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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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Patricia Holden

Patricia Holden

Aug 9, 2020

Patricia "Patsy" Holden, 76, of Forsyth, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family at her residence on Sunday, August 9, 2020. A graveside service to celebrate her life will be held on Saturday, August 22, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. in Glen Haven Memorial Gardens. Reverend John Charles Pape, Jr. will officiate. Patsy was born in Chicago, Illinois, and was...

Fred Jones

Fred Jones

Aug 6, 2020

Fred Elmer Jones, 93, of Macon, Georgia passed away Thursday, August 6, 2020. A graveside service will be held Friday, August 14, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. in Glen Haven Memorial Gardens. Reverend Joe McDaniel will officiate. Born in Macon, he was the son of the late John Tullie Jones and Nettie Lena Sapp Jones. He was the husband of the...

Joseph Butterworth

Joseph Butterworth

Aug 6, 2020

Reverend Joseph "Joe" Butterworth , 85, went home to be with the Lord, whom he loved and preached about for 50 years in 6 Middle Georgia churches. He retired from Robins Air Force Base after 30 years of service. He served in the US Air Force active and reserve for 8 years. He was the son of the late Reverend...

Mildred Gordon

Mildred Gordon

Aug 4, 2020

Mildred B. Gordon, 91, of Lizella, Georgia passed away Tuesday, August 4, 2020. A graveside service will be held Thursday, August 6, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. in the Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery in Lizella. Pastor Russ Bozeman will officiate. Due to Covid-19 crisis social distancing will be required. Born in Greensboro, Georgia, She was the daughter of the late Hugh...

Terry Mcfarland

Terry Mcfarland

Aug 4, 2020

Terry Lynn McFarland, 73, of Macon, went to be with his Lord and Savior on August 4, 2020. Funeral Services to celebrate his life will be held Sunday, August 23, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. in Rock Springs Church, Zebulon Road, Macon. Pastor Craig Walden will officiate. Mr. McFarland was born on July 8, 1947 to the late Jacob and Ruth...

Mary Lewis

Mary Lewis

Aug 2, 2020

Mary Lewis passed away peacefully the evening of August 2, 2020 after a long fought battle with Alzheimer's disease for more than 10 years. Mary was born on June 21, 1936, and was 84 years old when she passed. She was cared for and supported by her loving and faithful husband, Bert Lewis. Mary will be missed deeply by her...

Vickie Mishoe

Vickie Mishoe

Aug 2, 2020

Vickie Dianne McCallum Mishoe, 68, of Macon, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, August 2, 2020. She has no more pain and suffering to bear. A celebration of Vickie's life will be held on Wednesday, August 5, at 10:00 AM at Gateway Fellowship Church of God. Immediately following, she will be laid to rest in...

Larry Bennett

Larry Bennett

Jul 31, 2020

Larry Delano Bennett, 81, of Macon, passed away on July 31, 2020. A graveside service conducted by the family will be held August 18, 2021 at 10:00 am at Evergreen Cemetery. Larry was born in Knoxville, TN. He served in United States Army and was retired from Corn Brothers Oil Company and Kmart. He was preceded in death by his...

Carolyn Durham

Carolyn Durham

Jul 27, 2020

Carolyn Durham, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away on July 27, 2020. Due to the current crisis, there will be a Celebration Service in the Fall. If you would like to make a donation in her memory, please do so to The Ronald McDonald House, 1160 Forsyth St, Macon, GA 31201. Carolyn was born in 1935 to Woodrow...

William Jump

William Jump

Jul 26, 2020

William Gary Jump "Pop", 61, of Macon, Georgia, won his battle with Cancer and went to be with his Lord on Sunday, July 26, 2020. A private family graveside will be held in Glen Haven Memorial Gardens. Born in Macon, he was the son of the late William E. Jump Jr. and Nellie Irene Ellis Sanders. He attended Henderson Road...

Anthony Abrams

Anthony Abrams

Jul 26, 2020

Anthony Jared "AJ" Abrams, 31, of Macon, passed away unexpectedly on July 26, 2020. He was a gentle soul to everyone who truly knew him. A passionate drummer, who was very intelligent and well spoken. A loving son, brother, and uncle who will be missed greatly. May he finally find peace. A memorial family gathering will be held at a...

Henry Brooks

Henry Brooks

Jul 25, 2020

Henry Allen Brooks, 85, of Macon, Georgia passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 25, 2020. He was born in Brooks County, Georgia, and was the son of William Andrew Brooks and Annie Augustus Wheeler Brooks. He graduated from Lanier High School in Macon, Georgia. Henry loved baseball, and he made an unsuccessful attempt to play for the Macon Peaches, a...

Pamela Berry

Pamela Berry

Jul 22, 2020

Pamela Sandefur Berry, 72, of Warner Robins, passed away on Wednesday, July 22, 2020. Funeral services will be private. Pamela was born on May 15, 1948, in Macon, Georgia, to the late James Lanier Sandefur and Betty McDonald Sandefur. She was retired from Robins Air Force Base, where she worked in contracting. After retiring, Pamela volunteered at Westside Elementary School...

Lucille Mayo

Lucille Mayo

Jul 21, 2020

Lucille was born in Dixon, Illinois to Mr. and Mrs. Frank and Emma Levar Rothenhafer. She lived most of her childhood and early adult years in Illinois. She married Thurman Watkins in 1964 and moved to the North Georgia area, where she said the mountains of North Georgia are the prettiest she'd ever witnessed. She moved to Middle Georgia in...

Rebecca Hadik

Rebecca Hadik

Jul 20, 2020

Rebecca A. Hadik, 77, a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, met her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Monday, July 20, 2020. Her one desire in life was for those family and friends who didn't know her Savior, was that they would come to know Him and love Him as she had. There will be a family graveside service...

Kendall Knighton

Kendall Knighton

Jul 19, 2020

Kendall Colby Knighton, 26, of Macon, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, July 19, 2020. A memorial family gathering will be held at a later date. Colby was born on October 4, 1993 in Macon to Cynthia Kay Knighton and the late William "Gregg" Knighton. He was graduate of Northside High School in Warner Robins, where he played football. After graduation...

Justin Dunn

Justin Dunn

Jul 19, 2020

Justin Neal Dunn, 42, passed away and went to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 19th, 2020. His funeral will be held on Tuesday, July 28th, 2020 at 2:00 P.M. at First Evangelical Church, 3601 Fulton Mill Rd, Macon, GA 31206. Justin was born on August 9th, 1977 in Macon, GA. He was an incredibly happy person from the...

William Bailey

William Bailey

Jul 17, 2020

William O Bailey, Sr., 73 of Macon, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 17, 2020. Graveside services to celebrate his life will be held on Monday, July 20, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. in Union Chapel Evangelistic Church Cemetery. Reverend Billy Lowe and Reverend Kenny Parham will officiate. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service, out of...

Joshua Kaase

Joshua Kaase

Jul 13, 2020

Joshua Lee Kaase, 38, of Byron, passed away unexpectedly from natural causes on Monday, July 13, 2020. Josh was born February 18, 1982, in Macon, the son of Larry and Joy Kaase. He attended Bibb County schools and graduated from Central High School in 2000. A previous resident of Bibb, Peach, and Glynn counties, Josh had a love for family,...

Jacquelyn Walker

Jacquelyn Walker

Jul 11, 2020

Jacquelyn Modena Walker, 93, of Macon, Georgia passed away Saturday, July 11, 2020. A graveside service will be held Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. in Riverside Cemetery entering thru the North Gate. Reverend Laird Van Gorder will officiate. Born in Macon, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Modena and Hazel Crissey Wilkinson. She was the...

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