James Byron Ficklen, Jr., 69, died Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. Mr. Ficklen, formerly of Winder, was a native of Jacksonville, Ala., and had made his home in Monticello. He was the son of the late James B. Ficklen, Sr. and the late Willa Mae Wright Ficklen. He was an avid hunter and fisherman, and was…

Mattie P. Edwards of College Park, died Sunday, March 3, 2013. A celebration of life service will be held, Monday, March 11, at 11 a.m. at Ben Hill United Methodist Church, 2099 Fairburn Rd. SW Atlanta, Ga. 30351. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery Memorial Park-Macon. Williamson Mortuary, LLC, Athens, was in charge of arrangements.…

Robert W. “Sonny” Prince, Jr., 80, of Monticello, died March 1, 2013. Mr. Prince was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, and proudly served his country during the Korean War. He was employed by General Motors – Lakewood Plant, and retired after 35 years of service. Mr. Prince was an active member of New Rocky…

Charles Edgar Standifer, 71, of Monticello, died February 25, 2013 at Abbey Hospice. Mr. Standifer was born to the late John R. Standifer and Lottie B. Odom Standifer on October 5, 1941. He received his education from Jasper County Training School. Upon finishing school he joined the U.S. Air Force where he traveled to many…

A celebration of life for James Dudley is planned for Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at 2 p.m. at the chapel of Smith and Sons Funeral Home, 923 Funderburg Drive in Monticello, with burial at Southview Cemetery in Monticello. The family will fellowship at the ome of Sonny Clemons on Hwy 11 South. Preceding Mr. Dudley…

Kevin Lamar Camp, 19, died Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013, in Ailey, Ga. after an accident. Mr. Camp was born in Conyers, and he and his family moved to Jasper County when he was three years old. He played football and baseball for Monticello Hurricanes and graduated from Jasper County High School in 2012. He was…

Johnathan Coke Bell, 20, died Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013, at the Meadows Medical Center in Vidalia, after an accident. Mr. Bell was born in Macon, and was a lifelong resident of Monticello. He played football and baseball for the Monticello Hurricanes and graduated from Jasper County High School in 2012. He loved to hunt and…

Retired Marine Gunnery Sergeant James Martin Darity, Jr., 45, died in McComb, Miss. on Friday, March 1, 2013. Mr. Darity was born on February 6, 1968, in Macon.He was a graduate of Jasper County High School, class of 1987, and a member of the Hillsboro Baptist Church. He began his career as a Marine on…