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Recent Obituaries in Macon, GA

Browse recent obituaries and death notices for the Macon, GA area. Each tribute honors a life lived and reflects the diverse traditions, cultures, and stories that shape our community.

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Derrick Grant

Derrick Grant

Feb 1, 2016

Derrick Jason Grant, 36, of Knoxville, passed away Monday, February 1, 2016 at his residence. Funeral Services will be held Sunday, February 7, 2016 beginning at 4:00 p.m. at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, 40 Rumble Road, Smarr, Georgia. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service beginning at 3:00 until service time. Mr. Grant is the...

Donna Pierce

Donna Pierce

Jan 30, 2016

Donna Michelle Pierce, 47, of Lizella passed away peacefully, Saturday, January 30, 2016 after a courageous battle with cancer. Graveside Services will be held Tuesday, February 2, at 2:00 p.m. in Macon Memorial Park Cemetery with the Reverend Jimmy Rozier officiating. Visitation will be held Monday, February 1 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at FairHaven Funeral Home, 4989 Mount Pleasant Church Road,...

Otis Gordon

Otis Gordon

Jan 27, 2016

Otis Gordon, 79, of Lizella passed away Wednesday, January 27, 2016. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, January 30 at 3:00 p.m. at Bethel Baptist Church with the Reverend Tim Long officiating. Burial will be immediately following the service in the church cemetery. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at the church. Otis was a...

Joseph Evans

Joseph Evans

Jan 25, 2016

Joseph Elbert Evans entered into heaven on January 25, 2016 after a lengthy illness. He was born on December 6, 1944 in Eastman, GA to James Richard and Mary Giddens Evans. Joe served in the U. S. Navy from 1963 to 1967 and moved to Macon after he was honorably discharged from the service. He was a firefighter with the...

Edith Grant

Edith Grant

Jan 22, 2016

Edith Faye Williams Grant, 71, of Knoxville, Georgia passed away Friday, January 22, 2016. A celebration of her life will be held Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. in the Mount Zion United Methodist Church, 40 Rumble Road, Smarr, Georgia. Reverend Liza Marler will officiate. The family will greet friends from 10 a.m. till service time in the church....

Horace Chandler

Horace Chandler

Jan 18, 2016

Horace Edward Chandler, 90, of Byron passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family, Monday, January 18, 2016. Graveside Services to honor his life will be held Wednesday, January 20, at 2:00 p.m. in Glen Haven Memorial Gardens with the Reverend Chris Minton Officiating. Interment will be immediately following the service. Born in Anniston, Alabama Horace was the son of...

Wyvetta Brooks

Wyvetta Brooks

Jan 16, 2016

Wyvetta Brooks, 80, of Macon passed away peacefully, Saturday, January 16, 2016 surrounded by her loving family. Funeral Services will be held Sunday, January 17, at 2:00 p.m. at Avondale Baptist Church with the Reverends Marty Watson and Foster Bell officiating. Interment will be immediately following in Avondale Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will greet friends one hour prior to...

Frankie Roberts

Frankie Roberts

Jan 16, 2016

Frankie Roberts, 56, of Roberta, Georgia passed away Saturday, January 16, 2016. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at 2 p.m. in the Chapel of Fairhaven Funeral Home, 4989 Mount Pleasant Church Road. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. Reverend Todd Heath and Andy Drawhorn will officiate. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. till service time on...

Sean Casey

Sean Casey

Jan 14, 2016

The Gates of Heaven opened up to accept another angel, Sean J. Casey, 37, of Macon, Georgia passed away Thursday, January 14, 2016. A memorial visitation will be held Monday, January 18, 2016 from 6 p.m. till 8 p.m. in Fairhaven Funeral Home, 4989 Mount Pleasant Church Road. Born in Macon, he was the Lead Cadence Drummer at Southeast Marching...

Howell Newberry

Howell Newberry

Jan 12, 2016

Howell Franklin Newberry, Jr "Buddy"., 66, of Macon went to be with his Lord and Savior, Tuesday, January 12, 2016. Funeral Services to honor his life will be held Friday, January 15, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church with his son, the Reverend Chuck Beaver officiating. Interment will be immediately following in Mount Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery....

Marie Alexander

Marie Alexander

Jan 11, 2016

Marie Adamson Alexander, 59, of Macon, passed away Monday, January 11, 2016. Visitation with family will be held at 1:00pm, Saturday, January 16 at Centenary United Methodist Church. With memorial service to follow at 2:00 pm. Private family interment will occur at a later date. Marie was a loving grandmother, mother, daughter, aunt, sister. Marie was a career cosmetologist and...

Ruth Meaders

Ruth Meaders

Jan 9, 2016

Ruth Garrard Meaders, 89, of Macon went to be with her Lord and Savior, Saturday, January 9, 2016. Services to honor her life will be private. Born in Sparta, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late William Thomas Garrard and Johnnie Mae Boyer Garrard. Ruth was of the Methodist faith and was a member of Cherokee Heights Methodist Church....

Sherrill Campbell

Sherrill Campbell

Jan 4, 2016

Sherrill Morris Campbell, 84, entered into eternal rest and went to be with his Lord and Savior, Monday, January 4, 2016. Funeral Services to honor his life will be held Thursday, January 7, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Central Fellowship Baptist Church in Macon with The Reverends Rodney Queen and Herbert Williams officiating. Immediately following the service Sherrill will be...

Francis Byrd

Francis Byrd

Jan 3, 2016

Francis Clyde Byrd, Jr., 84, of Macon passed away January 3, 2016. Funeral Services to honor his life will be held Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of FairHaven Funeral Home, 4989 Mount Pleasant Church Road, with the Reverend John Marc Cooling Officiating. Interment will be immediately following in Macon Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will...

Leo Lowe

Leo Lowe

Jan 1, 2016

Leo Frank "Bubba" Lowe Jr. 71, of East Dublin, Georgia passed away Friday, January 1, 2016. A memorial service will be held Wednesday, January 6, 2016 in the Union Chapel Church, Marion Road Macon, Ga. Born in Savannah, he was the son of the late Leo Frank Lowe Sr. and Louise Edna Strickland Lowe. He was a retired barber from...

Eleanor Nicholson

Eleanor Nicholson

Dec 29, 2015

Eleanor Mixson Nicholson, 81, went to heaven on December 29th 2015 after a brief illness in Macon, Georgia. She was born at home in Enterprise, Alabama, October 12, 1934, the third child of Larou and Ollie Mae Lewis Mixson. She graduated from Coffee County High School and received a Bachelor's degree in education from Troy State Teachers' College. She taught...

Mary Tucker

Mary Tucker

Dec 25, 2015

Claudette Tucker, 71, of Lizella went to be with her Lord and Savior, on Christmas Day, December 25, 2015 while surrounded by her loving family. Funeral Services to honor her life will be held, Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. in the chapel of FairHaven Funeral Home. Interment will be immediately following the service in New Elim Baptist Church...

Robert Cross

Robert Cross

Dec 25, 2015

Robert Howard Cross, 60, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Christmas Day, December 25, 2015. A memorial service to honor his life will be held Thursday, December 31, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at Warner Robins Church of Christ with Mr. Tim Childs officiating. Burial will take place at 2:30 p.m. in Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Milledgeville....

Gwen Hardin

Gwen Hardin

Dec 25, 2015

Madge Gwendolyn Hardy Hardin, 74, of Macon, passed away peacefully on Christmas Day, December 25, 2015. The family will have a time of visitation to celebrate her life, Wednesday, December 30, 2015 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at FairHaven Funeral Home, 4989 Mount Pleasant Church Road, Macon. Left to cherish her memory is her loving family, her children, Steven Franklin Hardin, Phyllis...

Kaytlyn Foster

Kaytlyn Foster

Dec 25, 2015

Kaytlyn RaChelle Foster, 17, of Gray was tragically taken from this earth far to soon on Christmas Day, December 25, 2015. A service to celebrate and honor everything about Kaytlyn will be held Saturday, January 2, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. at Glen Haven Memorial Gardens with The Reverend Jerome Rewis officiating. The family will have a time of visitation, Friday,...

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