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Guyles Clements Perry
May 19, 2020
Guyles Clements Perry, 59Â of Carrollton, passed away on Tuesday, May 19, 2020. He was born on December 5, 1960 in Birmingham to the late Guyles Collier Perry and the late Barbara Eloise Perry.
Survivors include his wife, Barbara Perry of Carrollton; daughter, Laura and Aaron Cates of Temple; two sons, Guyles...
Perry Ray White
May 19, 2020
Perry Ray White, 65 of Bowdon, passed away on Tuesday, May 19, 2020. He was born on Friday, March 18, 1955 to the late Ira Ray White and the late Ruth Mullins White. Besides his parents he is preceded in death by his wife Brenda Rodden White and son, Perry Shane White.
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Rev. Ronald Edward Cummings
May 17, 2020
Rev. Ronald Edward Cummings, age 81 of Douglasville, died peacefully at his residence Sunday, May 17, 2020. He was born on Monday, April 17, 1939 in Knoxville, TN to the late Caswel Jackson Cummings and the late Julia Elizabeth Claybough Cummings. Rev. Cummings was a veteran of the United States Air Force serving 1958-1961 and was...
Evan E. House, Jr.
May 12, 2020
Evan E. House, Jr., son of the late Evan E. House Sr. and Alice Harvey House, passed away in Carrollton, GA on May 12th following a stroke at the age of 90. A loving and beloved father, grandfather and friend, he lived a remarkable and varied life, one full of curiosity and learning, from studying in a one-room...
Michael Shaughnessy
May 11, 2020
Mr. Michael Shaughnessy, age 53 of Acworth, passed away on Monday, May 11, 2020. He was born July 2, 1966 in Atlanta to the late Patrick Dean Shaughnessy and the late Shirley Lee Smith.
Survivors include his fiance, Marie Goddard; three daughters, Kayla Crowe, Michelle Adams and Anna Emory; two sons, Jimmy...
Milton Ray Wood
May 11, 2020
Mr. Milton Ray Wood, age 75 of Bremen, passed away on Monday, May 11, 2020. He was born on June 28, 1944 to the late Judson Columbus Wood and the late Eunice Bradley Wood. Besides his parents he is preceded in death by his wife Linda Lou League Wood; two sisters, Annette Holcombe and Betty Hicks...
James Edward Sosebee, Sr.
May 9, 2020
James Edward Sosebee, Sr.,age 77, of Buchanan, passed away on Saturday May 9, 2020.He was born on Friday, August 14, 1942 in Atlanta, the son of the late Howard and the late Mary Bryant Sosebee. Besides his parents he is preceded in death by eight brothers and sisters; daughter-in-law,Trish Sosebee and two grandsons, Christopher Morris and...
Venice Worthy Grimshaw
May 8, 2020
Venice L. Worthy Grimshaw, age 73, of Bremen, passed away on Friday May 8, 2020 at her residence.She was born on Saturday, February 22, 1947 in Carrollton, the daughter of the late Fred and the late Mildred Lyle Worthy. Besides her parents she is preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Richard Emlyn Grimshaw;one...
Mary (Dover) Phillips
May 8, 2020
Ms. Mary Ann Dover Phillips, age 71 of Summerville, passed away on Friday, May 8, 2020. She was born on May 1, 1949 to the late John William Dover and the late Bertha Williams Dover.
Ms. Phillips is a survivor of COVID-19 even tho she had many preexisting illnesses.
Rita Gail (Stephens) Musick
May 8, 2020
Mrs. Rita Gail Stephens Musick, age 72 of Carrollton, passed away on Friday, May 8, 2020. She was born on February 13, 1948 in Atlanta to the late William Roy Stephens and the late Geneva Taylor Stephens. Besides her parents she is preceded in death by her sister, Janice Shackelford.
Survivors include...
Billy Joe Wade
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...
Anthony Wayne Lancaster
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...
John Willis Swain
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...
Suzanne (Dunn) Rierson
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...
John Wayne Ragsdale
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...
Jack E. Butler, Jr.
Apr 26, 2020
Mr. Jack E. Butler, Jr, age 71Â 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.
In keeping...
Jimmy Lynn Smith
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....
Patricia Cecilia (Ransom) Davis
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...
Davida Birchfield Hitchcock
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...
David Brannon White
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...
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