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Obituaries for Hiram, GA, Paulding County & Surrounding Areas

Lucille Hunnings

Lucille Hunnings

October 23, 2012

Biography

Lucille Bone Hunnings, age 93, of Dallas, GA, passed away on Tuesday, October 23, 2012. She was born on May 25, 1919 to the late James and Josie Pate. She was a loving mother and grandmother. Mrs. Hunnings was a charter member of Celebration Church of God and was preceded in death by her husband, Elmo Hunnings; daughter,...

Jimmy Gravett

Jimmy Gravett

October 20, 2012

Jimmy Lamar Gravett, age 60, of Villa Rica, GA passed away on Saturday, October 20, 2012. He was born on August 25, 1952 in Dallas,GA. Mr. Gravett was a painter with Perimeter Painting and Decoration. He was preceded in death by his father Alfred Junior Gravett. Survivors include his wife, Janice Gravett of Villa Rica; mother, Jean Roper Gravett of...

Danny Hammett

Danny Hammett

October 17, 2012

Danny Hammett, age 60, of Hiram, passed away on Wednesday, October 17, 2012. He was born on January 2, 1952, in Atlanta, GA, and was preceded in death by his mother, Jerry Elizabeth Hammett, daughter, Selina Hammett, and sister, Robin Woody. Mr. Hammett was employed as a truck driver, and was a member of Faith Missionary Baptist Church. He was...

Eileen Bailey

Eileen Bailey

October 17, 2012

Eileen Craffey Bailey, age 72, of Dallas, GA, passed away Wednesday, October 17, 2012. The daughter of the late, John Francis Craffey & the late, Beverly Russell Craffey, she was born August 30, 1940, in Boston, MA. Mrs. Bailey worked for Cobb General Hospital for 29 years. She was a member of the CHVA Car Club in Cartersville and also...

Troy Young

Troy Young

October 14, 2012

Troy Marshall Young, age 39, of Hiram, GA, passed away Sunday, October 14, 2012. He was born in Atlanta, GA, March 10, 1973, to the late, Troy Marshall Young and the late, Betty Morrow Young. Mr. Young worked for KEBO Trucking and attended Mt. Vernon Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Mary Patricia Grady Young; sons, Kristopher Young, James Young,...

Daisy Kinsey

Daisy Kinsey

October 12, 2012

Daisy Bell Kinsey, age 84, of Lithia Springs, GA passed away on Friday, October 12, 2012. She was born on August 4, 1928 in Ellaville, GA. Mrs. Kinsey was a member of Cochran Ridge Baptist Church and was preceded in death by parents William Arthur and Alma Jarrett and her husband, Marvin Raymond Kinsey. Survivors include her son Terry Kinsey...

Gordon Buttram

Gordon Buttram

October 11, 2012

Biography

Gordon Carlton Buttram, age 83, of Dallas, GA passed away on Thursday, October 11, 2012. He was born on August 9, 1929. Gordon was a wonderful husband, father and provider for his wife and 5 children. He was proud to be a Marine and served his term in the Philippines. He worked for more than 40 years in...

William Cochran

William Cochran

October 7, 2012

William T. “Sam” Cochran, age 65, of Dallas, GA, passed away Sunday, October 7, 2012. He was born, July 13, 1947, in Atlanta, GA, son of the late, Hoke Terrell Cochran & the late, Ollie Brown Cochran. Mr. Cochran was retired from the trucking business after 35 years and was the former owner of Southern Sand & Gravel. He...

Ethel Hembree

Ethel Hembree

October 5, 2012

Biography

Ethel Hollis Hembree, age 90, of Dallas, GA passed away on Friday, October 5, 2012. She was born on December 21, 1921 to the late Charlie and Mattie Belle Hollis. She was a member of New Hope Second Baptist Church since 1988 and was a homemaker. Mrs. Hembree was preceded in death by her husband, J.B. Hembree. Survivors...

Perry Nash

Perry Nash

October 2, 2012

Perry Alan Nash, age 55, of Dallas, GA, passed away Tuesday, October 2, 2012. The son of, Thomas Roy Nash & the late, Virginia Guice Nash, he was born in Atlanta, GA, on October 28, 1956. Mr. Nash was an avid motorcycle rider. He loved to work on and ride vintage motorcycles, and enjoyed camping with his boys. He was...

James Baker

James Baker

September 29, 2012

James Michael “Mike” Baker, age 67, of Dallas, GA, passed away Saturday, September 29, 2012. He was born May 25, 1945, in Atlanta, GA, son of the late, Frank Jefferson Baker & the late, Mary Kathryn Brisben Baker. Mr. Baker served in the U. S. Army. He worked in construction for 25 years. Survivors include is wife of 46 years,...

William Southern

William Southern

September 28, 2012

William Lee Southern, age 71, of Dallas, GA passed away on Friday, September 28, 2012. He was born on July 13, 1941 in Cobb County, GA to the late Virgil and Lillie Mae Southern. Mr. Southern was a member of Cheatham Hill Baptist Church and was deeply loved by many friends and family members as daddy and papa. Mr. Southern...

Judy Hayes

Judy Hayes

September 26, 2012

Biography

Judy Mosley Hayes, age 60, of Dallas, GA passed away on Wednesday, September 26, 2012. She was born on November 4, 1951 in Cedartown, GA. Mrs. Hayes was a member of Beulahland Baptist Church and was preceded in death by her son, Mike Miller and her father, Bill Mosley. Survivors include her husband, Jimmy Hayes of Dallas; a...

Ron Cameron

Ron Cameron

September 22, 2012

Ronald Thomas Cameron, age 69 of Dallas, GA passed away on Saturday, September 22, 2012. He was born on November 5, 1942, in Kennydale, WA, to the late, William & Bertha Berlina Cameron and was preceded in death by his son, Bryan Thomas Cameron. He served in the U. S. Navy, was retired as a salesman and was a...

Doyle Vaughn

Doyle Vaughn

September 21, 2012

Doyle Vaughn, age 83, of Dallas, passed away on Friday, September 21, 2012. He was born on August 7, 1929, in Canton, GA, to the late Fletcher and Lillie Bell Vaughn, and was preceded in death by his sister, Louise Rollins. Mr. Vaughn was educated in Canton and moved to Atlanta in the mid 1940’s, and married his wife, Nell,...

Virginia Riley

Virginia Riley

September 17, 2012

Virginia Lee Embrey Riley, age 83, of Acworth, GA (Paulding County), passed away Monday, September 17, 2012. She was born in Atlanta, GA, September 4, 1929, and was preceded in death by her parents, Robert D. Embrey & Juanita Allegra Braden Embrey and her husband, Harold Riley. Mrs. Riley was a member of Acworth United Methodist Church. Survivors include...

Barbara Howes

Barbara Howes

September 15, 2012

Barbara Ann Howes, age 72, of Dallas, GA, passed away Saturday, September 15, 2012. She was born, January 15, 1940, in Atlanta, GA, to the late, Heyward H. & Mary Helen Thompson, and was preceded in death by a sister-in-law, Pat Thompson. She was retired from the Atlanta Journal Constitution after 17 years as a district manager. Survivors include her...

Pam Callahan

Pam Callahan

September 15, 2012

Pam McAdams Callahan, age 62, of Hiram, GA, passed away Saturday, September 15, 2012. Born in Atlanta, GA, July 29, 1950, she was preceded in death by her parents, Freddie Joe McAdams & Mertie Lou Clonts McAdams and a brother, Joey McAdams. Pam worked as an insurance agent for over 30 years and was saved and baptized at First New...

Elizabeth Womack

Elizabeth Womack

September 15, 2012

Elizabeth Womack, age 85 of Bremen, GA passed away on Saturday, September 15, 2012. She was born on May 25, 1927, to the late Cliff Lively and Lucy Bell Lively McManus. Mrs. Womack was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest "Son" Womack and granddaughter, Jamie Butler. She was a member of White Oak Baptist Church and a beloved homemaker....

Patricia Watkins

Patricia Watkins

September 13, 2012

Patricia L. Watkins, age 72, of Lithia Springs, GA passed away on Thursday, September 13, 2012. She was born on May 21, 1940 in Atlanta to the late Julius and Vera Argo. She retired from National Envelope after 15 years of service and was preceded in death by her daughter, Melissa House. Survivors include her daughter, Susan House Harville of...