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Michael E. "Mickey" Hardman, 76 of Powder Springs, GA died Wednesday, July 30, 2025, at his home. Mickey, as everyone best knew him, was born March 2, 1949, in Hapeville, GA, the son of Elmo and Anita Worth Hardman. He grew up in Warm Springs, GA and graduated from Manchester High School. He attended North Georgia College before transferring and graduating from Georgia Stata University. He was a veteran of the Air Force National Guard. He was a retired sales representative with Noland Plumbing and Electrical Supply. He was member of Greenville Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon for many years. Mickey loved spending time with his grandchildren, loved sports and was a big baseball...

Arthur George Estes, III, age 75, of Gay, Georgia, died Thursday, February 22,2024, at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center, LaGrange, Georgia. Mr. Estes was born December 17, 1948, in Atlanta, Georgia, the son of Arthur George Estes, Jr. and Jane Lane Estes. He was a life long member of Enon Primitive Baptist Church in Gay, Georgia. He was preceded in death by his parents, his son Robert George Estes, stepdaughter Emily Turner Smith, brother Lee Mann Estes and nephew Bill Keith. He is survived by his wife Stiles Allen Estes, stepdaughter Ellen Turner (Carson) Pilcher of Atlanta, Georgia, sister Sallie Estes (Joe) Keith of Gay, Georgia, brother Dr. Thomas Lane (Jennie) Estes of...

Kenneth Strother passed away on Saturday, September 2nd, 2023, at his home in Cataula GA where he has lived the past 8 years. He was 67 years old. Kenneth grew up in NC, graduated from Franklinton High School, attended NCSU for Business Administration, traveled the world while in the Navy, and lived in Raleigh NC most of his adult life where he worked in the restaurant business. Kenneth's passion for the finer things in life, gourmet dinner parties with every detail simply done to perfection, and his love for turning a simple get together to a work of art was his talent for making everyone feel special. Kenneth inherited his Grandmother Strother's green thumb and had a gift for growing...

Leila Juanita "Nita" Pate, 76, of Shiloh passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at her residence. Memorial Services were held on Sunday, January 29, 2023 at 3:00 pm in the Chapel of Cox Funeral Home in Manchester. Rev. Gene Turner will be officiating the service. He final resting place will be in the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery in Senoia, GA. Ms. Pate was born on September 16, 1946 in Hampton, GA. The daughter of Harvey Jackson Blessit and Eunice Rebecca Turner Blessitt. She was married to the late Robert Olin Pate and was a homemaker. "Nita" as she was referred to by her family, enjoyed being in her yard planting flowers, crocheting, and was a racing fan. She loved all kinds of...

Robert Andrew Fox, 88 of Warm Springs, GA passed away, Thursday January 12, 2023 at Mountainside Assisted Living, Warm Springs, GA. Mr. Fox was born December 26, 1934 in Hackensack, NJ. He was a Union Representative for Lookheed prior to his retirement. Mr. Fox later bought a farm in Warm Springs, GA. He ran Fox Farms until his health started to decline. He loved working with the Cattle and the land. Mr. Fox enjoyed playing poker with his friends and family. He was a Catholic by faith. Mr. Fox was preceded in death by his mother Helen Fox and wife Patricia Ann Walls Fox. He is survived by his sons Bobby Fox of Marietta, GA, John (Bonnie) Fox of Carrollton, GA and Tony Fox of Dallas, TX,...

Hilda McDaniel Kersey, age 80, of Fortson, GA, formerly of Marietta, GA passed away peacefully surrounded by her daughter and brother Friday, June 24, 2022, at her residence in Fortson, GA. Services were held at 11:30 am Saturday, July 2, 2022 at Cox Funeral Home, Hamilton, GA, with Pastor Mickey Adams officiating, followed by a graveside service at the Storey-McDaniel Family Cemetery, Waverly Hall, GA. The family received friends Saturday morning at 10:00 am prior to the service. Mrs. Kersey was born February 26, 1942 in Waverly Hall, GA to the late George and Louise Milner McDaniel. She was a 1960 graduate of Talbot County High School and retired from Nationwide Insurance in the...

Bobby Joe Thacker, Jr. 55, of Woodbury, GA formerly of Griffin, GA passed away Saturday, March 5, 2022 at Upson Regional Hospital in Thomaston, GA. Mr. Thacker was born October 11, 1966 in Griffin, GA the son of Bobby Joe Thacker, Sr. and Betty Bullard Thacker. He was a Pest Control Technician with Griffin Termite and Pest Control. He was a man of faith and attended Rock Springs Church in Milner. Bobby loved to be outdoors whether camping, hunting, or fishing. He was a family man and loved spending time with his wife and children. He loved working on his home in the Cove and collecting guns in his spare time. He adored animals and loved caring for his many chickens. He was preceded in...

Sheila Neilson Gray Peksenak, 75 of Shiloh, GA formerly of Middletown, Maryland passed away Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at Piedmont Midtown Hospital in Columbus, GA. Mrs. Peksenak was born October 20, 1946 in Glasgow, Scotland. She was a retired domestic abuse and drug crisis counselor for the City of Baltimore. She had lived in Maryland for over 40 years prior to relocating to Shiloh, GA . She was a member of the Bethlehem Baptist Church in Pine Mountain Valley and former member of the Pleasant Valley Baptist Church in Rohrersville, MD. Mrs. Peksenak enjoyed reading and cooking and spending quality time with family and friends. She was preceded in death by her mother Agnes Morgan, sister...

Quinton C. Tullis, 81, of LaGrange, GA, formerly of Warm Springs, GA, died Monday, August 30, 2021, at St. Francis Hospital in Columbus, GA. Mr. Tullis was born September 14, 1939, in Lawrenceville, GA, the son of Homer and Annie Mae Stewart Tullis and the youngest of six siblings. He was a roofing contractor for several decades and taught and mentored many others in the profession. Mr. Tullis was a member of Warm Springs United Methodist Church where he loved to fellowship, worship and volunteer with many close friends from the community. He lived for many years next to FDR State Park where he became an avid hiker into his seventies, exploring all 26 miles of The Pine Mountain Trail with...

Sue Blackmar Smith went to be with the Lord on August 28, 2021. She was born on October 22, 1929 to Dr. and Mrs. Francis Burton Blackmar in Columbus, Georgia. She was a vivacious, adventurous person, who was highly loved and enjoyed by family and friends. The celebration of her life will be on September 4, 11:00 am at Trinity Episcopal Church in Columbus, Georgia, led by Rev. Roxane Gwyn and Rev. Timothy Graham, followed by a private graveside service. Sue went to Wynnton Elementary School and Columbus High School. Following study at Shorter College, she graduated from the University of Georgia as an art education major, taught and took art classes throughout her life. She spent summers in...

Kelly Ann Kiest DeMont of Cataula, GA passed away on January 13th at St. Francis Hospital at the age of 42 due to complications from Covid-19. Kelly was a devoted wife of over 24 years and loving mother to three children. Kelly is preceded in death by her sister Michelle and is survived by her husband Bill DeMont, three children (Jonathan, Alyssa, and Mallory), father Ron Montroy (Diane) of Talking Rock, GA; mother Donna Kiest of Canton, GA; brother Michael (Michelle) of Holly Springs, GA; Brother Jason (Jennifer) of Jasper, GA; sister Jamie of Canton, GA; sister Donna (Gary) of Dayton, TN; sister Calli of Costa Rica, four nieces (Ava, Laila, Mya, and Lexi), four nephews (Emery, Carter,...

Alice Borders Sinyard, 89, formerly of Woodbury, GA, died Wednesday, September 16, 2020, at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center in Athens, GA, with her son and daughter by her side. Alice was born July 30, 1931, in Carrollton, GA, to William Emmett and Katie Hilley Borders. She grew up in Carrollton and went on to complete her business degree at Georgia State University. In 1954, Alice married Robert Darnell Sinyard Sr. and had two children; Dr. Robert Darnell Sinyard, Jr. and Mary Suzanne Sinyard Chambers. In 1961, the family moved to Woodbury where Alice and Robert owned and operated Woodbury Pharmacy for nearly three decades. In 2012, they moved to Watkinsville, GA to be with...

Rebecca Farmer Moran Loftin, 80 of Columbus, GA passed away May 1, 2020. She was the widow of James Ellies Moran. Private services will be held in Manchester, GA. Cox Funeral Home, www.coxfh.com.

Gloria Annette Prater, 82 of Warm Springs, GA passed away, Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at Warm Springs Nursing Home in Warm Springs, GA. Mrs. Prater was born March 3, 1937 in Jackson, GA the daughter of Hampton P. Williamson and Jessie Smith Williamson Mackey. She was retired from the Roosevelt-Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation as a Medical Records Transcriptionist. Mrs. Prater was a member of the Harmony Church of the Nazarene in Warm Springs, GA. She was preceded in death by both her parents, and a half- brother Horace Williamson. She is survived by husband Robert Prater of Warm Springs, GA; sister Patricia W. Childs of Orlando, FL; brothers William "Bill" Williamson of Opelika,...

Larry Wayne Hendrix, 70 of Charlotte, NC passed away Thursday, October 17, 2019 at Atrium Health in Pineville, NC. Larry was born September 5, 1949 in Manchester, GA the son of Leon and Grace Maddox Hendrix. He served in the U. S. Air Force and received his degree from Florida Southern University. Larry was a Compliance Officer with Wells Fargo Bank in Charlotte for many years. He enjoyed digging through genealogy of the years and was a member of the Pineville United Methodist Church in Pineville, NC. He was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife Carolyn Hendrix of Charlotte, NC, daughters Mickie Ashman and her husband Rob of Charlotte, NC and Brandy Kressner and her...