Don't miss out on our FREE Preplanning Events!
Obituaries
Bruce Vernon Fennell, Sr.
Jan 21, 2024
Mr. Bruce Vernon Fennell, Sr., age 64, of Rockmart GA, passed away Sunday evening, January 21, 2024, in a Rome, GA, hospital.
Bruce` was born in Rockmart on August 18, 1959, son of the late Lloyd Vernon Fennell and Nettie Hulsey Fennell. He had lived all his life in Rockmart and was a member of Springdale Baptist Church. Bruce was a...
Marvin E. Fuqua
Jan 20, 2024
Mr. Marvin E. Fuqua, age 84, of Cave Spring, GA, and formerly of Rockmart passed away on Saturday, January 20, 2024.
Marvin was born on July 30, 1939 in Cartersville, GA and was the son of the late: Elvin Clifford Fuqua and Emma Smith Fuqua. He lived the greater part of his life in Rockmart and retired from General Motors, where...
Betty Sue Garner
Jan 20, 2024
Mrs. Betty Sue Garner, age 81, of Taylorsville, GA, passed away on Saturday, January 20, 2024.
Mrs. Garner was born on June 21, 1942 in Rockmart, GA, a daughter of the late William Daniel Smith and Lillian Akins Smith. Betty spent the greater part of her life in Polk County and worked as a beautician for many years. She was a...
Mary Evelyn Cochran Loyd
Jan 16, 2024
Mrs. Mary Evelyn Cochran Loyd, age 83, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Tuesday, January 16, 2024, at her residence.
Mrs. Loyd was born in Taylorsville, GA, on March 18, 1940, a daughter of the late Claude Allen Cochran and Texana Dudley Cochran. She had lived all her life in Taylorsville and Rockmart and was a housewife and homemaker. Mrs. Loyd was...
Veronda Rainey Shoemaker
Jan 16, 2024
Mrs. Veronda Rainey Shoemaker, age 55, of Buchanan, GA passed away Tuesday, January 16, 2024.
Veronda was born in Dalton, GA on August 7, 1968, daughter of Linda Sue Summerville Rainey and the late Vernon Lee Rainey. She had lived the greater part of her life in Haralson County where she was a 1987 graduate of Haralson County High School. Veronda...
Tommy Duane Akins
Jan 15, 2024
Mr. Tommy Duane Akins, age 62, of Aragon, GA, passed away Monday evening, January 15, 2024, at his residence.
Tommy was born on January 18, 1961, a son of the late Arthur Doyl “Tom” Akins and Minnie Lee Godfrey Akins. He had lived all his life in Polk County and enjoyed collecting arrowheads and playing horseshoes. Tommy was known as the...
James Daniel Moody
Jan 15, 2024
James Daniel Moody, age 65, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Monday evening, January 15, 2024, at his residence.
Daniel was born in Rockmart on February 18, 1958, son of the late Joe Wright Moody and Pearl Davis Moody. He had lived all his life in Rockmart and enjoyed fishing and riding motorcycles. Daniel loved his family, was an humble and easy-going...
Marie Mcwhorter Butler
Jan 14, 2024
Marie McWhorter Butler, 99, of Dallas, Ga., passed away peacefully on January 14, 2024. She was born April 2, 1924 in Chattanooga, Tn., moving to Cedartown, Ga., at age nine with her parents, Thomas Anderson Willingham, Sr. and Annie Lee Mooney Willingham, who predeceased her. She is also preceded in death by her husband Roy R. Butler, Jr., brother T.A....
Mary Kathryn Haney
Jan 13, 2024
Mr. Mary Kathryn Haney, age 83, of Rockmart, GA passed away Saturday, January 13, 2024.
She was born in Princeton, KY on February 15, 1940, a daughter of the late Stella Violet Williams Patterson. Mary moved here in 1960 and met her husband, David two months later. She was a veteran of the United States Navy where she served as a...
Jason Cedric Stephen Bailey
Jan 13, 2024
Jason Cedric Stephen Bailey, age 45, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Saturday, January 13, 2024, at Wellstar Kennestone Hospital.
Jason was born on August 8, 1978, a son of Cheryl Thompson Bailey and the late Stephen Edward Bailey. He had lived the greater part of his life in Cobb County. Jason loved nature and the outdoors, woodworking and art.
In addition to...
Margaret Marie Hebert
Jan 12, 2024
Margaret Marie Hebert born August 2, 1942 and passed away January 12, 2024 at the young age of 81. She was surrounded by her family at home. Margaret was born in Houma Louisiana and lived most of her life in a small community named Bayou Blue, where she raised her 6 kids. She moved to Rockmart Georgia in 2018 where...
Nicole Bullington Davenport
Jan 10, 2024
Ms. Nicole Bullington Davenport, age 37, of Cedartown, GA, passed away Wednesday, January 10, 2024.
Nicole was born in Rome, GA, on August 31, 1986, daughter of the late Michael Lee Bullington and Freda Crocker Bullington. She had lived the greater part of her life in Cedartown and was of the Baptist faith. Nicole had worked for Gulf Shores Assemblies. She...
Chucky Eugene Jacobs
Jan 9, 2024
Chucky Eugene Jacobs, age 42, of Cedartown, GA, passed away Wednesday, January 10, 2024, in Rome, GA.
Chucky was born in Rome on March 7, 1981, the son of Lillie Jacobs and the late Edward Lee Waters. He had lived the greater part of his life in Polk County and was of the Holiness faith. Chucky was a self-employed construction worker...
Phillip Howard Mills, Sr.
Jan 8, 2024
Mr. Phillip Howard Mills, Sr., age 66, of Aragon, GA, passed away Monday, January 8, 2024.
Phillip was born in Decatur, GA, on April 4, 1957, son of the late Walter Reagin Mills and Patricia Ann Morgan Mills. He had spent the greater part of his life in Newnan, GA, moving to Aragon a year and a half ago. Phillip was...
Mary Alice Sanders Robinson
Jan 8, 2024
Mrs. Mary S. Robinson, age 86, of Rockmart, GA, passed away on Monday, January 8, 2024.
Mary was born on October 23, 1937 in Piedmont, AL to her late parents: Jasper Thomas Sanders and Mattie Viola Sparks Sanders. Mary was a Rockmart High School graduate and worked as a homemaker. Mrs. Robinson attended Bellview Baptist Church. She enjoyed gardening, sewing, crocheting,...
Barbara Atha
Jan 6, 2024
Barbara Beatrice O’Dell Atha, 89, of Rockmart, Georgia, passed away peacefully on January 6, 2023. Born in Gillsville, Georgia she grew up in the Johnson and Johnson Mill village in Chicopee, Ga, just outside of Gainesville. She graduated from Gainesville High School. In her senior year of high school, she met the love of her life, John Atha.
After high school,...
Marie Dunn
Jan 5, 2024
Mrs. Marie Dunn, age 49, of Aragon, GA, passed away Friday, January 5, 2024, in a Rome hospital.
Marie was born in Rome, GA, on November 23, 1974, daughter of Danny Poole and the late Nancy Turner Poole. She had lived all her life in Polk County and was of the Baptist faith. Marie worked with Arby’s restaurant and was an...
James Lee Griggs
Jan 5, 2024
Mr. James Lee Griggs, age 97, of Rockmart, GA passed away Friday, January 5, 2024 in a Rome medical center.
Mr. Griggs was born in Cartersville, GA on August 19, 1926 a son of Hubert J. Griggs and Clara Meeks Griggs. He was a member of the Bethel Crossroads Baptist Church and was a proud veteran of the United States Army...
Robert Johnny Hufstetler, Sr.
Jan 4, 2024
Mr. Robert Johnny Hufstetler, Sr., age 72, of Taylorsville, GA, passed away Thursday, January 4, 2023, in an Atlanta Hospital.
Mr. Hufstetler was born in Cartersville, GA on May 18, 1951, a son of the late Robert Alvin Hufstetler and Ruby Christine Waits Hufstetler. He had lived the greater part of his life in the Taylorsville and Euharlee communities and was...
Jerry Van Stegall
Jan 4, 2024
Mr. Jerry Van Stegall, age 74, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Thursday evening, January 4, 2024, at his residence.
Mr. Stegall was born in Cedartown, GA, on April 3, 1949, a son of the late Herchell Stegall and Frances Bishop Stegall. He had lived all his life in Rockmart and was a member of Aragon Baptist Church. Mr. Stegall retired from...
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries
This is a collection of obituaries for Rockmart and Polk County with services throughout Georgia that are updated regularly. Find local obituaries and join us in celebrating memories and honoring lives and legacies.
