OBITUARIES

May 17, 2010

Dee Temple, age 56, of Hiram, GA, passed away Monday, May 17, 2010. She was born in Aiken, SC, July 17, 1953, to the late Alton & Pearl Sheppard. Mrs. Temple worked for Alpha Products in inventory control. Survivors include her husband of 37 years, James Ralph Temple, Jr.; son & daughter-in-law, Mackie & Sara Temple of Dallas, GA;...

May 16, 2010

Biography Audrey M. Austin, age 66, life resident of Paulding County, passed away on May 16, 2010. She was preceded in death by her son, Denny Key Austin; mother, Thelma Clark Ash; and husband, Roy M. Austin. Survivors include, children, Nick & (Tammy) Austin of Rockmart, GA, (Kent) & Jennifer Austin Jones of Collinsville, AL, (Matt) & Lorri Austin Craft...

May 11, 2010

Matt Deal, age 38, of Dallas, GA, passed away Tuesday, May 11, 2010. He was born March 28, 1972 in Statesboro, GA, the son of Becky Deal and the late, Richard Merrill Deal. Mr. Deal worked for Industrial Service Group of GA, Inc. He was a member of Fortified Hills Baptist Church. Survivors include his mother, Becky Deal of Macon,...

May 11, 2010

Cynthia Denise (Eckard) Babecka, age 44, of Powder Springs, GA, passed away Tuesday, May 11, 2010. The daughter of Gene & Kay Eckard, she was born November 21, 1965 in Atlanta, GA. She was a home schooling Mom and a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband, Bob Babecka; children, Joan Kaylynn Babecka, Deborah...

May 10, 2010

Alvin Roy Stroup, age 78, of Dallas, GA (formerly of Marietta), passed away Monday, May 10, 2010. He was born in Marietta, GA, May 21, 1931, to the late, Roy Russell Stroup & Julia Stroup. Mr. Stroup was a builder for 30 years and a member of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Marietta. Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Elizabeth...

May 10, 2010

Mary Jeanette Atcheson, age 80, of Dallas, GA, passed away Monday, May 10, 2010. She was born October 17, 1929 in Paulding County and was preceded in death by her parents, James Washington Meeks & Josie Johnson Meeks and sister, Clara Mae Locklear. Mrs. Atcheson worked for 33 years as a power machine operator in the sewing industry. She...

May 7, 2010

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Leonard Lyle Rehard, Sr. age 71 of Dallas, passed away May 7, 2010, He was born June 20, 1938 in Bell, California, son of the late Phillip Leonard Rehard and Geneviene Ayers Rehard McBee. He retired from Chevron Oil Refinery with 25 yrs service working both off shore and on shore drilling platforms. A US Marine veteran and...

May 4, 2010

Jonathan Dalmond Dacy, age 29, of Rome, GA (formerly of Dallas, GA), passed away Tuesday, May 4, 2010. He was born in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, on March 27, 1981. Survivors include his wife, Tiffany Godwin Dacy; son, Remy Dalmond Dacy of Rome, GA; father & step-mother, Michael & Laura Dacy of Dallas, GA; mother, Terri Dacy of Indian Shores, FL;...

May 2, 2010

Vivian Marie Landsperger, age 84, of Hammond, LA (formerly of Hiram, GA and Sutersville, PA), passed away Sunday, May 2, 2010. She was born September 26, 1925, in Old Stanton, PA, and was preceded in death by her parents, Charles Raymond Miller & Bertha Lakin Miller, husband, Harold Raymond Landsperger and daughter, Sharon Lash. Mrs. Landsperger was a homemaker...

May 2, 2010

Jim Tims, age 65, of Dallas, passed away on Sunday, May 02, 2010. He was born on May 13, 1944, in San Diego, California, to the late Linnes & Barbara Tims. Mr. Tims retired after 20 years of service from the Atlanta Fire Department as a firefighter and was a member of New Canaan Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife...

April 30, 2010

Oma Jean Blankenship Wheeler, age 70, of Dallas, GA, passed away Friday, April 30, 2010. She was born in Canton, GA, March 10, 1940, and was preceded in death by her parents, Preston Earl Blankenship & Alice Haney Blankenship, and husband, Jesse Edward Wheeler. Mrs. Wheeler was a homemaker and a member of Hopewell Baptist Church in Canton. Survivors...

April 25, 2010

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January 28, 2010 - April 25, 2010

Amelia Dawn Wallace, infant daughter of Kayla Dawn Lowe and Orvil Iven Wallace, passed away Sunday, April 25, 2010. She was born January 28, 2010. Besides her parents, survivors include grandparents, Timothy Lowe, Trena Leonard, Howell & Miranda Nolte, Avis Wilson; great-grandparents, Sarah Elizabeth Lowe,Stanley...

April 23, 2010

Rebecca Ann Stover, age 68, of Carrollton, GA, passed away Friday, April 23, 2010. The daughter of the late, Amos & Louise Lawrence, she was born October 16, 1941, in Atlanta, GA. Mrs. Stover worked for Kroger in Douglasville and Hiram. She was a member of Emanuel Baptist Church in Hiram. Survivors include her husband of 54 years, Marion...

April 18, 2010

Tony Mancel Davis, age 48, of Dallas, passed away on Sunday, April 18, 2010. He was born on April 19, 1961, in Austell, GA, to the late Jackie Mancel & Shirley Ann Davis. He was a member of Concord Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife of 24 years, Debra (Henderson) Davis of Dallas; son, Christopher Adam Davis of Dallas; and...

April 16, 2010

Gregory “Darrell” Brackett, age 48, of Temple, passed away on Friday, April 16, 2010. He was born on December 29, 1961, in Dallas, Ga., to the late Jack & Bessie Brackett, and was preceded in death by his brother, Michael Brackett. Mr. Brackett was self-employed and a member of First Baptist Church of Villa Rica. Survivors include his wife of...

April 12, 2010

Bonnie Hutcheson, age 52, of Temple, GA (Paulding County), passed away Monday, April 12, 2010. Mrs. Hutcheson was born Bonnie Sue Lathem on December 7, 1957. Her parents were the late, Mr. & Mrs. W. H. Lathem, Sr. Bonnie was a member of Beulahland Baptist Church. She was a registered nurse, working at Cobb, Paulding, Douglas, and Redmond hospitals. Bonnie...

April 8, 2010

Derek Hyeon Marsten, age 22, of Powder Springs, GA, passed away April 8, 2010. He was born November 26, 1987 in Pusan City, South Korea. Derek was a member of Westridge Church. Survivors include his father & mother, John Marsten & Lori Rosen-Marsten of Powder Springs, GA; sister, Chelsea Marsten of Powder Springs, GA; grandmother, Jean Rosen, Dallas, GA; and...

April 6, 2010

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Marvin Curtis Gravett, age 72, of Dallas, GA, passed away April 6, 2010. Born in Paulding County, March 28, 1938, to the late Alfred Hiram Gravett and the late, Mattie Rose Lee Gravett. Mr. Gravett was preceded in death by his wife, Helen Ruth Gravett; daughter, Cynthia Denise Gravett; brothers and sisters, Nora Henson, Lewis Gravett, James Gravett,...

April 6, 2010

Barbara Jean Prince, age 77, of Dallas, GA, passed away on Tuesday, April 6, 2010. She was born August 25, 1932 in Benton, TN, to the late, Joseph A. Norwood and the late, Ethel Key Norwood. Her husband, William Albert Prince, Sr. and son, William Albert Prince, Jr. preceded her in death. Mrs. Prince was a homemaker. Survivors include...

April 6, 2010

Biography Grace Echols Sheffield, age 95, of Hiram, GA, passed away Tuesday, April 6, 2010. Grace was born on the Echols family farm in Paulding County, August 14, 1914, the daughter of Robert Lumpkin and Sara “Sis” Echols. Siblings were Eunice, Luther, Mina Mae, Carrie and Robert. Poplar Springs Baptist Church was their church home. She and other neighboring children...