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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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John Dees

John Dees

Nov 6, 2022

John Gilbert Dees Sr. 86, of Macon, Georgia passed away Sunday, November 6, 2022. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, November 9, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. in Bethel Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Pastor Jerry Garner will officiate. The family will have time of visitation on Wednesday, November 9, 2022, from 10:00 am till service time...

Louise Aldridge

Louise Aldridge

Nov 4, 2022

Louise Tomberlin Aldridge, age 88, of Macon, Georgia passed away on Friday, November 4, 2022. The family will have a time of visitation on Wednesday, November 9, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. at FairHaven Funeral Home. Funeral Services will begin at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel Reverend Morgan Kerr will officiate. Burial will immediately follow in Glen Haven Memorial Gardens. Louise...

Wilma Jones

Wilma Jones

Nov 3, 2022

Wilma Nell Jones, 85, of Macon, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 3, 2022 and joined her loving husband in heaven. The family will have a time of visitation to greet friends on Monday, November 7, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. in Mount Pleasant Baptist Church. Funeral Services will begin at 11:00 a.m. with Reverend Lee Griffin and Reverend Micah Carr...

Wanda Hawks

Wanda Hawks

Nov 3, 2022

Wanda Faye Hawks, 50, of Macon, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 3, 2022. The family will have a time of visitation to greet friends on Sunday, November 6, 2022, from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at FairHaven Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be held on Monday, November 7, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. at FairHaven Funeral Home. Immediately following the service, Wanda will...

Cyrus St. John

Cyrus St. John

Oct 31, 2022

Cyrus Lane St. John, age 84, of Macon, Georgia passed away Monday, October 31, 2022. Memorial services will be held Thursday, November 3, 2022, at 2:00 P.M. in the chapel of FairHaven Funeral Home. The family will have a time of visitation starting at 1:00 P.M. Cyrus was born in Pensacola, Florida, on Wednesday, September 7, 1938, to the late...

Herschel Whittle, Sr.

Herschel Whittle, Sr.

Oct 30, 2022

Herschel Whittle, Sr., 82, of Macon, passed away on Sunday, October 30, 2022. A celebration of his life will be held on Wednesday November 2nd at 2:00 PM in the Chapel of Fairhaven Funeral Home. Pastor Billy Flowers will officiate. The family will greet friends and family one hour prior to service time. Herschel was born on June 17th 1940...

Larry Collins

Larry Collins

Oct 29, 2022

Larry Lewis Collins, 78, of Roberta, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, October 29, 2022. A celebration of Larry's life will be held on Tuesday, November 1, at 12:00 PM in the chapel of FairHaven Funeral Home. The family will greet friends one hour prior to service time. Larry was born on June 19, 1944,...

Joshua "Josh" Cherry

Joshua "Josh" Cherry

Oct 28, 2022

Joshua "Josh" Morgan Cherry, 38, of Lizella, passed away on Friday, October 28, 2022. A memorial visitation will be held on Friday, November 4, at FairHaven Funeral Home, from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM. Josh was born on April 9, 1984, in Warner Robins, Georgia. He was a self-employed construction worker. Josh was very talented with his hands; there was...

Ruth Ray

Ruth Ray

Oct 28, 2022

Ruth Greene Ray, 95, of Macon, Georgia passed away Friday, October 28, 2022. Funeral services will be held Monday, October 31, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of Fairhaven Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. Elder Dan Bryant and Elder Richard James will officiate. The family will have a time of visitation on Sunday,...

Loella Ward

Loella Ward

Oct 23, 2022

Loella V. Harris Ward, 78, of Lizella, passed away on Sunday, October 23, 2022. A graveside funeral service will be held on Thursday, October 27, at 2:00 PM, in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will greet friends on Wednesday, October 26, from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM at FairHaven Funeral Home. Ms. Ward was born on July 28, 1944, in...

Evelyn Bartlett

Evelyn Bartlett

Oct 23, 2022

Evelyn Wilson Bartlett, 69, of Knoxville, Georgia, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 23, 2022. The family will have a time of visitation on Wednesday, October 26, 2022, from 1:00-2:00 p.m. at FairHaven Funeral Home. Funeral Services will begin at 2:00 p.m. with Reverend John Irwin officiating. Evelyn was born on January 22, 1953, in Swainsboro, Georgia to the late...

John White

John White

Oct 20, 2022

John Ashley White, Jr., age 83, of Macon, passed away on Thursday, October 20, 2022. Funeral services will be held on Monday, October 24, 2022, at 11:00 A.M. at Mikado Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Glen Haven Memorial Gardens. Friends may visit with the family one hour prior to the service. John was born on Tuesday, February 28, 1939,...

William Reeves

William Reeves

Oct 19, 2022

William "Bill" Hall Reeves, 78, of Macon, died Wednesday, October 19, 2022, in a local nursing facility. Bill was a graduate of Lanier Senior High School in 1962 and was and employee of A.S. Hatcher and Kmart in Macon, Georgia. He was the son of the late Henry Forrest Reeves, Sr. and the late Anna Laura Haines Reeves. Bill was...

Eva Watkins

Eva Watkins

Oct 14, 2022

Eva Jean Smith Watkins, 84, of Macon, passed away peacefully at her residence with her family by her side on Friday, October 14, 2022. All services will be private. Mrs. Watkins was born on April 6, 1938, in Louisville, Georgia. She worked the majority of her life in retail, working at several different stores including Kmart Foods and Carols Linens....

Michael Creamer

Michael Creamer

Oct 14, 2022

Michael "Mike" James Creamer, 58, of Macon, passed away on Friday, October 14, 2022. Friends may visit with the family on Friday, October 21, from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM at FairHaven Funeral Home, to celebrate Mike's life. A private family burial will take place at a later date. Mike was born on Wednesday, March 25, 1964 in Homestead, Florida,...

William Smith

William Smith

Oct 12, 2022

Captain (Chaplain) William Alfred Smith USN, 91, of Macon, GA went home to be with the Lord October 12, 2022, at Liberty Commons/Kempton Assisted Living in Jacksonville, NC. He was born to Dock Smith and Dessie Cook Smith December 31, 1930. He was oldest of two children with his younger sister Joanne Smith(deceased). He grew up in Macon, GA and...

Teresa Railey

Teresa Railey

Oct 12, 2022

Teresa Arlene Taylor Railey, 63, of Macon, passed away on Wednesday, October 12, 2022. Funeral Services to celebrate her life will be held on Tuesday, October 18, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. in the Mausoleum Chapel of Glen Haven Memorial Gardens Teresa was born in Centerville, Georgia on April 24, 1959, to the late Robert and Shirley Taylor. At a young...

Thomas Craven

Thomas Craven

Oct 10, 2022

Thomas Lee Craven, 81, of Macon, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 10, 2022. The family will have a time of visitation on Friday, October 14, 2022 from 10:00-11:00 a.m. at FairHaven Funeral Home before making their way to Glen Haven Memorial Gardens for a graveside service. Reverend Tim Sizemore and Reverend Jeff Price will officiate. Mr. Craven was born...

Stephen Johnson

Stephen Johnson

Oct 10, 2022

Stephen Franklin Johnson, 49, formerly of Dahlonega, Georgia, residing in Macon, Georgia passed away Monday, October 10, 2022. A Memorial service will be held on Thursday, October 20, 2022, at 2:00 P.M. in the chapel of Fairhaven Funeral Home in Macon. The family will have a time of visitation on Thursday, October 20,2022 in the funeral home. Born in Warner...

Lawrence Adams

Lawrence Adams

Oct 7, 2022

Lawrence Paul Adams Sr., 89 of Macon, Georgia passed away Friday, October 7, 2022. A memorial gathering will be held his residence. Born in Lock Port, La. He was the son of the late Frank Adams and Edith Rousell Adams. He was a retired supervisor with Crown Candy Company with 27 years of service and was employed by the Elmer...

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