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Forsyth, GA Obituaries

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

Robert Haven Gorton Wood

Robert Haven Gorton Wood

Feb 11, 2025

Robert passed away peacefully at his home, after a brief illness, surrounded by friends and family.

He was a centenarian that reached the 100-year mark in May of last year.

Robert was born in Providence, Rhode Island to William James Wood and Martinella Elizabeth James. He remained an only child while growing up in Rhode Island and nearby Connecticut.

He graduated from Cranston...

Betty Rose Calvert

Betty Rose Calvert

Feb 11, 2025

Betty Calvert, 94, passed away February 11, 2025. Funeral services will be held 1:00PM Saturday February 15, 2025, at Monroe Memorial gardens, Ensign Road, Forsyth, Georgia, with Reverend Robby Kerr officiating. The family will greet friends following the service. 

Betty Rose Calvert was born August 30, 1930, in Macon, Georgia to the late William Rufus Perkins and Annie Pearl Gibbs. Betty...

Cathryn Futral

Cathryn Futral

Feb 11, 2025

Dr. Cathryn Futral passed away February 11, 2025. A memorial service will be held at 2:00PM Saturday March 1, 2025, at First Baptist Church of Forsyth, 95 West Morse Street, Forsyth, Georgia 31029 with the Reverend Jay Dockweiler and the Reverend Jerry Elder officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to the Cathryn Futral Shakespeare Scholarship Fund at...

Chester Mercer

Chester Mercer

Feb 8, 2025

Chester Mercer, 79, of Gray, Georgia, passed away February 8, 2025. Funeral services will be held 3:00 PM Thursday, February 13, 2025, at Haddock Baptist Church, with Dr. Ron McClung officiating. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service in the church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. 

Chester was a retired electrician for Tri County EMC...

Nancy Emalia Matthews

Nancy Emalia Matthews

Feb 7, 2025

Nancy Emelia Mathews, 78, of Forsyth, Georgia, passed away on February 7, 2025. A memorial service will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service. 

Nancy was born in Huntington, New York on June 14, 1946, to the late Joseph Mathews and Janet...

Ronda Marie Williams

Ronda Marie Williams

Feb 6, 2025

Ronda Marie Williams, 68, passed away on February 6, 2025. Services will be private.

Ronda was born in Sumter, SC to the late Ernest Boytte Gibson and Ella Ree Grimsley. She was a retired nurse who graduated from Trident Technical College in Charleston, SC, where she was on the Dean’s List. Ronda was a loving mother who cared about others more...

Robert Phillip Walker

Robert Phillip Walker

Feb 4, 2025

Phil Walker, 78, of Forsyth, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, February 4, 2025. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM, on Saturday, February 8, 2025, at Forsyth City Cemetery, Newton Memorial Drive, Forsyth, Georgia, with the Reverends Dave Martin and Ricky Niblett officiating. Family will greet friends for a time of visitation on Friday, February 7, 2025, from...

Marcus Harold Melton

Marcus Harold Melton

Jan 31, 2025

Marcus Harold Melton, born on July 1, 1971, passed away on January 31, 2025, surrounded by those he loved most. His life was marked by dedication, service, and love for his family. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, February 8, 2025, at Monroe Memorial Gardens on Ensign Road in Forsyth, Georgia. After the service, there will be...

Clarence Curtis Williams

Clarence Curtis Williams

Jan 31, 2025

Curtis Williams, 84, of Forsyth, Georgia passed away Friday January 31, 2025. A memorial service will be held at a later date. 

Curtis was born December 8, 1940, to the late Clarence Williams and the late Verdie Mae Williams, in Forsyth. He enjoyed traveling, especially to Hawaii which he visited twice. Curtis traveled across the country in his truck. He loved...

Rachel Lindsey Ryles

Rachel Lindsey Ryles

Jan 30, 2025

With heavy hearts we announce the passing of our beloved Mama, Granny, Memaw, and Great Granny: Rachel Ryles. She walked to the hands of Jesus on Thursday, January 30, 2025.

She lived her life in Monroe County. As our cherished matriarch, she was devoted to her family and pets. She enjoyed providing her wisdom to them and reminiscing about the past....

Jo Carol Jones

Jo Carol Jones

Jan 28, 2025

Jo Carol Watkins Jones (Till), 78, of Forsyth, Georgia passed away peacefully surrounded by her family Tuesday January 28, 2025. Funeral services will be held graveside on Thursday January 30th at 3:00pm at Forsyth City Cemetery, with Matthew Bishop officiating. 

Carol was born March 19, 1946, in Forsyth to the late Joseph Drewry Watkins and Willie Lindsey Watkins. She lived most...

Michael Brent Franklin

Michael Brent Franklin

Jan 22, 2025

Michael Brent Franklin, 53, of Monticello passed away January 22, 2025. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM, Monday, January 27, 2025, at Monroe Memorial Gardens on Ensign Road Forsyth, Georgia. 

Michael was born February 4, 1971, in Tocca, Georgia to the late Glynn Franklin and late Mary Linda Whiting. 

Michael loved watching college football especially The University of Georgia Bulldogs, loved...

Alfred Mercer Bush

Alfred Mercer Bush

Jan 17, 2025

Alfred “Mercer” Bush Jr., 78, of Forsyth, passed away Friday, January 17, 2025, in Macon, GA.

Mercer was born on May 11, 1946, in Griffin, GA to the late Alfred Mercer Bush, Sr and Sara Elizabeth Cook. He grew up in Barnesville and graduated from the Gordon Military High School. Mercer was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, serving...

Randalyn Passmore

Randalyn Passmore

Jan 17, 2025

Randalyn Ellis Passmore, 77, of Juliette, passed away Friday January 17, 2025. Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm, Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at New Beginning Pentecostal Church, with the Reverend Mark Goolsby officiating. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at East Juliette Baptist Church Cemetery. 

Randalyn was a graduate of Jones County...

Ernestine Prescott Thompson

Ernestine Prescott Thompson

Jan 17, 2025

Mrs. Ernestine Prescott Thompson of Forsyth, passed away at age 97 on January 17, 2025. Visitation will be held from 2PM-4PM on Sunday, January 19, 2025, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel in Forsyth, followed by a graveside service at 1:00 PM on Monday, January 20, 2025, at Glenn J. Thompson Family Cemetery, 270 Sawmill Road, Higgston, Georgia 30410.

Mrs. Thompson was...

Scott Daniel

Scott Daniel

Jan 17, 2025

Scott A. Daniel, 61, of Jackson, Georgia, passed away on Friday, January 17, 2025. The family will greet friends from 5PM-7PM on Monday, January 20, 2025, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. A funeral service will be held at 11:00am on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at First Baptist Church of High Falls. Burial will follow the service in the Church cemetery. 

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Christine Nan Knox

Christine Nan Knox

Jan 15, 2025

Christine Nan Aldridge Knox was born on Oct 7, 1931, to Homer and Ella Aldridge in Haleyville, Alabama. Upon her graduation from high school, she had the fortitude to leave the small Alabama town and move to the big city of Atlanta, Ga. She loved Atlanta and immediately landed a position with Southern Bell Telephone Company starting out as an...

Phillip Benson Ham

Phillip Benson Ham

Jan 11, 2025

Phillip Benson Ham, Sr., 91, of Smarr, Georgia, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, January 11, 2025. Benson Ham exemplified a life well lived.

Born January 6, 1934, Benson was the eighth child of Laura Belle Benson Ham and John Wesley Ham, Sr. of Smarr, Georgia. His mother died two years later, and Benson was raised by his devoted father,...

Evelyn Stuart

Evelyn Stuart

Jan 10, 2025

Evelyn Ham Stuart passed into God’s peace and the loving arms of her savior Jesus Christ on Jan. 10, 2025. Monroe County Memorial Chapel has charge of arrangements. Services will be held Tuesday, Jan. 14th at New Providence Baptist Church in Smarr, Ga. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m., Service at 11 a.m. and a graveside burial will...

Angelia Smith

Angelia Smith

Jan 6, 2025

Angelia Smith passed away on January 6, 2025, at Emory Hospital in Atlanta. Born and raised in Rome, she had made Forsyth her home for over 30 years. She is survived by her husband, Edward Smith, her children Shad, Ben, Trish, Elizabeth, Hannah and Charles, and many grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at a later date.

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