Local obituaries for Newton County in Georgia.

Bertha Knight Thompson

Feb 22, 2010

Access Road Bertha Knight Thompson of Covington, passed away February 22, 2010, at the age of 80. She was a resident of Walton County for most of her life and was loved by the entire Cornish Mountain community. Mrs. Thompson was a member of Cornish Mountain Baptist Church, where she was active in Sunday school and the church choir. She...

Frances Louise Hembree

Feb 21, 2010

Access Road Mrs. Frances Louise Hembree, 77, of Covington, GA, passed away February 21, 2010. She was the wife of the late Harold Hembree, co-owner of Harold's BBQ, which has been serving Atlanta's community for over 65 years. Frances worked side by side with her husband for over 40 years. Frances never met a stranger, and she always tried to...

Dillard L. Hensley

Feb 20, 2010

Access Rd.Dillard L. Hensley of Covington, passed away February 20, 2010, at the age of 82. A US Navy Veteran, having served in World War II, Mr. Hensley was a member of Mansfield Baptist Church, and the Golden Fleece Lodge, in Covington, where he served for more than 50 years. He loved training bird dogs, raising chickens and cattle, and...

Ord (Cliff) Kraft

Feb 20, 2010

Access RoadClifford (Cliff) Kraft of Covington, passed away February 20, 2010, at the age of 83. Mr. Kraft was a member of LifePointe Church of the Nazarene, in Covington, and loved going on witness trips to share the gospel. He was a hard worker, and thoroughly enjoyed his work as a brick mason. Mr. Kraft enjoyed bowling, gardening, and traveling...

Joseph Sidney Garner,

Feb 19, 2010

Access Road   Joseph Sidney Garner, February 22, 1925 - February 19, 2010, son of the former Joseph Maxwell Garner and Catherine Good Garner of Oxford, MS, went to be with his Heavenly Father and Jesus, his Savior and Lord.  Sid served in the church as an elder for many years.  He served his country in the US Air Force as...

James W. (Billy) Dukes

Feb 14, 2010

ACCESS ROAD LOCATION:  James W. (Billy) Dukes, Sr., of Rutledge, died February 14, 2010, at Walton Medical Center, at the age of 76. Growing up in Atlanta, Billy was a paperboy for the AJC, ran in the Soap Box Derbies, and was a Boy Scout. He graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1952. He owned Dixie Furniture with five locations...

Smith John

Jul 25, 2009

Mildred Louise (Garner) Adams, of Covington, died February 26, 2010, at Hospice Atlanta, at the age of 79. Daughter of the late Benjamin F. and Daisy Hall Garner, she enjoyed her family, her flowers and enjoyed going to Casinos. Mrs. Adams was preceded in death by her husband, Carl Edward Adams Sr., daughter, Linda Sue Adams Littleton, and sister, Frances...

Sandra Morris Malcom Norred

Jul 27, 2004

Sandra Morris Malcom Norred, of Oxford, passed away Friday, July 26, 2024, at the age of 81. Sandra Proudly worked at Standridge Color Corporation in Social Circle for 22 years. There she was a part of a great community she called family. Her many interests included spending time with family and friends, gardening, and extensive traveling. She was preceded in...

Jane Doe

Jan 1, 2001

Mildred Louise (Garner) Adams, of Covington, died February 26, 2010, at Hospice Atlanta, at the age of 79. Daughter of the late Benjamin F. and Daisy Hall Garner, she enjoyed her family, her flowers and enjoyed going to Casinos. Mrs. Adams was preceded in death by her husband, Carl Edward Adams Sr., daughter, Linda Sue Adams Littleton, and sister, Frances...

Reneé Meadors Hansen

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Tonya Benton

Tonya Benton, of Nicholson, passed away, at the age of 44. Tonya was very resilient, strong, and hard-working. She loved to joke and was very funny and could spend hours on the phone with her family cutting up. Tonya had many close friends, but her best friend was her daughter, Mezzie. She was always smiling, positive, and sweet. Tonya...

Chloe Rose Norwood

Chloe Rose Norwood will only and forever know love. She went from being in the loving comfort of her mother’s womb, to being held in the presence of God on April 15th, 2024 before her birth. Her life from the start taught us love beyond measure. She taught us to trust in the Lord through tests and the unknown....

Jimmy Chambers

Jimmy Chambers, of Covington, passed away Tuesday, October 10, 2023, at the age of 65. Jimy will be remembered as a loving father, grandfather, uncle, and friend.

Terri Smith

Terri Smith, of Conyers, passed away at the age of 62. Mrs. Smith will be deeply missed by her family and friends. She enjoyed spending her time shopping and cooking. Mrs. Smith was preceded in death by her mother, Barbara Deloris Farmer.

Survivors include her father, Bobby Carol Farmer; sister, Joy and Steve Bishop; brother, Danny Farmer...

Carrie Burke

Carrie Burke, of Jackson, passed away at the age of 44. Carrie loved to sing and enjoyed writing letters to her family. She was generous to everyone that she met and will be remembered as a loving mother. Carrie was preceded in death by her father, Wayne Jullian Burke

Survivors include her daughters, Lacey Burke, Kayla Boland,...