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Randall Mitchell Peavy
May 23, 2018
Mr. Randall "Mitchell" Peavy, age 70, of Dalton, GA, departed this life Wednesday May 23, 2018 at his residence, surrounded by his loving family. He was born October 6, 1947 a son of the late Albert and Leona Stevens Peavy. He was also preceded in death by his grandson Shea Bell. He proudly served his country as a United...
Kevin David Disney
May 20, 2018
Mr. Kevin David Disney, age 51, of Dalton, GA, departed this life Sunday May 20, 2018 at Chattanooga of Hospice, with his family at his bedside. Kevin was born September 23, 1966 in Dalton, GA, the son of the late Peggy Hall Disney. Kevin was also preceded in death by his daughter, Shaunté Disney January 9, 1997. Kevin loved...
Jerry Michael Mashburn
May 19, 2018
Mr. Jerry Michael Mashburn, age 58, of Rocky Face, Georgia, departed this life Saturday, May 19 , 2018 at his home. Jerry was born March 23, 1960 in Dalton, Georgia, a son of the late Roy Lee and Betty Jean Crider Mashburn. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Jackie Mashburn.
He is survived by...
Leon Marcus Baker
May 18, 2018
Mr. Leon Marcus Baker, 56, of Dalton, Georgia, departed this life on Friday, May 18, 2018 in Dalton. Leon was born on February 4, 1962 in Harlan County, Kentucky, a son of the late Clyde Lena May Smith Baker.
Leon was a 1980 graduate of the Harlan Independent High School in Harlan, Kentucky. Following school, he proudly...
James Harold Bigham
May 17, 2018
Mr. James Harold Bigham, age 75, of Dalton, GA, departed this life, Thursday May 17, 2018 at Chatsworth Health Care with his daughters at his bedside.
James was born on March 30, 1943 in Copperhill, Tennessee, a son of the late Alec Leeander and Jewel B. Ledford Bigham. Along with his parents he is also preceded in...
Bruce Steven Cleckler
May 16, 2018
Mr. Bruce Steven Cleckler, age 64, of Dalton, Georgia, departed this life Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at the Erlanger Hospital. He was born September 9, 1953 in Dalton, GA, a son of the late Walter C "Bub" and Clara Harold Cleckler. He was also preceded in death by his nephew, Timothy Aaron Manis. He was a 1972 graduate of...
Mark Wayne Clark
May 14, 2018
Mr. Mark Wayne Clark, age 53, of Ooltewah, TN, departed this life, Monday May 14, 2018 at Hospice of Chattanooga. Â Mark was born August 18, 1964, the son of the late John Clark and Mary Johnson Clark. Mark was also preceded in death by his sister, Melissa Worley Castell. Mark enjoyed fishing, playing video games and racing remote control...
James Leon Hughes Sr.
May 13, 2018
Mr. James Leon Hughes Sr., age 73, of Rocky Face, Georgia, departed this life Sunday afternoon, May 13, 2018 at his home. James was born May 2, 1945 in Dalton, Georgia, a son of John Nelson and Annie Mae Crider Hughes. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Nelson, Lowell, Joe, Homer, and Carl Hughes, sisters, Lethia and...
Ruth Ann Johnson
May 12, 2018
Mrs. Ruth Ann Johnson, age 79, of Dalton, Georgia, went home to be with the Lord Saturday morning, May 12, 2018 at the home of her daughter in Calhoun, Georgia, surrounded by her loving family. Ruth was born November 7, 1938 in Blue Ridge, Georgia, a daughter of the late Benjamin Harrison and Bertie Seabolt Norton. She was also...
James Joseph Lawson
May 8, 2018
Mr. "James" Joseph Lawson, age 76 of Rocky Face, GA, departed this life Tuesday, May 8 at his home. He was known as "Wessel" by his work friends.
James was born in Lee County, Virginia, June 8, 1941 to the late Willie David and Mollie Catherine Johnson Lawson. Along with his parents, he was also preceded in...
Maria Leonor Perez-Valderrama
May 7, 2018
Maria Leonor Perez-Valderrama, 81, of Dalton, Georgia, departed this life on Monday, May 7, 2018 at Hamilton Medical Center.
She was born on May 27, 1937 in Santiago De Chuco, Peru, a daughter of Socrates Perez and Luz Valderrama.
Survivors include her children, Santiago, Tula, Luis and Reyna, Harold, Judith and Enrique; and thirteen grandchildren....
Grady Alfred Key
May 5, 2018
Mr. Grady Alfred Key, age 89, of Dalton, Georgia, departed this life Saturday morning, May 5, 2018 at the home of his daughter in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Grady was born December 21, 1928 in Ellijay, Georgia, a son of the late Harley Melton and Beulah Maggie Starks Key. He was also preceded in death by his loving wife of fifty seven...
Victoria Ann Thorn
May 5, 2018
Mrs. Victoria Ann Thorn, better known as "Vicky", Â age 62, of Dalton, Georgia, departed this life Saturday morning, May 5, 2018 at the Hospice of Chattanooga in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Vicky was born in Dalton, Georgia, on February 11, 1956, a daughter of the late Dallas and Barbara Masters.
Prior to her illness she was employed...
Patricia Pat Womack
May 5, 2018
Mrs. Patricia "Pat" Black Womack, 81, of Dalton, GA, departed this life on Saturday afternoon, May 5, 2018 at the Baptist Reynolds Hospice House in Collierville, TN.
Mrs. Womack was born in Dalton on October 4, 1936, a daughter of the late Edgar and Edith Black. She was also preceded in death by her beloved husband, Franklin...
Jonathon Pulliam
May 3, 2018
Mr. Jonathon Pulliam, age 40, of Dalton, GA, departed this life, Thursday May 3, 2018 at his home. He was born June 25, 1977 in Dalton, GA. He was a 1995 graduate of Southeast High School. He is survived by his wife, Rebecca Dean Pulliam; parents, Janice Davidson, Michael and Sonya Pulliam; brother, Aaron Pulliam; sister-in-law, Carly Pulliam; nephew, Logan...
Frances Denise Greene
May 3, 2018
Ms. Frances Denise Greene, age 55, formerly of Knox Bridge Hwy Cherokee County, Georgia, departed this life May 3, 2018 in Ellijay, GA. She was born December 17, 1962 a daughter of the late Author and Betty Anne Fronebarger Greene.
Graveside service will be held Monday July 9, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. from the Stamp Creek Baptist...
James Russell Joralemon
Apr 29, 2018
Mr. James "Jim" R. Joralemon II, age 88, of Chattanooga, TN, departed this life, Sunday April 29, 2018 at his home. Jim was born November 30, 1929 in Syracuse, New York, the son of the late, James R. Joralemon and Alice White Joralemon. Jim was a veteran of the United States Army from 1948 until 1968, he was in...
Margie Arleen Poteet
Apr 27, 2018
Mrs. Margie Arleen Poteet, 66, of Ranger, Georgia, and formerly of Dalton, GA, departed this life on Friday evening, April 27, 2018 at local hospital. She was born February 6, 1952 in Dalton, GA, a daughter of the late Grady and Betty Sissom King. She is survived by her husband of fifty years, Ray Poteet of the residence; sons and...
Melba Ruth Sloan
Apr 24, 2018
Ms. Melba Ruth Gazaway Sloan, 91, of Resaca, Georgia, departed this life on Tuesday evening, April 24, 2018 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born November 5, 1926 in Dalton, GA, a daughter of the late Andy Edward and Tommie Carder Gazaway. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Reed Sloan, son ,...
Patricia Sportiello
Apr 24, 2018
Mrs. Patricia Sportiello, age 85, of Dalton, Georgia, departed this life Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at the local hospital surrounded by her loving family. Patricia was born October 16, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois a daughter to the late Ernest and Patricia Fryer. She was also preceded by her "soulmate, her buddy, and her better half" and "he meant everything to...
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