Obituaries

Aug 3, 2016

Mr. Bobby Richard Houston, age 67, of Temple passed away Wednesday, August 3, 2016.  Mr. Houston was born in Carroll County, Georgia on August 9, 1948.  He was the son of the late Reuben Jack Houston and the late Jo Ann Leatherwood Houston.  Mr. Houston was a retired automobile mechanic.  Besides his parents, he was preceded in death...

Jul 29, 2016

Ms. Cathy Ann Coursey Gantt, age 60, of Villa Rica passed away Friday, July 29, 2016.  Ms. Gantt was born in Douglasville, Georgia on August 31, 1955.

Survivors include her husband, Steve Stevenson of Villa Rica; two sons, Dusty Baxter of Villa Rica and Greg Cohran of Temple; mother, Kathleen Mauldin Whitaker of Villa Rica; two...

Jul 29, 2016

Mr. Edgar Leonard Worthy, age 79, of Tallapoosa passed away Friday, July 29, 2016.  Mr. Worthy was born in Tallapoosa, Georgia on June 16, 1937.  He was the son of the late Nealey Worthy and the late Clara Odom Worthy.  Mr. Worthy was retired from Stoffel Seals in Tallapoosa.  Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by...

Jul 26, 2016

Mr. Lemuel Douglas Evans, age 68, of Dallas passed away Tuesday, July 26, 2016.  Mr. Evans was born in Cobb County, Georgia on March 17, 1948.  He was the son of the late Alonzo David Evans and the late Mary Pauline Cantrell Evans.  Mr. Evans was a retired carpenter.

Survivors include his wife, Debra Holcombe Evans...

Jul 22, 2016

Ms. Cynthia Kay Phillips Gaither, age 38, of New Site, Alabama passed away Friday, July 22, 2016.  Ms. Gaither was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on October 24, 1977.  She was preceded in death by her mother Judy Ann Joiner Phillips.

Survivors include two sons, Isaac Neville and Curtis Neville; two sisters, Bree and her husband...

Jul 20, 2016

Mr. Keith Anthony Hurley, age 58, of Cedartown passed away Wednesday, July 20, 2016.  Mr. Hurley was born in Atlanta, Georgia on December 1, 1957.  He was the son of the late William John Wesley Hurley and the late Carolyn Brooks Hurley.  Mr. Hurley was retired as the Fire Marshall for the City of Forest Park.  Besides his...

Jul 20, 2016

If asked how he would choose to leave this life, "Dr. Ron" Robertson might have quipped as a true morning person, "I think maybe riding on a motorcycle as the sun comes up!"  If that was his prayer, the Lord gave him that final wish.  He left us at age 64 in the early morning of July 20th,...

Jul 17, 2016

Mrs. Kathy Ann Bentley Benefield, age 63, of Waco (Buncombe community), passed away Sunday, July 17, 2016.  Mrs. Benefield was born in Cedartown, Georgia on July 22, 1952.  She was a cashier at the Pilot Travel Center.  She was preceded in death by her father, Nathaniel Bentley; and one brother, Ronnie Bentley; and one grandchild, Larry Dwight Benefield,...

Jul 14, 2016

Mrs. Melissa "Lisa" Joan Whitmore Carroll, age 49, of Tallapoosa passed away Thursday, July 14, 2016.  Mrs. Carroll was born in Carrollton, Georgia on October 5, 1966.  She was a homemaker.  She was preceded in death by her father, David Whitmore.

Survivors include her husband, Henry Lee Carroll of Tallapoosa; one daughter, Kay and her husband...

Jul 11, 2016

Mr. Charles Wayne Shipman, age 75, of Tallapoosa passed away Monday, July 11, 2016.  Mr. Shipman was born in Rome, Georgia on December 28, 1940.  He was the son of the late Charlie F. Shipman and the late Ruth Brown Shipman.  Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one son, Charles Wayne Shipman, Jr and one...

Jul 10, 2016

Mrs. Teresa Ann Gladden Sloan, age 61, of Bethlehem passed away Sunday, July 10, 2016.  Mrs. Sloan was born in Chatsworth, Georgia on July 31, 1954.  She was the daughter of the late Charles Ralph Gladden and the late Thelma Jean Logston Gladden.  Mrs. Sloan was a homemaker.

Survivors include her husband, Tyrone Kelly Sloan of...

Jul 10, 2016

Mr. Michael James Collins, age 65, of Carrolton passed away Sunday, July 10, 2016.  Mr. Collins was born in Jewell, Iowa on August 23, 1950.  He was a veteran of the United States Army and was a millwright.  He was preceded in death by his father, Alton J. Collins.

Survivors include his wife, Anita Reaves Collins...

Jul 10, 2016

Mrs. Ann Laura Hudgens Norton, age 81, of Cedartown passed away Sunday, July 10, 2016.  Mrs. Norton was born in Buchanan, Georgia on September 23, 1934.  She was a homemaker.  Mrs. Norton was preceded in death by her husband, Harvey Norton.

Survivors include three sons, Ricky and his wife Rhonda Norton of Centre, AL, Kenneth and...

Jul 9, 2016

Mrs. Sonja Louise Curry Fishburne, age 78, of Waco passed away Saturday, July 9, 2016.  Mrs. Fishburne was born in Rome, Georgia on January 25, 1938.  She was the daughter of the late Robert and Dorothy Curry.  Mrs. Fishburne was a homemaker.  Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one sister, Tesa Johnston.

Survivors...

Jul 9, 2016

Mr. Joseph Eugene Parrish, age 54, of Tallapoosa passed away Saturday, July 9, 2016.  Mr. Parrish was born in Knoxville, Tennessee on July 6, 1962.  He was the son of the late Robert Woodrow Parrish and the late Helen Ruth Brown Parrish.  Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Ricky Parrish, Robert "Chip" Parrish...

Jul 8, 2016

Mr. Tony Lee Johnson, age 46, of Bremen passed away Friday, July 8, 2016.  Mr. Johnson was born in Newnan, Georgia on November 1, 1969.  He was the son of the late John Henry Johnson and the late Eva Mae Boyd Johnson.  Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one daughter, Angel Johnson; one sister, Linda...

Jul 6, 2016

Mr. Barry Allen Hulsey, age 53, of Buchanan passed away Wednesday, July 6, 2016.  Mr. Hulsey was born in Paulding County, Georgia on September 7, 1962.  He was the son of the late Charles Allen Hulsey and the late Lena Mae Cole Hulsey.  Mr. Hulsey was a construction worker.

Survivors include one daughter, Jessica Mosley of...

Jul 6, 2016

Mrs. Cynthia Jean Monroe Estvanko, age 62, of Bremen passed away Wednesday, July 6, 2016.  Mrs. Estvanko was born in Bremen, Georgia on January 22, 1954. She was the daughter of the late William Emory Monroe and the late Lorene Eidson Monroe.  Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Rickey Alexander Estvanko; and one...

Jul 3, 2016

Mr. James Tony Simpson, age 71, of Buchanan passed away Sunday, July 3, 2016.  Mr. Simpson was born in Cedartown, Georgia on February 24, 1945.  He was the son of the late Raymond Thomas Simpson and the late Matti Vinson Simpson.  Mr. Simpson worked for many years at Star Manufacturing in Cedartown and later worked for a number...

Jun 29, 2016

Mrs. Patricia Carolyn Summerour Puckett, age 60, of Temple passed away Wednesday, June 29, 2016.  Mrs. Puckett was born in Marietta, Georgia on October 27, 1955.  She was preceded in death by her father, Rufus Summerour; husband, Randy; six brothers, Jerry Summerour, Donald Summerour, Ricky Summerour, Glenn Erwin, Bobby Summerour and James Summerour.

Survivors include one...