OBITUARIES

May 5, 2018

Theresa Horton Brooks, age 65, of Powder Springs, GA, passed away on Saturday, May 05, 2018. She was born on October 20, 1952 in Gadsden, AL to the late Marvin “Cotton” and Peggy Smith and preceded in death by her brother, Doyle McMichen. Survivors include her husband Donald Brooks of Powder Springs, GA; children, Misty (Thomas) Brown of Hiram,...

May 5, 2018

Donald “Donnie” Anthony Biesiada, age 69 of Dallas, GA passed away on Saturday, May 5, 2018. Donnie was married to his first love, Sue for 35 years, always the life of the party who was a true family man and friend, he loved to dance and ride motorcycles and served our country in the Vietnam War. He was an...

May 5, 2018

Terry Milton Sizemore, age 67 of Villa Rica, GA passed away at his residence on Saturday morning, May 5, 2018.  He was a Simple Man, who loved Nascar and Western movies. He was preceded in death by his parents; William Bartow and Gladys Elouise Sizemore; sister, Gladys Louise Manning and brother, Jack Lamar Sizemore.

April 28, 2018

Jean Maxwell, age 75, of Dallas, GA., passed away on Saturday, April 28, 2018. She was born on April 7, 1943 in Kennesaw, GA., to the late Randolph ‘Doc’ and Gertrude Daniel. Mrs. Maxwell was an insurance agent and served Paulding county selling insurance for many years. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother.

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April 26, 2018

Ralph ‘Zip’ Cota, age 83, of Dallas, GA., passed away on Thursday, April 26, 2018. He was born on December 17, 1934 in Harpers Ferry, Iowa to the late William and Celia Cota. Mr. Cota was a retired veteran for the U.S Navy and was a line technician for U.S. West Phone Company. He was of Catholic faith. He...

April 26, 2018

Kenny Seals ‘Pops’, age 62, of Hiram, GA., passed away on Thursday, April 26, 2018. He was born on March, 23, 1956 in Austell, GA., to the late Guy and Dorothy Jean Seals. Mr. Seals served in the United States Marines and worked as a mechanic and equipment operator for 30 years. He was a great father and a...

April 23, 2018

Misty Michelle Gianopoulos, age 52, of Moreland, GA, passed away on April 23, 2018. She was born on December 2, 1965, in Austell, GA, to the late Emmett C. & Annette Proctor, and was preceded in death by her sister, Dorothy Hamby.  Ms. Gianopoulos retired from Cobb County School System as a bus driver where she worked for over...

April 23, 2018

Karen Albritton, age 78, of Hiram, GA, passed away on Monday, April 23, 2018. She was born on December 10, 1939, in Anniston, AL, to the late Willis Byron & Mary Alice Cleveland, and was preceded in death by her husband, Larry L. Albritton. Mrs. Albritton was a member of King Springs Baptist Church in Smyrna, GA. Survivors include...

April 21, 2018

Helen Hurley Denson, age 84 of Dallas, GA passed away on Saturday, April 21, 2018. She was a mother and homemaker who was preceded in death by her parents; Henry Wallace and Ludie Mae McGinnis Hurley; daughter, Brenda Elsberry and son-in-law, James Edward Adair. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law Michael Griffith and JoAnn Epperson of Rockmart, GA; daughters...

April 19, 2018

Billie Louise Dotson, age 73, of Dallas, GA., passed away on Thursday, April 19, 2018. She was born on August 21, 1944 in Gary, IN., to the late Harry and Ana Mae Menear. Mrs. Dotson was preceded in death by her husband, David Wayne Dotson and her parents.

Survivors include her son, Kevin Michael Dotson of Dallas,...

April 17, 2018

Roy “P-Nut” Staton, age 51, of Navarre, FL, passed away on April 17, 2018. He was born on March 4, 1967, to the late William & Shirley Staton. Mr. Staton worked as a maintenance supervisor. Survivors include wife, Teresa Staton of Navarre, FL; son, Michael & Savanah Staton of Rockmart, GA; daughter, Crystal & Josh Lowery of Chicago; brothers,...

April 15, 2018

Billy Renfroe, age 92, of Dallas, GA, passed away on Sunday, April 15, 2018. He was born on February 23, 1926, in Dallas, GA, to the late John William & Zera McClung Renfroe, and was preceded in death by his son-in-law, Randy Turner. Mr. Renfroe was a United States Airforce veteran serving in World War II and retired from...

April 15, 2018

Ronald O. Moore, age 64, of Hiram, GA., passed away on Sunday, April 15, 2018. He was born on June 27, 1953 in Leatherwood, KY., to the late Walter and Loretta Moore. Mr. Moore was an Air Force Veteran and worked on B-52 planes during the Vietnam War. He loved his country and was a member of American Legion...

April 15, 2018

Lisa Marie Barbarossa, age 50, of Hiram, GA., passed away on Sunday, April 15, 2018. She was born on May 20, 1967. Mrs. Barbarossa was an avid Boy Scout volunteer but most importantly a loving mother and wife. She was preceded in death by her brother, Beau Alexander.

Survivors include her husband of 19 years, Lawrence Barbarossa...

April 13, 2018

Imogene Osborne, age 89, of Dallas, GA. went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Friday, April 13, 2018. She was born on May, 2, 1928 to the late Claude and Eula Davis. Mrs. Osborne was a loving mother, and Grandmother. She worked in the Paulding County school system in the lunch room for over...

April 12, 2018

Summer Fawn Murdock Treadwell, age 37, of Dallas, GA, passed away on April 12, 2018. She was born on January 29, 1981, in Marietta, GA, and was preceded in death by her grandfather, John Murdock, and grandmother Sadie Newman. She was a member of Mt. Moriah Baptist Church. Survivors include children, Chase Treadwell & Shanna Barker of Dallas, GA,...

April 12, 2018

Sandra “Fernie” L. Van Gilder, age 78, of Hiram, GA, passed away on Thursday, April 12, 2018. She was born on February 11, 1940, in Valdosta, GA, to the late Joseph E. & Charlotte F. Sanders, and was preceded in death by her brother, Edward Eugene Sanders. Mrs. Van Gilder worked as a Certified Medical Assistant for Cobb Neurology...

April 11, 2018

Richard “Rick” Ober, age 70, of Douglasville, GA, passed away on Wednesday, April 11, 2018. He was born on March 3, 1948, in San Bernardino, CA, to the late William & June Ober, and was preceded in death by his sister, Lois Gail Ober Bailey. Mr. Ober worked for as a journeyman in the shipyards in Long Beach, CA,...

April 10, 2018

C.W. Maxwell, age 74, of Dallas, GA, passed away on Monday, April 10, 2018. He was born on April 23, 1943, in Dallas, GA, to the late Raymond Grady & Emma Bell Maxwell. Mr. Maxwell worked as a cement finisher, was a member of Plasterers & Cement Masons Local 148, and was loving husband and father. Survivors include wife...

April 6, 2018

Geneva Mae Wix, age 75 of Dallas, GA passed away on April 6, 2018. She was retired from A&P Grocery as a cashier for 28 years, a member of Zion View Baptist in Mableton, GA, who loved her family and friends and saying “Hey, Darlin’. She was preceded in death by her parents; Jess and Beulah Russell Durmire, brothers...