OBITUARIES

May 7, 2014

Eddie Goonan, age 43, of Dallas, GA, passed away Wednesday, May 7, 2014. He was born February 15, 1971, in Flushing, NY, to the late, Edward James Goonan, Sr. & the late, Barbara Joan Fitell. Mr. Goonan was retired from Publix Supermarket as a manager. Survivors include his wife, Amanda Michelle Goonan; children, Joseph Radman of Dallas, GA, Hailey Goonan...

May 7, 2014

Wilbur Carlton Rakestraw, Sr., age 85, of Dallas, GA, passed away Wednesday, May 7, 2014. The son of the late, Virgil Raymond Rakestraw & the late, Kate Kincaid Rakestraw, he was born in Mountain View, GA, on June 6, 1928. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Lutitia “Tish” Ragsdale Rakestraw and his brothers, Donald Rakestraw and Bernarr...

May 4, 2014

Ruel Bass Torbett, age 85, of Dallas, GA, passed away on Sunday, May 4, 2014. He was born on January 10, 1929, in Englewood, TN, to the late, Ollie and Addie Torbett, and was preceded in death by his wife, Louise Torbett. Mr. Torbett was a member of Martinsville Baptist Church. Survivors include daughter and son-in-law, Becky and Mark White,...

May 1, 2014

Dennis O. Turner, age 64, of Douglasville, GA, passed away Thursday, May 1, 2014. He was born in Detroit, MI, on April 20, 1950, and was preceded in death by his parents, O. L. “Bud” Turner & Dorothy Louise Zimmerman Turner and a brother, Michael Turner. Mr. Turner graduated from Towers High School in 1969, and was a self-employed construction...

April 29, 2014

Jewell McCollum Henson, age 88, of Dallas, GA, passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2014. She was born in Dallas, GA, January 14, 1926, to the late, George Steve McCollum & the late, Leona Brooks McCollum. Mrs. Henson was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Lee Henson and her sisters, Cleo Hite and Gail Croft. Survivors include her son &...

April 29, 2014

Doris Evelyn Newberry, age 65, of Dallas, GA, passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2014. The daughter of the late, Emmett & Geneva Street, she was born December 9, 1948, in Heth, AR. Mrs. Newberry was preceded in death by four brothers, Joel Street, Paul Street, Carl Street and Charles Street, and a sister, Barbara Street. She was a homemaker and...

April 24, 2014

Ruth Griffin, age 92, of Dallas, GA, passed away Thursday, April 24, 2014. She was born November 21, 1921, in Marietta, GA, and was preceded in death by her parents, Robert Lee Chapman & Nancy Emmeline Chapman, son, Ronald David Griffin and daughter, Linda Ruth Gravett. She was a member of East Hiram Baptist Church. Survivors include her daughter, Shirley...

April 13, 2014

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Mrs. Ruby Croker Clay, age 85 of Yorkville, GA, passed away at her home on April 13, 2014. She was born on August 29, 1928 in Hiram, GA. She was the owner of Clay’s Grocery in the Yorkville Community for 20 years and a member of Holly Springs Baptist Church. Mrs. Clay was preceded in death by her...

April 11, 2014

On April 11, 2014, Frank Edwin Guinn of Dallas, GA, died from injuries sustained after being hit while cycling on a training ride in New Orleans, LA. Frank was 36 years old. Frank was born in Homer, Louisiana on September 27, 1977. He was the loving husband to Kimberly Murray Guinn and father to Isabelle, Alyssa, and Makenna Guinn. He...

April 11, 2014

Mrs. Robbie Louise Gilley Penrod, age 84, of Acworth, GA passed away on April 11, 2014 at Tranquility at Kennesaw Mountain. Robbie was born April 5th, 1930 in the city of Esto (Holmes County) Florida. She was the daughter of John William Gilley and Ida Bell Helms Gilley. She was employed with E.R. Squibb and Sons from July 1948 to...

April 8, 2014

Pauline Hunter Williams, age 99, of Hiram, GA, passed away on Tuesday, April 8, 2014, in the home of her daughter and son-in-law, after failing to recover from a fall she suffered on December 31. It was a huge disappointment to her to have to spend that evening at the hospital, rather than the New Year’s Eve party she had...

April 8, 2014

Andrea Delaine Brooks, age 53, of Hiram, GA, passed away Tuesday, April 8, 2014. She was born in Dallas, GA, February 3, 1961, the daughter of Jane House and the late, Andrew Graham House. Mrs. Brooks was preceded in death by her husband, Anthony Joseph Brooks. Survivors include her daughter, Alisha Karmel Brooks of Atlanta, GA; mother, Jane House of...

April 4, 2014

Lewis Felder Gassett, age 66, of Woodstock, GA, passed away on Friday, April 04, 2014. He was born on October 29, 1947, in Atlanta, GA, to the late Buford and Ruth Gassett, and was preceded in death by his brother, Roland Hall Barnett. Mr. Gassett was a crane operator and worked for McKinney Construction Company for several years, and he...

March 29, 2014

Jim Evans, age 73, of Hiram, GA, passed away on March 29, 2014. He was born on February 21, 1941, to the late Newton and Edna Evans, in Sweetwater, TN. Mr. Evans was a veteran of the United States Air Force and a member of Cochran Ridge Baptist Church. Mr. Evans was self-employed for over 40 years. Survivors include wife...

March 28, 2014

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Barbara Jean Smith, age 75, of Rome, GA, passed away on Friday, March 28, 2014. She was born on March 26, 1939, in Gary, Indiana, to the late Robert and Frances Goff. Survivors include, sons and daughters-in-law, Brad & Sandy Siler of Jacksonville, FL, and Joel & Lisa Siler of Pembroke Pines, FL; daughters and sons-in-law, Bonnie &...

March 26, 2014

Joe C. Paris, age 84, of Dallas, GA, passed away Wednesday, March 26, 2014. He was born June 1, 1929, in Charlotte, NC, and was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph Clinton Paris, Sr. & Jeanette Morris Paris, and his wife, Bertha Mitchell Paris. Mr. Paris was a Veteran of the Korean War, serving in the U. S. Coast...

March 25, 2014

Christi Brown Vann, age 43, of Dallas, GA, passed away Tuesday, March 25, 2014. She was born May 24, 1970, in Austell, GA, to Barbara Ann Crutchfield Brown and the late, Lamar Brown. Besides her father, Christi was also preceded in death by a brother, Jesse Brown and a sister, Debbie Cantrell. She worked as a medical secretary and was...

March 21, 2014

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Mrs. Athaleen Garner, age 86, formerly of Dallas, GA passed away on Friday, March 21, 2014. The daughter of the late, Homer & Ethel Rich, she was born on September 28, 1927 in Cobb County, GA. She was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years Robert Franklin Garner. Mrs. Garner was a lifelong resident of Paulding...

March 19, 2014

David Paul Gunter, age 74, of Powder Springs, GA (Paulding County), passed away Wednesday, March 19, 2014. He was born April 25, 1939, in Madera, CA, to Allie Ruth Parish Gunter & the late, Herschel Paul Gunter. Mr. Gunter served in the U. S. Navy and retired from Ed’s Mercedes Benz Medics in Smyrna, GA, after 25 years, as parts...

March 18, 2014

Lenora Ann Allen, age 70, of Hiram, GA, passed away Tuesday, March 18, 2014. She was born May 21, 1943, in Eglin, Florida, and was preceded in death by her parents, Orval Atkins Prather & Robbie Agnes Calloway Prather and a brother, Gene Prather. Mrs. Allen was retired from Lockheed-Martin in Oak Ridge, TN. She was a member of Wesley...