All Obituaries

Kathy Jo Lord Haley, 58 of Morgan County, died May 21, 2019.  Kathy was a life long resident of Morgan County.  She had worked for years as the head cashier at Krystal in Madison.  Kathy attended church at Building 5210.  She loved her family and spent untold hours caring for others.  She will be remembered for her sweet spirit.  Kathy was preceded in death by her father, Bobby Joe Lord.  She is survived by her mother, Evelyn Peters Lord as well as her...

“A candle burning at both ends burns brightest, but it cannot last the night.” - Joseph T. Shockley   Marianne Clopton Shockley, Ph. D., of Apalachee, Georgia passed from this earthly dimension on Sunday, March 12, 2019. She was the third child and second daughter of Drs. John & Sandra Shockley, also residents of Apalachee. Marianne and her elder sister, Suzanne (Mrs. Eric) Hendricks of Soperton, Georgia shared the same birthday of August 14th, though Marianne was...

Mr. Joseph Franklin McDowell, 91 of Madison, died May 7, 2019.  He is survived by his wife, Nancy Croker McDowell and a daughter, Chrys Farley.  Mr. McDowell was retired from United Distributers.  He was a veteran of WWII, having served in the Marine Corps as a China Marine.  He was a great cook, loved animals and was a passionate fisherman.  A memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 18, 2019 at 1pm in the chapel of A.E. Carter Funeral Home.  The family...

Ms. Betty Jo Thomas, 85 of Madison, died May 6, 2019.  She was born in Newton County to the late, Herman Cofer and Mary Lois Byrd Cofer.  She was retired from Marshall Distributing.  She enjoyed gardening and bird watching.  She loved her family. Ms. Thomas is survived by her two daughters, Donna Davis and Cheryl Serrato.  She also leaves six grandchildren; Jennifer Serrato, Jessica Serrato, Justin Davis, Kelsey Davis, Mireya Gutierrez and Ariana...

Mr. Troy Lee Dobbs, 92 of Bostwick, died on May 6 2019.  Mr. Dobbs was born April 17, 1927 in Walton County to DeWitt and Viola Roberts Dobbs.  He was married to the late Juanita Dobbs.  Mr. Dobbs served in the United States Army during WWII and the Korean War.  He was retired from the Schnadig Corporation where he was the quality assurance manager.  Mr. Dobbs was a member of Gibbs Memorial Baptist Church.  He enjoyed working his garden.  He like to fish...

Jimmy Jones, 64 of Madison, died May 3, 2019, surrounded by his family.  He was married to Shelby Jones.  He worked for Morris Wrecker Service.  Mr. Jones enjoyed racing, fishing, his dogs and his grandchildren.  He is survived by his wife, Shelby as well as their children, Pamela Jones, Spencer Jones & Mandi and Ricki Nelms & Chris.  Also surviving is Austin Johnson. Grandchildren are Javier, Bri, Aiden, Easton, Jessie and Austin.  Jimmy was...

Joel Henry Johnston, 90, of Rutledge, Ga, went home to be with the lord, on May 3, 2019. He was a native of Newborn, Ga, where he was one of five children of the late Eugene and Sadie Williams Johnston. Growing up he enjoyed roping on his horse, Rawhide. He served in the US Army, where he was stationed in Germany during the Korean War from 1950-1952 as a Medic. He received medals for expert shooter with the M-1 carbine and also expert shooter with the 45 cal. Pistol. He owned a large farm...

Memorial service Saturday May 4, 2019 @ 10:00 AM @ A. E. Carter Funeral Home Chapel

Linda Crystal "Christy" Stewart, age 49, of Covington, GA, was taken home to Jesus on Friday, April 19, 2019, following a lengthy battle with cancer.  Christy was born in Knoxville, TN to James Poe and Kay Merritt Dobbs on July 6, 1969. Upon marrying Kevin Stewart, the couple resided in Covington, GA where they also attended Belmont Baptist Church. Christy had the wonderful gifts of mercy and encouragement and would often go out of her way to share a word of comfort or give...

Mrs. Margaret Bramlett Gossett, 94, formerly of Atlanta, died April 14, 2019.  She was the daughter of the late John Robert Bramlett, Sr. and Dural Ballard Bramlett.  She lived most of her life in Atlanta and was retired from Atlanta Gas Light.  Mrs. Gossett is survived by two daughters, Ann G. Ward and Janet G. Powell.  She also leaves grandchildren and great grandchildren.  The family will receive friends on Wednesday from Noon until 1 PM at A.E. Carter Funeral...