Bleckley-Macon County GaArchives Obituaries.....Barlow, William Lonnie July 30, 2019
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Fisher Funeral Home 4789346336 https://www.fishersfuneralhome.net
Mr. William Lonnie 
Barlow
May 31, 1942 - Jul 
30, 2019

Funeral services for 
William Lonnie 
Barlow, 77, of 
Cochran, who died on 
Tuesday, July 30, 
2019, will be held 
on Friday, August 2, 
2019 at 3 p.m. in 
the Cochran First 
United Methodist 
Church with Dr. Bill 
Woodson, Dr. Felix 
Haynes and the Rev. 
Joy Fisher 
officiating. Burial 
will be in the 
Berryhill Family lot 
in Cedar Hill 
Cemetery.

Mr. Barlow was an 
attorney at law and 
a Baptist. He was 
the author of 
“Bleckley County,” 
published in 2010 
and was the official 
Historian of Cochran 
and Bleckley County 
by Proclamation 
dated August of 2004 
by the Mayor of 
Cochran and the Sole 
Commissioner of 
Bleckley County.

Born on Sunday, May 
31, 1942 on Violet 
Street in Cochran, 
Bleckley County, 
Ga., his parents 
were Nolan Henry 
Barlow and Mary 
Frances Berryhill 
Barlow. He was named 
for his grandfather, 
William Lonnie 
Berryhill. Lonnie 
grew up in downtown 
Cochran and started 
school in the fall 
of 1948 next door to 
the Cochran City 
Auditorium. His 
family, including 
sisters, Nola Jean 
Barlow Hardy and 
Mary Anne Barlow, 
were all members of 
the First Baptist 
Church of Cochran. 
It was there that 
Lonnie made a 
profession of faith 
during an April 
revival and was 
baptized on April 
27, 1953. He 
graduated from 
Cochran High School 
on May 31, 1960 with 
honors. He graduated 
from Tulane 
University on June 
1, 1964 and from the 
Walter F. George 
School of Law of 
Mercer University on 
June 4, 1967. Lonnie 
served four years 
during the Vietnam 
Era in the United 
States Navy and was 
awarded the National 
Defense Service 
Medal, Good Conduct 
Medal and Navy 
Achievement Medal. 
He passed the State 
Bar of Georgia exam 
and was admitted to 
the practice of law 
on May 10, 1971. He 
served three two-
year terms as a City 
Alderman on the 
Cochran City Council 
and was Mayor Pro-
tempore in 1979 and 
1985.

Lonnie was engaged 
in the general 
practice of law in 
Cochran for 45 
years. The highlight 
of his legal career 
was an appearance 
before the Supreme 
Court of the United 
States on October 4, 
1993, in the case of 
Hall v. Holder, 
which sought to 
contest the single 
county commissioner 
form of government 
in Bleckley County. 
In a 5-4 decision 
handed down on June 
30, 1994, the 
highest court in the 
land upheld the 
single county 
commissioner form of 
government in 
Bleckley County, 
thus preserving our 
local form of 
government since 
creation of the 
county in 1912.

Lonnie and Bertha 
married in the 
sanctuary of First 
Baptist Church in 
Cochran on February 
18, 1995. They were 
active in the 
Oneness Sunday 
School Class, which 
Lonnie taught for 17 
years. He played the 
piano at prayer 
meetings for 35 
years and served 
briefly as church 
organist. The church 
was always a guiding 
star for both of 
their lives. Lonnie 
was ordained on 
October 15, 1975 and 
served seven terms 
on the church Board 
of Deacons. He was 
clerk of the church 
for many years, and 
he served on the 
committees 1975-76 
when the Dykes 
Street Building was 
built and 1991-99 
when the East Annex 
and Fellowship Hall 
were built.

Together, Lonnie and 
Bertha enjoyed 
flowers and 
gardening. Their 
hobbies included 
reading, music and 
piano. Lonnie 
enjoyed local 
history and writing. 
Over the years, they 
have been caregivers 
for their parents, 
relatives and close 
friends whose 
memories are 
cherished.

He is survived by 
his wife of 24 
years, Bertha Barlow 
of Cochran; two 
sisters, Nola Jean 
(Jack) Hardy of 
Bluffton, S.C. and 
Mary Anne Barlow of 
Decatur; three 
nephews, Jack 
(Libby) Hardy of 
Bluffton, S.C., Jeff 
(Sharon) Hardy of 
Raytown, MO and Joel 
(Carole) Hardy of 
LaGrande, OR; three 
stepchildren, Curtis 
M. (Dr. Paula H.) 
Bryant of Cochran, 
Linda B. (Zane) 
Dykes of Bonaire and 
Kristi B. (Michael) 
Corrigan of Macon; 
five grandchildren, 
Jack Corrigan, 
Alyssa Grace 
Corrigan, Colby M. 
(Bailey) Bryant, 
Mallory Dykes (J.T.) 
Holton, and Maci 
Dykes ; and two 
great-grandsons, Bo 
Bryant and Sam 
Bryant.

The family will be 
at the residence on 
Paula Drive, 
Cochran, and will 
receive friends 
Thursday night from 
6-8 at the funeral 
home.

In lieu of flowers, 
make donations to 
Nolan Frances Barlow 
Scholarship, In 
Memory of William 
Lonnie Barlow, MGA 
Foundation, 100 
University Parkway, 
Macon, GA 31206, or 
First Baptist Church 
St. Simons, 729 
Ocean Blvd., St. 
Simons, GA 31522.

Fisher Funeral Home 
is in charge of 
arrangements.

Cemetery Details
Cedar Hill Cemetery
126 GA Hwy 126
Cochran, GA, 31014

Additional Comments:
Fisher Funeral Home
4789346336
https://www.fishersf
uneralhome.net


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