OBITUARIES

January 11, 2009

Sandra Lee Morris, age 62, of Powder Springs, passed away on Sunday, January 11, 2009. She was born May 7, 1946, in Austell, GA. Mrs. Morris was preceded in death by her husband, Paul David Morris, father, Lee Ur, and brother, Stanley Ur. She was retired as a Telecommunications Analyst for the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, after 23...

January 10, 2009

Linda Ann Hoffman, age 60, of Bremen, GA, passed away on Saturday, January 10, 2009. She was born February 19, 1948, in Atlanta, and was preceded in death by her father, James Berlin Millsap. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her sons, Billy Joe Kuykendall of South Carolina and Scott Hoffman of Cumming; daughters, Tina Kuykendall of Bremen and...

January 10, 2009

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Denise White, age 51, of Dallas, passed away on Saturday, January 10, 2009. She was born on August 20, 1957 in Concord, N.C. She was a salesperson at Hardy Ford for 17 years. Survivors include her mother, Shirley White of Brooklyn, N.Y.; her brothers and sister-in-law, Tommy & Jhonnette White of Staten Island, N.Y. and Fernando White of...

January 10, 2009

Biography Kim Morris, age 44, of Douglasville, GA passed away on Saturday, January 10, 2009. She was born on May 22, 1964 in Rockmart, GA. Kim was a Facilities Manager for AGL Resources in Atlanta for 25 years and was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church in Hiram, GA. Survivors include her parents, Gerald A. and Gloria Morris of...

January 6, 2009

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Johnny Howard Burgess, age 54, of Temple, GA passed away on Tuesday, January 6, 2009. He was born on August 9, 1954 in Delano, TN to the late J. W. and Barbara Burgess. He was a maintenance mechanic for 34 years and was with Revest Corp. for 7 years and was a member of New Covenant Fellowship Church...

January 6, 2009

Rosemarie Kennedy age 62 of Dallas, Ga., passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2009. She was born July 11, 1946 in North Adams, Massachusetts, daughter of the late George Matranga and Edith Spagnolo Matranga. Mrs. Kennedy was a homemaker and a floral designer. Survivors include her husband, Timothy Kennedy, Dallas, GA; sons, Peter & Andrea Stasiowski, Pittsfield, MA, and Eric &...

January 2, 2009

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Mary Sue Thomason, age 78, of Hiram, GA, passed away on Friday, January 2, 2009. She was born on August 28, 1930, in Hiram, GA, to the late Jacob and Jennie Clonts. She was preceded in death by her husband, Hershell Thomason; son, Kelly Thomason; and sister, Evelyn Leach. Mrs. Thomason was past secretary / treasurer of Hiram...

January 1, 2009

Delma Ozelle Murdock, age 88, of Dallas, GA, passed away on Thursday, January 1, 2009. She was born June 16, 1920, in Paulding County, and was preceded in death by her parents, Homer & Bessie Cason; husband, James Edward Murdock; brother, Ray Cason; and great-granddaughter, Michelle Lawrence. Mrs. Murdock retired as a seamstress and she was of the Pentecostal...

December 28, 2008

Biography Mary M. Carter, age 77, of Rockmart, GA passed away on Sunday, December 28, 2008. She was born on December 21, 1931 in Huntington, West Virginia to the late Jesse and Louella Dempsey. She was a retired Nurse. Survivors include her daughters and son-in-law, Emily & David Gavazzi of Bremen, GA, Mary Jane Lilly of Rockmart, GA and Rebecca...

December 28, 2008

Robin Patricia Woody, age 50, of Hiram, passed away on Sunday, December 28, 2008. She was born January 24, 1958, in Atlanta, and was preceded in death by her mother, Jerry Elizabeth Hammett and a daughter, Sandra Jean Woody. Mrs. Woody worked as a caregiver in the Home Health Industry and attended Riverside Church of God. Survivors include her...

December 28, 2008

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Franklin Lewis Maltz, age 67, of Hiram, passed away on Sunday, December 28, 2008. He was born July 9, 1941, in New York. Mr. Maltz worked for Keyspan Gas Company and was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Patricia Maltz; son, Brian Joseph Maltz of Hiram; and daughter, Pamela Ann Maltz of Hiram....

December 18, 2008

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Marshall T. Henderson, age 89, of Hiram, GA, passed away on Thursday,December 18, 2008. A native of Paulding County, he was born, April 16, 1919, and was preceded in death by his parents, Henry Martin Henderson & Pearl Westbrook Henderson; wife, Sarah Elizabeth Dailey Henderson; and granddaughter, Lauren Sarah Hester. Mr. Henderson was a veteran of the U....

December 18, 2008

Lane Shannon Watson, age 40, of Dallas, GA, passed away on Thursday, December 18, 2008. He was born January 20, 1968, in Atlanta, to R. L. & Cathy Watson. Mr. Watson was a 1986 graduate of McEachern High School. He worked for the Cobb Department of Transportation for 15 years and also worked for Home Depot. Mr. Watson leaves behind...

December 17, 2008

Harold Jack Griffin, age 75, of Dallas, GA, passed away on Wednesday, December 17, 2008. He was born, December 18, 1932, in Cobb County, and was preceded in death by his parents, Herman Jackson Griffin & Margaret Zenith Griffin and sons, Danny Lee Griffin and Harold Jack “Hal” Griffin, Jr. Mr. Griffin was a veteran of the U. S. Army...

December 13, 2008

Send Flowers George Milton Strickland April 16, 1932 - December 13, 2008

George Milton Strickland, age 76, of Marietta, formerly of Dallas, GA passed away on Saturday, December 13, 2008. He was born on April 16, 1932 in Paulding County, GA to the late George H. and Lila Boyd Strickland. Mr. Strickland was in Production Planning at Lockheed and...

December 10, 2008

Kerri Lynn Harris, age 27, of Bremen, GA, passed away on Wednesday, December 10, 2008. She was born in Conroe, Texas, on October 14, 1981. Mrs. Harris was preceded in death by her father, Brent Stephen Alford, and grandfather, Arnold Henson. She was a homemaker and a member of Clarkdale First Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, John Paul Harris;...

December 9, 2008

Jacqueline H. Swena, age 70, of Marietta, passed away on Tuesday, December 9, 2008. She was born October 5, 1938, in Kearney, NE, and was preceded in death by her parents, Earl Ledford Hayes & Dories Atkinson Hayes, and a sister, Carol Worfel. She graduated from Henry’s School of Cosmetology in Kansas and was a hairdresser for 20 years,...

December 6, 2008

Brian Jason White, Sr., age 37, of Dallas, GA, passed away on Saturday, December 6, 2008. He was born November 17, 1971, in Atlanta, GA, to Harold & Phyllis White. Mr. White was preceded in death by a brother, Gregory White. He served in the U. S. Army, was a self-employed mechanic, and a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church....

December 4, 2008

Julian “Esmer” Daniel, age 85, of Clarkdale, GA passed away on Thursday, December 4, 2008. He was born on August 20, 1923 in Hiram to the late Walt & Rosa Daniel. He was retired from Coats & Clark after 37 years of service and was a custodian at Garrett Middle School in Cobb County. Mr. Daniel was a member of...

December 3, 2008

Sara Frances Irwin, age 83, of Mableton, GA, passed away on Wednesday, December 3, 2008. She was born November 1, 1925 in Atlanta, and was preceded in death by her parents, Dixie Henry Mangum & Winnie Davis Mangum, and her husband, Milton Calhoun Irwin, II. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her sons & daughter-in-law, David & Diane Irwin...