Death Notices

Johnny C. Harris

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Monday, September 12. 2016

Mr. Johnny C. Harris, age 59, who lived 80 Calvin Bruce Drive in Barnesville, Georgia died on Monday, September 5th. Funeral service will be held on Saturday, September 10th at 2:00 p.m. at the Greater Spring Hill Missionary Baptist Church of Milner, Georgia. Interment will follow in the West Mt. Sinai Cemetery. Pastor Craig Ogletree will officiate. Bentley’s Funeral Home of Barnesville is in charge of all professional services. [Full Story »]

Richard Allen Dunham

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Thursday, September 8. 2016

Richard Allen Dunham passed away Saturday, September 3, 2016. Graveside services were held at 12:00 p.m. Thursday, September 8, 2016 at Andersonville National Cemetery 496 Cemetery Road, Andersonville, Georgia 31711. [Full Story »]

Rebecca Brown

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Friday, September 2. 2016

Mrs. Rebecca “Gayle” Evans Brown, age 69, of Barnesville Ga. passed away Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Mr. Joe Evans and the late Mrs. Nellie Vale Love Evans. Mrs. Brown was also preceded in death by her husband, Mr. Ira Udell Brown and her brother, Mr. Wayne Evans. Mrs. Brown retired as a textile worker from the William Carter Company. She was member of the Milner Baptist Church. [Full Story »]

Amanda McDonald

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Thursday, September 1. 2016

Amanda Colleen Burke McDonald, 42, went home to be with Our Lord on August 11, 2016. [Full Story »]

James Harold Cook

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Monday, August 29. 2016

Mr. James Harold Cook, aka “Jimmie”, age 78, of Barnesville, passed away Friday, August 26, 2016, at the home of his daughter, Elizabeth Ann Hayes. Mr. Cook was born September 19, 1937 in Copper Hill, Tennessee, son of the late Homer Ben Cook and Marie Simmonds Cook Brown. Mr. Cook lived in Lamar County for over 25 years and was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Zebulon. He retired as superintendent of the College Park Cemetery and formerly owned and operated Cook’s Vault Company. He was preceded in death by his wife, Peggie Louise Holman Cook. [Full Story »]

Roland Harris Swanson

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Thursday, August 25. 2016

Mr. Roland Harris Swanson, age 75, of Barnesville Ga. went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at his residence. He was the son of the late Mr. Joseph Everitt Swanson, Jr. and the late Mrs. Marie Henton Swanson. Mr. Swanson was retired from the Quality Parks Envelope Co., after working 30 years as a printer. [Full Story »]

Billy R. Morgan

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Monday, August 22. 2016

Mr. Billy R. Morgan, age 81 of Milner, passed away on Friday, August 19, 2016 at Wellstar –Spalding Hospital. [Full Story »]

James “Jimmy” Bates

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Monday, August 22. 2016

Forsyth . . . James “Jimmy” Bates passed away Saturday, August 20, 2016. A Memorial Service will be held at 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 23, 2016, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. Burial will be private. Rev. Bobby Pittman will officiate. The family will greet friends following the service at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. [Full Story »]

Barbara “Bobbie” Scarborough Hammond

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Thursday, August 18. 2016

Ms. Barbara “Bobbie” Scarborough Hammond, 59, passed away on Wednesday, July 20, 2016. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 28, 2016 at Rock Springs Church in Milner, Georgia. [Full Story »]

Louise Spann

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Monday, August 15. 2016

Mrs. Louise Spann, age 75, of Barnesville, passed away Friday, August 12, 2016, at Eternal Hope Hospice in Griffin. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 Monday at New Life Baptist Church with Rev. Derek Lovelady and Dr. Mike Ruffin officiating. Interment will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery. [Full Story »]

James Wilkerson

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Friday, August 12. 2016

Mr. James Wilkerson, 52, of 186 Howard Road Barnesville transitioned on Saturday in the Eternal Hope Hospice Griffin. Professional services will be held on Saturday, August 13, 2016 at noon at the Greater Springhill Missionary Baptist Church. Pastor Craig Ogletree will officiate and interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held on Friday from 5 to 7pm.
Trice Funeral Home Inc. of Barnesville is in charge of all professional services.
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Beverly Jane (Ledford) Yantis

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Thursday, August 11. 2016

Beverly Jane (Ledford) Yantis died Sunday, July 24, 2016, at age 81 at Spalding Regional Hospital in Griffin, GA surrounded by loving family and friends. Jane was born in Gainesville, GA to the late Ervin F. Ledford and Helen S. Ledford on September 23, 1934. [Full Story »]

Faye Beacham

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Thursday, August 11. 2016

Mrs. Faye Beacham, age 60, of Barnesville, passed away Wednesday, August 10, 2016, at Brightmoor Hospice in Griffin. Mrs. Beacham was born October 22, 1955 in Orangeburg, SC, daughter of Jacob Rast Jr, of Orangeburg, SC, and the late Hazel Reeves Shipes. Mrs. Beacham was a homemaker. [Full Story »]

Emily Ham Conger

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Wednesday, August 10. 2016

Emily Ham Conger of Forsyth, formerly of Barnesville, died early Wednesday, August 10.

Survivors include her husband, Alan Conger; daughters, Margarette Conger of Griffin and Meredith Conger of Forsyth; her parents, Bill and Freida Ham of Barnesville; brother, William Ham of Bolingbroke; and sister, Melissa Sellers of Watkinsville.

Visitation is set for Friday from 5-7 p.m. at Monroe County Memorial Chapel in Forsyth. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church of Forsyth with Rev. John Wyatt officiating.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the youth choir at First Baptist of Forsyth.