Obituaries

Dec 14, 2015

Mr. Randy Kenneth Blankenship, Jr., age 44, of Buchanan passed away Monday, December 14, 2015.  Mr. Blankenship was born in Rome, Georgia on September 18, 1971.  He was the son of the late Randy Kenneth Blankenship, Sr. and the late Margaret Faye Shelton Pitts.

Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Dustin and Becky Blankenship and Ryan...

Dec 12, 2015

Infant Jasper Ellis Thompson, the infant son of Joseph Thompson and Jessica Hales, passed away Saturday, December 12, 2015.

Survivors besides his parents include one sister, Gabrielle Thompson; two brothers, Asher Thompson and Ivan Thompson; great grandmother, Gail Holliday; and a number of other relatives.

Memorial services will be conducted Saturday, December 19, 2015...

Dec 11, 2015

Infant A'Miracle Hodges Luke, infant daughter of the Dewonte Hodges and Britney Shaneka Luke of Carrollton passed away Friday, December 11, 2015.

Additional survivors include one sister, Nevaeh Luke of Carrollton; maternal grandmother, Tenekia Luke of Mexico; paternal grandparents, Billy and Alicia Hodges Callaway of Carrollton; and a number of other relatives.

Private memorial...

Dec 11, 2015

Mr. David Ulbert Aliff, Sr., age 76, of Acworth passed away Friday, December 11, 2015.  Mr. Aliff was born in Welch, West Virginia on November 28, 1939.  He was the son of the late Ulbert Lee Aliff and the late June Morgan Aliff.  Mr. Aliff was a veteran of the United States Army and was retired from the...

Dec 10, 2015

Mrs. Gayle Joyce Hartman, age 79, of Villa Rica passed away Thursday, December 10, 2015.  Mrs. Hartman was born in Aurora, Illinois on December 18, 1935.  She was the daughter of the late Robert Gillespie and Eugenia Bastian Gillespie; besides her parents she is preceded in death by two brothers Steven Gillespie and John Gillespie.

Dec 9, 2015

Mr. Jackie Ray Pugh, age 57, of Woodland, Alabama passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2015.  Mr. Pugh was born in Duluth, Georgia on December 7, 1958.  He was the son of the late Snowdell Pugh.  Besides his mother, he was preceded in death by his wife, Vickie Hill Pugh.

Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Autumn...

Dec 8, 2015

Mr. Chaturbhai Hirabhai Patel, age 74, of Bremen passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2015.  Mr. Patel was born in India on March 1, 1941.  He was the son of the late Hirabhai R. Patel and the late Kasiben H. Patel.  Mr. Petel was a retired business owner.

Survivors include his wife, Gangaben C. Patel of Bremen;...

Dec 7, 2015

Mrs. Dixie Pauline Jones Long, age 89, of Buchanan passed away Monday, December 7, 2015.  Mrs. Long was born on October 16, 1926.  She was the daughter of the late Tholly Jones and the late Lillie Jolly Jones.  Mrs. Long was retired from Hubbard Slacks in Bremen.  Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,...

Dec 2, 2015

Mrs. Kathleen Boos, age 78, of Dallas (Yorkville Community), passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2015.

The arrangements are incomplete at this time.

Hutcheson's Memorial Chapel & Crematory of Buchanan is in charge of the arrangements.

Dec 2, 2015

Mr. Charles Evan Chambers, III, age 32, of Waco passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2015.  Mr. Chambers was born in Douglasville, Georgia on August 4, 1983.

Survivors include one son, Mark Chambers of Ephesus; mother, Debra Hudgens Chambers; father, Charles Chambers; two sisters, Maria Chambers and Mindy Chambers both of Waco; two brothers, Chad Chambers and...

Nov 30, 2015

Ms. MaReecia Gayle Creekmore Aliff, age 53, of Temple (Paulding County), passed away Monday, November 30, 2015.  Ms. Aliff was born in Bowling Green, Kentucky on May 11, 1962.  She was a mortgage underwriter with Wells Fargo.  Ms. Aliff was preceded in death by her father, Joseph Wendell Snell.

Survivors include two sons, Matt Aliff and...

Nov 28, 2015

Mr. Max Franklin Payne, age 67, of Buchanan passed away Saturday, November 28, 2015.  Mr. Payne was born in Adairsville, Georgia on January 10, 1948.  He was the son of the late Roy Franklin Payne and the late Martha Hudson Payne.  Mr. Payne was retired from Etheridge Pool Company.  Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by...

Nov 26, 2015

Miss Ruby Lynn Dentmon, age 55, of Buchanan passed away Thursday, November 26, 2015.  Miss Dentmon was born in Polk County, Georgia on September 7, 1960.  She was the daughter of the late Loyd Dentmon and the late Ruby Jean Brooks Dentmon.

Survivors include two brothers and sisters-in-law, Donald and Rita Dentmon of Tallapoosa and Tommy...

Nov 24, 2015

Mr. Calvin Blake Miller, age 45, of Tallapoosa passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2015.  Mr. Miller was born in Paulding County, Georgia on November 16, 1970.  He was a self-employed carpenter.  Mr. Miller as preceded in death by his mother, Patsy Strickland Miller.

Survivors include four daughters and one son-in-law, Alex Miller, Leigh-Ann Miller, Faith Miller...

Nov 21, 2015

Mrs. Mattie Lou Williams Pope, age 100, of Tallapoosa passed away Saturday, November 21, 2015.  Mrs. Pope was born in Haralson County, Georgia on June 2, 1915. She was the daughter of the late J.W. Williams and the late Cynthia Dobbs Williams.  Mrs. Pope was a homemaker.  Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,...

Nov 16, 2015

Mrs. Wanda Carlotta Carroll Jeffers, age 67, of Buchanan passed away Monday, November 16, 2015.  Mrs. Jeffers was born in Buchanan, Georgia on February 17, 1948.  She was the daughter of the late Willard Carroll and the late Mattie Sanders Carroll.  Mrs. Jeffers was retired from Arrow Shirt Company and from Countryside Health Center where she worked as...

Nov 16, 2015

Mr. Robert Paul Owen, age 70, of Rockmart passed away Monday, November 16, 2015.  Mr. Owen was born in East Saint Louis, Illinois on May 18, 1945.  He was the son of the late William Harrison Owen and the late Marjorie Pendleton Owen.  Mr. Owen was a veteran of the United States Navy and was a retired truck...

Nov 12, 2015

Mrs. Rosa Mae Sparks Jenkins, age 68, of Buchanan passed away Thursday, November 12, 2015.  Mrs. Jenkins was born in Harlan County, Kentucky on August 28, 1947.  She was the daughter of the late Chester Sparks and the late Birdie Estes Sparks.  Mrs. Jenkins was a homemaker.  Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one sister,...

Nov 12, 2015

Mrs. Clara Lavada Goolsby, age 94, of Carrollton passed away Thursday, November 12, 2015.  Mrs. Goolsby was born in Carrollton, Georgia on September 20, 1921.  She was the daughter of the late Monroe Noah Goolsby and the late Clara Caldwell Goolsby.  Mrs. Goolsby was a homemaker. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Alonzo...

Nov 10, 2015

Mr. Thomas Castillo, age 60, of Fruithurst, Alabama passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2015.  Mr. Castillo was born in Queens, New York on September 29, 1955.  He is preceded in death by his father Thomas David Castillo and one brother David Castillo.

Survivors include his wife, Marsha Hogan Castillo of Fruithurst, Alabama;...