OBITUARIES

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Obituaries for Hiram, GA, Paulding County & Surrounding Areas

Randell Hollis

Randell Hollis

September 13, 2011

Randell Joe Hollis, age 63, of Dallas, GA, passed away Tuesday, September 13, 2011. He was born in Paulding County, GA, on February 10, 1948, and was preceded in death by his father, Eugene Joseph Hollis and brother, Ronald Hollis. Mr. Hollis was retired from Lockheed-Martin and he was also a carpenter. Survivors include his mother & step-father, Clara Bell...

Jacquelyn Hart

Jacquelyn Hart

September 11, 2011

Jacquelyn Allgood Hart, age 86, Powder Springs, GA, passed away Sunday, September 11, 2011. Born in Dallas, GA, October 11, 1924, to the late, William Irving Allgood and the late, Elizabeth Fea Jones Allgood. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Orville Hart and son, Bill Hart. Mrs. Hart retired from the Paulding County School System, after teaching...

Thomas Corley

Thomas Corley

September 10, 2011

Thomas Nathan Corley, age 69 of Dallas, GA, passed away Saturday, September 10, 2011. The son of the late Preacher E. F Corley and Selma Lou Corley, he was born March 5, 1942, in Dallas, GA, Mr. Corley was a retired Logistics Support Investigator with Lockheed Martin for 42 yrs, and a member of Narroway Baptist Church. Survivors include his...

Trisha Miller

Trisha Miller

September 6, 2011

Biography

Trisha Marleah Miller, age 38, of Dallas, GA, passed away Tuesday, September 6, 2011. She was born, January 13, 1973, in Akron, Ohio, to John Jacob Hill and Sandra Kaye Brown Hill. Trisha was an EMT for Clark Ambulance. She was a member of Christ Lutheran Church. Survivors include her husband, Bobby Miller; son, William Christopher Klein of...

Stephen Levee, III

Stephen Levee, III

September 6, 2011

Stephen Henderson Levee, III, of Dallas, GA, passed away Tuesday, September 6, 2011. The son of Stephen Henderson Levee, Jr. & Kathleen Ann Levee, he was born January 9, 1969, in New Orleans, LA. Mr. Levee was a graduate of LSU, where he played football and lettered in five sports. He served in the U. S. Navy. Mr. Levee worked...

Thomas Donaldson

Thomas Donaldson

September 4, 2011

Thomas Donaldson, age 50, of Douglasville (Paulding County), passed away on September 4, 2011. He was born on June 14, 1961, in Memphis, TN, to the late Harold and Ada Donaldson. Mr. Donaldson was a member of West Metro Church of Christ and was employed as a mechanic. Survivors include wife of 28 years, Dene Donaldson of Douglasville; daughter and...

Lee Bradburn

Lee Bradburn

September 3, 2011

Lee Unie Bradburn, age 88, of Dallas, passed away on Saturday, September 03, 2011. She was born on June 1, 1923, in Dallas, Ga, to the late William and Essie Griffith. Mrs. Bradburn retired from Simpson Senco Manufacturing after 45 years of service. Survivors include, son and daughter-in-law, William & Deborah Morton of Dallas; grandchildren, William Morton, JR, of Dallas,...

Patricia Caruso

Patricia Caruso

September 2, 2011

Patricia Caruso, age 85, of Powder Springs, passed away on Friday, September 2, 2011. She was born on October 7, 1925, in London, England, to the late John and Elizabeth Chown. Mrs. Caruso was a member of Holy Family Parish in Luzerne, PA. Survivors include, son and daughter-in-law, Brian & Jean Caruso, of Swoyersville, PA; daughters and sons-in-law, Barbara &...

Joey Ruff

Joey Ruff

August 24, 2011

Biography

Joey Ruff, age 50, of Dallas passed from this life on Wednesday, August 24, 2011. He was born on March 2, 1961 to Hoyt E. Ruff and Shelva Jones Ruff in Dallas, GA. Joey was a mechanic with Priest Automotive in Dallas, GA. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Horace and Isabell Ruff, Florence Jones Lambert,...

Bill DeWitt

Bill DeWitt

August 23, 2011

Bill DeWitt, age 79, of Acworth, GA (Paulding County), passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2011. He was born in Ravenna, MI, on April 12, 1932, the son of Helen DeWitt and the late, William Andrew DeWitt. Mr. DeWitt was a U. S. Navy veteran of the Korean War. He was a mechanical engineer for APV and a member of...

Gloria Wade

Gloria Wade

August 21, 2011

Gloria Ann Sorrells Wade, age 65, of Dallas, GA, passed away Sunday, August 21, 2011. She was born February 20, 1946, in Atlanta, GA, and was preceded in death by her father, Edward Ray Sorrells, Sr. and mother, Ruby Jeannette Mooney. She was retired from Standard Press, after 32 years, as a shipping clerk. Survivors include her daughter &...

Harold Benton

Harold Benton

August 21, 2011

Harold Benton, age 78, of Buchanan, passed away on Sunday, August 21, 2011. He was born on December 15, 1932, in Atlanta, GA, to the late Raymond Tyson and Jewell Benton. Mr. Benton was a United States Army Veteran and retired from Nix Miller Metal Fabrication with over 30 years of service. He was a member of Floyd Road Baptist...

Kenneth Cole

Kenneth Cole

August 21, 2011

Kenneth Cole, age 66, passed away on Sunday, August 21, 2011. He was born on May 28, 1945, in Sycamore, AL, to the late Tommy and Mildred Cole. Mr. Cole was employed at Mableton Wholesale Warehouse for over 20 years. Survivors include, sister, Dorothy Tumey of Dallas; uncles and aunts, Charles & Betty Johnson of Dallas, and Harry & Donna...

Thomas Ellis

Thomas Ellis

August 20, 2011

Thomas Dempsey Ellis, age 68, of Dallas, passed away on Saturday, August 20, 2011. He was born on October 11, 1942, in Marietta, GA, to the late Everett & Thelma Ellis, and was preceded in death by his brother, Lautt Ellis, and sister, Juanita Kuenneke. Mr. Ellis was a United States Coast Guard Veteran. He retired from IBM as a...

Loretta Lawson

Loretta Lawson

August 18, 2011

Loretta Marlene Lawson, age 41, of Hiram, GA, passed away Thursday, August 18, 2011. She was born in Dallas, GA, May 8, 1970, and was preceded in death by her father, Lewis Maurice Lawson. Ms. Lawson worked for Shaw Industries in quality control. Survivors include her sons & daughter-in-law, Jesse & Amanda Allgood of Hiram, GA, James Allgood of Hiram,...

James Moore

James Moore

August 14, 2011

James Thomas “Bubba” Moore, age 39, of Villa Rica, GA (Paulding County), passed away Sunday, August 14, 2011. He was born in Talladega, AL, December 6, 1971, the son of Deanie Moore and the late, Herbert Thomas Moore. Mr. Moore was the owner of South Paulding Automotive. He was a member of Life Point Ministries in Douglasville. Survivors include his...

Melva Lauer

Melva Lauer

August 14, 2011

Melva Lauer, age 52, of Hiram, GA, passed away Sunday, August 14, 2011. She was born July 28, 1959, in Normangee, TX. Mrs. Lauer worked as a customer service representative. Survivors include her husband, Steven Lauer; sons, James Vaughn of Michigan and Christopher Vaughn of Georgia; daughters, Amber Cross of Dallas, GA, Kimber Herbeth of Lithia Springs, GA, and Amy...

Howard Frost

Howard Frost

August 14, 2011

William H. "Howard" Frost, age 62, of Dallas, GA, passed away Sunday, August 14, 2011. He was born October 16, 1948, in Abbeville County, SC, and was preceded in death by his parents, Clark Alexander Frost & Ethel Inez Frost and his sister, Juanita Ellis. Mr. Frost was a Vietnam veteran of the U. S. Army. He worked for National...

Harold Buford

Harold Buford

August 13, 2011

Harold D. Buford age 83 of Dallas, GA, passed away Saturday, August 13, 2011. He was born in Atlanta, GA, October 23, 1927, to the late Joseph Butler Buford and Alma Aiken Buford. Mr. Buford was retired from John Bleakley Auto Parts and a member of Unity Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife of 62 years Grace Hazel Buford of...

Ray Glass

Ray Glass

August 12, 2011

Ray Lee Glass, age 68, of Decatur, GA, formerly of Dallas, GA, passed away Friday, August 12, 2011. He was born March 5, 1943, in Dallas, GA, the son of Odessia Lee Glass and the late, Rufus Glass. He was preceded in death by his wife, Elease Pierce Glass. Mr. Glass was a U. S. Navy veteran of the...