OBITUARIES

April 2, 2013

Dora Lee Pope, age 90, of Lithia Springs, GA, passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2013. She was born October 15, 1922 in Polk County, GA, and was preceded in death by her parents, Starling & Bessie Powell; her husband, Lihugh Richard Pope; brother, David; and sisters, Jean and Ruth. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. Survivors include...

April 2, 2013

Frances Summers Curtis, age 81, of Hiram, GA, passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2013. She was born, February 20, 1932, the daughter of the late, James H. Summers, Sr. & the late, Beulah Cox Summers and was also preceded in death by her husband, Leon Curtis, son, Steven Leon Curtis and brother, James Henry Summers, Jr. Mrs. Curtis was a...

April 2, 2013

Octavia H. Reynolds-Jones, age 54, of Lithonia, GA, passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2013. She was born in Atlanta, GA, August 1, 1958 and was preceded in death by her father, Daniel Evans. Mrs. Reynolds-Jones worked for Emory Hotel as a clerk and was a member of Gethsemane Community Fellowship in Decatur, GA. Survivors include her husband, Eddie Phillip Jones;...

March 30, 2013

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Virginia Gulledge Carroll, age 79, of Dallas, GA passed away on Saturday, March 30, 2013. She was born on March 26, 1934 in Marietta, Georgia to the late Earl and Ola Burtz. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Roy Carroll. Mrs. Carroll was a member of Unity Baptist Church, in Dallas, GA. She loved flower...

March 27, 2013

Biography Violette Mae Saltzman, age 88, of Dallas, GA passed away on Wednesday, March 27, 2013. She was born on March 16, 1925 in Moline, Illinois to the late Henry and Esther Roseman. Mrs. Saltzman was a member of Grace Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband of 70 years, Max Aubrey Saltzman; her children, Jennifer & Gregory Zeck of Fayetteville,...

March 25, 2013

Eula Mae Gunter, age 73, of Dallas, passed away on Monday, March 25, 2013. She was born on April 4, 1939, in Smyrna, to the late Elmer and Emma Crowe. Ms. Gunter was a floral designer, cake decorator and party planner. Survivors include her sons and daughter-in-law, Joseph & Annette Gunter of Dallas, and Robert Gunter of Dallas; daughter and...

March 20, 2013

Mrs. Helen (Len) Harmon Allen, age 71, of Dallas, GA, and formally a resident of Charleston and Summerville, SC, passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2013. She was born January 28, 1942 in Columbia, SC, daughter of the late, John Daniel Harmon and Brodys Meetze Harmon of Charleston, SC. She is survived by her husband, William J. Allen, Sr. of Dallas,...

March 19, 2013

Harrison C. Bradley, age 87, of Powder Springs, GA, passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2013. He was born June 25, 1925, in Winston, GA and was preceded in death by his parents, James Earnest Bradley & Mabelle Heath Bradley and his son, Robert Harrison. Mr. Bradley was a member of the Mableton Assembly of God. Survivors include his wife of...

March 18, 2013

Sidney Ray Fox, age 79, of Eastover, SC, passed away Monday, March 18, 2013. He was born in Mt. Clemons, MI, on April 15, 1933. Mr. Fox retired from the U. S. Army as a Master SGT and was a Veteran of the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Ray was a man who loved his country and served it...

March 15, 2013

Lillian Bolden Crew, 96, of Frog Level Drive, Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, died Friday, March 15, 2013 at her home. Mrs. Crew was born March 6, 1917 in Carroll County, Georgia to the late Lee Bolden and Jewel Shockley Bolden. She was also preceded in death by her husband: Arthur Guy Crew and four sisters. She was a seamstress at...

March 15, 2013

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Annie Adams, age 72, of Dallas, GA passed away on Friday, March 15, 2013. She was preceded in death by her parents, Herschel and Alice Luallen and daughter, Sherry Ann Adams. Survivors include her husband, Riley P. Adams, Jr. of Dallas, GA; her son Riley P. Adams, III of Austell, GA; sisters, Kathleen Boos of Dallas, GA, Donita...

March 15, 2013

Ray Kelley, age 77, of Dallas, passed away on Friday, March 15, 2013. He was born on March 23, 1935, in Camden, NJ, to the late George and Rachel Kelley. Mr. Kelley was a welding teacher at Osborn High School and Booker T. Washington High School. He welded on the US Kitty Hawk and also C5A Aircrafts. Mr. Kelley loved...

March 15, 2013

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David Barton “Bart” Shellhorse, age 46, of Temple, GA passed away on Friday, March 15, 2013. He was formerly employed with the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office for 18 years and was presently employed at Lockheed -Martin as a Security Officer. Survivors include his parents, Henry David Shellhorse and Evelyn Mobbs Shellhorse of Dallas, GA; daughters, Lana Shellhorse of...

March 14, 2013

Loyd Vonzelle Jones, age 70, of Rome, GA, passed away Thursday, March 14, 2013. He was born in Dallas, GA, February 5, 1943, to the late, George Columbus Jones & the late, Flora Agness Shipp Jones. Mr. Jones served in the U. S. Air Force. He retired as an auto parts representative for Edwards Sales in Rome, GA. Survivors include...

March 13, 2013

Barbara Jean Croker, age 72, of Dallas, GA, passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2013. She was born July 1, 1940, in Heflin, AL, the daughter of the late, John Edward Jordan and the late, Ada Rilla Warren Jordan. She was a member of Mt. Vernon Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Thomas E. Croker; sons & daughter-in-law, John E. &...

March 12, 2013

Doug Bacon, age 58, of Hiram, GA, passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2013. He was born May 26, 1954, in Smyrna, GA, and was preceded in death by his parents, E. I. Bacon & Mary Roberts Bacon. Mr. Bacon was a truck driver for Wayne Davis Concrete. Survivors include his wife of 22 years, Becky Bacon; children, Erika & Michael...

March 11, 2013

W. D. “Bill” Reed, age 77, of Tallapoosa, GA, passed away Monday, March 11, 2013. The son of the late, Cecil & Thelma Reed, he was born June 1, 1935, in Chickamauga, GA. Mr. Reed was a U. S. Army Veteran of the Korean War. He was a pastor for many years and a member of the Christ Freedom Church....

March 6, 2013

Lynn D. Gunter, age 66, of Dallas, GA, passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2013. She was born December 13, 1946, in Atlanta, GA, and was preceded in death by her parents, Bonnie & Lottie Day. Lynn enjoyed traveling and loved owl watching, singing, and Nascar. She retired from Bell South after 30 years of service, was a member of Picketts...

March 5, 2013

Earl Howard Geho, III, age 60, of Dallas, GA, passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2013. The son of the late, Earl Howard Geho, Jr. and the late, Wilda M. Geho, he was born May 10, 1952, in Washington, PA. Mr. Geho worked at Home Depot after his retirement from Provider Relations-Health Care. Survivors include his wife, Margaret Jones Geho; son,...

March 5, 2013

Carolyn Virginia Freeman, age 82, of Dallas, GA, passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2013. She was born September 10, 1930, and was preceded in death by her father and mother, L. T. & Frances Bell Moss and a sister, Mary Dean Gravett. Mrs. Freeman was a member of New Canaan Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband of 65 years, Edmond...