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Richard Vaughn

Richard Vaughn

Dec 16, 2011

Mr. Richard Vaughn, 72, of the Dawnville Community, passed away Friday December 16, 2011 at Hamilton Medical Center. He was retired from Mohawk Industries and was preceded in death by his parents, Ben Vaughn, Sr. and Mattie Vaughn. Richard is survived by his wife, Barbara Vaughn; sons, Dennis Vaughn and Anthony Vaughn; brother and sister-in-law, Ben Vaughn, Jr. and...

Clerance Pierce

Clerance Pierce

Dec 12, 2011

Mr. Clarence Virgil Pierce, 92, of Dalton, died after a long life and a short illness on December 12, 2011. He was preceded in death by his wife, Bonnie Dean Pierce; brothers, Willis, Alvin, Arvil and John; sisters Leola and Sybil. Born May 4, 1919, Clarence, better known as “Papa” was raised in Whitfield County. He was a veteran...

Grace Self

Grace Self

Dec 12, 2011

Mrs. Grace Self, 94, of Dalton passed away Monday December 12, 2011 at Ridgewood Manor Nursing Home. She was preceded in death by her husband George Self in 1989; son, Eugene Self; brothers, Oliver Duckworth, Coleman Duckworth, Clyde Duckworth, Grover Duckworth, A.C. Duckworth and Donald Duckworth; sisters, Northa Martin, Clair Townsend, Ola Gwynn and Fannie Collins. Grace is survived...

Dr. Sidney Sellers Iii

Dr. Sidney Sellers Iii

Dec 9, 2011

Dr. Sidney L. Sellers III, 85, of Dalton, passed away Friday, December 9, 2011. He was preceded in death by his parents, Sidney L. Sellers Jr. and Ludah Zeigler Sellers, and his first wife, Mary Nix Williams Sellers. He is survived by his wife, Kathryn Oehler Sellers, sons and daughters-in-law, Sidney L. (Chip) Sellers IV and Denise, Williams Scott...

Shelia Gossage

Shelia Gossage

Dec 8, 2011

Mrs. Shelia Faye Hedden Gossage, 68, of Tunnel Hill, passed away Thursday December 8, 2011 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late, Buck and Allie Wilcoxin Hedden and was preceded in death by her sister, Billie Allen. Shelia worked from July 15, 1981 to January 6, 2006 at North Georgia Electric Membership Corporation, retiring after 25...

Frank Hamilton

Frank Hamilton

Dec 7, 2011

Mr. Frank G. Hamilton, 59, of Dalton, passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at Etowah Health Care in Etowah, TN.. He was preceded in death by his mother, Veda Lamb Hamilton; and his brothers, Leighton Hamilton and Allen Hamilton. Frank is survived by his father, Howard J. Hamilton and aunt, Gertrude Hamilton Burns both of Dalton; cousins also survive....

William Murry

William Murry

Dec 7, 2011

Mr. William (Bill) Ardale Murry, 77, of Dalton, passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2011, at Hamilton Medical Center. He was preceded in death by his mother, Vivian M. Biggs; brothers, John Murry and Gordon Biggs, all of Memphis, TN, and his father and mother-in-law, Otto and Lillian Mashburn. Survivors include his wife, Brenda Mashburn Murry; daughter, Marianne Ardale Murry;...

Ramon Brown

Ramon Brown

Dec 4, 2011

Mr. Ramon Brown, 79, of Rocky Face, passed away Sunday December 4, 2011 at his residence. He was the son of the late Edgar Clyde Brown and Edna Mae Fuller Brown. Ramon attended Southern Mississippi University where he graduated Cum Laude. He is survived by his wife, Mary Jo Brown of Rocky Face; son and daughter-in-law, Ray and Pam...

Virginia Quarles

Virginia Quarles

Dec 2, 2011

Mrs. Virginia Hill Quarles, 84, of Inverness, FL. and formerly of Dalton, died Friday, December 2, 2011, under the loving care of her family at the Hospice Unit at Citrus Memorial Hospital in Inverness. Virginia was born in Dalton on May 27, 1927 to the late Clarence and Addie (Keown) Hill and was preceded In death by her husband...

Martha Mae Flowers

Martha Mae Flowers

Nov 30, 2011

Mrs. Martha Mae Stanley Gillespie Flowers, 77, of Dalton, departed this life Wednesday November 30, 2011 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. Martha was born January 22, 1934 in Murray County, daughter of the late Dave and Frankie Ledford Stanley and was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Gillespie, Sr.; brothers, Lloyd Stanley and Troy Stanley;...

Evvie Gravely

Evvie Gravely

Nov 30, 2011

Mrs. Evvie King Gravely, 96, of Dalton, passed away Wednesday November 30, 2011. She was the daughter of the late, Charlie and Maude Waters King and was preceded in death by her husband W. Clyde Gravely. Evvie was a member of South Dalton Baptist Church. She is survived by her children and their spouses, Horace Gravely of Alabama, Clinton...

Mary Ruth Padgett

Mary Ruth Padgett

Nov 29, 2011

Mrs. Mary Ruth Brown Padgett, 87, of Dalton, passed away Tuesday November 29, 2011 at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga. She was preceded in death by her husband, Weldon Donald “Tom” Padgett in 2006 and grandson, Justin Padgett in 2008. Mary Ruth is survived by her sons and daughter-in-law, Donnie and Sherry Padgett of Hall River, NC. and Mike...

Linda "Jane" Herbel

Linda "Jane" Herbel

Nov 27, 2011

Mrs. Jane Herbel, 89, of Dalton, Ga., formerly of East Point, Ga., died on Sunday, November 27, 2011. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 40 years, Alvin Herbel. Jane was the daughter of the late H.W. and Ina Stover Kendall. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Nema “Sissy” Kendall; and, a brother,...

Helen Mccamy Dennard

Helen Mccamy Dennard

Nov 25, 2011

Mrs. Helen McCamy Dennard, 93, of Dalton passed away Friday, November 25, 2011 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late, Thomas Stokley and Bernice Felker McCamy and was preceded in death by her husband, Robert E. Dennard, Sr.; brothers, Thomas McCamy and Steve McCamy; daughter-in-law, Jane R. Dennard. Helen graduated from Dalton High School and attended...

Irene Pratt

Irene Pratt

Nov 23, 2011

Mrs. Irene McClure Pratt, 93, of Dalton, passed away Wednesday November 23, 2011 at her residence. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 28 years, Jesse F. Pratt, Sr; sons, Jesse F. Pratt , Jr. and David Pratt; daughter Janet Purcell; grandchildren, Johnny Pratt and Amber Smith. Irene is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Betty...

James Gordon

James Gordon

Nov 22, 2011

Mr. James Gordon, 64, of Villanow, passed away Tuesday November 22, 2011 at his residence. He was preceded in death by his wife Mattie in November 2009; his parents, Hubert and Mattie Gordon; and his sisters, Margaret Hunt and Louise Sword. James is survived by his daughter, Melissa Horn and grandson, Logan Horn both of Villanow; brother and sister-in-law,...

Ruth W. Lamb

Ruth W. Lamb

Nov 19, 2011

Ruth (Woolf) Lamb, 85, died peacefully at her Dalton home on November 19th surrounded by family and friends. Ruth, daughter of Ervin and Laura May Woolf, was born on November 3, 1926. One of four siblings, she grew up on the family farm in Stewartsville, NJ. She attended New Jersey schools and graduated from Trenton State Teachers College with...

George "Mitch" Coker

George "Mitch" Coker

Nov 17, 2011

Mr. George Mitchell “Mitch” Coker, 53 of Cleveland, Tennessee, passed away Thursday November 17, 2011 at Emory Healthcare in Atlanta. He is survived by his daughter, Wendy Adderholt of Ringgold; sisters and brothers-in-law, Johnnie and Howard Peters of Ringgold, Linda and Gene Webb of Ellijay, Dorothy and Arnold Davis of Cleveland, TN, Joyce and Charles Cleary of Cohutta and...

Eddie Hamm

Eddie Hamm

Nov 16, 2011

Mr. Eddie Hamm, 86, of Dalton, passed away Wednesday November 16, 2011 at Hamilton Medical Center. He was the son of the late W. K. and Georgia Stokes Hamm and was preceded in death by his wife Geneva Hamm. Eddie was a veteran of the United States Army having served during WWII. He was a deacon at Valley Baptist...

William "Bill" Barker

William "Bill" Barker

Nov 14, 2011

Mr. William F. “Bill” Barker, Jr., 75, of Dalton, passed away Monday November 14, 2011 at his residence. He was the son of the late, William F. Barker, Sr. and Esther Sampson Barker and was preceded in death by his son, Richard Barker and a sister, Betty Leonards. Bill worked in the transportation industry for years, he then worked...

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