OBITUARIES
Forsyth, GA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Forsyth, Georgia, Monroe County, & Surrounding Areas.
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.
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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,...
Evelyn Stuart
Jan 10, 2025
Evelyn Ham Stuart passed into God’s peace and the loving arms of her savior Jesus Christ on Jan. 10, 2025. Monroe County Memorial Chapel has charge of arrangements. Services will be held Tuesday, Jan. 14th at New Providence Baptist Church in Smarr, Ga. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m., Service at 11 a.m. and a graveside burial will...
Angelia Smith
Jan 6, 2025
Angelia Smith passed away on January 6, 2025, at Emory Hospital in Atlanta. Born and raised in Rome, she had made Forsyth her home for over 30 years. She is survived by her husband, Edward Smith, her children Shad, Ben, Trish, Elizabeth, Hannah and Charles, and many grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Robert Leonard Cohen Jr.
Jan 2, 2025
Robert Cohen, Jr., 75, of Forsyth, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, January 2, 2025. Family will greet friends for a time of visitation on Sunday, January 5, 2025, from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 PM, on Monday, January 6, 2025, at the Cedar Creek Church Cemetery, located...
Matthew Dane Jackson
Dec 31, 2024
Matthew Dane Jackson, 37, of Juliette, Georgia, passed away Tuesday, December 31, 2024. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 pm, January 12, 2025, at East Juliette Baptist Church, 183 JH Aldridge Drive Juliette, Georgia, with the Reverend Mark Goolsby officiating, the family will greet friends thirty minutes prior to the memorial service at the church.
Matt was born February...
Cherry Ann Watts
Dec 20, 2024
Cherry Ann Watts, 67, of Forsyth, passed away Friday December 20, 2024. Funeral services will be held 1:00 pm. Friday December 27, 2024, at Monroe Hills Memorial Gardens US Highway 41North, Forsyth, Georgia. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at Monroe County Memorial Chapel 86 West Main Street Forsyth, Georgia. In lieu of flowers the...
Roger Bennett
Dec 19, 2024
Roger H. Bennett, 85, of Juliette, Georgia passed away December 19, 2024. A memorial service will be held at a later date in Rehoboth, Massachusetts.
Roger was born March 28, 1939, in Dighton, Massachusetts to the late Roger and Betty Bennett. Roger was a veteran of the US Navy and a lifelong member of the American Legion Post #63 where he...
Warren Kirk Williams
Dec 10, 2024
Warren Kirk Williams
July 3, 1971 – December 10, 2024
Warren Kirk Williams passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2024. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, December 18, 2024 at 11:00 A M. at Rocky Creek Baptist Church.
Rev. Robert Tinney and Rev. Nelson Grist will officiate. The family will greet friends at 10:00 a. m. before the services at Rocky Creek Baptist...
Charles Smarr
Dec 10, 2024
Charles Franklin Smarr,73, of Forsyth passed away December 10, 2024. The family will greet friends from 5:00- 7:00 pm Monday, December 16, 2024, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel 86 West Main Street Forsyth. Funeral services will be held 1:00 pm Tuesday December 17, 2024, at the funeral home, interment will follow at New Providence Baptist Church 2560 US Highway 41...
Elizabeth B Kelly
Dec 10, 2024
Elizabeth Brown Kelly, 79, of Forsyth, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, December 10, 2024. Family will greet friends for visitation at 10:00 AM on Monday, December 16, 2024, at Forsyth Methodist Church. Funeral services will immediately follow visitation at 11:00 AM, with Pastor Richard Jelley and Pastor Jody Barfield officiating. Elizabeth will be laid to rest in Due West Associate...
Valena Bowen
2024
Valena Bowen September 1966 – December 2024
Valena was a local of Forsyth Ga for twenty years. In her youth she attended Forest Park High school. All throughout Valena’s life she was always a strong and passionate animal rescue advocate. She was very close with and loved deeply by three brothers and a sister. She was admired by a large extended...
Ashley Danielle Wimberly
Dec 7, 2024
Ashley Danielle Wimberly, a fierce spirit and devoted mother, soared through life like a Phoenix, rising time and again from the ashes of adversity. Raised in Forsyth, Georgia, Ashley’s commanding presence lit up every room she entered. She was a warrior with a dark, intelligent sense of humor and a quick wit that could turn any moment into an unforgettable...
James "Tyler" Shelton
Dec 7, 2024
James “Tyler” Shelton, 23, passed away on Saturday, December 7, 2024. A Memorial Service will be held on Thursday, December 12, 2024, at 11:00 AM, in the chapel of Hart’s Mortuary, 765 Cherry Street, Macon, GA 31201, with Pastor Eddie Coatney officiating. The family will greet friends following the service. Burial will be private.
Tyler was born on March 24, 2001....
Martha Francis Flanagan
Dec 6, 2024
Martha Francis Flanagan, 100, of Forsyth passed away Friday December 6, 2024. A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Martha was born to the late Walter Smith and the late Pearl Groggins Smith in Forsyth, Georgia. Martha was a lifelong member of Paren Baptist church where she taught Sunday school for many years, personally welcomed each new member...
Joel Gary Bishop
Dec 5, 2024
Joel “Gary” Bishop, 84, passed away peacefully after an extended illness on 12/5/24. He was born the only child to James Lillious “Buddy” & Mary Jane Mullis Bishop in Lakeland, Florida. Gary grew up in Omega & Tifton, Georgia with his parents among a community of many beloved aunts, uncles, and cousins. He was a Tift County High Blue Devil...
Herbert Clay Johnson JR.
Nov 29, 2024
Herbert Clay “HC” Johnson, Jr., passed away at his home on November 29 surrounded by his family. He was born in Monroe County, the youngest of four children of Herbert Clay Johnson, Sr., and Ollie Gilbert Johnson. HC was a graduate of Mary Persons High School, class of 1963.
HC attained his Master Electrician, Master Mechanic, and Master Plumber licenses from...
Anita Dumas
Nov 28, 2024
Anita Allen Dumas, 84, of Forsyth, Georgia, passed away on November 28, 2024. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, December 7, 2024, at Dayspring Presbyterian Church, 1045 Highway 41 S Forsyth, Georgia. The Family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will follow the service at Monroe Memorial Gardens Ensign...
Dixie Gordon
Nov 28, 2024
Dixie Aline Gordon, 85, of Warner Robins, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, November 28, 2024. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel, with the Reverend Julie Long officiating. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow the service at Monroe Memorial Gardens,...
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