OBITUARIES

Forsyth, GA Obituaries

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

Dorothy Louise Brinkley

Dorothy Louise Brinkley

Jan 19, 2019

Dorothy Louise Brinkley passed away Saturday, January 19, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, January 21, 2019, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel with burial in Forsyth City Cemetery. Rev. Watson Jones will officiate. The family will greet friends the day of the service from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m., at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. Mrs. Brinkley,...

Margaret Ruth Neumann

Margaret Ruth Neumann

Jan 18, 2019

Margaret Ruth Neumann passed away Friday, January 18, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, January 24, 2019, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. Rev. Franklin Etheridge will officiate. Entombment will follow in Eternal Hills Memory Gardens, 3700 Stone Mountain Highway, Snellville, GA 30039. The family will greet friends the day of the service from 10:00 a.m. until...

Randy Jackson

Randy Jackson

Jan 18, 2019

 VIEW VIDEO TRIBUTE           Randy Jackson passed away Friday, January 18, 2019. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 22, 2019, at First Baptist Church of Forsyth. The family will greet friends the day of the service from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. at the church. Dr. Hambric Brooks and Rev. Ricky Niblett...

Michael Troy Hammond

Michael Troy Hammond

Jan 16, 2019

Michael Troy “Mike” Hammond passed away Wednesday, January 16, 2019. Mike’s wishes were to be cremated and his ashes spread in the ocean. A visitation will be held from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m., Saturday, January 19, 2019, at Shurlington United Methodist Church, 2060 Shurling Drive, Macon, GA 31211. Mike was born September 16, 1956, in Norfolk, Virginia. His father,...

Millicent Vaughn McCoy

Millicent Vaughn McCoy

Jan 16, 2019

Millicent (Mickie) Nance McCoy, 93, peacefully went to be with the Lord on January 16, 2019, ten days before her 94th birthday. She was preceded in death by her former husband, Malcolm B. McCoy Sr., parents James and Lily Nance, sisters Dorothy Strayer, Helen Murray, Louise Loudermilk, Eloise Wood and brother James Nance. She is survived by a brother, Fred...

Linda Diane Harris

Linda Diane Harris

Jan 15, 2019

Linda Diane Harris passed away Tuesday, January 15, 2019. A Memorial Service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, January 26, 2019 at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. The family suggests casual attire. Burial will be private. Rev. Danny Parker and Rev. Randall Mimbs will officiate.  The family will greet friends the day of the service from 2:00 p.m. until 3:00...

Robert Preston Harris, Sr.

Robert Preston Harris, Sr.

Jan 13, 2019

Robert Preston “Bob” Harris, Sr. passed away Sunday, January 13, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m.  Tuesday, January 15, 2019, at Christ United Methodist Church, 417 N Frontage Road, Forsyth, GA 31029 with burial in Forsyth City Cemetery.  Rev. Debbie Lefevers will officiate. The family will greet friends the day of the service from 1:00 p.m. until...

Mary Joyce Gore

Mary Joyce Gore

Jan 9, 2019

Mary Joyce Gore went home to be with Jesus Wednesday, January 9, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, January 14, 2019, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel with burial in Monroe Hills Memorial Gardens.  Rev. Watson Jones will officiate. The family will greet friends from 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m., Sunday, January 13, 2019, at Monroe County...

Garnett Elrod, Jr

Garnett Elrod, Jr

Jan 4, 2019

  Garnett D. “Buck” Elrod, Jr, age 88 of Abbeville, passed away Friday, January 4, 2019 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Monday, January 7th in the M. G. Frazier Memorial Chapel of Frazier and Son Funeral Home. Visitation will be one hour before the service from 10-11 AM in the chapel. Reverend David Clark...

Colton Charles King

Colton Charles King

Jan 4, 2019

Colton Charles King passed away Friday, January 4, 2019. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 12, 2019, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. Burial will be private. Rev. Franklin Etheridge will officiate. The family will greet friends following the service at the funeral home. Colton was born February 17, 1995, in Rockdale County, Georgia. His mother,...

Alicia Jackson Taylor

Alicia Jackson Taylor

Jan 4, 2019

Alicia Gail Jackson Taylor passed away Friday, January 4, 2019. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 12, 2019, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. Burial will be private. Rev. Franklin Etheridge will officiate. The family will greet friends following the service at the funeral home. Alicia, the daughter of the late William Robert Jackson and Lucy...

James Edmond Long

James Edmond Long

Jan 4, 2019

James Edmond Long passed away Friday, January 4, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, January 6, 2019, at Fairview United Methodist Church with burial in Forsyth City Cemetery. Rev. Stanley Harrell will officiate. The family will greet friends the day of service from 2:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m., at the church. Mr. Long, the son of...

Oscar Marvin Coile

Oscar Marvin Coile

Dec 30, 2018

Oscar Marvin Coile passed away Sunday, December 30, 2018. Services and burial will be private. Mr. Coile, the son of the late William McKinley Coile and Hattie Jewel Hickman Coile was born January 29, 1927, in Forsyth, Georgia. His wife, Helen Virginia Gilmore Coile preceded him in death. He was retired from Robins Air Force Base and was a veteran...

June Bowdoin Davis

June Bowdoin Davis

Dec 28, 2018

June Bowdoin Davis passed away Friday, December 28, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 2, 2019, at Dayspring Presbyterian Church with burial in Monroe Memorial Gardens. Pastor Rob Tenney and Pastor David Martin will officiate. The family will greet friends the day of the service from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m., at the church. June,...

Sue Greene Benson

Sue Greene Benson

Dec 27, 2018

Kathryn Sue Greene Benson passed away Thursday, December 27, 2018. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, December 30, 2018, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. Burial will be private in Monroe Memorial Gardens. Rev. Ricky Niblett will officiate. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Sue, the daughter of...

Douglas Glenn Parrish

Douglas Glenn Parrish

Dec 23, 2018

Douglas Glenn Parrish passed away Sunday, December 23, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, December 28, 2018, in the Mausoleum Chapel in Macon Memorial Park Cemetery, 3969 Mercer University Drive, Macon, GA 31204 with burial in Macon Memorial Park Cemetery. Pastor Bobby McLain, Jr. will officiate.  Jimmy Coursey and Kristi Parrish will speak.  The family will...

Mary Marie Vandagriff

Mary Marie Vandagriff

Dec 21, 2018

Mary Marie Hayes Vandagriff passed away Friday, December 21, 2018. Graveside Services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 20, 2019, at Monroe Memorial Gardens.

Mrs. Vandagriff, the daughter of the late Woodrow Hayes and Lucy Spear Hayes was born October 31, 1954, in Culloden, Georgia. She was a homemaker.

Survivors include her husband, Paul Vandagriff; children, William and...

Deborah "Debbie" Perkins

Deborah "Debbie" Perkins

Dec 20, 2018

Deborah “Debbie” Perkins passed away Thursday, December 20, 2018. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 26, 2018, at Riverside Cemetery. Rev. Billy McLean will officiate. The family will greet friends following the service at the graveside. Debbie, the daughter of the late J D Watson and Eloise McAlum Watson Huling was born February 3, 1951, in...

Olin Miller Sikes

Olin Miller Sikes

Dec 18, 2018

Olin Miller Sikes passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, December 21, 2018, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel with burial in Monroe Hills Memorial Gardens. Rev. Mark Goolsby will officiate. The family will greet friends the day of the service from 10:00 a.m. until 10:45 a.m., at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. Olin,...

Kent Patton Sparks

Kent Patton Sparks

Dec 17, 2018

Kent Patton Sparks, 54, of Forsyth, Georgia, passed away on 12/17/2018. Kent was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on November 20th, 1964, to Dennis and Mary Sue Patton Sparks. He was a 1983 graduate of The Baylor School. He received his Bachelor’s degree in English from Virginia Military Institute in 1987, his Master’s degree from Georgia Southern University, and had completed...

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