Obituaries
Ruth Gribble Ballinger
Jul 3, 2011
Mrs. Ruth Gribble Ballinger, age 89, of Old Wax Road (The Flint Hill Community) Aragon, GA passed away Sunday, July 3, 2011. She was born on May 10, 1922 a daughter of the late R.E. Gribble and Beulah Yarbrough Gribble. Mrs. Ballinger had lived the greater part of her life in the Flint Hill Community where she was a member...
Diane Pinkard Marchbanks
Jul 1, 2011
Mrs. Diane Pinkard Marchbanks, age 67, of Douglasville, GA passed away Friday, July 1, 2011 in Wellstar Douglas Hospital, Douglasville following a lengthy illness. She was born in Polk County, GA on November 4, 1943 a daughter of James Woodrow Pinkard and Rena Mae Clark Pinkard. Diane was a 1961 graduate of Rockmart High School. She moved to College Park,...
Mary Ann Moss
Jun 27, 2011
Mrs. Mary Ann Moss, age 74, of Bellview Road Rockmart passed away Monday, June 27, 2011 in a Rome medical center following an extended illness. She was born in Polk County, GA on September 6, 1936 a daughter of Rufus Milford Garrett and Lelia Pearl Lee Garrett. Mrs. Moss had lived her entire life in the Rockmart area and graduated...
Wanda Gail Clark
Jun 20, 2011
Mrs. Wanda Gail Clark, age 52, of Creekside Drive Rockmart, GA passed away Monday, June 20, 2011 following a year long illness. She was born in Polk County, GA on April 27, 1959 a daughter of Wiley James Watson, Sr. and Joyce Forrister Watson. Mrs. Clark was a homemaker and a member of the Friendly Baptist Church. She was preceded...
Elaine T. White
Jun 18, 2011
Mrs. Elaine T. White, age 63, of Barber Road, Rockmart passed away Saturday, June 18, 2011 at her residence following several years of declining health. She was born in Watertown, N.Y. a daughter of the late John Towsley and Marjorie Loomis Towsley. Mrs. White was a homemaker and of the Methodist faith. She served as a nurse in the U.S....
Charlotte Wright Wood
Jun 13, 2011
Mrs. Charlotte Wright Wood, age 83, of 246 Runyon Loop Cedartown, GA passed away Monday, June 13, 2011 in Polk Medical Center of Cedartown following several months of declining health. She was born in Polk County, GA on March 3, 1928 a daughter of the late Charles Benjamin Wright and Susie Mae Brown Wright. Mrs. Wood had lived the greater...
Charles H. Schildt
Jun 12, 2011
Mr. Charles H. Schildt, age 70, of Kades Cove Drive, Dallas, GA passed away Sunday, June 12, 2011 at his residence following an extended illness. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. on October 1, 1940 a son of the late Henry Schildt and Mildred Herrmann Schildt. Mr. Schildt had been a resident of Dallas, GA for the past ten years...
Larry A. Brumit
Jun 12, 2011
Mr. Larry A. Brumit, age 75, of Hightower Falls Road, Cedartown passed away Sunday, June 12, 2011. He was born at Young Station in Polk County, GA on August 1, 1935 a son of the late Fred Stanley Brumit and Marjorie Eugene Baldwin Brumit. Mr. Brumit had lived all of his life in Polk County and was a member of...
Joseph Laltrello, Sr.
Jun 10, 2011
Joseph Laltrello, Sr. of Atlantic City, New Jersey and recently a resident of Rockmart, Georgia, died June 10, 2011. He was days shy of 96 years of age. Mr. Laltrello was formidable in his family?s eyes. The son of immigrant parents from Italy, he made his living as a shoemaker. Retired at 70 years of age, he was an expert...
Carol Ann Wright
Jun 7, 2011
Ms. Carol Ann Wright, age 64, of Taylorsville Road, Aragon passed away Tuesday June 7, 2011 in a Rome medical center following a lengthy illness. She was born in Floyd County, GA on February 19, 1947 a daughter of the late Harry Lee Wright, Sr. and Ruth Ellison Wright. Ms. Wright had lived all of her life in Polk County...
William Michael Jay
Jun 6, 2011
Mr. William Michael Jay, age 46, of Aragon passed away Monday, June 6, 2011 in a Rome medical center. He was born in Polk County, GA on June 9, 1964, a son of Jerry Jay and Frances Mauldin Jay. Mr. Jay had lived the greater part of his life in Polk County. He was a 1983 graduate of Paulding County...
Enola Gay Jaster
Jun 4, 2011
Ms. Enola Gay Jaster, age 57 of Lane Street Rockmart passed away Saturday, June 4, 2011 in the local nursing center. Ms. Jaster will be cremated and the cremains will be sent to her family who lives in Phoenix, Arizona. Alvis Miller & Son is in charge of arrangements.
Paul Wolfe
Jun 4, 2011
Mr. Paul Wolfe, age 75 of 8 Conasauga Terrace Rome, GA and formerly of Aragon, GA passed away Saturday, June 4, 2011 in a Rome medical center. He was born on December 3, 1935 in Polk County, GA a son of the late Walter Wolfe and Lora Robinson Wolfe. Mr. Wolfe had lived the greater part of his life in...
Ruth Coats
Jun 4, 2011
Mrs. Ruth Coats, age 73, of Bellview Road, Rockmart passed away Saturday, June 4, 2011 at her residence. She was born in Haralson County, GA on October 21, 1937 daughter of William W. Williams and Mattie Robinson Williams but was raised in the Murphy-Harpst Home of Cedartown, GA. Mrs. Coats spent the greater part of her life in the Rockmart...
Mira Carter
May 28, 2011
Mrs. Mira Carter, age 57, of Zuker Road Rockmart, GA passed away Saturday, May 28, 2011 following complications of recent surgery. She was born in Rockmart, GA on March 14, 1954 a daughter of the late John Harrison Hooper and Lillian Lucille Dean Hooper. Mira was a 1972 graduate of Rockmart High School and was an honors graduate of Coosa...
Cecile B. Newberry
May 24, 2011
Ms. Cecile B. Newberry, age 56, of 105 Burton Drive, Rockmart passed away suddenly Tuesday, May 24, 2011. Ms. Newberry was born in Athens, GA on December 13, 1954 a daughter of the late Charles Bridges and Sara Jackson Bridges. She had been a resident of Polk County for the past twelve years and was a member of Zion Church...
Shirley Mae Mcelroy
May 22, 2011
Mrs. Shirley Mae McElroy, age 68, of 85 McDowell Road, Rockmart passed away Sunday, May 22, 2011 following a six month illness. She was born in Paulding County, GA on September 18, 1942, daughter of the late Joseph Leonard Hulsey, Sr. and the late Geraldine Spears Hulsey. Mrs. McElroy had lived the greater part of her life in Polk County...
James Edward Varney
May 19, 2011
Mr. James Edward Varney, age 71,of Terry White Road Aragon, GA passed away Thursday, May 19, 2011 in a Rome Medical Center. Survivors include a son, Dean Varney, Aragon; daughter, Kathy Toledo, Ft. Lauderdale, FL; two brothers: Ken Varney, Dahlonega and Jack Varney, Hardy, KY; four sisters: Pat Birchfield, Nashville, TN, Lorraine Pauley, Hunnington, W. VA, Kathleen Groves, Nashville, TN...
Arthur D. (Tom) Akins
May 17, 2011
Mr. Arthur D. (Tom) Akins, age 85, of Fairview Road Rockmart passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2011 following a two year illness. He was born in Bartow County, GA on May 14, 1926 a son of the late Clarence Hill Akins and Fannie Boswell Akins. Mr. Akins had lived the greater part of his life in Polk County and was...
Clint Allen Redden
May 17, 2011
Mr. Clint Allen Redden, age 45, of Oak Street Aragon, GA passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2011 in a Rome Medical Center. He was born in Rome, GA on February 3, 1966 a son of the late Floyd Henry Redden and Almyer Grant Redden. Clint lived the early years of his life in Floyd County before moving to Polk County...
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