Bibb-Houston-Putnam County GaArchives Obituaries.....Heard, Jacob Milton February 22, 1968
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The Macon Telegraph, Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, Saturday, February 24, 1968, Page 8A
The Macon Telegraph
Macon, Bibb County, Georgia
Saturday, February 24, 1968
Page 8A

Death  Takes  J.  M.  Heard.

Jacob Milton Heard, 91, of 896 Laurel Ave. died Thursday in a local hospital 
after an extended illness.

Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. today at Rose Hill Cemetery.  Dr. 
Walter Moore  and  Dr. Frank Robertson.

Mr. Heard a Bibb County native, was a graduate of Mercer University and was 
associated with Heard Brothers, cotton factors, in which he was a partner 
until his retirement.

He was a member of the Vineville Baptist Church, the Baraca Class, the Macon 
Rotary Club  and  the Kappa Sigma Fraternity.  Until his retirement he was a 
trustee of Mercer University and a director of the  Citizens and Southern 
National Bank  and  the Macon Federal Savings and Loan Association.

Mercer University granted Mr. Heard the  Algernon Award  and  an honorary 
degree.

Survivors include a son, Dr. Milton Heard Jr.;  A grandson Milton Heard III; 
and a great-granddaughter, Kathhryn Murphey Heard of Macon.

Hart’s Mortuary is in charge.




Additional Comments:
Compiler Notes: Jacob Milton Heard was the son of Jacob Milton Heard, Sr. 
(1840-1917) &  Epsey America Barfield.  He is buried at Sardis Cemetery beside 
his 2nd wife: Georgia M. Mosely {1854-1936}.  His 1st wife Epsey America 
Barfield is buried at the Barfield Cemetery with her family in Bibb County, 
Georgia. Jacob Milton Heard {above} was married Susie Little who died on 4 
February 1955 in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia. She was buried at Rose Hill 
Cemetery next to her husband. She was the daughter of: Thomas Kinchen Little., 
*CSA {1846-1925}  &  Eliabeth "Lizzie" Carter {1850-1924}.  They are both 
buried at Riverside cemetery and are listed in Find A Grave.

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