OBITUARIES
Forsyth, GA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Forsyth, Georgia, Monroe County, & Surrounding Areas.
Elaine Wheeless Jones
Jan 4, 2020
Carol Elaine Wheeless Jones passed away Saturday, January 4, 2020. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 7, 2020, at Rocky Creek Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery in Thomaston, Georgia. Rev. Scott Harrell, Rev. Bill Linder, Rev. Danny Parker and Dr. David Chancey will officiate. The family will greet friends from 6:00...
James Gary Martin
Jan 4, 2020
James Gary Martin, beloved husband and father passed away in his sleep on Saturday January 4, 2020.
He was born on March 1, 1945, and he was the youngest of 4 siblings born to Wilbur Wilton and Ruby Keziah Martin. He is survived by his wife, Judy Martin; his son, Scott Martin, daughter-in-law Valerie, and grandson Jacob; and by his...
William Douglas Bowdoin
Jan 2, 2020
William Douglas Bowdoin passed away Thursday, January 2, 2020. His wishes were to be cremated with no service.
He was born June 7, 1957, in Forsyth, Georgia, to the late William Russell Bowdoin and Ethel Adaz Parker Bowdoin. He was a retired commercial truck driver and was previously employed with Forsyth Feed & Seed.
He is survived by his wife,...
Kittye Gray
Dec 31, 2019
Nancy Kathryn “Kittye” Gray passed away Tuesday, December 31, 2019. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, January 3, 2020, at Monroe Memorial Gardens. Rev. Ricky Niblett will officiate. The family will greet friends the day of the service from 10:00 a.m., unitl 11:00 a.m., at Monroe County Memorial Chapel.
Kittye, the daughter of the late Lawrence Duncan...
Nikki Wayne Speir
Dec 30, 2019
Nikki passed away Monday December 30, 2019. A memorial service was held Monday, January 6, 2020 at the Monroe County Memorial Chapel.
He was preceded in death by his father, Charles Edward Speir.
He is survived by two sons, Charles N. Speir and Thomas E. Speir, his mother, Fay Speir, two sisters, Robbie Moore and Gina Smith and several nieces...
Lena Rogers Bittick
Dec 28, 2019
Lena Corine Rogers Bittick, 93, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 28, 2019 at the Haven Hospice Care Center in Chiefland, Florida. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 5, 2020 at Monroe County Memorial Chapel with visitation beginning at 1:00 p.m. Burial will follow in Forsyth City Cemetery. Services will be conducted by Rev. Malcolm...
Wynella Wynne Martin
Dec 20, 2019
Mrs. Wynella, having fought the good fight, is now at rest. Her recent infirmities were too much for her heart to sustain.
A graduate of Tift College, she was an educator by profession. She taught for many years in the Bibb and Monroe County School Systems, finally retiring from the Monroe County Board of Education.
She was a member of...
Lawson Carter Shaw
Dec 18, 2019
Lawson Carter Shaw passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2019. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, December 22, 2019, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. Burial will be private. Rev. Ricky Niblett will officiate. The family will greet friends following the service at the funeral home.
Lawson was born January 13, 2000, in Columbus, Georgia. His mother, Kelly...
Frances Wilder Mitchell
Dec 16, 2019
Frances Wilder Mitchell, 97, of Forsyth, Georgia, passed away at her home on December 16, 2019. A lifelong resident of Forsyth, she was born on November 8, 1922, to Frank N. Wilder and Hattie May Maynard Wilder. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband of sixty-three years, Dr. James V. Mitchell; her only sibling, Frank N....
Connie Graham Millar
Dec 16, 2019
Connie Graham Millar passed away December 16, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, December 21, 2019, with visitation one hour prior to the service at Culloden Primitive Baptist Church. Elder Pat McCoy will officiate. Interment will follow in Ramah Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery.
With a BA from Tift College and MA from Cambridge College, Connie taught...
Royce Toole
Dec 15, 2019
Arthur Royce Toole passed away Sunday, December 15, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Thursday, December 19, 2019, at First Baptist Church of Forsyth with visitation one hour prior to the service. Interment will follow in Monroe Hills Memorial Gardens. Rev. Tina Clark will officiate.
Royce, the son of the late Arthur Lee Toole and Willie Dixie...
Dena Mae McCary
Dec 14, 2019
Dena Mae Lunsford McCary passed away Saturday, December 14, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 17, 2019, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel with visitation one hour prior to the service. Interment will follow in Monroe Hills Memorial Gardens. Rev. Mark Goolsby will officiate.
Mrs. McCary, the daughter of the late William Watts and Georgia Scott...
Melba Angeline DeLeGal-Joswiak
Dec 13, 2019
Melba Angeline DeLeGal-Joswiak, of Forsyth, Georgia, and St. Joe Beach, Florida, died Friday, December 13, 2019. Funeral services will be at 3 PM, Wednesday, December 18, 2019, at First Baptist Church, with private burial in Forsyth City Cemetery. The Rev. Glenn Gregg will officiate. Visitation will precede the service from 1:30 PM until 3:00 at the church.
A memorial service...
Paula Swafford Hardin
Dec 12, 2019
Paula Jane Swafford Hardin passed away Thursday, December 12, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, December 14, 2019, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel with burial in Monroe Hills Memorial Gardens. Rev. Larry Letson will officiate. The family will greet friends the day of the service from 10:00 a.m., until service time at the funeral home.
Mrs....
James Robert Mann
Dec 10, 2019
James Robert Mann, passed away on Tuesday, 10th December 2019. No funeral or memorial services will be held at this time. A graveside service will be planned for the family in the spring of 2020 where the burial will take place at the Hillcrest Cemetery in East Point Georgia.
James, the son of the late Robert Carl Mann and the...
Arthur Francis Tyde, Jr.
Dec 8, 2019
Arthur Francis Tyde, Jr. passed away Sunday, December 8, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 11, 2019, at Martha Bowman United Methodist Church with burial in Monroe Hills Memorial Gardens. Rev. Mark Magoni and Rev. Fran Magoni will officiate. The family will greet friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 10, 2019, at...
Joel Henderson Heard, Jr.
Dec 5, 2019
Joel Henderson Heard Jr., 88, died Thursday, December 5. A private memorial service was held on Friday, December 13, with Chaplain Lance Merritt presiding.
Joel is survived by a daughter, Delinda (Ed) Grisamore, grandchildren Ed, Grant (Summer Sterling) and Jake Grisamore, great-grandchildren Brewer, Sterling Gray and Ginny Pope Grisamore, all of Macon, and sister-in-law Haley Heard of Louisville, Kentucky.
Joel...
Becky Couch
Dec 4, 2019
Rebecca Nell “Becky” Couch passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2019. A Memorial Service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, December 7, 2019, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. Burial will be private. Dr. Reed Crumbliss will officiate.
Becky, the daughter of the late Walter Bates and Edna Ham Bates was born June 20, 1960, in Forsyth, Georgia. She was a...
Nanette Shatto Newton
Dec 1, 2019
Nanette May Shatto Newton passed away Sunday, December 1, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, December 6, 2019, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel, with visitation one hour prior to the service. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery, Barnesville, GA. Steve Sharpe will officiate.
Mrs. Newton, the daughter of the late Burton Shatto and Clarys Attridge Shatto...
Jerie Williams
Nov 27, 2019
Jerie Lynn Browder Williams passed away on Wednesday, November 27, 2019 in Macon, GA.Jerie was born March 3, 1951 in Petersburg, Virginia. She and her family moved to Macon, Georgia in the early 1980s where she worked in the healthcare field and was the owner operator of the Whistle Stop Cafe in Juliette, GA.Preceding her in death is her husband...
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