Johnny Pierce Smith, 91, of Hancock County, passed away Thursday, May 8, 2025. Survivors include his wife, Alice Pounds Smith of Sparta; daughter, Debbie Williams (Edward) of Macon; grandchildren, Alison Wallace (Dave) and Edward L. Williams, IV (Elizabeth); and great-granddaughter, Lennon Wallace.
Jacquelyn Garrard Archer, 94, of Sparta, passed away Thursday, May 8, 2025. Survivors include her son, Bill Archer; daughter, Lynda Archer Alanko; grandchildren; Skye Archer, Nicole A. Medved (Nick), Will Archer, and Eric Alanko (Becca); and numerous nieces and nephews.
Esther Olivia Hubbard Griffith, 85, passed away Friday, May 9, 2025. Survivors include her daughters, Brenda Milton and Wanda Kay Griffith; sons, David Thomas Griffith and Perry Griffith; grandchildren, William H. Milton, Jr.
Abigail Leanne Ray, 9, passed away Thursday, May 8, 2025.Survivors include her mother, Taylor Ray (Jesse Sammons) of Byron; father, Matt Ray (Taylor Eady) of Milledgeville; sister, Lily Grace Ray of Byron and brother William Dean Ray of Byron; grandparents, Jennifer Brown; Glenn Ray Jr.