OBITUARIES

May 10, 2013

Carmen Mercedes Ashman, age 83 of Dallas, GA, passed away on May 10, 2013. She was preceded in death by her parents, Donald Bellamy and Maud McFarlane Malcolm. Survivors include her daughter, Shirley Henry of Dallas, GA; sister, Althea Boswell of Bronx, NY; grandchildren, Marsha Henry of Minneapolis, MN, Bruce Henry of Dallas, GA and Michelle Henry of NJ; great...

May 8, 2013

Charlie Taylor, Jr., age 62, of Hiram, GA, passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2013. He was born November 12, 1950, in Barlove, Mississippi, and was preceded in death by his parents, Son & Katie Taylor; wife, DeLois Foster Taylor; brother, Tommie “Hammer” Taylor; and sister, Minnie Hobbs. Mr. Taylor was retired from the General Motors Company. Survivors include his daughters,...

May 5, 2013

Steven Lamar Ellison, age 67, of Atlanta, GA (formerly of Dallas, GA), passed away Sunday, May 5, 2013. The son of the late, Paul & Nezzie Bell Ellison, he was born in Atlanta, GA, October 22, 1945. Mr. Ellison worked for 20 years as an EMT for Grady Memorial Hospital and also worked for Metro Ambulance. He was currently working...

May 5, 2013

Martha Moody Calvert, age 80, Dallas, passed away on Sunday, May 05, 2013. Martha was born May 28, 1932 in Dallas, Ga. to the late William L. Moody and Flora Mae Ratteree Moody and was preceded in death by her husband; Jerome Calvert and sister; Nell Moody. Martha was a member of Unity Baptist Church where she was very...

May 3, 2013

Michael Lee Gunter (Mike), age 65, of Dallas, passed away Friday May 03, 2013. Mike was born July 15, 1947 in Madera California to Herschel Paul Gunter and Allie Ruth Parrish Gunter and was preceded in death by his father; Herschel Gunter, brother; Larry Allen Gunter, sister; Herschella Ann Hollomon. Mike was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church and...

May 3, 2013

Rose Lee Morgan, age 89, of Hiram, passed away Friday May 03, 2013. She was born on February 01, 1924 in Newnan Ga., to the late Joseph and Lillie Morgan. Ms. Morgan was preceded in death by sisters, Sarah Trammell and Ruth Pruitt, and Brother Travis Morgan. Ms. Morgan was of Baptist Faith. Survivors include Sisters, Charlotte Macewicz of Racine...

May 2, 2013

Danny Rakestraw, age 77, of Dallas, GA passed away on Thursday, May 2, 2013. He was born on January 4, 1936 in Hiram, GA to the late Amos and Louise Elizabeth Rakestraw. He was a Division Manager at Lockheed, retiring after 30 years of service. Danny drove a school bus for Paulding County Schools for 50 years and served on...

May 1, 2013

James Wilbur Maloney, age 69, of Hiram, GA, passed away Wednesday, May 1, 2013. He was born November 20, 1943, in Shamrock, FL, and was preceded in death by his parents, Lois Ander Maloney & Mona Faye Maloney and his wife, Mary Lou Maloney. Mr. Maloney was a U. S. Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War and had been...

April 28, 2013

Send Flowers Hubert Cecil Baxter June 23, 1922 - April 28, 2013

Hubert Cecil Baxter, age 90, of Dallas, GA passed away on Sunday, April 28, 2013 at Tranquility Hospice in Austell, GA. He was born on June 23, 1922 in Dallas, GA. He was a carpenter by trade and self-employed. Mr. Baxter was preceded in death by his...

April 23, 2013

Janice Wallace, age 59 of Hiram, GA, passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2013. She was born in Marietta, GA, July 26, 1953 and was preceded in death by her father, Wiley Cecil Norton, mother, Dorothy Elizabeth Finch and a son, Donald Lanier Reece. Survivors include her husband, David Wallace; children, David A. Wallace & wife, Amanda of Hayesville, NC, Connie...

April 20, 2013

Lillian Key, age 74 of Dallas, GA, passed away Saturday, April 20, 2013. She was born in Crystal Springs, MS, on August 6, 1938, and was preceded in death by her parents, Fred & Martha Wilson and husband, Joseph Key. Mrs. Key worked for 10 years for Bunker Ramo as an inspector. She was a member of Rocky Ford Baptist...

April 19, 2013

Jennifer “Bug” Truitt, age 30, of Buchanan, passed away on April 19, 2013. She was born on November 5, 1982, in Marietta, GA. Jennifer was a pharmacy technician and worked at The Medicine Shop in Dallas for 8 years. She loved to sing, God and her family. Jennifer was a member of Beulah Land Baptist Church in Rockmart. Survivors include...

April 18, 2013

Oneal Shelnut, age 79, of Powder Springs, GA, passed away Thursday, April 18, 2013. The son of the late, Emmett Oneal Shelnut & the late, Cola Chaffin Shelnut, he was born in Jasper, AL, on June 26, 1933. He was preceded in death by his wife, Helen Louise Shelnut, in 2011. Mr. Shelnut was a member of Thorsby First Baptist...

April 16, 2013

Linda Gail Mansell, age 62, of Acworth, GA (Paulding County), passed away Tuesday, April 16, 2013. She was born in Atlanta, February 4, 1951, the daughter of the late, Raleigh Ray Roberts and the late, Rachel Audine Scuiletti. Mrs. Mansell worked for 12 years as an accountant for Lectra Systems and she was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include...

April 16, 2013

Ronnie Prince, age 66, of Dallas, GA, passed away Tuesday, April 16, 2013. He was born July 27, 1946 in Douglasville, GA and was preceded in death by his parents, Curtis Benjamin Prince & Annie Mary Prince. Mr. Prince retired as a firefighter from the Cobb County Fire Department after 30 years of service. He had also worked for the...

April 12, 2013

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June Murdock Webb, age 70, of Hiram, GA passed away on Friday, April 12, 2013. She was born on August 25, 1942, in Dallas, GA and a member of Bethel Worship Center, Cartersville, GA. She was preceded in death by her parents, James Edward and Delma Ozell Cason Murdock; her husband, William David Webb; grand-daughter, Michelle Lawrence; and...

April 10, 2013

Robert L. Westmoreland, age 79, of Dallas, GA, passed away Wednesday, April 10, 2013. He was born in Griffin, GA, on September 4, 1933, and was preceded in death by his parents, Louis & Rosie Mae Westmoreland and two brothers, Ted Westmoreland and Michael Gene Westmoreland. Mr. Westmoreland was employed with Bennie Jones Lumber Company for many years, and later...

April 9, 2013

Russell Bradford Banks, Jr., age 82, of Carrollton, GA, passed away Tuesday, April 9, 2013. He was born in Fayetteville, GA, on October 14, 1930, to the late, Russell Bradford Banks, Sr. & the late, Evrie Griggs Banks Bowlden. Mr. Banks was a Veteran of the Korean War, serving in the U. S. Air Force. He was the owner of...

April 8, 2013

Steven Carter, age 54, of Powder Springs, GA (Paulding County), passed away Monday, April 8, 2013. He was born in Atlanta, GA, November 26, 1958, to the late, Calvin R. Carter & the late, Alidean Leggett Carter. Mr. Carter was retired from the Georgia Department of Transportation as an engineer. He enjoyed bass fishing and was a member of Pleasant...

April 7, 2013

Jerelyn Elizabeth Morton, age 73, of Norcross, passed away on Sunday, April 07, 2013. She was born on October 20, 1939, in Atlanta, GA, and was preceded in death by her father, William Walthour, Sr. She was a member of Peachtree Corners Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband of 53 years, Arthur Morton of Dallas; son and daughter-in-law, Michael &...