Obituaries

Feb 25, 2016

Mrs. Peggie Ann Pender Cox, age 79, of Tallapoosa passed away Thursday, February 25, 2016.  Mrs. Cox was born in Byron, Georgia on June 12, 1936.  She was the daughter of the late Jerry Quinton Pender and the late Lena Mae Bryant Pender.  Mrs. Cox was a homemaker.  Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one...

Feb 23, 2016

Mr. Leslie Wayne Hayes, Sr., age 75, of Buchanan passed Tuesday, February 23, 2016.  Mr. Hayes was born in Six Mile, Alabama on November 30, 1940.  He was the son of the late Golman Hayes and late Jessie Mae Crenshaw Hayes.  Mr. Hayes was a mechanic for most of his life.  Besides his parents, he was preceded in...

Feb 23, 2016

Hugh Doyce "Dorsey" Hulsey, age 72, of Buchanan, passed away on Tuesday, February 23, 2016, at a local hospital.

Mr. Hulsey was born in Haralson County, Georgia on May 15, 1943, son of the late Lumas Hulsey and Ida Mae Folsom Hulsey.  He was also preceded in death by a grandson, Grant Elijah Hutcheson, by a...

Feb 22, 2016

Mrs. Deborah Ellen Bowen Galloway, age 66, of Bowdon passed away Monday, February 22, 2016.  Mrs. Galloway was born in Villa Rica, Georgia on November 20, 1949.   Mrs. Galloway was preceded in death by her Parents, James Dennis Bowen and Vivian Olivia Foster; and one brother, Douglas Bowen.

Survivors include her husband,...

Feb 21, 2016

Mrs. Amy Felicia Pace-Semmendinger, age 36, of Tallapoosa passed away Sunday, February 21, 2016.  Mrs. Pace-Semmendinger was born in Villa Rica, Georgia on July 23, 1979.  She was employed as a hairstylist.  Mrs. Pace-Semmendinger was preceded in death by her father, Jerry Clifford Pace; and one sister, Crystal Robinson.

Survivors include her husband, Michael Semmendinger of...

Feb 17, 2016

Mr. William Stephens Berry, age 71, of Carrollton passed away Wednesday, February 17, 2016.  Mr. Berry was born in Prattville, Alabama on November 13, 1944.  He was the son of the late William Amos Berry and the late Elisa Marie Gilmore Berry.  Mr. Berry was retired crane operator.

Local survivors include one daughter, Stephanie Berry of...

Feb 16, 2016

Mr. Alvie Jerome Mikeal, age 80, of Buchanan passed away Tuesday, February 16, 2016.  Mr. Mikeal was born in Bristol, Tennessee on February 6, 1936.  He was the son of the late Burnie Mikeal and the late Minnie Chapman Mikeal.  Mr. Mikeal was a retired supervisor having worked in railroad industry sfor many years.

Survivors include...

Feb 16, 2016

Mrs. Loretta Darlene Laney Kelley, age 59, of Buchanan passed away Tuesday, February 16, 2016.  Mrs. Kelley was born in Birmingham, Alabama on December 30, 1956.  She was a retired bus driver and parapro with the Haralson County Board of Education.  Mrs. Kelley was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Jefferson Kelley and father, Donly Burk Laney....

Feb 15, 2016

Mr. Charles "Chuck" Crawford Howell, Jr., age 48, of Tallapoosa passed away Monday, February 15, 2016.  Mr. Howell was born in Carrollton, Georgia on January 31, 1968.

Survivors include his mother, Angela Windom of Tallapoosa; father and step-mother, Charles Crawford and Patricia Howell, Sr. of Rabbitown, AL; three sisters and brothers-in-law, Kim and Richard McCain of...

Feb 12, 2016

Mr. William Goldsmith, age 97, of Temple passed away Friday, February 12, 2016.

Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Hutcheson's Memorial Chapel & Crematory of Buchanan.

Feb 11, 2016

Mrs. Sheila Lynn Davenport Bearden, age 58, of Rome passed away Thursday, February 11, 2016.  Mrs. Bearden was born in Rome, Georgia on December 21, 1957.  She was the daughter of the late James Davenport and the late Netty Fricks Davenport.

Survivors include one son, Jason Porter of Cedartown; one sister, Linda Shepard of Rome; and...

Feb 9, 2016

Ms. Linda Sue Venable, age 49, of Cedartown passed away Tuesday, February 9, 2016.  Ms. Venable was born in Rockmart, Georgia on August 18, 1966.  She was the daughter of the late William Cannie Venable and Donna Weaver Robinson. Besides her father, she was preceded in death by her step-father, Joey Robinson; and one sister Faye Deaton.

Feb 8, 2016

Ms. Pamela Jan Gentry Norton, age 53, of Temple (Draketown Community) passed away Monday, February 8, 2016.  Ms. Norton was born in Carrollton, Georgia on April 16, 1962.  She was the daughter of the late Johnny Hoyt Gentry and the late Evelyn Cook Gentry.

Survivors include one daughter, Jennifer Norton of Temple; former husband, Michael Norton...

Feb 5, 2016

Mrs. Dorothy Annette Norton Wyatt, age 59, of Hueytown, Alabama formerly of Buchanan passed away Friday, February 5, 2016.  Mrs. Wyatt was born in Villa Rica, Georgia on January 31, 1957.  She was the daughter of the late Charlie V. Norton and the late Bessie Irene Causey Norton.  Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by two...

Feb 3, 2016

Mr. Pricie Durell Hannah, age 81, of Bowdon passed away Wednesday, February 3, 2016. Mr. Hannah was born in Villa Rica, Georgia on August 7, 1934.  He was the son of the late Herbert Hannah and the late Daisey White Hannah.  Mr. Hannah was a retired forklift operator with Southwire.

Survivors include his wife, Mary Hannah...

Feb 2, 2016

Mr. Robert Franklin King, Sr., age 90, of Bremen passed away Tuesday, February 2, 2016.  Mr. King was born in Riverside, Alabama on June 24, 1925.  He was the son of the late James Benjamin King and the late Susan Ella Hailey King.  Mr. King was retired from Sewell Manufacturing Company.  Besides his parents, he was preceded in...

Jan 29, 2016

Mr. Commodore "C.J" J. Philpot, age 78, of Buchanan passed away Friday, January 29, 2016.  Mr. Philpot was born in Buchanan, Georgia on August 5, 1937.  He was the son of the late Joseph Virgil Philpot and the late Elsie Grant Philpot.  Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Artemus Philpot and Emory Philpot....

Jan 28, 2016

Mr. Ricky Lee Parrish, age 63, of Tallapoosa passed away Thursday, January 28, 2016.  Mr. Parrish was born in Charleston, West Virginia on May 20, 1952. 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 one sister, Linda Jane Parrish; and...

Jan 23, 2016

Infant Colyn James Cox, the infant son of James Chadwick Cox and Cassandra Leigh Aldridge Clayton, of Tallapoosa passed away Saturday, January 23, 2016.

Survivors besides his parents include two brothers, Caden Clayton and Carson Clayton both of Tallapoosa; grandparents, Don and Laura Wilson, Billy and Jill Aldridge and Lisa Mengarelli; great grandparents, Wayne and Dianne...

Jan 18, 2016

Mr. Carl Shane Worthy, age 45, of Buchanan passed away Monday, January 18, 2016.  Mr. Worthy was born in Carrollton, Georgia on May 14, 1970.  He was the son of the late Carl Worthy and the late Elizabeth Morris Worthy.  Mr. Worthy was self-employed as a building contractor.  Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one...