Obituaries

Rebecca (Becky) Ann Meyer

Rebecca (Becky) Ann Meyer

Rebecca (Becky) Ann Meyer

April 5, 1952 - October 4, 2025Rebecca (Becky) Ann Meyer, 73, passed away peacefully at Piedmont Athens on October 4, 2025, after a brief illness.Becky was born on April 5, 1952, in Decatur, Georgia, to the late Milton and Betty Grady Carswell.
Michael Paul Baird

Michael Paul Baird

Michael Paul Baird

Michael Paul Baird – affectionately known as Mike, Uncle Mike, Mikey P, and Judge Baird of Eatonton, Georgia – passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 11, 2025, after an 8-month battle with Cholangiocarcinoma cancer.
Norman Holle Jr.

Norman Holle Jr.

Norman Holle Jr.

Norman Holle Jr, age 71, passed away September 28, 2025, at home, surrounded by his loved ones. He was born on December 9, 1953, in Milledgeville, Ga, to the late Norman “Hambone” Holle Sr. and Alice Carnes Holle.
Maj. Ernest Heywood Brown Jr.

Maj. Ernest Heywood Brown Jr.

Maj. Ernest Heywood Brown Jr.

Maj. Ernest Heywood Brown, Jr. (USAF Retired) Maj. Ernest Heywood “Ernie” Brown, Jr., of Eatonton, Georgia, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, at the age of 85.Born in Lewiston, Maine, in the snowy winter of February 1940, Ernie was the beloved son of Ernest Haywood Brown, Sr.
Deborah Pritchard

Deborah Pritchard

Deborah Pritchard

Deborah Pritchard of Eatonton passed away on September 26, 2025. She was born in Fulton County, GA, on Nov. 28, 1957, to the late Lloyd and Betty Cook.
Frankie McDade

Frankie McDade

Frankie McDade

Frankie Susan “Sue” Key McDade, age 73, of Milledgeville, passed away Thursday, September 18, 2025. Funeral Services for Sue McDade were conducted Tuesday, September 23, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. in the Chapel of Williams Funeral Home with Rev. Paul Gardner officiating.Interment followed at 1:00 p.m.
Mr. Harold Norwood

Mr. Harold Norwood

Harold Norwood

Mr. Harold Norwood, 68, of Shady Dale, Georgia, gained his heavenly wings, Thursday, September 11, 2025. He was born on February 22, 1957, in Shady Dale, Georgia, to the late Emma Florine Ross and Willie Frank Norwood, Sr.
Joseph Cole Grayson

Joseph Cole Grayson

Joseph Cole Grayson

Joseph Cole Grayson, beloved husband, grandfather, veteran, and civic leader, passed away peacefully on August 30, 2025, at the age of 92. Born on October 8, 1932, in Nicholasville, Kentucky, Joe was the son of James Roy Grayson and Ida Ellen Grayson.
Aubrey Carter

Aubrey Carter

Aubrey Carter

Aubrey Edward Carter, 78, passed away peacefully at his Lake Oconee residence on September 5, 2025.Mr. Carter was born on March 26, 1947, in Hednesford, Staffordshire, England. Mr.
Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

Phyllis Annell (Jump) Justice

August 23, 2025, marks the Lord’s receiving of the soul of our beloved sister, Phyllis Annell (Jump) Justice, age 67, of Eatonton.A Celebration of Life service was conducted on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, at 2:00 PM in the chapel of Williams Funeral Home of Eatonton with Brian Burgamy officiating.