Obituaries

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...

Mar 30, 2020

Mr. Warner Dwight Henry, age 72 of Buchanan, passed away Monday, March 30, 2020 suddenly at Tanner Medical Center in Carrollton. He was born Thursday, April 2, 1947 to the late James Buna and Edna Evelyn Smith Henry. He was a veteran serving in the United States Army during the Vietnam Conflict and was a retired...

Mar 29, 2020

Mr. Clyde Eugene Shirey, age 80 of Villa Rica, passed away on Sunday, March 29, 2020. He was born on May 27, 1939 in Gadsden, AL to the late Waymon Shirey and the late Meggie Mae Harris Shirey. Besides his parents he is preceded in death by a daughter, Wanda McIntosh; great grandchild, David George; Clay...

Mar 27, 2020

Praful Dayabhai Patel, age 74 of Bremen, passed away on Friday, March 28, 2020. He was born on November 3, 1945 in Kenya, Africa to the late Dayabhai Patel and the late Lalita Patel. Besides his parents he is preceded in death by a son, Harshadrai Patel and a brother Ramesh Patel.

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Mar 24, 2020

Anna Lea Hendrick Chaffin, age 50, of Bremen passed away surrounded by her loving family at her "home" on Old Newnan Road in Carrollton on March 24, 2020.  Anna was born on November 1, 1969 in Carrollton.  She graduated Haralson County High School in 1988.  She attended Truett-McConnell College as well as...

Mar 23, 2020

William "Cody" Long, age 34 of Bremen, passed away suddenly on Monday, March 23, 2020. He was born on February 9, 1986 in Lithia Springs to the late Dennis "Ricky" Long and Sheila Posey Long. Besides his father he is preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Bud and Lucille Redding Long.

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Mar 18, 2020

Mr. James Doyle White, Jr., age 53, of Tallapoosa, passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. He was born on September 12, 1966 to James "Pat" Doyle White and Martha Faye Priest. James enjoyed fishing and most all outdoor activities, but his greatest love was spending time with his grandchildren.

Survivors include...

Mar 17, 2020

Ms. Evelyn Daniel Couch, age 77, of Cedartown, passed away on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. She was born on August 12, 1942 in Cedartown to the late Eugene V. Daniel and the late Nellie Mae Rice Daniel.

She is survived by one daughter, DeAnn Cochran (Bobby Williams) of Cedartown; four sons and...

Mar 17, 2020

Ms. Debra Denise Brooks, age 57, of Waco, passed away on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. She was born on July 10, 1962 in Georgia to Charles L. Brooks and the late Reba Annette Bates. Besides her mother she is preceded in death by one brother, Lee Brooks. She loved to spend time with her family, friends,...

Mar 15, 2020

Mr. Johnny J." Fish"burne age 65 of Bainbridge, GA passed away Sunday, March 15, 2020 at John D. Archbold Memorial Hospital in Thomasville, GA. He was born Monday, February 17, 1958, in Fulton County GA. He was the son of Charles Edward Fishburne and the late Sonja Louise Curry Fishburne.  He worked as a carpenter the...

Mar 15, 2020

Mrs. Shelia Fay Whorton Kleist, age 71 of Gadsden, AL, passed away on Sunday, March 15, 2020. She was born on August 16, 1948 in Rome, GA to the late William Thomas Whorton, Jr. and the late Ora Lucille Robinson Whorton. Besides her parents she is preceded in death by her husband Todd Kleist and one...

Mar 14, 2020

Mr. Lee Kennington Brewton, age 88, of Carrollton, passed away Saturday, March 14, 2020. Mr. Brewton was born July 28, 1931, in Cochran, GA, to the late Francis Asbury Brewton and Ruth Finney Brewton.  After serving as a Staff Sergeant in the Korean War, Lee attended and graduated Georgia Tech with a degree in Industrial Management. ...

Mar 9, 2020

Ms. Sheila Wingo Summerville, age 59 of Bremen, GA, passed away Monday, March 9, 2020 at her residence.She was born Monday, July 25, 1960 and was the daughter of the late Willie A. Wingo and the late Sylvia Jean Morris Wingo. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her daughter Tarah Summerville. She was Baptist by...

Mar 7, 2020

Mr. James Thomas "Tommy" Williams, devoted husband, father and grandfather, age 62, of Tallapoosa, passed away Saturday, March 7, 2020, after an extended illness. Mr. Williams was born in Flint, MI, on July 27, 1957, to the late Howard Williams and Sharon Smith Williams.  Tommy joined the Navy as a teenager, and after serving 4 years was honorably...

Mar 6, 2020

Mr. Bobby Eugene Schwind, age 75, of Bremen passed away Friday, March 6, 2020, in a local hospital. Mr. Schwind was born in Sheffield, AL, on September 17, 1944, to the late Hubert Schwind and Lucille Bruton Schwind.  Bobby lived most of his life in Alexander City, AL, working and raising a family.  He and his wife, Faye,...

Mar 3, 2020

Kristopher Ryan Oxenreider, age 35, of Cedartown, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, March 3, 2020. He was born on October 23, 1984 in Springfield, MO to Samuel Cleo Oxenreider and Doris Nan Brannon Oxenreider.  He is preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Al and Nora Brannon and paternal grandparents, Sam A. and Marjorie Oxenreider.

Mar 2, 2020

Mr. James Martin Eidson, age 70, of Buchanan passed away on Monday, March 2, 2020. He was born in Austell on Sunday, March 13, 1949. Mr. Eidson was the son of the late, James Robert Eidson and the late, Virginia (Cash) Eidson.

Mr. Eidson served in the United States Navy. Later in life he made a...

Feb 25, 2020

Mr. Jimmy Dean Clayton of Tallapoosa passed way on Tuesday, February 25, 2020.  He was born in Cleburne County, Alabama on February 10, 1932 to the late Dewey Clayton and the late Willie Albright Clayton.  Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Lila Clayton; two sisters, Barbara Bell and Margie Benefield; three brothers, Billie...