Obituaries

Feb 9, 2015

Mr. J.D. Dyer, Jr., age 77, of Buchanan passed away Monday, February 9, 2015.  Mr. Dyer was born in Bremen, Georgia on May 16, 1937.  He was the son of the late Jesse Dyer, Sr. and the late Inez Little Dyer.  Mr. Dyer was a retired truck driver.  Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one...

Feb 9, 2015

Mr. Robert Joseph Swiger, age 56, of Tallapoosa passed away Monday, February 9, 2015.  Mr. Swiger was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on October 11, 1958.  He was the son of the late Carl Swiger and the late Betty Gunn Swiger.  He was a retired custodian.  Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Rusty Larsen,...

Feb 8, 2015

Mrs. Bertha Alice Head Pendergraft, age 80, of Waco passed away Sunday, February 8, 2015. Mrs. Pendergraft was born in Fulton County, Georgia on June 15, 1934.

Survivors include one daughter, Hope Pendergraft of Waco; two sons and one daughter-in-law, Steven and Robin Pendergraft and Scott Pendergraft all of Waco; four grandchildren; four great grandchildren; and...

Feb 8, 2015

Mrs. Mabel Ellen Hoover Phebus, age 80, of Buchanan passed away Sunday, February 8, 2015.  Mrs. Phebus was born in Anne Arundel County, Maryland on April 15, 1934.  She was the daughter of the late Theodore Hoover, Sr. and the late Mabel Catherine Smith Hoover. Mrs. Hoover worked for many years and retired as the school secretary of...

Feb 1, 2015

Mrs. Sara Elizabeth Grubbs Burgess, age 91, of Tallapoosa passed away Sunday, February 1, 2015.  Mrs. Burgess was born in Molena, Georgia on November 6, 1923.  She was the daughter of the late Dr. John Henry Grubbs, MD and the late Lena Bell Grubbs.  Mrs. Burgess obtained multiple college degrees from LaGrange College, Jacksonville State University and West...

Jan 31, 2015

Mrs. Tammy Lynn McBurnett Alexander, age 48, of Bremen passed away Saturday, January 31, 2015.  Mrs. Alexander was born in Floyd County, Georgia on July 10, 1966.  She was the daughter of the late Herman McBurnett and the late Virginia Cobb McBurnett.  Mrs. Alexander was a homemaker.

Survivors include her husband, James...

Jan 30, 2015

Ms. Jean Dare Brooks Elrod, age 88, of Cedartown, passed away on Friday, January 30, 2015.  She was born on September 21, 1926 in Cedartown, Georgia. She was the daughter of the late Clarence Edward Brooks and Lennye Vida Phillips and sister of the late Carolyn Brooks Goss (Tom).  Jean was retired from many years of service to...

Jan 27, 2015

Mr. Daren Goodwin, III, the infant son of Daren Goodwin and Letitia Drummond of Graham, Alabama passed away Tuesday, January 27, 2015.

Private memorial services will be conducted at a later date.

Hutcheson's Memorial Chapel & Crematory of Buchanan is in charge of the arrangements.

Jan 23, 2015

Mr. Ronald Wayne McKenzie, age 45, of Temple passed away Friday, January 23, 2015.  Mr. McKenzie was born in Atlanta, Georgia on October 23, 1969.  He was a truck driver with T&T  Trucking.

Survivors include one daughter, Stephanie McKenzie of Temple; parents, David and Shirley McKenzie of Temple; one son and daughter-in-law,...

Jan 22, 2015

Mrs. Agnes Dominey Jett, age 87, of Buchanan passed away Thursday, January 22, 2015.  Mrs. Jett was born in Wilcox County, Georgia on July 23, 1927.  She was the daughter of the late Fred Dominey and the late Bessie Thompson Dominey.  Mrs. Jett was a homemaker.  Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ralhpf...

Jan 20, 2015

Mr. James Robert Dewberry, age 84, of Temple passed away Tuesday, January 20, 2015. Mr. Dewberry was born in Carroll County, Georgia on April 22, 1930.  He was the son of the late Rufus Dewberry and the late Ruth Rutledge Dewberry.  Mr. Dewberry was a retired truck driver with Atlanta Motor Lines.  Besides his parents, he...

Jan 17, 2015

Mr. Steven George Fry, age 70, of Waco formerly of Winnamac, IN passed away Saturday, January 17, 2015. He was preceded in death by his wife Joyce E. Wilkerson; parents Everett L. Fry and Roberta C. Lowery and one brother Danny Fry.

Survivors include three sons Steven E. Fry of Fairburn, GA,...

Jan 15, 2015

Mr. James Taylor Wood, age 75, of Buchanan passed away Thursday, January 15, 2015.  Mr. Wood was born in Haralson County, Georgia on February 6, 1939.  He was the son of the late Hollis Thomas Wood and the late Daisy Brown Wood.  Mr. Wood was a veteran of the United States Navy and was retired from...

Jan 11, 2015

Mr. Mitchell Gerald Wade, age 31, of Bremen passed away Sunday, January 11, 2015.  Mr. Wade was born in Atlanta, Georgia on May 5, 1983.  He was employed most recently as a cook at Gwen's Restaurant in Buchanan.

Survivors include his mother and step-father, Lori and Bill Johns of Buchanan; father and...

Jan 6, 2015

Mrs. Twyla Marie Boyce Rakestraw, age 50, of Cedartown passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2015.  Mrs. Rakestraw was born in Carrollton, Georgia on June 6, 1964.  She was the daughter of the late Lawrence Boyce and the late Mary Marie Owens Boyce.  Mrs. Rakestraw was a homemaker.

Survivors include her husband, David...

Jan 4, 2015

Mr. Isom "JR" Lee Lambert, Jr., age 58, passed away Sunday, January 4, 2015.  Mr. Lambert was born in Bremen, Georgia on March 25, 1956.  He was the son of the late Isom Lee Lambert, Sr. and the late Ora Parish Lambert.  Mr. Lambert was a master carpenter.  Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by two...

Jan 2, 2015

Mrs. Shirley Lynn Robins Littlefield, age 66, of Bremen passed away Friday, January 2, 2015.  Mrs. Littlefield was born in Madison, Indiana on July 29, 1948.  She was the daughter of the late Charles Robins and the late Cora Hern Robins.  Mrs. Littlefield was retired form Ra-Lin and Associates.

Survivors include her...

Dec 30, 2014

Infant James Colton Wade, the infant son of James Randall and Leah Nicole Thompson Wade passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2014.

Survivors besides his parents include two sisters, Ashley Nadine Wade and Briana Nicole Wade; one brother, Randall Hunter Wade; maternal grandmother, Barbara Ward of Riverdale; paternal grandmother, Debra Lynn Witt of Dallas and James O'Neal...

Dec 25, 2014

Mr. Leon "L.C." Clifford Peterson, age 70, of Tallapoosa passed away Thursday, December 25, 2014.  Mr. Peterson was born in Milbank, South Dakota on March 17, 1944.  He was the son of the late Clifford Peterson and the late Gladys DeClercq Tuel.  Mr. Peterson was veteran of the United States Navy and was a retired disk jockey having...

Dec 24, 2014

Mrs. Ann Payton Cox, age 71, of Buchanan passed away Wednesday, December 24, 2014.  Mrs. Cox was born in Buchanan, Georgia on March 22, 1943.  She was the daughter of the late James Otis Payton and the late Louise Kiser Payton.  Mrs. Cox was retired school teacher with the Douglas County School System.  Besides her parents, she was...