OBITUARIES

January 29, 2009

Sammy Clinton House, age 73, of Dallas, passed away on Thursday, January 29, 2009. He was born in Carrollton, on September 11, 1935, and was preceded in death by his parents, Sam E. & Annie Mae House and a daughter, Melissa House. Mr. House was a U. S. Army veteran and he was the owner and operator of Sambo’s Grocery...

January 28, 2009

Joseph Michael Collison, age 51, of Douglasville (Paulding County), passed away on Wednesday, January 28, 2009. He was born September 15, 1957, in Chattanooga, TN, to Joseph Lyle Collison & Elfreida Collison. Mr. Collison was a manager with Kroger. He was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include his wife of twenty years, Pamela Jan Walker Collison; parents, Joseph Lyle Collison...

January 26, 2009

John Robert Davis, age 65, of Dallas, passed away on Monday, January 26, 2009. A native of Paulding County, he was born September 5, 1943, and was preceded in death by his parents, Clarence Clinton Davis & Flora Louetta Davis, and his wife, Brenda Louise Jones Davis. He worked as a superintendent in the construction industry and was a...

January 25, 2009

Jon Teem, age 23, of Dallas, GA, passed away on Sunday, January 25, 2009. He was born May 7, 1985, in Marietta, GA. Mr. Teem was an auto mechanic for Ed Voyles Chrysler. Survivors include his father & step-mother, Michael F. Teem, Sr. & wife, Mary of Acworth; mother & step-father, Karen Mobley & husband, Cliff of Dallas; brothers,...

January 24, 2009

Biography Irene Ann Baumann, age 79, of Dallas, GA passed away on Saturday, January 24, 2009. She was born on February 18, 1929 in Queens, N.Y. to the late Percy and Louise Hastings. Survivors include her husband, Rudolf Baumann; daughters and sons-in-law, Gail & Thomas Hazelton of Hiram, GA and Joyce & Rick Eaglestone of Queensbury, N.Y.; brothers, Howard Hastings...

January 19, 2009

Frank Elvis Britton, Sr., age 80, of Dallas, GA, passed away on Monday, January 19, 2009. He was born April 22, 1928, in Willard, OH, and was preceded in death by his parents, Frank M. &Minnie Britton and his wife, Karma L. Britton. Mr. Britton was a WWII Veteran of the U. S. Army. Survivors include his sons & daughters-in-law,...

January 18, 2009

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Mr. Billy Gene Penrod, age 78, of Dallas, passed away on Sunday, January 18, 2009. He was born on May 29, 1930 in Dongola, IL., to the late Theodore Roosevelt Penrod and Hazel Doice Penrod. Mr. Penrod was a retired veteran from the United States Air Force and United States Army. He retired after 30 years of service...

January 17, 2009

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Kelly Byrd, age 48, of Hiram, passed away on Saturday, January 17, 2009. He was born in Marietta, July 10, 1960, to the late, Jessie L. Byrd, Sr. & the late, Verna Maude Byrd. Mr. Byrd was a commercial fixture installer for Summerstream Installations. Survivors include his wife, Allison Byrd; daughters & son-in-law, Jessica & Matthew Smith of...

January 17, 2009

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Peggy Joyce White age 63 of Temple, formerly of Marietta passed away Saturday, January 17, 2009. She was born April 13, 1945 in Fairmount, Ga., daughter of the late Annie Agnes Brown also preceded in death by her husband, Robert Joseph White. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, James & Kris White of Dallas; daughter and son-in-law, Kim...

January 16, 2009

Larry Roger Cole, age 60, of Hiram, passed away on Friday, January 16, 2009. A native of Paulding County, GA, he was born October 1, 1948, to the late Curtis J. & Annie Laurie Cole. Mr. Cole was a veteran of the U. S. Navy. He was a licensed plumber, employed by the State of Georgia for 18 years....

January 12, 2009

Nancy Carolyn Puckett, age 75, of Dallas, passed away Monday, January 12, 2009. Born in Cheraw, SC, on October 29, 1933, she was preceded in death by her parents, James Thomas Diggs & Francis Alice Diggs. Survivors include her sons & daughters-in-law, Todd & Sherry Puckett of Lawrenceville, GA, Patrick Puckett of Richmond, KY, Andy & Angela Puckett of...

January 11, 2009

Sandra Lee Morris, age 62, of Powder Springs, passed away on Sunday, January 11, 2009. She was born May 7, 1946, in Austell, GA. Mrs. Morris was preceded in death by her husband, Paul David Morris, father, Lee Ur, and brother, Stanley Ur. She was retired as a Telecommunications Analyst for the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, after 23...

January 10, 2009

Linda Ann Hoffman, age 60, of Bremen, GA, passed away on Saturday, January 10, 2009. She was born February 19, 1948, in Atlanta, and was preceded in death by her father, James Berlin Millsap. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her sons, Billy Joe Kuykendall of South Carolina and Scott Hoffman of Cumming; daughters, Tina Kuykendall of Bremen and...

January 10, 2009

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Denise White, age 51, of Dallas, passed away on Saturday, January 10, 2009. She was born on August 20, 1957 in Concord, N.C. She was a salesperson at Hardy Ford for 17 years. Survivors include her mother, Shirley White of Brooklyn, N.Y.; her brothers and sister-in-law, Tommy & Jhonnette White of Staten Island, N.Y. and Fernando White of...

January 10, 2009

Biography Kim Morris, age 44, of Douglasville, GA passed away on Saturday, January 10, 2009. She was born on May 22, 1964 in Rockmart, GA. Kim was a Facilities Manager for AGL Resources in Atlanta for 25 years and was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church in Hiram, GA. Survivors include her parents, Gerald A. and Gloria Morris of...

January 6, 2009

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Johnny Howard Burgess, age 54, of Temple, GA passed away on Tuesday, January 6, 2009. He was born on August 9, 1954 in Delano, TN to the late J. W. and Barbara Burgess. He was a maintenance mechanic for 34 years and was with Revest Corp. for 7 years and was a member of New Covenant Fellowship Church...

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...