Obituaries

Jul 18, 2013

Mr. Everett Lee Chalkley, age 88, of Griffin, GA passed away Thursday, July 18, 2013 at Brightmoor Nursing Home in Griffin. Mr. Chalkley was born on April 10, 1925 in Fayette County to the late Clifford Chalkley and the late Maggie Bannister Chalkley. He was a veteran of the U. S. Navy having served during World War II on the...

Jul 18, 2013

Mr. Joseph Eddie Rowland, age 55, of Forest Park, GA passed away Thursday, July 18, 2013 at his residence. Mr. Rowland was born on February 17, 1958 in Dublin to the late Joseph Estill Rowland and Joann Mimbs Rowland Spence. Mr. Rowland is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Brandon and Emily Rowland of Barnesville; mother, Joann Spence; brothers; David...

Jul 17, 2013

Jul 11, 2013

Mr. Billy Tucker Blackmon, age 89, of Cedartown, GA went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, July 11, 2013. Mr. Billy Blackmon was born on March 16, 1924 in Griffin, GA. to the late Walter Lee and the late Corrine Ball Blackmon. He was preceded in death by his son, Joseph Stephen Bendek; sister, Linda Blackmon...

Jul 10, 2013

Mr. Charles Michael “Mike” Hunter , age 56 of the Browntown community in Kingsland, Ga. passed away at his residence Wednesday morning, July 10th, 2013. Mr. Hunter was born on July 29th, 1956 in Savannah, Ga. He is the son of Verna Elizabeth Adams Hunter and the late Charles Clark Hunter, Jr. Mr. Hunter was a graduate of Camden County...

Jul 5, 2013

Mr. Dean “Big Boy” McDowell age 47 of Forest Park, GA passed away Friday July 5, 2013 at Southern Regional Medical Center in Riverdale. Dean McDowell was born on December 23, 1965 in Aurora, Illinois to Emmett Grady McDowell and Carol Hogue Miller. He was a loving, caring person who would gladly help anyone. Survivors include his mother Carol Miller...

Jul 2, 2013

Mr. Johnson Leon ‘Lee’ King , 55, of Snellville, Georgia passed away at the Eastside Medical Center in Snellville the morning of July 2nd, 2013 after a short battle with cancer. Mr. King was born in Brunswick, Georgia on January 24th, 1958 and is the son of Johnny King of Jacksonville, Florida and the late Georgia Grey Mills of Brunswick,...

Jul 2, 2013

Mr. James Arthur Church , age 78 of the Vacuna Road community in Kingsland, Ga., passed away unexpectedly at his residence. Mr. Church was born in Johnson City, NY on October 31st, 1934. He is the son of the late Frank Victor Church and Eva Mae Church. Mr. Church enlisted in the US Army and served one tour in Panama....

Jun 28, 2013

Charles Proctor Cooper, III, known simply as “Biff”, of Newnan, GA passed away at age 63 following a valiant struggle with prostate cancer on Friday, June 28, 2013. Biff was born in Buffalo, NY on January 27, 1950. He previously resided in Ft. Lauderdale, FL where he met his beautiful wife Jeanne of 35 years: Manitoba, Canada where his 3...

Jun 26, 2013

Mr. William B. ’Billy’ Lynch , age 85 of Kingsland, Ga. passed away early morning Wednesday, June 26, 2013 at Hospice of the Golden Isles in Brunswick, Ga. Mr. Lynch was born July 5th, 1927 in Rincon, Ga. He is the son of the late Hubert William and Annie Augustus Kessler Lynch. Mr. Lynch was the embodiment of a hardworking...

Jun 25, 2013

Mrs Sarah Frances Donegan, age 81, of Austell passed away June 25, 2013 surrounded by family and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Marvin Howard Donegan, son Robert Walter Hendrix, brothers Robert, James, Lonnie and Marvin, sisters Mary and Elsie. She is survived by sons and daughters, and many whom she considered her sons and daughters. Known...

Jun 19, 2013

Mr. Thomas “Tommy” R. Brownlee, age 54, passed away Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at Vitas Hospice in Stockbridge, GA. Mr. Brownlee was born in Fort Mead, Maryland on May 29, 1959 to the late Hubert Brownlee and Kathleen Farmer Brownlee. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Mike and Wayne Brownlee. Mr. Brownlee was a truck driver for...

Jun 17, 2013

Joel Keith Powers of Griffin, GA died on Monday, June 17, 2013 after a courageous battle against cancer. Keith was born on April 16, 1964 in East Point, GA. After attending Griffin High School, Keith became a pipefitter and was most recently employed at Century Fire Protection. He lived in the south Atlanta area for many years but eventually returned...

Jun 8, 2013

Mrs. Ritchie was born on March 9, 1933 in Possum Ridge, MS to the late Henry Ulysses Hearn and the late Martha Scallions Hearn. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Milton Eugene Ritchie, daughter, Carol Ann Ritchie, grandchild, Stevie Fuller, 6 brothers and 6 sisters. Mrs. Ritchie was a seamstress for many years having worked for Signal...

Jun 6, 2013

Ms. Luva Nell Straub Boulware , age 93 of Landing Circle in Browntown passed away at her residence on Thursday morning, June 6th, 2013. Ms. Boulware was born near Mayfield, Kentucky on June 4th, 1920. She is the daughter of the late Fred and Zetta Grace Straub. Nell Boulware was an enthusiastic and accomplished artist. She loved to oil paint...

Jun 5, 2013

Mrs. Mary Rosetta Aldridge Hickox , age 82 of Kingsland, Ga. passed away Wednesday, June 5th, 2013 at the Senior Care Center in St. Marys, Ga. Mrs. Hickox was born on November 26th, 1930 in Blackshear; Ga. She is the daughter of the late Richard and Stella Strickland Aldridge. Mrs. Aldridge is a 1947 graduate of Hoboken High School. She...

Jun 4, 2013

Jun 2, 2013

Mr. JL Crews , age 73 of Hortense, Ga. passed away at Baptist Medical Center in Jacksonville, Fl., on Sunday afternoon June 2nd, 2013. Mr. Crews was born on October 18th, 1939, in Hortense, Ga. He is the son of the late Rufus Franklin and Mary Saloney Jacobs Crews. JL spent most of his life in Camden County. He met...

Jun 2, 2013

Mr. Robert Scott Wheaton, 67, passed away on Sunday, June 2, 2013 at Christian Ministries Hospice in Griffin, GA. Scott was born in Griffin, Georgia on October 11, 1945 to the late Robin Madison Wheaton, Jr. and the late Darian Brown Wheaton. He was a member of the Griffin High School golf and football teams, and later received a golf...

Jun 2, 2013

Mr. John Walter Dunn, age 90 of Barnesville, GA passed away Sunday, June 2, 2013 in Zebulon, GA. Mr. Dunn was born on June 24, 1922 in Meriwether County, GA to the late Will Dunn and the late Hilda Dunn. He was also preceded in death by his wife Nira Dunn. Survivors include his daughters and son-in-law, Pam Thrasher and...