OBITUARIES

April 21, 2007

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Mr. Robert Lumpkin "Bob" Echols, age 84, of Hiram, passed away on Saturday, April 21, 2007. He was born on November 22, 1922 in Hiram, GA to the late Thomas Lumpkin and Sara Hardy Echols. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and was a member of Bartlett Masonic Lodge #139. Mr. Echols...

April 21, 2007

Jimmy Leon Johnson, age 59, of Hiram, GA, passed away on Saturday, April 21, 2007. He was born in Coweta County on August 1, 1947, to the late James & Lois Johnson. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Linda Fields Johnson, step-son, Charles Fields and brother, Roy Johnson. Mr. Johnson worked as a carpenter...

April 20, 2007

April 18, 2007

Scott Alan Hudgins, age 43, of Dallas, GA, formerly of Cobb County, passed away on Wednesday, April 18, 2007. He was born in Atlanta on July 25, 1963, to Sara Puckett Hardy and the late Travis Hoyt Hudgins. Besides his father, Mr. Hudgins was also preceded in death by a brother, George Steven Hudgins. He was a heating & air...

April 17, 2007

Dianne R. Wright, age 57, of Powder Springs, GA, passed away on Tuesday, April 17, 2007. She was born on September 24, 1949, in Marietta, GA, to Verna Ruth Robertson and the late Robert Robertson. Besides her father, Mrs. Wright was also preceded in death by her son, Richie Mount and a brother, Ronnie Robertson. Mrs. Wright loved fishing...

April 14, 2007

Joy Susan Smith, age 58 of Hiram, passed away on Saturday, April 14, 2007. She was born in Austell, Georgia on August 15, 1948, daughter of the late Owen Jewell Croker and Audie Mae Finch Croker also preceded in death by Sister Anne Croker Netzinger. Mrs. Smith was employed by Waffle House as a waitress for over 30 years...

April 13, 2007

Sammy Strickland, age 51, of Dallas, GA, passed away on Friday, April 13, 2007, in Rochester, Minnesota. He was born in Paulding County, January 24, 1956, to J. D. Strickland and the late Edith Mae Strickland. Mr. Strickland was a carpenter. Survivors include his father, J. D. Strickland of Dallas, GA; sister & brother-in-law, Marie & Bobby Weaver, Woodland,...

April 8, 2007

CLARK FUNERAL HOME Laura Jean Campbell Muir, age 40, of Dallas, passed away on Sunday, April 8, 2007. She was born on May 4, 1966, in Calgary Alberta, Canada, to Percy & Jean Campbell. Mrs. Muir worked as a reflexologist in the healthcare field. Survivors include her husband, John Muir of Dallas; parents, Percy & Jean Campbell of Ottawa,...

April 7, 2007

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Bryan Keith Manning, age 42, of Villa Rica, passed away on Saturday, April 7, 2007. He was born in Salisbury, North Carolina, on July 15, 1964. Mr. Manning was preceded in death by a son Jeremy Fuller. Mr. Manning was a veteran of the U. S. Navy. He was an electrician all of his adult...

April 5, 2007

David Lindsey, age 36, of Cumming, GA, passed away on Thursday, April 5, 2007. He was born on December 5, 1970 in Dallas, GA. Mr. Lindsey was preceded in death by his mother Phyllis Lee Jernigan. He was a parts salesman for commercial appliances. Survivors include his father, Kerry Lindsey & his wife, Patsy of Rockmart; daughters, Kayla Lindsey and...

April 4, 2007

Clara Belle Bolden Cochran, 85, of Dallas, GA, passed away on Wednesday, April 4, 2007. She was born in Carroll County, GA, on June 21, 1921, to the late Johnny Lee & Jewel L. Bolden. Besides her parents, she was also preceded in death by three sisters, Vernell Reece, Ruth Jordan, and Dorothy Cox. Mrs. Cochran was a homemaker....

April 2, 2007

Lewis Somewhere in God's divine plan it was His will that on Monday, April 2, 2007, Merridith Joe Lewis departed this life to move on to his home with the Lord. Joe was born January 27, 1941, in Calhoun County, FL, the second child born to the late Henry & Eula Lewis. He was a graduate of Rosenwald High...

April 1, 2007

Vickers Austin Vickers, age 12, of Dallas, GA, passed away on Sunday, April 1, 2007. He was born on December 12, 1994, in Marietta, to Kevin M & Beth B. Vickers. Austin had attended Nebo Elementary and was currently in 6th grade at South Paulding Middle School. He played for the South Paulding Bears from age 4 through age...

March 28, 2007

Dorris Captain Douglas H. Dorris, age 62, of Powder Springs, GA, passed away on Wednesday, March 28, 2007. He was born on January 24, 1945, in Marietta, to the late Herschel Newton Dorris & Sarah Florence Dorris. Mr. Dorris was the owner/operator of a grading business. He was a member of Corner Baptist Church and a charter fishing boat captain....

March 25, 2007

Marr, Sr. Danny Joe Marr, Sr., of Hiram, passed away on Sunday, March 25, 2007. He was born in on February 21, 1951, in Ardmore, OK. Mr. Marr was a U. S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He was a heavy equipment operator, an avid motorcycle rider, and a member of the Southern Cruisers/Lost Mountain Chapter #393. Survivors...

March 25, 2007

Waters Janie Waters, 38, of Dallas, passed away on Sunday, March 25, 2007. She was born in Milledgeville, GA, on August 2, 1968. She was preceded in death by her father, James William Waters. Miss Waters was a member of the Bethany Christian Church of Dallas, GA. Survivors include her mother, Bertha L. Nutting & her husband, Don Nutting,...

March 25, 2007

James (Jim) Clarence Foster, 64, of Dallas, passed away on Sunday, March 25, 2007. A native of Paulding County, he was born on June 13, 1942, to the late Clarence (Jack) S. & Elizabeth Watson Foster. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Dallas. Surviving are his sisters, Katherine (Kate) E. Foster, of Atlanta, Sarah A....

March 24, 2007

Biography Mrs. Ester Meeks Rakestraw, age 89, of Hiram, passed away on Saturday, March 24, 2007. She was born on March 31, 1917 in Paulding Co. to the late David and Lula O'Neal Meeks. She served the Paulding County School System for 30 years at the Hiram Elementary/High School on Seaboard Ave. in the cafeteria. She was a member of...

March 19, 2007

BOB CREWS, 88, OF DOUGLASVILLE, LEAD SINGER OF THE HARMONEERS QUARTET, PASSED AWAY MONDAY, MARCH 19, 2007. HE WAS BORN IN SAND MOUNTAIN, AL, FEBRUARY 18, 1919, TO JOE & ETHEL CREWS. HIS SINGING CAREER BEGAN IN 1937, STARTING WITH THE HARMONEERS QUARTET IN KNOXVILLE, TN, LATER MOVING TO THE ATLANTA AREA. HE SERVED AS MUSIC DIRECTOR AT POPLAR...

March 19, 2007

Biography Yarbrough Mrs. Mary J. Yarbrough, age 83, of Dallas, passed away on Monday, March 19, 2007. She was born on July 13, 1923, in Jacksonville, Florida, and was preceded in death by her parents, Jake M. Johnson and Mary Elizabeth Johnson. She was a homemaker and a member of the Providence Presbyterian Church. Surviving is her husband, Benjamin Yarbrough...