Obituaries

Mar 21, 2017

Mr. Louis Russell Davis, age 86, of Buchanan passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2017.  He was the son of the late Louis Chester Davis and the late Nancy Buvena Mosley Davis.  Mr. Davis was a farmer, having owned and operated a dairy farm and a beef cattle operation for many years.  He was also a retired rural mail...

Mar 21, 2017

MARILYN RUTH RIES, independent audio engineer/producer   1937-2017

Dear Family of Friends,

With great sadness and terrible grief I send you the news that my partner of 32 years Marilyn Ruth Ries died this past weekend. She had a sudden and massive bleeding in the brain, so was past pain or suffering very quickly. She...

Mar 21, 2017

Ms. Alicia Remona Deese Bryant, age 53, of Tallapoosa passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2017.  Ms. Bryant was born in Carrollton, Georgia, on January 5, 1964.  She was the daughter of the late Rayford Deese and the late Alice Pauline King Deese.

Survivors include two daughters, Brandy Nicole Kennedy of Tallapoosa and Shannon Paige Bryant of...

Mar 19, 2017

Mr. Isaiah Tab DeVries, age 30, of Bremen, formerly of Brighton, Colorado, passed away Sunday, March 19, 2017.  Mr. Devries was born in Denver, Colorado, on June 22, 1986.  He worked as a commercial mechanic.

No services are planned at this time.  In keeping with the wishes of the deceased, he was cremated.

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Mar 18, 2017

Mrs. Margaret Sue Lavender Herrick, age 87, of Buchanan passed away Saturday, March 18, 2017.  Mrs. Herrick was born in Orlando, Florida, on November 26, 1929.  She was the daughter of the late James Lavender and the late Thelma Watson Lavender.  Mrs. Herrick was a retired switchboard operator.  Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her...

Mar 17, 2017

Mr. James "Red" Charles Bryant, age 83, of Temple passed away Friday, March 17, 2017.  Mr. Bryant was born in Kansas Community of Carroll County, Georgia, on May 21, 1934.  He was the son of the late James Rufus Bryant and Gawdy Avis Otwell Bryant.  Mr. Bryant was a veteran of the United States Navy and was a...

Mar 14, 2017

Mrs. Wanda Caroll Burkhalter Batchelor, age 63, of Bowdon passed away Tuesday, March 14, 2017. Mrs. Batchelor was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on February 17, 1954.  She was the daughter of the late Bernard Burkhalter and the late Willie Gertrude Thompson Burkhalter.  Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Stanley Lee Batchelor.

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Mar 9, 2017

Mr. William Frank Norton, age 82, of Temple passed away Thursday, March 9, 2017.  Mr. Norton was born in Temple (Haralson County), Georgia, on July 30, 1934.  He was the son of the late James William Norton and the late Irma Davis Norton.  Mr. Norton was a retired automobile mechanic.  Besides his parents, he was preceded in death...

Mar 5, 2017

Mrs. Mary Catherine Cook Crossley, age 74, of Waco, formerly of Stockbridge passed away Sunday, March 5, 2017.  Mrs. Crossley was born in Clayton County, Georgia, on May 10, 1942.  She was a homemaker.

Survivors include her husband, Grady S. Crossley, Sr., of Waco; two daughters and one son-in-law, Cathy Crossley of Stockbridge and Julie and...

Mar 1, 2017

Mr. Elbert Andrew Whorton, age 70, of Centre, Alabama, passed away Wednesday, March 1, 2017.  Mr. Whorton was born in Centre, Alabama, on January 6, 1947.  He was the son of the late John Carl Whorton and the late Una Faye Lewis Whorton.

Survivors include one daughter, Lisa Whorton; one sister, Lounelle Holcombe; one brother, John...

Feb 27, 2017

Mrs. Sandra Faye Westmoreland Perry, age 74, of Buchanan passed away Monday, February 27, 2017.  Mrs. Perry was born in Buchanan, Georgia, on August 15, 1942.  She was the daughter of the late Cecil Westmoreland and the late Mildred Irwin Westmoreland.  Mrs. Perry owned and operated a tax preparation business for many years.  Besides her parents, she was...

Feb 23, 2017

A lady of love and whimsical grace, Mrs. Peggy Marie Pilgrim, age 78, of Tallapoosa, GA, passed away on Thursday, February, 23, 2017. Peggy, the daughter of the late Robert Clark Edmonson and Margaret Shelton Edmonson, was born on July 29, 1938. She has gone on to join her late husband, Raymond Pilgrim, youngest son, John Ashley Pilgrim,...

Feb 22, 2017

Mrs. Syble JoAnn Gravett Garmon, age 77, of Fruithurst, Alabama, passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2017.  Mrs. Garmon was born in Polk County, Georgia, on March 8, 1939.  She was the daughter of the late Joseph Gravett and the late Ruby Ely Gravett.

Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Wanda and Rance Vansant of Monroe;...

Feb 22, 2017

Mr. Durward William Davis, age 84, of Buchanan passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2017. Mr. Davis was born in Buchanan, Georgia, on September 5, 1932.  He was the son of the late John Davis and the late Ethel Adams Davis.  Mr. Davis was a veteran of the United States Army and was a retired auto body repairman.

Feb 22, 2017

Mr. Fred Winston Berkeley, II, age 54, of Carrollton passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2017.  Mr. Berkeley was born in Richmond, Virginia, on September 12, 1962.  He was the son of the late Fred Winston Berkeley, Sr. and the late Elizabeth Harris Holly.

Mr. Berkeley graduated from Cedartown High School in 1980 where he played football....

Feb 15, 2017

Ms. Sarah Virginia Harper Rush, age 74, of Bremen passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2017.  Ms. Rush was born in Estaboga, Alabama, on January 10, 1943.  She was the daughter of the late Claude Lee Harper and the late Evelyn Inez Hannah Harper.  Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one grandchild, Hunter Craft; and two...

Feb 6, 2017

Mrs. Myra Ann Hancock Fincher, age 54, of Bremen passed away Monday, February 6, 2017.  Mrs. Fincher was born in Carrollton, Georgia on February 12, 1962.  She was the daughter of the late John Hancock and Louis Holder Hancock.

Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Tina and Wesley Haney of Bremen; one son, Matthew Fincher of...

Feb 3, 2017

Mr. Mark Anthony Flammond, age 45, of Tallapoosa passed away Friday, February 3, 2017. Mr. Flammond was born in Kankakee, Illinois, on October 5, 1971.  He was an electrician.

Survivors include two sons, Mark Anthony Flammon of Kankakee, IL and Hunter Flammond of Tallapoosa; mother, Donna Orgon Bonewell of Kankakee, IL; father, George Anthony Flammond of...

Feb 2, 2017

Mrs. Hazel Eldean Clarke Teague, age 95, of Bremen passed away Thursday, February 2, 2017.  Mrs. Teague was born in Indianola, Iowa, on January 29, 1922.  He was the daughter of the late Ernest Clarke and the late Edith Downey Clarke.  Mrs. Teague was a homemaker.  Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Donald...

Feb 1, 2017

Mrs. Mary Faye Foster Moore, age 79, of Bremen passed away Wednesday, February 1, 2017.  Mrs. Moore was born in Cedartown, Georgia, on November 7, 1938.  She was the daughter of the late James Edward Foster and the late Lily Bertha Pittman Moore.  Mrs. Moore was a homemaker.  Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her...