OBITUARIES
Forsyth, GA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Forsyth, Georgia, Monroe County, & Surrounding Areas.
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.
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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...
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