OBITUARIES
Forsyth, GA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Forsyth, Georgia, Monroe County, & Surrounding Areas.
Margaret Louise Mosser
Feb 22, 2025
Margaret Louise Mosser, 89, of Forsyth, Georgia, passed away on February 22, 2025. The family will greet friends from 5 to 7 pm on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. She will be laid to rest in her home state of Kansas.
Mrs. Mosser was born in Lawrence, Kansas on July 17, 1935, to the late Walter Wesley...
Robert Wesley Fort Jr.
Feb 17, 2025
Robert Wesley Fort, Jr., 76, of Forsyth, GA passed away on Monday, February 17, 2025.
A celebration of life will be held on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at 2:00 pm at Forsyth Presbyterian Church. Visitation with the family will be 12:00 – 2:00 pm at Forsyth Presbyterian Church. The burial will be private.
Robert was born May 3, 1948, and lived his...
Robert Haven Gorton Wood
Feb 11, 2025
Robert passed away peacefully at his home, after a brief illness, surrounded by friends and family.
He was a centenarian that reached the 100-year mark in May of last year.
Robert was born in Providence, Rhode Island to William James Wood and Elizabeth Martinella James. He remained an only child while growing up in Rhode Island and nearby Connecticut.
He graduated from Cranston...
Betty Rose Calvert
Feb 11, 2025
Betty Calvert, 94, passed away February 11, 2025. Funeral services will be held 1:00PM Saturday February 15, 2025, at Monroe Memorial gardens, Ensign Road, Forsyth, Georgia, with Reverend Robby Kerr officiating. The family will greet friends following the service.
Betty Rose Calvert was born August 30, 1930, in Macon, Georgia to the late William Rufus Perkins and Annie Pearl Gibbs. Betty...
Cathryn Futral
Feb 11, 2025
Dr. Cathryn Futral passed away February 11, 2025. A memorial service will be held at 2:00PM Saturday March 1, 2025, at First Baptist Church of Forsyth, 95 West Morse Street, Forsyth, Georgia 31029 with the Reverend Jay Dockweiler and the Reverend Jerry Elder officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to the Cathryn Futral Shakespeare Scholarship Fund at...
Chester Mercer
Feb 8, 2025
Chester Mercer, 79, of Gray, Georgia, passed away February 8, 2025. Funeral services will be held 3:00 PM Thursday, February 13, 2025, at Haddock Baptist Church, with Dr. Ron McClung officiating. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service in the church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Chester was a retired electrician for Tri County EMC...
Nancy Emalia Matthews
Feb 7, 2025
Nancy Emelia Mathews, 78, of Forsyth, Georgia, passed away on February 7, 2025. A memorial service will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service.
Nancy was born in Huntington, New York on June 14, 1946, to the late Joseph Mathews and Janet...
Ronda Marie Williams
Feb 6, 2025
Ronda Marie Williams, 68, passed away on February 6, 2025. Services will be private.
Ronda was born in Sumter, SC to the late Ernest Boytte Gibson and Ella Ree Grimsley. She was a retired nurse who graduated from Trident Technical College in Charleston, SC, where she was on the Dean’s List. Ronda was a loving mother who cared about others more...
Robert Phillip Walker
Feb 4, 2025
Phil Walker, 78, of Forsyth, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, February 4, 2025. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM, on Saturday, February 8, 2025, at Forsyth City Cemetery, Newton Memorial Drive, Forsyth, Georgia, with the Reverends Dave Martin and Ricky Niblett officiating. Family will greet friends for a time of visitation on Friday, February 7, 2025, from...
Marcus Harold Melton
Jan 31, 2025
Marcus Harold Melton, born on July 1, 1971, passed away on January 31, 2025, surrounded by those he loved most. His life was marked by dedication, service, and love for his family. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, February 8, 2025, at Monroe Memorial Gardens on Ensign Road in Forsyth, Georgia. After the service, there will be...
Clarence Curtis Williams
Jan 31, 2025
Curtis Williams, 84, of Forsyth, Georgia passed away Friday January 31, 2025. A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Curtis was born December 8, 1940, to the late Clarence Williams and the late Verdie Mae Williams, in Forsyth. He enjoyed traveling, especially to Hawaii which he visited twice. Curtis traveled across the country in his truck. He loved...
Rachel Lindsey Ryles
Jan 30, 2025
With heavy hearts we announce the passing of our beloved Mama, Granny, Memaw, and Great Granny: Rachel Ryles. She walked to the hands of Jesus on Thursday, January 30, 2025.
She lived her life in Monroe County. As our cherished matriarch, she was devoted to her family and pets. She enjoyed providing her wisdom to them and reminiscing about the past....
Jo Carol Jones
Jan 28, 2025
Jo Carol Watkins Jones (Till), 78, of Forsyth, Georgia passed away peacefully surrounded by her family Tuesday January 28, 2025. Funeral services will be held graveside on Thursday January 30th at 3:00pm at Forsyth City Cemetery, with Matthew Bishop officiating.
Carol was born March 19, 1946, in Forsyth to the late Joseph Drewry Watkins and Willie Lindsey Watkins. She lived most...
Michael Brent Franklin
Jan 22, 2025
Michael Brent Franklin, 53, of Monticello passed away January 22, 2025. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM, Monday, January 27, 2025, at Monroe Memorial Gardens on Ensign Road Forsyth, Georgia.
Michael was born February 4, 1971, in Tocca, Georgia to the late Glynn Franklin and late Mary Linda Whiting.
Michael loved watching college football especially The University of Georgia Bulldogs, loved...
Alfred Mercer Bush
Jan 17, 2025
Alfred “Mercer” Bush Jr., 78, of Forsyth, passed away Friday, January 17, 2025, in Macon, GA.
Mercer was born on May 11, 1946, in Griffin, GA to the late Alfred Mercer Bush, Sr and Sara Elizabeth Cook. He grew up in Barnesville and graduated from the Gordon Military High School. Mercer was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, serving...
Randalyn Passmore
Jan 17, 2025
Randalyn Ellis Passmore, 77, of Juliette, passed away Friday January 17, 2025. Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm, Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at New Beginning Pentecostal Church, with the Reverend Mark Goolsby officiating. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at East Juliette Baptist Church Cemetery.
Randalyn was a graduate of Jones County...
Ernestine Prescott Thompson
Jan 17, 2025
Mrs. Ernestine Prescott Thompson of Forsyth, passed away at age 97 on January 17, 2025. Visitation will be held from 2PM-4PM on Sunday, January 19, 2025, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel in Forsyth, followed by a graveside service at 1:00 PM on Monday, January 20, 2025, at Glenn J. Thompson Family Cemetery, 270 Sawmill Road, Higgston, Georgia 30410.
Mrs. Thompson was...
Scott Daniel
Jan 17, 2025
Scott A. Daniel, 61, of Jackson, Georgia, passed away on Friday, January 17, 2025. The family will greet friends from 5PM-7PM on Monday, January 20, 2025, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. A funeral service will be held at 11:00am on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at First Baptist Church of High Falls. Burial will follow the service in the Church cemetery.
Born...
Christine Nan Knox
Jan 15, 2025
Christine Nan Aldridge Knox was born on Oct 7, 1931, to Homer and Ella Aldridge in Haleyville, Alabama. Upon her graduation from high school, she had the fortitude to leave the small Alabama town and move to the big city of Atlanta, Ga. She loved Atlanta and immediately landed a position with Southern Bell Telephone Company starting out as an...
Phillip Benson Ham
Jan 11, 2025
Phillip Benson Ham, Sr., 91, of Smarr, Georgia, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, January 11, 2025. Benson Ham exemplified a life well lived.
Born January 6, 1934, Benson was the eighth child of Laura Belle Benson Ham and John Wesley Ham, Sr. of Smarr, Georgia. His mother died two years later, and Benson was raised by his devoted father,...
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