Dalton Obituaries

Dec 14, 2018

Ms. Betty Elizabeth Gohley age 81 of Chatsworth, Georgia, departed this life Friday December 14, 2018 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Betty was born January 4, 1937 in Dalton, Georgia, a daughter of the late William Elick Curtis and Maude  Emaline "Maudie" Curtis Craig and her step-father Sim Craig. She was also preceded in death by,...

Dec 13, 2018

Mr. Jerry Wayne Evans, 60 of Resaca, Georgia,  departed this life Thursday evening, December 13, 2018 at the Redmond Medical Center in Rome, Georgia surrounded by his loving family.

Jerry was born on September 30, 1958 in Jackson County, Alabama, a son of the late Jack Wilson and Velma Lee Wooten Evans.  Prior to becoming unable to...

Dec 10, 2018

Mrs. Lidia Carvajal Anavi, age 59, of Ooltewah, TN, entered into peace, Monday December 10, 2018 at the local hospital. Lidia was born March 27, 1959 in Puntarenas, Costa Rica, the daughter of the late, Antonio (Tonio) Carvajal. A devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She was a loving person and loved her family deeply. She was employed at Memorial...

Dec 8, 2018

Mrs. Donna Kay Stanley 55 of Chatsworth, GA departed this life Saturday December 8, 2018 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was born February 7, 1963 in Chatsworth, GA. She was preceded in death by her father, Clyde Fowler, brother, Darryl Fowler, sister, Debbie Gail Fowler. Donna was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister and...

Dec 6, 2018

Dec 6, 2018

Mrs. Frances Ellen Ensley 82 of Cohutta, GA departed this life Thursday evening December 6, 2018 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was born May 23, 1936 in Dalton, GA, a daughter of the late Clyde and Ethel Haygen Lewis. She was also preceded in death by her brother, W.C. Lewis.

She is survived...

Dec 3, 2018

Mr. Jerry David "Pete" Shoemaker 72 of Chatsworth departed this life Monday December 3, 2018 at the Pruitt Health Care of Lafayette surrounded by his loving family. Pete was born December 23, 1945 in Dalton, GA, a son of the late Jack and Bessie Defore Shoemaker. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Riley "Bud" Shoemaker, sisters...

Dec 2, 2018

Mrs. Jessie Mae Jenkins, age 93, of Crandall, GA, entered into rest, Sunday December 2, 2018 at her home. She was born April 13, 1925 in La Follette, TN, a daughter of the late Clatis Otto and Hassie Bean Bourff. She was also preceded in death by her son, David Jenkins, daughter, Emoline Todd, brothers, Leemon, Billy and Cecil...

Dec 1, 2018

Mr. Jerry Norman "Lum" Mathews, 71, of Fairmount, Georgia, departed this life Saturday, December 1, 2018 at his home. Jerry was born September 23, 1947 in Pickens County, Georgia, a son of the late, Homer Lonis and Geraldine Guyndelin Hightower Mathews. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Verlene Moore Mathews, his grandparents, Henry W. and Angie Dean...

Nov 30, 2018

Mr. Glenn David "Bud" Cobb, age 78, of Lafayette, Georgia,  entered into rest, Friday November 30, 2018 at a local hospital.

Bud was born in Ducktown, Tennesseee on March 27, 1940.  He was a son of the late Dave Logan and Alma Maebell Cross Cobb.  Along with his mom and dad he was also preceded in death...

Nov 30, 2018

Mrs. Gwennell Parson Palmer, age 77, of Chatsworth, Georgia, entered into rest, Friday November 30, 2018 at Hamilton Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. Gwennell was born May 20, 1941 in Murray County, Georgia, a daughter of the late Winston N. "Wince" and Ollie Magnolia Wimpey Parson.  She was also preceded in death by her sisters and brothers-in-law,...

Nov 28, 2018

Mr. Frankie Lee Shoemaker, age 73, of Chatsworth, Georgia, departed this life, Wednesday evening, November 28, 2018 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was born February 18, 1945 on Fort Mountain, a son of the late J.B. and Maggie West Shoemaker. He was also preceded in death by his brother and sister-in-law, Dennis and Betty Sue...

Nov 26, 2018

Mrs. Nancy Jane Reeves, age 88, Rocky Face, Georgia, departed this life Monday morning, November 26, 2018 at the local hospital. She was born May 6, 1930 a daughter of George William Wynn Sr. and Pansy Mae Bridges Wynn. She was also preceded in death by her husband William "Bill" Reeves, daughter, Donna Carter Shook, brothers, George "Dub" Wynn...

Nov 26, 2018

Mr. William Bobby Hayes, age 74, of Dalton, Georgia, departed this life Monday morning, November 26, 2018 at his home surrounded by his loving family.  Bobby was born February 6, 1944 in Dalton, Georgia, a son of the late Willie Lee "Jim" and Della Brown Hayes.  He was also preceded in death by his brother and sister-in-law, Steed and...

Nov 25, 2018

Mrs. Lillian Blanche Stanley, age 86, Ellijay, Georgia, and formerly of Dalton, went to be with the Lord Sunday morning, November 25, 2018 in Rome, Georgia. She was born July 6, 1932 a daughter of the late Kirby and Grace Martin Manning. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 48 years James H. Stanley, brothers, Edwin,...

Nov 25, 2018

Mrs. Mary Louise Mullins, age 84, of Dalton, Georgia, departed this life Sunday morning, November 25, 2018 at the local hospital. Louise was born March 25, 1934 in Whitfield County, Georgia, a daughter of the late Fred Bearl and Dovie Estelle Peek Carroll. She was also preceded in death by her loving husband of fifty-seven years, Rudolph Mullins, infant...

Nov 23, 2018

Mrs. "Velma" Earline Higgins, 78, of the Carbondale Community, departed this life on Friday, November 23, 2018 at Quinton Memorial Health Care Center in Dalton, Georgia.

Velma was born on April 20,1940 in Dalton, Georgia.  She was a daughter of the late Fred S. Burchfield and Christine Dorothy Dixon Broome.  Along with her parents she was also...

Nov 23, 2018

Mr. John William Holland age 74, of Valdosta, and formerly of Calhoun, GA, departed this life Friday November 23, 2018. He was born November 11, 1944 a son of the late Roy R. and Dorothy Moore Holland. He was also preceded in death by his sisters, Irene Bramlett, Eva Lyles, brothers, Roy R. Holland Jr., Jack Holland, David Holland,...

Nov 22, 2018

Mrs. Betty Lou Johnson Keener, 80, whom would have celebrated her 81 st birthday on November 24, 2018, departed this life Thursday, November 22, 2018 on Thanksgiving evening at Gordon Hospital in Calhoun, Georgia.

Mrs. Keener was born in Fairmount on November 24, 1937.  She was a daughter of the late Homer Thurston and Laura Roberta Findley...

Nov 21, 2018

Ms. "Luz" Maria Burgos, age 44, of Dalton, Georgia, and formerly of Ellijay, Georgia, departed this life Wednesday, November 21, 2018 at the local Dalton, Georgia hospital, surrounded by her loving family.

She was born in Miami, Florida on August 20, 1974.  Luz was preceded in death by her father, Feliciano Burgos It was there in Miami...