OBITUARIES

September 21, 2012

Doyle Vaughn, age 83, of Dallas, passed away on Friday, September 21, 2012. He was born on August 7, 1929, in Canton, GA, to the late Fletcher and Lillie Bell Vaughn, and was preceded in death by his sister, Louise Rollins. Mr. Vaughn was educated in Canton and moved to Atlanta in the mid 1940’s, and married his wife, Nell,...

September 17, 2012

Virginia Lee Embrey Riley, age 83, of Acworth, GA (Paulding County), passed away Monday, September 17, 2012. She was born in Atlanta, GA, September 4, 1929, and was preceded in death by her parents, Robert D. Embrey & Juanita Allegra Braden Embrey and her husband, Harold Riley. Mrs. Riley was a member of Acworth United Methodist Church. Survivors include...

September 15, 2012

Barbara Ann Howes, age 72, of Dallas, GA, passed away Saturday, September 15, 2012. She was born, January 15, 1940, in Atlanta, GA, to the late, Heyward H. & Mary Helen Thompson, and was preceded in death by a sister-in-law, Pat Thompson. She was retired from the Atlanta Journal Constitution after 17 years as a district manager. Survivors include her...

September 15, 2012

Pam McAdams Callahan, age 62, of Hiram, GA, passed away Saturday, September 15, 2012. Born in Atlanta, GA, July 29, 1950, she was preceded in death by her parents, Freddie Joe McAdams & Mertie Lou Clonts McAdams and a brother, Joey McAdams. Pam worked as an insurance agent for over 30 years and was saved and baptized at First New...

September 15, 2012

Elizabeth Womack, age 85 of Bremen, GA passed away on Saturday, September 15, 2012. She was born on May 25, 1927, to the late Cliff Lively and Lucy Bell Lively McManus. Mrs. Womack was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest "Son" Womack and granddaughter, Jamie Butler. She was a member of White Oak Baptist Church and a beloved homemaker....

September 13, 2012

Patricia L. Watkins, age 72, of Lithia Springs, GA passed away on Thursday, September 13, 2012. She was born on May 21, 1940 in Atlanta to the late Julius and Vera Argo. She retired from National Envelope after 15 years of service and was preceded in death by her daughter, Melissa House. Survivors include her daughter, Susan House Harville of...

September 11, 2012

John Edward Isaacs, age 56, of Dallas, GA, passed away Tuesday, September 11, 2012. He was born, November 30, 1955, in Knoxville, TN, to the late, Zeke & Dottie Isaacs. Mr. Isaacs served in the U. S. Navy and worked for Marta as a railroad car mechanic. Survivors include his wife, Peggy Fay Isaacs; step-daughter, Desirae Ann Gable of...

September 10, 2012

Lorene B. Lawson, age 76, of Hiram, GA, formerly of Miami, FL, passed away Monday, September 10, 2012. The daughter of the late, Arthur & Ada Ruth Brown, she was born March 31, 1936, in Quitman, GA. She retired from the Dade County School System in Miami, FL, after teaching for 32 years. She was a member of Sweet Home...

September 7, 2012

Alice Dilbeck Walton, age 96, of Hiram, passed away on September 7, 2012. She was born on July 11, 1916, in Atlanta, GA, to the late William & Alice Dilbeck, and was preceded in death by her husband, John W. Walton and grandson Keith Eubanks. Mrs. Walton retired as a secretary from H.M. Patterson & Son Funeral Home for 35...

September 7, 2012

Oscar Dobbs, Jr.,age 70 of Rockmart, GA passed away on Friday, September 7, 2012. He was born on March 11, 1942 in Carroll County, GA to the late Oscar Dobbs Sr., also preceded in death by his brothers Robert, David, Freddie Dobbs and sisters Shirley Duncan, Patricia Blount, Virginia Henry, and a grandson Tifton R. Dobbs, Jr. Mr. Dobbs...

September 7, 2012

Biography

Martha A. Holcomb, age 48 of Dallas, GA, passed away on Friday, September 7, 2012. She was born on November 19, 1963, to the late Chaplain Colonel J. Earl & Betty Andrews, and was preceded in death by her father-in-law, Bob Holcomb. Mrs. Holcomb was employed at Hiram High School where she worked in the cafeteria. Survivors include...

September 7, 2012

Billy Inman Bedgood, Sr., age 79, of Dallas , passed away on Friday, September 07, 2012. He was born on May 2, 1933, in Memphis, TN, to the late, Inman Jansen Bedgood & the late, Floy Elizabeth Bedgood. Mr. Bedgood was an amateur artist/painter and an avid sports fan. He was inducted into the Memphis Amateur Sports Hall of Fame,...

September 4, 2012

Mary Ellen Barnett, age 68, of Hiram, GA, passed away Tuesday, September 4, 2012. She was born August 18, 1944, in Atlanta, GA, to the late, William E. Bearden & the late, Mable Pope Bearden. Mrs. Barnett was retired as a bookkeeper for the Radiologist Association and Piedmont Hospital. Survivors include her husband of 50 years, James E. Barnett; sons...

September 4, 2012

Freddy Gene Collins, age 81, of Dallas, GA, passed away Tuesday, September 4, 2012. He was born in McCaysville, GA, June 3, 1931, to the late Luther & Ellen Mae Collins. Mr. Collins served in the U. S. Army. Survivors include his children, Bruce & Kimberly Collins of Dallas, GA, Judy & Randy Brown of Dallas, GA, Randy & Sharon...

September 2, 2012

Biography Amalia Dell’Aira, age 95, of Dallas, GA passed away on Sunday, September 2, 2012. She was born on April 6, 1917 in Yonkers, New York to the late Anthony and Teresa Bertoldi. Mrs. Dell’Aira was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Dallas, GA and was preceded in death by her husband, Ignazio Dell’Aira. Survivors include...

September 2, 2012

Biography Aurelia Yarcia, age 92, of Hiram, GA passed away on September 2, 2012. She was born on November 12, 1919 in the Philippines to the late Alejandro and Trinidad Yarcia. Mrs. Yarcia was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Dallas, GA and was preceded in death by her husband, Esteban Yu. Survivors include her daughters...

September 1, 2012

Michael L. Carr, age 59, of Hiram, passed away on Saturday, September, 1, 2012. He was born on June 4, 1953, and was preceded in death by his father, Lewis Carr. Mr. Carr was a United States Navy Veteran, employed as a truck driver, and was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Pam Carr of...

August 30, 2012

Marion Joseph Cocchi, age 87, of Douglasville, GA, passed away on Thursday, August 30, 2012. He was born on March 11, 1925, in Atlanta, GA, to the late Marion A. and Daisy Cocchi. Mr. Cocchi was an United States Army Veteran of World War II, receiving the World War II Victory Medal, he retired from John L. Underwood, Heating and...

August 29, 2012

Haden Elrod, age 80, of Hiram, GA, passed away Wednesday, August 29, 2012. He was born May 6, 1932, in Pine Log, GA, and was preceded in death by his parents, Lester Andrew Elrod & Melinda White Elrod and daughter, Terri Freeze. Mr. Elrod was retired from Colonial Bakery where he was a route salesman for 30 years and also...

August 27, 2012

Sarah Frances Free Barber, age 84, of Leesburg, AL, formerly of Dallas, GA, passed away Monday, August 27, 2012. She was born April 22, 1928, in Paulding County, GA, and was preceded in death by her father, Charles Emory Free & mother, Fannie Belle Cole Free. She was married to Leon T. Barber in 1945 and he passed away December...