Obituaries
James E. Jackson
Feb 1, 2010
Mr. James E.(Jim) Jackson, age 81. of 100 Flint Hill Road, Aragon, GA passed away Monday, February 1, 2010 in Cedartown, GA. He was born in Fairburn, GA on July 2, 1928 a son of the late Pomp Jackson and Mary Odell Giles Jackson. Mr. Jackson had been a resident of Polk County since 1984 and was a member of...
Betty Brock Cook
Jan 22, 2010
Mrs. Betty Brock Cook, age 93, of 413 Smith Street, Rockmart passed away quietly in her sleep on Friday, January 22, 2010 in Rome, GA. On Sunday, September 17, 1916, delivered by a local midwife, Corrie Elizabeth Brock was a surprise edition to the Brock household. She was born to a rotund, balding farmer named George Leon Brock who possessed...
Leonard Fox, Sr.
Jan 22, 2010
Mr. Leonard Fox, Sr., age 82, devoted Christian, husband, daddy and ?pa? of 42 Donley Drive, Rome, GA passed away Friday, January 22, 2010 in a Rome Medical Center following a brief illness. Mr. Fox was born on April 18, 1927 in Jackson County, TN a son of the late Uriah Burton Fox and Essie Cleo Burgess Fox. He moved...
Thelma Virginia Cammon
Jan 18, 2010
Mrs. Thelma Virginia Cammon, age 73, of 1503 Garrison Plantation Drive, S.E., Marietta, GA passed away Monday, January 18, 2010 in Wellstar Cobb Hospital. She was born in Atlanta, GA on July 12, 1936 a daughter of the late Charlie Wilburn Garrett and Mamie Dale Johnson Garrett. Mrs. Cammon was a former resident of Rockmart moving to the Metro Atlanta...
Clara Mae Deems
Jan 17, 2010
Mrs. Clara Mae Deems, age 80, of 10 Hugh Deems Road, Cedartown, GA passed away Sunday, January 17, 2010 following an extended illness. She was born in Cartersville, GA on September 13, 1929 a daughter of the late J.W. Ely and Ethel Estelle Dover Ely. Mrs. Deems had been a resident of Polk County the greater part of her life...
Bobby L. Throneberry
Jan 12, 2010
Mr. Bobby Lee Throneberry, age 77, of 1249 Bells Ferry Road, Rome, GA passed away Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at Floyd Medical Center following a brief illness. He was born in Shelbyville, Tennessee on March 27, 1932 a son of the late Oscar Lee Throneberry and Florence Louise Timmons Throneberry. Mr. Throneberry has been a resident of Rome since 1960...
Carl Daniel Mcentire
Jan 9, 2010
Mr. Carl Daniel McEntire, age 79, of 91 Live Oak Circle, Aragon, GA passed away suddenly Saturday, January 9, 2010. He was born in Bartow County, GA on August 19, 1930 a son of the late J. McEntire and Beatrice Stevenson McEntire. Mr. McEntire had been a resident of Polk County for the past 50 years. He was a retired...
Anna Louise Williams
Jan 8, 2010
Mrs. Anna Louise Williams, age 70, of 93 Clay Drive, Rockmart passed away Friday, January 8, 2010 in the local nursing center following a nine month illness. She was born in Pikeville, Tennessee on March 20, 1939 a daughter of Bazz Manery and Nola Mael Walling Manery. Mrs. Williams had been a resident of Rockmart since 1969. She was a...
Laurie Cherilyn Powell
Jan 3, 2010
Mrs. Laurie Cherilyn Powell, age 44, of 2008 First Avenue, Rockmart passed away Sunday, January 3, 2010 in a Rome Medical Center following a year long illness. She was born in Rome, GA on August 5, 1965 a daughter of Hershel and Carolyn Clark Cox. Laurie had lived in Rockmart the greater part of her life and was a 1983...
John Foster (Pat) Austin
Jan 1, 2010
Mr. John Foster (Pat) Austin, age 90, of Rockmart passed away Friday, January 1, 2010 at his residence. Mr. Austin was the son of D.B. and Mollie Waters Austin of Yorkville, GA. He was preceded in death by his parents, a sister, Georgie Austin and his wife of 57 years, Mrs. Lois Hulsey Austin. Mr. Austin was a decorated World...
Laron Edward Forrister
Dec 24, 2009
Mr. Laron Edward Forrister, age 53, of 435 Lumpkin Road Cedartown passed away Thursday, December 24, 2009 in a Rome Medical Center following a four year illness. Laron was born in Cedartown, GA on July 15, 1956 a son of Dewie E. Forrister and Glenda Nell Boothe Forrister. He had lived all of his life in the Cedartown area ,...
Betty Hutchings Hill
Dec 24, 2009
Mrs. Betty Hutchings Hill of 104 Duck Bill Cove, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, December 24, 2009 following a four year illness. She was born in Rockmart, GA on September 6, 1935 a daughter of Hugh Hutchings and Ida Mae Crawford Hutchings. Betty was a graduate of Rockmart High School where she was...
Charles Denny Davis
Dec 24, 2009
Mr. Charles Denny Davis, age 82, of 239 Bellview Road Rockmart passed away Thursday, December 24, 2009 in a Rome Medical Center. He was born in Bartow County, GA on March 24, 1927 a son of the late John Davis and Flora Thomasson Davis. Mr. Davis had lived the greater part of his life in Polk County and was of...
Henry Sanford Cobb, Jr.
Dec 11, 2009
Mr. Henry Sanford Cobb, Jr., age 86, of 710 E. Jackson Street, Rockmart passed away Friday, December 11, 2009 at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born in Earlington, KY on August 26, 1923 a son of the late Henry Sanford Cobb, Sr. and Katheryn Mickler Cobb. Mr. Cobb lived his early life in St. Augustine, FL and...
Dwight Jackson
Dec 7, 2009
Mr. Dwight Jackson, age 60, of 96 Wheeler Road Rockmart passed away Monday, December 7, 2009 in a Rome Medical Center. He was born in Rockmart, GA on January 11, 1949 a son of B.F. Jackson and Catherine McDowell Jackson. Dwight had lived all of his life in the Rockmart area where he attended Rockmart High School and Coosa Valley...
James Donald Motes
Dec 2, 2009
Mr. James Donald Motes, age 80, of 278 Oak Hill Drive, Rockmart passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born in Bartow County on December 3, 1928 a son of John William Motes and Mattie Siniard Motes. Mr. Motes had lived the greater part of his life in Polk County and retired...
Billy Zeke Simmons
Dec 2, 2009
Mr. Billy Zeke Simmons, age 80, of 51 Ridgewood Drive, Rockmart went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 2, 2009. He was born on May 12, 1929 a son of W.H. Simmons and Permilla Betsy Reese Simmons. Mr. Simmons had lived in Rockmart the greater part of his life, was a veteran of the U.S. Army and...
Rebecca Becker Mcgehee
Nov 30, 2009
Mrs. Rebecca Becker McGehee, age 55, of 274 Worley Drive, Owens Cross Roads, Alabama, passed away Monday November 30, 2009. She was born on January 5, 1954, a daughter of Robert Herman Becker and Margaret Haire Becker. She was preceded in death by her parents and by a brother, Kenneth Becker. Survivors include her husband Jerry Thomas McGehee, Owens Cross...
Linda Vaughn Carter Chambers
Nov 29, 2009
Mrs. Linda Vaughn Carter Chambers, age 64, of 4029 Third Avenue, Rockmart passed away Sunday, November 29, 2009 at her residence following a lengthy illness. She was born in Rockmart on September 8, 1945 a daughter of Leonard B. Vaughn and Margaret Pilgrim Vaughn. Mrs. Chambers had lived all of her life in Rockmart; was a member of the New...
Mary Nell White
Nov 27, 2009
Mrs. Mary Nell White, age 78, of 215 Old Rome Road, Aragon, GA passed away Friday, November 27, 2009 in Cartersville following a brief illness. She was born in Birmingham, AL on October 5, 1931 a daughter of the late Walter Lewis Durham and Nellie Irene Shelton Durham . Mrs. White had been a resident of Polk County for the...
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