Local Obituaries
Johnny Kenneth Sheffield, Sr.
Oct 31, 2019
Johnny K. Sheffield MACON – Johnny Kenneth Sheffield, Sr., passed away Thursday in Atlanta. Graveside services will be held Sunday November 3, 2019 at 2:00 PM in Cool Springs Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Sheffield was born in Macon, GA the son of the late Clarence E. and Helen Moore Sheffield. He was the widow of the late JoAnn...
Edward "Ned" Albert Cunard, Jr.
Oct 29, 2019
Edward Albert Cunard, Jr. August 24, 1936 - October 29, 2019 (Age 83) Ed “Ned” Cunard passed away peacefully at home with his family on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 in Dudley, Georgia. Mr. Cunard was born in Atlantic City, NJ on August 24, 1936 to the late Edward Albert Cunard, Sr. and the late Ruby Claire Hall Cunard Maxwell....
Betty M. Souviney
Oct 28, 2019
Betty M. Souviney MACON – Betty M. Souviney, 66, of Davis Rd., passed away Monday in Macon. Services will be held Saturday November 2, 2019 at 2:00PM at Reece Funeral Home. Rev. Johnny McGowan will officiate. Mrs. Souviney, was born in Macon, GA the daughter of the late Emma Mae Mullis, and was the widow of the late Michael...
Karen Ann Harrell
Oct 26, 2019
Karen Ann Harrell DRY BRANCH – On Saturday October 26, 2019, Heaven gained an Angel when Karen Ann Harrell, 43, of Parker Rd., passed away. Graveside services will be held Wednesday October 30, 2019 at 2:00PM at Giddens-Harrell Cemetery in Dodge County. Rev. Ricky Gillmore will officiate. Mrs. Harrell was born in Macon, GA. She had a passion for...
Larry Dexter Pyle
Oct 24, 2019
Larry D. Pyle DRY BRANCH – Larry Dexter Pyle, 74, of Hwy 129, passed away Thursday in Macon. Services will be held Monday October 28, 2019 at 2:00PM at Stone Creek Baptist Church. Burial with full military honors will be in the church cemetery. Rev. Charles Carter and Dr. Mark Grinsted will officiate. Mr. Pyle was born in Albany,...
John Milton Brown
Oct 24, 2019
John Milton Brown DANVILLE – John Milton Brown, 78, of Lucy Chapel Rd. passed away Thursday at his residence. Services will be held Saturday October 26, 2019 at 2:00 PM at Reece Funeral Home. Burial will be in Cool Springs Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. Elder Franklin Bryant will officiate. Mr. Brown was born in Danville GA the son of...
Peggy Minton Grimes
Oct 11, 2019
Peggy M. Grimes MACON – Peggy Minton Grimes, 85, of Bryant Rd., passed away Friday in Jeffersonville. Graveside services will be held Monday October 14, 2019 at 11:00AM in Macon Memorial Park Cemetery. Rev. Charles Asbell will officiate. Mrs. Grimes was born in Macon, GA the daughter of the late Lonnie and Ethel Flowers Minton. She was the widow...
Jimmy Freeman
Oct 8, 2019
Jimmy Freeman MACON – Jimmy Freeman, 53, of E. Virginia Lane, passed away Tuesday in Macon. Services will be held Monday October 14, 2019 at 2:00PM in Real Life Church in Macon, GA. Burial will be in Macon Memorial Park Cemetery. Pastor Bo Turner will officiate. Mr. Freeman was born in Macon, GA the son of the late Hugh...
Myrtle Long Brown
Oct 6, 2019
Myrtle Long Brown Funeral services for Myrtle Long Brown will be held Friday October 11, 2109 at 2:00PM in Reece Funeral Home. The family will receive friends one hour before the service. Myrtle was born January 4, 1931 in Cochran, GA to Jack Lee Long and Adel Hogan Long. On September 10, 1949 she married the love of her...
Owen Philip "Phil" Conger
Oct 1, 2019
Owen Philip Conger JEFFERSONVILLE – Owen Philip “Phil” Conger, 66, of Hwy 96 W, passed away Tuesday October 1, 2019 at his residence. Services will be held at a later date. Mr. Conger was born in Hawkinsville, GA, the son of the late Charles A. Conger and Doris Ledbetter Conger. Phil was a graduate of Twiggs County High School....
Christopher Darrell "Chris" Dupree
Sep 22, 2019
Christopher D “Chris” DuPree GORDON - Christopher Darrell “Chris” DuPree, 37, of Old Gordon Rd., passed away Sunday in Macon. Services will be held Wednesday September 25, 2019 at 3:00PM in Reece Funeral Home. Burial will be in New Haven Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Gabby Loyd and Rev. Sam Collins will officiate. Chris was born on December 25, 1981...
Benny Phillip Lockwood
Sep 19, 2019
Benny P. Lockwood MACON – Benny Phillip Lockwood, 60, of Riggins Mill Rd., passed away Thursday in Macon. Services will be held Sunday September 22, 2019 at 3:00 PM in Reece Funeral Home. Rev. Tim Long will officiate. Mr. Lockwood was born in Macon, GA the son of the late Benny Lockwood, Wilson Smith and Leila Wiley Smith. He...
Steve Ray Lucas
Sep 18, 2019
Steve Ray Lucas DANVILLE - Steve Ray Lucas, 62 of Canton Rd., passed away Wednesday in Warner Robins. Graveside services will be held Saturday September 21, 2019 at 2:00PM in Prospect United Methodist Church Cemetery. Mr. Lucas was born in Macon, GA, the son of the late Johnny Everett “Bud” Lucas and Joyce Hasty Lucas. He was preceded in...
Steven Jeffery Parker
Sep 16, 2019
Steven J. Parker DANVILLE – Steven Jeffery Parker, 58, of Turkey Creek Rd., passed away Monday at his residence. Services will be held Thursday September 19, 2019 at 11:00AM in Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Jeff Slaughter will officiate. Mr. Parker was born in Macon Georgia, the son of George Emory Parker and the late Darlene Pittman Parker....
Larry Samuel "Sleepy" Davis
Sep 13, 2019
Larry S. Davis DANVILLE – Larry Samuel “Sleepy” Davis, 59, of Second Street passed away Friday in Dublin. Services will be held Wednesday September 18, 2019 at 11:00 AM in Mount Zion Baptist Church. Rev. Dwayne Bedingfield will officiate. Mr. Davis was born in Rochelle, Wilcox County, Georgia. He was the son of the late William Frank Davis and...
John Earl Hinson
Sep 11, 2019
John Earl Hinson MACON - John Earl Hinson, 92, passed away September 11, 2019 at the Georgia War Veterans Home in Milledgeville, GA. Services will be held Saturday September 14, 2019 at 2:00PM at Stone Creek Baptist Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Dr. Mark Grinsted and Dr. Donnie Sutton will officiate. Mr. John was born on...
Rex Preston Lucas
Sep 2, 2019
Rex P. Lucas ALLENTOWN - Rex Preston Lucas, 60, died of cardiac arrest at his Allentown residence Monday, September 2nd. Graveside services will be held Friday September 6, 2019 at 11:00 AM in Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery. Rex was born June 18, 1959 to Johnny “Bud” Lucas and Joyce Hasty Lucas. He lived most of his life in...
Robert Wayne Simpson
Aug 9, 2019
Robert Wayne Simpson DRY BRANCH – Robert Wayne Simpson, 63, of Crider Lane, passed away August 9, 2019 at his residence. Services will be held at a later date. Mr. Simpson was born in Atlanta, GA, the son of the late Roy and Gladys Pendly Simpson. Mr. Simpson was a carpenter with Sandy Pines Mobile Home Park. Survivors include...
Melinda Alicia Decastro Asbell
Aug 7, 2019
Melinda Alicia Asbell MACON – Melinda Alicia Decastro Asbell, 63 of Redbud Dr.., passed away Wednesday at her residence. Services will be held at a later date. Mrs. Asbell was born in Macon, GA the daughter of the late Mervin A. Decastro and Johnnie Cheshire Decastro. She was a former Secretary at Robins Air Force Base and was a...
Bernard R. "Bud" Whisinand
Aug 5, 2019
Bernard R. Whisinand WARNER ROBINS, GA - Bernard “Bud” Whisinand passed away Monday, August 5, 2019 at his home after a short illness. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM, Wednesday, August , 7, 2019 at ElSharath Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery. Dr. Bob Dilk will officiate. He was born June 10, 1929 to the late George and Grace...
