Obituaries

Jan 15, 2021

Mr. Ray Earnest Carlile, age 43, of Buchanan, passed away Friday, January 15, 2021.  He was born September 9, 1977 in Kennesaw, GA, to the late Douglas Earnest  and Annie Carlile.

Survivors include two daughters, Jenny and Penny Carlile of Buchanan; two sisters, Annie Barnes of Carrollton; Rosa Lee Post of Villa Rica;  three brothers, Rusty...

Jan 15, 2021

Brother David Wayne McKenzie, age 73, of Temple, passed away on Friday, January 15, 2021. He was born on February 5, 1947 in Atlanta to the late Allen S. McKenzie, Sr. and the late Lula Victoria Born McKenzie . Besides his parents he is preceded in death by one son, Ronnie McKenzie and one brother, Allen...

Jan 15, 2021

Mattie Mae McKibben Griffis, age 87, of Buchanan, passed away on Friday, January 15, 2021. She was born on September 15, 1933 in Polk County to the late John McKibben and the late Lillie Mae Davis McKibben. Besides her parents she is preceded in death by her husband, Garland Griffis; son, Randall Griffis; daughter, Juanita Benefield;...

Jan 11, 2021

Julia Ann Holmes People, age 74, of Waco, passed away on Monday, January 11, 2021. She was born on June 16, 1946 in Atlanta to the late Jack Holmes and the late Dorothy Holmes. Besides her parents she is preceded in death by her husband Zin Peoples.

Survivors include four daughters, Jeanette...

Jan 11, 2021

Eddie "Mookie" Gene Hammock, age 84, of Buchanan, passed away on Monday, January 11, 2021. He was born on May 8, 1936, in Copperhill, TN, to the late Lee Hammock and the late Mae Paterson Hammock. Besides his parents he is preceded in death by a son Randall Hulsey.

Survivors include his...

Jan 9, 2021

Ms. Martha Jane Frey Dees, age 90, of Rockmart, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, January 9, 2021. She was born on May 26, 1930, in Cobb County, GA, to the late William Joseph and Blaun Dean Frey.  Jane worked for many years in the retail grocery business in Bremen, retiring from Ingles in...

Jan 7, 2021

Roxie Poulson Rogers, age 87, formerly of Talladega, AL, passed away on Thursday, January 7, 2021. She was born on September 3, 1933, in Birmingham, AL  Roxie followed in her mother's footsteps and became a nurse, working 20 plus years at Smyrna Hospital in Smyrna, GA.

Roxie is survived by her husband...

Jan 5, 2021

Linda Lynette Fontenot, age 72, of Carrollton, passed away on Tuesday, January 5, 2021. She was born on July 23, 1948 in Deridder, LA to the late Byron Fontenot and the late Juanita Hanson Vaughn.

Survivors include her daughter, Tammy Sue Grier; three sons, Michal Burch, Robert Burch and David Burch and...

Jan 3, 2021

Charles Christopher Reeves, age 46, of Carrollton, passed away on Sunday, January 3, 2021. He was born on February 16, 1974 in Carrollton to Charles and Linda Pruitt Reeves of Carrollton. He is preceded in death by his wife, Marsha Mulkey Reeves.

Survivors include, besides his parents, one son, Christopher Reeves of...

Jan 2, 2021

Dorothy Mae Cash Ayers, age 87, of Buchanan, passed away on Saturday, January 2, 2021. She was born in Polk County on December 27, 1933 to the late Wilburn Ira Cash and the late Mary Ida Eaves Cash. Besides her parents she is preceded in death by her husband, Hillary Edward Ayers; two brothers, William Cash...

Jan 2, 2021

Mr. George Eugene Pace, age 53, of Bremen, passed away Saturday, January 2, 2021, after a brief illness.  He was born on January 26, 1967, in Toledo, OH, to the late Shirley Ann Tyree and George William Pace.  In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by a sister, Janet Tyree Harper, and a granddaughter, Abigail...

Jan 1, 2021

Harry Reed Hines, age 63, of Buchanan, passed away on Friday, January 1, 2021. He was born on June 5, 1957 in Rome to the late Robert Craig Hines and the late Mary Elizabeth Marion Hines.

Harry was a 1975 graduate of East Rome High School. After completing high school, he owned...

Dec 29, 2020

Nisha Jean Morris, age 42, of Villa Rica, passed away on Tuesday, December 29, 2020. She was born on September 28, 1978 to Michael Wayne Morris and the late Mary Lou Wolfe Rose. Besides her mother she is preceded in death by a brother, Davis Morris.

Survivors include her father and step-mother,...

Dec 29, 2020

Roy Lee Worthy, age 95, of Tallapoosa, passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, December 29, 2020.  He was born on December 4, 1925, in Buchanan to the late Newt Worthy and the late Mollie Williams Worthy.  Besides his parents, he is preceded in death by his loving wife of 64 years, Edna Brown Worthy,...

Dec 29, 2020

William Junior Craft, age 74, of Waco, passed away on Tuesday, December 29, 2020. He was born in Cleburne County, AL, to the late William Odis Craft and the late Ethel Parker Wynn. Besides his parents he is preceded in death by one sister, JoAnn Craft Wiggins; one brother, Billy Charles Craft and one grandson, Hunter...

Dec 28, 2020

Betty Melinda Wills Shettlesworth, age 85, of Dallas, passed away on Monday, December 28, 2020. She was born on March 10, 1935 in Dallas, GA to the late Amos Wills and the late Ethel Carruth Wills. Besides her parents she is preceded in death by her husband Loy J. Shettlesworth; one daughter, Rena Swank; four sisters,...

Dec 27, 2020

Mrs. Judy Elaine Summerville Bell passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 27, 2020 at her residence.  She was born on November 15, 1952, in Temple, GA, to the late Eula Mae Jenkins Summerville and the late Preston Summerville.  In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by a son, Brian Bell.  Judy worked many years at...

Dec 26, 2020

Mrs. Mary "Grace" Mason Thomas of Waco passed away peacefully December 26, 2020.  She was born on April 30, 1935, in Cullman, Alabama, to the late Inez Bradley Mason and Frank Mason.  Grace is preceded in death by her son, Tommy Simpson; two sisters, Annie Mae Cheatwood and Betty Miller; and brother, Luther Mason.

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Dec 26, 2020

Mary Ann Cook Davis, age 86, of Buchanan passed away on Saturday, December 26, 2020. She was born on December 30, 1933 in Jacksonville, FL to the late William Cook and the late Clara Mae Chapman Cook. Besides her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Russell Davis and two sisters, Alma Rogers and...

Dec 23, 2020

Ms. Ardis "Darlene" Reese of Cedartown, GA, passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2020, in a local healthcare facility.  She was born on September 1, 1939, in San Diego, CA, to the late William Reese and Ardis Vida Reimer Reese.  Darlene enjoyed life and had several career interests in her lifetime with nursing being her final vocation.

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