Obituaries

Jan 20, 2017

Mr. Benny Dallas, age 66, of Bremen passed away Friday, January 20, 2017.  Mr. Dallas was born in Waco, Georgia, on March 8, 1950.  He was the son of the late Howard Dallas and the late Daisy Mae Alexander Bonner.  Mr. Dallas was a retired landscaper.  Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Debra...

Jan 18, 2017

Mr. Fred Mauldin, age 80, of Temple passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2017.  Mr. Mauldin was born in Dallas, Georgia, on February 17, 1936.  He was the son of the late Oscar Mauldin and the late Mary Rebecca Hix Mauldin.  Mr. Mauldin was a carpenter.  Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Francis Whaley...

Jan 18, 2017

Mr. Paul Emery Jennings, age 72, of Carrollton passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2017.  Mr. Jennings was born in Kansas City, Kansas, on December 7, 1944.  He was the son of the late Emery Elwood Jennings and the late Mary Sterling Jennings.

Survivors include his wife, Mary Burson Jennings of Carrollton; two daughters, Hannah Jennings and...

Jan 17, 2017

Mr. David "Cricket" Irvin Payne, age 70, of Heflin, Alabama, passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2017.  Mr. Payne was born in Tallapoosa, Georgia, on November 17, 1946.  He was the son of the late James "Dee" Luther Payne and the late Maggaline Hammond Payne.  Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Wysner Payne;...

Jan 17, 2017

Mrs. Carolyn Grace Robinson Norris, age 77, of Tallapoosa passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2017.  Mrs. Robinson was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on October 17, 1940.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Norris; one son, Timothy David Norris; and one brother, Lee Robinson.

Survivors include one son, James Matthew Norris of Tallapoosa; one...

Jan 12, 2017

Mrs. Martha Annette Johnson Benefield, age 80, of Felton passed away Thursday, January 12, 2017.  Mrs. Benefield was born in Haralson County, Georgia, on July 6, 1936.  She was the daughter of the late Albert Johnson and the late Annie Mae Tuck Johnson.  Mrs. Benefield was a graduate of Buchanan High School where she was the valedictorian of...

Jan 9, 2017

Mr. Nicholas Anthony Delaro, age 70, of Rome passed away Monday, January 9, 2017. Mr. Delaro was born in Baltimore, Maryland on November 19, 1946. He was the son of the late Joseph Delaro and the late Regina Hannon Delaro. Mr. Delaro was a veteran of the United States Navy and was a retired credit training manager with...

Jan 7, 2017

Mr. Jimmy Ray Tyra, age 77, of Buchanan passed away Saturday, January 7, 2017.  Mr. Tyra was born in Phil Campbell, Alabama, on November 13, 1939.  He was the son of the late William Roy Tyra and the late Myrtle Lou Holcombe Tyra.  Mr. Tyra was a veteran of the United States Navy and was a retired printing...

Jan 4, 2017

Mr. Danny Michael Skinner, age 67, of Carrollton passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2017.  Mr. Skinner was born in Carrollton, Georgia, on July 6, 1949.  He was preceded in death by his father, Billy Skinner.

Survivors include his mother, Alice Elizabeth Brock Cowart of Carrollton; one son, Jason Harris of Carrollton; one brother, Stephen Skinner of...

Dec 30, 2016

Ms. Loretta Caylor McKibben, age 73, of Buchanan passed away Friday, December 30, 2016.  Ms. McKibben was born in Tazewell, Tennessee, on December 22, 1943.  She was the daughter of the late Elmer Caylor and the late Nervia Whitaker Caylor.  Ms. McKibben was retired from Eby Brown in Rockmart, Georgia.  Besides her parents, she was preceded in death...

Dec 28, 2016

Mr. Joe Allen Hubbard, age 81, of Waco passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2016.  Mr. Hubbard was born in Webster County, Mississippi, on June 14, 1935.

Survivors include his wife, Donna Lamb Hubbard of Waco; three daughters, Jodi Hubbard of Waco, Leslie McCain of Chicago, IL and Amy Johnson Sprayberry of Tennessee; one son, Jacob Hubbard...

Dec 25, 2016

Charles McNeal was a special person in more ways than one.  Charles was and always will be loved and remembered by many.  Charles was born in Florida but moved to Buchanan, Georgia, in 1991 where he lived when he passed.

In the earlier 70's Charles became part of The Edenfield family in Florida.  Gene, Charlotte, Terry...

Dec 21, 2016

Mrs. Crystal Diona Headrick Davis, age 43, of Bowdon passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2016.  Mrs. Davis was born in Gastonia, North Carolina, on May 10, 1973.  She was preceded in death by one son, Joshua Robert Davis; and mother, Kathleen Small Headrick.

Survivors include husband, Jeffrey Dwayne Davis of Bowdon, one son, Jeffrey Dwayne Davis,...

Dec 20, 2016

Ms. Robin Cheryl Woodall Ray, age 56, of Waco passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2016.  Ms. Ray was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 26, 1960.  She was the daughter of the late Guy Woodall and the late Grace Boatright Woodall. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one son, Timothy Ray; one grandchild, Tanner Ray;...

Dec 18, 2016

Mr. William Oddis Willbanks, age 78, of Buchanan passed away Sunday, December 18, 2016.  Mr. Willbanks was born in Austell, Georgia on January 29, 1938.  He was te son of the late William S. Willlbanks and the late Dorothy Inez Gravett Willbanks.

Survivors include his wife, Pat Willbanks of Buchanan; two son, Steven Willbanks of Buchanan...

Dec 17, 2016

Mr. Edward Jackson Smith, age 59, of Carrollton passed away Saturday, December 17, 2016.  Mr. Smith was born in Jacksonville, Florida on December 16, 1957.  He was a man of many skills and a very hard worker.  Mr. Smith enjoyed spending time with his family and anything he could fix, make or create with his hands. He was...

Dec 17, 2016

Mrs. Jean Yvonne Roberts Payne, age 80, of Muscadine, Alabama, passed away Saturday, December 17, 2016.  Mrs. Payne was born in Muscadine, Alabama, on April 15, 1936.  She was the daughter of the late John Lawson Roberts and the late Mellie Ayers Roberts.  Mrs. Payne was a homemaker.  Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her...

Dec 14, 2016

Mr. Vernon Speight Felton, Jr., age 63, of Villa Rica passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2016.  Mr. Felton was born in Asheboro, North Carolina on April 17, 1953.  He was the son of the late Vernon Speight Felton and the late Marian Sockwell Felton.  Mr. Felton was a salesman for Marietta Fence Company.

Survivors include two...

Dec 12, 2016

Mr. Manuel William Tucker, age 92, of Tallapoosa passed away Monday, December 12, 2016.  Mr. Tucker was born in Cedartown, Georgia on January 31, 1924.  He was the son of the late Manuel Tucker and the late Lorrain Bell Tucker.  Mr. Tucker was a veteran of the United States Army serving during World War II and was a...

Dec 11, 2016

Mr. Gary Anthony West, age 61, of Carrollton passed away Sunday, December 11, 2016.  Mr. West was born in Augusta, Georgia on September 22, 1955.  He was the son of the late Billy T. West and the late Rosita Stratmann West.

Survivors include one son, Brian A. West of Carrollton; three sisters and two brothers-in-law, Elizabeth...