OBITUARIES

January 6, 2009

Rosemarie Kennedy age 62 of Dallas, Ga., passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2009. She was born July 11, 1946 in North Adams, Massachusetts, daughter of the late George Matranga and Edith Spagnolo Matranga. Mrs. Kennedy was a homemaker and a floral designer. Survivors include her husband, Timothy Kennedy, Dallas, GA; sons, Peter & Andrea Stasiowski, Pittsfield, MA, and Eric &...

January 2, 2009

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Mary Sue Thomason, age 78, of Hiram, GA, passed away on Friday, January 2, 2009. She was born on August 28, 1930, in Hiram, GA, to the late Jacob and Jennie Clonts. She was preceded in death by her husband, Hershell Thomason; son, Kelly Thomason; and sister, Evelyn Leach. Mrs. Thomason was past secretary / treasurer of Hiram...

January 1, 2009

Delma Ozelle Murdock, age 88, of Dallas, GA, passed away on Thursday, January 1, 2009. She was born June 16, 1920, in Paulding County, and was preceded in death by her parents, Homer & Bessie Cason; husband, James Edward Murdock; brother, Ray Cason; and great-granddaughter, Michelle Lawrence. Mrs. Murdock retired as a seamstress and she was of the Pentecostal...

December 28, 2008

Biography Mary M. Carter, age 77, of Rockmart, GA passed away on Sunday, December 28, 2008. She was born on December 21, 1931 in Huntington, West Virginia to the late Jesse and Louella Dempsey. She was a retired Nurse. Survivors include her daughters and son-in-law, Emily & David Gavazzi of Bremen, GA, Mary Jane Lilly of Rockmart, GA and Rebecca...

December 28, 2008

Robin Patricia Woody, age 50, of Hiram, passed away on Sunday, December 28, 2008. She was born January 24, 1958, in Atlanta, and was preceded in death by her mother, Jerry Elizabeth Hammett and a daughter, Sandra Jean Woody. Mrs. Woody worked as a caregiver in the Home Health Industry and attended Riverside Church of God. Survivors include her...

December 28, 2008

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Franklin Lewis Maltz, age 67, of Hiram, passed away on Sunday, December 28, 2008. He was born July 9, 1941, in New York. Mr. Maltz worked for Keyspan Gas Company and was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Patricia Maltz; son, Brian Joseph Maltz of Hiram; and daughter, Pamela Ann Maltz of Hiram....

December 18, 2008

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Marshall T. Henderson, age 89, of Hiram, GA, passed away on Thursday,December 18, 2008. A native of Paulding County, he was born, April 16, 1919, and was preceded in death by his parents, Henry Martin Henderson & Pearl Westbrook Henderson; wife, Sarah Elizabeth Dailey Henderson; and granddaughter, Lauren Sarah Hester. Mr. Henderson was a veteran of the U....

December 18, 2008

Lane Shannon Watson, age 40, of Dallas, GA, passed away on Thursday, December 18, 2008. He was born January 20, 1968, in Atlanta, to R. L. & Cathy Watson. Mr. Watson was a 1986 graduate of McEachern High School. He worked for the Cobb Department of Transportation for 15 years and also worked for Home Depot. Mr. Watson leaves behind...

December 17, 2008

Harold Jack Griffin, age 75, of Dallas, GA, passed away on Wednesday, December 17, 2008. He was born, December 18, 1932, in Cobb County, and was preceded in death by his parents, Herman Jackson Griffin & Margaret Zenith Griffin and sons, Danny Lee Griffin and Harold Jack “Hal” Griffin, Jr. Mr. Griffin was a veteran of the U. S. Army...

December 13, 2008

Send Flowers George Milton Strickland April 16, 1932 - December 13, 2008

George Milton Strickland, age 76, of Marietta, formerly of Dallas, GA passed away on Saturday, December 13, 2008. He was born on April 16, 1932 in Paulding County, GA to the late George H. and Lila Boyd Strickland. Mr. Strickland was in Production Planning at Lockheed and...

December 10, 2008

Kerri Lynn Harris, age 27, of Bremen, GA, passed away on Wednesday, December 10, 2008. She was born in Conroe, Texas, on October 14, 1981. Mrs. Harris was preceded in death by her father, Brent Stephen Alford, and grandfather, Arnold Henson. She was a homemaker and a member of Clarkdale First Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, John Paul Harris;...

December 9, 2008

Jacqueline H. Swena, age 70, of Marietta, passed away on Tuesday, December 9, 2008. She was born October 5, 1938, in Kearney, NE, and was preceded in death by her parents, Earl Ledford Hayes & Dories Atkinson Hayes, and a sister, Carol Worfel. She graduated from Henry’s School of Cosmetology in Kansas and was a hairdresser for 20 years,...

December 6, 2008

Brian Jason White, Sr., age 37, of Dallas, GA, passed away on Saturday, December 6, 2008. He was born November 17, 1971, in Atlanta, GA, to Harold & Phyllis White. Mr. White was preceded in death by a brother, Gregory White. He served in the U. S. Army, was a self-employed mechanic, and a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church....

December 4, 2008

Julian “Esmer” Daniel, age 85, of Clarkdale, GA passed away on Thursday, December 4, 2008. He was born on August 20, 1923 in Hiram to the late Walt & Rosa Daniel. He was retired from Coats & Clark after 37 years of service and was a custodian at Garrett Middle School in Cobb County. Mr. Daniel was a member of...

December 3, 2008

Sara Frances Irwin, age 83, of Mableton, GA, passed away on Wednesday, December 3, 2008. She was born November 1, 1925 in Atlanta, and was preceded in death by her parents, Dixie Henry Mangum & Winnie Davis Mangum, and her husband, Milton Calhoun Irwin, II. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her sons & daughter-in-law, David & Diane Irwin...

December 1, 2008

Robert G. “Bobby” Weaver, age 72, of Woodland, AL, passed away on Monday, December 1, 2008. He was born February 1, 1936, to the late, Grover Weaver and the late, Mary V. Garner Weaver. Mr. Weaver was a member of Narroway Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Marie Strickland Weaver; daughters, Debbie & Edmond Camp of Dallas, GA, Tammy Witt...

December 1, 2008

John Arthur “Pop” Bankston, age 70, of Hiram, GA, passed away on Monday, December 1, 2008. He was born in Atlanta, October 20, 1938, to the late, Paul Danforth Bankston and the late, Dora Loulis Bankston. Mr. Bankston was a Veteran of the U. S. Army and a member of the Ben Hill Masonic Lodge. He was a Paint...

November 22, 2008

Reverend J.B. Swafford, age 76, of Dallas, passed away on Saturday, November 22, 2008. He was born on February 4, 1932, in Greenville, TN, to the late Allen and Ethel Mae Swafford. Mr. Swafford was a U.S. Marine Veteran of the Korea War and was the former pastor and founder of New Jerusalem Church of God. He was preceded in...

November 22, 2008

Harold G. Sanford, age 60, of Dallas, GA, passed away on Saturday, November 22, 2008. He was born in Mayville, Michigan, on October 13, 1948, and was preceded in death by his father, Donald Harold Sanford. Mr. Sanford was a Design Analyst in the airline industry. Survivors include his wife, Marilyn Sanford; mother, Mable Hanson; sons, Matthew Sanford &...

November 22, 2008

Herschel Lee Jackson, age 77, of Hiram, passed away on Saturday, November 22, 2008. He was born on August 25, 1931, in Lawrence, AL, to the late Ernest and Lynn Jackson. Mr. Jackson was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Barbara Lea Vernier and brother, Kenneth R. Jackson. Survivors include, son...