Obituaries

Feb 8, 2014

Mrs. Frances Swain Gardner, age 83, of Tallapoosa passed away Saturday, February 8, 2014.  Mrs. Gardner was born in Tampa, Florida on January 30, 1931.  She was the daughter of the late Franklin Swain and the late Mary White Swain.  Mrs. Gardner was a homemaker.  Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,...

Feb 6, 2014

Mr. Lionel Ricky Terrell, age 59, of Carrollton passed away Thursday, February 6, 2014.  Mr. Terrell was born in Carroll County on November 25, 1954.  He was the son of the late Lloyd Cecil Terrell and the late Eva Ethel Bailey Terrell.  Mr. Terrell was a retired carpenter.  Besides his parents, he was preceded in death...

Feb 5, 2014

Mr. Keith Boyd McGee, age 53 of Ranburne, Alabama passed away Wednesday, February 5, 2014.  Mr. McGee was born in Mobile, Alabama on August 12, 1961.  He was the son of the late J.B. McGee and the late Lucielle Payton McGee.  Besides his parents he was preceded in death by one brother, Max Terry McGee.

Feb 3, 2014

Mr. David Wayne Smith, age 54, of Carrollton passed away Monday, February 3, 2014.  Mr. Smith was born in Jacksonville, Florida on May 25, 1959.  He was the son of the late Thomas Alver Smith and the late Etheleen Juanita Wood Smith.

Survivors include one daughter, Jerri Vaughn; one son, Scott Vaughn;...

Feb 2, 2014

Mr. Raymond Carroll Powers, Sr., age 64, of Tallapoosa passed away Sunday, February 2, 2014.

Survivors include one daughter, Amanda Powers of Kissimmee, FL; and a number of other relatives.

Private memorial services will be conducted at a later date.

Hutcheson's Memorial Chapel &...

Feb 2, 2014

Mr. Sylvester Eugene Lyle, age 86, of Buchanan passed away Sunday, February 2, 2014.  Mr. Lyle was born in Haralson County on April 15, 1927.  He was the son of the late Jessie and Velvie Lyle.  Mr. Lyle was a veteran of the United States Navy and was a retired painter.

In...

Jan 30, 2014

Mrs. Anna Marie Howard Kirkland, age 35, of Mount Zion passed away Thursday, January 30, 2014.  Mrs. Kirkland was born in Cartersville, Georgia on April 6, 1978.  She was the daughter of James Howard and the late Mary Sue Hatch Howard.  Mrs. Kirkland was a homemaker.

Survivors include her husband, James Eric...

Jan 29, 2014

Mr. W.L. Leatherwood, age 86, of Buchanan passed away Wednesday, January 29, 2014.  Mr. Leatherwood was born in Haralson County on April 17, 1927.  He was the son of the late W.W. Leatherwood and the late Dora Cason Leatherwood.  Mr. Leatherwood was veteran of the United States Army and was retired from Ford Motor Company.  Besides his parents,...

Jan 27, 2014

Mr. Bernard Gordell Haney, age 67, of Tallapoosa passed away Monday, January 27, 2014.  Mr. Haney was born in Haralson County on May 1, 1946.  He was the son of the William Sanford Haney and the late Lora Viola Palmer Haney.  Mr. Haney was retired from General Motors.

Survivors include one son...

Jan 24, 2014

Mr. James Henry Reynolds, age 75, of Buchanan passed away Friday, January 24, 2014.  Mr. Reynolds was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on January 5, 1939.  He was the son of the late Alfred Jerome Reynolds and the late Grace Elizabeth Reynolds.  Mr. Reynolds was a veteran of the United States Navy and was retired from I.B.E.W. Local 613...

Jan 23, 2014

Ms. Donnie Jean Partain Dukes, age 78, of Bremen passed away Thursday, January 23, 2014.  Ms. Dukes was born in Thomaston, Georgia on December 29, 1935.  She was the daughter of the late Lee Jefferson Partain and the late Manie Ever Corley Partain.  Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Evelyn Smith...

Jan 19, 2014

Mr. Jeffrey Joel Foster, age 57, of Carrollton passed away Sunday, January 19, 2014.  Mr. Foster was born in Niagra Falls, New York on September 18, 1956.  He was the son of the late Cleadies Juan Foster and the late Mildred Christine Beam Foster.  Mr. Foster was preceded in death by his wife, Cheryl Ann Johnson...

Jan 19, 2014

Miss Betty Jean Houston, age 46, of Bremen passed away Sunday, January 19, 2014.  Miss Houston was born in Carrollton, Georgia on November 29, 1967.  She was the daughter of the late Fred Junior Houston and the late Betty Jo Kilgore Houston.  Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one brother, Jimmy Houston.

Jan 19, 2014

Mrs. Evelyn Louise Wells Eaves, age 88, of Buchanan passed away Sunday, January 19, 2014.  Mrs. Eaves was born in Haralson County on December 6, 1925.  She was the daughter of the late Arthur Payne Wells and the late Sarah Elizabeth Thomas Wells.  Mrs. Eaves was retired from the Arrow Shirt Company.  Besides her parents, she was preceded...

Jan 15, 2014

Mr. Noel Edward " Eddie" Cook, Jr., age 59, of Bremen passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2014.  Mr. Cook was born in Marietta, Georgia on February 5, 1954.  He was the son of the late Noel Edward Cook, Sr. and the late Edris Lee Cook.

Survivors include his wife, Martha Louise Davenport...

Jan 14, 2014

Mrs. Margie Christine Shepard Posey, age 85, of Buchanan passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2014.  Mrs. Posey was born in Polk County on March 25, 1928.  She was the daughter of the late Clarence Shepard and the late Ruth Rice Hulsey.  Mrs. Posey was a devoted mother and homemaker.  Besides her parents, she was preceded in...

Jan 9, 2014

Mr. Jimmy Randall Woody, age 63, of Waco passed away Thursday, January 9, 2014.  Mr. Woody was born in Draketown, Georgia on April 15, 1950.  He was the son of the late Basil Clyde Woody and the late Mary Summerville Woody.  Mr. Woody was retired from Austell Box Board and from Pine Knoll Nursing Home.

Jan 8, 2014

Mrs. Perena Alice Mae Norton Bagwell, age 81, of Buchanan passed away Wednesday, January 8, 2014.  Mrs. Bagwell was born in Atlanta on June 8, 1932.

Survivors include two daughters and one son-in-law, Beverly Volz of Belmont, MA and Laurie and Richard Cannon of Cleveland, GA; one brother and sister-in-law, John and...

Jan 7, 2014

Mr. William Edward Preston, Sr., age 68, of Cedartown passed away Tuesday, January 7, 2014.  Mr. Preston was born in Polk County on July 21, 1945.  He was the son of the late Bill Preston and the late Arizona Leach Preston.  Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Carolyn Ledbetter and brother,...

Jan 7, 2014

Ms. Angela Lynn Summerville Austin, age 52, of Tallapoosa passed away Tuesday, January 7, 2014 in a local hospital following a brief illness.  Ms. Austin was born in Carrollton on July 18, 1961.  She was the daughter of the late Junior Summerville and the late Geneva Swafford Davis.  Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one...