Obituaries

Funeral Announcements: Feb. 24, 2013

Death notices and funeral announcements from Paulding and West Cobb funeral homes for Sunday, Feb. 24. Click on the names of the deceased to be taken to their full obituaries posted on the funeral homes' websites.

Bellamy Funeral Homes

Gladys Lorene Rakestraw Edwards: The 95-year-old died Feb. 16, 2013, at the Penobscot Nursing Home, Penobscot, Maine.

Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24, at Bellamy Funeral Home Powder Springs. Chapel service will be 3 p.m. Monday, Feb. 25. Burial will be at Bullard Cemetery.

Benson Funeral Home Inc.

Paul William Widner: June 16, 1950 - Feb. 21, 2013. Funeral Services for the Dallas resident will be held Sunday, Feb. 24, at 2 p.m. from the Benson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Reno Olds officiating.

The family will be receiving friends Sunday until the time of service.

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Clark Funeral Home

Gerald Winston Blount: Oct. 26, 1926 - Feb. 18, 2013. A memorial service will be held Sunday, Feb. 24, at 3 p.m. from the West Metro Church of Christ, with Minister Loran Crowe and Assistant Minister Kevin Billips officiating.

Randall Lee Jones: Feb. 15, 1955 - Feb. 23, 2013. Funeral services will be held Monday, Feb. 25, at 4 p.m. from Clark Funeral Home with Jonathan Woodward officiating. The family will receive friends Monday from 2 to 4 p.m. at the funeral home. Mr. Jones will be cremated following the service.

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In lieu of flowers, you may make contributions to Calvary Childrens Home, 1430 Lost Mountain Road, Powder Springs, GA 30127.

Tiffaney Lynn Mathis: Aug. 23, 1981 - Feb. 22, 2013. Funeral services will be held Sunday, Feb. 24, at 2 p.m. from Clark Funeral Home in Hiram, with Brother Vermon Parmer and Brother Billy Bell officiating. The interment will follow in Peaceful Meadows Memorial Cemetery with David Pace, Scott McDowell, D.J. Morgan, Monty Day, Dan Smith, Mike Bell and Chris Bone serving as pallbearers.

Jeff Eberhart Funeral Home

No new announcements

West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory

Frances Marie Allen: July 26, 1937 - Feb. 23, 2013. Arrangements will be available soon.

Trent Alexander Madison: Nov. 4, 1990 - Feb. 16, 2013. Memorial services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, March 2, at West Ridge Church in Dallas, with Shane Williamson, Justin Walker and Scotti Madison officiating. The family will receive friends at the church one hour prior to the service. A reception will he held immediately after the service.


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