OBITUARIES
James 'Jimmy' L. Pratt
Feb 21, 2016
James (Jimmy) L Pratt Birthdate September 17, 1944 Reverend James (Jimmy) L. Pratt took his heavenly flight on February 21, 2016. Reverend Pratt was a veteran of the United States Army. He faithfully upheld his office as a minister and Pastor in The Church of God of the Union Assembly for nearly 50 years. He was a loving man...
Don Haney
Feb 18, 2016
Mr. Don Haney, 60, of Tunnel Hill passed away Thursday, February 18, 2016. Don was born November 28, 1955 in Marietta, Georgia. He was preceded in death by his father, George Donald Haney, Sr. of Smyrna, Georgia. Don was the owner of Professional Fence and loved playing golf. He is survived by his wife, Debra Garner Haney; son, Ryan...
Nell Holley
Feb 15, 2016
Mrs. Nell Bell Holley, 83, of Cohutta, passed away Monday, February 15, 2016 at Hamilton Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late, Samuel Walton and Mattie Sumner Bell and was preceded in death by her son, Emmett William Holley, Jr on May 20, 2914 and her sisters and brothers. Nell was a member of Salem Baptist Church....
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...
Lois Moss
Feb 13, 2016
Mrs. Lois Faye Wilson Moss, 92, of Dalton passed away Saturday, February 13, 2016 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Avery and Nora Free Wilson and was preceded in death by her husband, Denver Moss. Lois is survived by her children, Dewey Moss, Dan (Benny) Moss and Jan Moss (Paul) Anderson; grandchildren, Angela Moss Gordy,...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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