OBITUARIES

Forsyth, GA Obituaries

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

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...

Ottis B. Lavender Jr.

Ottis B. Lavender Jr.

May 6, 2016

Ottis Benton Lavender Jr. passed peacefully in a local hospital on Friday May 6, 2016 after a brief illness. Funeral services will be held at 11 am Tuesday May 10, 2016 at Wesley United Methodist Church 4256 Hartley Bridge Road, Macon, GA 31216 with burial in New Elim Baptist Church Cemetery 4368 Hartley Bridge Road, Macon, GA 31216. Reverend Billy...

Patricia Smallwood Clance

Patricia Smallwood Clance

Apr 26, 2016

Patricia Carolyn Smallwood Clance passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 29, 2016, at Bridges of Hope Restoration Church, 354 Big Oak Road, Macon, Georgia with burial in New Haven Baptist Church Cemetery, 893 New Haven Road, Gordon, Georgia.  Reverend Mark Goolsby and Rev. Loretta Faulk will officiate.  The family will...

Roberta Sullivan Pierson

Roberta Sullivan Pierson

Apr 20, 2016

VIEW VIDEO TRIBUTERoberta Holmes Sullivan Pierson passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 23, 2016, at Culloden Primitive Baptist Church with burial in the Pierson Cemetery. Rev. Albert Parker and Elder Matt Yawn will officiate. The family will greet friends from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., Friday, April 22, 2016, at...

Nelle Jackson Smith

Nelle Jackson Smith

Apr 12, 2016

Nelle Jackson Smith passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2016. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 16, 2016, at Monroe Memorial Gardens.  Rev. Raymond Steinkamp will officiate.  The family will greet friends the day of the service from 9:30 a.m., until service time at Monroe County Memorial Chapel.  Mrs. Smith, the daughter of the late Gus Jackson...

Janice Lou Keeton

Janice Lou Keeton

Apr 6, 2016

VIEW VIDEO TRIBUTEJanice Lou Keeton passed away Wednesday, April 6, 2016. Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Thursday, April 14, 2016, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel.  A Memorial Service will be held at a later date for family and friends.  Janice was born December 15, 1958 in Thomaston, Georgia. She was a 1976 graduate of Mary...

Elaine Watson Johnston

Elaine Watson Johnston

Apr 5, 2016

Elaine Carol Watson Johnston passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2016. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 9, 2016, at Monroe Memorial Gardens.  Rev. Danny Parker and Rev. Ricky Niblett will officiate.  The family will greet friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Friday, April 8, 2016, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel.  Mrs. Johnston, the daughter of...

Haral Banks

Haral Banks

Apr 3, 2016

VIEW VIDEO TRIBUTEHaral Banks passed away Sunday, April 3, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, April 6, 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., Tuesday, April 5, 2016, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel.  Haral, the...

Beverly Blain Winder

Beverly Blain Winder

Apr 1, 2016

Beverly Blain Winder, age 80, of Macon passed away peacefully at home on Friday, April 1, 2016. Born in Newark, NJ, Beverly was the daughter of the late James and Marie Blain. She attended Withrow High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, and graduated from Palm Beach State College with an AA degree in Radiology Technology. She belonged to Alpha Beta Kappa...

Patricia Johnson Taylor

Patricia Johnson Taylor

Mar 29, 2016

Patricia Johnson Taylor, 68, passed away on Tuesday, March 29, 2016. Services will be private.  Formerly of Gadsden, Alabama, Patricia is survived by her two sons, Cres Dorough of Bonaire and Jeff Dorough of Forsyth. She has three grandchildren, Alicia Dorough, Chevy Dorough and Sydnie Dorough.  She has one great grandson, Joseph (Jo Jo). She left behind a sister, Brenda...

April Smith

April Smith

Mar 29, 2016

April Smith passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2016. A Memorial Service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, April 2, 2016, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel.  Burial will be private.  Rev. Franklin Etheridge will officiate.  The family will greet friends immediately following the service at Monroe County Memorial Chapel.  Mrs. Smith, the daughter of the late William Marshall Hayes and...

Susan Dixon Woods

Susan Dixon Woods

Mar 25, 2016

Susan Marie Dixon Woods passed away Friday, March 25, 2016. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 2, 2016, at New Providence Baptist Church.  Burial will be private.  Rev. Brian Moore and Rev. Stan Percival will officiate.  The family will greet friends immediately following the service at the church.  Mrs. Woods was born May 7, 1958...

(Infant) Chance Blake Joiner

(Infant) Chance Blake Joiner

Mar 21, 2016

Chance Blake Joiner passed away Monday, March 21, 2016. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 29, 2016, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel.  Burial will be private.   Survivors include his parents, Cory Blake Joiner and Delores Diane Gold of Forsyth; grandparents, Tracie and John Mullis of Hancock County, George P. Joiner of South Carolina and Linda...

Mary Ruth Maddox

Mary Ruth Maddox

Mar 15, 2016

Mary Ruth Maddox passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, March 18, 2016, at Maynard Baptist Church with burial in Monroe Hills Memorial Gardens. Dr. Gary Hopkins and Rev. Grady Mimbs will officiate.  The family will greet friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Thursday, March 17, 2016, at Monroe County Memorial...

CSM Bob Jones (ret)

CSM Bob Jones (ret)

Mar 14, 2016

A Visitation and Celebration of Life will be held at 12 noon, Saturday, March 19, 2016, at the Monroe Senior Center, 515 Hwy 83 South, Forsyth, GA 31029.  Robert Joe Jones was born in McKenzie, TN. His early years were spent in McKenzie and Chicago, IL.  Upon graduation, Jones enlisted in the U. S. Army. For the next 22 plus...

Rowena Valery Stoner

Rowena Valery Stoner

Mar 11, 2016

Mrs. Rowena Valery Moylan Stoner, 94, beloved wife of Oliver B Stoner for 62 years entered into rest on Friday, March 11, 2016 at Select Specialty Hospital, in Augusta, Georgia. The family will receive friends for a viewing and a rosary service at 6:00PM on Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at the Monroe County Memorial Chapel in Forsyth, Georgia. Funeral services...

George Washington Ryals

George Washington Ryals

Mar 5, 2016

Byron . . . George Washington Ryals passed away Saturday, March 5, 2016. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, March 11, 2016, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. Burial will be private.  Rev. Todd Ryals will officiate. The family will greet friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Thursday, March 10, 2016, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel.  Mr....

Margaret May Crossman

Margaret May Crossman

Mar 3, 2016

Margaret May Crossman passed away Thursday, March 3, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 p.m., Sunday, March 6, 2016, at Garden Hill Baptist Church with burial in Monroe Memorial Gardens.  Rev. Mike McMullan will officiate.  The family will greet friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Saturday, March 5, 2016, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel.  Mrs. Crossman, the...

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