Wayne Carden
May 8, 2025
Chester Wayne Carden, age 73 of Bremen, passed away Thursday, May 8, 2025. Born in Pulaski County, Missouri, he was the son of the late Tom Watson Carden and the late Betty Jo Carden. In addition to his parents, Wayne is preceded in death by his sister, Nancy Gillespie.
Wayne spent most of his life as a...
Anthony Alvin Jones
May 7, 2025
Anthony Alvin Jones, age 31 of Carrollton, passed away Wednesday, May 7, 2025. Born in Austell, Georgia, on June 23, 1993, he was the son of Belinda Anglin and the late Anthony Lamont Jones. In addition to his father, Anthony is preceded in death by his beloved sister, Ashley Jones.
Anthony was a free spirit who dreamed...
Johnny Edward Holcombe
May 3, 2025
Johnny Edward Holcombe, age 62 of Bremen, passed away suddenly on Saturday, May 3, 2025. Born in Tallapoosa on February 12, 1963, he was the son of the late Thomas Edward and Dorothy Lemon Holcombe. In addition to his parents, Johnny is preceded in death by his sister, Nettie Allen.
A man of strong faith, Johnny shared...
Phyllis Arlene (Austin) Murray
Apr 29, 2025
Phyllis Arlene Murray Austin, age 68 of Tallapoosa, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. Born in East St. Louis, Illinois, on April 15, 1957, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Edward Murray and the late Augusta Payne Murray.
Phyllis had a brilliant mind but a humble heart. A graduate of Pickens Tech, she...
Elwood Seldon Brown
Apr 26, 2025
Elwood Seldon Brown, age 85 of Franklin, passed away Saturday, April 26, 2025, at his residence. Born on July 17, 1939, he was the son of the late Leon Jasper Brown and the late Anna Lou Waters Brown. In addition to his parents, Elwood is preceded in death by his wife, Helen Brown, a son, Elwood Scott Brown. and...
Ruby Lee (Horton) Heuer
Apr 25, 2025
Ruby Lee Horton Heuer, age 93 of Carrollton, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 25, 2025. Born in Carroll County on January 29, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Coy Horton and the late Naniel Venable Horton. In addition to her parents, Ruby is preceded in death by two sons, Willard Lee Maxwell and Michael Dillard Maxwell;...
Elizabeth Ann (Abington) Smith
Apr 23, 2025
Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Abington Smith, age 96 of Villa Rica, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 23, 2025. Born in Bastrop Louisiana, on January 2, 1929, she was the only daughter of the late Ray and Etma Abington. In addition to her parents, Elizabeth is preceded in death by her brother, William Abington.
Elizabeth, reared in Arkansas,...
Vickie Veronica Holcombe
Apr 22, 2025
Vickie Holcombe, age 68 of Carrollton, passed away on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in a local hospital surrounded by her loving family. Born in Carroll County on October 4, 1956, she was the daughter of the late Charles Henry Holcombe and the late Frances Brannon Holcombe. In addition to her parents, Vickie was preceded in death by her brothers,...
Mary Ruth (Woody) Mcelreath
Apr 21, 2025
Mary Ruth Woody McElreath, age 73 of Bremen, passed away peacefully Monday, April 21, 2025, at her home. Born in Fulton County on July 5, 1951, she was the daughter of the late Hoyt and Nellie Woody. In addition to her parents, Mary Ruth is preceded in death by her husband, Eulis McElreath, and a brother-in-law, Mack Cantrell.
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Craig Steven Marks
Apr 13, 2025
Craig Steven Marks, age 57 of Bremen, passed away Sunday, April 13, 2025. Born in Bremen on May 8, 1967, he was the son of the late Harold Marks and the late Doris Rooks Marks.
Craig, a graduate of Bremen High School, was an avid outdoorsman and loved to fish and hunt. An accomplished carpenter, he created...
Christopher David Grimshaw
Apr 11, 2025
Christopher David Grimshaw, age 44 of Bremen, passed away Friday, April 11, 2025. Born in Austell, Georgia, on September 7, 1980, he was the son of the late David Brock Grimshaw and the late Joyce Garner Brown.
Chris was an avid sports fan and and spent many hours watching the Atlanta Braves, the Falcons, and the Georgia...
Gloria "Glo" Ann (Mann) Whitton
Apr 9, 2025
Gloria Ann Mann Whitton, age 64 of Bremen, passed away peacefully Wednesday, April 9, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. Born on January 6, 1961, she was the daughter of the late Carroll William Mann, Sr. and the late Charlotte McBrayer. In addition to her parents, Glo is preceded in death by her brother Bill Mann.
Glo...
Ginger Marie (James) Munroe
Apr 4, 2025
Ginger Marie James Munroe, age 66 of Buchanan, passed away Friday, April 4, 2025. Born in Miami, Florida, on September 2, 1958, she was the daughter of Louise Patterson James and the late Dwight James. In addition to her father, Ginger is preceded in death by her brother, Jesse James.
Growing up in Florida, Ginger loved the...
Fred L Franks
Apr 3, 2025
Fred L. Franks, Jr., age 67 of Carrollton, passed away Thursday, April 3, 2025. Born in Asheville, North Carolina, on November 19, 1957, he was the son of the late Fred L Franks, Sr. and the late Eva Jones Franks. In addition to his parents, Freddie is preceded in death by his sister, Michelle Wilson.
An avid...
Flora Mae (Quinn) Carr
Apr 2, 2025
Flora Mae Quinn Carr, age 80 of Ranburne, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, at her residence. Born on March 24, 1945, in Atlanta, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Geneva Clayton Quinn. In addition to her parents, Flora is preceded in death by her husband, Robert Carr, her daughters, Tammie Carr and...
James Harold Addison
Mar 30, 2025
James Harold Addison, age 69 of Tallapoosa, passed away Sunday March 30, 2025. Born in Tallapoosa on October 31, 1955, he was the son of Lola Lepard Addison and the late Allen Addison. In addition to his father, James is also preceded in death by his brother, Steve Addison.
After high school, James spent many years working...
Robert Costley Dowdy
Mar 29, 2025
Robert "Bobby" Dowdy, age 89 of Bremen, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 29, 2025. Born in Haralson County on July 17, 1935, he was the son of the late Lawrence Dowdy and the late Ruby Davis Dowdy.
In 1956, Bobby began driving a bus for the Metropolitan Area Rapid Transit System known as MARTA. He retired...
Harold Carter Ray
Mar 29, 2025
Harold Carter Ray, age 85 of the Mountain View Community, passed away peacefully Saturday, March 29, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. Born on August 6, 1939, he was the son of the late Albert Ray and the late Anna Stansill Ray. In addition to his parents, Harold was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Sue Ray, his...
David Allen Yandle
Mar 23, 2025
David Allen Yandle, age 66 of Hiram, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, March 23, 2025.
David is survived by his mother, Jane Woolard; son Jessy Lamar Yandle; grandchildren Scottie, Aailiyah, Sera, Luke, and Leia; brother Daryl Yandle, sisters Debi Knight, Jeanne Milsaps (Jimmy), and Trisha Green (Eddie), several nieces and nephews, as well as...
Pamela Hessie Payton
Mar 17, 2025
Pamela Hessie Payton, age 67 of Muscadine, Alabama, passed away Monday, March 17, 2025, in a local hospital. Born in Bremen on June 4, 1957, she was the daughter of the late Waylon Payton and the late Henrietta Payton. In addition to her parents, Pamela was preceded in death by her brother, Michael Payton.
Pam spent many...
