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Mr. Gail Piper Hood

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Mrs. Gail Piper Hood, age 83, of Cedartown, Georgia, passed away on Friday, April 23, 2021.

Mrs. Hood was born in Barnesville, Georgia to Myrtice Emmett Piper and Grover Cleveland Piper.

Mrs. Hood was preceded in death by her husband, John Carter (Jack) Hood and her daughter, Jackie Hood Landrum.

She is survived by her daughters Karen Johnson (Ross) and Kathy Carr (Barry); Son-in-Law Steve Landrum; eight grandchildren; and eleven great grandchildren.

Mrs. Hood took an early retirement after 27 years of service with Bell South/AT&T, so that she could  enjoy her grandchildren. She was an active member of the Bell South/AT&T Pioneers Service Organization.

She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Cedartown, where she attended the Dorcas Ladies Sunday School Class and the WMU Southern Baptist Missions Organization.

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She loved her family unconditionally, and always put her family first. Her grandchildren and great grandchildren were the light of her life.

A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, April 27 at 11:00 am  at the Polk Memory Gardens in Cedartown, Georgia, with  Reverend Wayne Benefield and Doctor Chris Moses officiating. 

Pallbearers will be Dustin Landrum, Harris York, Fred Johnson, Kim Carr, Andy Austin, Swayze Waters, and Ben Jackson.

Flowers will be accepted or donations can be made to the First Baptist Church Memorial Fund 101 N. College Street, Cedartown, GA 30125.

Condolences can be made to the family by visiting our website at www.liteseyfh.com and sign the online guestbook.

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The Lester Litesey Funeral Home has charge of the services for Gail Piper Hood. 




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Lela Ann Parris


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Mrs. Lela Ann Parris

Mrs. Lela Ann Parris, age 88, passed away Tuesday morning, March 10, 2026.

Mrs. Parris was born on September 21, 1937, in Montgomery, AL daughter of the late Barney Hood and Augusta Pyron Hood, and had lived the greater part of her life in Rockmart.

She was a devoted housewife and homemaker and a member of Morning View Baptist Church. Mrs. Parris enjoyed playing bingo and loved baseball, especially cheering on the Atlanta Braves. She was also a fan of professional wrestling and enjoyed watching WWE Wrestling.

In addition to her parents, Mrs. Parris was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Parris, daughters, Brenda Coats and Andrea Howard, son, Tim Parris, grandsons, Kevin Howard and James Screws, and great-granddaughters, J’Mea Bryant and A’Nya Bryant.

Mrs. Parris is survived by two sons, Steve Parris (Shelia) and Mike Parris (Patricia). Eleven grandchildren, twenty-three great-grandchildren and fourteen great-great-grandchildren also survive.

Funeral services for Mrs. Parris will be held on Friday, March 13, 2026, at 12:00 noon in the chapel of Alvis Miller & Son Funeral Home with Rev. Jeff Hulsey officiating. Interment will follow in Kennesaw Memorial Park.

Mrs. Parris’ family will receive friends at Alvis Miller & Son Funeral Home Friday from 11:00 a.m. until the service hour.

Pallbearers will include Jeff Howard, Brandon Gentry, Jason Parris, Kristopher Sewell, Trevor Boothe, and Caleb Boothe.

Alvis Miller & Son Funeral Home & Crematory is honored to serve the family of Mrs. Lela Ann Parris.

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