Charlotte Wheeler Mayes, age 75, and a lifelong resident of Newton County, passed away on Tuesday, October 13, 2026 at her home.

Visitation will be from 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm on Friday, October 16, 2026 at Newton County Funeral Home - South.

Funeral services will begin at 11:00 am on Saturday, October 17, 2026 at Macedonia Primitive Baptist Church with visitation one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will follow in the Macedonia Primitive Baptist Cemetery with Newton County Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Rev. William Savell will officiate.

Serving as pallbearers will be grandsons, Colby Mayes, Hunter Mayes, Ty Mayes, Josh Mayes, Michael Neal, and Taylor Wright.

Honorary pallbearers will be Aaron Kelly, Troy Kelly, Austin Kelly, and David Hollingsworth.

Charlotte attended Newton Public Schools and soon after her marriage at age 15, she worked at Newton Company and Sunbeam before completing her degree in cosmetology, that spanned her working career of over forty years as a beautician. Her hobbies included hunting and fishing, quilting, and crocheting. She will be remembered for her enjoyment of thrifting, woodworking and attending auctions. She was a Christian by testimony of her faith and a member of Cedar Grove Baptist Church. Charlotte loved her family very much and will be missed by those who knew and loved her.

She is preceded in death by her husband of fifty years, William Mayes; her parents, James and Annie Laura Bounds Wheeler; one brother, Gene Buggs and her in-laws, Sam and Neva Dee Hollingsworth Mayes.

Survivors include her children, Angela Spence (Mike), Kevin Mayes (Vicki), Gary Mayes, and Justin Mayes (Amy), all of Decatur; nine grandchildren; fifteen great-grandchildren; one niece, Pam Long and one nephew, Tobbie Bugg, both of Mobile, AL; a host of Mayes nieces and nephews; and special friends and caregivers, Sherry and Jason Sanders, and her fur baby, Angel.

An online guestbook may be viewed and signed at www.newtoncountyfuneralhome.com