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Judith Turner-Meyer
Jun 16, 2017
Ms. Judith Turner-Meyer, age 77, of Dawsonville passed away Friday, June 16, 2017.
No services are planned at this time.
Hutcheson's Memorial Chapel & Crematory of Buchanan is in charge of the arrangements.
Sandy Lee (Pollard) White
Jun 14, 2017
Mrs. Sandy Lee Pollard White, age 33, of Villa Rica passed away Wednesday, June 14, 2017. Mrs. White was born in Anniston, Alabama, on September 17, 1983. She was preceded in death by her father, Ronnie Ammerson.
Survivors include her mother, Sandra Pollard Adams of Macon; two sisters, Cindy Pollard of Buchanan and Beulah Kilgore of...
Max Hayward Johnson, Jr.
Jun 12, 2017
Mr. Max Hayward Johnson, Jr., age 55, of Rockmart passed away Monday, June 12, 2017. Mr. Johnson was born in Decatur, Georgia, on February 9, 1962. He was the son of the late Max "Bubby" Hayward Johnson, Sr. and the late Jeannine Armstrong Johnson. Mr. Johnson was a painter.
Survivors include one son, Troy Johnson of...
Hanne M. (Sorenson) Primak
Jun 10, 2017
Mrs. Hanne M. Sorenson Primak, age 60, of Temple passed away Saturday, June 10, 2017. Mrs. Primak was born in Detroit, Michigan, on May 19, 1957. She was the daughter of the late Viggo and Vivi Sorenson. Mrs. Primak was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Mark Primak of Temple; one son, Jason Primak of Temple;...
Lonnie Dean Baggett
Jun 10, 2017
Mr. Lonnie Dean Baggett, age 69, of Bremen passed away Saturday, June 10, 2017. Mr. Baggett was born on October 26, 1947. He was the son of the late Kelly Baggett and the late Bella Mae Johnson Baggett.
Survivors include one sister, Pam Kennedy of Florida; three brothers, Kenneth Baggett of Bremen, Tommy Baggett of Florida...
Anthony Lemont Jones
Jun 8, 2017
Mr. Anthony Lemont Jones, age 65, of Tallapoosa passed away Thursday, June 8, 2017. Mr. Jones was born in Scottsboro, Alabama, on June 1, 1952. He was the son of the late James Terry Barner and the late Denese Frances Loudermilk Jones. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one grandchild, Ashley Jones.
Survivors...
Joseph Douglas Brogdon
Jun 7, 2017
Mr. Joseph Douglas Brogdon, ae 69, of Carrollton passed away Wednesday, June 7, 2017. Mr. Brogdon was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on August 19, 1947. He was the son of the late Victor Brogdon and the late Christine Smith Brogdon. Mr. Brogdon was a truck driver.
Survivors include his wife, Connie Sealock Brogdon of Carrollton; and...
Carolyn Marie (White) Holcombe
Jun 6, 2017
Mrs. Carolyn Marie White Holcombe, age 74, of Tallapoosa passed away Tuesday, June 6, 2017. Mrs. Holcombe was born in Tallapoosa, Georgia, on February 16, 1943. She was the daughter of the late John Henry White, Jr. and the late Virginia Lyle White.  Mrs. Holcombe had previously worked as a seamstress at Hubbard Slacks. Besides her parents, she...
Sharon (Moore) Barrett
Jun 3, 2017
Ms. Sharon Moore Barrett, age 74, of Carrollton passed away Saturday, June 3, 2017. Ms. Barrett was born in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada, on January 14, 1943. She was the daughter of the late William Stewart Gregg and the late Helen Ann McKechnie Chilimpis. Ms. Barrett was retired from the Las Vegas, Nevada, Police Department where she...
Vickie Lynn Munroe
May 31, 2017
Miss Vickie Lynn Munroe, age 59, of Bremen passed away Wednesday, May 31, 2017. Miss Munroe was born in Douglasville, Georgia, on January 10, 1958. She was the daughter of the late Sidney R. Munroe and the late Mildred Earline Bishop Munroe.
Miss Munroe was the long time counselor at Buchanan Primary School. She was a...
Linda Susan (Wall) Cooksey
May 31, 2017
Ms. Linda Susan Wall Cooksey, age 61, of Bremen passed away Wednesday, May 31, 2017. Ms. Cooksey was born in Miami, Florida, on September 25, 1955. She was the daughter of the late Harold and Sue Wall.
Survivors include two sons and one daughter-in-law, D.J. and Marcie Langley of Roopville, and T.J. Langley of Bremen; one...
Infant Raidyn Walker Mckenzie
May 28, 2017
Infant Raidyn Walker McKenzie, of Temple passed away Sunday, May 28, 2017.
Survivors include his parents, Richard Lee and Samantha Jo Poole McKenzie, Jr. of Temple; one brother, Carter McKenzie; maternal grandparents, Sandy and Bren Howell; paternal grandparents, Richard and Hope McKenzie, and Shanda Cash; aunts and uncles, Hannah and Seth Entrekin, and Zachary McKenzie; and...
Virginia (Mobley) Wood
May 23, 2017
Mrs. Virginia Mobley Wood, age 91, of Buchanan passed away Tuesday, May 23, 2017. Mrs. Wood was born in Haralson County, Georgia, on May 27, 1925. She was the daughter of the late Albert Mobley and the late Odell Hardin Mobley. Mrs. Wood was retired from the Arrow Shirt Company in Buchanan where she worked for over forty...
John Webster Smith, Jr.
May 23, 2017
Mr. John Webster Smith, Jr., age 74, of Bowdon passed away Tuesday, May 23, 2017. Mr. Smith was born in Richmond County, Georgia, on December 4, 1942. He was the son of the late John Webster Smith, Sr. and the late Helen Allene Smith. Mr. Smith was retired from McCormick and Company where he worked as a production...
Charles "Ricky" Richard Sanders, Jr.
May 21, 2017
Mr. Charles "Ricky" Richard Sanders, Jr., age 55, of Buchanan passed away Sunday, May 21, 2017. Mr. Sanders was born in Rome, Georgia, on October 9, 1961.
Survivors include his mother and step-father, Judy and Joe Goss of Cedartown; father and step-mother, Charles and Deborah Sanders of Buchanan; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Traci and Brian Gilmore,...
Betty Jane (Wilson) Myers
May 17, 2017
Ms. Betty Jane Wilson Myers, age 61, of Tallapoosa passed away Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Ms. Myers was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on April 1, 1956. She was the daughter of the late James Eugene Wilson and the late Beatrice Price Wilson. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one daughter-in-law, Tabitha Whitmore; four brothers, Lamar...
Scotty Chastain
May 17, 2017
It is with great sadness and regret that we announce the death of our longtime friend and colleague, Mr. Scotty Chastain, age 58, of Memphis, Texas formerly of Carrollton, Georgia and Polk County who passed away May 17, 2017 at his residence in Memphis, Texas.
Mr. Chastain was the long-time owner of Chastain Professional Services prior...
Douglas Duane Somerson
May 16, 2017
Mr. Douglas Duane Somerson, age 65, of Temple passed away Tuesday, May 16, 2017. Mr. Somerson was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on September 22, 1951. He was the son of the late Carl and Dorothy Somerson. Mr. Somerson was a professional wrestler. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one daughter, Jessica Somerson; and one brother,...
Larry Clinton Pope
May 15, 2017
Mr. Larry Clinton Pope, age 76, of Dawsonville, formerly of Villa Rica, passed away Monday, May 15, 2017. Mr. Pope was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 18, 1941. He was the son of the late Doxie Clinton Pope and the late Ada Ruth Mabry Pope.
Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Greg and Kathie Pope...
Ruth Ann (Cheek) Dyer
May 10, 2017
Mrs. Ruth Ann Cheek Dyer, age 84, of Carrollton passed away Wednesday, May 10, 2017. Mrs. Dyer was born in Douglasville, Georgia on October 18, 1932. She was preceded in death by her mother Flora Cheek; two children Lori Ann Dyer and Thomas Wayne Dyer, as well as a number of brothers and sisters.
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