OBITUARIES

February 8, 2014

Gladys Louise Gable Floyd, age 75, of Hiram, GA, passed away on Saturday, February 8, 2014. She was born in Holly Springs, GA, October 10, 1938, and was preceded in death by her parents, Elmer Gable and Rosa McKenzie Gable, and her husband, Wallace Floyd Jr., and son Alan Floyd. Mrs. Floyd was a homemaker and with a kind hand...

February 4, 2014

Frances Lee Moon, age 84, of Dallas, GA, passed away Tuesday, February 4, 2014. She was born in Dallas, GA, November 14, 1929, and was preceded in death by her parents, Ivey Jackson Lee & Hattie Camp Lee; husband, Gerald E. Moon; brother, Lonnie E. Lee; sister & brother-in-law, Vera Lee Holland & husband, Lewell. She was retired from Lockheed-Martin...

February 2, 2014

Bill Hardin, age 88, of Dallas, GA, passed away Sunday, February 2, 2014. He was born in Cordell, OK, March 5, 1925, and was preceded in death by his parents, James Alford Hardin & Myrtle Annabelle Hardin; wife, Sarah Howard Hardin; son, Howard Hardin; and grandson, Nicholas Smith. Mr. Hardin was a Veteran of World War II and the Korean...

February 2, 2014

Liz Sanders, age 54, of Dallas, GA, passed away Sunday, February 2, 2014. The daughter of the late, Vernon Edgar Fisher & the late, Mary Elizabeth Fisher, she was born in Atlanta, GA, on July 18, 1959. Mrs. Sanders worked as a registered nurse for WellStar Cobb Hospital for 25 years and was working for Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield for...

February 1, 2014

Louise Smith Hall Louise was born to Ira W. and Rebecca Smith on September 23, 1914 and was raised in Southwest Atlanta. She attended J.C. Harris Grammar School, Joe Brown Junior High and graduated from Girl’s High (1932) and Georgia State College for Women (1935). She married Robert Earl Hall from Dalton, Georgia in 1936 and taught school in...

January 30, 2014

Biography Marguerite Yankovoy, age 83, of Hiram, GA passed away on Thursday, January 30, 2014. She was born on September 5, 1930 in Philadelphia, PA to the late Joseph & Grace Donnelly. Mrs. Yankovoy was a member of St. Michael Catholic Church in Philadelphia where she served as a clerk for over 20 years. She was preceded in death by...

January 27, 2014

Jean Black, age 82, of Whitesburg, GA, formerly of Woodstock, GA, passed away Monday, January 27, 2014. She was born in Shoal Creek, NC, March 29, 1931, and was preceded in death by her parents, Charles & Ebbie Akens, and her husband, Bill Black. Mrs. Black was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Powder Springs, GA. Survivors include her...

January 27, 2014

Rosa D. Martin, age 83, of Dallas, GA, passed away Monday, January 27, 2014. She was born March 18, 1930, in Virginia Beach, VA. Mrs. Martin was preceded in death by her husband, C. T. “Marty” Martin, II. Survivors include her children, Tommy & Theresa Martin of Kingman, AZ, Darlene Martin of Acworth, GA and Ralph Wayne Martin of Dallas,...

January 26, 2014

Lois "Nanny" O’Neal Benedict, age 77, of Hiram, GA, passed away Sunday, January 26, 2014. The daughter of the late, Robert F. O’Neal & the late, Nellie Hall O’Neal, she was born February 8, 1936, and was preceded in death by her husband, Sidney C. Benedict. She had worked as a secretary for Fischbach & Moore Electrical Engineers and was...

January 26, 2014

Betty Ruth Faust, age 70, of Hiram, GA, passed away Sunday, January 26, 2014. She was born, May 14, 1943, in Marietta, GA, to the late, Marvin & Cleo Gibson. Mrs. Faust was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Dale Faust. She worked as a medical ward clerk for WellStar Kennestone Hospital for 25 years and was a member...

January 20, 2014

Ron Gunter, age 40, of Dallas, GA, passed away Monday, January 20, 2014. He was born February 5, 1973, in Miami, FL. Mr. Gunter was preceded in death by his mother, Lynn Gunter. He was the owner of Advanced Auto Recovery. Survivors include his wife, Kimberly Jo Gunter; father, Larry Gunter of Dallas, GA; children, Emily Gunter of Dallas, GA,...

January 19, 2014

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Lora Wynette Cochran, age 19, of Dallas, GA passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2014. She was born on September 3, 1994 and was preceded in death by her paternal grandfather, Sam Cochran. She was a student at Shorter College in Rome. Survivors include her father, Pete Cochran and special friend Tonya Robinson of Dallas, GA; mother, Kathy...

January 18, 2014

Glenda May Jackson, age 64, of Dallas, GA passed away on Saturday, January 18, 2014. She was born on December 12, 1949 in Scottsburg, IN and preceded in death by her parents, Ervin and Marjorie Murphy Collins and husband, William Fletcher Jackson. She was employed with WellStar Paulding for approximately 30 years as a Medical Tech and was a member...

January 18, 2014

Herbert H. Kirby, age 83, of Dallas, GA passed away on Saturday, January 18, 2014. He was born on May 29, 1930 in Towns County, GA and was preceded in death by his parents, Emory Franklin and Jessie Garrett Kirby; wife, Peggy Grantham Kirby; brother, Joseph Benjamin Kirby and granddaughter, Kristen Nicole Kirby. He was retired after approximately 40 years...

January 17, 2014

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James Wilford Dempsey, age 90, of Dallas, GA passed away on Friday, January 17, 2014 at his residence. He was born on January 7, 1924, and was preceded in death by his parents, John Dempsey and Myrtle Gulledge Dempsey; brother, Jack Dempsey; sisters, Laura Cole, Esther Turner, Elizabeth Cole, Della DeFranco; and son-in-law, Danny Bennett. Mr. Dempsey was...

January 14, 2014

Carolyn Ragsdale Garmon, age 88, of Hiram, GA, passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2014. She was born in Hiram, GA, on June 22, 1925, and was preceded in death by her parents, Clint Warner Ragsdale, Sr. & Florine Roper Ragsdale; husband, J C Garmon, Sr.; brother, John D. Ragsdale; and sister, Tish Rakestraw. Mrs. Garmon was a member of Bethel...

January 12, 2014

Kathleen (Kathie) Mackey, 62, of Dallas, Georgia, formerly of Taylor, Michigan, died peacefully on January 12, 2014, at Cobb Hospital in Austell, Georgia. Born June 20, 1951 in Detroit, Michigan, she is predeceased by her parents, Joseph Peterson Drwiega and Grace Marie Drwiega of Acworth, Georgia, and her late husband of 28 years, Kenneth Wayne Mackey of Acworth, GA. Kathie...

January 11, 2014

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Tim Ross, age 73, of Dallas, GA passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2014. He was born on November 3, 1940 in Siluria, AL., to the late Oliver Benjamin and May Belle Ross, also preceded in death by his wife Shirley Faye Ross. He was a Veteran serving in the U.S. Navy. Mr. Ross was a convenience store...

January 11, 2014

Theodore Andrew “Andy” Branscum, age 76, of Dallas, GA passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2014. He was born on August 22, 1937 in Bakersfield, CA, to the late, Theodore Andrew Branscum, Sr. & the late, Elizabeth Gay Branscum. He was a Petty Officer First Class E-6 serving in the U.S. Navy as an AX1 Anti-submarine Warfare Technician mostly in...

January 9, 2014

Allen Henry Vincent, Jr., age 51, of Dallas, GA, passed away Thursday, January 9, 2014. He was born in Delta, CO, on June 18, 1962, and was preceded in death by his father, Allen Henry Vincent, Sr. Mr. Vincent served in the U. S. Army. He worked for Manheim Auto Auction for 15 years, as a senior network engineer....