OBITUARIES

December 18, 2013

Ronnie Joe Taylor, age 62, of Douglasville, GA (Paulding County), passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2013. The son of the late, Herman L. & Donnie Taylor, he was born May 27, 1951, in Douglasville, GA. Mr. Taylor was a self-employed landscaper. He was a member of New Georgia Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife of 41 years, Linda Kitchens Taylor;...

December 16, 2013

Harold Thomason, age 59, of Dallas, GA, passed away Monday, December 16, 2013. The son of the late, Howard Thomason & the late, Mary Lee Mayfield Thomason, he was born, November 5, 1954, in Cartersville, GA. Mr. Thomason previously worked for Austell Boxboard as a boiler room attendant. He was a member of Narroway Baptist Church. Survivors include his sisters...

December 16, 2013

Virginia Hancock, age 82, of Dallas, GA, passed away Monday, December 16, 2013. She was born in Gordon, GA, on September 27, 1931, to the late, George Freddie Waters & Annie Sapp Waters. Mrs. Hancock was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Hancock and sister, Christine Stokes. She retired from Piggly Wigley as a cashier. Survivors include her son...

December 14, 2013

Irma Lee Cole Phillips, age 86, of Mableton, GA, passed away on Saturday, December 14, 2013. She was born on January 9, 1927, in Dallas, GA. She was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Curtis Phillips; her son, Charles Phillips; parents, Bob and Rosie Cole; and brothers, Louis, Barney, Waticell and Glen Cole. She was a member...

December 13, 2013

Roger Louis McKinnon, age 52, of Dallas, GA, passed away on December 13, 2013. He was born on April 22, 1961, in Tampa, FL, and was preceded in death by his father, Malcolm Dexter McKinnon, SR. Mr. McKinnon worked as an electrician for Wilson Electric in Tampa, Florida. Survivors include his life partner, Robert Miller of Dallas, GA; mother, Helen...

December 13, 2013

Joey Chauncey, age 42, of Dallas, passed away on Friday, December 13, 2013. He was born on June 7, 1971, in Cheyenne, WY. Mr. Chauncey was the Vice President of Operations at the Convention and Trade Show. He enjoyed building models and action figures, fishing in the mountains and writing short stories. Survivors include father, Jackie Chauncey of Fargo, GA;...

December 12, 2013

Judy Nell Grier, age 71, of Villa Rica (Paulding County), passed away on Thursday, December 12, 2013. She was born on December 4, 1942 in Dallas, GA, to the late Virgil and Bessie Mae Tibbitts, and was preceded in death by her husband, Homer Grier, SR. Survivors include, son and daughter-in-law, Earl & Pamela Grier of Douglasville; brothers, Virgil...

December 10, 2013

Stella Cochran Townsend, age 93, of Villa Rica, GA (Paulding County), passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2013. She was born in Cartersville, GA, October 21, 1920, and was preceded in death by her parents, Henry S. & Nancy Bowman Cochran; husband, Lawrence Townsend; son, William “Bill” Townsend; daughter, Nancy Townsend; son-in-law, Johnny Norton; granddaughter, Melissa Ballew; and great-grandson, Matthew Ballew....

December 6, 2013

Biography

Peggy W. York, age 78, of Dallas, GA passed away on Friday, December 6, 2013. She was born on December 11,1934 in Florence, South Carolina to the late Liston Murray and Myrtle Williamson. She , along with her husband were the owners of H&R Block in Dallas, GA. Mrs. York was a member of Northside Baptist Church. She...

December 6, 2013

Leaman Marvin Sapp, age 85, of Dallas, GA passed away on Friday, December 6, 2013. He was born on September 25, 1928 in Statesboro, GA to the late Joseph Oscar and Ada Sapp. He was retired from Lockheed-Martin after more than 40 years of service. Mr. Sapp was a member of Mt. Harmony Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife of...

December 2, 2013

Mary Ruth Benson, age 84, of Rockmart, GA (Paulding County), passed away Monday, December 2, 2013. She was born, January 31, 1929, in Atlanta, GA, and was preceded in death by her father, William Ernest Sparrow, mother, Ida Bernice Sparrow, and husband, Jess Benson. Mrs. Benson retired from Plaza Shoes in Dallas, GA and was a member of Grace Covenant...

December 1, 2013

Geral Todd, Jr., age 45, of Fairburn, GA, passed away Sunday, December 1, 2013. The son of Rusty Todd, Sr. & Violet Todd, he was born in East Point, GA, June 14, 1968. Mr. Todd was the owner/pawn broker of Fairburn Pawn Shop. He was a member of Palmetto Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Melissa Davenport Todd; son, Nicholas...

November 30, 2013

Helen Eloise Cochran Briscoe, age 67, of Franklin, GA, passed away on Saturday, November 30, 2013. She was born on August 15, 1946, in Atlanta, GA, to the late William & Arla Cochran, and was preceded in death by her husband, John Briscoe, son, John Richard Cochran, and sister, Martha Jeanette Johnson. Ms. Briscoe was a member of Mableton...

November 29, 2013

Judith Summers, age 78, of Austell, passed away on Friday, November 29, 2013. She was born on March 10, 1935, in Rainsville, AL, to the late Esker and Rose Mims. Ms. Summer retired from the Georgia Department of Revenue where she worked as an Administrative Assistant for 34 years, and was a member of Macland Baptist Church. She was...

November 27, 2013

Anthony Melillo, age 82, of Dallas, passed away on Wednesday, November 27, 2013. He was born on March 7, 1931, in New York, to the late Daniel and Rose Melillo. Mr. Melillo was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church. He enjoyed baseball, fishing and the New York Yankees. Survivors include, wife, of 63 years, Mary Melillo of...

November 22, 2013

Clinton Terry Painter, SR. age 52, of Austell, passed away on Friday, November 22, 2013. He was born on May 14, 1961, in Atlanta, GA. Mr. Painter worked as an Iron Worker for over 20 years. Survivors include sons, Clinton Terry Painter, JR of Dallas, GA and Anthony Painter of Lithia Springs, GA; daughter, Tiffany Painter of Lithia Springs, GA;...

November 20, 2013

Kenneth “Wayne” Baggett, age 73, of Dallas, GA, passed away Wednesday, November 20, 2013. He was born in Dallas, GA, on July 1, 1940, the son of the late, Gus Glenn Baggett & the late, Lola Bell Hitchcock Baggett. Mr. Baggett had worked for Castle Metals in Kennesaw, GA and he was a member of Pumpkinvine Baptist Church. He loved...

November 16, 2013

James “Jim” Lathen Hendon, Jr., age 41, of Dallas, GA, died on Saturday, November 16, 2013. He was born May 4, 1972, in Austell, GA. Mr. Hendon was a carpenter and he was a member of New Seasons Church. Survivors include his wife, Kerri Lea Hendon; son, James Matthew Hendon of Dallas, GA; father, James Lathen Hendon, Sr. of Auburn,...

November 14, 2013

Charles Ernest Hart, 69, born on September 12, 1944, to the late, Joe Brown Hart & Mattie Wilbanks Hart, died on November 14, 2013. Charles spent his younger years and youth in the Cary Park area of Atlanta, graduating from West Fulton High School in 1963. Following high school, Charles joined his father in working a family business, Hart’s Amoco...

November 13, 2013

Melissa Bennett, age 49, of Hiram, GA, passed away Wednesday, November 13, 2013. The daughter of Richard Lee Bennett and the late, Dorothy N. Bennett, she was born May 23, 1964, in Marietta, GA. Her brother, Ronnie Bennett, preceded her in death. She was a teacher at Lost Mountain Academy and a member of the First Baptist Church of Dallas....