Obituaries

Jesse Thomas Copelan Jr.

Jesse Thomas Copelan Jr.

Jesse Thomas Copelan Jr.

Mr. Jesse Thomas Copelan, Jr., age 84, passed away on Sunday, November 9, 2025. Funeral services were held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, in the Historic Sanctuary of the Eatonton First Methodist Church.
Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

Julia Anne Clements

Julia Anne Clements, 71, passed away peacefully on October 28, 2025, after a courageous battle with cancer.Born on November 9, 1953, at Georgia Baptist Hospital in Atlanta, Julia grew up in Decatur and attended Westminster Schools in Atlanta. She went on to earn her B.S.
Michael Allison Clark

Michael Allison Clark

Michael Allison Clark

Michael Allison Clark, 75, of Eatonton, Georgia, passed away peacefully at home on October 20, 2025, surrounded by his beloved wife and children.Mike was born on October 13, 1950, in Sparta, Georgia, to James “Buddy” and Rowena Clark.
Walter “Tommy” Hatfield

Walter “Tommy” Hatfield

Walter “Tommy” Hatfield

Walter “Tommy” Hatfield, 77, passed away on Friday, October 24, 2025. Walter was born on November 30, 1947, in Atlanta, GA, to the late James and Euyla Hatfield.
Charlie Grady Carnes Jr.

Charlie Grady Carnes Jr.

Charlie Grady Carnes Jr.

Mr. Charlie Grady Carnes, Jr., age 81, passed away on Friday, October 24, 2025. Funeral services were held at 1:00 PM on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, in the Chapel of Williams Funeral Home of Eatonton. Burial followed at Eatonton Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mrs. Cathy Jo Jerome

Mrs. Cathy Jo Jerome

Cathy Jo Jerome

Cathy Jo Jerome, 67, of Eatonton, GA, passed away at home on October 12, 2025. She was born April 11, 1958, in St. Paul, Minnesota, to Kenneth and Carol Stark.In 1980, Cathy married William “Bill” Jerome in Denver, CO. She worked for A.G.
Robert ‘Bob’ Landau

Robert ‘Bob’ Landau

Robert ‘Bob’ Landau

Bob Landau of Eatonton, Georgia, passed away on Oct. 7, 2025, at the age of 92. A Memorial Service will be held on Nov. 11, 2025, at the Veterans Wall at 11 a.m.
Mary Theresa Johnson

Mary Theresa Johnson

Mary Theresa Johnson

On October 12th , Mary Theresa Johnson died peacefully in her sleep surrounded by her husband and her loving children.Theresa was born in Charleston, S.C. on the 20th of July, 1966 to Eugene Richards Johnson and Mary Patricia Johnson.
George Jordan Jr.

George Jordan Jr.

George Jordan Jr.

Bernard’s Family Funeral Care, The Eatonton Chapel, announces the passing of World War II Veteran, George Jordan, Jr. of Putnam County, Georgia.George Jordan, Jr., known affectionately to family and friends as “Brother,” or “Mr.
Shirley Barron

Shirley Barron

Shirley Barron

Shirley Jo (Dayharsh) Barron, 89, passed away peacefully at her home on October 10, 2025, in Howell, Michigan.Born in Hart, Michigan, Shirley was the eldest child of the late Keith and Betty Dayharsh.