Obituaries

Sep 10, 2011

Patrician Ann Opferman, 69, of Marietta died Saturday, September 10, 2011 at Signature Health Care of Marietta in Marietta, GA after many years of living with multiple sclerosis. She was born December 18, 1941 in Adrian, MI to Charles and Irene (Houser) Thompson. She attended St. Mary''s grade school and Catholic Central High School. In her younger years...

Sep 10, 2011

Ms. Julie Ann Rigdon, age 51, of Temple passed away Saturday, September 10, 2011. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced later by Hutcheson''s Memorial Chapel & Crematory of Buchanan.

Sep 4, 2011

Mr. William "Bill" Alvin Marks, age 81, of Rockmart passed away Sunday, September 4, 2011. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced later by Hutcheson''s Memorial Chapel & Crematory of Buchanan.

Sep 4, 2011

Mr. Douglas Harold Barrett, Sr., age 75, of Cedartown passed away Sunday, September 4, 2011. Mr. Barrett was born in Polk County on June 10, 1936. He was the son of the late Joe Edward Barrett and the late Myrtle Campbell Barrett. Mr. Barrett was retired from National Shoe Company and an entrepreneur having owned a number of...

Sep 3, 2011

Mr. Coby Selmer Cole, age 63, of Decatur passed away Saturday, September 3, 2011. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced later by Hutcheson''s Memorial Chapel & Crematory of Buchanan.

Sep 2, 2011

Mrs. Karol Denise Kelly Lyle, age 49, of Carrollton passed away Friday, September 2, 2011. Mrs. Lyle was born in Jacksonville, Florida on January 19, 1962. She was the daughter of Earl and Kittie Horne Kelly. Mrs. Kelly was employed by Zaxby''s.

Survivors include her husband, Randy Lyle of Carrollton; two daughters, Krystal Carter of Bremen...

Aug 31, 2011

Mrs. Claudette Eula Lawson Miles, age 69, of Buchanan passed away Wednesday, August 31, 2011. Mrs. Miles was born in Rome, Georgia on December 17, 1941. She was the daughter of the late Eulie Lawson and the late Bama Walker Lawson. Mrs. Miles was a homemaker. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Marion...

Aug 30, 2011

Mr. Kevin Richard Mullinax, Sr., age 49, of Buchanan passed away Tuesday, August 30, 2011. Mr. Mullinax was born in Fulton County on September 12, 1961. He was the son of Jerol Dwayne Mullinax and Geraldine Hartness Mullinax. Mr. Mullinax worked in the construction industry.

Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Kevin Richard and T.J. Mullinax,...

Aug 29, 2011

Mr. Nicholas Eugene Sellers, age 32, of Carrollton passed away Monday, August 29, 2011. Mr. Sellers was born in Atlanta on March 27, 1979. He was the son of Grady Steven Sellers and Catherine Landers Barden.

Survivors include his parents, Grady Steven Sellers and Catherine Landers Barden; one daughter, Eryka Sellers of Temple; one sister, Stephanie...

Aug 29, 2011

Mr. Kenneth B Summerville, age 79, of Buchanan passed away Monday, August 29, 2011. Mr. Summerville was born in Buchanan on August 2, 1932. He was the son of the late Emmett B Summerville and the late Ephe Williams Summerville. Mr. Summerville was a veteran of the United States Army and was the owner of Summerville Tile Company....

Aug 28, 2011

Mrs. Celia Durrand Sivertson, age 68, of Austell passed away Sunday, August 28, 2011. No services are planned at this time. Hutcheson''s Memorial Chapel & Crematory of Buchanan is in charge of the arrangements.

Aug 27, 2011

Mr. Elton Ray "Raybo" Farmer, age 53, of Carrollton passed away Saturday, August 27, 2011. Mr. Farmer was born in Heard County on August 3, 1958. He was the son of the late Travis Farmer and the late Virginia Puckett Farmer. Mr. Farmer was a carpenter. Survivors include two daughters and one son-in-law, Jenny and Frank Roberson of Temple...

Aug 25, 2011

Mr. Phillip Martin Richards, age 40, of Bremen passed away Thursday, August 25, 2011. Mr. Richards was born in Carroll County on February 10, 1971. He was preceded in death by his parents, Curtis and Mary Morris Richards; and one brother, Travis Richards.

Survivors include one daughter, Kimberly Richards of Rockmart; one step-daughter, Keagan Sparks of...

Aug 25, 2011

Mrs. Edna Earl Littlefield Brooks, age 77, of Tallapoosa passed away Thursday, August 25, 2011. Mrs. Brooks was born in Haralson County on December 3, 1933. She was the daughter of the late Robert L. Littlefield and the late Willie Folsom Littlefield. Mrs. Brooks was a homemaker. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband...

Aug 23, 2011

Reverend George Whit Bennett, age 82, of Buchanan passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2011. Rev. Bennett was born in Cobb County on October 28, 1928. He was the son of the late Thomas Andrew Bennett and the late Annie Payne Bennett. Reverend Bennett attended Florida Baptist Seminary and William Carey Seminary. He was a beloved pastor of a...

Aug 22, 2011

Mr. Francis John Kornmeier, age 73, of Snellville passed away Monday, August 22, 2011. No services are planned at this time. Hutcheson''s Memorial Chapel & Crematory of Buchanan is in charge of the arrangements.

Aug 22, 2011

Mrs. Yvonne Davis Stem, age 70, of Villa Rica passed away Monday, August 22, 2011. Survivors include one daughter, Tammy Black of Palm Coast, FL; two sons, Scot Davis of Villa Rica and Stewart Davis of Dahlonega; eight grandchildren; one great grandchild; and a number of other relatives. A memorial service will be conducted at a later date....

Aug 19, 2011

Mr. Macklin Kelly Cantrell, age 56, of Buchanan passed away Friday, August 19, 2011. Mr. Cantrell was born in Paulding County on September 10, 1954. He was the son of the late Grover Cantrell and Genell Hulsey Cantrell. Survivors include his wife, Sara Woody Cantrell of Buchanan; two daughters and sons-in-law, Alicia and Josh Duff of Temple and...

Aug 18, 2011

Alice Maureen Brannon Oldroyd Seccuro, 73, passed away in her childhood home early Thursday, August 18, 2011 following a long battle with cancer.

Alice was the 10th of fourteen children born to Murdock and Oda Belle Brannon, arriving on April 2, 1938 in Buchanan, GA. She was raised in an LDS home, joined the Church of...

Aug 16, 2011

Mrs. Catharine Brannon Masi, age 86, of Crystal River, Florida and Buchanan passed away Tuesday, August 16, 2011. Mrs. Masi was born in Haralson County on March 19, 1925. She was the daughter of the late Murdock Brannon and the late Oda Belle McClure Brannon. Mrs. Brannon was a retired dental technician. Besides her parents, she was preceded...