OBITUARIES

January 26, 2016

Geneva Evelyn Shipp Eberhart, age 92, of Hiram, GA, passed away on Tuesday, January 26, 2016. She was born on May 16, 1923, in Hiram, GA to the late Glenn Homer & Effie Shipp, and was preceded in death by her husband, Loyd Marion Eberhart, after 60 years of marriage; great-grandchildren, Tyler Glass and Mason Glass; sisters, Laurene Hitchcock...

January 25, 2016

Mitch Eller, age 74, of Dallas, GA, passed away on Monday, January 25, 2016. He was born on April 24, 1941, in Kennesaw, GA, to the late Mitchell Glover & Ruby Irene Eller. He was the owner and president of VIP Industries, INC and a member of Greer’s Chapel Baptist Church. Mitch loved boating and his mancave.

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January 22, 2016

Hiram Lee Townsend, age 83, of Powder Springs, GA, passed away on Friday, January 22, 2016. Mr. Townsend was born on September 9, 1932, in Fairmont, GA, to the late R.C. Carter Townsend & Susie Bunch Townsend. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his son, Steven Gregg Townsend.

Survivors include son,...

January 21, 2016

Thomas Dwayne Croker, age 48, of Collinsville, AL, passed away on Thursday, January 21, 2016. He was born on May 12, 1967 in Marietta, GA, to the late Thomas Alva Edison Croker & Barbara Jean Jordan Croker. Thomas was an avid outdoorsman, enjoyed hunting, fishing, monster trucks, and truly loved spending time with his nieces & nephews. He was...

January 21, 2016

Wanda Ann Shepard, age 71, of Hiram, GA, passed away on Thursday, January 21, 2016. She was born on February 17, 1944 in Lexington, KY to the late Mack Garnett & Jane F. Garnett. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sons Arnold Carpenter & Robert Dale Carpenter, Jr.

Wanda was an...

January 20, 2016

Myrtle Jones Ross, age 75, of Hiram, GA, passed away on Wednesday, January 20, 2016. She was born on June 8, 1940, in Blairsville, GA, to the late Jewel & Edna Jones. Mrs. Ross retired from BellSouth after 35 years, and was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church.

Survivors include husband of 54 years, William Wallace...

January 15, 2016

William Otis Smith, age 74, of Hiram, GA, passed away on Friday, January 15, 2016. He was born on September 1, 1941 in Calhoun, GA, to the late Woodrow Smith & Bonnie Gravely Smith. Mr. Smith worked as a self-employed painter for over sixty years.

Survivors include wife, Daralene Smith of Hiram, GA; son, Jessie Smith &...

January 15, 2016

Katherine “Kitt Katt” Carroll, age 46, of Rockmart, GA (Paulding Co.), passed away on Friday, January 15, 2016. She was born on June 15, 1969, in Atlanta, GA to Kenneth Arthur Cantrell & Ellen Louise Saxon. Mrs. Carroll was preceded in death by her father, Kenneth Cantrell. She was a homemaker and Baptist by faith.

Survivors include...

January 13, 2016

Doug Puckett, age 54, of Dallas, GA, passed away on Wednesday, January 13, 2016. He was born on March 18, 1961, in Dallas, GA, to the late Edwin R. & Evelyn Johns Puckett. Mr. Puckett was a member of First Baptist Church of Dallas, enjoyed car restoration, fishing with his son and bragging on his daughter. Doug loved his...

January 12, 2016

Louise Stabel, age 70, of Dallas, GA, passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2016. She was born on August 1, 1945, in Clinton, SC, to the late Leroy & Lillie Mae Dunaway, and was preceded in death by her son, Michael Stabel, and brother, Johnny Dunaway.

Survivors include her husband of 35 years, Lowell Milton Stabel of...

January 11, 2016

Mr. Joseph Stewart Parker, Sr. Longtime Editor of The Dallas New Era Passes

Mr. Joseph Stewart Parker, Sr., age 71, passed away January 11, 2016, after a courageous battle with esophageal cancer. Mr. Parker was born April 13, 1944 in Dallas, Georgia, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Edward (Edna Meadows) Parker, Sr. A lifelong...

January 10, 2016

Olga Susanne Wood, age 69, of Hiram, GA, passed away on Sunday, January 10, 2016. She was born on August 11, 1946, in New York, New York, and was preceded in death by her mother, Inez Rodriguez. Mrs. Wood attended St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church

Survivors include her husband, Travis Wood of Hiram, GA; children, Lori...

January 9, 2016

Frances Elizabeth Dyvig, age 62 of Douglasville, GA passed away on Saturday, January 9, 2016 at Wellstar Paulding Hospital. She was preceded in death by her husband, Curt Dyvig and son, Christopher Dyvig. She was a housewife and member of Grace Baptist Church.

Survivors include sons and daughter-in-laws; Daryl and Wendy Smallwood, Jr. of Douglasville,...

January 7, 2016

Mary C. Strickland, age 82, of Dallas, GA, passed away on Thursday, January 7, 2016. She was born on November 15, 1933, in Powder Springs, GA, to the late James Jackson Croker & Ennis Jones Croker. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Donald Ray Strickland, her son, James Wayne Strickland &...

January 4, 2016

For God is an all knowing God. He knows the very second you took your first breath and He knows when you will take your last. He knows the number of hairs you have on your head. God cares about every detail of our lives, for we are the apple of His eye. The day God spoke LIFE into...

December 31, 2015

William “Bill” Theodore Reece, age 84, of Dallas, GA, passed away on Thursday, December 31, 2015. He was born on June 7, 1931, in Marietta, GA, to the late Raymond E. Reece & Alice Reece, and was preceded in death by his son, William Timothy Reece. Mr. Reece retired from Marietta Printing and was a member of Piney Grove...

December 29, 2015

Doris Ann Willoughby, age 69, of Powder Springs, GA, passed away on Tuesday, December 29, 2015. She was born on August 25, 1946, in Atlanta, GA, and was preceded in death by her father, Wilson O. Thompson. Ms. Willoughby worked as a coordinator for Wellstar Cobb Hospital.

Survivors include children, Jeanne Kinsey, Billy Willoughby of Hiram, GA,...

December 28, 2015

Mrs. Johnnie Giddens Edwards, age 81, of Temple, GA, passed away on Monday, December 28, 2015. She was born on January 24, 1934, in Nashville, GA, to the late John & Sarah Giddens, and was preceded in death by her husband, Don N. Edwards. Mrs. Edwards retired from Allison-Smith Company as an executive secretary, and was a member of...

December 28, 2015

Dr. Leslie Ross, JR, age 66, of Dallas, GA, passed away on Monday, December 28, 2015. He was born on April 26, 1949, in Victoria, TX, and was preceded in death by his father, Leslie Ross, SR, and sister, Deborah Ross Torry. Dr. Ross retired from Veterans Administration Hospital in Tuskegee, AL, as a medical doctor in 2002 after...

December 28, 2015

Perry Burgess, age 34, of Dallas, GA, passed away on Monday, December 28, 2015. He was born on May 20, 1981, in Lithia Springs, GA, and was preceded in death by his father, Gary Lynn Burgess. Perry worked as a contractor for Willow Green and was a member of Christ Freedom Church.

Survivors include wife, Heather Burgess...