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Rhonda Jane Smith
May 25, 2022
Rhonda Jane Smith passed away on Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at her residence. She was 59 years old. A smart and strong woman, she was the epitome of a “Mama Bear.” Rhonda had the biggest laugh you could ever hear. She was selfless but also displayed some tough love when the occasion warranted. After being a stay-at-home mom for many...
Geoffrey Matthew "Matt" Rideout
May 24, 2022
Geoffrey Matthew “Matt” Rideout, 39, passed away surrounded by his beloved family on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, after exceeding all medical expectations of living past 16 years old. Matt was born on April 10, 1983, in Trier, Germany. He was the son of Jeffrey C. Rideout and Donna Wills Head. Matt graduated in 2005 from Houston County High School. He...
Jimmie "Daryl" Long
May 24, 2022
Daryl Long passed away in Macon on Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at the age of 61. He was born on August 14, 1960 in Montezuma, GA, the son of the late Carolyn and Elvin Lunsford. A 1978 graduate of Macon County High School, Daryl graduated at the top of his class. He went on to proudly serve his country in...
Billy Lewis Newberry
May 23, 2022
Early on the morning of Monday, May 23, 2022, Billy Lewis Newberry, 85, passed away at Piedmont Macon Medical Center. The son of the late Bill and Lois Newberry, Billy was born in Warner Robins, Georgia, on August 5, 1936. A committed entrepreneur and Master Plumber, he owned and operated Newberry Plumbing Company, a successful business that served the Middle...
Donald Rudolph Balck
May 21, 2022
Donald Rudolph Balck of Kathleen, Georgia, passed away on May 21, 2022. He was 84 years old. Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Donald was the son of the late Harold Balck and Eva Macik-Balck. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his daughters, Sheila and Kathy; brothers, Harold and Doran; and sister, Beverly Smith. He is survived...
John William Watson
May 20, 2022
It is with great sorrow and heavy hearts that we announce that John lost his brave and courageous battle with small cell lung cancer on the morning of May 20, 2022. He passed on in the comfort of his home, under the loving care of his wife, Lou Ann Watson. Known to John as not only his wife, but also...
Smsgt. Tobbie L. Jones, Usaf (Ret.)
May 19, 2022
A true American Patriot, SMSgt. Tobbie L. Jones USAF (Ret.), entered into the gates of Heaven on Thursday, May 19, 2022. He was 90 years old. Born into a farming community in Emory, Texas, on October 1, 1931, he was the son of the late William C. Jones and Adeline Brown Jones. At the age of 16, Mr. Jones walked...
Lena Marie Nussbeck Grube
May 17, 2022
Mother to five boys and one girl, grandmother, aunt, friend, and faithful Christian woman, Lena Marie Nussbeck Grube, was called to her heavenly home on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. She was 92 years old. The matriarch of the Grube family, Lena was born on August 19, 1929, in Topeka, Kansas to the late Edward Alvin and Lena Inez Corbin Nussbeck....
David Eugene Gilliam, Jr.
May 17, 2022
David Eugene Gilliam, Jr., born on December 17, 1961 in Unadilla, GA to the late Janie Ruth and David Eugene Gilliam, Sr., passed away on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. Most of his working life was spent in the construction industry, but in his free time, he loved fishing, grilling, and listening to music. David also enjoyed spending time with his...
Kay Surface
May 16, 2022
Kay Surface passed away on May 16, 2022 after a six-month-long battle with brain cancer. Kay was born on December 31, 1964 in Seoul, South Korea. She grew up in Warner Robins, Georgia, and graduated from Warner Robins High School in 1983. Kay attended UGA, Georgia State University, and North Georgia University, receiving degrees in Hotel, Restaurant and Travel Administration...
Tyrus John Livingston
May 16, 2022
Tyrus John Livingston, age 61, passed away at the Houston Medical Center on Monday, May 16, 2022. Born in Athens, Georgia to Jeanette Cochran Livingston and the late David Hayes Livingston, Tyrus grew up in the Augusta area. His father was a weatherman and the family relocated for his dad’s job in Warner Robins in the early 1970s. Tyrus graduated...
Larry Hubert Garrett
May 16, 2022
Larry Hubert Garrett, age 67, passed away in Warner Robins on May 16, 2022. Born on February 21, 1955 in Macon, Larry was the son of the late Hubert Louise and Myra Moultrie Garrett. He grew up in Warner Robins and graduated from Warner Robins High School in 1973. He earned a two-year business administration degree from Macon College and...
Debra Ann Harris
May 14, 2022
Our beloved wife, mother and grandmother, Debra Harris, quietly passed away at home on the morning of Saturday, May 14, 2022. She is gone but will never be forgotten. Born in Eastman, GA on May 5, 1956, Debra was the daughter of the late Oris and Vassie Faircloth Blankenship. She graduated from Dodge County High School and married the love...
Carol Welch Strandburg
May 14, 2022
Carol Welch Strandburg, longtime resident of Perry, doting wife, mother, grandmother and dear friend, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Saturday, May 14, 2022. She was 72 years old. Carol was born in Syracuse, New York on April 28, 1950 to the late Dorothy Esther (Wood) and Francis James Welch. She was a 1972 graduate of Syracuse University,...
Reba Hayes Lewis
May 14, 2022
Reba Hayes Lewis, 67, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 14, 2022, at the age of 67. She was born in Ashburn, GA to the late Carl and Ruth West Beard on July 14, 1954. A natural born ‘helper,’ Reba exhibited this trait while working in the healthcare field. She enjoyed assisting patients at Mercer Pediatrics before joining Civil Service...
Richard Marvin Selph, Sr.
May 13, 2022
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved husband, grandfather, great-grandfather and brother, Richard Marvin Selph, Sr. He passed away on Friday, May 13, 2022 at the age of 71. Richard was born in Thomaston, GA to the late Marvin and Mary Williams Selph on November 4, 1950 and was of the Baptist faith. Most...
Msgt. Carl T. Willingham, Usaf (Ret.)
May 13, 2022
Msgt. Carl Thomas Willingham, USAF (Ret.), 94 years old, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 13, 2022. Carl was a World War II, Korea, and Vietnam veteran, proudly serving 21 years in the United States Army Air Corps/United States Air Force. He was stationed overseas in the Philippines, the Admiralty Island (New Guinea), Germany (Berlin Airlift), Japan, Korea, and Guam...
Alene (Peacock) Mcgowan
May 12, 2022
Alene (Peacock) McGowan joined her beloved husband in heaven on Thursday, May 12, 2022, at the age of 94. The daughter of Mary Edith (Jones) and Daniel Peacock was the youngest of nine born on June 27, 1927. She grew up mainly in Treutlen County and moved throughout the South due to the Great Depression. Alene worked at the Telephone...
John Henry Yarbrough, Sr.
May 12, 2022
John Henry Yarbrough, Sr. was surrounded by his family when he was welcomed into the arms of Jesus in the early morning hours of Thursday, May 12, 2022. He was 94 years old. Born in Woodland, Alabama on January 30, 1928, John was the son of the late Robert Toombs Yarbrough and Mary Bertha Gross Yarbrough. After high school, he...
Tsgt. Charles William "Bill" Carper, Usaf (Ret.)
May 12, 2022
Our dear father, stepfather, grandfather, great-grandfather, and brother, Bill Carper, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 12, 2022 at the age of 78. He is gone but will never be forgotten. Born in Roanoke, VA on Christmas Day, 1943, Bill was the son of the late William and Ruby Carper. He graduated from William Byrd High School in 1962 and...
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