Local obituaries for Newton County in Georgia.

Jun 27, 2022

Pat Kent, of Conyers, passed away Sunday, June 26, 2022, at the age of 74. Mrs. Kent was a member of Conyers Church of God and a member of the Red Hat Society. She enjoyed traveling to the mountains and will be remembered as devoted grandmother who loved her family dearly. Mrs. Kent was preceded in death by her...

Jun 24, 2022

Thomas (Tom) Herbert Bailey of Mansfield, GA was called home to Heaven on Friday, June 24, 2022. Born and raised in Wilmington, NC, he had a wonderful and fulfilling 90 years of life.

Known to all as Tom Bailey, he served in the US Navy as a young man. Catching the bug to fly early on, he...

Jun 24, 2022

Thomas Albert Beal, of Porterdale, passed away Friday, June 24, 2022, at the age of 56. Mr. Beal was a very outgoing man that never met a stranger. He sought out every opportunity to make people laugh. Mr. Beal enjoyed taking walks along the river. In addition, he liked helping his mom tend to her flowers.

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Jun 23, 2022

Diane Melvin, age 79, of Covington, GA passed peacefully in her sleep on June 23, 2022. She was a lifelong resident of Newton County; she was raised in Porterdale and spent her adult years residing on Brown Bridge Road. Diane was known for her strong work ethic and for her love of family and friends. She loved family get-togethers,...

Jun 22, 2022

Miriam “Annette” Crouch Beale was born July 19, 1936, to Bill and Gwen Crouch in Batesburg, SC. Annette was the middle of three children, Charles Crouch her older brother and her younger sister Kathleen. She grew up in Cayce, SC (M Ave), the place she always thought of as home.  At a young age Annette learned and developed a...

Jun 22, 2022

Robert Franklin McGee, of Covington, passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at the age of 86. Mr. McGee was a member of Porterdale Baptist Church and a Royal Ambassador, better known as the RA’s. He worked for Tingue Brown Furniture for 8 years. In addition, Mr. McGee retired from Hercules after 23 years of service. After retirement, he was...

Jun 21, 2022

Mary Lucy Christian Rogers, 94, died peacefully surrounded by her loving family on June 21, 2022.

Mary was born on May 8, 1928 and was a lifelong resident of Newton County. She was “Mama” to Diane, Henry, and Fay, and “Mema” to 5 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, and to all that knew her.

Mary worked for...

Jun 20, 2022

Andrea Hammond of Covington, GA was born July 18, 1968, at Fort Jackson, SC in a WWII Army Hospital. She came into this life early and left this life too early. She passed at home due to health complications June 20, 2022. Andrea was a daughter, sister, aunt, dog-mom, and best friend to many. She was Mom to two...

Jun 14, 2022

Jerry Wade Norman, of Covington, passed away Tuesday, June 14, 2022, at the age of 79. A retired home builder, Mr. Norman was an avid coon hunter even into his later years when he was not able to participate as much. During the 1980's he served as Vice President of the Southeastern Treeing Walker Association for a couple of...

Jun 14, 2022

Linda Faye Kimbrell, 46, of Covington, GA, died unexpectedly on June 14, 2022 from a possible brain aneurysm. Her loss was completely unexpected and the family is shocked and deeply saddened.

The youngest child born to loving parents Dairl & Faye Kimbrell on Februay 6, 1976 in Atlanta GA. Linda Faye is survived by her sisters, Diane...

Jun 14, 2022

Robert “Bob” Dye, of Covington, died Tuesday, June 14, 2022, at the age of 74. He was married to Suzanne, his wife of 39 years, and they shared two sons, Matthew and George. Bob retired from Bell South / AT&T. He was a member of the Communications Workers of America. Bob enjoyed volunteering at his son’s little league games....

Jun 13, 2022

Elaine K. Stephens , of Conyers, passed away Monday, June 13, 2022, at the age of 85. Mrs. Stephens was a resident of Conyers since 1978 where she was a member of Crosspoint Christian Church. She worked as an Administrative Assistant / Assistance Secretary of Operations Board of Pension for The Presbyterian Church USA for a dedicated...

Jun 12, 2022

Tammy (my sweetest bride) was the most unselfish person I have ever known. She and I hit it off from the start which was December 23, 1983, and I wouldn’t change a thing. Tammy and I enjoyed camping in the mountains of Tennessee and Georgia State Parks, watching horror movies, and spoiling the fire out of our two grandchildren,...

Jun 10, 2022

Paul Tulbya, of Conyers, passed away Friday, June 10, 2022, at the age of 30. Paul was baptized at Living Water Christian Church. He was a hardworking entrepreneur with a great business mindset. Paul enjoyed researching and learning new concepts regarding numbers or business. He valued creating relationships with others and appreciated having intelligent conversations with them. Paul was...

Jun 10, 2022

Hugh A. Wilkerson, of Jackson, passed away Friday, June 10, 2022, at the age of 71. Mr. Wilkerson enjoyed playing baseball and fishing in his younger years. He had a wonderful sense of humor and took joy in making others laugh. Mr. Wilkerson tended to keep to himself, but he made it a priority to show up and celebrate...

Jun 3, 2022

Mabel “Marla” Gaehle, of Covington, passed away Friday, June 3, 2022, at the age of 83. Mrs. Gaehle retired from Epps Aviation at Peachtree Dekalb Airport. She was a Lawrenceville resident from 1988 until 2000 when she made Covington her home. Mrs. Gaehle loved gardening and tending to her Hostas in her spare time. She was preceded in death...

Jun 1, 2022

June 1, 2022, Charlene Trainer Moore passed away. She was born in Newton County in Covington, Georgia and dwelled at 403 Usher Street. Charlene Trainer was born March 11, 1935, was the daughter to Clarence E. Trainer and Mable R. Trainer. She had one sister Bobbi Jean Trainer Pignolet.

Charlene was married to Tom Moore, Sr., and...

May 30, 2022

Logan Schick, born and raised in Conyers, GA passed away Monday, May 30, 2022, at the age of 25. In lieu of flowers, the family is setting up a Go Fund Me for The Logan Baylee Schick Addiction Recovery Scholarship Fund to honor her long-fought battle and help other young women who may not be able to help themselves....

May 29, 2022

Zachary Taylor Foster, of Covington, passed away Sunday, May 29, 2022, at the age of 25. Zachary enjoyed camping, fishing, and loved fast cars. He liked hanging out with his friends and family, and he cherished the time spent with his parents.

Survivors include his parents, Gerald and Leslie Foster; siblings, Austin, Gerald, Jr., Corey, Marquita, Santoria,...

May 29, 2022

Joyce Spicciati, of Covington, passed away Sunday, May 29, 2022, at the age of 76. A native of The Bronx, she was a 1964 graduate of Dodge Vocational High School. Miss Spicciati lived most of her life in Beacon, New York before moving to Covington, Georgia, in 2016. She carved out a 44-year career at Metropolitan Life Insurance Company,...