Real Life

–George Sheffield “It is finished.” (Jn 19:30) Juneteenth remembers the emancipation of the slaves that was proclaimed by President Lincoln on January 1, 1863. But we have an even greater emancipation than that--the emancipation from the slavery of sin and death.

Curtis Eugene Towles

Curtis Eugene Towles passed away Tuesday evening, June 13, 2023 after a brief illness at Piedmont Hospital. A Celebration of Life was held Monday, June 19, 2023, at 11:00 a.m., at Real Life Church, 2491 Gray Highway, Macon.

Bobby Avery Jr.

Bobby Avery Jr., passed away Saturday, June 24, 2023, from injuries sustained in a farm accident. A service of remembrance was held Tuesday, June 27, 2023, at 3:00 p.m. at Gray Memorial Chapel, 4378 Gray Highway. A visitation for family and friends followed at 2:00 p.m. Rev. Maxi Threatt officiated.

Rita W. Haynes

Mrs. Rita W. Haynes, 81, of Gray, Georgia, passed away on Friday, June 16, 2023. Funeral services were held on Monday, June 19, 2023, at 11:00 a.m., at Bradley Baptist Church, in Gray, with the Reverend Steve Johnson officiating. The family greeted friends immediately following the service.

Dot Stripling

Dot Stripling, 79, of Jones County, passed away on Wednesday, June 14, 2023. Her graveside service was held on Saturday, June 17, 2023, at 2:00 p.m., at Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery, Dry Branch, Georgia. The family greeted friends for a time of visitation on Friday, June 16, 2023, from 5:00 p.m.

Thomas Cone Branch

June 4, 2023 Thomas Cone Branch, 65, of Henderson Rd., passed away Sunday, June 4, 2023, at his residence. Mr. Branch was born in Macon, GA, the son of the late Carlton and Bobbie Jewel Hopper Branch. He was preceded in death by his sisters, Carleen Branch and Athena B.

James Wesley “Jim” Garland

Feb. 21, 1927 - June 8, 2023 James Wesley “Jim” Garland, age 96, of Milledgeville, passed away on Thursday, June 8, 2023. A Celebration of Life for Jim Garland will be conducted Friday, June 16, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. in the Milledgeville First United Methodist Church with Rev.

John Henry Crouch

Nov. 12, 1961 - May 29, 2023 John Henry Crouch, 61, of Jonesboro, GA, died unexpectedly on Monday, May 29, 2023, at Piedmont Hospital in Henry County, Georgia. John was born in Milledgeville, Georgia on November 12, 1961.

Lona Mae Carmichael

Oct. 11, 1933 - June 2, 2023 Lona Mae Carmichael passed away on Friday evening, June 2, 2023, at Piedmont Newton Hospital in Covington, Georgia surrounded by her loving family.

JT Woodard Sr.

Feb. 24, 1937 - June 7, 2023 JT Woodard, Sr., age 86, of Gray, passed away Wednesday, June 7, 2023. Funeral service for JT Woodard, Sr. were conducted Saturday, June 10, 2023, at 4:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Williams Funeral Home and Crematory of Milledgeville. Interment was private.