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Forsyth, GA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Forsyth, Georgia, Monroe County, & Surrounding Areas.
Glenda Carrell Braswell Balltzglier
Jan 22, 2023
Glenda Carrell Braswell Balltzglier was born at home on November 18, 1942 in Micro, N.C. to Arthur Braswell and Alberta Batten Braswell. She graduated from Selma High School, Selma, N.C. in 1961 where she was the drum majorette for the high school band. This is where she met and married her high school sweetheart Donald Wade Balltzglier, her Donald, as...
Joan Dykes Hencely
Jan 21, 2023
Joan Dykes Hencely of Forsyth, Georgia passed away Saturday, January 21, 2023. Graveside services will be held at 1:00pm, Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at Monroe Hills Memorial Gardens. Rev. Jim Dykes will officiate.
Mrs. Hencely was born October 6, 1939 in Ellenton, Georgia to the late Jimmy Fountain Dykes and Jewell Avis Spear Dykes. Her husband, William Maynard Hencely and...
Jackie Lynn Bryant
Jan 14, 2023
Jackie Lynn Bryant of The Rock, Georgia passed away Saturday, January 14th, 2023. Funeral services will be held at 12:00pm, Wednesday, January 18th, 2023 at Monroe County Memorial Chapel with visitation one hour prior to the service. Interment will follow in Monroe Memorial Gardens.
Jackie was the son of the late Coy Jackson Bryant and Irene Burton Bryant. He was...
Russell Luther Crane
Jan 12, 2023
Russell Luther Crane, age 72 of Jackson, Georgia passed away on Thursday, January 12, 2023. Services will be private. Russell was born in Jackson Georgia to the late Wayne "Bozo" Howell Crane and Juanita Mangham Crane. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister Jennifer Crane of Macon. After graduating from Dudley Hughes High School, Russell...
Mark Craig Johnson
Jan 12, 2023
Mark Craig Johnson passed away at his residence Thursday, January 12th, 2023. A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, January 14th, 2023, 12:00 p.m., at Monroe County Memorial Chapel with visitation one hour prior to the service. Rev. Billy Rogers will officiate.
Mark, son of the late Bill Johnson and Frances Cook Johnson was born June 12, 1963 in Macon,...
Betty Herndon Ivey
Jan 10, 2023
Betty Herndon Ivey passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2023. Funeral services will be held Friday, January 13, 2023, 2:00 p.m. at Monroe County Memorial Chapel with visitation one hour prior to the service. Interment will follow in Monroe Hills Memorial Gardens. Dr. Hambric Brooks will officiate.
Mrs. Ivey, the daughter of the late Clarence Herndon and Sarah Herndon Collins was...
Martha Helen Tillison
Jan 9, 2023
Martha Helen Tillison, age 90 passed away Monday, January 9, 2023. She was born in Muscadine, Alabama. Helen married Clyde Lamar Tillison 10-6-52 and began her married life as a military wife. She and Lamar settled down in Atlanta, Georgia where he worked for Norfolk Southern Railroad. In 1961 the family relocated to Macon, Georgia to raise their only son...
Frank Leroy Goodwin
Jan 8, 2023
Frank Leroy Goodwin of Forsyth passed away on January 8, 2023.
Frank was born October 11, 1959 in Denver, Colorado. He is survived by his wife of 27 years, Fern Arellono, Children, Brian (Theresa) Goodwin of Oregon, Mike (Shelly) Goodwin of California, Markeda Goodwin of Oregon, Stephanie Goodwin of Texas and Arlena (Daniel) Arellano of Atlanta, GA, 11 grandchildren and...
Clarene Jenkins Pierson
Jan 8, 2023
Clarene Jenkins Pierson, 75, of Culloden GA, passed away on January 8, 2023.
Clarene was born on January 28, 1947 in Forsyth, GA to William Jenkins and Norene Jenkins. Clarene had a passion for fitness and education and earned multiple degrees including a Master’s and Specialist Degree in Health Education from the University of Georgia. She instilled the love of...
Jimmy Copeland
Jan 4, 2023
James “Jimmy” Harris Copeland Sr, 88, of Forsyth, Georgia passed away on January 4, 2023, peacefully while at home. Jimmy was born September 8th, 1934, in Plant City, Florida to the late Benjamin Harold “Bo” Copeland and to the late Annie Lee Padgett Copeland. Jimmy is a 1954 graduate from Tift County High School. After graduation, Jimmy moved to Monroe...
Rosenia Sanders Durden
Dec 31, 2022
Rosenia Sanders Durden, born March 5, 1932 in Juliette, Georgia, left this earth for her heavenly home on December 31, 2022.
Rosenia was born to the late James and Thelma Sanders, and was a sister to Pearl Harper, Thelma Fordham, Emory Sanders, Lester Sanders and Terrell Sanders. Rosenia is survived by her daughter Valicia Durden Midkiff (Fred) and son George...
Jerry Lee Stinson
Dec 30, 2022
Jerry Lee Stinson, 66, of Juliette, Georgia passed away on December 30th, 2022. He was born on February 28th, 1956 in Savannah, GA and was raised there and in Tattnall County, GA before moving to Macon, GA. In Macon he met his former wife of 16 years, Grace Stinson, and they had two sons He retired from the International Boilermakers...
Ida Lenora Kempson
Dec 29, 2022
Ida Lenora Kempson passed away December 29, 2022. Nora was born November 8, 1928 in Manatee Florida to the late David Elisha Ludlum and Bessie Mae Ficklin. She is preceded in death by her husband George Kempson Sr. Nora was a loving homemaker and mother to George B. Kempson Jr. (Marsha), Patricia Ann Golden (Earl), Barbra Jo Massey (Bill), who...
Hateram Harold Lachhman
Dec 28, 2022
Hateram Harold Lachhman
Born March 27, 1950 Died on Wednesday December 28 ,2022
Father to Son Rey,
Daughters Vidia, Loveita and grand kids Luna and Chloe,
His family attended funeral brother and sisters and his kids.
Father is a advanced Mathematics Professor at University of Florida.
Intelligent and happy most positive in all he does in living life to...
Martha Elizabeth Caldwell
Dec 28, 2022
Martha Elizabeth Caldwell entered the gates of Heaven on December 28, 2022. Liz was born on November 8, 1925, in Waynesboro, Georgia. She graduated from Waynesboro High School and attended West Georgia College.
During the many years on this earth, Liz was a talented seamstress, a teacher’s aide in the Bibb County Schools, and a teacher’s aide for many years...
Dr. Julian Kelly McLendon
Dec 21, 2022
Dr. Julian “Jay” Kelly McLendon, Jr.
Dr. Julian “Jay” Kelly McLendon, Jr., 64, of Forsyth, GA, passed away on December 21st, 2022 after a valiant battle with Lewy Body Dementia.
Jay was born on September 3rd, 1958 to Dr. Julian Kelly McLendon, Sr. and Juliet Pope McLendon in the city of Bremen, GA. After graduating from Bremen High School in...
Steven Edward Skinner
Dec 20, 2022
December 20th, 2022, Steven Edward Skinner, went to be with his Heavenly Father. Steve was a loving husband, father and grandfather of four and an active member in the church and community. Born on February 9th, 1963, in Okinawa, Japan, to his parents Fred and Mary Skinner; he is the third of five children. Steven married the love of his...
Killis Bennett
Dec 16, 2022
Killis Bennett was born January 4th, 1933, to William Roy and Sarah Frances Pierson Bennett of Culloden Ga. He graduated from Mary Persons High School where he participated in sports and FFA. Killis was a quarterback for the Bulldogs and scored the very first touchdown on Mitchell Field. He was also a state finalist in the FFA cattle division. After...
Emmett Benjamin Cook, Sr.
Dec 16, 2022
Emmett Benjamin Cook, Sr. of Forsyth, Georgia passed away Friday, December 16, 2022. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday 21, 2022 at Shiloh Baptist Church with visitation one hour prior to the service. Rev. Ricky Niblett will officiate. Interment will follow in Geneva Cemetery, Geneva, Georgia. Mr. Cook was born January 12, 1933 in Geneva, Georgia to...
Elaine White
Dec 15, 2022
Venetia Elaine “Pearl” Elliott White, born October 2, 1959, 63, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Thursday, December 15, 2022, surrounded by her family.
She married, Keith White, the love her life on December 1, 1979. The Lord blessed Elaine and Keith with their first son, Matthew Elliott and their second son, Patrick Lanier. Elaine...
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