Dalton Obituaries

Apr 18, 2023

Mr. James Luther Dills, age 71, of Tunnel Hill, Georgia, departed this life Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at the CHI Memorial Hospital of Chattanooga, Tennessee. He was born June 16, 1951 in Dalton, GA, a son of the late Hubert Theodore and Hattie Irene Higgins Dills. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Charlotte Lynn Lyles Dills,...

Apr 14, 2023

Mrs. Rebecca Lynn George, age 50, of Calhoun, Georgia, departed this life Friday afternoon, April 14, 2023 at  the Advent Health Redmond. She was born September 17, 1972 in Dalton, Georgia. She was preceded in death by her father, Robert Baldridge, mother Sandra Lee Staton Harris, brother Luke Baldridge.

She is survived by her husband of 28...

Apr 12, 2023

Mrs. Barbara Ann "Bobbie" Cloer, age 81, of Dalton, Georgia, departed this life Wednesday afternoon, April 12, 2023 at  her home surrounded by her family.

Bobbie was born August 15, 1941, in Benton, Tennessee. Bobbie was a stay-at-home Mom until her daughters all started school and then she worked at Aladdin Mills for over thirty –six-years. Bobbie...

Apr 11, 2023

Mrs. Betty Palmer, age 81 of Dalton, Georgia, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, April 11, 2023, in the comfort of her home surrounded by her loving family. Betty was born June 27, 1941, in El Dorado, Arkansas, a daughter of the late Johnny Wells and Annie Lou Douglas McDow.  She was also preceded in death by...

Apr 10, 2023

Mrs. Irene Aaron Wheat Harris, age 77 of Rossville, Georgia, and formerly of Dalton, Georgia, departed this life Monday, April 10, 2023, surrounded by her loving family.  Irene was born July 14, 1945, in Blue Ridge, Georgia.  She was preceded in death father and stepmother, Emory M. and Sarah Aaron, her mother and stepfather, Cecil and Jack Joyce; her...

Apr 9, 2023

Mrs. Sheila Elaine Thurman Gray, age 54, of Calhoun, GA, departed this life Sunday, April 9, 2023 at the Advent Health Redmond. She was born May 6, 1968 in Calhoun, GA. She was preceded in death by her father, James Jim Thurman, husband Phillip Gray, sister Tammy Thurman.

She is survived by her mother, Margaret Thurman; brother...

Apr 8, 2023

Mr. Charles Jayroe Cole, age 74 of Dalton, Georgia, went home to be with his Lord Saturday, April 8, 2023, surrounded by his loving family.

Charles was born March 4, 1949, in Anderson, South Carolina, a son of the late Harold and Inez Matthews Cole.  He was also preceded in death by a special cousin, Geneva Richards...

Apr 7, 2023

Mrs. Alice Faye Motley, age 72 of Dalton, Georgia, departed this life Friday April 7, 2023, at the local hospital. She was born December 16, 1950, in Cleveland, Tennessee, a daughter of the late Walter and Elvie Swaggerty Randolph. She was also preceded in death by her brothers and sisters-in-law, Ernest and Ruby Randolph, James and Shirley Randolph, Robert...

Apr 4, 2023

Mrs. Lori Jean Jones, age 58 of Chatsworth, Georgia, departed this life Tuesday April 4, 2023 at her residence. She was born September 29, 1964 in Chattanooga, TN, a daughter of the late Robert Everett and Frances Wilodean Liles Belew.

She is survived by her husband, Todd Jones of the residence; son and daughter-in-law, Brandon and Misty...

Apr 3, 2023

Mr. Earl Richard Holland, age 73, of Dalton, Georgia, went to be with the Lord on April 3, 2023, at his home surrounded by his loving family after years of declining health.

He is preceded in death by his wife of 50 years, Clara Holland; parents, Roy Sr. and Dorothy Holland; brothers and sisters, Irene Bramblett, Roy...

Mar 29, 2023

Mr. Mack Henry Nottingham, age 84, of Dalton, Georgia, departed this life Wednesday morning, March 29, 2023 at Hospice of Chattanooga, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, surrounded by his loving family.  He was born May 14, 1938 in Madison Heights, Michigan, a son of the late Payton and Mary Ann Diamond Nottingham. He was also preceded in death by his wife,...

Mar 29, 2023

Norman Nathaniel Hofferman passed away peacefully in his home on Wednesday morning, March 29, 2023, in Lexington, Kentucky at the age of 89. He was born in Chattanooga, TN, on April 19, 1933, to parents Raisa and Nathan Hofferman and was brother to the late Gitta Stein.

Norman was an exceptional athlete and fervently devoted...

Mar 29, 2023

Mr. Dennis Michael Elder, age 70, of Dalton, Georgia, departed this life Wednesday evening, March 29, 2023, at the local hospital surrounded by his loving family. Dennis was born April 24, 1952, in Detroit, Michigan, a son of the late Thomas and Marie Minore Elder.  He was also preceded in death by brothers, David Elder and Mark Elder nephew...

Mar 28, 2023

Mr. Patrick Davis Clark Jr., age 76, of Blueridge, Georgia, departed this life March 28, 2023 surrounded by his loving family. He was born May 23, 1946 in Dalton, Georgia a son of the late Patrick Davis Clark Sr. and Lois Marie Klouse Clark. He was a member of the United States National Guard. He was of the Baptist...

Mar 27, 2023

Mrs. M. Frances Nealey, age 89, of Dalton, Georgia passed Monday, March 27, 2023, surrounded by her loving family. Frances was born August 3, 1933, in Dalton, Georgia, a daughter of the late Roy J. and Jewel Victoria Rankin Seay, Sr. She was also preceded in death by her loving husband of fifty-four years, Johnny Franklin Nealey in 2002,...

Mar 26, 2023

Mr. Larry Carlton "Hawk" Hurley , age 65, of Chatsworth, Georgia passed Sunday, March 26, 2023 at Hamilton Medical Center in Dalton, Georgia.

Hawk was born July 10, 1957 in Dalton, Georgia, a son of the late George E. Hurley and Jeanette Sharp Hurley.  He was also preceded in death by a sister Vicky Lynn...

Mar 25, 2023

Mr. Robert Lee Sexton, age 61, of Tunnel Hill, Georgia departed Theo's life Saturday afternoon, March 25, 2023, at Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee.  Robert was born October 7, 1961, in Wichita, Kansas, a son of the late Samuel Lee and Ruth Elizabeth Smith Sexton.  He was a 1980 graduate of Southeast High School and attended Dalton College.

Mar 24, 2023

Mr. Julian Shane Eades, age 56, of Resaca, Georgia, departed this life Friday, March 24, 2023, at the local hospital.  Shane was born February 21, 1967, in Dalton, GA, a son of the late William Joseph and Geneva Kate Smith Eades. He was also preceded in death by his brothers-in-law, Paul Mulkey, James Roberts.

He is survived...

Mar 23, 2023

Ms. Charlotte Ann Silvers Hibbs, age 63, of Dalton, Georgia, departed this life Thursday, March 23, 2023 at her residence. She was born March 31, 1959 in Fitzgerald, Georgia, a daughter of the late Alfred Silvers Jr. and Dorothy Ann Peacock Silvers. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Freddie Silvers, niece April Silvers.

She...

Mar 23, 2023

Ms. Rita "Susan" Smith, age 70, of Tunnel Hill, Georgia departed this life on March 23, 2023.

Susan was born November 13, 1952, in Kokomo, Indiana, a daughter of the late Richard and Emma Louise Shinn Grizzle.  She was also preceded in death by a special friend, Billy Edwin Smith, a son, Bev Eugene "JR" Barber, a...