OBITUARIES

Forsyth, GA Obituaries

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

Thomas Martellus Peters, Sr.

Thomas Martellus Peters, Sr.

Jul 8, 2016

Thomas Martellus Peters, Sr. passed away Friday, July 8, 2016, following an automobile accident. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 12, 2016, at Bethany Primitive Baptist Church, 720 Courtland Avenue, Fort Valley, Georgia with burial in Oak Lawn Cemetery.  Elder Roger McDonald will officiate.  The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at...

James Clayton Mitchem

James Clayton Mitchem

Jul 3, 2016

James Clayton “Jim” Mitchem passed away Sunday, July 3, 2016. Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Saturday, July 9, 2016, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel.  His wishes were to be cremated. There will be no service.  Mr. Mitchem was born October 2, 1944, in Macon, Georgia. His father, Clayton Marvin Mitchem, his mother, Frances Samuel Mitchem...

Linda Russell Walton

Linda Russell Walton

Jun 24, 2016

Linda Gail Russell Walton passed away Friday, June 24, 2016. A  Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, June 30, 2016, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. Burial will be private.  Rev. Dean Conkel will officiate.  The family will greet friends following the service at the funeral home.  Mrs. Walton was born March 2, 1960, in Forest Park, Georgia....

Virginia Hodges Garnto

Virginia Hodges Garnto

Jun 24, 2016

Virginia Hodges Garnto passed away Friday, June 24, 2016, at home surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, June 27, 2016, at First Baptist Church of Forsyth with burial to follow at 3:00 p.m., in Northview Cemetery, Dublin, Georgia.  Dr. H. Darrell Watson will officiate. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until...

Elmer Al Lundy Jr.

Elmer Al Lundy Jr.

Jun 12, 2016

Elmer Al Lundy, Jr. passed away Sunday, June 12, 2016, following an accident. A Memorial Service will be held at 6:00 p.m., Thursday, June 16, 2016, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. Burial will be private.  Dr. Michael Quick will officiate.  Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at Monroe County Memorial Chapel.  Mr. Lundy was born November...

Sharon Diane Land

Sharon Diane Land

Jun 10, 2016

Sharon Diane Land passed away Friday, June 10, 2016. A  Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 15, 2016, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. Burial will be private.  Rev. Winfred Dixson will officiate.  Mrs. Land, the daughter of the late Jessie and Opal Smith was born September 24, 1956, in Macon, Georgia. Her husband, Donald Ray Land...

Lucille Martin Cole

Lucille Martin Cole

Jun 7, 2016

Lucille Martin Cole passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2016. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, June 10, 2016, at Monroe Memorial Gardens.  Rev. William Slaughter will officiate. The family will greet friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Thursday, June 9, 2016, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel.  Mrs. Cole, the daughter of the late Sherrod Alexander Martin...

Janet McWhorter

Janet McWhorter

Jun 5, 2016

Sara Janet McWhorter passed away Sunday, June 5, 2016. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 7, 2016, at Fairview Memorial Gardens, Stockbridge, Georgia.  Rev. Keith Harris will officiate. The family will greet friends from 6:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., Monday, June 6, 2016, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel.  Mrs. McWhorter, the daughter of the late Rube...

Paul Otis Harris, Jr.

Paul Otis Harris, Jr.

Jun 1, 2016

Paul Otis Harris, Jr. passed away Wednesday, June 1, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, June 5, 2016, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel with burial in Monroe Hills Memorial Gardens.  Rev. Dean Conkel will officiate.  The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at Monroe County Memorial Chapel.  Mr. Harris was born October...

Virginia Durden Beck

Virginia Durden Beck

May 22, 2016

VIEW VIDEO TRIBUTE    Martha Virginia Durden Beck, 83, entered into her final resting place on Sunday, May 22, 2016, at Pine Pointe Hospice after an extended illness.  She is preceded in death by her parents Robert and Thelma Edwards Durden, her husband Billy Dean Beck, her son Reggie Beck, and her sister Louise Durden Brewer. Virginia was a devoted mother,...

Leighanne Harbuck Bowen

Leighanne Harbuck Bowen

May 19, 2016

Leighanne Harbuck Bowen, 54, of Forsyth, Georgia, passed away in the early morning hours of May 19, 2016, having spent the preceding days surrounded by family and friends. She was born to Hiram and Rosalyn Harbuck, July 29, 1961, in Forsyth, Georgia. Leighanne graduated from Monroe Academy in 1979. She married the late Douglas Roy Bowen in 1992, and they...

Nellie Frances Harris

Nellie Frances Harris

May 19, 2016

Nellie Frances (Nell) Harris passed away Thursday, May 19, 2016. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 24, 2016, at Macon Memorial Park Cemetery.  Rev. Walter G. Davis and John Baer will officiate.  The family will greet friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Monday, May 23, 2016, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel.  Mrs. Harris, the daughter...

Richard Jerry Davidson, II

Richard Jerry Davidson, II

May 18, 2016

Richard Jerry Davidson, II, passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2016. A  Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, May 28, 2016, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. Burial will be private.  Dr. Jack Landham will officiate.  Mr. Davidson was born August 5, 1976, in Mississippi. His step-father, Donald Land preceded him in death.  He was employed with Navicent Health...

Scotty Eugene Nipper

Scotty Eugene Nipper

May 17, 2016

VIEW VIDEO TRIBUTE    Scotty Eugene Nipper passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Friday, May 20, 2016, at Gray United Methodist Church Family Life Center with burial in the Henderson Stripling Cemetery.  Rev. Jay Tucker will officiate.  The family will greet friends the day of the service from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m.,...

MSgt. Larry Kendall Grant (Ret.) Ga ARNG

MSgt. Larry Kendall Grant (Ret.) Ga ARNG

May 14, 2016

VIEW VIDEO TRIBUTE  MSgt. Larry Kendall Grant (Ret.) GaARNG passed away Saturday, May 14, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 17, 2016, at New Providence Baptist Church with burial in Forsyth City Cemetery.  Rev. Brian Moore will officiate. The family will greet friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Monday, May 16, 2016, at Monroe...

Joseph Harold Shaw

Joseph Harold Shaw

May 14, 2016

Joseph Harold “Doodie” Shaw passed away Saturday, May 14, 2016. Graveside services will be held at 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 17, 2016, at Forsyth City Cemetery.  The family will greet friends the day of the service from 3:00 p.m. until 3:45 at Monroe County Memorial Chapel.  Mr. Shaw, the son of the late Seaborn Gaines Shaw and Mary Ruth Moon...

James Hendon Hardin

James Hendon Hardin

May 11, 2016

VIEW VIDEO TRIBUTE James Hendon Hardin passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2016. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, May 14, 2016, at Monroe Hills Memorial Gardens.  Rev. Andy Oxford will officiate. The family will greet friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Friday, May 13, 2016, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel.  Mr. Hardin, the son of the late...

Marvin Preston Corley Jr.

Marvin Preston Corley Jr.

May 8, 2016

Marvin Preston Corley, Jr. passed away Sunday, May 8, 2016, following an automobile accident. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, May 12, 2016, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel with burial in the Corley Family Cemetery.  Rev. Mark Goolsby will officiate.  The family will greet friends the day of the service from 10:00 a.m. until service time at...

Brenda Vanlandingham Corley

Brenda Vanlandingham Corley

May 8, 2016

Brenda Kay Vanlandingham Corley passed away Sunday, May 8, 2016. Graveside services will be held at Monroe Hills Memorial Gardens on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m.  Rev. Franklin Etheridge will officiate. The family will welcome friends at Monroe County Memorial Chapel on Monday from 6-8:00 p.m.  Ms. Corley, daughter of the late Geraldine Hinson Griffin and Johnnie Wesley Vanlandlingham was born...

Mark Darwin Shelton Sr.

Mark Darwin Shelton Sr.

May 7, 2016

Mark Darwin Shelton, Sr. passed away Saturday, May 7, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 11, 2016, at Northside Congregational Holiness Church with burial in Monroe Memorial Gardens. Rev. Mike Marker and Rev. Phillip Johnson will officiate. The family will greet friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 10, 2016, at Monroe County...

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