Obituaries

May 5, 2020

Mr. Billy Joe Wade, age 61 of Carrollton, passed away on Tuesday, May 5, 2020. He was born in Haralson County on April 30, 1959 to the late Eugene Wade and Clara Wade.

Survivors include his wife Judy Cole Wade of Bremen; daughter, Ashely Wade of Carrollton; one sister and brother-in-law, Gail...

May 3, 2020

Mr. Anthony Wayne Lancaster, age 60, of Tallapoosa, died Sunday, May 3, after a lengthy battle with cancer.  Anthony was born May 29, 1959, in Dalton, GA,  to parents Wilbur H. Lancaster and Mary Lowery Lancaster.  He was a Navy and Army veteran and spent several years working as a phlebotomist.  Anthony was a member of the Church...

May 2, 2020

Mr. John Willis Swain, age 79 of Buchanan, passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2020. He was born on April 10, 1941 in Lilburn, GA to the late Ervin Victor Swain and the late Ruth Bishop Swain.

Survivors include his wife, Sandra Winfrey Swain of Buchanan; one son, Jonathan Wade Swain of...

May 1, 2020

Mrs. Suzanne Dunn Rierson, age 77 of Tallapoosa, passed away on Friday, May 1, 2020. She was born on June 9, 1942 in Richmond, VA to the late Dr. Robert G. Dunn, Jr. and the late Rosalie Holladay Tyler Dunn. Besides her parents she is preceded in death by her husband James Rierson, Sr., granddaughter Heather...

Apr 28, 2020

John Wayne Ragsdale, age 31 of Carrollton, passed away at his home on Tuesday, April 28, 2020 due to health problems. He was born on December 14, 1988 in Selma, AL. to the late Terry Ragsdale and Teresa Williams Densmore. Besides his father he is preceded in death by his grandparents, John and Betty Rainey and...

Apr 26, 2020

Mr. Jack E. Butler, Jr, age 71 of Bremen, passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2020. He was born on April 4, 1949 in Marietta to the late Jack E. Butler, Sr. and Mary Louise McKenzie Butler. Besides his parents he is preceded in death by a sister, Melitta Butler.

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Apr 24, 2020

Mr. Jimmy Lynn Smith, age 62 of Tallapoosa, passed away on Friday, April 24, 2020. He was born on June 4, 1957 in Carrollton to the late J.L. Smith and Margaret Smith. Lynn is retired from the city of Rockmart as the water plant manager. He was a devoted husband, father and most important a Poppy....

Apr 24, 2020

Mrs. Patricia Cecilia Ransom Davis, age 68 of Villa Rica, passed away on Friday, April 24, 2020 in a local nursing home. She was born on September 12, 1951 in Atlanta to the late Johnny T. Ransom and the late Grace Forsyth Ransom. Besides her parents she is preceded in death by her husband Kenneth Davis...

Apr 22, 2020

Mrs. Davida Birchfield Hitchcock, age 49 of Tallapoosa, passed away on Wednesday, April 22, 2020. She was born on June 6, 1970 in Ft. Stewart, GA to the late Larry Sarell Birchfield and the late Patricia Lee Birchfield. Davida was a registered nurse and had an overwhelming love for others. She loved to talk and share...

Apr 21, 2020

David Brannon White, age 34 of Monroe, passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2020. He was born on November 9, 1985 in Athens to David Allen White and Sarilda Ruff White both of Monroe. He is preceded in death by his grandparents, Leo and Opal White and Dutch and Virginia Ruff. David served as an illustrator...

Apr 13, 2020

Mrs. Linda Lou League Wood, age 72 of Bremen, passed away on Monday, April 13, 2020. She was born on May 21, 1947 in Bremen to the late John League and the late Georgia Petty League. Besides her parents she is preceded in death by one sister, Debra Johnson; three brothers, Ralph League, Johnny Ray League...

Apr 13, 2020

Mr. Thomas "Tommy" Edward Hogan, age 57 of Temple, passed away on Monday, April 13, 2020. He was born on January 28, 1963 in Atlanta to the late Ralph "Ed" Edward Hogan and Mildred West Callahan. Besides his father he is preceded in death by his step mother, Betty Jo Johnson Hogan and half brother, Gerald...

Apr 9, 2020

Ms. Sheila Denise Mann, age 67 of Bremen, passed away on Thursday, April 9, 2020. She was born on October 10, 1952 to the late Wayne Newman and the late Dorothy Rudene Harris. Besides her parents she is preceded in death by her husbands, Ronnie Mann and Danny Chandler and a brother, David Mitchell Waddell.

Apr 9, 2020

Henry Lewis Bedford was born, July 8, 1929 in Atlanta Georgia, the fourth child of the late Henry Bedford and Adna Corene Astin Bedford.   He passed away in Cedartown GA on April 9, 2020 at 90 years of age.

A graveside service will be held Monday, April 13, 2020 at 1:00 p.m....

Apr 8, 2020

Ms. Angela Gale Windom, age 75 of Bremen, passed away on Wednesday, April 8, 2020. She was born on January 31, 1945 in Harriman, TN to the late Jeff Windom, Jr. and the late Frances Neeley Windom. Besides her parents she is preceded in death by a son, Charles C. Howell, Jr and a sister, Patti...

Apr 3, 2020

Mrs. Kimberly Yvonne Gilmore McAlpin, age 49 of Buchanan, passed away on Friday, April 3, 2020. She was born on December 9, 1970 in Carrollton to the late Kenneth Lee Gilmore and Yvonne Evelyn Laminack Folsom.

Survivors include her husband, David McAlpin of Buchanan; mother and step father, Yvonne Evelyn Laminack and...

Apr 2, 2020

Mr. James Horace McClure, age 86 of Bremen, passed away Thursday, April 2, 2020, in a local hospital.  He was born in Buchanan, GA, August 20, 1933, to the late James Elbert McClure and Nora Cheatwood McClure.   Horace was a United States Army veteran and served in the Korean War.  He and the love of his...

Mar 31, 2020

Mrs. Linda Brown Wright, age 78 of Carrollton, passed away on Tuesday, March 31, 2020. She was born on March 12, 1942 in Atlanta to the late James Chesser and the late Margaret Smith Chesser. Besides her parents she is preceded in death by two husbands, Olin L. Brown and Floyd Wright; a daughter, Lynn Cook...

Mar 31, 2020

Rickie Allen Hayward, Jr., age 38, of Buchanan passed away suddenly on March 31, 2020. He was born on April 14, 1981 to Viola Mae Justice. He is preceded in death by his father, James F. Justice.

He loved fishing, going to Walmart, muddin', big trucks, Hank Williams, Sr. and playing guitar,...

Mar 30, 2020

Mr. William F. "Bill" Benefield, Jr., age 86 of Buchanan, passed away on Monday, March 30, 2020. He was born on December 1, 1933, in Cedartown to the late William F. Benefield, Sr. and the late Clara Mae Davis Benefield. Besides his parents he is preceded in death by his wife of over 50 years Martha...