SSG (Ret.) Joseph Howard Johnson, III, 69, of Columbus, died Wednesday, December 20, 2017. A graveside service with Full Military Honors will be 2:00 pm, Friday, January 5, 2018 at the Main Post Cemetery, Ft. Benning. Mr. Johnson was born October 5, 1948 in Chicago, IL. He was a 1968 graduate of Bloom High School in Chicago and attended Prairie State College...
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Mrs. Cynthia Dianne Loesser, age 60, of Peachtree City, passed away December 27, 2017 after a hard-fought 5 year long battle with breast cancer. Cyndi was born in Houston, TX on February 14, 1957. She grew up in Mississippi but after several moves finally settled in Peachtree City with her husband and two children. She spent 20 years as an...
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Mark Alan McKenzie, 62, of Columbus Georgia died Saturday, December 23, 2017 at Midtown Medical Center. A private memorial service for family and close friends will be held at a later date. Mark was born May 13, 1955 in Pensacola, Florida, the son of John Peele McKenzie and Julia Maye Parker McKenzie. He had worked many years for ACW Inc. in...
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Mildred I. (Christopher) Pelt of Dahlonega, Georgia (formerly of Stone Mountain) passed away December 6, 2017, following a brief illness. LIFE AND FAMILY Mildred enjoyed crocheting and all types of needlework. She also enjoyed gardening, from flowers to vegetables. In her younger years she sang “Fa-So-La” all over North East Georgia. She was a former Special Education Bus Driver for...
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Mrs. Dorothy Joanne Howe, age 86, of Fayetteville, passed away December 16, 2017. Mrs. Howe was born on March 29, 1931 in Los Angeles, CA to the late Joseph and Florence Ghiotto. She grew up in the LA area alongside her brother, Jack. She enjoyed her work as a ballroom dance instructor at the Arthur Murray Dance Studio. She proudly...
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Ms. Mary Lou Britain, age 88, of Lakeland, FL, passed away December 15, 2017. Ms. Britain was born on December 5, 1929 in Shreveport, LA to the late Thomas and Theoda Odgen. She spent her childhood years in Shreveport alongside her brother, Thomas. In 1980 she moved to Lakeland, FL where she spent many years as a Circle Leader and...
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Mary Ann Adams Givens, 77, of Midland, GA passed away on December 14, 2017. Mrs. Givens was born June 30, 1940 in Columbus, GA, to the late William Edward Adams and Myrtle Louise Williams Adams. She graduated from Jordan Vocational High School in 1959. In July of that year, she married Charles Levy Givens and became a wife and mother....
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David “Dave” Lee Phillips was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on May 5, 1947, to Walter Phillips and Pauline Beckham. After college, Dave began a long career in the finance industry as a personal banker and mortgage underwriter. At work, he met the love of his life, Linda. They married and enjoyed 48 wonderful years together. In 1968, Dave and...
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SERVICE and MEMORIALS Martha Ballis Mathis, age 86, of Alpharetta, Georgia passed away on December 10, 2017. A memorial service to celebrate the life of Martha Ballis Mathis will be held 3:00 P.M. on Sunday, December 17, 2017 at The Mansions of Alpharetta, 3675 Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta, GA 30022 (470)365-2800. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to...
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Rosemary Bradley of Newnan, Georgia, passed away on December 11, 2017. Rosemary was born on June 24, 1926, in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Mr. Ralph Milton Hughes and Ms. Rosa Oyama Goode. She grew up in Birmingham, Alabama, alongside her sister, June Mullins. She graduated Ramsey High School and later worked for Birmingham City Hall. Rosemary enjoyed life, family members...
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