Obituaries

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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.

May 1, 2017

Mrs. Shirely Nadine Willson Bartlett Ryun, age 72, of Roanoke, Alabama, passed away Monday, May 1, 2017 at Wellstar Hospice, LaGrange, Georgia.  Mrs. Ryun was born in Clovis, New Mexico, on November 21, 1944.  She was the daughter of the late Altie Willson and the late Willie Munn Willson.  Mrs. Ryun was a homemaker.  She was a Christian...

Apr 28, 2017

Mr. Rickey Lewis Redding, age 67, of Bremen passed away Friday, April 28, 2017.  Mr. Redding was born January 7, 1950.  He was the son of the late Lewis Redding and the late Mary Heard Redding.  Mr. Redding was a retired insurance salesman.

Survivors include his wife, Belinda Webb Redding of Bremen; one daughter, Teresa; two...

Apr 28, 2017

Mr. Danny Lee Cook, age 56, of Buchanan passed away Friday, April 28, 2017.  Mr. Cook was born in Bremen, Georgia, on November 3, 1960.  He was the son of the late Charles Madison Cook and the late Nancy Dobbs Elliott. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Tommy Cook; and step-father, Adrian R....

Apr 21, 2017

Mrs. Carol Joyce Leggett Waterfill, age 62, of Buchanan passed away Friday, April 21, 2017.  Mrs. Waterfill was born in Fitzgerald, Georgia, on March 5, 1955.  She was an accountant and was an accomplished musician.  Mrs. Waterfill was preceded in death by her mother, Joyce Smith Leggett.

Survivors include her husband, David Waterfill of Buchanan; one...

Apr 19, 2017

Miss Beverly June Turner, age 74, of Carrollton passed away Wednesday, April 19, 2017.  Miss Turner was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on May 21, 1942.  She was the daughter of the late Joel Alton Turner and the late Edna McGee Jones.  Miss Turner was a veteran of the United States Army and was a retired transportation dispatcher.

Apr 17, 2017

Mr. Grady Marshall Patterson, age 59, of Waco (Buncombe Community), passed away Monday, April 17, 2017.  Mr. Patterson was born in Bremen, Georgia, September 5, 1957.  He was the son of the late Lloyd Kenneth Patterson and the late Nellie Williams Patterson.  Mr. Patterson was a self-employed floor covering installer.

Survivors include his wife, Cheryl White...

Apr 16, 2017

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Luke Kirk, age 87, of Buchanan passed away Sunday, April 16, 2017.  Mrs. Kirk was born in Enigma, Georgia, on May 29, 1929.  She was the daughter of the late Thomas Luke and the late Ruby Sherrod Luke.  Mrs. Kirk was a retired nurse.  Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,...

Apr 11, 2017

SCPO Garnett Gene Sherman, Sr. (U.S. Navy Retired), age 87, of Carrollton passed away Tuesday, April 11, 2017.  Mr. Sherman was born in Litton, Indiana, on February 3, 1930.  He was the son of the late Elbridge Sherman and the late Metta Rigle Sherman.

Survivors include two sons and one daughter-in-law, Garnett G. and Melissa Sherman,...

Apr 9, 2017

Mrs. Lizzie Mae Hulsey Vines, age 85, of Buchanan passed away Sunday, April 9, 2017.  Mrs. Vines was born in Haralson County, Georgia, on February 27, 1932.  She was the daughter of the late Lumus Hulsey and the late Ida Mae Folsom Hulsey.  Mrs. Vines retired from West Haralson School where she worked in the lunch room.  Besides...

Apr 8, 2017

Mr. William Ray Parker, age 66, of Dawsonville passed away Saturday, April 8, 2017.  Mr. Parker was born in Douglasville, Georgia, on February 13, 1951.  He was the son of the late Maxwell Lamar Parker and the late Mattie Louise Whitmire Parker.  Mr. Parker was a veteran of the United States Navy.

Survivors include one daughter...

Apr 3, 2017

Mrs. Jeannie Gaynell Morris Greenway, age 93, of Villa Rica passed away Monday, April 3, 2017.

Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Steve and Carolyn Greenway of Villa Rica and Roy and Hazel Ann McCain of Franklinton, LA; five grandchildren; sixteen great grandchildren; one great great grandchild; and a number of other relatives.

No...

Mar 25, 2017

Mr. Earl Benjamin Kirk, age 89, of Buchanan passed away Saturday, March 25, 2017.  Mr. Kirk was born in Haralson County, Georgia, on October 27, 1927.  He was the son of the late James Jackson Kirk and the late Stella Tolbert Kirk.  Mr. Kirk was a veteran of the United States Army and was a retired farmer.  Besides...

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...