OBITUARIES

Nov 30, 2020

Sally C. (Byrd) Bates Lunn

Sally, age 92, of Dalton, GA died on Monday, November 30, 2020. She was born in Perry County, TN and was the daughter of the late Roy and Vera Byrd of Beardstown. Sally was preceded in death by her husband Ralph Bates in 1973 and later her husband Joe Lunn in 2010....

Nov 29, 2020

Kenneth Jeffery Smith, 53, of Dalton and Atlanta passed away unexpectedly Sunday, November 29, 2020 at his home.

Jeff, “Smitty” to friends, was born on March 27, 1967 in Dalton, Georgia.

He was preceded in death by his father and friend, Kenneth Benjamin Smith and his grandparents, Bradley and Lillian Dean and Howard and Lois...

Nov 26, 2020

George Townsend Jr., 90, of Dalton passed away on Thursday, November 26, 2020 at his residence.

He was preceded in death by the mother of his children, Patricia Garrett Townsend and daughter, Sue Langford and grandson, Jon Langford.

Junior was born George Livie Townsend on January 30, 1930 and was raised in Whitfield County. He...

Nov 26, 2020

Marjorie Joyce Harris Mitchell was born September 27, 1939, at her family’s home in Eton, Georgia.  Eighty-one years later, at her home in Dalton, Georgia, on the morning of November 26, 2020, she passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her family.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Raymond and Bettye Harris and brother,...

Nov 26, 2020

Mrs. Jewel King of Dalton, age 94, passed away peacefully Thursday, November 26, at Tranquility of Dalton. She was born June 12, 1926 in Dalton, Georgia to Robert Oscar Ponder and Rosa May Staten Ponder.

Jewel was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church. She was a graduate of Dalton High School and The Herren School of...

Nov 25, 2020

Geneva Campbell Henton, born in Murray County, GA on July 11, 1923, passed away peacefully on November 25, 2020 in her home. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jasper and Edna Campbell; brothers, Cecil Campbell and George Campbell; sister, Jeanette Smith; and her husband of 49 years, Emmett Henton.

Geneva is survived by her brothers...

Nov 25, 2020

John Benjamin Leonard, 79, of Dalton, Georgia passed over peacefully Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at Hamilton Medical Center, surrounded by his loving family.  John was born December 24, 1940 in Chatsworth, Georgia to Kate and Ike Leonard and was the surviving son of their eight children. He was preceded in death by his parents, seven siblings and granddaughter, Kate...

Nov 24, 2020

Willie Mae Defore, 100, of Dalton passed away on Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at Pruitt Health Care. Private services will be held for the family. Burial will be at West Hill Cemetery.

Nov 19, 2020

Shaheen Azeez Shaheen, 92, passed away peacefully on November 19, 2020 at his beloved home in Dalton, GA. Shaheen was a widely respected businessman, community leader, philanthropist, and man of faith and integrity. He was preceded in death by his parents Azeez Shaheen and Saleemeh Suleiman Balluteen Shaheen, his wife, Piera Barbaglia Shaheen, brothers Naseeb and Tawfeek Shaheen, and...

Nov 17, 2020

Mr. Jonathan Ashly Adcock, age 49, of Dalton, Georgia departed this life Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at his home.  Jon was born March 23, 1971 in Dalton, Georgia.  He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Hazel and Leon Kiker and Helen and Lamar Adcock.

Jon graduated from Dalton High School in 1989.  He played Guard for...

Nov 17, 2020

Mrs. Jimmie Lee Cooper Whaley, 76, of Dalton passed away on Tuesday, November 17, 2020.

She was the daughter of the late Lee Ruben Cooper and Ethel “Crick” Stinson.

She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Winfred Lee Whaley; sons and daughter-in-law, Terry Whaley and Gary and Teresa Whaley; grandsons, Ethan Whaley and...

Nov 14, 2020

Faynette Brooks Black died November 14, 2020 in Dalton, Georgia at the age of 88.  She was born on May 16, 1932 at her family home in Avera, Georgia.  Faye, as she was known, was the eighth of ten children born to Adam Joseph Brooks and Sina Adams.

She is survived by three...

Nov 14, 2020

Vera Ann Knick Fossett, 84, of Dalton went to meet her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, November 14, 2020.

Vera graduated from Dawnville High School in 1954, where she was on the basketball team. She was a founding member of Trinity United Methodist Church and served many years on the boards of Cherokee Estates and...

Nov 13, 2020

Evelyn Hackney Webb, 89, of Dalton passed away on Friday, November 13, 2020.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Howard Lamar Webb.

She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Allan and Gail Webb of Auburn, GA, Jerry and Donna Webb of Buford, GA, Craig and Sandy Webb of Dacula, GA and Mark...

Nov 10, 2020

Mr. Robert Lane Nix, 61, of Tunnel Hill, passed away on Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at his home.

A graveside service will be held on Friday at 1 pm at Whitfield Memorial Gardens. Love Funeral Home, 706-278-3313.

Nov 8, 2020

Mary Ann Hamilton, formerly of Dalton, GA, died Sunday, November 8th in West Chester, OH. She was 88 years old. Mary Ann was born in Chicago, Illinois. She was a graduate of Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois. During her studies, Mary Ann wrote and illustrated a children's story which she kept and later read to her own...

Nov 6, 2020

Mrs. Georgie Ruth Land Smith, 82, of Dalton passed away Friday November 6, 2020 at her home.She was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas Arvil and Ruth Sane Land; husband, John Henry Smith; step - son Clay Earl Smith and step - daughter Carolyn Smith Nelson.Georgie is survived by her son,  Steven (Amy) Bailey of Dalton;  step-son, John...

Nov 1, 2020

Elizabeth Eileen Goss Whiteside passed away peacefully on November 1 , 2020 in her daughter Carleen’s home in Tunnel Hill, GA. Elizabeth was born in Vero Beach, FL to the late J.P. and Mamie Goss.

She is preceded in death by her loving husband of 66 years George Carl Whiteside, her grandchildren; Jacob and...

Nov 1, 2020

William Pharis Sneed, 81, of Dalton passed away Sunday, November 1, 2020 at his home.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Pharis and Edna Kephart Sneed and several brothers and sisters.

William is survived by his wife of 60 years, Mary Walters Sneed of Dalton; daughter, Tonya  of Cohutta; son, Thomas and Tara...

Oct 29, 2020

Mrs. Lyla Smith Jordan passed away on Thursday, October 29, 2020 at Ridgewood Manor. She was born March 8, 1925 in the Prater’s Mill community in Whitfield County. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dewey Jordan; parents, Roy and Willie Smith, of Dalton; sister, Willie Pauline Smith; brothers, Roy Kell Smith, Willard D. Smith and Troy M....