Death Notices

Bobby “Blake” Newton of Knoxville, Tenn., formerly of Barnesville, died Oct. 10, 2011. Services will be held Saturday, Nov. 12, at 2 p.m. at Williams Funeral Home. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Saturday, Nov. 12, from 12 noon until the service hour. [Full Story »] 

Mike “Mickey” Jones, 65, of Snellville died Sunday, Oct. 30, 2011. Services were held Wednesday, Nov. 2, at 2 p.m. The family received friends Tuesday, Nov. 1, from 5-8 p.m. at the funeral home. [Full Story »] 

Joshua Anthony Taylor

Brianna and Justin Taylor of Woodbridge, Va., announce the birth of their son Joshua Anthony Taylor at 3:31 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011 at Sentara Potomac Hospital in Woodbridge.
He weighed five pounds, two ounces and was 17.75 inches long.
Maternal grandparents are Debbie and Milton Odom of Barnesville and Michelle O. Maddur of Chesapeake, Va.
Paternal grandparents are Rick and Roni Taylor of Manassas, Va. [Full Story »] 

Betty Jane Glover Hortman, 62, of Barnesville, died Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011. Services will be held Sunday, Oct. 30, at 2 p.m. at Williams Funeral Home. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Saturday, Oct. 29, from 6-8 p.m. [Full Story »] 

Gloria Jarrell, 80, of Griffin, died Monday, Oct. 24, 2011. Friends visited the family Tuesday from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Services were held Wednesday, Oct. 26, at 3 p.m. in Foster-Huddleston Cemetery in Butts County. [Full Story »] 

Annie Rae Elizabeth Reeves

Dan and Paula Reeves of Barnesville announce the birth of their daughter, Annie Rae Elizabeth Reeves, on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011 at 12:07 p.m. at Henry Medical Center.
She weighed six pounds, six ounces and was 19.5 inches long.
She joins brother, Addison Reeves, age 4.
Maternal grandparents are Martha B. MacFadyen and the late Paul R. MacFadyen III of Barnesville. Maternal great-grandparents are the late Mr. and Mrs. Mark R. Berry of Barnesville and the late Dr. and Mrs. Paul R. MacFadyen Jr. of Concord, N.C.
Paternal grandparents are Charles and Mary Reeves of Harlem, Ga. Paternal great-grandparents are Mrs. Frances Wells and the late Mr. Ray Wells of Harlem, Ga. and the late Alf and Annie Whitaker of Appling, Ga. [Full Story »] 

John Delano Burk, 76, of Lula, formerly of Thomaston, died Friday, Oct. 14, 2011. Services were held Sunday, Oct. 16, at 1 p.m. at Coggins Funeral Home. [Full Story »] 

Barbara “Bobbie” Jean White Hughes, 75, of Griffin, died Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011. 
Friends may visited the family Saturday, Oct. 15 from 4-6 p.m. at Conner-Westbury Funeral Home. Services will be held Sunday, Oct. 16, at 3 p.m. at Church of Joy. [Full Story »]