McMullen Funeral Home

Emma Jo Jones Ploeger passed away peacefully at her residence on Friday, August 26, 2022. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at St. Paul United Methodist Church with Rev. Dr. Edwin M. "Buddy" Cooper, Jr. officiating. A private family interment will be held Wednesday at the Historic Riverside Cemetery in Macon, Georgia with Rev. Jimmy Asbell officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the services at St. Paul United Methodist Church according to McMullen Funeral Home and Crematory 3874 Gentian Blvd. Columbus, Ga. 31907. Emma Jo Jones Ploeger was born 80 years ago in San Antonio, Texas. She was the daughter of Wallace Glenn Jones of...

Emma Jo Jones Ploeger passed away peacefully at her residence on Friday, August 26, 2022. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at St. Paul United Methodist Church with Rev. Dr. Edwin M. "Buddy" Cooper, Jr. officiating. A private family interment will be held Wednesday at the Historic Riverside Cemetery in Macon, Georgia with Rev. Jimmy Asbell officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the services at St. Paul United Methodist Church according to McMullen Funeral Home and Crematory 3874 Gentian Blvd. Columbus, Ga. 31907. Emma Jo Jones Ploeger was born 80 years ago in San Antonio, Texas. She was the daughter of Wallace Glenn Jones of...

Donough "Don" Cole Hammonds died January 21, 2022 at the age of 82. A memorial service celebrating his life will be held 2:00 PM, Friday, February 25, 2022, at Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church Chapel (4385 Lower Roswell Road Marietta GA 30068). A burial service will be held at a later date in his home town of Lancaster, Kentucky. Don was born August 29, 1938 in Danville, KY to the late Colonel and Lilly Davis Hammonds. He graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in 1960. He then served 26 years in the active Army and Army Reserves, stationed in Germany, Virginia, and Georgia. He attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He also worked for 34 years for the Federal Emergency...

Charles William Kirby, 92, a telecommunications executive who retired to a second career restoring antique clocks, died Dec. 23, 2021 in Columbus, Ga. A private service will be held in the Snellville Historic Cemetery, Snellville, Georgia with a memorial service to be held at a later date according to McMullen Funeral Home and Crematory, 3874 Gentian Blvd. Columbus, Ga. 31907 Mr. Kirby was born June 16, 1929 son of the late Asa Forest and Ona McKenny Kirby. He grew up on a farm near Lexington, Ky., enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1948 and served as a radioman during the Korean War. He would use his communications training to join the Western Union Telegraph Co. where he held local, state and...

Rev. Michael Alva McAfee passed away December 29, 2020, at Columbus Hospice. He was born April 29, 1944, in Roberta, GA to the late Henry and Ellen Bankston McAfee. He graduated from Crawford County High School High School, 1962; Bruton-Parker Junior College, on a baseball/basketball scholarship, 1963; LaGrange College, 1964-1966 and Emory University, Candler School of Theology with a Master of Divinity, 1966- 1969. He was ordained a deacon in 1967 and a full elder in 1969. On July 2, 1967, he married Mildred Eidson of Atlanta, GA. Together they served 43 years in the South Georgia Conferences and a delegate to 3 World Methodist Conferences in Brighton, England, Rio Jenario, Brazil and...

Oren Taylor "O.T."McKenzie, 68, of Leesburg, GA died Friday, July 3, 2020 in Columbus, GA. It is fitting he died on Independence Day holiday as it was his favorite time of year. O.T. was born January 06, 1952 in Pelham, GA to the late Oren Taylor McKenzie, Sr. and Laura Emily McKenzie. O.T. was the owner of McKenzie Underground, Inc. He worked for 45 years in utility construction to provide the best he could for his family. His fiber optics work connected people throughout the country that includes Disney and NASA. O.T. always introduced himself as "Over Time" McKenzie! To describe O.T. he was an adventurer, a pilot, an inventor and a dreamer: a man's man. He worked hard, he played hard...

John Phillip Fox, 66, of Waverly Hall GA, formerly of Albany, GA, died at his residence on April 10, 2020. A private family memorial service will be held at a later date at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Albany. Phillip was born December 19, 1954 in Atlanta. He was a loving son, brother and uncle. He attended public schools in Atlanta and Albany. Phillip graduated from Albany High School Class of 1973, where he excelled in all studies and played basketball for the AHS Indians. Phillip attended Valdosta State University and Albany Technical College. He loved sports, history and sports trivia. He had a great love and devotion for his family and friends. He was preceded in death by...

William "Billy" Benjamin Milton, Jr., 59 of Columbus, GA. died Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at St. Francis Hospital. Due to the public health crisis a private graveside will be held at 11:00 AM Monday, March 30, 2020 at Parkhill Cemetery in Columbus, GA. A public Celebration of Life Service for family and friends will be held at a date to be determined after the Covid-19 pandemic has subsided. Billy was born April 26, 1960 in Dublin, GA, to Dr. William B. Milton, Sr. and Viola Hodges Milton. He worked as a technician for Waverly Hall Telephone and Telecommunications; he also worked at Public Service Cellular and was a former manager at Brown Brothers Sand Company in Junction City, GA. He...

Hugh Orlanda Morris, Sr., 75, of Columbus, GA, peacefully passed Wednesday, January 22, 2020 in the loving care of his wife, Barbara Byers Morris. Born in Columbus, Georgia on July 11, 1944, the son of William George and Marie Daniel Morris. He graduated Columbus High School in 1962. He graduated from Georgia Tech in 1969. Hired by Procter and Gamble for which he worked 25 years until retirement. He worked and raised his family in Albany and Lee County, Georgia. He was passionate about family, faith; loved to read and play golf. Returning to Columbus after retirement, Hugh and Barbara were members of Pierce Chapel UMC. Hugh also enjoyed weekly Midweek lunch with friends at East...