Obituaries

Dec 3, 2014

Mr. George Berry, Sr. July 6, 1915 – December 3, 2014 Mr. George Berry, Sr., age 99, of Griffin, GA, departed this life on December 3, 2014 at Spalding Regional Hospital. He was born on July 6, 1915 to the late Emmerson and Leila Vaughn Berry of Spalding County, Georgia. He joined the Oak Grove Baptist Church at an early...

Dec 2, 2014

Mrs. Shirlene Tackett Mason July 23, 1937 – December 2, 2014 Mrs. Shirlene Tackett Mason, age 77, of Griffin, GA passed away on Tuesday, December 2, 2014, at Macon Coliseum Medical Center Mrs. Mason was born on July 23, 1937 in McDowell, KY to the late Claude Tackett and the late Clara Caudill Tackett. She was also preceded in death...

Nov 28, 2014

Ms. Doris Ann Lawless , age 54 of Kingsland, passed away Friday, November 28, 2014 at the Baptist Medical Center in Jacksonville, Fl. Ms. Lawless was born April 8, 1960 in Chesapeake, Virginia to Leslie Norman Kirkland and the late Selby Jean Jones Ablard. Ms. Lawless worked as a manager of Denny’s for many years. Ms. Lawless’ family said of...

Nov 16, 2014

Nov 15, 2014

Mr. John Wesley Lewis, age 72, of Griffin, GA passed away on Saturday, November 15, 2014 at Brightmoor Hospice. Reverend John Wesley Lewis was born May 5, 1942 in Meansville, Georgia. He was the son of the late Robert Lewis and the late Lucy M. White. He was preceded in death by his parents, daughter Rhonda Holt and an infant...

Nov 14, 2014

Mrs. Mary Ann Costello, age 83, of Griffin, GA passed away on Friday, November 14, 2014, at her residence. Mrs. Costello was born on November 14, 1931 in Newnan, GA to the late John W. McAfee and the late Annabella K. McAfee. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Griffin. Survivors include her husband of 63 years,...

Nov 11, 2014

Mr. Terry Allen Crews , age 60 of Woodbine, Ga. passed away at his residence in the early morning hours of Tuesday, November 11th, 2014. Mr. Crews was born May 20, 1954 in Waycross, Ga. to the late Clyde Allen and Frances O’Berry Crews. His family said of him, “He was the boss man of the Crews Clan. He was...

Nov 10, 2014

Mr. Phillip Emmanuel Richards, Sr., age 42, of Jonesboro, GA, formerly of Griffin, passed away on Monday, November 10, 2014. Funeral services for Mr. Phillip Emmanuel Richards, Sr. will be conducted on Saturday, November 15, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at the Chapel of Heritage Funeral Home. Interment will be private.

Nov 4, 2014

Mr. Richard Carson Zagwyn, age 57, of Newborn, GA, passed away on Wednesday, November 4, 2014 at Henry Piedmont Hospital in Stockbridge. Mr. Zagwyn was born on February 14, 1957 in Waltham, MA. He was preceded in death by his mother, Beverly Hamilton. Survivors include his wife, Victoria Zagwyn; father, Conrad Zagwyn; sons, Wayne Zagwyn, Kyle Zagwyn and Benjamin Zagwyn;...

Nov 3, 2014

Levi Austin Caldwell, age 18, of Zebulon, GA, passed away on Monday, November 3, 2014. Levi was born in Stockbridge, GA, on November 26, 1995. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Raymond Hortman, Sr. He was a member of Landmark Baptist Church in Locust Grove and nearing completion of Business Management courses at Southern Crescent Technical College. Survivors...

Oct 30, 2014

Miss Summer Cee Tatum-Montgomery, 7 ½ pounds, 20 inches, was born on Thursday, October 30, 2014 and passed away the same day at Piedmont Henry Hospital in Stockbridge, GA. Miss Tatum-Montgomery’s family includes her parents Chelsea Cee Tatum and Terry Montgomery, Jr.; grandparents Tammy and Jason Schlager, Ron and Maria Tatum, Christie and Chris Krukoski, and Terry Montgomery, Sr.; great-grandparents...

Oct 27, 2014

Mrs. Linda Ruth Upchurch January 21, 1957 – October 27, 2014 Mrs. Linda Ruth Upchurch, age 57, of Griffin, GA passed away on Monday, October 27, 2014, at her residence. Mrs. Upchurch was born in Fayetteville, GA on January 21, 1957 to the late Rufus Tucker and the late Mary Elizabeth Harper Tucker. She was preceded in death by her...

Oct 26, 2014

Mr. Luther James Stinson, Sr., age 78, of Griffin, passed away on Sunday, October 26, 2014 at his residence. Mr. Luther James Stinson, Sr., (Gene) was born January 23, 1936 in Griffin, Georgia to the late Alance and Fanny Odessa Stinson. He transitioned from this earthly life on Sunday, October 26, 2014. Mr. Stinson was united in Holy Matrimony to...

Oct 25, 2014

Mr. Joseph Michael Goolsby, age 23, of Griffin, GA, passed away on Saturday, October 25, 2014. Mr. Goolsby was born in Griffin, GA, on July 25, 1991. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Tommy Goolsby and Joyce Marie Goolsby of Griffin, GA. He loved the outdoors, fourwheelers, skating, bartering and trading things and never met a stranger. Survivors...

Oct 12, 2014

Mrs. LeJuana Rose Bruce , age 74 of Kingsland’s Clarks Bluff Road community passed away on the evening of Sunday, October 12, 2014 at her residence. Mrs. Bruce was born on August 1, 1940 in Jacksonville, Fl. She is the daughter of the late Natalie Patterson & William E. Colson. She was married to her late husband, Woody Bruce, for...

Oct 10, 2014

Stephen H. McMillan, 68, passed away on Friday, October 10, 2014 at the Medical Center of Central Georgia. Steve was born on August 23, 1946 in Carrollton, Georgia to the late John T. McMillan, Sr. and Mildred Eley McMillan. He was a graduate of Griffin High School where he ran track and was a quarterback for the Griffin Eagles, then...

Oct 10, 2014

Mr. John Lee Lester, Jr. November 10, 1921- October 10, 2014 Mr. John Lester, age 92, of Griffin, GA, passed away on Friday, October 10, 2014, at Brightmoor Nursing Center. Mr. Lester was born in Griffin, GA, on November 10, 1921 to the late John Lee Lester, Sr. and the late Rossie Rawls Lester. He was preceded in death by...

Oct 3, 2014

Mrs. Susie Lawson, age 70, of Griffin, GA, passed away Friday, October 3, 2014 at Spalding Regional Hospital. Mrs. Lawson was born in Thomaston, GA on October 25, 1943. She was preceded in death by her father, Roy Evans. Survivors include her husband of 29 years, Tommy Lawson, mother, Mary Evans Quick; daughter, Kathy Lawson; son, David Lawson; and sister...

Oct 2, 2014

Mr. James Henry Miller, age 93, of Griffin, GA, passed away at his home on October 2, 2014. Mr. Miller was born October 3, 1920, in Moss Point, Mississippi, and married the late Lucille McKissick O’Kelley Miller of Griffin, on July 3, 1976, moving to Griffin in 1978. He was also preceded in death by his mother, Cleo Deakle Miller;...

Oct 2, 2014

Mr. Stevie “Ricky” Butler age 57, of Griffin, GA passed away on Thursday, October 2, 2014, at Spalding Regional Hospital. Funeral services for Mr. Stevie “Ricky” Butler will be held Thursday, October 9, 2014 at12:00 noon in the Chapel at Heritage Funeral Home. Pastor Henry Bernard Miller will officiate. Interment will follow in Griffin Memorial Gardens. Friends may visit with...