Mr. Ronald L. “Ronnie” Gilbert, Sr., age 78 of Barnesville passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 10, 2019, after a courageous battle with cancer. Mr. Gilbert was born in Miami, Florida, on November 3, 1940, to the late Mr. Lucius S. Gilbert and the late Fannie C. Gilbert. He is also preceded in death by his brother, James Gilbert, sister-in-law, Erin Gilbert, grandparents Jesse James Clark and “Mama” Clark and Ludie Mae Dean.
Mr. Gilbert is survived by his son, Ronald, Jr. (Doris) of Grandview, Tennessee and his daughter, Kathleen (“Kathy” and Larry) Wallace of Chattanooga, Tennessee. He was most proud of his grandchildren, Shane (Megan), Sara, Angela, Paul, Emily, Patrick, Elizabeth, Susan, Joshua and Jennifer. He adored his great grandchildren, Jayce, Adeline, Zachary, Noah, Madeleine (“Maddy”), Sawyer, Tristin, Naiomi and Kiara.
Mr. Gilbert graduated from Gordon Military High School where he enjoyed his time as an Eagle Scout. He retired after more than 41 years of service to the William Carter Company. Mr. Gilbert was a great family man and loving father. He will always be remembered for the love he had for his family, friends and hometown of Barnesville.
The family would like to thank the caring staff of NHC, Rossville, Georgia and Hospice of Chattanooga.
Memorials may be made to a charity of your choice.
A funeral service for Mr. Ronald Gilbert will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, February 24, 2019 at Breedlove Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery.The family will receive friends at Williams-Westbury Funeral Home on Saturday, February 23, 2019 from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M.
To sign the online registry or to send a condolence online, please do so at www.williams-westburyfuneralhome.com
Williams-Westbury Funeral Home, 526 College Drive, Barnesville, is serving the Wilson family.
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Reverend Herbert Torbert
Reverend Herbert Torbert, age 87, of Barnesville, passed away on Sunday, February 10, 2019, at his home.
Rev. Torbert was born Tuesday, December 22, 1931, to the late Herbert Willis Torbert, Sr. and the late Ollie Jo McCord Torbert. He is preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Corley Torbert; his sister, Jeanette Torbert Brinkley and son in-law, Richard H. Coley. Rev. Torbert retired from the William Carter Company after 50 years. He also retired as a minister from Mt. Zion Baptist Church where he served as pastor for many years. He loved fishing, hunting and archery.
Mr. Torbert is survived by his daughter, Sandra Coley of Meansville; sons, Jimmy Torbert and Scott Torbert both of Barnesville; grandchildren, Joshua Torbert of Okaya, Japan, Amanda and Talvin Robbins of Meansville, and Sandra Torbert of Barnesville; great-grandchildren, Michael Coley, Ricci Coley and Kaylie Robbins; brother and sister in-law, Homer Dave and Beth Torbert of Barnesville; sister, Jeanelle Vestel of Dixon, TN several nieces and nephews.
A funeral service for Reverend Herbert Torbert will be held at 2:00 P.M. at Mount Zion Baptist Church in the Piedmont Community on Wednesday, February 13, 2019 with Reverend Ken English and Reverend Franklin Gibson officiating. Interment will follow in Mount Zion Baptist Church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Tuesday evening from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M.
To sign the online registry or to send a condolence online, please do so at www.williams-westburyfuneralhome.com
Williams- Westbury Funeral Home, 526 College Drive, Barnesville, is serving the Torbert family.
Rev. Torbert was born Tuesday, December 22, 1931, to the late Herbert Willis Torbert, Sr. and the late Ollie Jo McCord Torbert. He is preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Corley Torbert; his sister, Jeanette Torbert Brinkley and son in-law, Richard H. Coley. Rev. Torbert retired from the William Carter Company after 50 years. He also retired as a minister from Mt. Zion Baptist Church where he served as pastor for many years. He loved fishing, hunting and archery.
Mr. Torbert is survived by his daughter, Sandra Coley of Meansville; sons, Jimmy Torbert and Scott Torbert both of Barnesville; grandchildren, Joshua Torbert of Okaya, Japan, Amanda and Talvin Robbins of Meansville, and Sandra Torbert of Barnesville; great-grandchildren, Michael Coley, Ricci Coley and Kaylie Robbins; brother and sister in-law, Homer Dave and Beth Torbert of Barnesville; sister, Jeanelle Vestel of Dixon, TN several nieces and nephews.
A funeral service for Reverend Herbert Torbert will be held at 2:00 P.M. at Mount Zion Baptist Church in the Piedmont Community on Wednesday, February 13, 2019 with Reverend Ken English and Reverend Franklin Gibson officiating. Interment will follow in Mount Zion Baptist Church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Tuesday evening from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M.
To sign the online registry or to send a condolence online, please do so at www.williams-westburyfuneralhome.com
Williams- Westbury Funeral Home, 526 College Drive, Barnesville, is serving the Torbert family.
Dorothy A. Fallings
Mrs. Dorothy A. Fallings 81 formerly of 169 Skyler Road Milner GA. Transitioned on Wednesday January 30. 2019 at Eternal Hope Hospice. Funeral Services was held on Saturday February 2, 2019 at the Bethel Baptist Church. Rev Charles Dumas Sr. officiated, and interment was held in the Mt. Sinai C.M.E Church. Services was under the direction of Trice Funeral Home Inc. of Barnesville.
Dot leaves behind to cherish her memory, her husband of 65 years, Lewis Fallings, Sr. of Griffin, GA; children, Lewis Fallings, Jr. (Barbara), of Stephens City, VA, Willie James Fallings (Barbara Ann) and Rickey Fallings (Yvonne) of Milner, GA; sisters, Elizabeth Dumas and Georgennie Dumas of Barnesville, GA; a devoted sister-in-law, Catherine Burden of Zebulon, GA; and a host of grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, many extended relatives and close friends.
Dot leaves behind to cherish her memory, her husband of 65 years, Lewis Fallings, Sr. of Griffin, GA; children, Lewis Fallings, Jr. (Barbara), of Stephens City, VA, Willie James Fallings (Barbara Ann) and Rickey Fallings (Yvonne) of Milner, GA; sisters, Elizabeth Dumas and Georgennie Dumas of Barnesville, GA; a devoted sister-in-law, Catherine Burden of Zebulon, GA; and a host of grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, many extended relatives and close friends.
Clara M. Barnes
Mrs. Clara M. Barnes 83, of 108 14th Street Barnesville transitioned on February 6 at the Well Star Spalding Regional Medical Center. Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday February 13, 2019 1`pm at the Greater Springhill Missionary Baptist Church. Pastor Craig Ogletree will officiate, and interment will be held following the services in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held on Tuesday from 5 – 7 pm. Services are under the direction of Trice Funeral Home Inc. of Barnesville.
Mrs. Barnes is survived by Four daughters Ms. Nadine Barnes of Barnesville, Mrs. Charlene (Arthur) Maddux of Atlanta, Ms. Alicia Barnes, and Ms. Wendy Barnes both of Barnesville. Two Sons Mr. Thomas J. (Linda) Barnes of Warner Robins, GA and Mr. Terry Barnes of Barnesville. Ten Grandchildren, Twenty-Three Great-Grandchildren, and other grandchildren also survive. One sister Ms. Mary H. Barber of Orlando, Florida. One brother Mr. Will Farley of Barnesville, and a Sister-in-law Ms. Carolyn Goss of Orlando, Florida. A host of Nieces, Nephews, Cousins, and many dear friends whom all will miss her presence.
Mrs. Barnes is survived by Four daughters Ms. Nadine Barnes of Barnesville, Mrs. Charlene (Arthur) Maddux of Atlanta, Ms. Alicia Barnes, and Ms. Wendy Barnes both of Barnesville. Two Sons Mr. Thomas J. (Linda) Barnes of Warner Robins, GA and Mr. Terry Barnes of Barnesville. Ten Grandchildren, Twenty-Three Great-Grandchildren, and other grandchildren also survive. One sister Ms. Mary H. Barber of Orlando, Florida. One brother Mr. Will Farley of Barnesville, and a Sister-in-law Ms. Carolyn Goss of Orlando, Florida. A host of Nieces, Nephews, Cousins, and many dear friends whom all will miss her presence.
Willie Frank "Bill" Dunn, Jr.
Willie Frank “Bill” Dunn, Jr., passed away February 3, 2019 at Coliseum North Hospital of Macon. He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Johnnie Renee Knight Dunn; son, Jared Dunn; grandchildren, Serenity Dunn and Isaac Dunn; brothers, David Dunn and Stephen Dunn; nieces, Christy Thomas, Rachel Whitner and Jennifer Dunn; nephew, John Dunn.
A eulogy service will be held at a later date.
A eulogy service will be held at a later date.
Rennie Sullivan
Mr. Rennie “R.O.” Owen Sullivan, age 72, of Barnesville, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, February 3, 2019, at Spalding Regional Hospital.
Rennie was born on Monday, April 8, 1946 to the late William Alonzo Sullivan and the late Eldee Owens Sullivan. He worked as a foreman for Floyd S. Pike and was a U.S. Marine, having served 2 terms in Vietnam. Rennie graduated from Gordon Military School. He enjoyed farming, cattle, tractors, evening rides on his side by side, and a good steak.
Rennie is survived by his wife of 50 years, Rita Sullivan; children, Karen Bloodworth, Darren Sumner, Melinda McCarty, and Rene’ Spafford; grandchildren, Leslie Ann Sumner, Sebastian Hahn, Abbey Walker, Anthony Walker, Frank Spafford, and Austin Wiley; great-grandchild, Bella Wiley.
A funeral service for Mr. Rennie Sullivan will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, February 7, 2019 at Breedlove Memorial Chapel with Pastor Chip Garrison officiating. The family will receive friends at Williams-Westbury Funeral Home on Wednesday, February 6, 2019 from 6:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M.
To sign the online registry or to send a condolence online, please do so at www.williams-westburyfuneralhome.com
Williams-Westbury Funeral Home, 526 College Drive, Barnesville, is serving the Sullivan family.
Rennie was born on Monday, April 8, 1946 to the late William Alonzo Sullivan and the late Eldee Owens Sullivan. He worked as a foreman for Floyd S. Pike and was a U.S. Marine, having served 2 terms in Vietnam. Rennie graduated from Gordon Military School. He enjoyed farming, cattle, tractors, evening rides on his side by side, and a good steak.
Rennie is survived by his wife of 50 years, Rita Sullivan; children, Karen Bloodworth, Darren Sumner, Melinda McCarty, and Rene’ Spafford; grandchildren, Leslie Ann Sumner, Sebastian Hahn, Abbey Walker, Anthony Walker, Frank Spafford, and Austin Wiley; great-grandchild, Bella Wiley.
A funeral service for Mr. Rennie Sullivan will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, February 7, 2019 at Breedlove Memorial Chapel with Pastor Chip Garrison officiating. The family will receive friends at Williams-Westbury Funeral Home on Wednesday, February 6, 2019 from 6:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M.
To sign the online registry or to send a condolence online, please do so at www.williams-westburyfuneralhome.com
Williams-Westbury Funeral Home, 526 College Drive, Barnesville, is serving the Sullivan family.
Aleasha Burch
Miss Aleasha Ann Burch, age 47, of Barnesville, GA passed away on Saturday, February 2, 2019 at Upson Regional Medical Center.
Aleasha was born in Atlanta, GA on Wednesday, June 16, 1971 to the late Ellis Burch and Mrs. Bennie Pierce Burch. She worked for Christian Ministries Hospice as an LPN. She was the Valedictorian of her 2003 Griffin Tech graduating class. Aleasha loved going to concerts, especially Motley Crew. She was an avid UGA fan. She loved her family, friends and animals.
Aleasha is survived by her mother, Bennie Burch; brother, Clay Burch; fiancé’, Matt Daniel; uncle, Wayne and Dianne Pierce; aunt, Dewilda Wood; several cousins.
A funeral service for Miss Aleasha Burch will be held on Saturday, February 9, 2019 at 2:00 P.M. in the Breedlove Memorial Chapel with Reverend Garth Forster officiating. Interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may visit the family on Friday evening from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you consider making a donation to the Atlanta Humane Society (atlantahumane.org) or to any other no-kill animal shelter. Those who wish may sign the online guest registry at www.williams-westburyfuneralhome.com
Williams-Westbury Funeral Home, 526 College Drive, Barnesville is serving the Burch family.
Aleasha was born in Atlanta, GA on Wednesday, June 16, 1971 to the late Ellis Burch and Mrs. Bennie Pierce Burch. She worked for Christian Ministries Hospice as an LPN. She was the Valedictorian of her 2003 Griffin Tech graduating class. Aleasha loved going to concerts, especially Motley Crew. She was an avid UGA fan. She loved her family, friends and animals.
Aleasha is survived by her mother, Bennie Burch; brother, Clay Burch; fiancé’, Matt Daniel; uncle, Wayne and Dianne Pierce; aunt, Dewilda Wood; several cousins.
A funeral service for Miss Aleasha Burch will be held on Saturday, February 9, 2019 at 2:00 P.M. in the Breedlove Memorial Chapel with Reverend Garth Forster officiating. Interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may visit the family on Friday evening from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you consider making a donation to the Atlanta Humane Society (atlantahumane.org) or to any other no-kill animal shelter. Those who wish may sign the online guest registry at www.williams-westburyfuneralhome.com
Williams-Westbury Funeral Home, 526 College Drive, Barnesville is serving the Burch family.
Doris May Chinery White
Doris White, 1923 – 2019
Doris May Chinery White, 95, died January 5, 2019, in Rocky Face, Georgia. Doris was the youngest of two daughters born to Daniel Henry and Dora May Decker Chinery on June 3, 1923, on Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City. Around the age of three years, Doris lost her mother to influenza. Raised by their father, with the help of nearby maternal aunts, Doris and her sister, Constance Henrietta (“Connie”), enjoyed a happy, comfortable childhood in their home on Rainbow Avenue.
In 1942 Doris graduated from Port Richmond High School, just months after her beloved father died of a stroke. She and her sister were required by circumstances to support themselves, though Doris still managed to take some courses at Seton Hall College. During World War II, Doris worked in the Empire State Building for the Electric Boat Company, which produced PT boats for the Navy. After a time, Doris’ older sister Connie pursued a career overseas, working for an electric company, Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Company. Connie never married and died in 1973 in New York City.
Following WW II, Doris was introduced to William C. White by her friend and his younger sister, Catherine (“Kitty”). A graduate of the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, and a returning Army officer who had served in England for five years, Bill White was the son of a New York City physician who practiced medicine from an office in his brownstone home in the Irish neighborhood of “Hell’s Kitchen” near Times Square. Bill and his sister Kitty were among the youngest of ten siblings; their oldest sister, Bessie, was a nun in the order of the Cenacle Sisters.
On June 14, 1947, Doris and Bill were married in Manhattan, New York City, and they enjoyed over 50 years of marriage, until Bill died on August 28, 1997, in Thomaston, Georgia. In their early married life, they lived in Manhattan and also in Danbury, Connecticut, and in Freeport, New York, on Long Island, as Bill pursued a business career. In 1955, they moved briefly to Jacksonville, Florida, and then on to Atlanta, Georgia, where they lived in the Chamblee and Dunwoody areas.
In 1964, Doris and Bill moved their family to Yatesville, Georgia, seventy miles south of Atlanta, in Upson County (west of Macon). There, Bill began an almost 20-year career with the Federal Paper Board Company in the county seat of Thomaston; he also served a term on the Yatesville City Council. As her children grew older, Doris worked in a clerical capacity at the Marist School in Atlanta, Upson Regional Hospital in Thomaston, and Shallowford Hospital in Atlanta.
Doris was the mother of 7 children: Frances Mary (deceased as a newly born infant), Daniel C. (Sarah Wynn), Mary A., William C. Jr. (Penny), Paul J. (Sue), Theodore M., and John F. (Carolyn). Also known as “Gram” (while her husband was known as “Pop”), Doris delighted in her role as grandmother to eleven grandchildren: Leslie Carter, Chas White, Katie White, Kelie White, Kimberly Mann, Kristin White, Erin White, Garrett Mann, Gina White, Jeff Mann, and Henry White. Doris is also survived by nine great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Bill and Doris White Scholarship at Gordon State College (www.gordonstate.edu/fndscholarships and www.gordonstate.edu/alumni/give-to-gordon.html). As the parents of six children who were educated in the Upson County, Georgia, Public School System, Bill and Doris White developed a deep respect for the rural teachers and administrators who made the education of their children such a rich and rewarding experience. Realizing the importance for all students to continue onto higher education and realizing that many rural students are economically challenged and that not all students reach their full academic potential in high school, it is the intention of the Bill and Doris White Scholarship to provide financial assistance and recognition to students who might not otherwise receive it.
Donations may be made on-line or mailed to Gordon State College Foundation at: GSC Foundation, 419 College Drive, Barnesville, GA 30204. Donation checks may be made out to the Gordon State College Foundation. “In memory of Doris White” may be written on the FOR line of the check or a note may be enclosed with the donation indicating the intended scholarship.
Doris May Chinery White, 95, died January 5, 2019, in Rocky Face, Georgia. Doris was the youngest of two daughters born to Daniel Henry and Dora May Decker Chinery on June 3, 1923, on Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City. Around the age of three years, Doris lost her mother to influenza. Raised by their father, with the help of nearby maternal aunts, Doris and her sister, Constance Henrietta (“Connie”), enjoyed a happy, comfortable childhood in their home on Rainbow Avenue.
In 1942 Doris graduated from Port Richmond High School, just months after her beloved father died of a stroke. She and her sister were required by circumstances to support themselves, though Doris still managed to take some courses at Seton Hall College. During World War II, Doris worked in the Empire State Building for the Electric Boat Company, which produced PT boats for the Navy. After a time, Doris’ older sister Connie pursued a career overseas, working for an electric company, Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Company. Connie never married and died in 1973 in New York City.
Following WW II, Doris was introduced to William C. White by her friend and his younger sister, Catherine (“Kitty”). A graduate of the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, and a returning Army officer who had served in England for five years, Bill White was the son of a New York City physician who practiced medicine from an office in his brownstone home in the Irish neighborhood of “Hell’s Kitchen” near Times Square. Bill and his sister Kitty were among the youngest of ten siblings; their oldest sister, Bessie, was a nun in the order of the Cenacle Sisters.
On June 14, 1947, Doris and Bill were married in Manhattan, New York City, and they enjoyed over 50 years of marriage, until Bill died on August 28, 1997, in Thomaston, Georgia. In their early married life, they lived in Manhattan and also in Danbury, Connecticut, and in Freeport, New York, on Long Island, as Bill pursued a business career. In 1955, they moved briefly to Jacksonville, Florida, and then on to Atlanta, Georgia, where they lived in the Chamblee and Dunwoody areas.
In 1964, Doris and Bill moved their family to Yatesville, Georgia, seventy miles south of Atlanta, in Upson County (west of Macon). There, Bill began an almost 20-year career with the Federal Paper Board Company in the county seat of Thomaston; he also served a term on the Yatesville City Council. As her children grew older, Doris worked in a clerical capacity at the Marist School in Atlanta, Upson Regional Hospital in Thomaston, and Shallowford Hospital in Atlanta.
Doris was the mother of 7 children: Frances Mary (deceased as a newly born infant), Daniel C. (Sarah Wynn), Mary A., William C. Jr. (Penny), Paul J. (Sue), Theodore M., and John F. (Carolyn). Also known as “Gram” (while her husband was known as “Pop”), Doris delighted in her role as grandmother to eleven grandchildren: Leslie Carter, Chas White, Katie White, Kelie White, Kimberly Mann, Kristin White, Erin White, Garrett Mann, Gina White, Jeff Mann, and Henry White. Doris is also survived by nine great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Bill and Doris White Scholarship at Gordon State College (www.gordonstate.edu/fndscholarships and www.gordonstate.edu/alumni/give-to-gordon.html). As the parents of six children who were educated in the Upson County, Georgia, Public School System, Bill and Doris White developed a deep respect for the rural teachers and administrators who made the education of their children such a rich and rewarding experience. Realizing the importance for all students to continue onto higher education and realizing that many rural students are economically challenged and that not all students reach their full academic potential in high school, it is the intention of the Bill and Doris White Scholarship to provide financial assistance and recognition to students who might not otherwise receive it.
Donations may be made on-line or mailed to Gordon State College Foundation at: GSC Foundation, 419 College Drive, Barnesville, GA 30204. Donation checks may be made out to the Gordon State College Foundation. “In memory of Doris White” may be written on the FOR line of the check or a note may be enclosed with the donation indicating the intended scholarship.
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