OBITUARIES
Forsyth, GA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Forsyth, Georgia, Monroe County, & Surrounding Areas.
Jeff Wilson
Sep 14, 2021
Jefferson (Jeff) Montgomery Davis Wilson, Jr., 86, departed this world on September 14, 2021. He was preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Mildred Minnette Meeks Wilson.
Born on July 23, 1935 in Forsyth, Georgia, Jeff never left his hometown that he loved dearly. He was retired from 20-plus years with the Monroe County Road Department, but prior...
Joyce McCranie Teal
Sep 13, 2021
Joyce Olivia McCranie Teal passed away Monday, September 13, 2021. A private service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 15, 2021 in the mausoleum chapel at Macon Memorial Park Cemetery. Rev. Larry Letson will officiate. Due to COVID there will not be a formal visitation.
Joyce was born December 7, 1942 in Telfair County, Georgia, to the late...
Barney Lee Poole
Sep 13, 2021
Barney Lee Poole of Forsyth, GA went home to be with The Lord Monday, September 13, 2021. Barney was born at the Naval Hospital in Oakland, CA, August 31, 1952. He is preceded in death by his father, William Lee Poole, Mother, Mary Ann Lucas Poole and a sister, Debra Poole-Holt. Barney is survived by his wife of 40 years,...
Thomas Edward Allen
Sep 12, 2021
Thomas Edward (Ed) Allen passed away Sunday, September 12th, 2021. Memorial services will be held at 6:00 p.m., Thursday, September 16th, 2021 at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. Masks are required. Due to the pandemic there will not be a visitation. Burial will be private. Rev. Marilyn Tucker-Merek will officiate.
Ed was a retired Mechanic and worked part time at Beech...
Joy Ann Land
Sep 10, 2021
Joy Ann Land of Twiggs County passed away Friday, September 10, 2021. Due to COVID-19 a memorial service will be held at a later date.
Joy was born May 29, 1955 in San Antonio, Texas to the late Willie Lee Land, Sr. and Ethel Mae Kitchens Land. Her brothers, Willie L. Land, Jr. and Donald Ray Land preceded her in...
Leila Goldfinch Bass
Sep 9, 2021
Leila Goldfinch Bass died at her home in Forsyth, September 9, 2021 after a long period of declining health.
She was born in 1943 in Salto, Uruguay, where her parents, Sydney Langston and Frances McCaw Goldfinch, were Southern Baptist missionaries. She grew up in Asuncion, Paraguay, where she attended Colegio Internacional.
She completed her undergraduate degree at Carson Newman...
Jennie Dodd
Sep 7, 2021
Martha Virginia Murray (Jennie) Dodd, 66, of Forsyth, went to be with the Lord on Monday, September 7, 2021. She lived a life dedicated to her marriage, family, and helping others.
Jennie was born on May 2, 1955 in Forsyth to the late Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bittick Murray, Sr. She was a graduate of Mary Persons High School Class...
Shirley Aultman Gilland
Sep 7, 2021
Shirley Aultman Gilland passed away Tuesday, September 7, 2021. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 PM, Sunday, September 12, 2021, at New Beginning Pentecostal Church in Forsyth GA. Rev. Mark Goolsby will officiate. Visitation will be held at the church prior to the ceremony; the family will greet friends beginning at 3:00 PM. A private burial will be in...
Jerry Van Williams
Sep 5, 2021
Jerry Van Williams passed away Sunday, September 5, 2021. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, September 10, 2021 at Monroe County Memorial Chapel with visitation one hour prior to the service. Interment will follow in College Park Cemetery. Rev. Michael English will officiate.
Jerry was born April 13, 1938 in Barnesville, Georgia to the late Forrest Ellijah...
Barry Edward Williamson
Sep 3, 2021
Barry Edward Williamson passed away Friday, September 3, 2021. A private graveside service will be held at Fairview United Methodist Church Cemetery. Rev. Mark Goolsby will officiate. Due to COVID there will not be a formal visitation.
Barry was born May 4, 1965 in Forsyth, Georgia to the late Tommy Lee Williamson, Sr. and Doris Mays Williamson. He was a...
Joe Herndon
Sep 1, 2021
On Wednesday September 1st 2021 Joseph Wayne Herndon Sr. loving husband and father of three children and two grandchildren went to be with his Lord and Savior at the age of 62.
Joe was born October 7th 1958 in Macon, GA to Charles and Sallie Herndon. He was a Captain on the Macon/Bibb County Fire Dept. until his retirement in...
Stephen Christopher Sheehan
Sep 1, 2021
Stephen Christopher Sheehan passed away Wednesday, September 1, 2021. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at Riverside Cemetery. Rev. Otis Andrews will officiate.
Steve was born July 25, 1944 in Brooklyn, New York, to the late Jack Sheehan and Louise Leicester Sheehan. His daughter, Sondra C. Sheehan preceded him in death. He was a...
Jim Will Bunn
Aug 31, 2021
Jim Bunn of Forsyth passed away in his home on the morning of August 31st. He is preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Beatrice Lacount Bunn, and his brother, George Bunn.
His love is survived by his wife, Cynthia Bunn, sister, Rita Walker (Alan), Brother, Ricky Bunn (Sandra), Sister in Law, Diane Bunn, Children, Krystal Robertson (James), Kelsey Crouch...
William Howell Carr
Aug 30, 2021
On Monday, August 30, 2021, William Howell Carr passed away at the age of 80 after a brief illness.
Howell was born February 14, 1941, in Montgomery, Alabama, to the late William Joe and Janie Carrie Tatum Carr. On December 17, 1994, he married Lisa Darlene Yates of Bowdon, Georgia.
Howell was preceded in death by his father, Joe, his...
Larry Floyd Storey
Aug 30, 2021
On Monday, August 30th, 2021, Larry Floyd Storey (age 75), in his home and surrounded by love, succumbed to a long and hard-fought battle with cancer. Storey, as he was affectionately known, was born and raised in Thomaston, GA, as the only child of Dessie Sanders Storey and Fred Storey.
Storey spent his career in service of others. At the...
Susan Vaughan Burns
Aug 28, 2021
Susan Vaughan Burns, 85, loving wife and mother, passed away peacefully August 28th, 2021.
A grave side service will be held Friday, September 3rd, at 3pm, Forsyth City Cemetery, Forsyth GA. Due to COVID masks and social distancing are requested.
She was born March 5th, 1936, in Forsyth to Joseph and Florence Vaughan. Her father was a civil engineer with...
Alyvia Leigh Slaton
Aug 22, 2021
Alyvia Leigh Slaton received her heavenly healing on Sunday, August 22, 2021. A Celebration of Life will be held at 6:00 p.m., Thursday, August 26, 2021, at Maynard Baptist Church in Forsyth. To prevent the potential spread of COVID, masks are encouraged.
Alyvia was born January 25, 2005, in Macon, Georgia. She played the clarinet with the Monroe County Marching Band. After...
George Daniel Marsh
Aug 21, 2021
On Saturday, August 21, 2021, George Daniel Marsh passed away at the age of 93. George was born to Violet Lundy Marsh and George H. Marsh in Macon, Georgia.
George was educated in Bibb County and attended Mercer University. He was retired from the U.S. Postal Service. He was also a home building contractor and built many houses in Bibb...
Nellie Underwood Taunton
Aug 21, 2021
Her family rejoiced as Nellie Underwood Taunton was carried into the presence of her Lord and joined many family members in heaven on August 21, 2021. Born Nellie Merita Underwood to the late Udolphus Sikes and Martha Brown Underwood, she was a lifelong resident of Taylor County, graduating from Butler High School. She was a faithful member of Butler Baptist...
Robert Dallas Blackmon
Aug 16, 2021
Robert Dallas Blackmon, age 47, of Forsyth passed away Monday, August 16, 2021. His wishes were to be cremated. A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Robert, the son of the late Johnny Frank Blackmon and Rita Angela White Blackmon was born July 6, 1974 in Forsyth, Georgia. His brother Johnny Frank Blackmon preceded him in death. ...
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