Obituaries

May 1, 2018

Mrs. Jane (Sadorus) Hightower, age 66, of Buchanan passed away on Tuesday, May 1, 2018. She was born in Urbana, Illinois on Thursday, May 31, 1951.  Mrs. Hightower was the daughter of the late Marion F. Sadorus and the late Mary E. Phillips.

Survivors include her husband Clarence...

May 1, 2018

Mr. Donald (Donnie) Huddleston, age 62, of Carrollton passed away on Tuesday, May 1, 2018. He was  born in Camp Pendleton, California on Thursday, January 26, 1956. Mr. Huddleston was the son of the late Robert Henry Huddleston and the late Mina (Cook) Huddleston.  Besides his parents, Mr. Huddleston is preceded in...

Apr 30, 2018

Mrs. Linneda "Kay" (Tucker) Geiger, age 72, of Carrollton passed away on Monday, April 30, 2018. She was born on Sunday, July 29, 1945 in Gadsden, Alabama. Mrs. Geiger was the daughter of the late William Henry Tucker and the late Gladys Grace Pitts.  Besides her parents, Mrs. Geiger is preceded in...

Apr 29, 2018

Mrs. Mary "Bonnie" Wilson Verner, age 88, of Buchanan passed away on Sunday, April 29, 2018. She was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee on Wednesday, March 12, 1930. Mrs. Verner was the daughter of the late Luther Wilson and the late Evie (Kimball) Wilson. Besides her parents, Mrs. Verner  is preceded in death...

Apr 27, 2018

Mr. Marion Leigh Ferrell, age 75, of Temple passed away on Friday, April 27, 2018. He was born in Atlanta on Friday, April 23, 1943.

Survivors include his wife, Wendy Sue Ferrell of Temple; his son, Michael Ferrell of Fort Payne, Alabama; three daughters, Gloria Frank of Rockmart,...

Apr 27, 2018

Mr. Nick Dewayne Mosley, age 55, of  Buchanan, passed away Friday, April 27, 2018. Mr. Mosley was born in Smyrna, GA on October 28, 1962 to Hoyt and Jimmie Mosley.

Survivors include wife: Joni Connole Mosley, one son; Andrew Jason Tatt , one daughter Lyndsie Erin Tatt, one...

Apr 24, 2018

Mrs. Margaret A. (Hicks) Crews, age 92, of Warsaw, Indiana (originally from Buchanan) passed away on Tuesday, April 24, 2018. She was born in Buchanan on Monday, November 16, 1925. Mrs. Crews was the daughter of the late Jeff Hicks and the late Odessa (Beauchamp) Hicks. Besides her parents, Mrs. Crews is...

Apr 24, 2018

Kenneth Ray Creel, age 42, of Buchanan passed away on Tuesday, April 24, 2018. He was born in Dalton on Wednesday, March 3, 1976. Mr. Creel  is preceded in death by his father, Ray Wiley Creel.

Surviors include his daughter, Sierra Fortner of Temple; his mother, Ruby Marie...

Apr 22, 2018

Mr. Clyde Wayne Kimbrell, age 61, of Cedartown passed away Sunday, April 22, 2018.  Mr. Kimbrell was in Granite City, Illinois, on October 16, 1956.  He was the son of the late Clyde Kimbrell and the late Margaret Louise Barrentine Robertson.  Mr. Kimbrell was a veteran of the United States Army and was a retired instrument technician for...

Apr 20, 2018

Mr. Jesse Edgar Waller, age 75, of Tallapoosa passed away Friday, April 20, 2018.  Mr. Waller was born in Jacksonville, Florida, on April 28, 1942.  He was the son of the late Reubean Waller and the late Betty Henderson Waller.  Mr. Waller was a veteran of the United States Army and was a retired Firefighter with the City...

Apr 19, 2018

Mr. Kenneth Gene Maynard, age 76, of Carrollton passed Thursday, April 19, 2018.

No services are planned at this time.

Cremation services are being provided by Hutcheson's Memorial Chapel & Crematory of Buchanan.

Apr 19, 2018

Mrs. Betty Elizabeth Boyce Boswell, age 82, of Bremen passed away Thursday, April 19, 2018.  Mrs. Boswell was born in Haralson County, Georgia, on May 27, 1935.  She was the daughter of the late Roy E. Boyce and the late Lona Harden Boyce.  Mrs. Boswell was a homemaker.  Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her...

Apr 18, 2018

Mrs. Naomi Marlene Shead Butler, age 85, of Ottumwa, Iowa, formerly of Bremen passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2018.  Mrs. Butler was born in Douglas County, Georgia, on October 12, 1932.  She was the daughter of the late Dixon Phillip Shead and the late Ruby Faye Broome Shead.  Mrs. Butler was a homemaker.  Besides her parents, she was...

Apr 16, 2018

Mr. Theodore Ayers Newsum, age 67, of Douglasville passed away Monday, April 16, 2018.  Mr. Newsum was born in LaCanada, California, on September 17, 1950.  He was the son of the late James Newsum and the late Jean von der Linden Newsum.  Mr. Newsum was a veteran of the United States Coast Guard and was a retired social...

Apr 12, 2018

Mr. Christopher Gerald Wade, age 38, of Tallapoosa passed away Thursday, April 12, 2018.  Mr. Wade was born in Villa Rica, Georgia, on May 14, 1979.  He worked as a crane rigger with Viking Erectors.  Mr. Wade was preceded in death by two brothers, Mitchell Wade and Josh Wade; and grandparents, Chalmers and Oliva Daniell.

Survivors...

Apr 12, 2018

Mr. Robert Lee Sponsel, age 81, of Douglasville passed away Thursday, April 12, 2018.  Mr. Sponsel was born in Milltown, Ohio, on December 13, 1936.  He was an automobile architect.

The family will conduct a memorial service at a later date.

Cremation services are being provided by Hutcheson's Memorial Chapel & Crematory of Buchanan....

Apr 11, 2018

Mr. Doyle Lee Witcher, age 70, of Calhoun passed away Wednesday, April 11, 2018.  Mr. Witcher was born in Gadsden, Alabama, on November 2, 1947.  He was the son of the late Oscar Witcher and the late Lera Beatrice Williams Witcher.  Mr. Witcher was retired from the United States Air Force.

Survivors include his wife, Won-Shil...

Apr 10, 2018

Mrs. Estelle Gresham Dennis, age 94, of Bremen passed away Tuesday, April 10, 2018.  Mrs. Dennis was born in Coweta County, Georgia, on February 14, 1924.  She was the daughter of the late Charlie Lee Gresham and the late Rosa Jane Hester Gresham.

Survivors include four daughters and three sons-in-law, Redonia and Phil Johnson of Douglasville,...

Apr 8, 2018

Mr. Henry Richard Ferchaud, age 72, of Villa Rica passed away Sunday, April 8, 2018.  Mr. Ferchaud was born New Orleans, Louisiana, on May 3, 1945.  He was the son of the late Henry Ferchaud and the late Catherine Johnson Ferchaud.  Mr. Ferchaud was an antique dealer.

Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Henry "Beau" and...

Apr 3, 2018

Mr. Lester Milton Ritter, age 88, of Cedartown passed away Tuesday, April 3, 2018.  Mr. Ritter was born in Brooklyn, New York, on June 8, 1929.  He was the son of the late Joseph Ritter and the late Eva Marawetz Ritter.  Mr. Ritter was a veteran of the United States Army and was a retired electrical engineer.