All Obituaries

Funeral services for Johnny Lawhorn, 68, of Butler will be held on Friday, January 14, 2022, at 3:00 pm at Turner’s Chapel Free Will Baptist Church.  Burial will follow in the church cemetery.  Johnny passed away on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, at Upson Regional Medical Center.  He was a member of Little Bethel Church.  He worked with the Georgia Forestry Commission from 1973-1997.  He began his 21-year career in 1997 with Taylor County Board of Commissioners in...

Funeral services for Melodye Brooks Forbes, 62, of Reynolds will be held Friday, January 14, 2022, at 11:00 am at Bethel Congregational Methodist Church.   The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.   Burial will follow in Union Cemetery.  Melodye passed away on Monday, January 10, 2022, at Peach Regional Medical Center.  She was a member of Bethel Congregational Methodist Church and enjoyed farming with her husband.  She was preceded...

Graveside services for Bevelyn Woods, 92, of Musella will be held on Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at 11:00 am at Roberta City Cemetery. She passed away on January 8, 2022  at Navicent Medical Center, Macon after a brief illness. Bevelyn and her husband, Paul were longtime owner operators of Woods Service Center and Grill in Roberta. She was preceded in death by her parents, Beverly Blasingame and Ethel Parham Blasingame; husband, Louis Paul Woods, Sr.; siblings, Emory Blasingame, and...

  Barry Daniel James, 65, of Butler passed away on Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at Upson Regional Medical Center.     Barry attended Bethel Primitive Baptist Church. He was a retired restaurant manager.   He was preceded in death by his father, Leon James; brother, Bill James; grandson, Brice Chesnut.    Survivors include five daughters, Danielle Whalen (Dave) of Keizer, Oregon, Gayla James of Chattanooga, TN;, Ginger Oliver (Rusty) of Macon,...

Graveside services for Gloria T. Phillips, 71, of Butler will be held on Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 2:00 pm at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery. Ms. Phillips passed on Saturday, January 8, 2022. She was preceded in death by her parents, Edward Taunton and Frances Greene Taunton. Survivors include three daughters, Elizabeth Culverhouse of Ft Valley, Christal Gibson of Reynolds and Stacey Hobbs of Forsyth; several grandchildren and two great grandchildren; two brothers, Robert Taunton of...

Funeral services for Jeff Renfroe, 35, of Rupert will be held on Monday, January 10, 2022, at 2:00 pm at Lebanon Baptist Church.  Burial will follow in Prosperity Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery.  Jeff passed away on Monday, January 3, 2022, at his residence. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Charles Eugene Renfroe, Sr. and maternal grandparents, Wanza and Lois Carpenter. He is survived by his parents, Chuck and Dianne Renfroe of Rupert; one sister, Becky...

A memorial graveside service for James Hallie Taunton, 76, of Butler will be held on Friday, January 7, 2022 at 1:00 pm at Bethel Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery.  Hallie passed away Monday, January 3, 2022.  He was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jack Dempsey Taunton and Leola Peacock Taunton; his wife, Laverne Taunton; a son, Randy Taunton; and a grandson, Justin Taunton. He is survived by his wife, Nancy Hudgens Taunton of Butler; one...

Funeral services for Roy A. Lewis, Sr. 90, of Roberta will be held on Monday, December 27, 2021, at 12:00 pm at Roberta Evangelical Church.  The family will receive friends from 11:00 am until the service hour. Burial will follow in Roberta City Cemetery.  Mr. Lewis passed away on Thursday, December 23, 2021, at his home.  He was a member of Pleasant Hill Congregational Christian Church.  In his earlier years he was a volunteer for the Boy Scouts. He was a volunteer for...

Visitation for Jerry Anthoine, 80, of Reynolds will be held on Tuesday, December 21, 2021 from 2:00pm until 4:00pm at the funeral home. Burial will be private. Mr. Anthoine passed away on Friday, December 17, 2021.  He was a Deacon at Antioch Baptist Church for many years. He also worked for Flint Energies  for 43 years.  He was preceded in death by his parents, Edgar Anthoine and Adjean McDaniel Anthoine; daughter, Kimberly Logue; one brother and two...

Funeral services for Dianne Stafford Crook, 65, of Butler will be held on Friday, December 17, 2021 at 11:00 am at Taylor Mill Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. Ms. Crook passed away on Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at her residence. She was a member of Taylor Mill Baptist Church. Dianne was preceded in death by her parents, James N. Stafford and Geneva Dunn Weathers. Survivors include one daughter, Michelle Carpenter (Buford) of Butler; three...