Obituaries

Oscar Wimberly

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Friday, June 15. 2018

Oscar Lewis Wimberly, 84, of 152 12th Street, Barnesville transitioned on June 5, 2018 at Wellstar Griffin Spalding Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, June 16 at Lamar Fine Arts Building 100 Burnette Rd., Barnesville, GA 30204. [Full Story »]

Freya Wilson

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Thursday, June 14. 2018

Little Miss Freya Elizabeth Wade Wilson, of Barnesville, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, June 9, 2018 at Northside Hospital. [Full Story »]

Eleanor Worley

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Friday, June 8. 2018

Mrs. Eleanor Joanne Carden Worley, age 80, of Milner, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, June 7, 2018 at Brightmoor Hospice. [Full Story »]

Cheryl Ruffin

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Thursday, June 7. 2018

Mrs. Cheryl Smith Ruffin, age 64, of Barnesville, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, June 5, 2018 in Tallahassee, Fla., after an extended illness. [Full Story »]

William Robert 'Bob' Woodall

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Wednesday, June 6. 2018

William Robert "Bob" Woodall, Jr, 73, of Avondale Estates, Georgia died on June 2, 2018 after a valiant fight with leukemia.

A longtime member of Decatur First UMC, Dr. Woodall earned his PhD from the University of Georgia and then worked 28 years for Georgia Power Company and Southern Company, retiring in 2000 as Vice President of Environmental Policy. After retirement, he and his wife, Susan, spent most of their time on their historic antebellum plantation in Hancock County and raised grass-fed beef, goats, and chickens while pursuing restoration activities. [Full Story »]

Marvin Carlton Maynard

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Saturday, June 2. 2018

Mr. Marvin Carlton Maynard, age 61, of Barnesville, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, May 31, 2018 at his residence.

Carlton was born in Griffin, Georgia on Sunday, September 30, 1956 to the late Robert Carlton Maynard and the late Lillian Inez Driskell Maynard. Carlton was the owner of G&M Enterprise, selling Mahindra Equipment. [Full Story »]

Barbara Hoke

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Friday, June 1. 2018

Mrs. Barbara A. Hoke, 60, of 1865 Keith Drive, Marietta, transitioned on Saturday. [Full Story »]

William C. Smith

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Friday, June 1. 2018

William C. Smith (Smitty), 84, of Plum Orchard Road, Clayton, Ga., passed away Wednesday, May 9, 2018 at his residence. [Full Story »]

Carlton Maynard

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Friday, June 1. 2018

Carlton Maynard was found dead at his home Thursday evening, May 31. Funeral arrangements are pending.

Maynard was proprietor of G&M Enterprises along with his wife, Genia.

John William “Bill” Edwards Sr.

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Thursday, May 31. 2018

Mr. John William “Bill” Edwards Sr., age 87, of Griffin, passed away May 30, 2018. He was born on April 9, 1931 in Zebulon, son of the late John Joel Edwards and Allie Sue Bankston Edwards. Bill spent his early years in both Zebulon and Orlando, Fla., where his family was in the canning business. Bankston and Edwards Canning Company and its successor, Besco Products, processed peaches and pimentos in Zebulon during the summer months and citrus and vegetables in Florida during the remainder of the year. Bill graduated from Orlando High School in 1949 and from Stetson University in Deland, Fla., in 1953. [Full Story »]

Judith Edwards

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Thursday, May 24. 2018

Mrs. Judith Edwards, who passed away on March 30, 2018, will be memorialized on June 16.

Visitation will be from 1-2 p.m at Milner Baptist Church. The memorial will start at 2 p.m.

Kenneth L. Wright

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Thursday, May 24. 2018

Mr. Kenneth L. Wright, age 79 of Barnesville, passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at Upson Regional Medical Center. [Full Story »]

Jimmy Carter Allen Sr.

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Thursday, May 24. 2018

Mr. Jimmy Carter Allen Sr., age 73, of Barnesville, Ga. passed away on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at Brightmoor Hospice. [Full Story »]

James Clay Marshall

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Tuesday, May 22. 2018

James Clay Marshall
October 15, 1929 – May 10, 2018
James Clay Marshall age 88 of Barnesville passed away, Thursday, May 10, 2018.
Mr. Marshall was born in Lagrange, Georgia on October 15, 1929. He is preceded in death by his parents, James Hoyt Marshall and Georgia Evelyn Murphy Marshall; son, James Steven Marshall. Mr. Marshall is a veteran of the US Navy for 3 years and then the United States Air Force for 20 years. He was in the 34th Air Squadron and was a part of the strategic Air Command, serving in the Korean and Vietnam Wars. He is retired from the FAA as an Air Traffic Controller.
He is survived by his wife, Janelle Marshall; children, William Perry Marshall and wife Deborah, Janet R Gill and husband Jody; grandchildren, Melanie Vaughn and husband Brandon, Andrew Reeves and fiancée Katy, Jody Marshall and wife April, Janelle Griffith and husband Thomas, Jamie Fitzgerald and husband Michael; great-grandchildren, Alayna, Brenna, Mattox, Gracie, Riley, Braden, Amelia, Dillon, Kayla; brother, Howard Marshall and wife Gail; two nieces and one nephew, Laura, Sharon, Lamar; other extended family and kissing cousins.
A memorial service for Mr. James Clay Marshall will be Saturday, June 2, 2018 at 11:00 am on the Marshall farm. In lieu of flowers the family request donations be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, you can go online at support.woundedwarriorproject.org/Donate.
Conner-Westbury Funeral Home, 1891 W. McIntosh Road, Griffin is in charge of the arrangements.
Please join the family and friends in honoring the life of James Clay Marshall by visiting www.conner-westburyfuneralhome.com and posting your tributes and memories.