Obituaries

Aug 25, 2017

Ms. Rhonda Suzanne Thornton Carter, age 53, of Cedartown, formerly of Buchanan, passed away Friday, August 25, 2017.  Ms. Carter was born in Bremen, Georgia, on November 19, 1963.

Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Whitney and Harry White of Bremen; parents, Boyce and Johnnie Sue Jackson Thornton...

Aug 24, 2017

Mr. Clarence Lewis Smith, age 83, of Temple passed away Thursday, August 24, 2017.  Mr. Smith was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on February 21, 1934.  He was the son of the late Thurman Smith and Callie Buchanan Smith.  Mr. Smith retired from Hewlett-Packard as a computer programmer.  He was preceded in death by his...

Aug 22, 2017

Ms. Donna Rene Russell, age 51, of Bremen passed away Tuesday, August 22, 2017.  Ms. Russell was born in Carrollton, Georgia on September 16, 1965.  Preceded in death by her grandparents Herbert and Blanche Johnson, Werner Streif and Friedel Streif; one brother Stefan Scott Russell.

Survivors include her...

Aug 21, 2017

Mr. Harvey Mack James Whitmore, age 52, of Tallapoosa passed away Monday, August 21, 2017. Mr. Whitmore was born in Carrollton, Georgia, on November 16, 1964.  He was preceded in death by his father, Bobby Whitmore.

Survivors include his wife, Anita Chappell Whitmore of Tallapoosa; one daughter and...

Aug 20, 2017

Mrs. Christina Marie Akin Miller, age 42, of Owosso, Michigan, formerly of Tallapoosa passed away Sunday, August 20, 2017.  Mrs. Miller was born in Villa Rica, Georgia, on February 26, 1975.  She was a homemaker.  Mrs. Miller was preceded in death by her husband, Calvin Miller; and mother, Sheila Laminack Akin.

Survivors include four daughters and...

Aug 14, 2017

Mr. Joseph Kyle Christopher, age 20, of Riverside, Alabama passed away Monday, August 14, 2017.  Mr. Christopher was born in Marietta, Georgia on July 5, 1997.  He is preceded in death by one brother Cody Dale Christopher and one sister Caitlynn Nicole Harlan Christopher.

Survivors include his mother, Heather Norman of Riverside, Alabama and father, Joseph Scott Christopher of Buchanan; grandparents,...

Aug 5, 2017

Mrs. Henrietta Fincher Prewitt, age 86, of Buchanan passed away Saturday, August 5, 2017.  Mrs. Fincher was born in Buchanan, Georgia, on February 10, 1931. She was retired from Cluett, Peabody, and Company (Arrow Shirt) in Buchanan.  Mrs. Prewitt was preceded in death by two sons, Michael Payton and Terry Payton; and mother, Hessie Fincher Thrower.

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Aug 4, 2017

Mrs. Andrea Michelle Lucas Long, age 46, of Tallapoosa passed away Friday, August 4, 2017. Mrs. Long was born in Austell, Georgia, on November 19, 1970.  She was preceded in death by her father, Johnny Michael Lucas.

Survivors include her husband, Dale Lynn Long; one daughter, Harley Jo Long of Austell; one son, Josh Long of...

Aug 1, 2017

Mrs. Willie McClung Bishop, age 87, of Buchanan, Georgia, went to her heavenly home on Tuesday morning, August 1 after declining health. She was born in Haralson County, Georgia to the late Samuel E and Willie Davis McClung on May 28, 1930. Her devotion and firm faith in God has served as a comfort to her family during...

Aug 1, 2017

Mr. William "Coy" McCoy Thornton, age 70, of Bremen passed away Tuesday, August 1, 2017.  Mr. Thornton was born in Buchanan, Georgia, on November 9, 1946.  He was the son of the late Edward Barrett Thornton and the late Lelia Ruth Harrison Thornton.  Mr. Thornton was a veteran of the United States Army and was retired...

Jul 31, 2017

Mrs. Deborah Lorraine Clay Appley, age 57, of Buchanan passed away July 31, 2017.  Mrs. Appley was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on March 13, 1960.  She was the daughter of the late Lamar Clay and the late Verbisee McGuire Clay. Mrs. Appley was a homemaker.  Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Steve...

Jul 31, 2017

Mr. Kenneth Prince Bates, age 76, of Buchanan passed away Sunday, July 31, 2017.  Mr. Bates was born in Buchanan, Georgia, on August 7, 1940.  He was the son of the late Prince Albert Bates and the late Delores Kirk Daniel.  Mr. Bates was retired from the Carroll County Sheriff's Office.  Besides his parents, he was preceded in...

Jul 31, 2017

Mrs. Glenna Mae Hollingsworth Sponsel, age 84, of Carrollton passed away Monday, July 31, 2017.  Mrs. Sponsel was born in Turtle Creek Township, Ohio, on October 16, 1932.  She was the daughter of the late Frank Hollingsworth and the late Mabel Campbell Hollingsworth.  Mrs. Sponsel was a homemaker.

Private memorial services will be conducted at a...

Jul 30, 2017

Mr. Jeffery Brian Cook, age 46, of Carrollton passed away Sunday, July 30, 2017.  Mr. Cook was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on February 3, 1971. He worked in restaurant management in several local restaurants with the last being The Cookout in Carrollton.  He was preceded in death by his father, Guy Kenneth Cook.

Survivors include, one...

Jul 28, 2017

Mrs. Carolyn Joyce Clement Smith, age 83, of Temple passed away Friday, July 28, 2017.  Mrs. Smith was born in Blairsville, Georgia, on March 22, 1934.  She was the daughter of the late Tillman Clement and the late Ruby Mason Clement.  Mrs. Smith was a homemaker.

Survivors include her husband, Clarence Lewis Smith of Temple; two...

Jul 23, 2017

Mrs. Shirley Ann Ward Easterwood, age 69, of Buchanan passed away Sunday, July 23, 2017.  Mrs. Easterwood was born in Tampa, Florida, on June 2, 1948.  She was the daughter of the late Vernon Ward and the late Josephine Guerro Ward.  Mrs. Easterwood was a homemaker.  Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Myles...

Jul 21, 2017

Ms. Daphne Marie Parish Coley, age 39, of Centre, Alabama, passed away Friday, July 21, 2017.  Ms. Coley was born in Rome, Georgia, on May 25, 1978.  She was preceded in death by one daughter, Madison Brooke Coley; father, Charles Parish; grandparents, Evelyn Baker, Ed Parish, Joe Stringfield and Billy Bagley

Survivors include one daughter, Taylor...

Jul 20, 2017

Mr. Daniel Lee Cash, age 45, of Buchanan passed away Thursday, July 20, 2017.  Mr. Cash was born in Carrollton, Georgia, on April 29, 1972.  He was the son of the late Henry Cash and the late Ellen Holcombe Cash.  Mr. Cash worked as a brick mason.  Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers,...

Jul 19, 2017

Mr. Zin Larry Peoples, age 75, of Waco passed away Wednesday, July 19, 2017.  Mr. Peoples was born in Griffin, Georgia, on November 24, 1941.  He was the son of the late Zinnerman and Ruby Peoples.  Mr. Peoples was a veteran of the United States Air Force and was retired as a Senior Engineer with the Marriott Midtown...

Jul 18, 2017

Mrs. Jamie Marie Hall-Byrum, age 40, of Bremen passed away Tuesday, July 18, 2017.  Mrs. Hall-Byrum was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on December 17, 1976.

Survivors include her husband, Kenneth Edward Hall-Byrum of Bremen; mother, Rose Marie Atha Starr of Bremen; father, Donald Lindsey Byrum of Flat Rock, NC; one brother, Danny Ray Dale of Bremen;...