OBITUARIES

Forsyth, GA Obituaries

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

Nancy Smith Mays

Nancy Smith Mays

Jan 15, 2016

Forsyth . . . . Nancy Valyne Smith Mays of Forsyth went home to be with her Lord on January 15, 2016.  She was born in Monroe County (Berner) Georgia on June 8, 1921, the baby sister of eight children.  Her family affectionately called her “Sister” all of her life.  She was primarily a home keeper, but she worked for...

Dorothy Wynn Driskell

Dorothy Wynn Driskell

Jan 15, 2016

Forsyth . . . Dorothy Wynn Driskell passed away Friday, January 15, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, January 17, 2016 at Ebenezer United Methodist Church with burial in Monroe Hills Memorial Gardens.  Rev. J. Wesley Privett and Rev. Michael Young will officiate.  The family will greet friends the day of the service from 1:00 p.m....

Wiley Rhodum Campbell

Wiley Rhodum Campbell

Jan 11, 2016

Smarr . . . Wiley Rhodum Campbell passed away Monday, January 11, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, January 14, 2016 at First Baptist Church of Forsyth with burial in New Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, Smarr, Georgia.  Rev. Martin Dillon will officiate.  The family will greet friends the day of the service from 10:00 a.m. until...

Ezra Baxter

Ezra Baxter

Jan 10, 2016

Forsyth . . . . Brian Ezra Baxter passed away Sunday, January 10, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, January 16, 2016, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel with burial in Monroe Hills Memorial Gardens.  James Baxter will officiate.  The family will greet friends the day of the service from 1:30 p.m. until service time at Monroe...

Melinda Hays Lord

Melinda Hays Lord

Jan 4, 2016

Forsyth . . . Melinda Hays Lord passed away Monday, January 4, 2016. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, January 7, 2016 at First Baptist Church of Forsyth. Dr. H. Darrell Watson will officiate.  The family will greet friends following the service at the church.  Mrs. Lord was born July 14, 1952, in Atlanta, Georgia. Her...

CW3 Richard Van Roberts, US Army (Ret.)

CW3 Richard Van Roberts, US Army (Ret.)

Jan 3, 2016

Forsyth . . . CW3 Richard Van Roberts, US Army (Ret.) passed away Sunday, January 3, 2016. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 6, 2016, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. Burial will be private. Rev. Ken Nienke of Salem, Virginia will officiate.  The family will greet friends following the service.  Mr. Roberts, the son of...

Patricia Collins Morgan

Patricia Collins Morgan

Dec 30, 2015

Forsyth . . . Patricia Elizabeth Collins Morgan died Wednesday, December 30, 2015. Funeral services will be held at First Baptist Church in Forsyth, Georgia at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, January 3, 2016, with burial in Monroe Hills Memorial Gardens.  Dr. Dan Whitaker will officiate. The family will greet friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Saturday, January 2, 2016, at...

Joe Chambers

Joe Chambers

Dec 30, 2015

Joseph Pierce Chambers  Forsyth . . . Joseph “Joe” Pierce Chambers passed away, Wednesday, December 30, 2015. Graveside services will be held at 4:30 p.m., Saturday, January 2, 2016, at Forsyth City Cemetery.  Rev. Ken Stephens will officiate.  The family will greet friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Friday, January 1, 2016, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel.  Mr. Chambers,...

Nancy Laughlin Bridges

Nancy Laughlin Bridges

Dec 28, 2015

Nancy Laughlin Bridges  Forsyth . . . Nancy Elizabeth Laughlin Bridges passed away Monday, December  28, 2015. A Memorial Service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 30, 2015, at Juliette United Methodist Church.  Burial will be private.  Rev. Stanley Harrell will officiate.  The family will greet friends following the service.  Mrs. Bridges, the daughter of the late Charles...

Anne Jacqueline Williams

Anne Jacqueline Williams

Dec 28, 2015

Thomaston . . . Anne Jacqueline “Jackie” Williams passed away Monday, December 28, 2015. Graveside services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Friday, January 1, 2016, at Monroe Hills Memorial Gardens.  Rev. Brian Moore will officiate.  The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at Monroe County Memorial Chapel.  Mrs. Williams, the daughter of the late Ben...

Marion Gore Joseph

Marion Gore Joseph

Dec 28, 2015

Forsyth . . .  Marion Elizabeth Gore Joseph passed away Monday, December 28, 2015.  Visitation is Friday, January 1, 2016 at the Forsyth United Methodist Church at 10AM. Funeral services will be held at the church at 11:00 AM., with burial to follow in Monroe Hills Memorial Gardens. Rev. Darris Baker will officiate. Mrs. Joseph, the daughter of James and...

(Infant) Eleanor Reye Morris

(Infant) Eleanor Reye Morris

Dec 27, 2015

Bolingbroke . . . (Infant) Eleanor Reye Morris passed away Sunday, December 27, 2015. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 2, 2016, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel.  Burial will be private. The family will greet friends following the service.  Survivors include her parents, J. T. and Bridget Morris of Bolingbroke, grandparents, Cliff and Bonnie Johnson...

Robert Leonard Smith

Robert Leonard Smith

Dec 27, 2015

Forsyth . . . Robert Leonard Smith passed away Sunday, December 27, 2015. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 30, 2015, at Forsyth United Methodist Church.  Rev. Darris Baker will officiate. The family will greet friends following the service at the church.  Mr. Smith, the son of the late Curtis Martin Smith, Sr. and Catheryn...

Ethel Cox Greely

Ethel Cox Greely

Dec 25, 2015

Forsyth . . . Ethel Cox Greely passed away Friday, December 25, 2015. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 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. Greely, the daughter of the...

Esther Loop Simpson

Esther Loop Simpson

Dec 22, 2015

Esther Bell Loop SimpsonFebruary 22, 1916 – December 22, 2015  Forsyth . . . . Esther Bell Loop Simpson born in Piqua., Ohio completed her life’s journey on December 22, 2015. Esther was married to Cleo Elzie (Pat) Simpson for 59 years. She is survived by her daughter Virginia Martin of Forsyth, two grandchildren, Virginia Lee Lofton, of Oveido, Florida,...

James Harry Callaway

James Harry Callaway

Dec 20, 2015

Bolingbroke . . . Harry “Red” Callaway died on December 20, 2015. Born in Bolingbroke, GA on November 25, 1927, he was the son of James Edwin and Willie Mae Davis Callaway.  A graduate of Mary Persons High School, he served in the U. S. Navy aboard the USS Mattaponi in the Pacific Fleet as a part of the initial...

Patricia Bedgood Crapps

Patricia Bedgood Crapps

Dec 15, 2015

Macon . . . Patricia Bedgood Crapps passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2015. The family will greet friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Thursday, December 17, 2015, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel, 86 West Main Street, Forsyth, GA 31029. Services and Entombment will be private.  Mrs. Crapps, the daughter of the late James Bedgood and Woodie Baggley Bedgood was...

Opal Tidwell Jackson

Opal Tidwell Jackson

Dec 6, 2015

Forsyth . . . Opal Tidwell Jackson passed away Sunday, December 6, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, December 11, 2015, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel with burial in Forsyth City Cemetery. Rev. Mark Goolsby will officiate. The family will greet friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Thursday, December 10, 2015, at Monroe County Memorial...

John William Watts

John William Watts

Dec 5, 2015

Forsyth . . . John William Watts passed away Saturday, December 5, 2015.  Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, December 7, 2015, at Forsyth City Cemetery.  Rev. Darrell Corbin will officiate.  Mr. Watts, the son of the late Leonard J. Watts and Lillie Pearl Williams Watts was born March 30, 1952, in Forsyth, Georgia.  He retired from...

Gerald Edward Haney Sr.

Gerald Edward Haney Sr.

Nov 30, 2015

Juliette . . . Gerald Edward Haney, Sr. passed away Monday, November 30, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Friday, December 4, 2015, at Bethany Baptist Church with burial in Monroe Hills Memorial Gardens. Rev. Jimmy Corbitt will officiate. The family will greet friends the day of the service from 2:00 p.m. until the hour of the...

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