OBITUARIES

Forsyth, GA Obituaries

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

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...

Nadine Shaw Wilson

Nadine Shaw Wilson

Nov 27, 2015

Forsyth . . . Nadine Shaw Wilson passed away Friday, November 27, 2015.  Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, November 30, 2015, at Russellville Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery.  Dr. Kenneth E. Keene and Rev. Jered Day will officiate.  The family will greet friends from 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m., Sunday, November 29, 2015,...

Phyllis Mae Greene

Phyllis Mae Greene

Nov 21, 2015

Forsyth . . . Phyllis Mae Greene passed away Saturday, November 21, 2015. Memorial services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 24, 2015, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. Burial will be private. Deonne Jones  will officiate. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. Ms. Greene, the daughter of the late...

James "Jimmy" Earl Harpe

James "Jimmy" Earl Harpe

Nov 19, 2015

James “Jimmy” Earl Harpe, 64, well-known keyboard vocalist, of 175 Josey Road, Forsyth, passed away on Thursday, November 19, 2015, after a lengthy illness.  A Memorial Service celebrating his life will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday December 4, 2015, at First Baptist Church in Forsyth, with Dr. H. Darrell Watson officiating.  Mr. Harpe was born January 26, 1951, in...

Jackie Daniel Jackson

Jackie Daniel Jackson

Nov 18, 2015

Forsyth . . . Jackie Daniel Jackson passed away Wednesday, November 18, 2015. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, November 21, 2015 at Forsyth City Cemetery. Rev. Ricky Niblett will officiate. The family will greet friends from 5:00 p.m., until 7:00 p.m., Friday, November 20, 2015, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. Mrs. Jackson, the daughter of the...

Dianne Tidwell Williams

Dianne Tidwell Williams

Nov 17, 2015

Dianne Tidwell Williams passed away Tuesday, November 17, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, November 21, 2015, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel with burial in Forsyth City Cemetery. Rev. Dean Conkel will officiate. The family will greet friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Friday, November 20, 2015, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. Mrs. Williams, the...

Leonard Leroy Pontiac, USN (Ret.)

Leonard Leroy Pontiac, USN (Ret.)

Nov 14, 2015

Forsyth . . . Leonard Leroy Pontiac, USN (Ret.) passed away Saturday, November 14, 2015.  Graveside services will be held at 12:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 18, 2015, at Monroe Hills Memorial Gardens.  Rev. Baker Earwood will officiate.  The family will greet friends the day of the service from 11:00 a.m. until the hour of the service at Monroe County Memorial...

Richard Emory Taylor

Richard Emory Taylor

Nov 14, 2015

Richard Emory Taylor   Culloden . . . Richard Emory Taylor passed away Saturday, November 14, 2015.  Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 17, 2015, at Monroe County Chapel with burial in Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery, 10 Flint River Road, Jonesboro, GA 30238. Rev. Eric Byrd will officiate.  The family will greet friends one hour prior...

Lewis Lacey Watts

Lewis Lacey Watts

Nov 8, 2015

Forsyth . . . Lewis Lacey “Sarge” Watts passed away Sunday, November 8, 2015. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at Monroe Hills Memorial Gardens, with full military honors.  Rev. Franklin Etheridge will officiate. The family will greet friends the day of the service from 11:30 a. m. until the hour of the service,...

Donald Edward Phillips

Donald Edward Phillips

Nov 5, 2015

Macon . . . Donald Edward Phillips, 68, of Macon GA. passed away on November 5, 2015, after an extended illness.  Donald, the son of the late Julius E. Phillips and Lina H. Phillips was born March 26, 1947, in Charleston, SC. He was of the Catholic faith, a veteran of the United States Air Force and was a retired...

Brenda Bryant Moncrief

Brenda Bryant Moncrief

Oct 30, 2015

Yatesville . . . Brenda Sue Bryant Moncrief passed away Friday, October 30, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, November 2, 2015, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel with burial in New Hope Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. Dr. Preston Gleaton will officiate. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at Monroe County Memorial...

Jack Lopez Johns

Jack Lopez Johns

Oct 29, 2015

Jack Lopez Johns passed away Thursday, October 29, 2015. A Memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, November 13, 2015, at North Macon Church of Christ, 1190 Bass Road, Macon, Georgia 31210, with full military honors. Minister Harry Goff and Minister Bill Bonner will officiate.  Burial will be private.    Mr. Johns, the son of the late WM...

Dorothy Wrye Land

Dorothy Wrye Land

Oct 25, 2015

VIEW VIDEO TRIBUTEMacon . . . Dorothy Wrye Land passed away Sunday, October 25, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 28, 2015, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel with burial in Memorial Hills Memorial Gardens. Rev. Dean Conkel and Cathy Land will officiate. The family will greet friends the day of the service from 1:00 p.m....

John Larry Henderson

John Larry Henderson

Oct 23, 2015

Forsyth . . . John Larry Henderson passed away Friday, October 23, 2015. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 27, 2015, at Monroe Memorial Gardens. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. Mr. Henderson, the son of the late John Henry Henderson and Mary Jane Hinson Crews...

James Thomas Bearden

James Thomas Bearden

Oct 22, 2015

James Thomas Bearden  Forsyth . . . . James Thomas "Buz" Bearden passed away Thursday, October 22, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, October 24, 2015, at the Monroe County Memorial Chapel. Rev. Benny Tate will officiate. The family will greet friends an hour prior to the service at the Chapel.    Mr. Bearden, the son of...

Dr. Betty Ann Metts

Dr. Betty Ann Metts

Oct 19, 2015

Dr. Betty Ann Hogan Metts Macon . . . . . Dr. Betty Ann Hogan Metts passed away Monday afternoon after a long period of declining health. She was born December 6, 1929, in Dublin, Georgia, to Gladys Gray Combs Hogan and Rubert Leonard Hogan. Betty Ann grew up in Dudley, Georgia, and attended elementary and high school there. Betty...

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