OBITUARIES


Paul Franklin Pratt

Paul Franklin Pratt

Mar 3, 2014

Paul Franklin Pratt, his wife, Sherry Lynn Pratt and their grandson, Corbin Swann, went to be with their Heavenly Father, March 3, 2014. Paul was the son of the late, Charles Thomas Pratt and Juanita Stewart Pratt and was preceded in death by a son, Delane Pratt. He was a minister for 45 plus years and was the assistant...

Emily Evans

Emily Evans

Feb 27, 2014

Mrs. Emily O’Shea Evans, 97, of Dalton, passed away Thursday, February 27, 2014. She was the daughter of the late Patrick and Bridget O’Rourke O’Shea and was preceded in death by her husband, Raygan Evans; sister, Bridie Hobbart and brother, John O’Shea. Emily was a founding member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. She retired from the Dalton City School...

Billie Kemp

Billie Kemp

Feb 22, 2014

Mrs. Billie Bradford Kemp, 86, of Dalton passed away Saturday, February 22, 2014 at Regency Park. She was preceded in death by her parents, Clyde and Olma Young Bradford. Billie is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Andrea and Charles Runnels of Mentone, AL., and Suzi and Steve Simmons of Dalton; grandchildren, Kaitlin Sweeney, Reagan Sweeney, Logan Sweeney and...

Thelma Smith

Thelma Smith

Feb 19, 2014

Mrs. Thelma Bradley Smith, 85, of Dalton, passed away Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at Hamilton Medical Center. She was preceded in death by her father Carlton Bradley; mother, Mary Ruth Pierce Bradley; her husband, Thurman Smith; grandson, Chip Fetzer; brother, Sonny Bradley. Thelma is survived by her children and their spouses, Caryl and Mont Ridley, Kaye and Frank Fetzer...

Mary Frances Higgins

Mary Frances Higgins

Feb 16, 2014

Mary Frances Turner Higgins passed away, following a brief illness, on February 16, 2014 in Jacksonville, FL. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. She believed that teaching young children was a calling which she felt honored to answer. Mary Frances, the second of three children, was born to Lela Mae Groover and Arthur Berryman Turner...

Lamar Graham

Lamar Graham

Feb 14, 2014

Mr. Lamar Graham, 86, of Dalton, passed away Friday, February 14, 2014 at Hamilton Medical Center. Mr. Graham was the son of the late John and Mellie Graham. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ann West Graham, brothers, and sister. Mr. Graham was a retired Reverend and a Veteran of the United States Navy. He is survived...

Annie Jordan

Annie Jordan

Feb 14, 2014

Mrs. Annie Marie Eaton Jordan, 81, of Dalton, passed away Friday, February 14, 2014 at Regency Park Health Care. She was the daughter of the late, Z. H. Eaton, Sr. and Linnie Cook Eaton and was preceded in death by her husband, Alfred Jordan; sisters, Lennie Mae Slaughter and Evelyn Eaton; brothers, Obe Lee Eaton, Edward Eaton, Ray Eaton...

William "Bill" Metcalf

William "Bill" Metcalf

Feb 14, 2014

Mr. William Jerome “Bill” Metcalf, 70, of Calhoun, passed away Friday, February 14, 2014 at his residence. He was the son of the late, Warren Lake and Gladys Godfrey Metcalf and was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Jean Brooks Metcalf and a brother Kenneth Metcalf. Bill was a member of Whitfield Baptist Church. He is survived by...

Connie Henry

Connie Henry

Feb 11, 2014

Mrs. Connie Livingston Henry, 79, of Dalton passed away Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Walter and Frances Johnson Livingston and was preceded in death by her husband, Tommy L. Henry in 2002. Connie was a member of the Dalton First United Methodist Church. She is survived by her daughters and...

Donna Rogers

Donna Rogers

Feb 9, 2014

Miss Donna Joy Rogers, 63, of Dalton passed away Sunday, February 9, 2014 at her residence. She was preceded in death by her father, James Lanier Rogers Sr. Donna was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church in Valdosta Georgia, but attended the First Baptist Church in Dalton. She was a retired teacher that taught for 36 years in Whitfield...

C.L. Brown

C.L. Brown

Feb 9, 2014

Mr. C.L. Brown, 71 of Dalton, passed away Sunday February 9, 2014 at Hamilton Medical Center. Mr. Brown was born April 18, 1942 in Dalton to the late Joseph L. and Ella Mae Brown. Also preceding him in death are his brothers and sister-in-laws, Joseph E. “Buster” and Louise Brown, R.B. “Shorty” and Ellen Brown, and Carolyn Holmes Brown...

Betty Stinnett

Betty Stinnett

Feb 7, 2014

Mrs. Betty Cook Stinnett, 64, of Rocky Face, passed away Friday, February 7, 2014 at Hamilton Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late, Claude and Ida Kinsey Cook. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Stinnett and her brothers and sister. Betty was a nurse in the Emergency Room at Hamilton Medical Center for 30...

Gip I. Kimball

Gip I. Kimball

Feb 2, 2014

Gip Isaiah Kimball, Jr., 92, died Sunday, February 2nd in Dalton, Ga. A memorial service will be held at a later date at St. John’s Baptist Church in Charlotte, NC. Mr. Kimball was born July 1, 1921 in Winston-Salem, NC, the only son of Gip Isaiah Kimball Sr. and Lucille Rasnake Kimball. He graduated from R.J. Reynolds High School....

Dillie Bridges

Dillie Bridges

Feb 1, 2014

Mrs. Dillie Irene Boggs Bridges, 101 passed away Saturday evening February 1, 2014 at Regency Park Healthcare Center. Mrs. Bridges was born November 16, 1912, in Lawley, Alabama, to the late William David and Lena Shaw Boggs. After finishing all the education available in her rural hometown, she moved to Sylacauga, Alabama, where she met and married Alvin Carnie...

Jackie Tipton

Jackie Tipton

Jan 29, 2014

Mrs. Jackie Green Tipton, 69, of Dalton passed away Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Bill and Agnes Wells Green and was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Tipton and step-son, Frankie Tipton. Jackie is survived by her son, Blake Tipton of Dalton; daughter, Amii Tipton of Atlanta; brother and...

Michael Susman

Michael Susman

Jan 27, 2014

Mr. Michael Lewis Susman, age 72, of Niceville, Florida, was born December 7 1941, and passed away January 27, 2014. Mike is survived by his wife of 52 years, Gayle Susman, sons, David Susman and Jeff Susman, daughter, Melissa Smith (and husband Brett Cato), grandchildren, Weston and Anna Smith, all of Niceville, and sister, Carol Susman of New Orleans....

Elizabeth Carlson

Elizabeth Carlson

Jan 27, 2014

Mrs.Elizabeth Allen Carlson, 94, of Dalton passed away Monday, January 27, 2014. Elizabeth (Betty) was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on Sept. 26, 1919. She was the daughter of the late Walter and Myrtle Allen and was preceded in death by her husband, William L. Carlson, Jr. She is survived by her daughter, Sandy (Rick) Martin of Dalton...

Leslie Starr

Leslie Starr

Jan 26, 2014

Mrs. Leslie Mulloy Starr, 60, of Dalton, passed away Sunday, January 26, 2014 at Hamilton Medical Center. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harlan McMillan Starr, Sr. and her mother, Julia Bright Mulloy. Leslie was a member of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, where she was a preschool teacher for 21 years, and served as Head of Christian...

Ruth Deloach

Ruth Deloach

Jan 22, 2014

Mrs. Ruth Clark DeLoach died January 22, 2014 in Dalton, GA. She was born in Statesboro, GA April 4, 1917. She was a graduate of South Georgia Teachers College (Georgia Southern) and earned a Master of Christian Education from Emory University. Mrs. DeLoach spent most of her life in Avondale Estates, GA. She worked with the Decatur schools for...

Brian Chuck Parrish

Brian Chuck Parrish

Jan 20, 2014

Mr. Brian Chuck Parrish, 45, of Chatsworth, passed away Monday, January 20, 2014 at Hamilton Medical Center. He was the son of the late, Kenneth and Lois Faith Parrish. Brian was a Christian and a faithful member of Varnell Baptist Church. He was a loving brother who loved movies and sports. He was kindhearted and generous. Brian is survived...

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