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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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Thomas Sanders

Thomas Sanders

Nov 5, 2020

Thomas Milton Sanders, 83, of Macon, died on November 5, 2020 at his residence. A graveside service to honor his life will be held on Thursday, November 12, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. in Glen Haven Memorial Gardens. Mr. Sanders was born on August 28,1937 in Macon, Georgia. He was a 1956 graduate of Lanier High School. After graduation he attended...

Pamela Gunnels

Pamela Gunnels

Nov 5, 2020

Pamela Irene Gunnels, 59, of Macon, passed away on Thursday, November 5, 2020. A visitation for family and friends will be held on Monday, November 9, 2020 from 2:00-4:00 p.m. at FairHaven Funeral Home. Pamela was born on January 20, 1961 in Aurora, Colorado to the late Harvey Gunnels, Sr. and Dorothy Hobbs Gunnels. Pamela was a tenacious woman who...

Derrick Stephens

Derrick Stephens

Nov 4, 2020

Mr. Derrick Lee Stephens, 62, of Byron, passed away on Wednesday, November 4, 2020. A graveside service will be held on Friday, November 6, at 11:00 AM in Macon Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will greet friends on Thursday, November 5, from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM at FairHaven Funeral Home. Due to COVID-19, masks will be required and social...

Edwin Colt Farris

Edwin Colt Farris

Nov 3, 2020

Edwin Colt Farris, infant son of Nick and Kaitlyn Farris, passed away on November 3, 2020. Funeral Services will be held on Friday, November 6, 2020 at Lizella Baptist Church at 3:00 p.m. Reverend Chris Minton and Reverend Rick Parsons will officiate. Immediately following the service, Colt will be laid to rest in Glen Haven Memorial Gardens. Colt is survived...

Charlie Sheffield

Charlie Sheffield

Nov 3, 2020

Charlie Wayne Sheffield, 68 of Macon, Georgia passed away Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Services will be private. Born in Macon Georgia, he was the son of the late William and Opal Culpepper Sheffield. He was a retired over the road truck driver and of the Jehovah Witness faith. Mr. Sheffield is proceeded in death by his sister Regina. He is...

Walter Leverette

Walter Leverette

Nov 2, 2020

Walter Martin Leverette, 58, of Macon, passed away on Monday, November 2, 2020. A graveside service will be held on Thursday, November 5, at 1:00 PM in Centerville Cemetery. The family will greet friends on Wednesday, November 4, from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM at FairHaven Funeral Home. Due to COVID-19, masks will be required and social distancing will be...

William Guy

William Guy

Oct 27, 2020

William Earl "Buddy" Guy Jr. 62, of Macon, Georgia passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2020. A private family gathering was held on Saturday, October 31, 2020. Born in Macon, he was the son of Patricia Scarbrough Guy and the late William Earl Guy Sr. He was a retired Navy veteran with 22 years of service. He is survived by his...

Charles Garrett

Charles Garrett

Oct 27, 2020

Charles Edward Garrett, CMSgt. (Ret): 89, of Macon, Georgia passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2020. A graveside service will be held Friday, October 30, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. in Glen Haven Memorial Gardens. Reverend Randy Darnell will officiate. Born in Macon, he was the son of the late George C. Garrett and Thelma Thomas Garrett. He was the husband of...

Thomas Yates

Thomas Yates

Oct 27, 2020

Thomas Dewit Yates, Sr. 81, of Macon, Georgia passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2020. Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 31, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. in the Journey Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will have a time of visitation in the church from 1:00 p.m. till service time. Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, he...

Karean Woodruff

Karean Woodruff

Oct 26, 2020

Karean Rebecca "Becky" Woodruff, 71, of Macon, Georgia passed away on Monday, October 26, 2020. A Graveside Memorial Celebration of her life will be held on Monday, November 2, 2020, at 2:00 pm at Macon Memorial Park Cemetery. Close family friend,William C. "Bill" Pilcher, will officiate. Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, and the guidelines of the CDC, guests are requested...

Brenda Mills

Brenda Mills

Oct 25, 2020

Brenda Lee Hill Mills, 63, of Macon was granted her angel wings on Sunday, October 25, 2020. The family will hold a memorial service on Sunday November 15, 2020 at 2pm at Martha Bowman UMC, 500 Bass Rd, Macon, GA 31210. The family ask for everyone that attends to please wear a mask and it will be casual dress. Her...

Kenneth Taylor

Kenneth Taylor

Oct 21, 2020

Kenneth F. Taylor, 75, of Macon, joined his loving wife Dianne in heaven on October 21, 2020. Funeral services to celebrate his life will be held on Monday, October 26, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. in Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church. Immediately following the service, Mr. Taylor will be laid to rest in the church cemetery with military honors. Reverend Franklin Etheridge,...

Wayne Williamson

Wayne Williamson

Oct 18, 2020

Wayne Williamson, 70, of Knoxville, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, October 18, 2020. Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 23, 2020, at 1:00 PM at Living Stone Baptist Church in Fort Valley. Immediately following, Mr. Williamson will be laid to rest in Glen Haven Memorial Gardens. The family will greet friends one hour prior to service time at...

Jeanette Francis

Jeanette Francis

Oct 18, 2020

Jeanette Francis, 89, passed away on Sunday, October 18, 2020, at Coliseum Medical Center. The family will greet friends on Wednesday, October 21, from 10:00 AM until 12:00 PM at FairHaven Funeral Home. A graveside service will follow at 12:30 PM in Glen Haven Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Francis was born in Ocilla, Georgia, the daughter of Freeman and Ruby Johnson....

Martha Williams

Martha Williams

Oct 14, 2020

Martha Marie Goddard Williams, 93, passed away peacefully on October 14, 2020. She will join both her parents, the late Evelyn Dillworth Goddard and Robert Adelbert Goddard. She was born on October 5, 1927 in Rienzi, Mississippi and was a retired night manager for the Salvation Army Battered Womens Shelter in Warner Robins, in her free time, she loved to...

Phyllis Tomberlin

Phyllis Tomberlin

Oct 13, 2020

Phyllis Tomberlin,60, of Macon, passed away on Tuesday, October 13, 2020. The family will greet friends from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm on Saturday October 17, 2020 at FairHaven Funeral Home. Due to COVID-19, social distancing will be in effect and facemasks will be required. Please enter Fairhaven through the double doors on the east side of the building. Phyllis...

Shirley Coatney

Shirley Coatney

Oct 13, 2020

Shirley Ann Cravey Coatney, 71, of Lizella, Georgia passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2020. Graveside services will be held Thursday, October 15, 2020 at 12:30 p.m. in Glen Haven Memorial Gardens. A family visitation will be held Thursday, October 15, 2020 from 10 a.m. till 12 Noon in Fairhaven Funeral Home. Born in Americus, Georgia she was the daughter of...

Pat Bouchillon

Pat Bouchillon

Oct 9, 2020

Pat H. Bouchillon lived her life in service to others. A native of Alexander City, Alabama, she graduated from nearby Jacksonville State University and Baylor University in Waco, Texas, with Masters and Doctorate degrees. It was her post graduate training at the Alfred Adler Institute in Chicago that set her course on a dual Ministry that lasted her a lifetime....

Natalie Sorrells

Natalie Sorrells

Oct 8, 2020

Natalie Rene' Hester Sorrells, 54, of Macon, Georgia passed away Thursday, October 8, 2020. A private burial was held in Glen Haven Memorial Gardens. A celebration of her life will be held at a later date. Born in Macon, She was the daughter of the late Charles and Iris Solis Hester. She attended the Lake Wildwood Baptist Church. She is...

Charles Carr

Charles Carr

Oct 7, 2020

Charles Perry Carr, Sr., 82, of Warner Robins, was called home to be with our good Lord and Savior the morning of Wednesday, October 7, 2020. Perry passed peacefully in his sleep, surrounded by family. Perry was born on July 3, 1938 in Macon, to the late Theodore and Mary Carr. He proudly served our country in the United States...

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