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James Colton Wade

James Colton Wade

Dec 30, 2014

Infant James Colton Wade, the infant son of James Randall and Leah Nicole Thompson Wade passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2014.

Survivors besides his parents include two sisters, Ashley Nadine Wade and Briana Nicole Wade; one brother, Randall Hunter Wade; maternal grandmother, Barbara Ward of Riverdale; paternal grandmother, Debra Lynn Witt of Dallas and James O'Neal...

Leon "L.C." Clifford Peterson

Leon "L.C." Clifford Peterson

Dec 25, 2014

Mr. Leon "L.C." Clifford Peterson, age 70, of Tallapoosa passed away Thursday, December 25, 2014.  Mr. Peterson was born in Milbank, South Dakota on March 17, 1944.  He was the son of the late Clifford Peterson and the late Gladys DeClercq Tuel.  Mr. Peterson was veteran of the United States Navy and was a retired disk jockey having...

Ann (Payton) Cox

Ann (Payton) Cox

Dec 24, 2014

Mrs. Ann Payton Cox, age 71, of Buchanan passed away Wednesday, December 24, 2014.  Mrs. Cox was born in Buchanan, Georgia on March 22, 1943.  She was the daughter of the late James Otis Payton and the late Louise Kiser Payton.  Mrs. Cox was retired school teacher with the Douglas County School System.  Besides her parents, she was...

Robert  Earl Croft

Robert Earl Croft

Dec 20, 2014

Mr. Robert Earl Croft, age 70, of Carrollton passed away Saturday, December 20, 2014.

No services are plannced at this time.

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

Debra S. Cash

Debra S. Cash

Dec 20, 2014

Ms. Debra S. Cash, age 62, of Buchanan passed away Saturday, December 20, 2014.  Ms. Cash was born in Haralson County, Georgia on January 29, 1952.  She was the daughter of the late Mallie Swann and Earnesteen Carroll Swann.  Ms. Cash was a homemaker.  Besides her father, she was preceded in death by one sister, Nancy Wade; and...

James Hugh Potts, I

James Hugh Potts, I

Dec 17, 2014

Mr. James Hugh Potts, I, age 72, of Carrollton passed away Wednesday, December 17, 2014.  Mr. Potts was born in Columbia, Tennessee on January 26, 1942.  He was the son of the late Clint Norman Potts and the late Mary Hendley Potts.  Mr. Potts was a retired farmer.

Survivors include his wife, Kathy Jo Crawford Potts...

Gary Randall Dobbs

Gary Randall Dobbs

Dec 16, 2014

Mr. Gary Randall Dobbs, age 67, of Buchanan (the Felton community) passed away Tuesday, December 16, 2014.  Mr. Dobbs was born in Haralson County, Georgia on February 12, 1947.  He was the son of the late Early Henry Dobbs and Carmie Richards Dobbs.  Mr. Dobbs was a veteran of the United States Army and was the owner of...

Joey Wood

Joey Wood

Dec 13, 2014

Mr. Joseph Harold "Joey" Wood, age 41, of Tallapoosa passed away Saturday, December 13, 2014.  He was the son of Troy E. Wood and the late June Feltrinelli Wood.  Besides his mother, he was preceded in death by his grandparents, Robert and Vera Wood and Nelson and Estelle Feltrinelli.

Survivors include his father, Troy E. Wood...

Bobby  King

Bobby King

Dec 13, 2014

Mr. Robert Franklin "Bobby" King, Jr., age 53, of Bremen passed away Saturday, December 13, 2014. Mr. King was born in Bremen, Georgia on September 14, 1961.  He worked for many years as an EMT with area ambulance services including Hutcheson Ambulance Service, Hightower Ambulance Service, West Georgia Ambulance Service and Ambucare.

Survivors include one daughter,...

Alice Elizabeth (Ledford) Harding

Alice Elizabeth (Ledford) Harding

Dec 8, 2014

Mrs. Alice Elizabeth Ledford Harding, age 73, of Roanoke, Alabama passed away Monday, December 8, 2014.  Mrs. Harding was born in Hayesville, North Carolina on July 2, 1941.  She was the daughter of the late Boyd Manson Ledford and the late Odema Buchanan Ledford.  Mrs.

Survivors include her husband, Richard Harding of Roanoke, AL; two step-sons,...

Artemus Philpot

Artemus Philpot

Dec 7, 2014

Mr. Calvin Artemus Philpot, age 83, of Buchanan passed away Sunday, December 7, 2014.  Mr. Philpot was born in Haralson County, Georgia on January 14, 1931.  He was the son of the late Joe Philpot and the late Elsie Grant Philpot. Mr. Philpot was a veteran of the United States Army and was self employed in the timber...

Sam Sparks

Sam Sparks

Dec 6, 2014

Mr. Sam Sparks, age 69, of Buchanan (the Felton community) passed away Saturday, December 6, 2014.  Mr. Sparks was born in Haralson County on February 7, 1945.  He was the son of the late Hubert David Sparks and the late Bernice Lee Sparks.  Mr. Sparks was retired from the Georgia Department of Transportation.  Besides his parents, he was...

Melissa Ann Baldwin

Melissa Ann Baldwin

Dec 4, 2014

Miss Melissa Ann Baldwin, age 28, of Cedartown passed away Thursday, December 4, 2014.  Miss Baldwin was born in Atlanta, Georgia on Octiber 14, 1986.  She was the son of the late David Lawrence Baldwin, Sr. and the late Paricia Ann Coursey.

Private services will be conducted at a later date.

Hutcheson's Memorial Chapel...

Gladys (Declercq) Tuel

Gladys (Declercq) Tuel

Dec 3, 2014

Mrs. Gladys DeClercq Tuel, age 93, of Tallapoosa passed away Wednesday, December 3, 2014.  Mrs. Tuel was born in Milbank, SD on April 14, 1921.  She was the daughter of the late Adiel H. DeClercq and the late Maude Kathine Allen DeClercq.  Mrs. Tuel was a homemaker.  Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,...

Jerry  Robert Pope

Jerry Robert Pope

Nov 30, 2014

Mr. Jerry Robert Pope, age 66, of Buchanan passed away Sunday, November 30, 2014.  Mr. Pope was born in Buchanan, Georgia on July 15, 1948.  He was the son of the late Woodrow Pope and the late Ruth Rainey Lee.  He was a retired insurance agent.  Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister, Annie...

Marjorie (Thacker) Gibson

Marjorie (Thacker) Gibson

Nov 29, 2014

Mrs. Marjorie Gibson, age 90, of Carrollton passed away Friday, November 29, 2014.  Mrs. Gibson was born in Cumming, Georgia on June 9, 1952.  She was the daughter of the late Ernest and Mamie Thacker. Besides her parents she was preceded in death her husband Preston Gibson; one son Richard Gibson; three brothers and three sisters....

Alec Evan Watkins

Alec Evan Watkins

Nov 29, 2014

Mr. Alec Evan Watkins, age 88, of Temple formerly of Maryland passed away Saturday, November 29, 2014.  He was born in Yorktown, Pennsylvania on December 13, 1925.  Mr. Watkins was the son of the late Anthony Wayne Watkins and the late Elizabeth Griffin Watkins. He was a veteran of the United States Army and was a retired construction...

Ronald Franklin Mcclain

Ronald Franklin Mcclain

Nov 28, 2014

Mr. Ronald Franklin McClain, age 71, of Buchanan passed away Friday, November 28, 2014.  Mr. McClain was born in Haralson County, Georgia on April 6, 1943.  He was the son of the late Cliff McClain and the late Pauline Williams McClain.  Mr. McClain was a veteran of the United States Air Force and was a retired millwright with...

Justin Kile Brown

Justin Kile Brown

Nov 25, 2014

Mr. Justin Kile Brown, age 31, of Bowdon passed away Tuesday, November 25, 2014.

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

Sandra Upton

Sandra Upton

Nov 25, 2014

Mrs. Sandra Upton, age 50, of Rockmart passed away Tuesday, November 25, 2014.

Private memorial services will be conducted at a later date.

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

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