Obituaries

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.

Mr. Stephen “Steve” Charles Andrews, 64, of Barnesville Ga. passed away Monday, June 6, 2016 at his residence. He was the son of the late Mr. Roland Charles Andrews and Mrs. Eleanor Claire Aderhold Andrews Selsor. [Full Story »] 

Lt. Colonel William J Webster, age 93, of Barnesville, passed away on the 23 day, April, 2016, at 4:37 p.m. in his home surrounded by his family. Colonel Webster was born on January 1, 1923 in Grand Ridge, Florida, son of the late William Alexander, Jr. and Phoebe Singletary Webster. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 70 plus years, Estelle Pharr Webster. William J was a member and deacon of First Baptist Church and retired from General Tire. He was a celebrated veteran of the United States Marine Corp after serving 24 years as an aviator.
Lt. Colonel Webster was a graduate of Gordon Military High School and College. He earned his wings as a pilot in Pensacola, Florida and served in the Korean War, World War II, Cuban Crisis and Viet Nam. He and his family made Barnesville their home after he served at the Pentagon in Washington, DC.
Survivors include his son, John A. Webster (Maureen) of Barnesville; three daughters, Joan Estelle Padgett (Larry) of Beaufort, SC, Nancy Ann Webster of Gainesville, GA, and Wanda Jean Hewitt (Glenn) of Barnesville. “Pop Pop” has 10 grandchildren, Chris Webster (Tasha), Natalie Rischbieter (Mark), Caroline Smith (Stephen), Elizabeth Render (Chris), William Thomas McElhinney III (Esther), James Lewis McElhinney (Laura), Emily Stansell (Jeremy), Blake Hewitt (Catherine), Webster Hewitt (Mandy) and Carter Hewitt; 13 great-grandchildren; and sisters, Sandra and Phoebe.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 on Wednesday, the 27th of April at the First Baptist Church with Rev. Garth Forster and grandson, Blake Hewitt officiating. Interment will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery with full military honors. The family will receive friends for visitation from 10:00 to 11:00 before the service at the church.
Donations may be made to the First Baptist Church at 200 Zebulon Street, Barnesville, GA 30204 in his memory in lieu of flowers.
Services are being arranged and directed by Breedlove Memorial Chapel, Barnesville, GA. Condolences and memories may be shared at www.breedlovememorialchapel.com

Helen Louise Schaffer Turner, 71, of Barnesville died Monday, Feb. 1, 2016 at the Medical Center, NavicentHealth in Macon.

She worked at Upson Regional Medical Center for 34 years and owned and operated Turner’s Floral and Wedding Shoppe.

A daughter, Angela Warmack Brown, and a brother, Mack Schaffer, precedeased her.
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Mr. Mac Arthur Bush 71, of 127 Holly Grove Road Barnesville transitioned on Sunday at the Upson Regional Medical Center. Professional Services was held 1pm at the Sand Hill C.M.E. Church. Rev. Kerry Francis officiated and interment was in the church cemetery. Trice Funeral Home Inc. of Barnesville was in charge of all professional services. [Full Story »]