OBITUARIES


Roy Edwin Tolbert

Roy Edwin Tolbert

Aug 27, 2022

Roy Edwin Tolbert was born November 29,1943 in Birmingham, Alabama to the late Hubert and Cora Tolbert. He departed this life and was greeted by his Heavenly Father on August 27, 2022. He was preceded in death by his sister Helen “Duckie” Allen. He leaves his greatest blessings and sweet memories with his wife of 60 years Mary Tolbert,...

Bobby Lee Mathis

Bobby Lee Mathis

Aug 26, 2022

Bobby Lee Mathis, 87, of Dalton, passed away on Friday, August 26, 2022, at his home. He is preceded in death by his parents, Hertis and Ann Mathis, and his granddaughter, Jerrica Mathis.

Bobby was the Owner of the legendary Bobby’s Drive-In on Cleveland Highway for many years (where he would meet his wife, Janette Headden). In...

Bill Gene Johnson

Bill Gene Johnson

Aug 22, 2022

Bill G. Johnson, 89, of Dalton passed away on Monday, August 22, 2022.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Sell and Virginia Johnson; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Harvey and Nellie Giles; granddaughter, Jerrica Jade Mathis.

Mr. Johnson was a U.S. Army Paratrooper serving from 1951 until 1954. He was known by many in the...

Terry Lee Beavers

Terry Lee Beavers

Aug 20, 2022

Terry Lee Beavers, 72, of Rocky Face, passed away on Saturday, August 20, 2022, at Hamilton Medical Center. He is preceded in death by his parents, Lloyd and Martha Beavers, and siblings, Bill Beavers and Mona McNew.

Mr. Beavers is survived by his children, Traci Franklin, Desiree Rhoten (Mike), and Jason Beavers (Tiffany); girlfriend, Sondra Daniel; grandchildren,...

Edgar Aden Painter, Iii

Edgar Aden Painter, Iii

Aug 7, 2022

Surrounded by his loving family, Edgar (Ed, Eddie) Aden Painter, III, age 74 of Dalton, passed away Sunday, August 7, 2022, at Erlanger Hospital ICU, Chattanooga, TN.  He was preceded in death by his parents, Edgar (Ed) Aden Painter Jr. and Pat Painter Smith, both of Dalton, GA; and brother, Johnny Painter, of Chattanooga, TN.

He is...

Daniel Raymond Hollsten

Daniel Raymond Hollsten

Aug 6, 2022

Daniel Raymond Hollsten, 58, of Lafayette, GA, passed away on Saturday, August 6, 2022, at Hamilton Medical Center. He is preceded in death by his parents, Kenneth and Laura Hollsten, and his brother, David Hollsten.

Dan is survived by his wife of twenty-eight (28) years, Renita; beloved daughters who were his world, Kimberly and Dani Hollsten; sisters...

Tyrene Teasley Thompson Epperson

Tyrene Teasley Thompson Epperson

Aug 5, 2022

Surrounded by her loving family, Tyrene Teasley Thompson Epperson, 94, of Dalton, passed away at Hamilton Medical Center on Friday, August 5, 2022. She is preceded in death by her husband, Erwin Epperson; parents, Jess and Jessie Teasley; brothers, Brad, George, Chubb, Farris, and her triplet brothers Troy and Tasker Teasley; sisters, Pearl Simpson, Francis Beal, Beulah Gribble, and...

Raymond Howard Sinnamon Jr.

Raymond Howard Sinnamon Jr.

Aug 4, 2022

Mr. Raymond Howard Sinnamon Jr. of Dalton, passed away on August 4, 2022 at his residence.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Raymond Howard Sinnamon Sr. and Wanda Faye Rodgers Sinnamon and sister, Cynthia Sinnamon Baggett.

He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Susan (John) Awad; brother, Stephen (Amy) Sinnamon; grandchildren, Hallie,...

Lenore "Noey" Heard Higgins

Lenore "Noey" Heard Higgins

Jul 30, 2022

Our sweet little mama, Lenore “Noey” Heard Higgins passed away peacefully at home on July 30, 2022.  Noey was born in Rockmart, GA on August 14,1951 to the late Mr. and Mrs. Roland Shaefer Heard II. She was preceded in death by her husband Spence Higgins and her brother Roland Shaefer Heard III.

Noey is survived by...

Dorothy Souther Harper

Dorothy Souther Harper

Jul 28, 2022

Dorothy Souther Harper, 87, passed away on Thursday, July 28, 2022.

She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Berry Souther. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Harper; sister, Kathleen Hewitt Grady; grandson, Jeff Baldridge.

Dorothy was a member of Westside Baptist Church. She loved and treated everyone as...

Dewey Lee Cavender

Dewey Lee Cavender

Jul 28, 2022

Dewey Lee Cavender, 82, of Dalton passed away at home on Thursday, July 28, 2022.

He was the son of the late Lee and Lela Cavender and was also preceded in death by his siblings, Esta Biles, Bernice Bryant and Bill Cavender.

Dewey is survived by his wife, Jo Ann Harris Cavender; children, Karen Cavender...

Morris Ray White

Morris Ray White

Jul 24, 2022

Morris Ray White, 79, of Rocky Face, GA, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, July 24, 2022. He is preceded in death by his parents, George and Mary Louise White, and his son-in-law, Cliff Weeks, Jr.

Mr. White is survived by his wife of 58 years, Patsy; daughter, Melinda Weeks; son, Phillip (Sharon) White; grandchildren,...

Beverly Head Sutton

Beverly Head Sutton

Jul 23, 2022

Beverly Head Sutton, Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), 71, passed away at Dalton Place on Saturday, July 23, 2022.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Hubert A. Head and Rita Williams Head, and her brother, Alvin Head.

She is survived by her husband of 43 years, Arthur Sutton; daughters, Margaret and Meryl; and cousins,...

James Leroy Bridges

James Leroy Bridges

Jul 23, 2022

James Leroy Bridges, 77, of Rocky Face, passed away on Saturday, July 23, 2022, at Hamilton Medical Center.

He is survived by his daughters, Polly Bridges and Starr Wallace; sister, Ginger Ramey; and brothers, Wilbert Lee, William Lee, and Paul Lee.

The family would like to thank his caregiver and niece, Linda Morgan.

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Carolyn Green

Carolyn Green

Jul 21, 2022

Carolyn Green, 75, of Dalton passed away on Thursday, July 21, 2022.

She was the daughter of the late Trudy and Willie Green and is survived by her siblings, Pat Vaughn, Jimmy and Paulette Green and Mary and Dick Geraci; beloved cat, Freddie; nieces and nephews; special great niece and nephew, Carson and Alexis Vaughn.

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Herbert M. Turner

Herbert M. Turner

Jul 20, 2022

Herbert M. Turner, 86, of Dalton passed away on Wednesday, July 20, 2022.

He was the son of the late Ottis Jewell Turner and Ora Townson Turner. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Gail Lawson Turner; children and their spouses, Kay Turner Watkins (James) and Robert Kevin Turner (Pam); grandchildren, Kaitlin Turner Mason (Andrew)...

Joe L. Kelly

Joe L. Kelly

Jul 18, 2022

Joe L. Kelly, 81, passed away on Monday, July 18, 2022.

He was preceded in death by his parents William Joel ‘Pony’ Kelly and Ossie Lee Kelly, of Newton.

Joe is survived by his wife, Jeanette; daughter Karen Walton (Chip) of Kitty Hawk, NC; daughter Kris Stanfield of Dalton; brother Billy Kelly of Albany, GA;...

Horace Michael Sewell

Horace Michael Sewell

Jul 17, 2022

Horace Michael Sewell, 97, of Dalton, went to his heavenly Father on July 17, 2022. He was born on July 29, 1924, one of ten children, in East Point, GA. He became a resident of Dalton in 1959, and was the Senior Operating Officer of ConAgra Foods until his retirement in 1987.

Horace married Hazel Robertson on...

Charles J. Pilcher

Charles J. Pilcher

Jul 12, 2022

Charles J. Pilcher, 77, passed away on Tuesday, July 12, 2022.

He was preceded in death by his parents, J.T. and Ruth Pilcher and brother, Cecil Pilcher.

Charles is survived by his wife, Jewell E. Pilcher; step-son, David Carter; brothers, Donald Pilcher, Raymond Pilcher, Monroe Pilcher, James Pilcher and George Pilcher; sisters, Joyce Ann Cassidy,...

Bobby Gay

Bobby Gay

Jul 8, 2022

Bobby Gay, 79, of Dalton (formerly of Lake Oconee, GA), passed away at Hamilton Medical Center on Friday, July 8, 2022. He is preceded in death by his parents, Carlus and Georgia Mae Gay, and brothers, Carlus Delmus Gay and Dwayne Gay.

Bobby is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Shirley; sons and daughters-in-law, Drew...

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