Obituaries

Jul 28, 2015

Miss Julia Gail McClure, age 56, of Buchanan passed away Tuesday, July 28, 2015.  Miss McClure was born in Carrollton, Georgia on January 8, 1959.  She was the daughter of the late William Delbert McClure and the late Agnes Bennett McClure.

Survivors include two sons, Christopher McClure and Kyle McClure; one sister and brother-in-law, Denise and...

Jul 27, 2015

Ms. Mandalin Eve Franks, age 38, of Tallapoosa passed away Monday, July 27, 2015.  Ms. Franks was born in Carrollton, Georgia on September 21, 1976.  She was a student at Columbia State University where she was working on her Master's Degree.  Ms. Franks was preceded in death by grandparents, J.C. and Frances Curry.

Survivors include her...

Jul 26, 2015

Rev. Harland Golden, age 86, of Buchanan passed away Sunday, July 26, 2015.  Rev. Golden was born in Haralson County, Georgia on December 11, 1928.  He was the son of the late Joseph Golden and the late Birdie Lee Ploof Golden.  Rev. Golden was a self-employed carpenter and an ordained minister.  He had served as the pastor of...

Jul 25, 2015

Mrs. Doris Agan Ploof, age 95, of Bremen passed away Saturday, July 25, 2015.  Mrs. Ploof was born in Haralson County, Georgia on April 24, 1920.  She was the daughter of the late Jim Agan and the late Cora Alice Haley Agan.  Mrs. Agan was a homemaker.  She was preceded in death by her husband, J.P. Ploof, earlier...

Jul 25, 2015

Mr. James Gordon Ezell, age 89, of Buchanan passed away Saturday, July 25, 2015.  Mr. Ezell was born April 30, 1926.  He was the son of the late Lonnie Ezell and the late Lela Mae Akin Ezell.

Survivors include one son, John Ezell; one step-daughter, Levone Locklear; two sisters, Rita Brown and Alta Mae Willet; two...

Jul 25, 2015

Mr. J.P. Ploof, age 92, of Bremen passed away Saturday, July 25, 2015.  Mr. Ploof was born in Haralson County, Georgia on November 1, 1922.  He was the son of the late Sam Ploof and the late Eva Redding Ploof.  Mr. Ploof was a farmer.

Survivors include his wife Doris Agan Ploof of Bremen; one daughter,...

Jul 21, 2015

Mr. Joseph Romeo Carvotta, age 91, of Acworth passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2015.

A complete obituary will be posted later.

Jul 19, 2015

Mr. Bobby Lee Key, 79, of Tallapoosa died July 19, 2015 in the comfort of his home and family.  Bobby was the son of the late Bill and Lola Key of Tallapoosa.  He is survived by his wife of 57 years Joyce (Mann) Key, daughter and son-in-law Melanie and Bill Bagby and son and daughter-in-law Trevor and Sandra...

Jul 19, 2015

Mrs. Lola Ann Key Gladden, age 83, of Tallapoosa passed away Sunday, July 19, 2015.  Mrs. Gladden was born in Tallapoosa, Georgia on September 22, 1931, the daughter of the late Benjamin Stanley Key and the late Ellen Hazel Law Key.  Mrs. Gladden was an extraordinary homemaker and the beloved caretaker of three generations of her...

Jul 17, 2015

Mr. Harley Manuel Hefner, age 25, of Bremen passed away Friday, July 17, 2015.  Mr. Hefner was born in Villa Rica, Georgia on January 29, 1990.  Mr. Hefner was a heavy equipment operator.  He was preceded in death by his father, James Hefner.

Survivors include his companion, Jada Jenkins of Bremen; two daughters, Payton Hefner and...

Jul 15, 2015

Mr. Oscar Lee Witcher, age 91, of Tallapoosa passed away Wednesday, July 15, 2015.  Mr. Witcher was born in Haralson County, Georgia on April 6, 1924.  He was the son of the late Alexander Witcher and the late Annie Jeanette Parker Witcher.  Mr. Witcher was a veteran of the United States Army, serving during World War II in...

Jul 14, 2015

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Mrs. Tammy Marie Copeland Hayes, age 52, of Buchanan passed away Tuesday, July 14, 2015.  Mrs. Hayes was born in Douglasville, Georgia on September 9, 1962.

Survivors include her husband, Leslie W. Hayes, Sr. of Buchanan; two daughters and one son-in-law, Sarah and Phillip...

Jul 13, 2015

Mrs. Sara Nell Minick Toney, age 77, of Franklin passed away Monday, July 13, 2015.  Mrs. Toney was born in Heard County, Georgia, on December 28, 1937.  She was the daughter of the late Lou Minick and the late Bessie Miller Minick.  Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Lemdy Toney; and two children,...

Jul 12, 2015

Miss Haili Christine Puckett, age 14, of Bremen passed away Sunday, July 12, 2015.  Miss Puckett was born in Carrollton, Georgia on July 7, 2001.  She was a student at Haralson County Middle School.  Haili enjoyed going to Church at Corinth Baptist Church, Facebook, Instagram and cheering.  She was preceded in death by two uncles, Mitchell Wade and...

Jul 10, 2015

Mrs. Sherry Elizabeth Oswald Gentry, age 52, of Buchanan passed away Friday, July 10, 2015.  Mrs. Oswald was born in Chicago, Illinois on August 19, 1962.

Survivors include her husband, Roy L. Gentry of Buchanan; three brothers, Charles Oswald, Russell Oswald and Johnny Oswald; and a number of other relatives.

Private memorial services will...

Jul 10, 2015

George Edman Garner, 80, of Buchanan, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, July 10, 2015, surrounded by his family that he loved so much. Mr. Garner suffered from Myasthenia Gravis, a rare form of Muscular Dystrophy for almost 29 years. While in relatively good health several months ago, this disease rapidly took over and ended his life....

Jul 10, 2015

Mr. James Jerry Mann, age 77, of Bremen  passed away Friday, July 10, 2015 surrounded by his family.  Mr. Mann was born in Haralson County, Georgia on September 8, 1937.  Mr. Mann was the son of the late Jack Monroe Mann and the late Hattie Agnes Willis Mann.  He retired from Associated Rubber Company where he worked in...

Jul 10, 2015

Mr. Ronald Wayne Whetsel, age 69, of Buchanan passed away Friday, July 10, 2015.

Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Vicky and Timmy Winegradner of Tallapoosa; one son, Wayne Whetsel of Spruce Pine, NC; one brother, Kemp Whetsel of Kingsport, TN; five grandchildren; and a number of other relatives.

No services are planned at...

Jul 10, 2015

Mr. Richard Dean Burton, age 43, of Bremen passed away Friday, July 10, 2015.  Mr. Burton was born in Cobb County, Georgia on June 23, 1972.

Survivors include his mother, Joan Chandler Nelson of Tallapoosa; one sister, Tracy Burton of Westfield, PA; and a number of other relatives.

Graveside services will be conducted Wednesday,...

Jul 3, 2015

Mr. John Howard Bedingfield, Sr., age 69, of Temple passed away Friday, July 3, 2015.  Mr. Bedingfield was born in Buford, Georgia on August 14, 1945.  He was the son of the late William Robert Bedingfield and the late Sallie Mae Huggins Bedingfield.  Mr. Bedingfield was a veteran of the United States Army and was the retired owner...