Dalton Obituaries

Mar 14, 2020

Mr. Henley M. "Sonny" Garlin, age 84, of Calhoun, Georgia, departed this life Saturday evening, March 14, 2020 at Wellstar Tranquility Community Hospice in Marietta, Georgia.

Mr. Garlin was born in Lindale, Georgia on July 27, 1935.  He was a son of the late James Alfred McClellan and Stella Mae Carter Garlin.  In addition to his mother...

Mar 14, 2020

Mrs. Margaret Emma Harper Lanning, age 90, of Dalton, Georgia, departed this life, Saturday March 14, 2020 at the local hospital.

Margaret was born August 13, 1929 in Calhoun, Georgia.  She was a daughter of the late James Dolphus Harper and Willie Mae Thomas Harper.  Along with her mother and father she was also preceded in death...

Mar 13, 2020

Mr. Leonard Dorcy Clayton, age 84, of Dalton, GA, departed this life, Friday March 13, 2020. He was born February 9, 1936 in Ellijay, GA a son of the late Frances and Julia Todd Clayton. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Maggie Evelyn Stanley Clayton, brother, Robert Clayton, sister, Sandra Cox.

He is survived...

Mar 13, 2020

Mrs. Debbie Jean Gibson, age 64, of Chatsworth, GA, departed this life, Friday March 13, 2020 at her residence. She was born December 21, 1955 in Dalton, GA, a daughter of the late Charles Richard and Mary Nell Griggs Chadwick. She was also preceded in death by her daughter, Shelly King, sister, Mary Evelyn Curtis, brother, Charles "Pete" Chadwick....

Mar 13, 2020

Mr. David Leroy Gillespie, age 62, of Chatsworth, GA departed this life, Friday March 13, 2020 at the Murray Medical Center. He was born in Dalton, GA, a son of the late JR and Mary Lou Roberson Gillespie. He was retired from the City of Dalton Public Works after 32 years.

He is survived by his wife,...

Mar 13, 2020

Mrs. Wanda "Joyce" Phelps, 71, of Tunnel Hill, Georgia, departed this life Friday March 13, 2020 at the local hospital.

Mrs. Phelps was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee on November 4, 1948.  She was a daughter of the late Alex Graham and Jessie McGill Graham.  Along with her mother and father she was also preceded in death by...

Mar 12, 2020

Sylvia Daneman Saloshin, a native of Chattanooga, died March 12, 2020 at the age of 90 (born January 27, 1930).

Mrs. Saloshin was preceded in death by parents Joseph Daneman and Frances Daneman Ginsberg, son, Jeffrey I. Saloshin, sister, Jacqueline Daneman Slutsky and first husband, Arthur L. Saloshin.

She graduated from City High in Chattanooga...

Mar 10, 2020

Mr. John David "Mac" McCoy Jr., 69, of Tunnel Hill, Georgia, departed this life March 10, 2020 at his home. He was born March 16, 1950 in Dalton, GA a son of the late John David Sr. and Margaret Sybil Floyd McCoy. He was also preceded in death by his son, Jeremy David McCoy.

He is survived...

Mar 8, 2020

Mr. Arvil Lee Newton age 70, of Dawnville, Georgia, departed this life Sunday morning, March 8, 2020 at the Pruitt Health Care in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.

Mr. Newton was born in Gordon County on May 29, 1949.  He was a son of the late Ford Hardin Newton and Aslee Elaine Parker.  Along with his parents he was...

Mar 8, 2020

Mr. Stephen Foster Wright age 69, of Cohutta, GA departed this life Sunday March 8, 2020 at the local hospital. He was born September 11, 1950 in Dalton, GA a son of the late James T. and Velma Lunsford Wright. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Jerry L. Wright. He proudly served his country in the...

Mar 8, 2020

Betty J Smithey Fuller, age 88 of Dalton, passed away Sunday March 8th, 2020.

She was born in the Center community of Bartow County Georgia on February 29th, 1932.  She is preceded in death by her parents Mable and Luther Knight, sisters Shirley Lyles and Ruth Springfield, and husbands George Smithey Jr and Hugh Fuller.

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Mar 8, 2020

Mrs. Alma Jean Brown, 77, of Tunnel Hill, GA departed this life Sunday, March 8, 2020 at her home. She was born July 2, 1942 in Macon, GA a daughter of the late Warren Herburt and Alma Lois Sutton Powell. She was also preceded in death by her husband Clifton Leon Brown, sons, Warren Leon Brown, David Lamar Brown,...

Mar 6, 2020

Mrs. Reba D Trapp passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home, on Friday, March 6, 2020 surrounded by her loving family. Reba was born Ludowici, GA on October 14, 1937 to Silas Sr. and Odell Aldridge of Cordele, GA. Her friends call her Ree. Reba moved to Covington, Kentucky when she was 15 years old,...

Mar 5, 2020

Mrs. Jacqueline Yvonne Peavy, 72, of Calhoun, Georgia, departed this life Thursday afternoon, March 5, 2020 at Gordon Health Care in Calhoun.

Mrs. Peavy was born in Wilmington, North Carolina on November 29, 1947.  She was a daughter of the late John Thornton and Ruby Roberta Jackson.  In addition to her parents she was also preceded in...

Mar 4, 2020

Isaias Misael Huijon Sanchez, 16, of Dalton, Georgia, departed this life Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at TC Thompson Children's Hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He was born November 28, 2003 in Jackson, Mississippi. He was in the tenth grade a Dalton High School.

He is survived by his parents, Isaias Huijon Calderon and Maria Sanchez Grimaldo; brother, Erick...

Mar 4, 2020

Ms. Bonita Ann Calloway, 53, of Hamilton County, Tennessee departed this life on Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at Parkridge Hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Ms. Calloway was born on January 15, 1967 in Canton, Georgia.  She was preceded in death by her father, Charles Lloyd Floyd D. Giddeons; and siblings, Darlene Vance, Connie Richardson, Lornie Giddeons and Bobby...

Feb 28, 2020

Mr. Eugene T. Fouts, age 79, of Calhoun, Georgia, departed this life Friday evening, February 28, 2020 at Gordon Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was born August 19, 1940 in Oakman, GA a son of the late Cleve and Maggie Hardy Fouts. He was also preceded in death by a son, Richard Fouts, gradchild, Kassidy Helmholtz, several...

Feb 27, 2020

Mrs. Debra S. Oates, age 61, of Dalton, Georgia, departed this life Thursday, February 27, 2020.  Debra was born April 28, 1958 in Hohenwald, TN, the daughter of the late James Edward Burks and Wilma Sue Jennings Pate. Debra was friendly, loving and willing to give a helping hand to those in need and loved sharing the love of...

Feb 26, 2020

Mrs. Katherine  Mary "Katie" Fiorito Sosebee, age 67, of Dalton, Georgia, departed this life Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at  Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Katie was born June 29, 1952 in Huntington Park, California, a daughter of the late Carmello and Doris Joan Beacuhamp Fiorito.  She was also preceded in death by her husband, Hubert Sosebee, a...

Feb 21, 2020

Mrs. Altagracia Maria Hernandez 92, of Dalton, Georgia, departed this life Friday February 21, 2020 at her daughter's home in Douglasville, GA. Altagracia was born July 9, 1927, in the Dominican Republic, the daughter of the late, Isaias Sanchez and Daniela Hernandez.

Mrs. Altagracia Maria Hernandez is survived by her daughters, Gilsia Pujadas Hernandez (Manuel), Lily Pujadas...