OBITUARIES

Nov 13, 2013

Melissa Bennett, age 49, of Hiram, GA, passed away Wednesday, November 13, 2013. The daughter of Richard Lee Bennett and the late, Dorothy N. Bennett, she was born May 23, 1964, in Marietta, GA. Her brother, Ronnie Bennett, preceded her in death. She was a teacher at Lost Mountain Academy and a member of the First Baptist Church of Dallas....

Nov 12, 2013

Jackie White, age 61, of Dallas, GA, passed away Tuesday, November 12, 2013. He was born in Atlanta, GA, on December 21, 1951, to the late, Horace Edward White and the late, Rita Lynn Burns White. Mr. White was a U. S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He retired as a taxidermist and a barber. Survivors include his wife,...

Nov 9, 2013

Biography

Janice Louise Thwaites, age 70, of Dallas, GA passed away on Saturday, November 9, 2013. She was born on December 16,1942 in Frostburg, Maryland. She was a member of NorthWest Community Church and a Pre-school Teacher for approximately 16 years. Mrs. Thwaites was preceded in death by her parents, Gomer and Beryl Euick Horton. Survivors include her husband,...

Nov 8, 2013

Tommy Moore age 54, of Dallas, GA, passed away on Friday, November 08, 2013. He was born on April 16, 1959, in Atlanta, GA, and was preceded in death by his father, Jessie Wilson Moore. Mr. Moore was a member of Lost Mountain Baptist Church. Survivors include wife of 27 years, Rhonda Moore of Dallas, GA; son, Gary Moore of...

Nov 7, 2013

Lynn H. Isley, age 77, of Hiram, GA, passed away on Thursday, November 7, 2013. He was born on October 17, 1936, in Austinville, AL, to the late Pervin and Lura Isley. Mr. Isley was self-employed for 45 years. Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Jeanette E. Isley of Hiram, GA; sons and daughters-in-law, Mark & Amy Isley of...

Nov 4, 2013

Robert Franklin Garner, age 88, of Rome, GA, passed away Monday, November 4, 2013. The son of the late, Robert Lee Garner & the late, Effie Cole Garner, he was born February 27, 1925, in Douglasville, GA. Mr. Garner was a lifelong resident of Paulding County. He served in the U. S. Army, worked for General Motors as a paint...

Nov 1, 2013

Dallas, GA—Mrs. Helen English Nelson, age 102, of Dallas, Georgia, a former long-time resident of High Point, passed away on Friday, November 1, 2013, near her family and close to her caring nephew and his wife, Jack and Nancy Waldrep. Mrs. Nelson was born on September 1, 1911, in Anderson, South Carolina, daughter of the late Floyd English and Eva...

Oct 29, 2013

Charles Allen Lochamy, age 69, of Dallas, GA, passed away Tuesday, October 29, 2013. He was born in Birmingham, AL, September 20, 1944, to Dorothy Barnes Lochamy and the late, Walter Lochamy. Mr. Lochamy was preceded in death by a brother, Larry Lochamy; sisters, Ann Stoker and Edna Lee Lochamy; and grandparents, Arthur & Beulah Lochamy and Judson & Gertie...

Oct 21, 2013

Jerry Richard Wood, age 75, of Dallas, GA, passed away on Monday, October 21, 2013. He was born December 17, 1937, in Green River, Wyoming, to the late, Thomas & Edna Wood. Mr. Wood retired from the Woodruff Arts Center. He was a member of Grace Baptist Church, where he loved working with the children at the church and at...

Oct 20, 2013

Johnny Watts Spencer, age 76, of Rockmart, passed away on Sunday, October 20, 2013. He was born on May 16, 1937, in Atlanta, GA, to the late John and Annie Spencer. Mr. Spencer was a veteran of the United States Navy and retired from Roadway Express where he worked as a truck driver. Survivors include son and daughter-in-law, Johnny...

Oct 20, 2013

Regina Ann Newton Hillhouse, age 82, of Dallas, GA, passed away on Sunday, October 20, 2013. She was born on February 21, 1931, in Marietta, GA, to the late Hoke & Annie Newton, and was preceded in death by her husband, Loyd G. Hillhouse, brothers, Richard and James Newton, and sisters, Gail Warren and Sandra Kirby. Mrs. Hillhouse was a...

Oct 19, 2013

Samuel Grant, age 75, of Dallas, passed away on Saturday, October 19, 2013. He was born on December 21, 1937; in East Point, GA, to the late Matthew and Hazel Grant, and was preceded in death by his son, Mark Flaig. Mr. Grant was a veteran of the United States Navy, retired from ABF Freight Systems as a truck driver,...

Oct 19, 2013

Bobbie Mae Tucker, age 96, of Powder Springs, formerly of Hiram, passed away on Saturday, October 19, 2013. She was born on March 25, 1917 in Milton County, GA, to the late Jim and Clare Smith and was preceded in death by her husband, William Simpson Tucker, daughters, Mary Idarita Tucker, Sadie Laverne Croker, and Carolyn Kinsey, and brother, Hall...

Oct 17, 2013

Mark David Vest, age 51, of Dallas, GA, passed away on Thursday, October 17, 2013. He was born on November 22, 1961, in Dayton, Ohio. Mr. Vest was a member of Christ United Methodist Church in Roswell, GA, and was self-employed as an electrician. Survivors include his wife, Monica Vest, of Dallas, GA; sons and daughter-in-laws, Brian Vest of Norfolk,...

Oct 16, 2013

Mendy Johnson Meyer, age 58, of Douglasville, GA (Paulding County), passed away Wednesday, October 16, 2013. She was born in Hialeah, FL, June 19, 1955, and was preceded in death by her father, Frank G. Johnson and sister, Robin Johnson. Mendy worked as a bank teller for SunTrust Bank for 31 years, in Florida and Marietta, GA. She was a...

Oct 14, 2013

James Henry Kimmons, Sr., age 84, of Austell, GA, passed away Monday, October 14, 2013. He was born April 9, 1929, and was preceded in death by his father, Reverend Gordon Monroe Kimmons, Sr., mother, Mary Lee Mann Kimmons, daughter & son-in-law, Darlene & Jerry Williams, and companion, Francis Brown. Survivors include his children, Deborah Priest & husband, Reverend Daniel...

Oct 11, 2013

Kimberly “Kimmie” Faith Kilgore, age 21 of Dallas, GA, passed away suddenly on Friday, October 11, 2013. She was born December 17, 1991 in Atlanta, GA. Kimmie was a student at Kennesaw State University and a wonderful daughter and friend. She is survived by her parents, Preston & Becky Kilgore of Dallas, GA; sisters, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Kilgore & Marlea Kilgore...

Oct 10, 2013

Emma "Granny" Watts, age 89, of Hiram, passed away on Thursday, October 10, 2013. She was born on April 12, 1924, in Dallas, GA, to the late Bogen and Flara Watts, and was preceded in death by her granddaughter, Emma Turner. Ms. Watts worked at Bell Bomer Plant, which later became Lockheed, and was a member of Mars Hill Baptist...

Oct 8, 2013

Eddie Steve Parks, age 59, of Hiram, GA, passed away Tuesday, October 8, 2013. He was born March 8, 1954, in Dallas, GA, and was preceded in death by his parents, E. C. & Gladys Chapman Parks and a brother, Leroy Parks. Mr. Parks had worked as a painter for the Paulding County Board of Education for the past 13...

Oct 5, 2013

Sandra JoAnne Jones Neely, age 47 of Dallas, GA passed away on Saturday, October 5, 2013. She was born in Marietta, GA on April 2, 1966 and was a homemaker. She was a member of Trinity Chapel Church. Ms. Neely is survived by her father and step-mother; David and Martha Jones of Powder Springs, GA; mother, Mary Byrom of...