John David “J.D.” Miles, age 81 of Chatsworth, passed away Monday, January 23, 2023, at Hamilton Medical Center surrounded by family and friends. He was a member of Dewberry Baptist Church since the 1960’s. He was preceded in death by his wife, Martha Miles; daughter, Susan Capehart; parents, Lee and Wylene Miles; brother, Harold Miles; sisters, Katherine Winkler and Clarice Amos; brothers-in-law, Ed Winkler and Bob Amos Survivors include a daughter, Charlene Miles,...

Gladys Myra McClure Brown, age 83 of Rocky Face, passed away Sunday, January 15, 2023, at her home. She was preceded in death by her parents, Verlin and Canara McClure; brothers, Ned, Samuel, and Charles McClure; sisters, Ada Seabolt and Lavada Brown; grandchildren, Katie McGee, Robert (Bobby) Von Thaden,  Michelle Brown, and Jimmy Brown. She is survived by son, Micheal (Marcie) Brown; daughters, Angelia Kay Von Thaden and Myra McGee; sister-in-law, Carolyn McClure;...

Luverne Byrd, age 89 of Chatsworth, passed away Sunday, January 8, 2023, at her home. She was preceded in death by her husband, Emmett Byrd; daughters, Patricia Parrott and Sandra Byrd; and granddaughter, Whitney Boling. She is survived by son and daughter-in-law, Ronnie and Kim Byrd; daughters and son-in-law, Sharon Byrd and Donna and Sid Frost; grandchildren, Danyel and Kelly Parker, Jeremy Jones, and Zackery Byrd; great-grandchildren Rylee and Samuel Parker and Joslyn Jones. Funeral...

Paul Thomas (Tom) Hoffman, age 81 of Chatsworth, went to be with his Savior on Tuesday, January 10, 2023, in Hamilton Medical Center. He was predeceased by his wife, Suzanne Hoffman. He is survived by sons, Kevin Hoffman and Andrew Hoffman; Elisabeth Hoffman and Freda Hoffman; sister, Sonia Ann Hoffman. Memorial services to celebrate the life of Paul Hoffman will be announced at a later date.

Mr. Harry Hardy, age 84, of Rocky Face passed away at Regency Health Care Center on Tuesday, January 3, 2023.  He was preceded in death by his parents Virgil and Vena Crump Hardy; brother and sister-in-law Ray & Dorothea Hardy; sisters, Austine (Chester) Baggett and Geneva Parker; and brother-in-law Harold Hawkins. Mr. Hardy was a longtime member of Dogwood Valley Baptist Church and enjoyed working around the church.  Former pastor Roy Gentry, Sr. gave Harry the nickname...

Bill Cummings, age 75 of Tunnel Hill, passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2023, at Regency Park. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clyde and Ruth Cummings. He is survived by brother, Clarence (Sharon) Cummings; and sisters, Patricia (Melvin) Hooper, Charlotte Bradshaw, and Barbara Proctor. Funeral services to celebrate the life of Bill Cummings will be 1:00 pm Friday, January 6, 2023, from the Chapel of Jones Funeral Home of Tunnel Hill with Rev. J.T. Sanders officiating. Burial will...

Tommy Lee Gibson, 60, of Ranger passed away Friday, December 23rd, 2022 at Advent Health Gordon Hospital. He was preceded in death by his adoptive mother, Betty Gibson; sisters, Margaret Messamore, Naomi Hunter; and brother Gary Gibson. He is survived by his mother, Janice West; sisters, Carolyn Patton, Joan Payne, Christine Burress, Loretta Gibson, Shelia Gibson, Wilma Woods, Michelle Foster, Denise Krupp; and brothers, Chester and Martha Bullock, Richard Gibson, and Charlie...

Betty Jean Saunders, age 85 of Orange Park, Florida, passed away Saturday, December 17, 2022. Born in Cisco, Georgia on August 26, 1937 to Tom Douthitt and Ella Wells Douthitt. Betty attended local public school and was a high school graduate. In 1973, she married Larry Saunders on June 29th. They had one son, Kevin. During her working years, Betty worked in Personnel and then as a Caregiver. She was very involved in her local NARFE chapters. Best of all, Betty loved spending time with...

Last night the matriarch of the Garner family went to be with Jesus. Mom, Nanny, Aunt Dede, was one of a kind special. She never met a stranger, she made friends at every Tim Hortons, Panera and gas station in the Fenton area. She was generous, always giving to others more than she would keep for herself. She loved sports and even on her deathbed was making us laugh by cheering for Flint Northern. She was at every sporting event of her grandchildren/great grandchildren that she could make...

Our dear, loving mother Evelyn Maxine Hedden passed peacefully from this life in her Rocky Face home surrounded by family, on December 16. She was 86. Born in Titusville, PA, in 1936, Mom was the 2nd child of 10 born to Clyde and Marie Hasbrouck. After graduating Townville High School in 1954 she lived in Cleveland, OH for a few years. There she met our dad, Hilyard Hedden, of Murphy, NC. They married in 1958 and lived in Murphy during the early 1960s. Finally they settled in the Dalton...