OBITUARIES
Alva Albertson
Feb 13, 2016
Mrs. Alva Joyce Albertson, 68, of Dalton, passed away Saturday, February 13, 2016 at Hamilton Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late, Arthur and Betty Elkins Joyce and was preceded in death by her first husband, Franklin Danny Smith. Alva loved her grand kids and taking care of her horses. She is survived by her husband, Bennie...
Genevelyn Fowler Gentry
Feb 9, 2016
Mrs. Genevelyn Fowler Gentry, 76, of Dalton passed away Tuesday, February 9, 2016. She was the daughter of the late Claude and Vivian Gilbert Fowler and was preceded in death by William Frank “Jack” Gentry and her brother, Sanford Fowler. Genevelyn is survived by her son, Mitchell Gentry of Atlanta; daughters and sons-in-law, Cynthia Langley, Jackie Silva and Charles...
Margie Stanfield Dunford
Feb 8, 2016
Mrs. Margie Stanfield Dunford, 89, of Dalton passed away Monday, February 8, 2016. She was the daughter of the late Grady and Cleo Butler Stanfield and was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Richard Dunford, sister, Betty Faye Hayno and brother, Bobby Ray Stanfield. Margie was a member of the Lafayette First Baptist Church. She was also a...
Annie Mae Ridley
Feb 5, 2016
Annie Mae Ridley, 94, of Chatsworth passed away on Friday, February 5, 2016 at the home of her daughter surrounded by her loving family. She was the daughter of the late Barney and Ida Brown and was preceded in death by her husband, the Reverend Hershel H. Ridley; brother, Leonard Brown; granddaughter, Elaine Vineyard Cline, and great-grandson, Jack Thomas...
Inez Bagley
Feb 4, 2016
Mrs. Inez Whaley Bagley, 91, of Resaca passed away Thursday, February 4, 2016 at Hamilton Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late George and Rosa Bell Brock Whaley and was preceded in death by her husband, Gordon L. Bagley; sisters, Johnnie Brock, Betty Jo Johnson, Lucille Hair and Bobbie Jean Whaley; brother, Ralph Whaley; great-grandson, Patrick Dewayne...
Helen Parker
Feb 3, 2016
Mrs. Helen Hodges Parker, 87, of Dalton passed away Wednesday, February 3, 2016. She was the daughter of the late Frank and Mary Hodges and was preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence Parker and sons, Johnny Parker and Larry Parker. Helen was a loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother and great-grandmother. She is survived by her children and their...
Hazel Whitfield
Feb 2, 2016
Mrs. Hazel Jeanette Biggers Whitfield, 99, of Dalton went to be with the Lord on February 2, 2016 at her daughter's home. Hazel was born in Fish Creek, Georgia on May 25, 1916. She was the daughter of the late Charles Edward and Mary Hammond Biggers and was preceded in death by her husband of 71 years, Emmett McDuffie...
Helen Thomason
Feb 1, 2016
Helen Ruth Thomason died peacefully at her home in Dalton on Monday, February 1, 2016, two weeks short of her 82nd birthday. Born with the birth defect spina bifida, she survived life-threatening surgery in her first year and defied the expectation that she would not live to age six. Throughout her life, she refused to let spina bifida determine...
Joe Dennard
Jan 28, 2016
Mr. Joseph R. “Joe” Dennard, 75, of Marietta, GA passed away on January 28, 2016 at his residence. He was the son of Douglas W. Dennard, SR. and Joann Kmitas Dennard. Joe is survived by his brother, Douglas W. Dennard of Rocky Face and sister, Linda Dennard Thomas of Ocala, FL. Nieces and nephews also survive. At Joe’s request...
William "Bill" Stranahan
Jan 25, 2016
Mr. William "Bill" Stranahan, 71, of Dalton passed away Monday, January 25, 2016. He was the son of the late, Fred and Barbara Barber Stranahan. Bill deeply loved his children and grandchildren. He loved golf, friends, people and life. He is survived by his wife, Marian Stranahan; daughter, Cathy Champlin; sons, Billy Stranahan and Charles Stranahan; step-children, Andrea Robertson,...
Kathy Smith
Jan 25, 2016
Mrs. Kathy Sharon Miller Smith, 63, of Chatsworth passed away Monday, January 25, 2016 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late J.W. Miller and Juanita Beavers Miller and she was a 1970 graduate of Dalton High School. She is survived by her loving husband of 36 years, Robert Wayne Smith; daughter and son-in-law, Stephanie Lynn Hix...
Audrey Edwards Burgess
Jan 25, 2016
Mrs. Audrey Edwards Burgess, 94, of Dalton passed away January 25, 2016 at Morningside. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Cecil Burgess, son, Nolan Burgess, and brother, B.F. Edwards. Audrey was a very active member of Trinity United Methodist Church. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Shermon and Margaret Burgess of Jacksonville, Fl; daughter...
Esther Blackwell
Jan 24, 2016
Mrs. Esther Fletcher Blackwell, 84, of Dalton passed away Sunday, January 24, 2016 at Wood Dale Healthcare Center. She was the daughter of the late George and Eula Fletcher and was preceded in death by her husband, Jimmie Blackwell; brother, Ralph Mann Fletcher and sister, Evelyn Fletcher Legg. Esther was a member of Crown View Baptist Church. She is...
William "Billy" Robert Jones
Jan 24, 2016
Mr. William “Billy” Robert Jones, 69, of the Carbondale Community, passed away January 24, 2016 surrounded by his family. He was born May 18, 1946 in Dalton, Georgia. Billy was preceded in death by his son, Justin Jones; parents, Vance and Polly Jones and aunt, Mary Barnett. He is survived by his wife, Robbie Jones; daughter and son-in-law, Christi...
Emmett "Sherrill" Whitfield
Jan 22, 2016
Mr. Emmett “Sherrill” Whitfield, 76, of Dalton passed away on Friday, January 22, 2016. Sherrill was born in Cedartown, GA on August 31, 1939. He was a graduate of Dalton High School and Lincoln Memorial University. He was inducted into the Lincoln Memorial University Hall of Fame for baseball in 1992. Sherrill’s love of sports continued throughout his life...
J. Pleas Smith
Jan 22, 2016
Long-time general contractor and civic leader John Pleas Smith, 92, of Dalton died Friday, January 22 (2016) at home following an extended illness. The Dalton native graduated from Dalton High School in 1940 and received a degree in Civil Engineering from Georgia Tech in 1944. A life-long lover of music, he played saxophone in the first Dalton High School...
Nina Hardin
Jan 19, 2016
Nina Ruth Henderson Hardin slipped peacefully from the bonds of earth into the heavenly realm and the presence of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, on January 19, 2016. She was 95 years of age. She was the daughter of the late John William and Laura Jane Shepard Henderson. Nina was a stay-at-home mom and homemaker. She was preceded...
Vivian Wofford Kenemer
Jan 15, 2016
Mrs. Vivian Wofford Kenemer, 85, of Dalton, GA, departed this life on Friday, January 15, 2016. She was born on September 14, 1930, in Dalton and preceded in death by her parents, the late Ruth Meadows Wofford and Floyd Wofford; brother, Vance Wofford; and her husband of 67 years, John Burle Kenemer. She is survived by her daughter, Kim...
Quentin R. Gifford
Jan 15, 2016
Quentin R. Gifford, age 72 of Enon, Ohio and formerly of Dalton passed away January 15, 2016 peacefully at his home. He was born November 10, 1943 in Mt. Olivet, KY to the late William Julian and Veda Gifford. In addition to his parents, Quentin was preceded in death by his loving wife of 23 years, Claudell Gifford in...
Rev. Samuel E. Ridley
Jan 14, 2016
Rev. Samuel Eugene "Gene" Ridley, 71, of Dalton passed away Thursday, January 14, 2016 at his residence. He was the son of the late Rev. Samuel Burton Ridley and Flora Morgan Ridley and was preceded in death by his sisters, Thelma Morgan and Dorothy Hudgins and brothers, Loyd Ridley and Bill Ridley. Gene was the former pastor at Trinity...
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