OBITUARIES

April 30, 2012

Inez Rakestraw, age 86, of Dallas, GA, passed away Monday, April 30, 2012. Born in Dallas, GA, December 1, 1925, she was preceded in death by her parents, William Arthur Head & Lena Phillips Head; husband, Noel Hubert Rakestraw; and son, Larry Stephen Rakestraw. Mrs. Rakestraw was a member of New Hope First Baptist Church. Survivors include her son...

April 29, 2012

Peggy Grantham Kirby, age 77, of Dallas, GA, passed away Sunday, April 29, 2012. She was born in Hogansville, GA, September 8, 1934, and was preceded in death by her parents, A. W. & Elsie Hartman Grantham and a grandchild, Kristen Nicole Kirby. Mrs. Kirby was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church. Her faith was very important to her and...

April 24, 2012

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April 24, 2012 - April 24, 2012

Infant Leaha McClure passed away on Tuesday, April 24, 2012. She was born Tuesday, April 24, 2012 in Austell, GA. Survivors include parents, Adrian McClure & Amanda Rakestraw of Hiram; brother, Ikeen Florence of Powder Springs; sister, Gabrielle McClure of Hiram; maternal grandparents, Cindy Osborne...

April 24, 2012

Marvaree F. Lang, age 88, of Dallas, GA, passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2012. Born September 17, 1923, she was preceded in death by her parents, Homer & Ida Pearl Fouts and husband, Otis Odean Lang, Sr. Mrs. Lang was retired from McCormick Foods. Survivors include her daughter & son-in-law, Shirley Lewis & husband, Vic from Dallas, GA; grandchildren,...

April 23, 2012

Louise L. Hamby, age 85, of Hiram, GA, passed away Monday, April 23, 2012. Born April 26, 1926, she was the daughter of the late, Thomas & Nancy Adams. Youngest of eleven children, she was raised in Rome, GA, and married at 15 years old to Gordon Hamby, the handsome brother of a classmate. They were married for 70 years...

April 22, 2012

Shirley Jean Turner, age 74, of Hiram, GA, passed away Sunday, April 22, 2012. She was born June 11, 1937, in Talking Rock, GA, and was preceded in death by her father, James Love Godfrey, Sr.; mother, Bessie Mae McDougald; and son, Robert L. Holley, Jr. Mrs. Turner was a member of Cochran Ridge Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband,...

April 15, 2012

Judy Weddle, age 79, of Hiram, GA, passed away Sunday, April 15, 2012. She was born in Atlanta, GA, October 8, 1932, and was preceded in death by her parents, James Paul Fowler & Ethel C. Fowler; husband, Bob Weddle; and sisters, Ruth Colburn and Esther Qualls. Mrs. Weddle had worked for Publix in the bakery for 16 years and...

April 15, 2012

Carlton Johnson, age 86, of Dallas,GA, passed away on Sunday, April 15, 2012. He was born on March 1, 1926, in Cedartown, GA, to the late James and Eldres Johnson. Mr. Johnson was a United States Army Veteran, retired as a truck driver, and was a member of Cochran Ridge Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife of 64 years, Eva...

April 14, 2012

Gail Hanson, age 80, of Hiram, passed away on Saturday, April 14, 2012. She was born on February 7, 1932, in Worcester, MA, to the late Elliott and Emily Story. Ms. Hanson retired from the United States Government as a technical writer. Survivors include, daughters and sons-in-law, Caran & Robert Kuphal of Massachusetts, Ann & Mark Green of Hiram, and...

April 11, 2012

Jenna Farmer, age 34, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Wednesday, April 11, 2012. She was born November 7, 1977 in Millington, TN, to Teresa Thomas and the late, Mark Thomas. Jenna was a Pre-K Teacher at Reflections Learning Academy. Survivors include her mother, Teresa Thomas of West Virginia; son, Corey Farmer of Rockmart, GA; daughter, Sieandra Thomas of Rockmart, GA;...

April 11, 2012

W. E. “Gene” Newman, age 89, of Douglasville, GA, (Paulding County), passed away, Wednesday, April 11, 2012. The son of the late, Roy Delone Newman and the late, Dora Morgan Newman, he was born January 24, 1923, in Dallas, GA. Mr. Newman served in the U. S. Navy and was retired from Delta Airlines as a machinist. He enjoyed fishing...

April 9, 2012

Christopher John Stotz, age 42, of Dallas, GA, passed away Monday, April 9, 2012. He was born in Miami, FL, April 26, 1969. Mr. Stotz was a math teacher at McEachern High School for 6 years. Survivors include his wife, Michelle Ringwood Stotz; son, Ryan Alexander Stotz of Dallas, GA; father, Richard John Stotz of Ft. Myers, FL; mother,...

March 28, 2012

Alice Odean Smith, age 88, of Marietta, GA, passed away Wednesday, March 28, 2012. She was born, September 7, 1923, in Marietta, GA, and was preceded in death by her father Add Hopkins; mother, Ida Power Hopkins; husband, Hubert Smith; son, Lamar Smith; brothers and sisters. Mrs. Smith was a member of Greers Chapel Baptist Church. Survivors include her...

March 27, 2012

George E. Fuller, Sr., age 97, of Hiram, GA, passed away to be with the Lord, March 27, 2012. He was preceded in death by his parents, Cleve & Laura Fuller and his wife of 66 years, Lila Ragsdale Fuller, who passed away in 2007. Serving in the Army during WWII, he fought through three campaigns in Germany. Born and...

March 24, 2012

Biography

PIERCE Mason Pierce, age 14 of Dallas, GA, passed away Saturday, March 24, 2012. He was born in Austell, GA, on December 22, 1997. Mason was a student at East Paulding Middle School and played football, he also enjoyed riding his 4 wheeler, dirt bike and duck hunting and was a member of New Canaan Baptist Church. Survivors...

March 22, 2012

Carolyn Tucker Kinsey, age 66, of Bremen, GA, passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2012. She was born in Colquitt County, GA, on January 16, 1946, to Bobbie Mae Smith Tucker and the late, William Simpson Tucker. Mrs. Kinsey was a member of Cochran Ridge Baptist Church. She loved puzzle books, traveling and spending time with her grand kids. Survivors include...

March 21, 2012

Sandra Lee Edwards, age 70, of Marietta, GA, passed away Wednesday, March 21, 2012. She was born in Marietta, GA, July 9, 1941 and was preceded in death by her father, Herschel Spinks. Mrs. Edwards was retired as a nurse and had worked at Kennestone Hospital. She was a member of New Hope Methodist Church in Marietta. Survivors include her...

March 21, 2012

Jefferson Joseph, age 23, of Hiram, GA, passed away Wednesday, March 21, 2012. The son of Lesly Joseph & Nirva A. Longchamp, he was born in Haiti, September 5, 1988. Jefferson was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church. Survivors include his parents, Lesly Joseph & Nirva A. Longchamp of Hiram, GA; son, Jakai Joseph of Hiram, GA;...

March 20, 2012

Dora Matilda Strickland, age 78, of Marietta, GA, passed away Tuesday, March 20, 2012. The daughter of the late, Thomas Durrel Freeman and the late, Irene Cerita Baxter Freeman, she was born June 15, 1933, in Dallas, GA. Her husband of 57 years, George Milton Strickland, preceded her in death. She worked for Life of Georgia in her early years...

March 14, 2012

Bill Hickenbottom, age 77, of Dallas, GA, passed away Wednesday, March 14, 2012. The son of the late, Velda Philip Hickenbottom and the late, Reva Leota Hickenbottom, he was born October 16, 1934, in Broken Bow, Nebraska. Mr. Hickenbottom was a U. S. Marine veteran of the Korean War and a member of American Legion Post #111. He was retired...