OBITUARIES
Forsyth, GA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Forsyth, Georgia, Monroe County, & Surrounding Areas.
Peggy Earline Smith
Oct 18, 2018
Peggy Earline Smith passed away peacefully surrounded by her family Thursday, October 18, 2018, at her residence. A Memorial Service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, October 21, 2018, at East Juliette Baptist Church. Burial will be private. Rev. Mark Goolsby will officiate. The family will greet friends following the service at the church. Peggy, the daughter of the...
Sara Ann Chapman
Oct 11, 2018
Sara Ann McWhorter Chapman passed away Thursday, October 11, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, October 15, 2018 at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. Burial will follow at 1:00 p.m., at Fairview Memorial Gardens, 164 Fairview Road, Stockbridge, GA 30281. Rev. Debbie Lefevers will officiate. The family will greet friends from 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m., Sunday,...
Carl Franklin Travillian, Jr.
Oct 9, 2018
On Tuesday, October 9th, 2018 Carl Franklin Travillian Jr. passed away at the age of 61. Carl was born on November 28, 1956 in Lawton, Oklahoma to Carl Franklin “Frank” Travillian Sr. and Dorothy Travillian of Dalton. He graduated from Dalton High School and was a graduate of Brenau University where he received his degree in criminal justice. Carl went...
Clara Chandler Smith
Oct 5, 2018
Clara Lee Chandler Smith passed away Friday, October 5, 2018. Services and burial will be announced at a later date. Clara, the daughter of the late Alan Lewis Chandler and Ruth Magdaline Kellye Chandler was born September 19, 1946, in Talladega, Alabama. Her husband, Emmett Smith and her son. Emmett Eugene Smith, Sr. preceded her in death. She was previously...
Melvin James Sampson
Oct 3, 2018
Melvin James “Jay” Sampson passed away Wednesday, October 3, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, October 7, 2018, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. Glenn Keys will officiate. Burial will be private. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Jay was born January 2, 1978, in Lansing, Michigan. His...
Wanda Jane Beacham
Sep 30, 2018
Wanda Jane (Crumpler) Beacham passed away Sunday, September 30, 2018. Visitation will begin at 1:00PM followed by funeral services at 2:00 PM on Thursday, October, 4, 2018 at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. Rev. Lee Griffin will officiate. Burial services will be private. Wanda was born Sept. 26, 1965 in Petersburg, Virginia. She was employed as an LPN and Administrative Assistant...
Willene McGee Castleberry
Sep 30, 2018
Willene McGee Castleberry of Forsyth, Georgia passed away Sunday, September 30, 2018. She was born December 31, 1926, to Sarah Thornton McGee and Jefferson Dewitt McGee in Morgan, Georgia. She attended the Conservatory at Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia graduating in 1947 as co-valedictorian of her class. After graduation, she moved to Forsyth to teach music where she met and...
Beverly Lisa Farr
Sep 29, 2018
Following a lengthy battle with cancer, Beverly Lisa “Sissy” Farr went to be with the Lord on September 29, 2018. Sissy was born on March 7, 1959, the daughter of Billy and Betty Farr and sister to Becky (Roy) Mullis and Beth (Bill) Carswell. She was born in Warner Robins and lived most of her life in Macon. Sissy enjoyed...
Kenneth Wayne McCallum
Sep 20, 2018
Kenneth Wayne McCallum passed away Thursday, September 20, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, September 24, 2018, at Midway Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. There will be no vistation. Kenneth was born February 6, 1987, in Macon, Georgia. Survivors include his parents, Bobby and Janice McCallum; sister, Niki McCallum; brother, Brian McCallum of...
James Smith Pettigrew
Sep 19, 2018
James “Jimmy” Smith Pettigrew passed away Wednesday, September 19, 2018. Services and burial will be private. The family will greet friends at 11:30 a.m., Saturday, September 22, 2018, at Paran Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, 5691 GA Hwy 42 North, Forsyth, GA 31029. Jimmy, the son of the late John Olin Pettigrew and Bell Smith Pettigrew was born September 6, 1939,...
Louise Newton Maddox
Sep 14, 2018
Martha Louise Newton Maddox passed away Friday, September 14, 2018. Graveside services will be held on Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at 2:00 pm at Monroe Hills Memorial Gardens. Rev. Franklin Etheridge and Buck Wilder will officiate. The family will greet friends from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm on Monday, September 17, 2018 at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. Louise, the daughter...
Clara Jane Watts
Sep 13, 2018
Clara Jane Watts passed away Thursday, September 13, 2018. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, September 16, 2018, at Forsyth City Cemetery. Bryan Romine will officiate. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. Clara, the daughter of the late William Henry Watts and Georgia Gertrude Scott Watts was born...
Jacob Anthony New
Sep 10, 2018
Jacob Anthony New passed away Monday, September 10, 2018. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, September 15, 2018, at Paran Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Cody Fountain will officiate. The family will greet friends the day of the service from 12:00 p.m. until 1:45 p.m. at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. Jacob was born July 8, 1983, in Thomaston,...
Richard Edward Monahan
Sep 8, 2018
Richard Edward Monahan of Jackson GA passed away on September 8, 2018. He was 62. He was born on March 13, 1956 to George Monahan and Jacquelin Harbaugh in Richmond VA. Richard is survived by his wife, Anita Monahan, and two sons, Rick (Betsy) and Billy, which he was also being his longtime caregiver. And his only adorable granddaughter Maycee. ...
Walter Thomas Zellner, III
Aug 24, 2018
Walter Thomas “Tommy” Zellner, III passed away Friday, August 24, 2018. Services and burial will be private at a later date. Tommy was born December 18, 1963, in Forsyth, Georgia. His father, Walter Thomas Zellner, Jr. preceded him in death. Tommy was a 1981 graduate of Mary Persons High School. He was self-employed as a heavy equipment mechanic. Survivors include...
Susan Jackson Ussery
Aug 22, 2018
Susan Denise Jackson Ussery passed away Wednesday, August 22, 2018. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 25, 2018, at Maynard Baptist Church. Rev. Matthew Bishop will officiate. Burial will be private. The family will greet friends following the service at the church. Susan, the daughter of the late Carl Savage Jackson and Ivelyn Dale Peacock...
Richard Winfield Scott
Aug 15, 2018
Richard Winfield Scott, after a prolonged battle against cancer and Parkinson's Disease, entered the gates of Heaven on August 15, 2018. He was born July 17, 1940, in Alma, Georgia. Services will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, August 18, 2018 at North Macon Presbyterian Church. The family will greet visitors one hour prior to the service. Richard is survived...
Ruth Davis Strickland
Aug 14, 2018
Ruth Evelyn Davis was born in Verna, Florida to Lena Hill and Arthur Lee Davis, Sr. on June 8, 1925. She moved with her family to Ludowici, Georgia as a young child and graduated from Long County High School along with her best friend and brother, Junior. She worked at Camp Stewart in Hinesville, Georgia during World War II and...
Lucille Cunningham Copeland
Aug 13, 2018
Lucille Cunningham Copeland passed away Monday, August 13, 2018. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, August 20, 2018, at Monroe Hills Memorial Gardens. Rev. Bryant Raines will officiate. The family will greet friends from 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m., Sunday, August 19, 2018, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. Mrs. Cunningham, the daughter of the late Thomas Cook...
Elvis Lloyd Hammersley
Aug 1, 2018
Elvis Lloyd Hammersley went to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, August 1st. A celebration of life will be held at 11:00 am Saturday, August 4th, at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church in Smarr. Reverend Keith Harris will officiate. Mr. Hammersley was born in Oklahoma on March 1st, 1929. He retired from Fred Jones Manufacturing after almost thirty...
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