OBITUARIES

Jan 4, 2021

Glenn Morris Brown, 77, of Tunnel Hill passed away on January 4, 2021. At his request no services will be held.

Love Funeral Home, 706-278-3313.

Jan 4, 2021

William E. Smith passed away on January 4, 2021. He was born on October 22, 1932, in Laurinburg, N.C. to Woodrow and Sadie Smith. He attended Duke University, majoring in History. He loved the Blue Devils and became an avid University of Georgia fan after moving to Dalton. Bill was known to many as Ludlow Smith because his first...

Jan 1, 2021

Vivian P. Jones, 94, of Dalton passed away Friday, January 1, 2021 at Hamilton Medical Center.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Roscoe and Lena Patterson; husband, Edwin L. Jones; brother, Henry Gerald Patterson.

Vivian is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Theresa and Hubert Boggus; grandsons, Bryan Foster and Douglas (Paige) Foster;...

Jan 1, 2021

Lawrence Alexander Oakley III, age 81, of Dalton, Georgia, passed away peacefully on January 1, 2021. He was born March 9, 1939, in Greensboro, North Carolina, the son of the late L. A. Oakley, Jr. and Sara Lee Oakley.

He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 58 years, Jean F. Oakley. He is survived...

Dec 30, 2020

Jerry Duane Wallace, 86, of Dalton, passed away peacefully at Hamilton Medical Center Wednesday, December 30, 2020.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Lewis Duane and Mary Frances Wallace; sister, Jackie Wallace, and brother, Lavon Wallace.

He is survived by his loving devoted wife and best friend of 64 years, Joyce Troglen Wallace...

Dec 29, 2020

Sylvesta Quillian Gentry, age 86, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 29, 2020.

She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 69 years, Roy Gentry Sr.  Two daughters, Sandra and Susan Gentry, Parents, Johnny Pat and Belle Quillian, and 3 brothers, Tampa Quillian and George W. and Horace Renfroe.

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Dec 27, 2020

Dec 27 th , 2020 Lowell D. Fritz, Sr reached out to the Hand of God and was led to his eternal home. He will be missed by his family and countless friends.

Lowell was a kind gentle soul with a huge heart.  He was a friend to all who came in contact with him, as he...

Dec 27, 2020

Marjorie Soar Miller passed away on Sunday, December 27, 2020.  Marjorie was born on October 12, 1924 in Miami, Florida to Arthur David and Leila Matthews Soar. After attending St. Mary’s school and junior college and graduating from Duke University, where she was an enthusiastic member and officer of Alpha Delta Pi Sorority, Marjorie worked four years for Fulton...

Dec 27, 2020

Arnetta Ruby Duckett went home to be with her Lord on 27 December 2020. She is the last of the greatest generation of our family. Arnetta was born on 26 March 1929 in Hamilton County, Tennessee to Daniel Levi and Emaline (Stuart) Lewis.  In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her son Byron V. Duckett;...

Dec 24, 2020

Mr. Roscoe Brooks, 84, of Calhoun, passed away Thursday December 24, 2020 at Advent Health Gordon.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Jim and Jennie Pickens Brooks; wife, Ola Mae Stanley Brooks; granddaughter, Brittany Mincey and brother, Johnny Brooks.

Roscoe was a member of Friendship Baptist Church in Rocky Face, GA.

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Dec 21, 2020

Mary Jane Angel Gregory, 90, of Dalton, GA passed away on December 21st, 2020. Mary Jane was born June 26th, 1930 in Albany, GA to Lewis and Thelma Angel. The middle of the three Angel sisters, Mary Jane grew up in Haines City, FL. She had some grand adventures in her youth, from performing with the famed Cypress Gardens...

Dec 18, 2020

Mr. Artie Joe Denton, 88, of Dalton passed away on December 18th, 2020 at 8:45 pm.

Artie was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend.

2 Corinthians 5:7-8  tells us:  For we walk by Faith, not by site. We are confident, then, to be absent from the body and to be present with the...

Dec 17, 2020

Randle Dale Ratcliff of 23 S. Simmons Flat Rd, Trion, Ga. passed away the morning of December 17th due to a short battle with cancer and heart failure at the age of 84 years, eleven months and seventeen days.

Dale was born on January 1, 1936 in Dalton. Dale's wife Betty (Riddle) Ratcliff preceded him in death...

Dec 12, 2020

Mr. Marcus “Mark” E. Tate III, 73, of Dalton passed away Saturday, December 12, 2020 at Hamilton Medical Center.

He was preceded in death by his father, Marcus Eugene Tate Jr.

Mark is survived by his wife, Kay Blanks Tate; mother, Mrs. Gene (Lucille) Tate of Lewisburg, TN; daughters and sons-in-law, Lisa and Steve Nix...

Dec 10, 2020

Robert Clinton Campbell Sr. - age 83 - of Dalton, Georgia passed away on Thursday, December 10, 2020, at Hamilton Medical Center from complications due to Covid-19. He was born to the late James W. Campbell and Nellie Cooper Campbell. He was fiercely proud of his service in the Air Force as an aircraft mechanic in the Vietnam War, ...

Dec 10, 2020

Bennie Lee Wilbanks, age 94, left this life to be with Jesus on December 10th 2020.

Bennie was preceded in death by parents Lonnie and Minnie Ledford, husbands Hollace V. Cook and Vernon G. Wilbanks; grandson David Cook and three brothers, five sisters.

She was born March 09, 1926 in Hayesville, NC; she graduated from...

Dec 8, 2020

Mary Lucille “Lucy” LaRue, 83, passed away on Tuesday, December 8, 2020.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Alton Howard LaRue and grandson, Josh LaRue.

Lucy is survived by her children and their spouses, Roy and Herita LaRue, Barbara and James Voiles, Ann Baxter and Becky and Tim Cloer; 8 grandchildren; many great-grandchildren;...

Dec 7, 2020

Debra (Deb) Jordan Hunsucker was born on Christmas Day 1954 in Elberton, Georgia to Dan and Elizabeth (Libby) Jordan. The family moved to Dalton in 1961. She was a 1973 graduate of Dalton High School and she received a degree in Fashion Merchandising from the University of Georgia in 1977. Upon graduation she returned to Dalton and married Vance...

Dec 6, 2020

Lois Etheridge Laster, 92, of Dalton passed away on Sunday, December 6, 2020.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Roy and Evelyn Etheridge; step-mother, Amy Etheridge; son, Cecil Laster; sister, Elsie (Glenn) Mullinax.

Lois is survived by her ever loving husband of 74 years, Frank Laster; daughters, Sandra, Judy, Doris and Diane; granddaughter,...

Dec 5, 2020

Robert Stoney Moore Jr., 55, of Dalton passed away on Saturday, December 5, 2020.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Janet Moore.

He is survived by his father and step-mother, Bob and Nancy Moore; sister and brother-in-law, Jan and Bill Blackwood; nieces and nephews, Beau and Hannah Blackwood, Allie Blackwood and Jackson Blackwood;...