OBITUARIES

Apr 27, 2014

Ms. Kathy Stone Jennings, 57, of Dalton passed away Sunday, April 27, 2014 at Hamilton Medical Center.

She was preceded in death by her father, Harold W. Stone; grandparents, John and Mavis Whiteside, and Troy and Ruby Stone.

Kathy is survived by her special dear friend, Rick Williams of Dalton; children, Kelly and Warren Ollis...

Apr 26, 2014

Mrs. Geneva Wood Martin, 98, of Dalton, passed away Saturday, April 26, 2014 in Valdosta, Ga.

She was the daughter of the late, Clifford P. and Florence Love Wood and was preceded in death by her husband, L. M. Martin, JR; daughter, Toby Harriet Martin; sister, Dorothy Rann; brother, C. P. Wood, JR. and a nephew, Preston...

Apr 19, 2014

Mr. Loran Bert Carter, Jr., 67, of Dalton, passed away suddenly, Saturday, April 19, 2014.

He was the son of the late, Bert and Maude Carter and was a 1964 graduate of Dalton High and a 1969 graduate of Auburn University. He was the Quarterback for the Dalton Catamounts and also for the Auburn Tigers.

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Apr 17, 2014

Mrs. Emily Adams Bray, 82, of Dalton passed away Thursday, April 17, 2014 at Hamilton Medical Center.

She was preceded in death by her husband, J.W. Bray Jr. in 2004 and grandson, Branton Lee Bray.

Emily was a member of the Dalton First Baptist Church and was a volunteer at Hamilton Medical Center for approximately...

Apr 16, 2014

Mrs. Evelyn Epps Ingle, 80, of Dalton, passed away Wednesday April 16, 2014 at Regency Park Health Care Center.

Mrs. Ingle graduated from Berry College and taught at Eastside Elementary School for thirty years.

She is survived by her husband, Clifford Ingle of Dalton; daughters and son-in-law, Carole Ingle of Dalton and Susan and Robert...

Apr 16, 2014

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Dr. Winston Noah Ball, 79, of Tunnel Hill and Tampa, Florida passed away Wednesday, April 16, 2014 in Tampa.

He was born April 30, 1934 in Alabama, was married to the late Frances Darlene Luallen Ball, and raised his family in Dalton, opening his Chiropractic Clinic in 1969. He moved his family here in...

Apr 15, 2014

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Mr. Anthony Glenn “Tony” Satterfield, 49, of Chatsworth, passed away Tuesday April 15, 2014.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Lewis E. Hicks and Frances Hicks Seritt, Cecil Satterfield and Willie Mae Leonard.

Tony was a veteran of the United States Air Force. He was a loving, father, son, brother...

Apr 13, 2014

Loree Melinda Martinez, age 43, of Lawrenceville, Georgia passed away Sunday April 13. She was preceded in death by her father Ernest Shipley.

She is survived by her husband, Carlos Martinez; daughter, Lauren Danielle Hall, daughter Ashlie Makaylah Martinez, all of Lawrenceville; son James Thomas Shipley of Stone Mountain; grandson, Jonathan Michael Hall of Spring Hill, FL;...

Apr 11, 2014

Ms. Carla Jean Smith, 69, of Dalton, passed away Friday, April 11, 2014 at Hamilton Medical Center surrounded by her loving family.

Carla was born in Whitfield County October 4, 1944 to the late, Auther and Earlie Cook Smith and was preceded in death by her brothers-in-law, Bill Gentry and Tommy Holsomback.

She is survived...

Apr 9, 2014

Mrs. Norma Presley Brock, 84, of Dalton passed away Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at Hamilton Medical Center.

She was preceded in death by her husband, W.H. “Bill” Brock in 1996; mother, Hester Presley Johnson and step-father, Reid Johnson; brother, Eddie Presley and sister-in-law, Ruby M. Presley.

Norma is survived by her daughters, Sheryl Brock and...

Apr 8, 2014

Mr. Jack Durham, 81, of Dalton passed away Tuesday, April 8, 2014.

Jack was the son of the late Judson and Annie Griffin Durham and was preceded in death by his brothers, Charles Durham, Albert Durham, and Jerry Durham.

He retired from the United States Air force after 21 years of service and was a...

Apr 7, 2014

Mr. Robert W. Callahan, 82, of Dalton passed away April 7, 2014 at Hamilton Medical Center.

Robert was the son of the late Augustus and Ruby Kirk Callahan and was preceded in death by his wife, Mamie Stanley Callahan.

He was a member of Riverbend Church of Christ.

Robert is survived by his...

Apr 5, 2014

Mr. Paul Diamond, 75, of Dalton passed away Saturday, April 5, 2014 at Hamilton Medical Center.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Thelma Diamond in 2010.

Paul is survived by his daughters and son-in-law, Paula Diamond of Dalton and Charla and Dex Bobbitt of Chattanooga; son and daughter-in-law, Jay and Nancy Bright of...

Apr 5, 2014

Mr. Clifton Corban Ingle, 65, of Tunnel Hill passed away Saturday, April 5, 2014 at the Hospice of Chattanooga.

He was born May 13, 1948 to the late James Thurman and Eula Mae Stokes Ingle and was preceded in death by his son, William Jacob Ingle; father-in-law, George Carl Whiteside; brother, Paul Ingle; sisters, Rose Ann Cline,...

Apr 4, 2014

Mr. J. Spence Higgins Jr., 67, of Dalton passed away Friday, April 4, 2014 at Hamilton Medical Center.

He was the son of the late James Spence Sr. and Marion Jones Higgins and was preceded in death by his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Miller Jones and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Daniel Higgins all of Dalton.

Apr 2, 2014

Mrs. Christiana (Chris) K. Griggs, 66, of Dalton, passed away Wednesday April 2, 2014 at her residence.

Chris’s wishes were to be cremated.

No services are planned at this time.

Apr 2, 2014

Mrs. Yvonne C. Hardin Howalt, 84, of Dalton, passed away Wednesday, April 2, 2014.

She was the daughter of the late, Harry and Dorothy Hardin and was preceded in death by her husband, Robert F. Howalt, Sr.; brother, Harry Hardin, Jr.; uncles, Ollie Hardin and Ralph Hardin.

Yvonne is survived by her sons and daughter-in-law,...

Apr 2, 2014

Mrs. Dorothy Frances Cox McClain, 87, of Dalton, passed away Wednesday April 2, 2014 at her residence surrounded by her family after a brief battle with cancer.

She was born on December 10, 1926 in Dalton, at the house that is currently the Greenhouse. She was born again and baptized in August 1942.

Mrs. McClain...

Apr 2, 2014

Mrs. Trudy Green Thomason, 89, of Dalton, passed away Wednesday, April 2, 2014.

She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Jimmy (Paulette) Green of Ranger, Ga; daughters and son-in-law, Pat Vaughn of Dalton, Carolyn Green of Dalton, Mary (Dick) Geraci of Dalton; brother and sister-in-law, Winston (Jo) Brown of Chatsworth, Ga; sister, Loretta Greeson of Chatsworth,...

Mar 31, 2014

Mr. Gordon Lee Kirk, Jr., 72, of Chatsworth, passed away Monday, March 31, 2014 at Gordon Hospital.

Mr. Kirk was the son of the late Gordon Lee Kirk, Sr. and Bertie Gurley Kirk.

He is survived by his wife, Lillian Ruth Kirk of Chatsworth; step-daughter, Felecia Shepard of Ringgold, GA; sisters and brother-in-laws, Ruby and...