Obituaries

Funeral Announcements: Jan. 9, 2013

Death notices and funeral announcements from Paulding and West Cobb funeral homes for Wednesday, Jan. 9. Click on the names of the deceased to be taken to their full obituaries posted on the funeral homes' websites.

Bellamy Funeral Homes

Larry L. Baker: The 54-year-old of Lithia Springs died Monday, Dec. 24, 2012. Memorial service to be announced at a later date.

West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory

Jamie Lou Berry: March 17, 1948 - Jan. 7, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, in the chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory, 2480 Macland Road in Marietta, with Sam Clark officiating. Interment will follow at Crest Lawn Memorial Park.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday, Jan. 11, from 6 to 8 p.m.

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Benson Funeral Home Inc.

No new announcements

Clark Funeral Home

Jim Hardeman: Jan. 26, 1945 - Jan. 3, 2013. Funeral services will be Saturday, Jan. 12, at 11 a.m. from Clark Funeral Home, with the Rev. Jeremy Lundy and Brother Grant Hardeman officiating. Interment will follow in Paulding Memorial Gardens with full military honors. John Wiklanski, Terry Igoe, Stan Esckilsen, Jim Hiler, Jim Alsop, Dave Nottingham, Vic Bandini, Bernard Smith, Kelly McHugh, Lynn Kazmierowski and Francisco Marcano will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends Friday, Jan. 11, at Clark Funeral Home from 4 to 8 p.m.

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Dolores S. Rutledge: Oct. 12, 1931 - Jan. 7, 2013. The family will receive friends at Clark Funeral Home on Wednesday, Jan. 9,from 4 to 8 p.m. A graveside service will be held in Bluff City Cemetery, Elgin, Ill., later in the week.

In lieu of flowers, you may make donations to American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718; or American Diabetes Association, 1701 N. Beauregard St., Alexandria, VA 22311.

Tom P. Ryan: Aug. 4, 1923 - Dec. 25, 2012. A memorial mass will be held Friday, Jan. 18, at 2 p.m. from St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, with Father Adrian Pleus officiating.

In lieu of flowers, you may make donations to the Paulding County Chapter of the St. Vincent de Paul Society, 680 West Memorial Drive, Dallas, GA 30132.

Helen Tinsley: Oct. 14, 1921 - Jan. 7, 2013. A private memorial service will be held at a later date.

Jeff Eberhart Funeral Home

Doris Ferguson Carroll: Oct. 8, 1925 – Jan. 7, 2013. Funeral services will be held Thursday, Jan. 10, at 3 p.m. in the chapel of the Jeff Eberhart Funeral Home with the Rev. David Stringer and the Rev. Carlton Duke officiating. Interment will follow in the Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery. Larry Carroll, Edward Carroll, Kenneth Moody, Greg Caldwell, Rick Frazier, Tony Whittenburg and Ty Caldwell have been asked to serve as pallbearers.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home Wednesday, Jan. 9, from 5:30 to 8 p.m.; and Thursday, Jan. 10, from 1:30 p.m. until the funeral hour.

Opal Elaine Pace: July 17, 1949 – Jan. 7, 2013. Funeral services will be held Thursday, Jan. 10, at 2 p.m. at the Cheatham Hill Baptist Church with the Rev. Dennis McCoy, the Rev. Richard Wilkins and the Rev. Tim Williams officiating. Interment will follow in the Peaceful Meadows Memorial Park Cemetery. David Pace, Dean White, Andrew Campbell, Christopher Smith, Ken Williams, Terry Pace, Rex Pace and Seth Hill have been asked to serve as pallbearers.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home Wednesday, Jan. 9, from 3 to 9 p.m.; and on Thursday, Jan. 10, from 9 a.m. until departure in procession for the church.

Marvin Charles Thurmond: Oct. 22, 1932 – Jan. 6, 2013. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Jan. 9, at 2 p.m. in the chapel of the Jeff Eberhart Funeral Home with the Rev. Larry Music and the Rev. Eugene McBrayer officiating. Interment will follow in the Peaceful Meadows Memorial Cemetery. David Bean, Terry Mayfield, Ralph Roberts, Sammy Mayfield, Larry Austin and Larry Austin Jr. have been asked to serve as pallbearers.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home Wednesday, Jan. 9, from 9 a.m. until the funeral hour.

Myrtle Helia Wyatt: July 19, 1932 – Jan. 6, 2013. Memorial services will be held Wednesday, Jan. 9, at 7 p.m. in the chapel of the Jeff Eberhart Funeral Home.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home Wednesday, Jan. 9, from 5 p.m. until the memorial hour.


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