OBITUARIES

April 7, 2013

David McCollum, age 71, of Dallas, GA, passed away on Sunday, April 7, 2013. He was born on July 14, 1941, in Buncombe County, NC, to the late John and Olivia McCollum, and was preceded in death by his step-father, Hugh Hall. Mr. McCollum was a United States Army Veteran of the 101st Airborne Division. He was a contractor/supervisor with...

April 7, 2013

Rachel Corley Scuiletti, age 87, of Dallas, GA, passed away Sunday, April 7, 2013. She was born in Dallas, GA, March 16, 1926, and was preceded in death by her parents, Eunice & Selma Corley; first husband, Ray Roberts; second husband, Johnny Scuiletti; and brother, Thomas Corley. Mrs. Scuiletti retired from Macy’s as a credit supervisor. She loved life and...

April 7, 2013

Bernice Pike Boozer, age 83, of Dallas, GA, formerly of Marietta, GA, passed away Sunday, April 7, 2013. She was born in Piedmont, AL, January 31, 1930, and was preceded in death by her parents, Ollie & Ethel Pike, and husband, Thomas E. Boozer. Mrs. Boozer retired from Sears after more than 35 years as an accountant. She was a...

April 6, 2013

Jackie Dean Morris, age 73, of Dallas, passed away on Saturday, April 6, 2013. He was born on August 27, 1939, in Atlanta, GA, to the late J.T. and Mamie Lou Morris. Mr. Morris loved to read and teach the Bible. He was an avid Bible Scholar and taught at the singles department at First Baptist Church in Atlanta. Mr....

April 4, 2013

Judith Ann Holdeman, age 69, of Hiram, GA, passed away Thursday, April 4, 2013. She was born in Elkhart, IN, on November 26, 1943, to Freida Mercella Barrett and the late, Roderick Vernon Sawyer and was preceded in death by her husband, William Lewis Holdeman. Mrs. Holdeman worked for Cobb General Hospital in the mailroom for 23 years and also...

April 3, 2013

Marion Thomas “PawPaw” Worthington, age 73, of Dallas, GA, passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2013. He was born in Rome, GA, May 18, 1939, and was preceded in death by his father, Burl Worthington and mother, Lizzie P. Bush. Mr. Worthington worked as a brick mason most of his life. Survivors include his wife of 47 years, Vera S. Worthington;...

April 2, 2013

Dora Lee Pope, age 90, of Lithia Springs, GA, passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2013. She was born October 15, 1922 in Polk County, GA, and was preceded in death by her parents, Starling & Bessie Powell; her husband, Lihugh Richard Pope; brother, David; and sisters, Jean and Ruth. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. Survivors include...

April 2, 2013

Frances Summers Curtis, age 81, of Hiram, GA, passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2013. She was born, February 20, 1932, the daughter of the late, James H. Summers, Sr. & the late, Beulah Cox Summers and was also preceded in death by her husband, Leon Curtis, son, Steven Leon Curtis and brother, James Henry Summers, Jr. Mrs. Curtis was a...

April 2, 2013

Octavia H. Reynolds-Jones, age 54, of Lithonia, GA, passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2013. She was born in Atlanta, GA, August 1, 1958 and was preceded in death by her father, Daniel Evans. Mrs. Reynolds-Jones worked for Emory Hotel as a clerk and was a member of Gethsemane Community Fellowship in Decatur, GA. Survivors include her husband, Eddie Phillip Jones;...

March 30, 2013

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Virginia Gulledge Carroll, age 79, of Dallas, GA passed away on Saturday, March 30, 2013. She was born on March 26, 1934 in Marietta, Georgia to the late Earl and Ola Burtz. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Roy Carroll. Mrs. Carroll was a member of Unity Baptist Church, in Dallas, GA. She loved flower...

March 27, 2013

Biography Violette Mae Saltzman, age 88, of Dallas, GA passed away on Wednesday, March 27, 2013. She was born on March 16, 1925 in Moline, Illinois to the late Henry and Esther Roseman. Mrs. Saltzman was a member of Grace Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband of 70 years, Max Aubrey Saltzman; her children, Jennifer & Gregory Zeck of Fayetteville,...

March 25, 2013

Eula Mae Gunter, age 73, of Dallas, passed away on Monday, March 25, 2013. She was born on April 4, 1939, in Smyrna, to the late Elmer and Emma Crowe. Ms. Gunter was a floral designer, cake decorator and party planner. Survivors include her sons and daughter-in-law, Joseph & Annette Gunter of Dallas, and Robert Gunter of Dallas; daughter and...

March 20, 2013

Mrs. Helen (Len) Harmon Allen, age 71, of Dallas, GA, and formally a resident of Charleston and Summerville, SC, passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2013. She was born January 28, 1942 in Columbia, SC, daughter of the late, John Daniel Harmon and Brodys Meetze Harmon of Charleston, SC. She is survived by her husband, William J. Allen, Sr. of Dallas,...

March 19, 2013

Harrison C. Bradley, age 87, of Powder Springs, GA, passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2013. He was born June 25, 1925, in Winston, GA and was preceded in death by his parents, James Earnest Bradley & Mabelle Heath Bradley and his son, Robert Harrison. Mr. Bradley was a member of the Mableton Assembly of God. Survivors include his wife of...

March 18, 2013

Sidney Ray Fox, age 79, of Eastover, SC, passed away Monday, March 18, 2013. He was born in Mt. Clemons, MI, on April 15, 1933. Mr. Fox retired from the U. S. Army as a Master SGT and was a Veteran of the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Ray was a man who loved his country and served it...

March 15, 2013

Lillian Bolden Crew, 96, of Frog Level Drive, Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, died Friday, March 15, 2013 at her home. Mrs. Crew was born March 6, 1917 in Carroll County, Georgia to the late Lee Bolden and Jewel Shockley Bolden. She was also preceded in death by her husband: Arthur Guy Crew and four sisters. She was a seamstress at...

March 15, 2013

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Annie Adams, age 72, of Dallas, GA passed away on Friday, March 15, 2013. She was preceded in death by her parents, Herschel and Alice Luallen and daughter, Sherry Ann Adams. Survivors include her husband, Riley P. Adams, Jr. of Dallas, GA; her son Riley P. Adams, III of Austell, GA; sisters, Kathleen Boos of Dallas, GA, Donita...

March 15, 2013

Ray Kelley, age 77, of Dallas, passed away on Friday, March 15, 2013. He was born on March 23, 1935, in Camden, NJ, to the late George and Rachel Kelley. Mr. Kelley was a welding teacher at Osborn High School and Booker T. Washington High School. He welded on the US Kitty Hawk and also C5A Aircrafts. Mr. Kelley loved...

March 15, 2013

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David Barton “Bart” Shellhorse, age 46, of Temple, GA passed away on Friday, March 15, 2013. He was formerly employed with the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office for 18 years and was presently employed at Lockheed -Martin as a Security Officer. Survivors include his parents, Henry David Shellhorse and Evelyn Mobbs Shellhorse of Dallas, GA; daughters, Lana Shellhorse of...

March 14, 2013

Loyd Vonzelle Jones, age 70, of Rome, GA, passed away Thursday, March 14, 2013. He was born in Dallas, GA, February 5, 1943, to the late, George Columbus Jones & the late, Flora Agness Shipp Jones. Mr. Jones served in the U. S. Air Force. He retired as an auto parts representative for Edwards Sales in Rome, GA. Survivors include...