OBITUARIES

December 31, 2007

Meggan Leigh Carlucci, age 24, of Dallas, passed away on Monday, December 31, 2007. A native of Paulding County, she was born July 24, 1983, to David Wesley Carlucci & Valerie Carlucci. Her brother, Leon Carlucci, preceded her in death. Survivors include her parents, David & Valerie Carlucci of Dallas; brother & sister-in-law, Brandon Carlucci & wife Kristi of Hiram;...

December 29, 2007

Biography Mamie Ida Tandlich, age 67, of Dallas, passed away on Saturday, December 29, 2007. She was born on May 30, 1940 in Utica, New York to the late Morris & Jenny Greenspan. She was a homemaker and a member of Heritage Baptist Church in Dallas. Survivors include her husband of 46 years, Robert Daniel Tandlich; daughters and sons-in-law, Jan...

December 28, 2007

Biography Jill Billingsley, age 29, of Hiram, GA passed away Friday, December 28, 2007. She was born March 31, 1978 in East Point, Georgia. She is survived by her husband Chuck Billingsley of Hiram, GA; son, Charles "C.J." Billingsley of Hiram GA; daughters, Justice Hernandez and Madison Billingsley, both of Hiram GA; her parents, Ernest and Sheryl Lynn Cauthen of...

December 26, 2007

Deborah Lynn Hewett, age 40, of Dallas, passed away on Wednesday, December 26, 2007. She was born on August 26, 1967, in Atlanta. Her grandparents, Chloe Stegall and Charlie & Anna Lee Gregory, preceded her in death. Lynn enjoyed cross stitching, loved all animals and liked watching TV (Animal Planet and comedies). She had been sick for a long...

December 24, 2007

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Edwardo Cardenas Garcia age 33 of Austell, passed away December 20, 2007. He was born in Sanluis, Mexico, on October 10, 1973.Mr. Garcia worked for Metromont Corp., as a Crewloader. Survivors include his wife of 8 years Maria Olivares, Austell, Sons Omar Edwardo Cardenas, Giovanny Cardenas, and daughter Biany Cardenas, all of Austell. Funeral services will be held...

December 21, 2007

Ruth Catherine Sawicki, age 78, of Hiram, passed away on Friday, December 21, 2007. She was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on September 21, 1929. Her parents, Frank & Joanna Orash, preceded her in death. Mrs. Sawicki enjoyed gardening, shopping and dancing. She was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband of 57 years, Leonard...

December 20, 2007

Dot Proctor, age 65, of Rockmart (Paulding County), passed away on Thursday, December 20, 2007. A native of Paulding County, she was born on May 3, 1942, to the late Ernest Stanley Camp & Thelma Camp. Mrs. Proctor enjoyed gardening and sports of all kinds, including drag racing, which she loved watching with her grandchildren. She enjoyed spending time...

December 17, 2007

Biography Patricia Ann Denton, age 53, of Dallas, passed away on Monday, December 17, 2007. She was born on February 5, 1954 in Dallas to Myrtle Wallace Smith and the late Bobby Dean Smith. She was a member of Mt. Zion Methodist Church and was a 1972 graduate of Paulding Co. High School. Survivors include her husband, Bruce Denton; her...

December 16, 2007

Biography Janie Elizabeth Smith, age 78, of Villa Rica, passed away on Sunday, December 16, 2007. She was born on April 6, 1929 in Fort Payne, AL to the late Archibald and Ellen Faulkner. She was preceded in death by her husband, Woodrow Wilson Smith, a son, Norman (Bill) Smith and her grandson, Arthur Lackey. Survivors include her sons and...

December 15, 2007

Biography Janice Miranda Twilley Lagana, age 66, of Acworth, GA, passed away on Saturday, December 15, 2007. She was born on January 2, 1941 in Atlanta. She was an interior design decorator for 30 years and a homemaker. She was a member of Mount Paran Church of God and was preceded in death by her father, William Edward Twilley. Survivors...

December 14, 2007

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Lucy Arnold Gilbert, age 93, a native of Paulding Co., passed away on Friday, December 14, 2007. She was born on October 25, 1914 to the late William and Amy Arnold. She was a retired insurance clerk for Coats & Clark in Acworth and Clarkdale for 30 years and was a member of the Hiram/Powder Springs Chapter of...

December 12, 2007

Mary Evelyn Hicks, age 73, of Dallas, passed away on Wednesday, December 12, 2007. She was born on July 10, 1934, in Lucedale, Mississippi, and was preceded in death by her parents, Willie Oscar Bell & Eva Mae Bell; husband Raymond Milton Lewellen; and brother, Billy Joe Bell. She was a homemaker and a member of Trinity Chapel. Survivors...

December 12, 2007

Doyle Ernest Bell, age 82, of Powder Springs, GA, passed away on Wednesday, December 12, 2007. The son of the late Frank M. & Stephronia Bell, he was born in Paulding County, on August 6, 1925. He was preceded in death by a son, Frank Bell. Mr. Bell was a World War II veteran, having served in the U....

December 11, 2007

Lillian Clay Echols, age 81, of Hiram, passed away on Tuesday, December 11, 2007. A native of Paulding County, she was born July 11, 1926, and was preceded in death by her parents, Arthur Wade Clay & Alma Irene Hardy Clay and husband of over 60 years, Robert Lumpkin "Bob" Echols. Mrs. Echols was retired from Paulding Memorial Hospital...

December 10, 2007

Lillian Alison Breed, age 85, of Kennesaw, passed away on Monday, December 10, 2007. Born April 8, 1922, in Northbattleford, Canada, Mrs. Breed was preceded in death by her parents, William & Lillian Ballantyne; son, Gordon Breed; granddaughter, Karen Hamilton; and sister, Betty Nightingale. She was a piano teacher and a member of the Tullahoma First United Methodist Church...

December 9, 2007

Deborah Lynn Townson, age 48, of Hiram, passed away on Sunday, December 9, 2007. She was born on May 16, 1959, in Fulton County, GA. Her parents, Jimmy & Joan Williams, preceded her in death. Survivors include her husband, Earl Townson; daughters & son-in-law, Angela Townson of Hiram, Sherron Henslee & husband John of Hiram, Vanessa Townson of Hiram...

December 6, 2007

Robert Garland Kirkham, age 76, of Dallas, passed away on Thursday, December 6, 2007. The son of the late Claude G. & Mildred Irene Kirkham, he was born on December 14, 1930, in Drayton Plains, Michigan. Mr. Kirkham was a U. S. Army/Air Force veteran of World War II. He attended Oakland Community College, Pontiac Police Academy and New...

November 29, 2007

Rickey Bryan Cotton, age 50, of Dallas, passed away on Thursday, November 29, 2007. He was born in Munford, AL, on July 1, 1957, and was preceded in death by his parents, Homer E. & Mary Elizabeth Cotton and brother, Homer Cotton, Jr. Mr. Cotton graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Auburn University in 1980 and began...

November 29, 2007

Andrew Graham House, age 85, of Hiram, passed away on Thursday, November 29, 2007. A native of Paulding County, he was born October 5, 1922, and was preceded in death by his parents, Henry Grady House & Mabel Graham House, and sons, Henry Grady House and Charles Andrew House. He was a World War II veteran of the U. S....

November 27, 2007