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Obituaries for Hiram, GA, Paulding County & Surrounding Areas

Roy McBrayer

Roy McBrayer

August 13, 2013

Roy Acuff McBrayer, age 71, of Hiram, GA, passed away Tuesday, August 13, 2013. He was born June 18, 1942, in Dallas, GA, the son of the late, Coy Jack McBrayer and the late, Maudie Cole McBrayer. Mr. McBrayer worked for many years for Lewellan’s Construction in Marietta, GA. Survivors include his wife, Linda M. McBrayer; daughters & son-in-law, Jenny...

Herbert Guzman

Herbert Guzman

August 9, 2013

Herbert R. Guzman, SR, age 68, of Hiram, passed away on August 9, 2013. He was born on October 25, 1944, in Tampa, FL, to the late Rene & Vivian Guzman. Mr. Guzman worked as a technician for Waste Water Treatment Company in Tampa, FL for over 20 years and was a member of Beulah Baptist Church in Tampa, FL....

Ryan Smith

Ryan Smith

August 8, 2013

Ryan James Smith, age 47, of Dallas, passed away on August 8, 2013. He was born on June 27, 1966, in Waterloo, Iowa, to James Smith and Patti Carr. Mr. Smith worked as a Sales Order Manager at Graphic Packaging and was a member of West Ridge Church. Survivors include wife, Tammy Michelle Smith of Dallas; daughters, Jamie Smith and...

Robbie Floyd

Robbie Floyd

August 4, 2013

Robbie Gene Floyd, age 51, of Dallas, GA passed away on August 4, 2013. He was born on August 6, 1961 in Marietta, GA. He was self-employed as an automotive painter for the past 30 years. Mr. Floyd was preceded in death by his grandfather, Ralph Floyd; father Harold Leland Floyd; mother, Mary Floyd Layman; sister, Betty Ruth Hampton;...

Elsie Sims

Elsie Sims

August 3, 2013

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Elsie Sims, age 68 of Hiram, GA passed away on August 3, 2013. She was born on January 27, 1945 in Temple, GA. She was retired from General Motors after 32 years of service. Mrs. Sims was preceded in death by her husband, Wendall A. Sims and a son, Patrick Andre Sims. She is survived by her god-daughter,...

Patrick Noll

Patrick Noll

August 3, 2013

Biography

Patrick Brian Noll, age 46, of Dallas, GA passed away suddenly on August 3, 2013. He was born on March 23, 1967 in Homestead, PA. He was retired after 20 years service in the United States Marine Corp and was presently employed with the CDC as an Inventory Specialist. Patrick was a family oriented husband and father and...

James Royal

James Royal

August 2, 2013

Biography

James Alfred Royal, age 76, of Dallas, GA passed away on August 2, 2013. He was born October 13, 1936 in Atlanta, GA and was preceded in death by his parents Haskell H. and Lucille Royal; brothers, George and Haskell Royal and sister, Ruth Butler. Mr. Royal was retired after 23 years as an Administrative Tech with the...

James Williams

James Williams

July 26, 2013

James Walter Williams, age 83, of Dallas, GA, passed away on Friday, July 26, 2013. He was born August 24, 1929 in Faunsdale, AL, and was preceded in death by his parents, William and Velma Burks and daughter, Juliette Benalfew. Mr. Williams was a US Army veteran and a retired Upholster. He is survived by his wife, Maxine Williams of...

Logan Still

Logan Still

July 21, 2013

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July 28, 2011 - July 21, 2013

Master Logan Charles Still, age 23 months of Dallas, GA passed away suddenly on Sunday, July 21, 2013. He was born on July 28, 2011 in Marietta, GA. Logan was a happy and carefree little boy who will be dearly missed. He was preceded in...

Betty Davis

Betty Davis

July 18, 2013

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Betty J. McClure Davis, age 82, of Dallas, GA passed away on Thursday, July 18, 2013. She was born April 13, 1931 in Marietta, GA., and preceded in death by her parents John Clifford and Laura Bell Fielding McClure and husband, Ernest Davis on January 9, 2012. Mrs. Davis was retired and was previously employed as an accountant...

Ronald Prince

Ronald Prince

July 17, 2013

Ronald Scott Prince, age 44 of Temple, GA, passed away on Wednesday, July 17, 2013. He was employed as a truck driver with Henson’s Wrecker Service. He was preceded in death by his father, Ronald Randolph Prince. He is survived by his mother & step-father, Mary and Jimmy Ninesling of Bremen, GA; brother & sister-in-law, Chris & Jessica Prince of...

Sallie Shepherd

Sallie Shepherd

July 17, 2013

Sallie M. Shepherd, age 96, of Villa Rica, GA, passed away Wednesday, July 17, 2013. She was born April 7, 1917, in Bowdon, GA, and was preceded in death by her parents, Jabez Ernest Miles & Alice Sowers Miles, and her husband, Woodrow Riley Shepherd, Sr., who was a D-Day Decorated World War II Veteran. Mrs. Shepherd was a resident...

Jerry Williams

Jerry Williams

July 16, 2013

Jerry L. Williams, age 61, of Lithia Springs, GA, passed away Tuesday, July 16, 2013. He was born in Villa Rica, GA, on June 7, 1952, and was preceded in death by his parents, Mosie Thomas Williams & Nonnie Williams; wife, Darlene Williams; sister, Ruth Adams (James); and brother, Larry Williams. Mr. Williams was a master carpenter. Survivors include his...

James VanderHoff

James VanderHoff

July 15, 2013

James Lewis VanderHoff, age 64, of Dallas, GA, passed away Monday, July 15, 2013. The son of the late, Robert William VanderHoff & the late, Ardis Evalina VanderHoff, he was born, March 16, 1949, in Arizona. SKC James L. VanderHoff was a 26 year U.S. Navy Vietnam Era Veteran serving from 1967 to 1993. He had worked for Kindercare as...

Lucille Walton

Lucille Walton

July 15, 2013

Lucille Eugenia Abernathy Walton, 90, of Hiram, died peacefully at home on July 15, 2013. Lucille was the youngest of the eleven children of Felix and Menarkie Abernathy, and at her passing was the last surviving of those eleven children. Lucille was born March 22, 1923 in Acworth, Georgia. Her grandfather was a Baptist minister, her father a farmer and...

Willie Rachel Sr

Willie Rachel Sr

July 11, 2013

Willie Allen “Curtis” Rachel Sr., age 96, of Villa Rica (Paulding Co.) passed away on Thursday, July 11, 2013. He was born on June 15, 1917 in Dallas, GA to the late John Henry and Luella Cooper Rachel. He was a member of Mt. Olivet Missionary Baptist Church and was an Army veteran of World War II. Mr. Rachel was...

Tianna Richie

Tianna Richie

July 10, 2013

Tianna Sue Richie, age 29, of Temple, GA., passed away on Wednesday, July 10, 2013. She was born May 9, 1984 in GA., and preceded in death by her father Michael Clark Sr. Tianna worked as a Client Services Account Coordinator for Fredrick Hannah and Associates in Marietta, GA., She loved running, singing, and was a wonderful wife and mother....

Edward Motley

Edward Motley

July 9, 2013

Edward Michael Motley, age 56, of Dallas, GA, passed away Tuesday, July 9, 2013. The son of the late, John Harwood Motley & the late, Alma Schneider Motley, he was born in Niagara Falls, NY, on September 28, 1956. Mr. Motley served in the U. S. Air Force. He was a certified Microsoft engineer and worked as a systems support...

Lillie Watts

Lillie Watts

July 9, 2013

Lillie Mae Watts, age 85, of Dallas, GA, passed away Tuesday, July 9, 2013. She was born in Buena Vista, GA, on August 21, 1927, and was preceded in death by her parents, Aubrey & Gussie McCullough; husband, Perry Watts; daughter, Addie Ruth Keith; and son, Perry Watts, Jr. Mrs. Watts was a homemaker and a member of Shiloh Baptist...

Anita Flaig

Anita Flaig

July 7, 2013

Anita Christine Flaig, age 41, of Dallas, GA, passed away Sunday, July 7, 2013. The daughter of Danny Glen Mote, Sr. & Joyce Faye Mote, she was born in Austell, GA, on October 10, 1971. Mrs. Flaig was a homemaker and she was a member of Northside Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Jeff Flaig; children, Kayla Moore of Lindale,...