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Forsyth, GA Obituaries

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

George Larry Williams

George Larry Williams

Feb 13, 2019

George Larry Williams passed away Wednesday, February 13, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, February 17, 2019, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel with burial in Forsyth City Cemetery. Rev. Mark Goolsby will officiate.  The family will greet friends from 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m., Saturday, February 16, 2019, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. Larry, the son...

Gloria Joyce Starr Smith

Gloria Joyce Starr Smith

Feb 12, 2019

Gloria Joyce Starr Smith passed away Tuesday, February 12, 2019. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, February 16, 2019, at Maynard Baptist Church. Rev. Matthew Bishop will officiate. The family will greet friends following the service at the church. Joyce, the daughter of the late Joseph Carl Starr, Jr. and Virginia Gardner Starr was born February...

Frank Durden

Frank Durden

Feb 12, 2019

Frank Durden was born on May 24, 1936 in Macon, Ga. His parents were A.C. Durden, Sr. and Ruth Dunbar Durden. Frank grew up in the Methodist Children’s Home on Pierce Ave in Macon where his parents were the superintendents for many years. His graduation from Lanier High School in 1955 was followed by working and serving with the Naval...

Brian Wade Neal

Brian Wade Neal

Feb 7, 2019

Brian Wade Neal passed away Thursday, February 7, 2019. A Celebration of Life will be held at 4:00 p.m., Saturday, February 9, 2019, at the residence, 370 Stokes Store Road, Forsyth, GA 31029. Brian was born January 23, 1963, in Huntsville, Alabama. His brother, Kevin Neal preceded him in death. He was a Project Manager in telecommunications. Brian is survived...

Barbara Sims Harkness

Barbara Sims Harkness

Feb 7, 2019

Barbara Sims Harkness passed away Thursday, February 7, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 p.m., Saturday, February 9, 2019, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel with burial in Forsyth City Cemetery. Dr. H. Darrell Watson will officiate. The family will greet friends the day of the service from 3:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m., at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. Mrs....

Eric James Stevenson

Eric James Stevenson

Feb 5, 2019

VIEW VIDEO TRIBUTE           Eric James Stevenson passed away Tuesday, February 5, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, February 9, 2019, at New Providence Baptist Church with burial in Monroe Hills Memorial Gardens. Rev. Brian Moore will officiate. The family will greet friends the day of the service from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00...

Kennie Eugene Bowman Sr.

Kennie Eugene Bowman Sr.

Feb 1, 2019

Kennie Eugene Bowman, Sr. and Mary Ann Glover Bowman will have a dual service held on February 3, 2019, at Edmonds Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. with the funeral service immediately following. Kennie Eugene Bowman, Sr. October 15, 1937 - February 1, 2019 Forsyth, GA - Kennie Eugene Bowman, Sr. was born...

Chuck Burton

Chuck Burton

Jan 26, 2019

Charles “Chuck” George Burton, Jr. passed away Saturday, January 26, 2019. No services are planned. Chuck was born August 11, 1960, in Macon, Georgia. His mother, Jean Wilson Burton and his brother, Alan Bruce Burton preceded him in death. Chuck will be sorely missed by his family and friends. Monroe County Memorial Chapel has charge of arrangements.  

Mary Ann Glover Bowman

Mary Ann Glover Bowman

Jan 25, 2019

Mary Ann Glover Bowman was born on September 1, 1938, in Ruston, LA to David Glover and Carrie Laurence Glover, who both preceded her in death. She had one sibling, Roy Glover (Ellen), of Ruston with multiple nieces and nephews. Mary Ann attended Ruston High School where she excelled in playing the trombone in the band. She graduated in 1956...

Bill P Criswell

Bill P Criswell

Jan 25, 2019

Bill Perry Criswell, age 72 passed away on 1/25/2019. He was born August 10, 1946 in Grayson, Kentucky son of the late Edward and Carmen Hudgins Criswell. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two older brothers, Phillip and Herbie. Bill graduated from Hitchins High School in the class of 1963. He went on to obtain...

Rickey Lee Vaughan

Rickey Lee Vaughan

Jan 21, 2019

Ricky Lee Vaughan passed away Monday, January 21, 2019. Ricky’s wishes were to be cremated with no service or visitation.

Ricky was born August 19, 1963 in Atlanta, Georgia. His parents, Gray Ray Vaughan and Mary Louise Pope Vaughan preceded him in death. He was retired from the tire industry.

Survivors include his children, Ashly Washington and April Marie Vaughan;...

Dorothy Louise Brinkley

Dorothy Louise Brinkley

Jan 19, 2019

Dorothy Louise Brinkley passed away Saturday, January 19, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, January 21, 2019, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel with burial in Forsyth City Cemetery. Rev. Watson Jones will officiate. The family will greet friends the day of the service from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m., at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. Mrs. Brinkley,...

Margaret Ruth Neumann

Margaret Ruth Neumann

Jan 18, 2019

Margaret Ruth Neumann passed away Friday, January 18, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, January 24, 2019, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. Rev. Franklin Etheridge will officiate. Entombment will follow in Eternal Hills Memory Gardens, 3700 Stone Mountain Highway, Snellville, GA 30039. The family will greet friends the day of the service from 10:00 a.m. until...

Randy Jackson

Randy Jackson

Jan 18, 2019

 VIEW VIDEO TRIBUTE           Randy Jackson passed away Friday, January 18, 2019. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 22, 2019, at First Baptist Church of Forsyth. The family will greet friends the day of the service from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. at the church. Dr. Hambric Brooks and Rev. Ricky Niblett...

Michael Troy Hammond

Michael Troy Hammond

Jan 16, 2019

Michael Troy “Mike” Hammond passed away Wednesday, January 16, 2019. Mike’s wishes were to be cremated and his ashes spread in the ocean. A visitation will be held from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m., Saturday, January 19, 2019, at Shurlington United Methodist Church, 2060 Shurling Drive, Macon, GA 31211. Mike was born September 16, 1956, in Norfolk, Virginia. His father,...

Millicent Vaughn McCoy

Millicent Vaughn McCoy

Jan 16, 2019

Millicent (Mickie) Nance McCoy, 93, peacefully went to be with the Lord on January 16, 2019, ten days before her 94th birthday. She was preceded in death by her former husband, Malcolm B. McCoy Sr., parents James and Lily Nance, sisters Dorothy Strayer, Helen Murray, Louise Loudermilk, Eloise Wood and brother James Nance. She is survived by a brother, Fred...

Linda Diane Harris

Linda Diane Harris

Jan 15, 2019

Linda Diane Harris passed away Tuesday, January 15, 2019. A Memorial Service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, January 26, 2019 at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. The family suggests casual attire. Burial will be private. Rev. Danny Parker and Rev. Randall Mimbs will officiate.  The family will greet friends the day of the service from 2:00 p.m. until 3:00...

Robert Preston Harris, Sr.

Robert Preston Harris, Sr.

Jan 13, 2019

Robert Preston “Bob” Harris, Sr. passed away Sunday, January 13, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m.  Tuesday, January 15, 2019, at Christ United Methodist Church, 417 N Frontage Road, Forsyth, GA 31029 with burial in Forsyth City Cemetery.  Rev. Debbie Lefevers will officiate. The family will greet friends the day of the service from 1:00 p.m. until...

Mary Joyce Gore

Mary Joyce Gore

Jan 9, 2019

Mary Joyce Gore went home to be with Jesus Wednesday, January 9, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, January 14, 2019, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel with burial in Monroe Hills Memorial Gardens.  Rev. Watson Jones will officiate. The family will greet friends from 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m., Sunday, January 13, 2019, at Monroe County...

Garnett Elrod, Jr

Garnett Elrod, Jr

Jan 4, 2019

  Garnett D. “Buck” Elrod, Jr, age 88 of Abbeville, passed away Friday, January 4, 2019 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Monday, January 7th in the M. G. Frazier Memorial Chapel of Frazier and Son Funeral Home. Visitation will be one hour before the service from 10-11 AM in the chapel. Reverend David Clark...

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