OBITUARIES

March 1, 2008

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Robert Earl "Paw" Wheeling, age 73, of Dallas, GA, passed away on Saturday, March 01, 2008. He was born on June 29, 1934 in Centre, AL to the late Johnny Robert and Zelma Haney Wheeling. He was a truck driver for 45 years. Mr. Wheeling was preceded in death by his son, Lonnie Wheeling. Survivors...

March 1, 2008

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Jerry Sidney Reddish, Sr., age 64, of Hiram, GA, passed away on Saturday, March 01, 2008. He was born on June 28, 1943 in Atlanta, GA to the late Fred & Gladys Reddish. He enjoyed fishing, woodworking, spending time with his grandchildren, great-grandchild, his Chihuahua, Peanut, and was a long distance truck driver. Mr. Reddish...

February 29, 2008

Larry Clark Matthews died on February 29, 2008. Born in Dallas, Georgia in 1938,(lived in Austell, GA for many years) Larry went on to graduate from South Cobb High School and Southern Tech with an Electrical Engineering degree. He had a progressive career in computer engineering and ultimately retired from Tennessee Valley Authority after 20 years. Preceded in death by...

February 27, 2008

Biography Lottie C. Day, age 80, of Dallas, GA, passed away on Wednesday, February 27, 2008. She was born on June 10, 1927 in Atlanta to the late Marshal and Janie Mae Crowe. She enjoyed spending time with her family and her grandchildren and was a member of New Beginnings United Methodist Church in Kennesaw. Mrs. Day was preceded in...

February 26, 2008

James Clinton Grimes, age 80, of Hiram, GA, passed away on Tuesday, February 26, 2008. He was born in Atlanta, April 6, 1927 and was preceded in death by his parents, Forrest Hubert Grimes & Evie Estelle Grimes. Mr. Grimes was a member of Rock Springs Baptist Church in Woodstock. Survivors include his wife of 48 years, Norma Faye Grimes;...

February 25, 2008

Robbie Jo Minton, age 75, of Dallas, passed away on Monday, February 25, 2008. She was born April 9, 1932, in Atlanta, Ga., daughter of the late William Frank Hopper and Cara "Kate" Craton Hopper, also preceded in death by her husband Robert Edwin Minton. Mrs. Minton was retired from Lockheed with over 37 years of service, a member...

February 22, 2008

Johnny M. Lawrence, age 61, of Dallas, passed away on Friday, February 22, 2008. He was born April 9, 1946, in Cedartown, and was preceded in death by his parents, Gordon Lee Lawrence & Annie Strickland Lawrence; sister, Frankie Greene; mother-in-law & father-in-law, Doris & Allan Bennett; and brother-in-law, Danny Bennett. Mr. Lawrence was a veteran of the U....

February 19, 2008

Willie Mae Palmer, age 88, of Dallas, (formerly of Lithia Springs) passed away on Tuesday, February 19, 2008. She was born in Rome, GA, on February 24, 1919, and was preceded in death by her parents, William Marvin Hughes & Alice Lee Lynn Hughes; her husband, James Lewis "Bud" Palmer; a daughter, Jackie Pettway; and her brother, Claude Hughes....

February 15, 2008

Stacy Denise Thrasher age 35 of Douglasville, passed away on Friday, February 15, 2008. She was born January 16, 1973 in Cobb County, GA, the daughter of John D. and Brenda N. Parks Shook. Mrs. Thrasher was preceded in death by a brother, John Daniel Shook. She was a loving mother, a fantastic gospel singer and a member of...

February 13, 2008

Cindy Carol Turner Dew, age 39 of Dallas, passed away on Wednesday, February 13, 2008. She was born February 21, 1968 in Fulton County, GA, daughter of Marvin Turner and Carolyn Garner Turner. She was a member of St. Luke United Methodist Church Mableton, Ga., and a Cosmetologist for 22 years. Survived by her husband of 14 years, Leslie...

February 9, 2008

David "Bulldog" Shipp Jr., age 27, of Villa Rica passed away on Saturday, February 9, 2008. He was born on February 25, 1980 in Austell, GA. He was a counter clerk for Graybar Electric. Survivors include his parents, David & Terri Shipp of Villa Rica; a sister, Mandi Shipp of Villa Rica; grandmothers, Johnnie Mae Lairsey of Hiram and Gladys...

February 6, 2008

Marie Burns Lytle, age 67, of Dallas, passed away on Wednesday, February 6, 2008. She was born in Flowery Branch, GA, on March 25, 1940. Her husband, John Lytle, and her parents, Edward Anderson Burns and Abby Zedar Burns, preceded her in death. Mrs. Lytle worked as a waitress for Waffle House for 30 years and she loved quilting...

February 5, 2008

Margaret Brenda Lee Marshall, age 50, of Douglasville (Paulding County), passed away on Tuesday, February 5, 2008. She was born in Atlanta, on December 29, 1957. Her parents, Charles Lewis Smith & Marie Ophelia Smith, preceded her in death. Ms. Marshall worked as a waitress for 25 years. Survivors include daughters & son-in-law, Maria Hartsel & husband Jason of...

February 5, 2008

Betty Atkins, age 72, of Dallas, passed away on Tuesday, February 5, 2008. She was born July 30, 1935, in Cedartown, GA. Mrs. Atkins was preceded in death by her parents, Roy Deval Ray & Cornelia Tillery Ray, daughter, Frieda Atkins Wills, one sister and three brothers. She retired as a nurse for the Medical Arts Hospital, and was...

February 5, 2008

Webster Warren Willard, age 57, of Dallas, GA, formerly of Daytona Beach, FL, for the past 41 years, passed away on Tuesday, February 5, 2008. He was born March 21, 1950, in Burlington, VT. Mr. Willard was preceded in death by his parents, Charles Edward Willard & Bess Baldwin Dobbins Willard and brother, Charles Clark Willard, II. He is survived...

February 4, 2008

Benjie Conner, age 36, of Dallas, GA, passed away on Monday, February 4, 2008. He was born August 12, 1971, in Atlanta, GA, and was preceded in death by his father, Marvin Conner. He worked for Wellstar Health Systems. Survivors include his son, Austin Conner of Dallas; mother & step-father, Wanda Berry & husband, Tom of Danville, VA; sisters &...

February 3, 2008

Biography Lois LaRue Hardeman, age 61, of Hiram, passed away on Sunday, February 3, 2008. She was born on April 28, 1946 in Atlanta to the late Roy Z. and Lois Betty Jenkins. She was an office manager for Hardy Chevrolet for 28 years and was a member of Poplar Springs Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her...

February 2, 2008

Tisha Lynn Bradley, age 33, of Dallas, GA, passed away on Saturday, February 2, 2008. She was born in Biloxi, Mississippi, February 25, 1974, to Kenneth Lidell & Mary Barnes Phillips. Mrs. Bradley was preceded in death by her sister, Annie Olievera. Survivors include her husband, Jeffery Todd Bradley of Dallas, GA; daughter, Sarah Elizabeth Bradley of Dallas, GA; parents,...

February 1, 2008

Harold T. Echols, age 57, of Hiram, GA, passed away on Friday, February 1, 2008. He was born on March 6, 1950, in Atlanta, GA , and was preceded in death by his parents, Robert & Lillian Clay Echols; and his wife of 30 years, Becky Strickland Echols. Mr. Echols was a lifelong resident of Paulding County where he was...

February 1, 2008

RAKESTRAW John Wesley Rakestraw, age 50, of Rockmart, GA, passed away on Friday, February 1, 2008. He was born on August 8, 1957, in Atlanta, GA, and was preceded in death by his mother, Katherine "Trink" Rakestraw. Mr. Rakestraw is the owner of Raker Construction Co. of Dallas, GA. Mr. Rakestraw was also the director of Georgian Bank and...