Mr. Baines
John W. Baines, 70, of Route 3, Highway 101, Rockmart, died Wednesday, Jan. 23, (1985) in an Atlanta Hospital. Born in Bartow County on July 24, 1914, Mr. Baines was the son of the late Daniel Baines and Anna Lee Lindsey Baines. He was a retired employee of Lindsey Pest Control in Cedartown and was a member of the Cross Road Baptist Church in Taylorsville. He and his wife, the former Evelyn F. Chambers, had been married for 31 years. In addition to his wife, he is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Samuel (Mickey) Elliott and Mrs. Corky (Ann) Hulsey, both of Dallas; one son, David Baines of Adrin, Mich; three sisters, Mrs. Johnny B. (Bessie Mae) Davis and Mrs. Lucile Baines, both of Rockmart and Mrs. Mozell McGowan of Jacksonville, Fla; a sister-in-law, Mrs. Lena Mae Roberson of Rockmart. Eight grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services were held Saturday, Jan. 26, at 2 p.m. in Benson's Magnolia Hill Chapel in Dallas. The Rev. Ray Rampy and Rev. Hoyt Lewis officiated, and interment was in Piney Woods Cemetery in Haralson County. Pallbearers were Mike Rutledge, Jimmy Chambers, Gary Lindsey, John Goldin, Wayne Baines and Jackie Baines. The Benson Funeral Home of Dallas was in charge of arrangements. (The Rockmart Journal February 1985)

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