OBITUARIES

December 21, 2015

Elizabeth Wortor Nimley Taylor, age 83, of Dallas, GA, passed away on Monday, December 21, 2015. She was born on December 15, 1932, in Liberia, to the late George Nimley and Elizabeth Seth Barclay. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Randall Cisco & her daughter, Esther Sammy. Mrs. Taylor was...

December 17, 2015

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Lynn C. Thomas, age 70, of Dallas, GA, passed away on Thursday, December 17, 2015. He was born to Lyle C. Thomas & Maudie Deloris Lowe Thomas on May 10, 1945 in Dodge City, KS. Lynn was a U.S. government employee for 50 years. He served two tours in Vietnam as a Navy Seal and a...

December 17, 2015

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Carol Rakestraw, age 72, of Hiram, GA, passed away on Thursday, December 17, 2015. She was born on February 16, 1943, in Atlanta, GA, to the late Herman Charles Bone & Edna Hampton Bone. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her sister, Joann Bone. Mrs. Rakestraw retired as a clerk...

December 16, 2015

Ray Lawrence, age 79, of Hiram, GA, passed away on Wednesday, December 16, 2015. He was born on May 2, 1936, in Dallas, GA, to the late Banks L. Lawrence and Susan Ellen Lawrence Allen. Mr. Lawrence retired from Austell Boxboard as an electrician after 35 years of service and Hiram High School Maintenance Department with 7 years of...

December 16, 2015

Calvin Earwood, age 73, of Dallas, GA, passed away on Wednesday, December 16, 2015. He was born on December 28, 1941, in Hiram, GA, to the late Henry & Lucille Earwood, and was preceded in death by his sisters, Catherine Lester and Shirley Hollis. Mr. Earwood was the owner of Sunbelt Fasteners for 33 years and a member of First...

December 16, 2015

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Mr. Alvin Jenks, age 38, of Powder Springs, GA, passed away on Wednesday, December 16, 2015. He was born on July 3, 1977 in Atlanta, GA. Mr. Jenks was Baptist by faith.

Survivors include wife, Angela Jenks of Powder Springs, GA; sons, Tony Rodriguez & Kross Jenks of Powder Springs, GA; father, James Stephen...

December 15, 2015

Rose Keller-Myers, age 75, of Hiram, GA, passed away on Tuesday, December 15, 2015. She was born on January 18, 1940, in Round Lake, MN, to the late Wilfred & Bessie Johnson, and was preceded in death by her husband, Danny Myers. Mrs. Keller-Myers worked as a beautician at Rose’s Hair Salon for over 40 years and was a...

December 14, 2015

Sylvia Elizabeth Meadows, age 67, of Powder Springs, GA, passed away on Monday, December 14, 2015. She was born on September 21, 1948, in Ellijay, GA, to the late Hoyt & Jewell Cochran, and was preceded in death by her sister, Donna LeVert. Mrs. Meadows retired from GA State Government DFACS and was a member of Poplar Springs Baptist Church....

December 9, 2015

Lela “Belle” Brock, age 93, of Hiram, GA, passed away on Wednesday, December 9, 2015. She was born on June 5, 1922, in Calhoun, GA, to the late Wiley & Lelea Thornbrough, and was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Henry Brock, and son, Wayne Robert Brock. Mrs. Brock was a member of Poplar Springs Baptist Church. Survivors include...

December 9, 2015

Laura Roberts Moody, formerly of Apalachicola, FL, passed away on December 9, 2015 in Hiram, GA after a battle with lung cancer. During the Korean Conflict, Laura served in the Women’s Army Corps (WAC). She is predeceased by her husband of 42 years, Cleveland (Alex) Moody, September 2014; her daughter, C. Lynne Stanford, at age 21; Her brothers, Leonard James...

November 28, 2015

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Edna Ruth Bone, age 81, of Dallas, GA, passed away on Saturday, November 28, 2015. She was born on May 23, 1934, in Austell, GA, to the late Otis Luther Crew and Gladys Phillips Crew. She was preceded in death by her husband Harold Bone. Ruth was retired from Coats and Clark and member of New Canaan Baptist...

November 22, 2015

James Daniel Gravett, Sr., age 65, of Hiram, GA, passed away on Sunday, November 22, 2015. He was born on March 17, 1950, in Douglasville, GA, to the late Virgle James Gravett & Geneva Faye Brazle Gravett. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his daughter, Nacinde Faye Dobbins. James served as a pastor at Straightway...

November 20, 2015

Master SGT. William Travis Tarrant, age 39, of Dallas, GA, passed away on Friday, November 20, 2015. He was born on April 15, 1976, in Ridgecrest, CA. Mr. Tarrant retired from the United States Army as Master SGT and served in Iraq. Master SGT Tarrant was on his last mission when he was wounded in action in 2007, receiving a...

November 19, 2015

James “Porky” Allgood, age 27, of Douglasville, GA, passed away on Thursday, November 19, 2015. He was born on March 30, 1988 in Austell, GA, to Jessie Robert Allgood, Sr. & the late Loretta Marlene Lawson. James served in the Marines, was a self-employed painter and Baptist by faith. Survivors include wife, Heather Allgood of Douglasville, GA; daughter, Lola Allgood...

November 12, 2015

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Michael David Taylor, age 19, of Hiram, GA, passed away on Thursday, November 12, 2015. He was born on March 20, 1996, in Lithia Springs, GA, to Shean Patrick O’Brien and Brandy Hunt. Michael was a 2014 graduate of Hiram High School. Survivors include mother & step-father, Brandy & Kenneth Joseph Hunt of Temple, GA; father, Shean Patrick...

November 11, 2015

Lynn Newton, age 57, of Douglasville, GA, passed away on Wednesday, November 11, 2015. He was born on January 21, 1958, in Atlanta, GA, to the late Newman Lee and Gwendolyn Newton. Mr. Newton was an elder at Westgate Church and loved his church family. Lynn was loving, loyal, faithful, wise and an awesome Dad. He was highly respected and...

November 6, 2015

Phyllis Jane Bone, age 68, of Dallas, GA, passed away on Friday, November 6, 2015. Mrs. Bone was born on February 23, 1947, in Greeneville, TN, to the late Lance Victor Cornwell & Jessie Mooneyhan Cornwell. She retired after thirty one years as a librarian for Pebblebrook High School. Mrs. Bone was a member at Lost Mountain Baptist Church. Survivors...

November 5, 2015

Mr. Paul Samuel Jones, age 77, of Dallas, GA, passed away on Thursday, November 5, 2015. Mr. Jones was born on February 10, 1938, in Waterford, PA, to the late Edward Lucien Jones & Cassie Mae Jones. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers, Lawrence & David Jones. He was employed by Frito Lay,...

November 2, 2015

Carley Elsberry Otwell, age 30, of Bremen, GA, passed away on Monday, November 2, 2015. She was born on February 4, 1985, in Austell, GA, and was preceded in death by her mother, Gwendolyn Elsberry. Mrs. Otwell had worked at Carroll EMC and was currently a homemaker. Carley loved being a mom and her kids were her life. She...

November 1, 2015

Fred C. Platt, age 71, of Dallas, GA, passed away on Sunday, November 1, 2015. He was born on December 15, 1943, in Atlanta, GA, to the late Fred Clarence & Sybil Platt, and was preceded in death by his sister, Sandra Anderson. Mr. Platt was United States Army Veteran, a graduate of North Georgia College with a degree in...