OBITUARIES


George William Baker

George William Baker

Jun 23, 2014

Mr. George William Baker, 73, of Ringgold, passed away Monday June 23, 2014 at his residence. He was the son of the late, Rufus and Ethel Baker and was preceded in death by his wife, Sonja Baker. George was a member of Smith Chapel United Methodist Church in Ringgold and was a member and past master of the Masonic...

James "Jim" Morris

James "Jim" Morris

Jun 22, 2014

On Sunday, June 22, 2014, James (Jim) Joseph Morris Sr. went to be with his Lord after a brief illness. Jim was preceded in death by his parents Hugh and Rose Morris; sisters Kathryn Kelly and Janet Smiggen; wife Charlotte Walter Morris, and son John Walter Morris. Jim is survived by his daughter, Susan (Morris) Gabryszewski; daughter and son-in-law...

Wayne Powell

Wayne Powell

Jun 20, 2014

Mr. Wayne Powell, 72, of Dalton, passed away Friday, June 20, 2014 at Hamilton Medical Center. He was the son of the late, Hollis and Lillian Ridley Powell. Wayne is survived by his son, David Christopher Powell of Trion, GA; brother and sister-in-law, Eddie and Pat Powell of Dalton; niece and nephew, Cindy Powell and Norman Powell both of...

Elizabeth "Lib" Kennedy

Elizabeth "Lib" Kennedy

Jun 19, 2014

Elizabeth (Lib) Frierson Kennedy passed away on Thursday, June 19, 2014. She was born November 22, 1914 in Florence, South Carolina to Alice Wilburn Frierson and William DeLancey Frierson. Upon the death of her father from the Spanish Influenza, her family moved back to Decatur, Georgia alongside her maternal grandmother. As a child she enjoyed taking summer trips with...

James Richard Medlen

James Richard Medlen

Jun 19, 2014

Mr. James Richard Medlen, 47, of Dalton passed away Thursday, June 19, 2014. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Charles D. Medlen Sr. and was a member of the Central Church of Christ. He worked for Al Johnson Volkswagon and loved the outdoors, family and friends. He was a loving husband, father, son, brother and uncle. James...

Bonnie Baxter

Bonnie Baxter

Jun 17, 2014

Mrs. Bonnie Shelton Baxter, 97, of Dalton and formerly of Lawrenceburg, TN, passed away Tuesday, June 17, 2014. She was the daughter of the late George and Sue Danley Shelton and was preceded in death by her husband Joseph T. Baxter, Sr.; brothers Walter Shelton and Hansird Shelton; sister, Helen Freeze. Bonnie is survived by her son and daughter-in-law,...

Calvin Selvidge

Calvin Selvidge

Jun 15, 2014

Mr. Calvin Dale Selvidge, 86, of Dalton, passed away Sunday, June 15, 2014 at Hamilton Medical Center. Calvin was the son of the late Zorah and Arnold Selvidge. He is survived by his wife, Bessie Cantrell Selvidge of Dalton; daughter, Debbie Selvidge Oliver of Cocoa, FL; son and daughter-in-law, Roy and Johnnie Selvidge of Dalton; brother, Kenneth Selvidge of...

Rossie Coffelt

Rossie Coffelt

Jun 13, 2014

Mrs. Rosie Dalton Coffelt, 84, of Dalton. passed away Friday June 13, 2014. Funeral services will be at 5 p.m. Sunday in the Chapel of Love Funeral Home with the Brother Tracy Mantooth officiating. Burial will be in United Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at Love Funeral Home Sunday from 2 till 5 p.m. Words of comfort...

John Sirmons

John Sirmons

Jun 12, 2014

Mr. John Swett Sirmons, 67, of Dalton, went home to be with the Lord, Thursday June 12, 2014 at Hamilton Medical Center. He was preceded in death by his parents, Dr. Derrel and Mae Sirmons and his brother, Toby Sirmons. John is survived by his Wife, Rebecca Sirmons; sisters and brothers-in-law, Robin and Rick Ruth, Paula and Robert Williams;...

Haley Stanley

Haley Stanley

Jun 11, 2014

Miss. Haley Stanley, 24, of Dalton, passed away Wednesday, June 11, 2014. She was preceded in death by her father, Jeff Stanley and grandparents, Howard and Annie Laura Stanley. Haley is survived by her mother, Tammy Stanley of Dalton; brother, Chris Stanley of South Carolina; grandparents, Henry and Brenda Parks of Resaca, GA. Funeral Services will be at 2...

Ralph Hammontree

Ralph Hammontree

Jun 2, 2014

Ralph H. Hammontree, Sr., the Patriarch of our family, was born to Mattie and Charlie Hammontree on June 6, 1930. His journey here on earth ended on Monday June 2, 2014 with his loving wife of 61 years at his bedside. He has now begun his celebration in Paradise and is no longer suffering from the loss of memory...

Elizabeth Nichols

Elizabeth Nichols

Jun 1, 2014

Mrs. Elizabeth Hall Nichols, 71, of Rocky Face, passed away Sunday, June 1, 2014. She was preceded in death by her brother, Frank Hall, Sr., and nephew, Lloyd Hall. She was a member of the Church of God of the Union Assembly. She loved her church family and church activities. She is survived by her husband, William Nichols of...

George Schneider

George Schneider

May 31, 2014

Mr. George W. Schneider, 82, of Rocky Face, passed away Saturday, May 31, 2014. He was preceded in death by his parents, Trammell and Lela Smith Schneider; mother-in-law, Marie Callahan; brothers and sisters-in-law, Clarence and Amy Schneider, Ralph and Betty Faye Schneider; brothers-in-law, Jakie Keith and Kenneth Dude Callahan. George retired as Asst Chief from the Dalton Police Department...

Walter Mark Brown

Walter Mark Brown

May 31, 2014

Mr. Walter Mark Brown, 54, of Dalton, passed away Saturday May 31, 2014 at Hamilton Medical Center. He was preceded in death by his father Jimmy Brown; grandparents, Emily and Tate Brown and Marvin and Josie Cox. Mark was a member of Eastside Baptist Church. He is survived by his mother Martha Cox Brown; sisters and brother-in-law, Cindy and...

Darlene Greene

Darlene Greene

May 28, 2014

Mrs. Darlene Roberts Greene went to be with her lord Wednesday, May 28, 2014. Mrs. Greene was a loving Wife, Mother, Sister and Nana. She was the daughter of the late Mr. James and Mrs. Willie Roberts. She is survived by her loving husband of 48 years, Mr. Larry Greene of Dalton. Also surviving are sons and daughters-in-law, Bruce...

Charles Schievelhud

Charles Schievelhud

May 26, 2014

Mr. Charles H. Schievelhud, Jr. passed away Monday, May 26, 2014. Charles was born in 1926 in Chattanooga, TN. Charles had been a resident of Dalton for 38 years. He was a veteran of the United States Army having served during WWII. He was a Seventh Day Adventist and was associated with Mill Creek Baptist Church for many years....

Mary Brindle

Mary Brindle

May 26, 2014

Mrs. Mary Brindle, 82, of Dalton, passed away Monday May 26, 2014 at the local hospital surrounded by her family. Mary was preceded in death by her loving husband L. N. Brindle. She is survived by her children, Billy and Sherry Brindle of Calhoun, Nancy and Gary Brown of Dalton and Tom and Barbara Brindle of Calhoun. Beloved grandmother...

Lee Roy Roberts

Lee Roy Roberts

May 25, 2014

Mr. Lee Roy (Bud) Roberts, 85 of Dalton Ga departed this life on May 25, 2014 at his home surrounded by his family. He was preceded in death by his father Guy Roberts, his mother Nellie (Gammy) Roberts, his brother Jack Roberts, his sister Peggy Roberts, and his brothers in law J.D. Nicholson and Clarence Bowman. Bud proudly served...

Trinity Ella Bryson

Trinity Ella Bryson

May 25, 2014

Little Trinity Ella Bryson, 2, of Dalton, passed away Sunday May 25, 2014 at Hamilton Medical Center. She was preceded in death by her grandmother, Ella Bryson. Trinity is survived by her parents, Christopher and Stephanie Bryson of Dalton; sisters, Kimberly Fay Bryson, Brook Lille Ann Baker, and Chasity Faith Hope Baker; brothers, Christian Zane Bryson and Austin David...

Carl Griggs, Sr.

Carl Griggs, Sr.

May 25, 2014

Carl Lloyd Griggs, Sr., went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 25, 2014, at Hamilton Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. Carl proudly served in the U.S. Marine Corps in the Pacific theater during World War II. He was a local businessman who founded Southern Binders, Inc., in 1956, and Acme Display Company in 1958....

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