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Zona M. Terry "Carpenter"
Jun 27, 2023
Mrs. Zona M. Terry "Carpenter", age 100, of Dalton, GA. passed away on Tuesday, June 27, 2023. She was born on May 6, 1923. She was preceded in death by her parents, Garrett and Lula "Paul" Carpenter; husband, Odell Terry; sons, James Simpkins and Billy Joe Simpkins; brothers, Hubert Carpenter and Willie Carpenter; sisters, Ann Jones, Pearl Honeycutt, and Lola...
Jeanette Welch
Jun 26, 2023
Mrs. Jeanette Welch, age 73, of Dalton, GA. passed away on Monday, June 26, 2023. She was born on December 21, 1949. She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl Clinton Welch; parents, Gus and Mattie Bell "Taylor" Sexton; brothers, Randall Sexton and Albert Sexton; and sisters, Dorothy Manis, Mattie Bell Taylor Sexton. She is survived by her sons,...
Robert W. Bowling
Jun 25, 2023
Mr. Robert W. Bowling, age 75, of Dalton, GA. passed away on Sunday, June 25, 2023. He was born on August 6, 1947. He was preceded in death by his parents, Merle and Katie Mae "Burrell" Bowling; and son, Michael Aaron Bowling. He is survived by his wife, Yvette Bowling; son, Robbie Bowling (Angie) of Cohutta; daughters, Lisa Bowling of...
Ben Allen Dunn Sr.
Jun 23, 2023
Mr. Ben Allen Dunn Sr., age 70, of Chatsworth, GA. passed away on Friday, June 23, 2023. He was born on December 21, 1952. He was preceded in death by his parents, Sherman and Louise "Allen" Dunn; and sister, Laura Burk. He is survived by his son, Ben Allen Dunn Jr. (Jessica) of Chatsworth; brothers, John Dunn (Annette) of Chatsworth,...
Ida Boyd
Jun 21, 2023
Ida Boyd, age 66, of Ringgold, Ga., passed away Wednesday, June 21, 2023. She was born on April 2, 1957. She was preceded in death by her parents, Billy and Estelle "Pace" Boyd; brother, Ronald McCoy; brother in-law, Alan Sales. She is survived by her loving fiancée, Jessie Mealer; sons, Michael Amos, Ronnie and Melissa Amos, Patrick Mealer; daughters, Michelle...
Evelyn E. Lovain
Jun 20, 2023
Evelyn E. Lovain, age 94, of Dalton, passed away Tuesday, June 20, 2023. She was born on January 25, 1929. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Edward Lovain; parents, Everett and Rena "Moore" Cowart; sons, Terry Lovain, Johnny Lovain; brothers, Robert Cowart, Jack Cowart. She is survived by her son, Chris Lovain; daughters, Teresa Boozer and husband...
Harold Wayne Brafford
Jun 19, 2023
Mr. Harold Wayne Brafford, age 65, of Cohutta, Georgia passed away on Monday, June 19, 2023. He was born on June 24, 1957. Harold Wayne was a truck driver and drove a tractor since the age of sixteen. He also served with the Whitfield County Fire Department at Station 5 and the Gordon County EMC. Harold Wayne was a member...
Erik David Holguin
Jun 18, 2023
Erik David Holguin, age 28, of Dalton, Ga., passed away on Sunday, June 18, 2023. He was born on January 11, 1995. He is survived by his parents, father, Juan "Jhonny" Hernandez; mother, Guadalupe Veronica Bejarano; brothers, Hector Holguin and wife Laurin; sister, Lizbeth Gutierrez; nephews, Beckham Holguin, Matteo Holguin, Sebastian Holguin. A funeral service to celebrate the life of...
Eva Mullins
Jun 14, 2023
Eva Mullins, age 75, of Crandall, Georgia passed away Wednesday, June 14, 2023. She was born on July 25, 1947. She was preceded in death by her husband, Willie Mullins; father, Henery Boyd Hansird; mother, Etta Faye "Lyles" Hansird; brother, Henery Boyd Hansird Jr.; sister, Wanda Wimpey. She is survived by sons, William and Kim Mullins of Chatsworth, Billy and...
Edward Braswell Baldwin Jr.
Jun 10, 2023
Ed Baldwin died on June 10, 2023 at his home in Dalton, Georgia after a long battle with cancer. The only child of his parents, Dr. Edward Braswell Baldwin and Irene Cooke Bennett, he was born in Florence, Alabama on June 2, 1936. Ed grew up in Murfreesboro Tennessee. He did his undergraduate work in Biology and Chemistry along with...
Mrs. Tabatha Vanhoose
Jun 9, 2023
Mrs. Tabatha G. Vanhoose, age 56, of Dalton, GA passed away on Friday, June 9, 2023. She was born on May 3, 1967. She was preceded in death by her mother, Joyce "Hall" Dockery. She is survived by her beloved ex-husband, Tim Vanhoose; son, Brent (Chelsey) Vanhoose; daughter, Ashley (Johnny) Cupp; father and stepmother, Howard (Ruby) Dockery; sister, Suzanne (Baron)...
Evelyn Haley Brown Parson
Jun 5, 2023
Evelyn Haley Brown Parson, age 88, of Dalton, passed away Monday, June 5, 2023 at Ridgewood Manor of Dalton. She was born on December 16, 1934. She was preceded in death by her two husbands, Alfred Brown and Jimmy Parson; her parents, Will D. and Ethel "Massengill" Haley; brother, Jack Haley; sister, Vivian Mills. She is survived by her son,...
Terry Martin York
Jun 4, 2023
Terry Martin York, age 71, of Dalton, passed away Sunday, June 4, 2023. He was born on May 24, 1952. He was preceded in death by his parents Richard and Betty "Painter" York; brothers, Keith York, Jerry Thomas. He is survived by his loving wife, Carol Tish York; sons, Jeffery York (Mary Jane), Jason York (Selena); daughters, Jennifer York Jefferies...
Michelle Marie Manis
Jun 3, 2023
Michelle Marie Manis, age 49, of Dalton, passed away Saturday, June 3, 2023. She was born on October 19,1973. She was preceded in death by her parents, her father Clarence Manis Jr.; mother, Georgia Grace "Seranno" Manis; brother Jimmy Manis. She is survived by her brother, David and Jamie Manis of Chatsworth; sister, Cheryl and James Miller of TX; several...
Reverend Byron E. Minter
Jun 3, 2023
Reverend Byron E. Minter, age 98, formerly of Crandall, GA, passed away on Saturday, June 3, 2023 at Martin Boyd Christian Home in Chattanooga, TN. Rev. Minter was born April 6, 1925 in Emerson, GA to Will and Gladys Arnold Minter. He married his sweetheart Virginia Walker on January 25, 1943 in Altoona, GA. He enlisted in the United States...
Tracy "West" Dean Hardin
May 31, 2023
Tracy "West" Dean Hardin, age 56, of Rocky Face, Ga. passed away Wednesday, May 31, 2023. She was born on August 3, 1966. She was preceded in death by her parents, Johnny and Patricia Ann "Martin" West; sibling, Johnny West Jr. She is survived by her loving husband, Tom Hardin; sons, Ken Dean and Jay Dean; siblings, Brad West, Ronnie...
Nellie "Kat" Kathleen Officer
May 30, 2023
Nellie "Kat" Kathleen Officer, age 76, of Dalton, passed away Tuesday, May 30, 2023. She was born in Scottsboro AL. on April 30, 1947. She was preceded in death by her husband, David L. Officer; parents; father, Grady Julius Johnson and her mother, Nellie Elizabeth "Holcomb" Willis; brothers, Lloyd Johnson, Roy Johnson; sisters, Doris Golding, Ruby Oden, Flossie Goodner Thomas,...
Patricia "Pat" Dale Johnson Kinney
May 29, 2023
Patricia "Pat" Dale Johnson Kinney, age 73, of Dalton, passed away Monday, May 29, 2023. She was born on August 11, 1949. She was preceded in death by her parents, Paul and Mildred "McCollum" Roberson; brother, Ronald Roberson. She is survived by her loving husband, Edward Kinney; sons, Scott and Teresa Johnson, Scott Kinney; daughters, Sharon and Eddie Ownbey, Carlin...
Linda Lee Moore Cruse
May 27, 2023
Mrs. Linda Lee Moore Cruse, age 39, of Chatsworth, GA passed away on Saturday, May 27, 2023. She was born on October 29, 1983. She was preceded in death by her father, John Robert Moore. She is survived by her mother, Linda Lee Miltimore Moore of Chatsworth; husband, Chris Cruse of Chatsworth; son, Johnathan Cruse of Chatsworth; sister, Sabrina Meadows...
Louise Padgett
May 27, 2023
Louise Padgett of Dalton, Georgia was born in Isabella, Tennessee on March 25th, 1942. She received her ultimate healing from cancer May 27th, 2023 when she went home to be with Our Lord Jesus. She left this life surrounded by family in her home. Louise is joining her parents, Noah Chester and Edith Harris, her baby brother Clifford Harris, and...
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