Obituaries

Georgia Magalean Hathaway

Georgia Magalean Hathaway

Nov 6, 2014

Mrs. Georgia M. Hathaway, age 81 of Hampton passed away November 6, 2014. Surviving are son, Kevin Large and wife Susan of Hampton, sister, Jean Hamburger of Blue Ridge, granddaughter, Heather Ann Large, grandchildren, Devin Millikan and Kayla Millikan. The family will receive friends Saturday, November 8, 2014, 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home. A graveside service will be held...

Carolyn Mckenzie Clark

Carolyn Mckenzie Clark

Nov 5, 2014

Carolyn M. Clark beloved wife, mother, sister and friend went home to be with her Lord and Savior November 5, 2014, after a brave battle with cancer. Carolyn was born on April 6, 1939, in Sopchoppy, Florida. She lived in Tallahassee, Florida for the first 50 years of her life where she was employed by Barnett Banks of Florida. In...

Janice Marie (Meyer) Duzan

Janice Marie (Meyer) Duzan

Nov 2, 2014

Janice Marie (Meyer) Duzan passed away at Southwest Christian Hospice on Nov. 2, 2014, with her niece Karla Sue Scheer, daughter, Dana Marie Duzan and husband, Billy M. Duzan at her side. Born in Clarence, IA on Dec. 24, 1944 to Hugo and Alice (Kroemer) Meyer and raised on a farm in Lowden, IA. Upon graduation in 1962 she went...

Shirley Ann Blackstock

Shirley Ann Blackstock

Nov 1, 2014

Mrs. Shirley Ann Blackstock, age 68, of Ellenwood passed away November 1, 2014. Surviving are her husband, Sam Blackstock, daughters, Donna Cummings of Jasper, Denise Earls of Tifton, and Samantha Patton of Ellijay, grandchildren, Amanda White and Joshua Turman both of Jasper, Elizabeth Earls and Cameron Earls both of Tifton, and Ashlyn Patton of Ellijay, and great-grandchild, Isaiah Turman of...

Muriel K. "Kitty" Hartsfield

Muriel K. "Kitty" Hartsfield

Oct 27, 2014

Mrs. Muriel Katheryn (Kitty) Hartsfield, age 85, of McDonough, passed away, October 27, 2014. She was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene B. Hartsfield. She is survived by her children, Larry (Judy) Hartsfield of McDonough, Vicky (Michael) Smith of McDonough; brother, OE (Teresa) Rylander of Locust Grove; grandchildren, Lisa (Greg) Pullum, Lori Evans and Gary McQuithy, Sharon Hartsfield, Michelle...

Lillie "Ruth" Cheney

Lillie "Ruth" Cheney

Oct 26, 2014

Mrs. Ruth Cheney, age 87 of Jonesboro, passed away, October 26, 2014. She was born in Atlanta on February 21, 1927 to the late, John Berry and Mattie Floyd Gorman. She was the 7th of 8 children. Mrs. Cheney loved church work, gardening, making ceramic figurines and making candies to give away at Christmas. She was married on July 3,...

Phillip Eugene Armistead

Phillip Eugene Armistead

Oct 20, 2014

Mr. Phillip E. Armistead, age 66, of Forest Park, passed away, October 20, 2014. He is survived by his siblings, Joe Armistead, Linza Fletcher Armistead, Jr., and Sherry Lee Higginbotham. No services are planned at this time.

Roderic Bibb Thompson

Roderic Bibb Thompson

Oct 19, 2014

Mr. Roderic B. Thompson, age 83, of Riverdale passed away October 19, 2014. Surviving are his wife, Belva Thompson; daughter, Teresa T. Steadham and husband James of Riverdale; son, Tim Thompson and wife Donna of McDonough; grandchildren, Kristin Thompson and Angel Bradley and husband, Ben; great-grandchildren, Madison Thompson, Adylnn Thompson, Abigail Echols, Makayla Echols, Jada Bradley and Skyler Bradley. Graveside...

Grace Mosley Wilkins

Grace Mosley Wilkins

Oct 18, 2014

Mrs. Grace Mosley Wilkins, age 96, of Fayetteville, passed away, October 18, 2014. She was preceded in death by her husband, Waymon V. Wilkins. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Wayne and Deborah Wilkins of Fayetteville and several grandchildren. A graveside service will be held at 2 PM on Monday, October 20, 2014 at Philadelphia Methodist Church Cemetery,...

Glenda Faye Kirby

Glenda Faye Kirby

Oct 16, 2014

Mrs. Glenda Faye Kirby, age 75, of Cartersville, passed away, October 16, 2014. She is survived by her brother, Roy Chambers of Cartersville; niece, Ann Chambers Adams of McDonough and several other nieces and nephews. No services are planned at this time.

Edith Lorene Smith

Edith Lorene Smith

Oct 15, 2014

Mrs. Edith Lorene Monson Smith, age 77, of Young Harris, GA, passed away, October 15, 2014. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jimmie O. Smith. She is survived by her children, Charles Alan Smith of Jonesboro, Steven (Denise) Smith of Jonesboro, Mark Smith of Young Harris; siblings, John (Jane) Monson of WA, Eddie Alley of FL, Charlotte Duggan...

Joann New

Joann New

Oct 15, 2014

Mrs. JoAnn New, age 72, of Jonesboro, GA, passed away Wednesday, October 15, 2014. She was preceded in death by her parents, Clarence Patterson and Daisy Patterson, and brothers, Bill Patterson and Walter Patterson. Mrs. New is survived by her husband; John Paul New, children; John Thomas New, Tracy New Bowman and Didi JoAnn Parker, sisters; Dorothy Norman, Helen Crews,...

Charlene Jackson

Charlene Jackson

Oct 12, 2014

Mrs. Charlene W. Jackson, age 55, of Hampton passed away October 12, 2014. Surviving are her children, Rashida D. Winston of Hampton, Robert C. Jackson, Jr. of Hampton, Portia D. Jackson of college Park, and Jamila Jackson of College Park, brothers, Gerard Laveragne, Leon Laveragne, Michael Reed and Charles Williams, III, sisters, Janet Lewis, Michelle Metoyer, Jacqueline Phillips, Rosalind Mitchell,...

Walter Ray Elrod

Walter Ray Elrod

Oct 11, 2014

Mr. Walter Ray Elrod, age 79, of Jonesboro passed away October 11, 2014. Surviving are his daughter, Sandra Marlow of Jonesboro, brothers, Doug Elrod and Weyman Elrod, sister, Deborah Elrod, 4 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 18, 2014, 11 a.m. at the Chapel of Ford-Stewart Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Forest Hills Memorial...

Helen Thompson

Helen Thompson

Oct 10, 2014

Mrs. Helen Thompson, age 80, of Jonesboro passed away October 10, 2014. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Jonesboro. Surviving are her husband of 47 years, Louis Thompson, daughter, Loretta Fraley of Lawrenceville, sons, Keith Thompson and wife Elaine of McDonough, Timothy Thompson and wife Dawn of Stockbridge, and Mark Thompson and wife Peggy of Locust Grove,...

Kristen Turner Pressley

Kristen Turner Pressley

Oct 6, 2014

Mrs. Kristen Turner Pressley, age 43 of Tampa, FL passed away October 6, 2014. She is survived by her husband, Albert B. Pressley, Jr., parents, Richard and Frenda Turner of Jonesboro, sister,LeAnn Turner Casey and husband Daniel of Hampton, grandmothers, Polly Stover and Era Bell Turner both of Jonesboro, nephews, Richard "Blake" Casey and Elijah Murphy Casey. Funeral services will...

Gladys Clemens

Gladys Clemens

Oct 5, 2014

Gladys Yates Clemens, 73, of Jonesboro, Georgia, died Sunday, October 05, 2014, after a brief illness. Born March 15, 1941, in Leemaster, Buchanan County, Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Andrew Victor and ManillaMay Hagy Yates. She was a long-time resident of Clayton County and a retired employee of the State of Georgia. She loved Waylon and Willie...

Dianne Foster

Dianne Foster

Oct 2, 2014

Mrs. Dianne Foster, age 71 of Jonesboro, passed away, October 2, 2014. She retired from the Clayton County Board of Education. She is survived by her husband, Kendall; children, Melinda (Johnny) Warren of Jonesboro, Lynn (Rick) Partridge of McDonough; sister, Shirley Vasser of Jonesboro; grandchildren, Jessica Connelly, Jacob Partridge, Ashleigh Eidson, Chris Warren; great grandchildren, Dawson Harris, Olivia Connelly, Wyatt...

Kevin William Gardiner

Kevin William Gardiner

Oct 1, 2014

Mr. Kevin William Gardiner, age 25, of Jonesboro passed away October 1, 2014. Surviving are his parents, William W. and Amparo Gardiner of Jonesboro, brother, Brian Michael Gardiner and wife Stephanie of McDonough, sisters, Stephanie Lee and husband Nathaniel of Lawrenceville, and Lisa Marie Coule and husband Louis of S.C., grandparents, John and Joan Gardiner of Detroit, MI. A Memorial...

Norman S. Mcclellan

Norman S. Mcclellan

Sep 29, 2014

Mr. Norman S. McClellan, age 82, of Jonesboro, passed away, September 29, 2014. He served sixty years as a Choir Director in many churches throughout the south and was a Textile Company Manager Executive. He graduated from LaGrange High School and Auburn University. He was preceded in death by his wife, Carolyn. He is survived by his children, Steve(Rhonda) McClellan,...

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