Obituaries

Feb 25, 2021

Ms. Elizabeth Kiser Garner passed away Thursday, February 25, 2021, at a local hospital. She was born March 7, 1940, in Tallapoosa to the late Theodore Roosevelt Kiser and the late Georgia Ola Kiser. In addition to her parents, she is also preceded in death by two brothers, Horace Kiser and Forrest Kiser and one sister,...

Feb 24, 2021

Mildred Luvene White Waddell, age 95, of Bremen, passed away on Wednesday, February 24, 2021, in a local healthcare facility. She was born on June 23, 1925, in Piedmont, AL, to the late Hiram Percy White and the late Ollie Romana Smith White. Besides her parents she is preceded in death by her husband, Millard Jackson Waddell, one...

Feb 22, 2021

Mr. Timothy Wade Carroll, age 65 of Bremen, passed away Monday, February 22, 2021, in a local hospital.  He was born in Atlanta, GA,  November 20, 1955, to the late Ella Louise Fortenberry Carroll and Albert J. Carroll.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Peggy Houston, and a brother, Gerald Carroll....

Feb 18, 2021

Mrs. Madge Thelma Wikert Anderson, age 93 of Douglasville, GA, passed away Thursday, February 18, 2021, at a local hospital.  Mrs. Anderson was born September 5, 1927, in Sioux Falls, SD, to the late Lewis and Hilda Houseman Wikert.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Rex Anderson.  Madge loved taking care...

Feb 16, 2021

Mrs. Mary "Marisa" Jones King, of Bremen, passed away Tuesday, February 16, 2021,after a brief illness in a local hospital.  She was born December 6, 1944, in Tallapoosa, GA, to the late Gladys Goolsby Jackson and J.A. Jones.  In addition to her parents, Mrs. King was preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd King, two sons, Andy King...

Feb 12, 2021

Mr. Beryl E. Armstrong of Rockmart passed away Friday, February 12, 2021, at his residence surrounded by his loving family.  He was born July 26, 1936, in Buchanan, GA, to the late Joe T. and Willie Summerville Armstrong.  In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by siblings, Sanford Armstrong, Jeannine Johnson, and George Armstrong; and...

Feb 10, 2021

Mr. Timothy Wayne Brown of Cartersville passed away Wednesday, February 10, 2021, in a local hospital.  He was born December 20, 1982, in Atlanta, GA, to parents Debra McCall Miller and Timothy Ray Brown.

Mr. Brown is survived by his mother and step-father, Debra and William Miller of Buchanan; father Timothy Brown of College Park; daughter,...

Feb 8, 2021

Mrs. Cheryl Martin Millsap, of Waco, passed away Monday, February 8, 2021,in a local hospital after a brief illness.  She was born on September 4, 1951, in Carrollton, GA, to the late Connie Westbrook Shelton and Ray Martin.  Cheryl worked for more than forty years at Sewell Manufacturing Company in Bremen.  In addition to her parents, she is...

Feb 7, 2021

Ms. Kendra Latrice Redding of Bremen passed away Sunday, February 7, 2021, in a local hospital.  She was born October 3, 1996, in Bremen, GA, to parents Amy Woody Arp and Randy Redding.  Kendra was a 2015 graduate of Haralson County High School.  She is preceded in death by her maternal grandfather, James Woody and her maternal grandmother,...

Feb 7, 2021

Mrs. Paula "Missy" Michelle Truett. age 46 of Bremen, passed away Sunday, February 7, 2021, in a local hospital.  She was born in Carrollton, GA, on July 9, 1974, to Kathy Ward Pruitt and the late Aubry Lee Pruitt.

Missy is survived by her loving husband, Claude "Butch" Truett of Bremen, and her mother, Kathy Pruitt...

Feb 6, 2021

Mr. John Anthony Garber, age 60, of Carrollton, GA,  formerly of Camden, NJ,  passed away suddenly on Saturday, February 6, 2021, while working and singing with his family..  He was born on August 26, 1960, in Camden, NJ, to parents William Harrison and Maryann Garber.  John, or Goober and Knuckle Head as he was affectionately known, enjoyed music...

Feb 3, 2021

Mrs. Frankie Olivia Hadley, 93, died Wednesday afternoon (February 3, 2021) at her residence in Waycross, GA,  after a short illness.

She was a native of Haralson County, GA, but she had resided the last 30 years in Waycross as a homemaker. Mrs. Hadley was a member of the Church of Christ in Hoboken.  Frankie and...

Jan 30, 2021

Mr. William Woodson "Bill" Bagby, age 65, of Tallapoosa, passed away Saturday, January 30, 2021, following a brief illness.  He was born in Carrollton, GA, on May 19, 1955, to the late Wylly Warren Vaughn and Woodson Bagby. Bill was a former employee of U.S. Can.

Mr. Bagby is survived by his wife, Melanie Key Bagby...

Jan 30, 2021

Mr, Broderick Frank Head, age 63, of Woodland, AL, passed away Saturday, January 30, 2021, after a brief illness.  He was born in Carrollton, GA, on June 11, 1957, to the late Lola Wright Head and Frank B. Head.  For over 40 years, he has worked as a taxidermist in the west Georgia area and owned and operated...

Jan 28, 2021

Mr. Len Edward Morgan, age 56, of Tallapoosa, passed away Thursday, January 28, 2021, after a brief illness.  He was born in Bremen, GA, on December 21, 1964 to parents Leonard and Lena Jordan Morgan.  In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by a brother Ricky Morgan.

Len was a roofer working for...

Jan 27, 2021

Alma Cil Cook Lepard, age 76, of Buchanan, passed away on Wednesday, January 27, 2021. She was born on June 24, 1944, in Felton to the late Jasper Cook and the late Dessie Hobbs Cook. She worked for many years at Arrow Shirt Company in Buchanan.

Survivors include her husband, Doyal Eugene...

Jan 24, 2021

Mrs. Daxa R. Patel of Carrollton, GA, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 24, 2021, surrounded by her loving family.  She was born in India on October 1, 1949, to parents Bhagabhai Patel and Bhuliben Patel.  In addition to her parents, Daxa is predeceased by her husband, Ratilal N. Patel to whom she was married on March 11,...

Jan 20, 2021

Mr. Thomas "Thom" Edward Phillips of Bremen passed away on Wednesday, January 20, 2021, in a local healthcare facility after a brief illness.  He was born in Atlanta on May 30, 1942, to parents Connie and Samantha Phillips.  In addition to his parents, Thom is preceded in death by his sister, Suanne Phillips Chandler, brother Olais Phillips, and...

Jan 20, 2021

Mrs. Barbara "Byrice" Payton of Buchanan passed away Wednesday, January 20, 2021, at a local healthcare facility.  She was born in Buchanan on February 13, 1935, to the late Ulysses and Clora White.  In addition to her parents, she is predeceased by her husband, Jurdy Payton.

Mrs. Payton is survived by one daughter, Donna Bailey of...

Jan 17, 2021

Dr. Thomas Henry "Tom" Lamb, of Carrollton, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 17, 2021.  He was born in  Elizabethton, TN  on June 27, 1938, to the late Douglas Julian Lamb and Doris Cyphers Lamb.

Tom was was  a 1960 graduate with highest medical honors from the University of Florida College of...