Death Notices

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.

Danny Abbott

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Tuesday, August 9. 2016

Mr. Danny Abbott, age 67, of Barnesville, passed away Monday, August 8, 2016, at his home. [Full Story »]

Christine Fordham Mathews

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Monday, August 8. 2016

Mrs. Christine Fordham Mathews, age 90, of Barnesville, passed away Friday, August 5, 2016 in a Spalding County Healthcare Facility. Born in Hall County, she had lived most of her life in Barnesville. She was the daughter of the late Mr. David Cleveland Fordham and the late Mrs. Mae Lovejoy Fordham, and was also preceded in death by her husband, Mr. Julius Mathews, by her brothers, J.C. Fordham, Lake Fordham, Roy Fordham, & Robert Fordham ; & by her sisters, Anne Stanley, Hazel Trice, & Dot Denton. Mrs. Mathews Retired as a Seamstress from The William Carter Company. After her retirement, she sat with the elderly. Mrs. Mathews was a member of the Barnesville Church of the Nazarene, as well as being a member of the VFW Auxiliary, First Friends, and attended the Lamar County Senior Center three days a week. [Full Story »]

Tom Milligan

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Monday, August 8. 2016

Our beloved Tom, age 79, was escorted to his Heavenly home by Jesus’ Angels, Friday, August 5, 2016, at 11:00 am. Mr. Milligan was born January 19, 1937 in Cleveland, Ohio, son of the late Thomas Clifford and Emaline Horsch Engle Milligan. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Barnesville, GA. Mr. Milligan owned and operated Atlanta Stud Welding since 1982. He was a graduate of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio with a Bachelor’s Degree and was a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. He was a lifetime member of the Griffin Gun Club and the NRA. [Full Story »]

Tom Milligan

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Friday, August 5. 2016

Mr. Tom Milligan, age 79, of Barnesville, passed away Friday, August 5, 2016, at Coliseum Hospital in Macon. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. Breedlove Memorial Chapel will update their website as soon as they become available.