Kimberly "Gussy" Dawson

Mrs. Kimberly "Gussy" Dawson, age 46 of Ramey Road, Trion, GA passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at Hutcheson Medical Center following a long illness.   She was born in LaFayette, GA on March 8, 1967.   Mrs. Dawson was a former paramedic with Chattooga County EMS.  She loved her job and won EMT of the year out of 16 counties.  She was a member of the Waterville Baptist Church. Mrs. Dawson was preceded in death by her sisters, Agnes Louise Wingfield, Beatrice Lynn Brown, Bonnie Hartline Jones, and father, Hannis Kirby, Sr. Mrs. Dawson is survived by her husband, Michael Dawson; son, Justin White; daughter, Taylor Dawson Sprayberry; granddaughter, McKinnley Helton and grandson, Isaiah Sprayberry; mother, Arrie Mae Black; and brothers, Johnny Kirby and Hannis Kirby, Jr. Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. from the Waterville Baptist Church with Rev. Sam Barrett and Rev. Bill Abercrombie officiating.  Interment will follow in West Hill Cemetery. Visitation for Mrs. Kimberly "Gussy" Dawson will be Friday, May 17, 2013 at the Erwin-Petitt Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m. Pallbearers will be John Lawrence, Jimmy Hughes, Joe Williams, Mack Massey, Mark Hall, and Tim Sanders.  Honorary Pallbearers are all the staff and associates of Crisis Pregnancy Center.