Mrs. Elizabeth Burnham Royal, 97, of Newnan passed away Monday, November 30, 2015, surrounded by her loving family. She was born March 25, 1918, in Carrollton, GA, the only child of the late Joel Rufus Burnham & Bana Almon Burnham. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
On July 24 2021, Emma Sweet passed away peacefully at age 95 in Des Moines IA. She was born in 1926 to Ben and Nora Anna Walker (née Poos) in Energy, IL, the youngest of 9 children. Emma was preceded in death by her husband Edward Sweet who passed in...
Roger Blake Payne, 19, of Newnan, died December 3, 2015 as a result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. He was born June 6, 1996, the son of Lance Edward Payne and Donna Payne Jones. He graduated from Newnan High School in 2014, where he was on the...
Beverly Gilbert of West Des Moines, Iowa, passed away on July 23, 2021 at Iowa Methodist Hospital. Beverly was born June 3, 1935 in Dayton, Iowa, daughter of Dorothy and Russell Sandholm. She graduated from Dayton High School in 1953 and from there attended the American Institute of Business in...
Nancy Dale Reynolds had a passion for collecting angel figurines of all types. On the afternoon of November 30th, she gently slipped into the peaceful arms of God’s true angels. Dale was born in Villa Rica, Georgia on May 22, 1948. She was the daughter of the late Delbert and...
Clovis Kathleen Lee, age 78, passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at Piedmont Fayette Hospital surrounded by family. She was born October 16, 1937 in Sargent to the late William Brice May and Anita Hammond May. Along with her parents Clovis is preceded in death by her husband Franklin Ray...
Harold Lloyd Gilbert, 92, died in Des Moines, Iowa, on July 24, 2021. He was born in Bedford, Iowa, on August 17, 1928, to Raymond Lee Gilbert and Florence Alice (Flossie) Townsend. He served in the U.S. Army from January 1946 to July 1947 and in the U.S. Navy from...
Bonna (Bonnie) B. Criswell, 85, passed away on July 24, 2021 at EveryStep Hospice after a short illness. She was born in Buffalo Center, IA on July 14, 1936 to George and Dorothy Weaver. She graduated from Buffalo Center High School in 1953. She then attended The American Institute of...
Jason Hermann, a fixture at the Big Tomato Pizza Company, passed away in his sleep on Monday, July 26, 2021, at the age of 49 years old. Jason was loved by his family and many friends. His sense of humor and esoteric knowledge of movies and rock bands will be...
Kayona Conley, 60, passed away Saturday, July 17th, 2021, at her home in Des Moines, Iowa. Kayona was born October 27, 1960, in Milwaukee,Wisconsin, to Harley and Joanne Schwartz. Kayona worked as a CNA for Scottish Rite Park for the past 15 years. She was committed to her patients and...
James Elliott Conner, 75, of Newnan, passed away Saturday, December 26, 2015, at his home after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born July 22, 1940 in Rock Hill, South Carolina to James Dalet Conner and Mozelle Parrish Conner. James served in the United States Air Force. He retired...
Raymond Gayle Burgett, 86, passed away Sunday, May 10, 2020, at Iowa Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines due to complications of Covid-19. Gayle was born January 25, 1934, in Des Moines, Iowa, to Raymond and Iva (Campbell) Burgett. A lifelong Des Moines resident he graduated from East High School and...
Elbert Leon Frasier, age 90 of Newnan, born July 22, 1925, passed away Saturday, December 26, 2015 from Cancer. He is survived by his Wife, Frieda Frasier; sister, Ann Burcher; children, Cheryl Ledford (Ben) and Dennis Frasier; grandchildren, Paige Blankenship (Mike), Chris Wood, Matt Frasier, Michael Frasier; great-grandchildren – Austin...
Johnny L. Dukes, age 80 of Newnan, passed away at Corinth Road Personal Care Home on Wednesday, December 30, 2015 surrounded by family. He was born on May 27, 1935 to the late Harris Dukes and Myrtie Sprayberry Dukes. Johnny graduated from Newnan High School in 1953. Upon graduation from...
Jimmy O. Mauldin, Sr., age 80 of Franklin, passed away at his home Sunday, December 6, 2015. Source link
Thomas James Lyle, DDS, 65 of Urbandale, Iowa, passed away July 30, 2021 after a brief, but aggressive battle with esophageal cancer. Tom was born to James “Jim” and Sally (Gribben) Lyle on May 25, 1956 in Cleveland, Ohio. He attended the University of Iowa for both his undergraduate and...
John L. Crowley, age 78, died peacefully on July 14, 2021. Born on July 28, 1942 at Methodist Hospital to Orville W. and Helen V. Crowley. A life-long resident of Des Moines, he graduated from Roosevelt High School and attended Parsons College and Drake University. He met his wife of...
Born in Rockwell City, Iowa on June 9, 1934 and raised in Des Moines, Nancy graduated from Roosevelt High School and Drake University. While at Drake, Nancy met and married Paul. They shared their love and life together for 65 years. After a short stay in Paul's hometown of New...
Gary Guenter Bligh, age 80, was born and educated in Germany. He came to the USA as an exchange student in 1954 for one year, and professionally in 1958 as a corporate developer for several German companies in New York. His career was interrupted for 2 years by drafted service...
Charles Alan Lashley, age 53, died January 2nd after a brief illness at Piedmont Newnan Hospital. Alan was born May 31, 1962 in Shreveport, Louisiana and was one of two children born to the late Charles E. and Whittie Jordan Lashley. Alan was a man who loved the outdoors. Hunting...
Phillip Keith Johns, age 48, passed away Saturday, January 2, 2016. He was born October 15, 1967 in Atlanta GA to the late William Avery George and Janis Ivy George. Phillip is survived by his children Devin Johns, Avery Johns and brothers Jeff (Penny) George, Greg George, and Donald Scott...
God above delivered a very special angel to Bill and Jeanette Ward on February 3, 1958 when Lisa Jeanine Ward was born. That little girl would come to personify sweetness and kindness and love for her family. It is strangely ironic that on Christmas day she would be carried by...
Dolores Jane Scully, 90, was called home on Monday, August 9, 2021, at MercyOne Hospice in Johnston, Iowa. Dolores was born September 20, 1930 to Carl and Bonnie Dunagan (Foust). She lived most of her life on Des Moines’ East Side attending East High School; her favorite saying was “Lee...
On August 6, 1920 William Emmett and Ophelia Cowan Loyd welcomed the seventh of what would eventually grow to be a family of nine children. As was true of so many farming families, a large number of children was most common. Mary Josephine Loyd would graduate from Mansfield High School...
Joanne H. Brown died at home on August 5, 2021, in the loving presence of family. Born in Des Moines February 27, 1933 to Sam and Molly Hockenberg, she earned a degree in theatre from Northwestern University. Married to Milt Brown in 1955, she lived in Germany and Iowa City...
James Vincent Egan, known as “Jim,” passed away peacefully in his sleep at home in his beloved Sherman Hill neighborhood on Friday, August 6, 2021. In many ways, Jim was a “farmer” like his grandfathers before him. He was a “tiller of the soil” and loved the land. He enjoyed...
Linda Turner, 64, of Newnan passed away Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at Piedmont Newnan Hospital. She was born September 22, 1951 in Carroll County, GA. She is survived by husband, Michael L. Turner of Newnan; daughters, Serena (Kenny) Gilbert, Angie (Robby) Whitten, Penny (Randy) Darrow, Wendy (Steve) Land; son, Michael...
Luis A. Velez passed away after a two year battle with cancer. He was born on Welfare in a single parent led household in the South Bronx, NYC. Despite coming from extremely humble beginnings, he graduated from Princeton University and dedicated 25 years of his professional career to providing human...
Luis A. Velez passed away after a two year battle with cancer. He was born on Welfare in a single parent led household in the South Bronx, NYC. Despite coming from extremely humble beginnings, he graduated from Princeton University and dedicated 25 years of his professional career to providing human...
Mary Ella Kilgore of Moreland, Georgia age 58, passed away on Sunday, December 27th, at her home surrounded by her family. Mary worked in the cafeteria of Moreland Elementary school and retired after 15 years. She volunteered for the Boy Scouts of America, Troop 48 for many years, and was...