OBITUARIES

Forsyth, GA Obituaries

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

Demi Carolyn Collier

Demi Carolyn Collier

Sep 9, 2016

VIEW VIDEO TRIBUTE       Carolyn Collier passed away Friday, September 9, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, September 12, 2016, at Rock Springs Church with burial in the church cemetery.  Dr. Benny Tate will officiate.  The family will greet friends from 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m., Sunday, September 11, 2016, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. ...

Raymond Costin Howard

Raymond Costin Howard

Sep 3, 2016

VIEW VIDEO TRIBUTE         Raymond Costin Howard passed away Saturday, September 3, 2016. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, September 5, 2016, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. Burial will be private.  The family will greet friends following the service at Monroe County Memorial Chapel.  Mr. Howard, the son of the late R. L. Howard and...

Richard Allen Dunham

Richard Allen Dunham

Sep 3, 2016

Richard Allen Dunham passed away Saturday, September 3, 2016. Graveside services will be held at 12:00 p.m., Thursday, September 8, 2016, at Andersonville National Cemetery, 496 Cemetery Road, Andersonville, Georgia 31711.  Rev. Bryant Griffitts will officiate.  There will be no visitation.  Mr. Dunham, the son of the late Richard Emerson Dunham and Emaline Marie Roeder Dunham, was born September 8,...

Marvin R Potts, Sr.

Marvin R Potts, Sr.

Sep 1, 2016

Mr. Marvin R. Potts, Sr., 82, passed away on Thursday, September 1, 2016, surrounded by his family. Mr. Potts was born in Monroe County, Georgia and has lived in the Jacksonville area since 1969. He was a protestant and an avid Georgia Tech Fan. Mr. Potts retired in 1998 from Anheuser Busch as a Lab Technician after 22 years of...

Sara Roquemore Bunn

Sara Roquemore Bunn

Aug 30, 2016

Sara Alice Roquemore Bunn passed away Tuesday, August 30, 2016. Funeral and Committal services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, September 1, 2016, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel.  Burial will be private in Forsyth City Cemetery.  Rev. Brian Moore will officiate.  The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at Monroe County Memorial Chapel.  Mrs. Bunn,...

Commander William Eli Willingham, Jr. (Ret. USN)

Commander William Eli Willingham, Jr. (Ret. USN)

Aug 26, 2016

Commander William Eli Willingham, Jr. (Ret. USN) passed away on August 26, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., on Wednesday, August 31, 2016, at Wesley United Methodist Church, Macon, Georgia. Rev. Billy Kimbrell will officiate. The family will greet friends for one hour after the service at the church. Interment will be private, in the Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Milledgeville....

Johnathan Tyler-Lee Barlow

Johnathan Tyler-Lee Barlow

Aug 21, 2016

Johnathan Tyler-Lee Barlow passed away Sunday, August 21, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 p.m., Thursday, August 25, 2016, at Wheeler Heights Baptist Church. Burial will be private. Rev. Franklin Etheridge will officiate. The family will greet friends following the service at the Church.  Johnathan Tyler-Lee was born August 12, 1998, in Macon, Georgia. He was a student. ...

James "Jimmy" Bates

James "Jimmy" Bates

Aug 20, 2016

James “Jimmy” Bates passed away Saturday, August 20, 2016. A Memorial Service will be held at 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 23, 2016, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. Burial will be private.  Rev. Bobby Pittman will officiate.  The family will greet friends following the service at Monroe County Memorial Chapel.  Jimmy, the son of the late Walter William Bates and Edna...

Mark Andrew Hammond

Mark Andrew Hammond

Aug 20, 2016

Mark Andrew Hammond passed away Saturday, August 20, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, August 25, 2016, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel with burial in Monroe Hills Memorial Gardens.  Rev. Roy Hammond will officiate.  The family will greet friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 24, 2016, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel.  Mr. Hammond,...

David Russell Allen

David Russell Allen

Aug 19, 2016

VIEW VIDEO TRIBUTE              David Russell “Rusty” Allen passed away Friday, August 19, 2016. A Memorial Service will be held at 7:00 p.m., Monday, August 22, 2016, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. Burial will be private.  Rev. Todd Shearin will officiate.  The family will greet friends following the service at Monroe County Memorial Chapel.  Rusty, the...

Emily Ham Conger

Emily Ham Conger

Aug 10, 2016

Emily Ham Conger died Wednesday, August 10, 2016, after an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 13, 2016, at First Baptist Church of Forsyth with burial in Monroe Hills Memorial Gardens. Dr. John Wyatt will officiate.  The family will greet friends from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., Friday, August 12, 2016, at Monroe County...

Grady Ray Vaughan

Grady Ray Vaughan

Aug 3, 2016

Grady Ray Vaughan passed away Wednesday, August 3, 2016. Graveside services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, August 6, 2016, in Monroe Memorial Gardens.  Rev. Mark Goolsby will officiate.  The family will greet friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Friday, August 5, 2016, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. 

Mr. Vaughan, the son of the late Grady Wallace Vaughan...

Florine Gardner Purser

Florine Gardner Purser

Aug 2, 2016

Margie Florine Gardner Purser passed away Tuesday, August 2, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 6, 2016, at New Providence Baptist Church with burial in Forsyth City Cemetery. Rev. Nathan Jackson will officiate.  The family will greet friends the day of the service from 9:30 a.m. until 11:00 a.m., at the church.  Mrs. Purser, the...

Gavin Hunter Forrester

Gavin Hunter Forrester

Aug 2, 2016

Gavin Hunter Forrester passed away Tuesday, August 2, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 5:00 p.m., Saturday, August 6, 2016, at Forsyth United Methodist Church with burial in Monroe Memorial Gardens.  Rev. Ken Stephens and Rev. Wesley Privett will officiate.  The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at the church.  Gavin was born December 11,...

Judith Eckels Herndon

Judith Eckels Herndon

Jul 31, 2016

VIEW VIDEO TRIBUTEJudith Louise Eckels Herndon, formerly of Forsyth, passed away Sunday, July 31, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 2, 2016, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel with burial in Monroe Hills Memorial Gardens. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. Mrs. Herndon, the daughter of...

Hampton Edwin Stallworth

Hampton Edwin Stallworth

Jul 25, 2016

Hampton Edwin Stallworth passed away Monday, July 25, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, July 28, 2016, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. Interment will be private in Monroe Hills Memorial Gardens. Rev. Jack Gregory and Rev. Ron Watson will officiate. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at Monroe County Memorial Chapel....

James Franklin Southerland

James Franklin Southerland

Jul 22, 2016

James Franklin Southerland passed away Friday, July 22, 2016. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, July 25, 2016, at Locust Grove City Cemetery, Locust Grove, Georgia.  Rev. Mike McMullan will officiate.   Mr. Southerland, the son of the late Gordon Houston Southerland and Carvell Wood Southerland was born August 1, 1933, in Columbus, Georgia. His daughter, Nancy Andrews...

Samuel Herndon

Samuel Herndon

Jul 21, 2016

Samuel Herndon passed away Thursday, July 21, 2016. Graveside services will be held at 4:00 p.m., Sunday, July 24, 2016, at Monroe Memorial Gardens.  Rev. Mark Goolsby will officiate. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at Monroe County Memorial Chapel.  Mr. Herndon, the son of the late David Herndon and Catherine Gunter Herndon was born...

DuPree Barlow

DuPree Barlow

Jul 18, 2016

Burnam DuPree Barlow passed away Monday, July 18, 2016. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, July 22, 2016, at Magnolia Park Cemetery.  Rev. Todd Shearin will officiate.  The family will greet friends following the service at the graveside and at the residence.  Dupree, the son of the late Samuel Franklin and Ruby Olivia Waters Barlow was born...

Tara Whiddon Jones

Tara Whiddon Jones

Jul 15, 2016

VIEW VIDEO TRIBUTE   Tara Terena Whiddon Jones passed away Friday, July 15, 2016. A Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 20, 2016, at Plenitude Baptist Church.  Burial will be private.  Pastor Tommy Freeman will officiate. The family will greet friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 19, 2016, at Hart’s Mortuary at the...

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