OBITUARIES
Forsyth, GA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Forsyth, Georgia, Monroe County, & Surrounding Areas.
Jacquelyn Kunkel Ivey
Jul 21, 2017
Jacquelyn “Jackie” Kunkel Ivey passed away Friday, July 21, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, July 23, 2017, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel with burial in Monroe Hills Memorial Gardens. Rev. Gail Metcalf will officiate. The family will greet friends at 2:00 p.m., one hour prior to the service, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. Jackie, the...
Charlotte Holley Snow
Jul 20, 2017
Charlotte was the daughter of the late Clinton Charles and Annie Busbee Holley. She was born in Pelham, Georgia, grew up in Juliette, Georgia and raised her family in Forsyth, Georgia. She was a retired dental assistant where she spent over fifty years working with Dr. Mitchell and later Dr. Bowcock and Dr. Hickman. Her work family and patients affectionately...
Ronald Lee Menard
Jul 18, 2017
Ronald Lee Menard passed away Tuesday, July 18, 2017. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, August 19, 2017 from 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m., at Bluetick Mercantile, 12 W Main Street, Forsyth, Georgia 31029. Mr. Menard, the son of the late Durphy Menard and Ashline Hardy Menard was born November 27, 1942, in Erath, Louisiana. He and his...
Gerald William Rawlins
Jul 12, 2017
Gerald William Rawlins, November 14, 1929 to July 12, 2017. Gerald passed away at his home in Barnesville Ga. surrounded by his loving family. He is preceded in death by his parents Olin & Dolly Rawlins, sister Marie Horne, brothers Gene, Carey, Walter, & J.C. Rawlins, son Gordon Buchanon. He is survived by his beloved wife Hazel Marie Rawlins, his...
Harold W Maddox
Jul 9, 2017
Harold W. Maddox passed away Sunday, July 9, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at First Baptist Church of Forsyth with burial in Monroe Memorial Gardens. Dr. H. Darrell Watson will officiate. The family will greet friends the day of the service at 10:00 a.m., at First Baptist Church of Forsyth. Mr. Maddox,...
Bobby Joe Taylor, Sr.
Jul 8, 2017
Bobby Joe Taylor, Sr. passed away Saturday, July 8, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel with burial in Monroe Hills Memorial Gardens. Rev. Marty Dillon will officiate. The family will greet friends the day of the service from 2:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m., at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. ...
Romelle Futch Turk
Jul 6, 2017
Romelle Elaine (Futch) Turk, age 75, entered into the presence of Jesus Christ on Thursday, July 6, 2017 in Macon, Bibb Co., GA, where she resided for over 50 years. Romelle was born on Nov. 2, 1941 in Rochelle, Wilcox Co., GA to the late Reuben Amory Futch, Sr. and Anna Marie (Gibbs) Futch. Her grandparents were Henry & Maude...
Merle Stanford Torstenson
Jul 2, 2017
Merle "Tory" Stanford Torstenson passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 2, 2017 at the Atlanta VA Medical Center. Tory was born on August 28, 1946 in Ephrata, Washington. In addition to being a loving husband and father, Tory had a longstanding involvement in the music industry and a passion for building and restoring houses. He is preceded in death by...
Kaye Willingham Parkhurst
Jun 28, 2017
Kaye Willingham Parkhurst passed away Wednesday, June 28, 2017. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, July 7, 2017, at Forsyth City Cemetery. The family will greet friends at 10:00 a.m., one hour prior to the service, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. Mrs. Parkhurst, the daughter of the late Harry Lee Willingham and Juanita Hill Willingham was born...
Charles Benjamin Adams
Jun 28, 2017
Charles Benjamin “Chuck” Adams passed away Wednesday, June 28, 2017. A Memorial Service will be announced at a later date. Chuck was born October 20, 1963, in Macon, Georgia. His father, Edward David Adams, Sr. and his brother, David Adams preceded him in death. He was a mechanic. Survivors include his wife, Suzan Adams of Forsyth; children, Drai Owenby of...
Vernon Talmadge Kight
Jun 28, 2017
Vernon Talmadge Kight passed away Wednesday, June 28, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, June 30, 2017, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. Burial will follow at 2:00 p.m., at Andersonville National Cemetery, 496 Cemetery Road, Andersonville, GA 31711. Rev. Jeff Lewis will officiate. The family will greet friends at 10:00 a.m., one hour prior to the...
Martha Ann Benwell
Jun 25, 2017
Martha Ann Benwell, 69, of Musella passed away Sunday, June 25th, 2017. In honoring Martha’s wish, no services will be held. She was born March 1, 1948 in Eustis, FL to Edward Frank & Willie Kate Grantham Benwell, Sr. She was retired from nursing from PruittHealth, November, 2016. She is survived by close friend Sylvia Christine Seaman, Musella, GA. In...
Sandra Rene Piland
Jun 23, 2017
Sandra Rene Piland passed away Friday, June 23, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 p.m., Monday, June 26, 2017, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel with burial in Forsyth City Cemetery. Pastor Mic Savage will officiate. The family will greet friends at 11:00 a.m., one hour prior to the service at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. Sandra was born January...
James David Calhoun, Jr.
Jun 22, 2017
James David Calhoun, Jr. passed away Thursday, June 22, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 p.m., Sunday, June 25, 2017, at Dayspring Presbyterian Church with burial in Monroe Memorial Gardens. Rev. David Martin will officiate. The family will greet friends the day of the service from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m., at the church. Mr. Calhoun was born...
Ermyne Willis Ragland
Jun 16, 2017
Ermyne Willis Ragland went home to be with her Lord, Friday, June 16, 2017. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, June 19, 2017, at Forsyth City Cemetery. Dr. David Sanders will officiate. Mrs. Ragland, the daughter of the late John Cullen Willis and Ouida Mae Smith Willis was born April 26, 1922, in Monroe County, Georgia. Her...
Jimmy Neal Lawson
Jun 13, 2017
Jimmy Neal Lawson passed away Tuesday, June 13, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, June 16, 2017 at Forsyth United Methodist Church. Darris Baker and Ken Stephens will officiate, and Mr. Lawson’s nephews will serve as pallbearers. Graveside services will follow at the Sardis Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, 1473 Wes Lawson Rd, Kite, GA, at 4:00...
Marjorie Johnson Urquhart
Jun 12, 2017
Marjorie Johnson Urquhart passed away Monday, June 12, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m., Thursday, June 15, 2017, at Russellville Baptist Church with burial in Mount Vernon Cemetery. Rev. Damon Fountain will officiate. The family will greet friends at 10:30 a.m., the day of the service at the church. Mrs. Urquhart, the daughter of the late George...
Raven Madison Bates
Jun 11, 2017
Raven Madison Bates passed away Sunday, June 11, 2017. A Memorial Service will be held at 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 14, 2017, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. Raven was born April 12, 2017, in Thomaston, Georgia. Her grandparents, Jimmy Bates and James David Isbell preceded her in death. Survivors include her parents, Todd and Calie Bates of Thomaston; brother, Walter...
George W. Pirkle
Jun 9, 2017
George W. Pirkle, 81, of Forsyth, Georgia, passed away on Friday, June 9, 2017. George was born in Culloden, Georgia as the only child of Virginia Elizabeth Brown Pirkle Noll and Fred Edward Pirkle. George, known as Billy to family, was the grandson of Mattie Sue (Pierson) and George Zachary Brown of Culloden. George attended Culloden School in Culloden, Banks...
Wilbur Eugene Maddox Sr.
Jun 6, 2017
Wilbur Eugene “Tag” Maddox, Sr. passed away Tuesday, June 6, 2017. Graveside services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Friday, June 9, 2017, at Monroe Hills Memorial Gardens. Rev. Franklin Etheridge will officiate. The family will greet friends from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., Thursday, June 8, 2017, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. Mr. Maddox, the son of the late...
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