended Mercer University, and was a member of Alpha Delta Pi. She was the daughter of the late Robert Livingston Dodd and Edna Brown Dodd. Barbara was the widow of the late Jesse M. Duckworth, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Duckworth were very active in Civic Affairs. She was a member of the Mulberry Street United Methodist Church, and is survived by many dear friends. Hart's Mortuary has charge of arrangements. |
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Ruth ENNIS: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 2 March 2003 MACON - Ruth M. Ennis, age 80, passed away Friday, 28 February 2003 at a local hospital. Funeral services will be held at Seventh Day Adventist Church Wimbish Road. |
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Ruby Thompson FLOYD: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 11 January 2004 MACON - Ruby Thompson Floyd, age 93, died Friday in a Macon hospital. Services held in Reece Funeral Home in Jeffersonville. Burial will be in Prospect United Methodist Church Cemetery in Twiggs County. Mrs. Floyd was born in Twiggs County, the daughter of the late Zack and Essie Mae Floyd Thompson. She was the widow of the late Levi Floyd. She was a member of Prospect United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by three grandchildren, Beverley Baker, Jeffrey Floyd, and Doug Little. |
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Lessie Lee FRANKLIN: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 8 December 2002 MACON - Lessie Lee Franklin, 92, died Wednesday, 4 December 2002. Services will be Monday, 9 December 2002 at Ash Street C. O. G. I. C. with burial at Middle Georgia Memory Gardens. |
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Leola H. GALIMORE: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 28 September 2003 MACON - Leola H. Galimore, 99, died 25 September. Services are Tuesday in St. Luke Baptist Church, Macon with burial in Mt. Cilla Springs Cemetery, Wilkinson County. |
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Hazel GEWINNER: From the "Macon Telegraph" of 28 July 1971 Graveside services for Miss Hazel Victorine Gewinner, 84, who died Monday in a local nursing home will be held at 2pm today at St. Joseph's Cemetery. Miss Gewinner taught in Bibb Schools for 52 years, beginning her career at the age of 17. She served for a number of years as children's editor of the Sunday Macon Telegraph and News. She published numerous short stories, poems, plays and children's books. At the time of her death, she was the only living charter member of the Macon Writer's Club. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, the United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Middle Georgia Historical Society. Survivors include two nephews, Holt G. Gewinner Jr. and Dr. Marcus N. Gewinner both of Atlanta; a niece, Mrs. James O. Reed of Memphis, Tennessee, and a sister in law, Mrs. Mamia T. Gewinner of Atlanta. Submitted by Robert Strauss |
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N. G. GEWINNER: From "Macon Telegraph," 20 August 1940 Dr. Napoleon Gustavus Gewinner, widely known Macon Physician, who retired about a year ago, died at 5pm yesterday in Atlanta after an illness of a month. He would have been 83 in October. Dr. Gewinner had entered an Atlanta hospital about a month ago for an operation. He later developed pneumonia, but recovered sufficiently to be moved to the home of a daughter-in-law on Juniper Street. His death was unexpected. Up until a year ago, he had served a few faithful friends who insisted on his advice although for two years previously he had practiced only slightly. He lived at 1205 Vineville Avenue. When he observed his 59th anniversary as a Macon physician, he had delivered 5000 babies, he could hardly walk downtown without seeing a person he had brought into the world. He was a general practitioner but specialized in children's diseases. Although he practiced seldom during his last years, he kept pace with medical progress by constant study. He had a library of about 5000 books and was a reular visitor to the public library. He was an honorary member of the Medical Association of Georgia, the American Medical Association, and the Bibb County Society. From 1893 to 1903, he was surgeon general of Georgia, the first man to hold that position. In 1881, he became surgeon of the second battalion of the Georgia volunteers and when it was reorganized as the Georgia National Guard he was made surgeon of the second regiment. He retired in 1906 as a colonel. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. W. A. Gericke and Miss Roberta Gewinner of Atlanta and Miss Hazel Gewinner, a teacher at Joseph Clisby school here: three sons, John K., Tom and Holt G. Gewinner; seven grandchildren including Napoleon Gewinner and Miss Mary Elizabeth Gewinner of Atlanta and Holt Gewinner, WMAZ newscaster. Funeral Arrangements will be announced by Hart's mortuary. There was a photo attached. Although not in the obituary, another small note in the paper indicated that burial was in St. Joseph's Cemetery. Submitted by Robert Strauss |
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Roberta GEWINNER: From the "Macon Telegraph." 2 August 1944 Miss Roberta Marie Gewinner, formerly of Macon, died at her residence in Atlanta at 5pm Tuesday. Miss Gewinner was born in Macon, the daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. Gewinner and had lived in Atlanta about twenty years. She was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Surviving are two sisters, Miss Hazel Gewinner and Mrs. William August Gericke; three brothers, John K., T. G. and Holt J. Gewinner; five nephews and a niece. Funeral services will be held at St. Joseph's Catholic Church at 10am Thursday. Burial will be in St. Joseph's cemetery. Submitted by Robert Strauss |
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Thomas GEWINNER: From the "Macon Telegraph." 19 October 1967 Funeral services for Thomas Gustavus Gewinner, 83, were held yesterday at noon at the gravesite in the family lot at Rose Hill Cemetery. Father Fiero of St. Joseph Catholic Church officiated. Hart's Mortuary was in charge of arrangements. Submitted by Robert Strauss |
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Rose Waters GILES: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 17 November 2002 MACON - Rose Waters Giles died Friday, 15 November 2002 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Monday, 18 November 2002 in the Chapel at hart's Mortuary. Burial will be at Middle Georgia Memory Gardens in Jones County. Mrs. Giles was a member of Highland Hills Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Herman Giles, Sr. and her son Herman Giles, Jr. Hart's Mortuary has charge of arrangements. |
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Edgar Bernard GOSTIN: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 11 January 2004 MACON - Edgar Bernard Gostin, age 89, of Macon died Friday, 9 January 2004. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery. Edgar was the husband of the late Louise Ware Gostin. Mr. Gostin was a graduate of Lanier High School, Mercer University, and the Walter F. George School of Law. He practiced in Macon as an attorney until 1980. He served as an officer in the U. S. Navy off the english Coast during World War II. Hart's Mortuary has charge of arrangements. |
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Carrie GREEN: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 11 January 2004 MACON - Mrs. Carrie Green, age 90, died 7 January 2004. Burial in Woodlawn Memorial Park. |
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Kenneth R. HARPER: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 24 November 2002 MACON - Kenneth R. Harper, age 93, died Friday, 22 November 2002. Graveside services will be held at Riverside Cemetery. Mr. Harper was predeceased by his wife, Josephine Buford Harper. He was reared in Roanoke, Virginia and graduated from Roanoke College. Mr. Harper moved to Macon in 2000 from Arlington, Virginia, where he had lived for more than fifty years. He was a member of the Lutheran Church in Virginia and was a member of Bethesda Country Club. Mr. Harper was retired from the United States Navy as a civilian employee. Hart's Mortuary has charge of arrangements. |
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Karlee Dawn HAYES: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 6 October 2002 MACON - Karlee Dawn Hayes, baby daughter, died Saturday, October 5, 2002. Graveside services will be held at 4PM Monday in Glen Haven Memorial Gardens. Rev. Wade Bridges will officiate. Karlee was born on October 13, 2001. Snow's Memorial Chapel, Pio Nono avenue, has charge of arrangements. |
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William Francis HENRY: From A Child's Death - Little William Francis Henry, the three-year-old son of Mr. Frank L. Henry, died yesterday morning. The remains were taken to Macon last night, where the funeral will be held today. |
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Rosa B. HINSON: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 2 November 2003 MACON - Rosa B. Hinson, 90, died Fraiday in a local hospital. Funeral services will be held Monday at Snow's Memorial Chapel, Cherry Street with burial in Middle Georgia Memory Gardens. Snow's Memorial Chapel, Cherry Street, has charge of arrangements. |
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Dorothy Marshall HOBBY: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 25 January 2004 MACON - Dorothy Marshall Hobby, 92, of macon, died Thursday, 22 January 2004. Graveside services will be in Roverside Cemetery. Hart's Mortuary has charge of arrangements. |
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Joyce HOOVER: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 10 November 2002 MACON - Joyce Hoover, 54, passed away Friday, 8 November 2002 following an extended illness. Funeral services will be Monday at 2PM in Berean Baptist Church with burial to follow in Macon Memorial Park. Mrs. Hoover was born in Hazelhurst to the late Ira and Wilma Clements, but had been a resident of Macon for most of her life. She was retired from Bellsouth and was a member of Berean Baptist Church. Macon Memorial Park Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. |
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Effie Peacock HORNE: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 8 December 2002 MACON - Funeral services for Mrs. Effie Peacock Horne, 92, of Macon who died Friday, 6 December 2002 in the Medical Center of Central Georgia will be held Monday in the Chapel of Fisher Funeral Home in Cochran. Burial will be in Mullis Cemetery. Mrs. Horne was a native of Dodge County, the daughter of the late William Saul and Alice Lou Giddens Peacock. She was the widow of Franklin Bryan and George H. Horne. She had lived in Macon for the past fifty-four years. She was the former owner of the Drapery Shop in Macon and a member of Little Bethel Freewill Baptist Church in Bleckley County. Fisher Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. |
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Hattie M. HOUSTON: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 25 January 2004 MACON - Hattie Houston, 86, died 23 January 2004. Burial in Woodlawn Memorial Park. Survivors include five grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren. Bentley and Sons Funeral Home of Macon has cahrge of arrangements. |
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Mary F. HUDSON: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 12 October 2003 MACON - Mrs. Mary F. Hudson, 86, departed her life on 7 October 2003 after an extended illness. Services will be held at Wolf Creek Baptist Church Monday, 13 October 2003. Interment will be in Union Bibb Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. |
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Nell Elizabeth Wilder HUNT: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 25 January 2004 MACON - Nell Elizabeth Wilder Hunt, 87, died Thursday, 22 January 2004. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery. Mrs. Hunt was a member of First Baptist Church for 67 years. Mrs. Hunt was the wife of the late William J. "Bill" Hunt, a former State Senator and owner of Hunt-Ragan Appliance Company. Hart's Mortuary has charge of arrangements. |
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Ella JACKSON: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 24 November 2002 MACON - Ella Jackson, age 90, died 20 November 2002. Services will be in Holly Grove Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. |
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Ed G. JACOBS Dies After Long Illness Edwin G. Jacobs, 67, for 51 years a Macon druggist and civic leader, died at his home at 318 Vineville Avenue at 9:30pm yesterday of heart illness. The druggist, for the last 16 years president of the Georgia State Fair Association, had been ill for several weeks and suffered an acute attack Monday night. He last visited his drug store, Jacobs Pharmacy at Mullberry and Third Streets, on Christmas day. Mr. Jacobs was born in Kingstree, SC, March 17, 1872, a son of the late Louis and Mary Gewinner Jacobs. He moved to Macon when he was 10 years old. It was there that he applied for a job as soda boy at the H.J. Lamar Drug Company. "They had to build a platform for me to jerk soda on, I was so small" the druggist recalled recently. "the popular drinks in those days were lemon, strawberry and chocolate soda-waters. How I used to hate seeing a chocolate soda customer coming. The glasses were so hard to wash." The South Carolina boy's soda-jerking job paid him $10 a month. Thirty-three years later he sold his associated stock in the business, which had become Lamar, Taylor and Riley Drug Company, for $110,000 cash. The $10,000 was for his good will and guarantee not to open a wholesale business in Macon or Atlanta. The former soda boy was worth a quarter of a million dollars then. A few years later, Mr. Jacobs was owner of 10 retail drug stores, seven in Macon, two in Albany and one in Camilia. "Making money in those days was easy", he said recently. He was particularly fortunate in several real estate deals, buying one piece of property for $4,000 and selling it soon after for $28,000. Much of his money, he reported last fall, was lost when he "tried to buy up all the peach farms in the state." From soda boy at the Lamar store, Mr. Jacobs had advanced in the retail store, then in the wholesales department of the firm. The Lamar company merged with the Taylor-Peck Drug Company and became known as the Lamar, Taylor and Riley Company. Mr. Jacobs was assistant manager, sales manager and buyer. When he left the firm he sold his stock to the late R.J. Taylor. It was before and during the World War that he acquired the 10 retail stores. During the pre-depression period and the depression he sold the stores one by one, keeping only the store at Mulberry and Third, long a masculine retreat and scene of many a hot political forum. Mr. Jacobs was an old timer in the drug business but advanced with the times. It was he who served the first frozen drink in Macon, a pineapple gem, for which he bought the recipe for $100 from the Livingston Pharmacy in Savannah. Again, it was Mr. Jacobs who drew the first Coca-Cola in Macon. Mr. Jacobs never studied pharmacy in school, letting his public education here suffice as background upon which to absorb his training as a druggist. Under the old ruling a man with three year's experience could stand an examination. Mr. Jacobs did not confine his activities to the drug business. As an avocation, he turned to the entertainment field and while serving in the drug store used to spend his supper hours as doorman at a theatre. Later he became manager of the Academy of Music, an agency that booked the best dramatic talent in the country. Sarah Bernhardt and David Warfield were among the stars of the day that Mr. Jacobs brought to Macon. "Macon was known as the best theatrical town per capita in the United States in those days" Mr. Jacobs is quoted as having said. Special trains would come from Atlanta and other cities, bringing people to our performances." The druggist was a director in the old Georgia State Fair Association, which terminated unsuccessfully. Then a group of business men raised subscriptions and started a new association with Mr. Jacobs as president, a job he held til his death. In addition to his drug and show business connections, Mr. Jacobs at one time also was interested in the operation of several hotels and was part owner of the old Wigwam Hotel at Indian Springs, destroyed by fire several years ago. He was a charter member and past director of the Kiwanis Club. For several years, Mr. Jacobs served as president of the Macon Baseball Club. He was a Macon hospital commissioner for 12 years, had served on the old county road board and was a member of the county board of tax appeals. Surviving in addition to members of his immediate family are three sisters, Mrs. Theodore Boyd Gourdin, Miss Etta Jacobs and Mr. W.I. Nexsen, all of Kingstree; four brothers, Julian Jacobs, Charleston, SC; Dr. C.D. Jacobs, Montague Jacobs and Cecil Jacobs, all of Kingstree. Funeral services will be held at Hart's Chapel at 11am tomorrow. Dr. J.E. Sammons, pastor of Vineville Baptist Church, and the Rev. J.M. Trimmer, pastor of First Baptist Church, will officiate. Submitted by Robert Strauss |
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Elizabeth JOHNSTON: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 16 March 2003 MACON - Elizabeth Johnston, age 89, died Friday, 14 March 2003. Funeral services will be held in the chapel of Hart's Mortuary. Burial will follow in Riverside Cemetery. Mrs. Johnston was a member of Vineville Baptist Church for over 75 years. |
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Margaret Elmore JONES: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 17 November 2002 MACON - Margaret Elmore Jones died 15 November 2002 at her residence. A funeral mass will be held Monday, 18 November 2002 at 10AM at St. Peter Claver. Her grandsons will serve as pallbearers. A Rosary will be said Sunday, 17 November 2002 at 7PM in the Chapel at Hart's Mortuary. Born 30 October 1922 to the late Gregory and Pauline Elmore. She was a native of Macon, Georgia and was an Honor Graduate of Mount de Sales Academy. She was a devoted housewife and a mother for 62 years. Margaret had a love for art and flowers. She was a member of St. Peter Claver Catholic Church and a member of Associate Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament. Hart's Mortuary has charge of arrangements. |
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Inez Garrett King KENT: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 6 April 2003 MACON - Inez Garrett King Kent, of Macon, died Thursday, 3 April 2003. Memorial services will be held at Loganville Christian Church, Loganville, GA. Mrs. Kent was born in Loganville, Walton County, GA on 13 October 1909. She was predeceased by her parents, John Warren Garrett and Pearl Maybelle Cooper, her brother, Mahlon Cooper Garrett, her husband of 65 years, Dean Loveless King, and her husband, William S. Kent. She attended Tift College and graduated from the Atlanta Conservatory of Music. Mrs. Kent lived in Decatur, GA from 1931-1970. She taught piano and was a member of The Decatur Piano Ensemble. She was active at Decatur Christian Church. Mrs. Kent was in the photography business with her husband, Dean King. In 1970, she and her husband moved back her family home in Loganville. She was active in the Loganville Christian Church. Hart's Mortuary has charge of arrangements. |
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Virginia P. KITCHENS: From "The telegraph." Sunday, 4 May 2003 MACON - Virginia P. Kitchens, 86, of Macon, died Thursday, 1 May 2003 in a local hospital. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Mrs. Kitchens was a member of Immanual Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Francis William Kitchens. Hart's Mortuary has charge of arrangements. |
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Nathaleen Keith LANGMESSER: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 11 May 2003 MACON - Nathaleen Keith Langmesser, 93, died Thursday. Burial will be at Noon, Tuesday in Greenville Memorial Gardens, Greenville, South Carolina. Snow's Memorial Chapel, Cherry Street, has charge of arrangements. |
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Louise Griffin LONG: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 7 March 2004 MACON - Louise Griffin Long, 87, died Friday, 5 March 2004. Graveside services will be held Sunday, 7 March 2004 at Macon Memorial Park. Mrs. Long was predeceased by her husband, John Howard Long, and by her sisters and brother, Nell G. Moore, Fannie Chalker, Thelma Caraway, and Morris "Boots" Griffin. She was the daughter of the late Henry Minter Griffin and the late Lizzie Bell Hawthorne Griffin. Mrs. Long was a Baptist and was retired from Bibb Manufacturing Company. She was a devoted grandmother and great-grandmother. Hart's Mortuary has charge of arrangements. |
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J. M. "Mickey" LUBEL: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 25 April 2004 MACON - J. M. "Mickey" Lubel, 94, died Thursday, 22 April 2004. Graveside services will be held Sunday, 25 april 2004 at William Wolff Cemetery. Mr. Lubel, son of the late Harris Lubel and the late Annie Jacobs Lubel, was predeceased by his wife, Judy Ford Lubel, and by his son and daughter-in-law, Michael Ford Lubel and Becky Thomas Lubel. He was a member of Temple Beth Israel. Mr. Lubel was manager for Macon Linen Service and National Linen Service for more than 50 years. He was a basketball official for the GA High School Association for more than 30 years. He was also a member of the Macon Health Club for more than 50 years. A veteran of the U. S. Army, he served in World War II. Hart's Mortuary has charge of arrangements. |
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Helen MARION: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 16 March 2003 MACON - Helen Marion, age 88, died 11 March 2003. Services will be in Greater Little Rock Baptist Church. Trinity-Lovick Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. |
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Antonio D'Angelo MARTIN: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 29 September 2002 MACON - Antonio D'Angelo Martin, age 11 months, died on Wednesday, September 25, 2002. Graveside services will be Tuesday, 11:30AM at Evergreen Cemetery. |
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Mary Frances MATTHEWS: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 7 March 2004 MACON - Mary Frances Matthews, 92, died Saturday, 6 March 2004, in a local nursing home. A graveside service will be held Tuesday, 9 March 2004 at Macon Memorial Park. Ms. Matthews was a member of Mulberry Street United methodist Church. She was retired from J. C. Penny Company where she worked in the lay-away department for many years. Hart's Mortuary has charge of arrangements. |
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Collins W. MCCOY: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 27 April 2003 MACON - Collins W. McCoy, 88, died Thursday, 24 April 2003. Burial will be in Macon Memorial Park. Hart's Mortuary has charge of arrangements. |
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Mattie Chapman MCELROY: Died Oct. 5, 1958 in Macon, Ga. Bibb County School Teacher. Address was 387 Alexandria Drive, Macon, Ga. Submitted by Bobby Norman McElroy |
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Norman Ham MCELROY: Died Nov. 10, 1973. Worked for Central Georgia Railroad for over 40 years. Address was 387 Alexandria Drive, Macon, Ga. Submitted by Bobby Norman McElroy |
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Ruth Burkett MCLURE: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 25 April 2004 MACON - Ruth Burkett McLure, 80, died Saturday. Funeral services will be held Monday at First Baptist Church. Burial will be in Macon Memorial Park. Mrs. McLure was born in Macon and was a retired social worker with the Bibb County Department of Family and Children Services. She was a member of the First Baptist Church and a former Pink Lady with the Medical Center Auxiliary. Mrs. McLure was the widow of Alex Maxwell McLure, the daughter of the late George W. and Jessie Stewart Burkett and the sister of the late Harry Burkett and Wilson Burkett. Snow's Memorial Chapel, Cherry Street, has charge of arrangements. |
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Robert Samuel MCMICHAEL, M.D.: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 12 October 2003 MACON - Robert Samuel McMichael, M.D., 83, died 11 October 2003 at Portsbridge Hospice Center in Macon. A memorial service will be held Monday in Vineville Baptist Church. Burial will be private in Forsyth. Dr. McMichael was born 29 January 1920 in Columbus, Georgia, the son of the late Mary Lou Benford McMichael and the late William Ansley McMichael. He spent his early years in Albany and Macon and attended Lanier High School for Boys. He graduated from Mercer University and from the Medical College of Georgia, where he was a member of Phi Rho Sigma fraternity. Dr. McMichael completed his internship at the Medical Center of Central Georgia and opened his practice of general medicine in West Macon. He retired in May of 2000, after 46 years of practice. He was a former member of the Bibb County Medical Society, the Medical Association of Georgia, the American Medical Association and the Southern Medical Association. Dr. McMichael was also a member of Vineville Baptist Church and was a life member of the Federated Garden Club of Macon. Dr. McMichael served during World War II with the United States Army 121st Infantry. He transferred to the United States Army Air Corps, then spent fifteen months as a staff sergeant overseas stationed at Tinian and Saipan in the South Pacific. Snow's Memorial Chapel, Cherry Street has charge of arrangements. |
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Frances Daniel Walding MERCER: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 29 September 2002 MACON - Mrs. Mercer, 77, passed away September 27, 2002 at her home. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church in Lizella. She is preceded in death by her husbands, Spurgeon Howard Mercer and Elmer E. Thomley. Services are scheduled for 11AM Monday, September 30, 2002 in the Chapel of Macon Memorial Park Funeral Home. Rev. Billy Abbey will officiate. Macon Memorial Park Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. |
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J. Walker MILLER: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 15 September 2002 MACON - Mr. Julius W. Miller, 83, passed away September 13, 2002 at his residence. Mr. Miller was born to the late Julius Ross Miller and Daisy Stewart Armstrong. A Step-father, Mr. James F. Armstrong also predeceases him. He was a member of the Lions Club for over fifty years and was the owner of A&T Cleaners for over 30 years. Mr. Miller was of the Methodist faith and was a member of Cross Keys United Methodist Church. Services to be held at 2PM Sunday in the Chapel of Macon Memorial Park Funeral Home. Pastor Paul Best will officiate. Macon Memorial Park Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. |
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John B. NAPIER, Sr.: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 29 February 2004 MACON - John B. Napier, Sr., age 90, died Friday, 27 February 2004. Mr. Napier was a member of Christ Episcopal Church. He was a graduate of Lanier High School and Georgia Tech. Mr. Napier was retired Lieutenant Colonel in the U. S. Army Reserve, having served in World War II. He was a member of the American Legion. He was the widower of Mary Leverette Napier and the son of the late Hendley Varner Napier and the late Viola Ross Napier. Hart's Mortuary has charge of arrangements. |
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Annie Ruth NEWTON: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 16 March 2003 MACON - Annie Ruth Newton, age 81, of Macon, died Saturday, 15 March 2003. Funeral services will be held in the chapel of Hart's Mortuary. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery. Annie Ruth was born in Bibb County, Georgia. She was a member of Vineville Baptist Church and a former member of Highland Hills Baptist Church. Annie's late husband was named Quinton. |
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Victoria Mell NEWTON: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 10 November 2002 MACON - Victoria Mell Newton, 88, died Saturday, 9 November 2002. Memorial services will be held at 3PM Monday in the chapel of Mulberry Street United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Miss Newton was born in Macon, graduated from Limestone College in Gaffney, South Carolina and obtained her master's degree in education from Mercer University in the early 1950s. She was a former elementary school teacher at Fort Hawkins Elementary School and former principal of Joseph Clisby School for 13 years. Miss Newton was a member of Mulberry Street United Methodist Church. She was a member of the D.A.R., the Macon Business and professional Women's Club and past president of Delta Kappa Gamma Professional Women's International Educational Society. Miss Newton was the daughter of the late James M. and Carrie Mae Griffin Newton. Snow's Memorial Chapel, Cherry Street, has charge of arrangements. |
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Mrs. Clara Arabelle O'NEAL: [CLARA ANNA ARABELLA SMITH d/o JOHN IRA SMITH] "The Macon Telegraph." Friday Morning, August 24, 1934, Page 11 O'NEAL SERVICES SCHEDULED FOR TODAY Among Oldest of East Macon Residents Succumbs Here Funeral services for Mrs. Clara Arabelle O'Neal will be held at 5 p.m. today in the Burghard-Connally chapel with Rev. L.E. Brady and Rev. C.W. Stitt officiating. Interment will be in Riverside cemetery. Pallbearers will be J. Harry Burns and five nephews, John I. Smith, Louis Smith, Roy Smith and W.S. Smith of Macon, and G.C. Smith of Butler. Mrs. O'Neal died at a local hospital at 3:30 a.m. yesterday after an illness of several weeks. She was born on Oct. 4, 1852 in Jones county, but came to this city more than a half century ago. She was the oldest member of the East Macon Methodist church and was one of the oldest citizens of East Macon, where she had lived at the old O'Neal home on the corner of Fort Hill and Main streets, since she came to Macon. Although Mrs. O'Neal was the oldest of a family of eight brothers and sisters, none survive her. The only child, Mrs. Arminter O'Neal Wasner, died on July 15, 1931. Two grandchildren, Miss Arabelle Wasner and George Lumpkin Wasner and five nephews, John I. Smith, Louis Smith, Roy Smith and W. S. Smith, all of Macon and G.C. Smith of Butler, Ga. survive. Submitted by Jeanie Smith Zadach |
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Willie O'NEAL: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 11 May 2003 MACON - Willie O'Neal, 75, died Wednesday, 7 May 2003. Graveside services were held Saturday, 10 May 2003 at 11 AM at Swift Creek United Methodist Church Cemetery. Hart's Mortuary had charge of arrangements. |
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Annie PERKINS: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 22 September 2002 MACON - Annie Perkins, 102, died Friday, September 20 at her residence. Services will be Tuesday at 2PM in Lizieboro Baptist Church with burial in Reid Cemetery. |
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Herbert Cecil PHILLIPS: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 4 May 2003 MACON - Herbert Cecil Phillips, 86, died Friday, 2 May 2003, in a local hospital. Burial will be at Evergreen Cemetery. Mr. Phillips was a former member of Cross Keys Baptist Church and a member of Shurlington Baptist Church. e was retired from Warner Robins Air Force Base after 35 years of service and was a veteran of the United States Air Force. Hart's Mortuary has charge of arrangements. |
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Clifford "Cliff" RABUN: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 2 November 2003 MACON - Clifford "Cliff" Rabun, 90, passed away on wednesday, 29th October at Portsbridge Hospice Inpatient Facility. A memorial service will be held Sunday at Lutheran Church of the Redeemer. Snow's Memorial Chapel, Pio Nono Avenue, has charge of arrangements. |
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Corine J. RAWLS: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 7 March 2004 MACON - Corine J. Rawls, age 91, died 2 March 2004. Services are Monday, 8 March 2004 at Glover's Memorial Mortuary in Macon, GA. |
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Jack Clinton REED: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 29 September 2002 MACON - Jack Clinton Reed, 78, passed away Friday. Funeral services will be held at 11AM Monday at Snow's Memorial Chapel, Pio Nono Avenue. Burial will be held at 2:30PM at the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery in Rebecca, Georgia. Rev. Charles Cravey will officiate. Mr. Reed was born in Wilcox County, Georgia and had lived in Macon since 1950. He was retired from Robins Air Force Base, was a member of Bloomfield United Methodist Church, a former teacher and member of the Men's Bible Class, actively involved in the church's Safe Bridges Program, a member of the Macon West Exchange Club, Toastmasters and the Marshall A. Weir Lodge #448 F & AM. Mr. Reed was the son of the late Thurman G. and Leona Light Reed. Snow's Memorial Chapel, Pio Nono Avenue, has charge of arrangements. |
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Pearl H. REEVES: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 15 September 2002 MACON - Pearl H. Reeves, 89, died Thursday night at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 2PM Sunday at Grace Primitive Baptist Church with burial at 4:30PM in Bower's Cemetery, Empire, GA. Elder Dan Bryant and Rev. Ronnie Powell will officiate. Snow's Memorial Chapel, Pio Nono Avenue, has charge of arrangements. |
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William Henry ROBERSON: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 19 October 2003 MACON - William Henry (Robbie) Roberson, 90, of Macon, died Sunday, 12 October. Born in Floyd County and reared in Gay, Georgia, Mr. Roberson served during World War II at Fort McPherson and in 1980 retired after many years in sales at Riverside Ford in Macon. He was a member of Ingleside Baptist Church. Mr. Roberson was preceded in death by his wife, Martha Hicks Roberson. Hart's Mortuary has charge of arrangements. |
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Joseph Vinson SAGNIBENE: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 2 November 2003 MACON - Joseph Vinson Sagnibene, 81, died Saturday. Funeral services will be held Monday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Mr. Sagnibene was born in Bayourcurrent, Louisiana and was educated in Bibb County Public Schools. He was retired from R. A. F. B. where he worked for 20 years. Mr. Sagnibene was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus and was a United States Army veteran serving during World War II. He was the son of the late Joseph and Mary Sagnibene. Snow's Memorial Chapel, Pio Nono Avenue, has charge of arrangements. |
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Edna H. SANDERS: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 25 April 2004 LIZELLA - Edna H. Sanders, 97, died Friday 23 April 2004. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, 27 April 2004 at Lizella Baptist Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Mrs. Sanders was a member of the Lizella Baptist Church. Hart's Mortuary has charge of arrangements. |
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Thaddeus SHEEHAN: From Thaddeus Sheehan is Found Dead. Prominent Young Macon Man Ill Only Short Time. Macon, Ga., December 31 - (Special) Thaddeus D. Sheehan, son of the late Dennis Sheehan, and a young man whose personality and jovial good nature were as well known to every citizen almost as that of members of his own family, was found dead in his bed this morning at the family residence, 1120 Walnut street, by his mother, Mrs. Anna T. Sheehan, when she went to his room to arouse him for his morning meal. He had been slightly indisposed two or three days, and his physical condition was not at all favorable, but he had not chosen to remain indoors and was only yesterday on the streets in the best of spirits. He was a young man, unmarried. He took great interest in all political affairs about the community, and always had his side, working devotedly to win. He frequented city hall, paid regular visits to all the officials when they happened to be those for whom he had worked in the elections, and regularly made calls at all the public offices about town. His death was a distinct shock to scores of people. Only his mother survives him. The funeral will occur tomorrow. From Funeral of Thaddeus Sheehan Macon, Ga, January 1 - (Special) - The funeral of Thaddeus Sheehan occurred this afternoon at St. Joseph's Catholic church, Rev. Father Madden officiating. The remains were laid to rest in Rose Hill cemetery. The pallbearers were: Augustin Daly, R. E. Sheridan, Ben White, Edward A. Horne, Reeves Brown and W. E. Small. The funeral was largely attended, many friends paying a last tribute of respect. |
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Walter Raleigh SIMS: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 22 September 2002 MACON - Walter R. Sims, 76, died Friday. Funeral services will be held at 11AM Monday at First Presbyterian Church with burial in Riverside Cemetery. The Rev. Chip Miller and Rev. William B. Warrick will officiate. Mr. Sims was born in Atlanta, GA, the son of the late Walter Simpson and Elizabeth Hightower Sims. He was a graduate of Auburn University and retired from Sears Roebuck Co. He was a member of the Downtown Rotary Club, Idle Hour Country Club, and served on the boards of the Salvation Army and Goodwill Industries. Mr. Sims was a member of the First Presbyterian Church. Snow's Memorial Chapel, Cherry Street has charge of arrangements. |
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John Ira SMITH: "The Macon Telegraph." Monday, Oct. 15, 1962 Funeral services for John Ira Smith, 82, of 1129 Clinton Road, who died yesterday morning in a local hospital, will be held at 3 p.m. today in the chapel of Hart's Mortuary. The Rev. Tom H. Ivey will officiate and burial will be in Riverside Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Reese Stanley, Jessie Kite, Jr., T.A. Walden, E.T. Wilcher, Leland Chafin and Leavy Chafin. Mr. Smith was born in Jones County, the son of Robert V. Smith and Mary Edwards Smith and had lived here for the past 40 years. He was a retired peach grower and farmer. He was a member of the East Macon Methodist Church and a charter member of the Woodmen of the World. Surviving are his widow, the former Miss Eunice Jackson; one daughter, Mrs. Bruce Yandle, Jr. Atlanta; three grandchildren, Kathryn Yandle, Bruce Yandle III, and John Eric Yandle, all of Atlanta; one sister-in-law, Mrs. Blanche Smith, Macon and one nephew, Grover Cleveland Smith, Eastman. [John I. Smith is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Macon, GA between his two wives, Mattie B. Roberts d. 1914 and Eunice Alene Jackson d. 1972.] Submitted by Jeanie Smith Zadach |
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John Millard SMITH: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 29 September 2002 MACON - Mr. John Millard Smith, 80, died Friday, September 27, 2002, after an extended illness. Services will be held at 2PM, Sunday, September 29, 2002, at Tattnall Square Baptist Church with the Reverend Andy Oxford officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Hart's Mortuary has charge of arrangements. |
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Lois SMITH: "The Macon Telegraph." Saturday, Nov. 27, 1948 Funeral services for Lois Smith retired Central of Georgia Railway conductor, were held at 4 p.m. Friday in Memorial Chapel. The Rev. George L. Zorn officiated and burial was in Riverside Cemetery. Pallbearers were Jack Hindle, W.R. Flanders, Fred Yates, Tom Pyles, Joe Stiles and Jim Clance. Smith died unexpectedly at his residence, 1021 Clinton Road, Thursday morning. He had made his home in Macon for 24 years, coming here from Jones County. He was a member of the board of stewards of First Street Methodist Church, the Butler, Ga., Masonic Lodge, and the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. [His tombstone reads: Loyce Smith - April 21, 1895 Nov 25, 1948] Submitted by Jeanie Smith Zadach |
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Judge Robert L. "Bob" SMITH: From "The Telegrah." Sunday, 8 December 2002 MACON - Judge Robert L. "Bob" Smith, 84, died Friday, 6 December 2002. He was a career judge serving both the U. S. Army courts and the federal court system in Macon. Funeral services will be held Monday, 9 December 2002 at Riverside United Methodist Church. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery (north gate). Judge Smith was born 12 March 1918 in Campbellton, FL, but moved to Savannah, GA at an early age. He was a graduate of Riverside Military Academy in Gainesville, GA, and the University of Georgia where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. After college he was drafted in the U. S. Army serving in World War II from 1941 to 1945. Following the war, he earned his degree from John Marshall Law School, taught international law at Georgia State and served as Assistant Attorney General for Georgia under Governor M. E. Thompson. In 1951, Judge Smith was recalled to the U. S. Army where he served in the Judge Advocate General Corps during the Korean War and later, in Japan, Germany, and Fort MacPhearson, GA. He retired from the U. S. Army as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1966. Following his military career, he became as assistant Federal District Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia. In 1973, Judge Smith was appointed Federal Administrative Law Judge in Macon and served until his retirement in 1999. Upon his retirement, President Bill Clinton wrote to Judge Smith, "America's tradition of hard work has made our country strong, and you can be proud of your contribution to that legacy. Your dedication to the publc is an inspiration to others." Judge Smith was a Mason for 50 years. He was a member of the Georgia Bar Association and the American Bar Association. Judge Smith was an avid golfer. He was a member of Riverside United Methodist Church. Hart's Mortuary has charge of arrangements. |
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Rose A. SMITH: "Macon Telegraph." March 21, 2004 ROSE A. SMITH - WARNER ROBINS - Rose A. "The Angel Lady" Smith, 90, passed away Saturday, March 20, 2004. Services will be at 11A.M. Tuesday in the First United Methodist Church with burial in the (New Section) of Riverside Cemetery in Macon. - Visitation will be from 7:00 until 9:00 P.M. Monday evening at the funeral home. - Mrs. Smith was born in Macon, GA. She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy H. Smith. She was retired from Bell South and was the Historical Chairman of the Bell South Pioneers. She lived a very active life while she served her community as the Past President of the Warner Robins Pilot Club, a member of the Daughters of the Nile and she help organized and start the Pink Ladies Auxiliary. Mrs. Smith was a member of the First United Methodist Church and a member of the Sheriff Boys Ranch. - She is survived by a nephew, Walter S. Smith of Byron, GA and niece, Jeanie S. Zadach of Savannah. -Contribution may be made to the Hospice of Houston County at 103 Westridge Dr., Warner Robins, GA 31088 in memory of Mrs. Smith. - Heritage Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Submitted by Jeanie Smith Zadach |
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Roy Hamilton SMITH: "Macon Telegraph." Wednesday, Feb 2, 1985. Page 4C Warner Robins – ROY HAMILTON SMITH, 78, of 114 Holly St. died Tuesday at his residence. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in First United Methodist Church in Warner Robins. Burial will be in the new section of Riverside Cemetery in Macon. The Revs. Edward Carruth and Fred Carter Will officiate. Mr. Smith, a native of Bibb County, was a U.S. Coast Guard veteran where he was a member of Volunteer Port Security. He was a member of Macon Symphony and the Charleston Symphony. He was a York Rite Mason and a member of Al Sihah Shrine Temple. He was a member of the Eastern Star and a charter member of Houston County Shrine Club. He was a retired employee of Robins Air Force Base and a member of First United Methodist Church in Warner Robins. Survivors include his wife, Rose Avery Smith of Warner Robins; a sister, Rosa S. Wynn of Macon; a niece, Jeanie Smith of Savannah; and a nephew, Walter Sparks Smith of Warner Robins. Vining Funeral Home of Eatonton has charge of arrangements. Submitted by Jeanie Smith Zadach |
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W. R. SMITH: "Macon Telegraph." March 14, 1926. Page 10-A W.R. Smith died at a local hospital yesterday morning at 9:20 o'clock after an illness of ten days. Mr. Smith resided at 328 Main St and was never married. He was born in Houston County Sept. 6, 1891 and was 34 years of age. He was a salesman at the J.H. Lowe's Store on the Clinton Road a long time and was well known. Three brothers survive: J. I. Smith of Macon; G.C. Smith, of Butler; Lois Smith, of Macon; uncle and two aunts of Macon: W.S. Smith, Mrs. C.A. O'Neal and Miss Pearl Edwards. He was the son of the late R.V. and of Mary E. Edwards Smith. Funeral services will be held at the East Macon Methodist Church this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock, Rev. P.T. Holloway, pastor, conducting the services. Interment will be in the Riverside cemetery. The following will serve as pallbearers: J.H. Lowe, W.G.(S) Smith, Carlton Mobly, Douglas Jackson, Roy Smith and Ellis Holloman. Submitted by Jeanie Smith Zadach |
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W. Sparks SMITH: "Macon Telegraph." May 2, 1930. Page 15A W. SPARKS SMITH, 60, died at 8:45 o'clock last night at his residence, 622 Duncan avenue, after a nine days' illness with pneumonia. He was a blacksmith for the Georgia Southern and Florida railway. Besides his wife, who was Miss Mamie Broach, he is survived by three children, Roy, W.S. and Rosa; sister, Mrs. C.A. O'Neil; niece, Mrs. G.S. Wasner, and several nephews. He was the son of John I. Smith and Elizabeth Newsome Smith. Mr. Smith was a member of the Methodist church. The funeral will be held at 5:30 o'clock this afternoon at Hart's chapel, Rev. J.W. Ballard, pastor of the Second Baptist Church, officiating. Interment will be in Riverside cemetery. The pallbearers will be A. S. Grovenstein, L.C. Clark, C.B. Campbell, R.J. Croom, A.H. Epps and C.J. Brice. Submitted by Jeanie Smith Zadach |
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Mr. Charles E. TIDWELL: MACON - Mr. Charles E. Tidwell, 80, of Macon, passed away Saturday, 1 November 2003, after a brief illness. A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, 4 November 2003 at Macon Memorial Park. Mr. Tidwell was the son of the late Elmer Tidwell and the late Annie Dollie Hales Tidwell. He was a veteran of the United States Army and a Purple Heart recipient serving during World War II. Mr. Tidwell was employed at the Naval Ordinance Plant and later retired from Warner Robins Air Force Base. He also worked as a security guard at the Colonial Mall of Macon. He was a member and deacon of the Macon Corinth Primitive Baptist Church and a life member of the Disabled American Veterans. Hart's Mortuary has charge of arrangements. |
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J. Earl TURPIN: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 24 November 2002 MACON - Mr. J. Earl Turpin, age 93, died Saturday in a local hospital. Funeral services will be held at Snow's Memorial Chapel. Burial will be at Macon Memorial Park with Masonic rites performed by the Central Georgia Masonic Memorial Association. Mr. Turpin, a native of Rabun County, Georgia, was a long-time resident of Monroe County. He was the son of the late Luther Monroe Turpin and the late Amanda Smith Turpin, the husband of the late Inez Baird Turpin, the father of the late Roger Kenwood Turpin and the late Ronald Joseph Turpin, and the grandfather of the late Aaron Kenwood Turpin. He retired from Georgia Power after forty years, was a member of the Mason Lodge, and a member of Vineville Baptist Church. Snow's Memorial Chapel, Pio Nono Avenue is in charge of arrangements. |
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Willie L. VINCELETTE: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 17 November 2002 MACON - Mrs. Willie L. Vincelette passed away on Wednesday, 13 November 2002. She was born in Lewiston, NC 21 November 1915. A memorial service will be held Monday, 18 November 2002 at 3PM in the Fellowship Hall at Mulberry Street United Methodist Church. Burial will be private. Mrs. Vincelette was the widow of Lt. Anthony L. Vincelette USN (Retired) and the daughter of the late Lula Mary and John William Thomas. She was a homemaker and lived in many places in the country and abroad over the years of her marriage. Before moving to Macon, she lived with her sister in Kinston, NC. Hart's Mortuary has charge of arrangements. |
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Robert P. WALTERS: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 29 February 2004 MACON - Robert P. Walters, age 80, died Friday, 27 February 2004 in a local hospital. Graveside memorial services will be held at Macon Memorial Park. Snow's Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements. |
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Donald L. WEHRLE: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 15 September 2002. MACON - Donald L. Wehrle, 82, died Thursday in the Georgia War Veterans Home, Milledgeville. Funeral services will be held at 3PM Sunday, at Southside United Methodist Church with burial in Glen Haven Memorial Gardens. Rev. Rodney Body and Rev. Ben Holiday will officiate. Snow's Memorial Chapel, Pio Nono Avenue, has charge of arrangements. |
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Willie Benjamin WEST, Sr.: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 11 May 2003 MACON - Willie Benjamin West, Sr., 82, died 9 May 2003. Services will be 11 AM Tuesday, 13 May 2003 in Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church, Macon. Burial is in Middle Georgia Memorial Gardens. He was a member of Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church and the Gospel Choir. Nelson's Memorial Mortuary has charge of arrangements. |
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John Henry WILDER: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 10 November 2002 MACON - John Henry Wilder, 77, of Macon, died Wednesday, 6 November 2002 in a local hospital. Funeral services will be held at 3PM, Monday in St. Luke Baptist Church with burial in woodlawn Memorial Park. Born in Jones County, Mr. Wilder was the son of the late Jim and Hattie Frye-Wilder. He received his education from Bibb County Public Schools. He was a retired Warehouse Manager from GA Wholesale Distributors Company. He was a member of St. Luke Baptist Church where he served as past president of the Senior Choir, member of the Gospel Choir, Male Chorus, and Hymnal Training Program, and Secretary of the Deacon Board. He was a former member of the Widow's Friend Yorkrite Lodge #627 - Allepeo Shrine Temple. Jones Brothers has charge of arrangements. |
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Kenneth "Billy" WILLIAMS: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 11 May 2003 MACON - Kenneth "Billy" Williams, age 79, died Friday, 9 May 2003. Burial in Evergreen Cemetery. Mr. Williams was born in Danville, the son of Richard Elton Williams and Lillian Johnson Williams. He served in the United States Army and retired from Robins Air Force Base. He was a member of Lynmore United Methodist Church. Mr. Williams enjoyed presenting family and friends with his homemade jellies and preserves. He also enjoyed whittling, fishing, and he grew prize-winning camelias. He was predeceased by three brothers, Deal Williams, Hoke Williams, and Louis Williams, and three sisters, Polly W. McLeod, Maude W. Humphreys, and Merle W. Breechloader. Crest Lawn Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. |
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Mary Walden WILLIS: From "The Telegraph." Sunday, 16 March 2003 MACON - Mary Walden Willis, age 93, formerly of Dublin, died 15 March 2003 in Macon. She was born 16 August 1909 to Susan Brown Blacksheer and Freeman Blacksheer in Dublin, Laurens County, Georgia. Upon the death of both parents at age 5, she was adopted by Henry V. and Blanche Chavous Walden. She lived in Dublin her entire life except for four years in St. Petersburg, Florida, where she graduated from high school before returning to Dublin. She married George Martin Willis 17 July 1927. Mary was preceded in death by her husband 17 February 1973. Services will be held in the sanctuary at First Baptist Church in Dublin. Interment will be in Northview Cemetery. Adams Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. |
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