Obituaries

Sep 18, 2017

Mrs. Sandra Pope Johnson, age 73, of Tallapoosa passed away Monday, September 18, 2017.  Mrs. Johnson was born in Tallapoosa, Georgia, on October 23, 1943.  She was the daughter of the late Gilbert Pope and the late Mattie Lou Williams Pope.  Mrs. Pope graduated from West Haralson High School and was the valedictorian of her class.  She and...

Sep 15, 2017

Mr. Eric Lee Hammock, age 33, of Villa Rica passed away Friday, September 15, 2017.  Mr. Hammock was born in Douglasville, Georgia, on September 12, 1984.

Survivors include his wife, Shanna Serna Hammock; one daughter, Jazmine Hammock of Gainesville, TX; one son, Brendan Hammock of Gainesville, TX; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Alesha and Jesse Eleton of...

Sep 14, 2017

Mr. James J. Forrester, age 90, of Tallapoosa passed away Thursday, September 14, 2017.  Mr. Forrester was born in Carnesville, Georgia, on September 10, 1927.  He was the son of the late John Forrester and the late Hannah Crump Forrester.  Mr. Forrester was a retired heavy equipment operator.

Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Deborah and...

Sep 13, 2017

Ms. Judy Colleen Helton Pollard, age 71, of Buchanan passed away Wednesday, September 13, 2017.  Ms. Pollard was born in Buchanan, Georgia, on August 25, 1946.  She was the daughter of the late Hoyt Helton and the late Louise Whitaker Helton.  Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers, Gerald Helton, Hoyt Lewis Helton and...

Sep 11, 2017

Ms. Debbie Ann Garner Stone, age 64, of Buchanan passed away Monday, September 11, 2017.  Ms. Stone was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on June 9, 1953.  She was the daughter of the late Bryan Garner and the late Mary Lou Lyle Garner.  Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one sister, Ginger Jackson.

Survivors...

Sep 7, 2017

Mrs. Jackie Dell Tolbert Robinson, age 76, of Bremen passed away Thursday, September 7, 2017.  Mrs. Robinson was born in Gadsden, Alabama, on June 19, 1941.  She was the daughter of the late Fred Tolbert and the late Hannah Inman Mashburn.  Mrs. Robinson was retired from Sewell Clothing Company.  Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by...

Sep 1, 2017

Maudie Sue Spivey Standish, of Cedartown, Georgia (formally Sue Crow of Bennettsville, SC) passed away on September 1, 2017, from an extended illness.

Born January 18, 1950, she was the daughter of the late Leo McDuffy Spivey, Jr. and Hazel Goude Spivey of Conway, SC. Sue graduated from Myrtle Beach...

Aug 29, 2017

Mr. Ray Daniel Smith, age 50, of Bremen passed away Tuesday, August 29, 2017.   He is preceded in death by his parents James Edward Smith and Mary Jane Rampey Smith.  Besides his parents he is preceded in death by one brother William Smith.

Survivors include his sister Kathy...

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...