Obituaries

Edward Pope

Submitted by Jacqueline Harnevious, 13WMAZ Community Web Producer

Monday, March 25th, 2013, 2:25pm

Ed Pope, age 52, of 144 Taft Lane, Fitzgerald, died Wednesday, March 6, 2013, at Perry Hospital in Perry.

Born in Vienna, he was the son of the late John Alvin Pope and Ila Mae Youngblood Pope. He was a US Navy veteran and a member of First Baptist Church of Unadilla. He was employed at Modern Dispersion South, Inc.

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Submitted by Jacqueline Harnevious, 13WMAZ Community Web Producer

Tuesday, March 19th, 2013, 7:00am

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Carrie Irene Johnson Wheeler

Submitted by Hart's Mortuary on Monday, February 25th, 6:11 pm

Carrie Irene Johnson Wheeler, age 91, passed away on February 24, 2013 at Pine Pointe Hospice in Macon. A Memorial service will be held at Hart’s Mortuary, Cherry Street on February 27, 2013 at 12:00PM, with The Reverends Jody and Julie Long officiating. The family will greet friends one hour prior to service time on Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Riverside Cemetery, North Gate. Ms. Wheeler was born on April 12, 1921 in Sparta, Georgia and graduated from Sparta High School in 1939. She moved to Macon in 1947 where she was employed at Robins AFB in what was then the Directorate of Procurement. Ms. Wheeler was a member of the First Baptist Church of Christ and the Believer’s Sunday School Class. She enjoyed cooking for her family and friends, crafts, gardening, and shopping. She was an avid bridge player and a regular follower of Atlanta Braves baseball. Ms.

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Submitted by Jacqueline Harnevious, 13WMAZ Community Web Producer

Thursday, September 13th, 2012, 4:34pm

Willie Ruth Wheeler, 78, of Unadilla, went to sleep on September 11, 2012 in anticipation of her earthly resurrection (Matt 5:5; John 5:28, 29; Rev 21:3, 4.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Ira and Minnie Farmer, brothers Joe and Leonard (Bootle) Farmer, and her husband of 54 years, William Clinton (Clint) Wheeler, all of Unadilla.

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Perry Funeral Home Celebrates 70 Years of Business

Submitted by Perry Chamber o... on Friday, July 20th, 5:09 pm

Watson-Hunt Funeral Home celebrates 70 years of business Thursday, July 26 from 4-7 p.m. at the New Perry Hotel.

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Robert Pelissier

Submitted by Hart's Mortuary on Tuesday, August 2nd, 10:51 am

Macon-Robert “Rob” Pelissier, 44, died Sunday, July 31, 2011. Funeral services will be held 11:00AM on Thursday, August 4, 2011 at Ingleside Baptist Church chapel with Dr. Tim McCoy and Dr. Mark Hudgins officiating. Burial will be in the Woodlawn Cemetery of Perry, GA. Visitation will be between 6:00-8:00PM on Wednesday, August 3, 2011 at Hart’s at the Cupola, 6324 Peake Road. Flowers or donations may be made to Experimental Aircraft Association, Chapter 38, Attn: Joe Gleaton, President, 3280 Oak Valley Drive, Lizella, Georgia 31052, or Covenant Care Services, 3950 Ridge Avenue, Macon, GA 31210, or Noon Day Optimist Club of Macon, Attn: Bill Brooks, 214 Hamrick Road, Macon, Georgia 31220.

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Clifford E. French

Submitted by McCullough on Wednesday, July 13th, 2:45 pm

Clifford E. French, 69, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 12, 2011.

Mr. French was born on January 8, 1942 in Dry Fork, Virginia. He was a member of Southside Baptist Church where he was Minister of Senior Adults. Cliff was a Minister for fifty two years; he pastored Pride Baptist Church in Pride, Louisiana; Denham Road Baptist Church in Greenwell Springs, Louisiana; Third Street Baptist Church in Cordele; and Crossroads Baptist Church in Perry. A faithful servant of the Lord, he was also a Regional Vice President of Trinity Baptist College in Jacksonville, Florida. His parents, Willie Boyd French and Edith Starling French, both preceded him in death.

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