OBITUARIES

February 10, 2010

Grady “Jack” Conn, Jr., age 58, of Peachtree City, GA, passed away Wednesday, February 10, 2010. The son of Grady Jack Conn, Sr. & Emma Catherine Conn, he was born in Fulton County, May 22, 1951. His wife, Libby Dalton Conn, preceded him in death. He was the manager of the Pizza Hut in Peachtree City. Survivors include his parents,...

February 10, 2010

Noah “Toodlum” Strickland, Jr., age 72, of Dallas, GA, passed away Wednesday, February 10, 2010. He was born October 21, 1932 in Atlanta, GA, and was preceded in death by, his father, Noah Nathaniel Strickland, Sr. and mother, Nora Baker Strickland. Mr. Strickland loved golf, boating and traveling. He was a veteran of the U. S. Air Force. Survivors include...

February 4, 2010

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Miriam Pearl Cockerill, age 98, of Dallas, GA, passed away Thursday, February 4, 2010. She was born in Papillion, NE, March 8, 1911, to the late, Harvey A. & Daisy E. Collins. Her husband, Clayton Lloyd Cockerill preceded her in death. Mrs. Cockerill was a homemaker and of the Methodist faith. Survivors include her son & daughter-in-law, Dale...

January 31, 2010

Reverend Byron James Smith, age 40, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Sunday, January 31, 2010. He was born in Columbus, GA on July 27, 1969, and was preceded in death by his father, James Smith. Mr. Smith was a salesman for CSC Flooring and he was a member of Wayside Baptist Church in Dallas, where he served as a...

January 30, 2010

Ernest Doyle Dickerson, age 74, of Powder Springs (Paulding County) passed away on Saturday, January 30, 2010. He was born on January 4, 1936, in Smyrna, GA, to the late Walter and Delma Dickerson, and was preceded in death by his wife, Myra Faye Dickerson, and son, Duane Adkins Dickerson. Mr. Dickerson was a veteran of the United States...

January 29, 2010

Jeanne Manning Summers, age 82, of Dallas, GA, passed away Friday, January 29, 2010. She was born in Spring City, TN, May 16, 1927, to the late, Thomas Roe Manning & the late, Arkie Jewett Manning. She was preceded in death by her husband, James W. Summers, Sr.; sons, James W. Summers, Jr. and Thomas Lee Summers; daughter, Joanne...

January 28, 2010

William Thomas “Bill” Aldrich, age 85, of Powder Springs, GA, passed away Thursday, January 28, 2010. He was born March 15, 1924, in Honey Grove, Texas, to the late, Huron & Ella Aldrich. Mr. Aldrich served in the U. S. Navy and worked in the flooring industry. Survivors include his sons & daughters-in-law, Bob & Karen Granger of Lithia Springs,...

January 25, 2010

Charles Alton Peters, II, age 40, of Dallas, GA, passed away on Monday, January 25, 2010. The son of Charles Alton Peters & Charlotte Lee Peters, he was born in Cumberland, Maryland, May 28, 1969. Mr. Peters worked for Elite Concrete Pumpers in Lafayette, LA. Survivors include his wife, Lisa Marie Peters; parents, Charles Alton & Charlotte Lee Peters of...

January 25, 2010

Grant Mitchell Webb, age 23, of Douglasville (Paulding County), GA, passed away Monday, January 25, 2010. He was born in Atlanta on March 15, 1986. Grant worked as a stock clerk for K-Mart. Survivors include his father, Chris Webb of Douglasville, GA; mother, Carre Ballard Queen of Dallas, GA; brothers & sisters, Clark Webb of Dallas, GA, Kelsey Queen of...

January 23, 2010

John F. Kuykendoll, age 85, of Douglasville (Paulding County), passed away on Saturday, January 23, 2010. He was born on March 28, 1924, in Woodstock, GA, to the late John Daniel & Louvennie Kuykendoll. Mr. Kuykendoll was a veteran of the United States Army where he served in World War II. He retired from Lockheed after 35 years as a...

January 23, 2010

Deana Largin Roberts, age 40, of Dallas, passed away on Saturday, January 23, 2010. She was born on November 28, 1969, in Atlanta, GA, and was preceded in death by her father, Joel Dean Largin. Mrs. Roberts was a member of Happy Valley Baptist Church and worked as a paraprofessional for the Paulding County School System. Survivors include, husband, Jeff...

January 19, 2010

Michael Allen Shew, age 52, of Dallas, GA, passed away Tuesday, January 19, 2010. He was born in Riverside, CA, February 3, 1957, to the late, Keith & Eilene Shew. Mr. Shew was a US Army veteran. He worked for 8 years for the Fulton County Fire Department as a firefighter and worked for All Trade Home Improvemenet. Survivors include...

January 18, 2010

Linda Griffin Gravett, age 67, of Dallas, GA, passed away Monday, January 18, 2010. The daughter of Ruth C. Griffin and the late, Kermit David Griffin, she was born July 10, 1942 in Paulding County. Her brother, Ronald Griffin, preceded her in death. Linda was retired from the Paulding County School System as a school bus driver and she...

January 18, 2010

Marjean S. Cochran, age 72, of Dallas, GA, passed away Monday, January 18, 2010. She was born November 7, 1937, in Paulding County, and was preceded in death by her parents, Woodrow W. & Maybell Williams Smith and brother, Homer Doyal Smith. Mrs. Cochran retired from Georgia Power as a custormer service representative. She was a member of the...

January 17, 2010

Richard Frank Westkamp, age 80, of Dallas, passed away on Sunday, January 17, 2010. He was born on March 15, 1929, in Columbus, OH, to the late Raymond & Bertha Westkamp. He retired as a Fireman with 22 years of service from the City of Columbus, Ohio, and was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church. Survivors include,...

January 15, 2010

Caleb Maston Tibbitts, age 21, of Dallas, GA, passed away Friday, January 15, 2010. The son of Joseph M. & Bobbi J. Tibbitts, he was born June 27, 1988 in Marrietta, GA. Caleb always put God first and he loved his family and friends. He was a member of “Papa’s Prayer Gospel Singers” and a member of Narroway Baptist Church....

January 14, 2010

Ruby Chapman Dease, age 97, of McDonough, GA, passed away Thursday, January 14, 2010. She was born April 1, 1912 in Greenville, SC and was preceded in death by her parents, Nelson Holden & Ida Shipman Holden; 1st husband, Bowen Chapman, Sr.; 2nd husband, Howard S. Dease; and infant son, Billy Chapman. Mrs. Dease was a homemaker and a...

January 13, 2010

Dr. Ralph Donald Cross of Villa Rica, Georgia passed away on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at Kennestone Hospital in Marietta, Georgia. He was born on December 31, 1931 in Quincy, Illinois and was 78 years old. He served in the United States Navy during the Korean War. Ralph retired from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1993, where he...

January 13, 2010

Roberto “Berdo” Gonzalez, age 31, of Dallas, GA, passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2010. He was born in Brownsville, TX, August 31, 1978, to Francisco & Ester Maria Gonzalez, Sr. Mr. Gonzalez was a shop supervisor for Penske Trucking. He was a member of West Ridge Church. Survivors include his wife, Shauna Ellen Gonzalez; parents, Francisco & Ester Maria...

January 12, 2010

Dorothy “Dot” Campbell, age 95, of Roswell, GA, formerly of Hiram, GA and Rockmart, GA. She was born, April 15, 1914, in Paulding County and was preceded in death by her parents, Elbert & Annie Dumford Leggett, and her husband, Bill Campbell. Mrs. Campbell was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church. Survivors include her son & daughter-in-law, Roger &...