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Forsyth, GA Obituaries

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

Clara Jane Watts

Clara Jane Watts

Sep 13, 2018

Clara Jane Watts passed away Thursday, September 13, 2018. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, September 16, 2018, at Forsyth City Cemetery. Bryan Romine will officiate. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. Clara, the daughter of the late William Henry Watts and Georgia Gertrude Scott Watts was born...

Jacob Anthony New

Jacob Anthony New

Sep 10, 2018

Jacob Anthony New passed away Monday, September 10, 2018. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, September 15, 2018, at Paran Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Cody Fountain will officiate. The family will greet friends the day of the service from 12:00 p.m. until 1:45 p.m. at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. Jacob was born July 8, 1983, in Thomaston,...

Richard Edward Monahan

Richard Edward Monahan

Sep 8, 2018

Richard Edward Monahan of Jackson GA passed away on September 8, 2018. He was 62. He was born on March 13, 1956 to George Monahan and Jacquelin Harbaugh in Richmond VA.  Richard is survived by his wife, Anita Monahan, and two sons, Rick (Betsy) and Billy, which he was also being his longtime caregiver. And his only adorable granddaughter Maycee. ...

Walter Thomas Zellner, III

Walter Thomas Zellner, III

Aug 24, 2018

Walter Thomas “Tommy” Zellner, III passed away Friday, August 24, 2018. Services and burial will be private at a later date. Tommy was born December 18, 1963, in Forsyth, Georgia. His father, Walter Thomas Zellner, Jr. preceded him in death. Tommy was a 1981 graduate of Mary Persons High School. He was self-employed as a heavy equipment mechanic. Survivors include...

Susan Jackson Ussery

Susan Jackson Ussery

Aug 22, 2018

Susan Denise Jackson Ussery passed away Wednesday, August 22, 2018. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 25, 2018, at Maynard Baptist Church. Rev. Matthew Bishop will officiate. Burial will be private. The family will greet friends following the service at the church. Susan, the daughter of the late Carl Savage Jackson and Ivelyn Dale Peacock...

Richard Winfield Scott

Richard Winfield Scott

Aug 15, 2018

Richard Winfield Scott, after a prolonged battle against cancer and Parkinson's Disease, entered the gates of Heaven on August 15, 2018. He was born July 17, 1940, in Alma, Georgia. Services will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, August 18, 2018 at North Macon Presbyterian Church. The family will greet visitors one hour prior to the service. Richard is survived...

Ruth Davis Strickland

Ruth Davis Strickland

Aug 14, 2018

Ruth Evelyn Davis was born in Verna, Florida to Lena Hill and Arthur Lee Davis, Sr. on June 8, 1925. She moved with her family to Ludowici, Georgia as a young child and graduated from Long County High School along with her best friend and brother, Junior. She worked at Camp Stewart in Hinesville, Georgia during World War II and...

Lucille Cunningham Copeland

Lucille Cunningham Copeland

Aug 13, 2018

Lucille Cunningham Copeland passed away Monday, August 13, 2018. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, August 20, 2018, at Monroe Hills Memorial Gardens.  Rev. Bryant Raines will officiate. The family will greet friends from 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m., Sunday, August 19, 2018, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel.  Mrs. Cunningham, the daughter of the late Thomas Cook...

Elvis Lloyd Hammersley

Elvis Lloyd Hammersley

Aug 1, 2018

Elvis Lloyd Hammersley went to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, August 1st. A celebration of life will be held at 11:00 am Saturday, August 4th, at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church in Smarr. Reverend Keith Harris will officiate. Mr. Hammersley was born in Oklahoma on March 1st, 1929. He retired from Fred Jones Manufacturing after almost thirty...

Daniel Pride Stewart

Daniel Pride Stewart

Jul 30, 2018

VIEW VIDEO TRIBUTE                          Daniel Pride Stewart passed away on July 30, 2018. He was born on January 21, 1934 in Memphis, Tennessee to Rufus Olred and Gladys Conyers Stewart.  He graduated from Christian Brothers High School and attended The University of Arkansas for one year.  After discovering that they...

Bettye Wilson Sims

Bettye Wilson Sims

Jul 29, 2018

Bettye Jane Wilson, “BJ”, Bettye Wilson Sims, Mrs. Walter R. Sims, went to see The Lord, her beloved husband Walter, family and her many friends, Sunday July 29th. 1926 to 2018, almost 92 years. But the many lessons she showed us in life will remain with us until we join her. She is often spoken of as a “steel magnolia”...

Charles Monroe Huff

Charles Monroe Huff

Jul 27, 2018

Charles Monroe Huff passed away Friday, July 27, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 31, 2018, at Bethany Baptist Church, 365 Pea Ridge Road, Juliette, GA with burial in Monroe Memorial Gardens.  Rev. Jimmy Corbitt will officiate. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at the church. Charles, the son of...

Claudia Bishop

Claudia Bishop

Jul 26, 2018

Claudia Bishop passed away Thursday, July 26, 2018. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, August 2, 2018, at Paran Baptist Church. Rev. John L. Tarrer will officiate. Burial will be private. The family will greet friends following the service at the church. Claudia was born December 7, 1961, in Omaha, Nebraska. Her mother, Jenny Wessinger Bishop...

Gussie Ivester Griffin

Gussie Ivester Griffin

Jul 26, 2018

Gussie Ivester Griffin passed away Thursday, July 26, 2018. Graveside services will be held at 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 31, 2018, at Riverside Cemetery.  Dr. Mark Ledbetter will officiate. The family will greet friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Monday, July 30, 2018, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. Mrs. Griffin, the daughter of the late Brice and Ida Mae...

Billy Joe Reeves

Billy Joe Reeves

Jul 22, 2018

VIEW VIDEO TRIBUTE                Billy Joe Reeves passed away Sunday, July 22, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, July 26, 2018, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel with burial in Culloden City Cemetery. Rev. Albert C. Parker will officiate. The family will greet friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 25, 2018, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel....

Mary Ethel Stuart

Mary Ethel Stuart

Jul 21, 2018

VIEW VIDEO TRIBUTE               Mary Ethel Stuart, 95, of Forsyth passed away on July 21, 2018. Mrs. Stuart, daughter of the late William Augustus Douthit and the late Lilly Curry Douthit, was born on March 2, 1923 in Roaring River, North Carolina. She was the oldest living member of Rogers United Methodist Church in Forsyth and served in multiple church leadership roles...

William Hawk Foster

William Hawk Foster

Jul 16, 2018

William Hawk Foster passed away Monday, July 16, 2018, following an automobile accident. Graveside services will be held at 12:00 p.m., Friday, July 20, 2018, in Monroe Memorial Gardens. Rev. Stanly Harrell will officiate. The family will greet friends following the service at the graveside. William was born September 4, 2017, in Macon, Georgia. His mother, Carole Simpson Foster, preceded...

Bobby Ray Ivey

Bobby Ray Ivey

Jul 15, 2018

Bobby Ray Ivey died Sunday, July 15, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 18, 2018, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel with burial in Monroe Hills Memorial Gardens. Dr. Dan Whitaker and Dr. Hambric Brooks will officiate.   The family will greet friends from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 17, 2018, at Monroe County Memorial...

Carole Donielle Foster

Carole Donielle Foster

Jul 12, 2018

Carole Donielle Foster passed away Thursday, July 12, 2018, following an automobile accident and her beloved son, William Hawk Foster passed away four days later. Graveside services will be held at 12:00 p.m., Friday, July 20, 2018, in Monroe Memorial Gardens. Rev. Stanley Harrell will officiate. The family will greet friends following the service at the graveside. Carole was born...

Howard Morris Zach

Howard Morris Zach

Jul 12, 2018

VIEW VIDEO TRIBUTE                       Howard Morris Zach of Forsyth, GA passed away unexpectedly Thursday, July 12, 2018 in a car accident. He was a loving husband, father, son, brother and friend to many. He was an avid hunter and loved all things sport. He will be remembered for his contagious laugh and...

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