WHITFIELD COUNTY, GEORGIA OBITS

WHITFIELD COUNTY, GEORGIA OBITS

Jack MASSINGILL, six month old son of Mr. and Mrs. Luther Massingill died near Freylach Springs on November 5, 1940. Besides his parents, he is survived by brothers, Bill and Robert Earl Massingill; grandfather, Bill Townsend; grandmother, Mrs. Minnie Massengill. Funeral services were November 6, 1940 at Dug Gap Baptist Church with interment in the adjoining cemetery. Kenemer Brothers Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.

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Ronnie MERRELL, 59, of Dalton, Georgia, passed away on March 21, 2012. Ronnie was born on November 22, 1952 in Blue Ridge, Georgia. Mr. Merrell was preceded in death by his parents; Ruford Merrell and Edith Earley; brothers; Jim Merrell and Bobby Merrell. Ronnie is survived by his daughters and sons-in-law; a brother and sister-in-law; a sister and brother-in-law; grandchildren; nieces and nephews; a great-granddaughter; and a special friend. A memorial service to celebrate the life of Mr. Ronnie Merrell was held March 25, 2012 at the Chapel of Dalton Funeral Home.

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Fannie Medora Nichols MILLER, 75, died in Marshall, Texas on October 1, 1939. She was born the daughter of Washington Lewis and Rebecca Jane Wood Nichols on January 4, 1864, in Whitfield County, Georgia. She is buried next to her husband, Gustavus Adolphus, in Noonday Cemetery near Marshall, Texas.
Submitted by Robert Lee Miller.

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Gustavus Adolphus MILLER, 69, died on January 4, 1929 in Marshall, Texas. He was the son of German immigrants, Carl Gotthold Miller/Muller & Henrietta Caroline Setzepfand. He was born February 18, 1860, in Whitfield County, Georgia. He married Fannie Medora Nichols on March 12, 1884 in Whitfield County, Georgia. He is buried next to his wife, Fannie Medora, in Noonday Cemetery near Marshall, Texas. When 4 years old, he was given the nickname Davey (Crocket) by the Union soldiers after his and his brothers horses responded to the bugle for a charge near Chickamauga battle grounds. The soldiers safely removed them from the ranks.
Submitted by Robert Lee Miller.

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John Lee MURPHY, 77, died in Dalton, Georgia on November 25, 1940. He is survived by sons, Aubrey of Gainesville, Arthur of Dalton, H. C. of Greenville, AL and Carl J. Of the Panama Canal Zone; sister, Mrs. Emma Hammontree of Dalton. Funeral services were November 26, 1940 at Kenemer Brothers Funeral Home. Interment was in West Hill Cemetery with Kenemer Brothers Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.

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