OBITUARIES

April 16, 2010

Gregory “Darrell” Brackett, age 48, of Temple, passed away on Friday, April 16, 2010. He was born on December 29, 1961, in Dallas, Ga., to the late Jack & Bessie Brackett, and was preceded in death by his brother, Michael Brackett. Mr. Brackett was self-employed and a member of First Baptist Church of Villa Rica. Survivors include his wife of...

April 12, 2010

Bonnie Hutcheson, age 52, of Temple, GA (Paulding County), passed away Monday, April 12, 2010. Mrs. Hutcheson was born Bonnie Sue Lathem on December 7, 1957. Her parents were the late, Mr. & Mrs. W. H. Lathem, Sr. Bonnie was a member of Beulahland Baptist Church. She was a registered nurse, working at Cobb, Paulding, Douglas, and Redmond hospitals. Bonnie...

April 8, 2010

Derek Hyeon Marsten, age 22, of Powder Springs, GA, passed away April 8, 2010. He was born November 26, 1987 in Pusan City, South Korea. Derek was a member of Westridge Church. Survivors include his father & mother, John Marsten & Lori Rosen-Marsten of Powder Springs, GA; sister, Chelsea Marsten of Powder Springs, GA; grandmother, Jean Rosen, Dallas, GA; and...

April 6, 2010

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Marvin Curtis Gravett, age 72, of Dallas, GA, passed away April 6, 2010. Born in Paulding County, March 28, 1938, to the late Alfred Hiram Gravett and the late, Mattie Rose Lee Gravett. Mr. Gravett was preceded in death by his wife, Helen Ruth Gravett; daughter, Cynthia Denise Gravett; brothers and sisters, Nora Henson, Lewis Gravett, James Gravett,...

April 6, 2010

Barbara Jean Prince, age 77, of Dallas, GA, passed away on Tuesday, April 6, 2010. She was born August 25, 1932 in Benton, TN, to the late, Joseph A. Norwood and the late, Ethel Key Norwood. Her husband, William Albert Prince, Sr. and son, William Albert Prince, Jr. preceded her in death. Mrs. Prince was a homemaker. Survivors include...

April 6, 2010

Biography Grace Echols Sheffield, age 95, of Hiram, GA, passed away Tuesday, April 6, 2010. Grace was born on the Echols family farm in Paulding County, August 14, 1914, the daughter of Robert Lumpkin and Sara “Sis” Echols. Siblings were Eunice, Luther, Mina Mae, Carrie and Robert. Poplar Springs Baptist Church was their church home. She and other neighboring children...

April 5, 2010

Lonzo George Thompson, age 74, of Temple, GA (Paulding County), passed away Monday, April 5, 2010. He was born in Blue Ridge, GA, November 23, 1935. Mr. Thompson was preceded in death by his parents, T. W. & Hettie Lou Thompson; wife, Willa Mae Thomas Thompson; brother, James Thompson; and sister, Ruby Thomas. He was the former owner of L...

April 5, 2010

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Billy Greene, age 71, of Dallas, GA, passed away Monday, April 5, 2010. He was born in Douglas County, April 16, 1938. Mr. Greene’s daughter, Joyce Greene, preceded him in death. He was the owner/operator of Bill Greene Construction and was a member of Smyrna Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Barbara Gantt Greene; sons...

April 3, 2010

David "Rick" Nichols, age 57, of Cave Spring, passed away on Saturday, April 3, 2010. He was born on June 21, 1952, in Cartersville, GA, to the late Miles & Lillian Nichols. Mr. Nichols was a member of Narroway Baptist Church. Survivors include brother and sister-in-law, Thomas A. & Wonda Nichols of Dallas; sisters and brothers-in-law, Karen & Neil Rainwater...

April 3, 2010

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Robert “Mark” Tibbitts, age 48, of Dallas, passed away on Saturday, April 3, 2010. He was born on February 10, 1962, in Cartersville, GA. He was a member of Narroway Baptist Church and was self-employed in construction. Survivors include, daughters and sons-in-law, Jessica & Peter Roeder of Dallas, Alicia & James Marshall of Powder Springs, and Melissa &...

April 1, 2010

Ovalene Camp Mann, 88, of Richmond, VA, passed away Thursday, April 1, 2010. The daughter of the late, John Grady Camp & the late, Dovie Harris Camp, she was born March 22, 1922 in Dallas, GA. Her husband, James Dean Mann, preceded her in death. Survivors include her son, Harris Mann & wife, Darlene of Midlothian, VA; grandchildren, Rebecca...

March 30, 2010

Timothy Leroy Atcheson, Jr., age 24, of Dallas, GA, passed away Tuesday, March 30, 2010. He was born in Atlanta, June 20, 1985, the son of Timothy Leroy Atcheson, Sr. & Cindy Cooper Atcheson. He was a welder for Mechadyne Industries and he attended Northside Baptist Church. Survivors include his parents, Timothy Leroy Atcheson, Sr. & Cindy Cooper Atcheson of...

March 26, 2010

Margie Ann “Mime” Wheeling, age 73, of Dallas, GA, passed away Friday, March 26, 2010. The daughter of the late, Luther & Mary Elizabeth Hall, she was born May 21, 1936 in Atlanta, GA. Her husband, the late Robert Earl Wheeling and a son, Lonnie Wheeling preceded her in death. Mrs. Wheeling was a homemaker. Survivors include her sons...

March 26, 2010

Jo Ann Conner Ellis age 66 went to be with the lord on March 26, 2010. She was born March 19, 1944 in Carthage, Tn., daughter of the late William Henry and Hazel Conner also preceded in death by husband Charles R. Ellis and son Dusty Ellis, she was a RN with Vanderbilt Hospital for many years and loving...

March 24, 2010

Forrest Paul Davis, age 65, of Attalla, AL, (formerly of Powder Springs, GA), passed away Wednesday, March 24, 2010. Born May 26, 1944 in Atlanta, GA, and preceded in death by his parents, Franklin Paul Davis & Florene Ellis Davis, son, Robert Lee Davis, and sister, Joan Hamby. Mr. Davis was a veteran of the U. S. Navy. He...

March 24, 2010

Virgie Ellen Gorham Ballentine, age 82, of Hiram, GA, passed away Wednesday, March 24, 2010, from complications of Alzheimers. She was born January 10, 1928, in Hiram, GA and was preceded in death by her parents, Homer V. & Carrie Teal Gorham; brothers, J. B. Gorham and Alfred Gorham; sisters, U. V. Harris and Polly Chapman. Virgie attended Hiram...

March 23, 2010

LaTrella Maxwell Shirley, age 79, of Ellenwood, GA, passed away Tuesday, March 23, 2010. She was born in Toccoa, GA, March 26, 1930, and was preceded in death by her parents, James P. & Eunice J. Maxwell and husband, Zeb J. Shirley. Mrs. Shirley worked for Flex-Pak for 35 years, as a Quality Control Inspector of Plastic Bags. Survivors...

March 21, 2010

Frieda “Tincy” Crowe, age 72, of Temple, passed away on Sunday, March 21, 2010. She was born on September 12, 1937, in Atlanta, GA, and was preceded in death by her parents, William and Ollie Earnest, and son, William Donald Crowe. Mrs. Crowe worked as a Respiratory Therapist for 37 years, and was a member of Bethel United Methodist...

March 21, 2010

Ann Horner, age 63, of Hiram, GA, passed away on Sunday, March 21, 2010. She was born in Milledgeville, GA, November 17, 1946, to Maedell Ramsey & the late, William Byron Ramsey. Her brother, Lamar Ramsey and a sister, Janet Haynes preceded her in death. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her mother, Maedell Murrell Ramsey of Albertville, AL;...

March 14, 2010

Sarah Catherine Benton age 75 of Douglasville, passed away March 14, 2010. She was born January 5, 1935 in Atlanta, Ga., preceded in death by her father Joseph Newton Turner and mother Sarah Elizabeth Zena Turner and husband of 38 years Clyde McMichen. She was a member of Floyd Road Baptist Church and retired from Sky View Elementary School...