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Faye Rhinehart
Nov 19, 2023
Mrs. Faye Rhinehart, age 85, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Sunday morning, November 19, 2023.
Mrs. Rhinehart was born in Centre, AL, on April 15, 1938, daughter of the late William Eaves and Bessie Phillips Eaves. She had lived the past 60 years in Rockmart and was a member of Morning View Baptist Church. Mrs. Rhinehart was a member of the...
Bobby Lee Vaughn
Nov 19, 2023
Mr. Bobby Lee Vaughn, age 53, of Aragon, GA, passed away on Sunday, November 19, 2023.
Mr. Vaughn was born on March 22, 1970 in Rockmart, GA, to his parents: Billy Jack Vaughn and Glenda Zell Vaughn. Bobby graduated from Rockmart High School and was self-employed in the construction industry. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, golfing, cooking and spending time with his...
James Clifford Turner
Nov 18, 2023
Mr. James Clifford Turner, age 80, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Saturday evening, November 18, 2023, at his residence.
James was born in Rockmart on May 2, 1943, son of the late Clifford Turner and Christine Head Turner. He lived all his life in Rockmart and was a graduate of Rockmart High School class of 1961. James was a member of...
James Franklin "Frank" Cook
Nov 16, 2023
Mr. James Franklin “Frank” Cook, age 80, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Thursday afternoon, November 16, 2023, in a Rome, GA, hospital.
Frank was born in Rockmart on April 2, 1943, son of the late Grover Cook and Willine Baldwin Cook. He had lived the greater part of his life in Rockmart and retired from Georgia Power Company. Frank was a...
Paul Ray Shiflett
Nov 16, 2023
Mr. Paul Ray Shiflett, age 89, of Silver Creek, GA, passed away Thursday afternoon, November 16, 2023, at his residence.
Mr. Shiflett was born in Silver Creek on June 23, 1934, son of the late Carl Preston Shiflett and Rosa Smith Shiflett. He had lived the greater part of his life in Silver Creek and Rockmart and was a member of...
John Michael "Mike" Baines
Nov 15, 2023
Mr. John Michael “Mike” Baines, age 57, of Cedartown, GA, passed away on Wednesday, November 15, 2023.
Mike was born on January 12, 1966, in Rockmart, GA, to his parents: Walter Lee Baines, Sr. and Edith Katherine Keese Baines. He lived all of his life in Rockmart and was a graduate of Rockmart High School. After graduating, Mike joined the United...
Robert Larry Strickland
Nov 13, 2023
Mr. Robert Larry Strickland, age 68, of Rockmart, GA, passed away on Monday, November 13, 2023.
Mr. Strickland was born on October 28,1955 in Marietta, GA, a son of the late Lawrence Robert Strickland and Etta Pruitt Strickland. Robert lived the greater part of his life in Aragon and was self-employed in the landscaping business. He was of Baptist faith and...
Freeman "Harold" Floyd, Sr.
Nov 10, 2023
Mr. Freeman "Harold" Floyd, Sr., age 86, of Cedartown, GA, passed away Friday morning, November 10, 2023.
Harold was born in Rockmart, GA, on August 1, 1937, a son of the late Joe Floyd and Lois Waddle Floyd. He had lived all his life in Polk County and retired from Polk County Transportation Department. Harold was of the Baptist faith. He...
Anne Akins Parham
Nov 9, 2023
Mrs. Anne Akins Parham, age 73, of Aragon, GA, passed away Thursday afternoon, November 9, 2023, at her residence.
Anne was born in Atlanta, GA, on November 28, 1949, daughter of the late Clarence Akins and Jean Dobbs Akins. She had lived the greater part of her life in Polk County and was of the Baptist faith. Anne was a 1967...
Connie Jo Martin
Nov 9, 2023
Connie Jo Martin, age 71, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Thursday, November 9, 2023, at her residence.
Connie was born in Keokuk, IA, on March 30, 1952, daughter of the late Merlin Loeschen and Lowella Blaise Loeschen. She had lived her early years in Iowa and had lived in Rockmart for the past 8 years, moving here from Douglasville, GA, where...
Betty Jean Sansom Robinson
Nov 9, 2023
Mrs. Betty Jean Sansom Robinson, age 92, formerly of Rockmart, GA, passed away Thursday, November 9, 2023, in Valdosta, GA.
Mrs. Robinson was born in Rome, GA, on May 6, 1931, daughter of the late Clyde Sansom and Irene Moss Sansom. She was a loving and giving person who was an avid Bible student. To her younger sister, she was much...
Dan Forsyth
Nov 9, 2023
Mr. Horace Daniel (Dan) Forsyth, age 89 of Rockmart passed away Thursday November 9, 2023 in Rome at Atrium Health, Floyd Medical Center surrounded by his family.
Dan was born October 5, 1934 in Polk County the son of Roy N Forsyth and Eva Holder Forsyth. He was raised in the Braswell community where he attended Friendship Baptist Church. For the...
Dorothy "Dot" M. Osborne
Nov 7, 2023
Mrs. Dorothy “Dot” M. Osborne, age 95, of Cedartown, GA, passed away Tuesday, November 7, 2023.
Mrs. Osborne was born in Cedartown on February 1, 1928, daughter of the late Benjamin Franklin (Frank) Golden and Bana Mae Summerville Moore. She had lived in Rome, GA, from 1963 until 1973, before returning to the Fish Creek Community where she lived for 32...
Phil Moore
Nov 3, 2023
Mr. Phil Moore, age 72, of Taylorsville, GA passed away Friday, November 3, 2023.
Phil was born in Rome, GA on October 30, 1951, a son of the late Clyde Moore and Ruby Williams Moore. He had lived the greater part of his life in Taylorsville and was a graduate of Rockmart High School. Phil enjoyed going to Atlanta Braves baseball...
William Nathan Bell
Oct 29, 2023
Mr. William Nathan Bell, age 64 of Rockmart, GA, passed away Sunday, October 29, 2023.
Mr. Bell was born on June 4, 1959, son of the late Wilton and Marie Bell. He had recently moved to Rockmart from Talking Rock, GA, where he had spent a total of 25 years between Talking Rock and Jasper, GA. Mr. Bell received his Bachelor’s...
Baxter Towery
Oct 28, 2023
Mr. Baxter Towery, age 77, of Rockmart, GA, the Yorkville Community, passed away Saturday morning, October 28, 2023.
Mr. Baxter was born in Elijay, GA, on May 8, 1946, son of the late Mark L. Towery and Lula Clark Towery and was a long-tie resident of the Yorkville Community. He retired from Lockheed-Martin after 34 years of service and was a...
Robert "Robbie" Doyle Strickland
Oct 24, 2023
Mr. Robert “Robbie” Doyle Strickland, age 68, passed away, Tuesday, October 24, 2023.
Mr. Strickland was born, December 9, 1954, in Atlanta, Georgia, son of Bobby D. Strickland and Betty June Strickland Bouler.
Robbie was a resident of Rockmart and had retired with over 30 years of service with the International Union of Operating Engineers as a crane operator. If a person...
James Charles "J.C." Rayburn
Oct 23, 2023
Mr. James Charles “J.C.” Rayburn, age 84, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Monday, October 23, 2023, at his residence.
Mr. Rayburn was born in Rockmart on September 19, 1939, a son of the late Ollie S. Rayburn and Gertrude Caldwell Rayburn. He had lived the greater part of his life in Rockmart and was a member of Aragon Baptist Church. Mr....
Lisa Ann Owens
Oct 22, 2023
Mrs. Lisa Ann Owens, age 60, of Aragon, GA, passed away Sunday, October 22, 2023.
Lisa was born in Rome, GA, on November 21, 1962, daughter of the late Edwin Garrett and Ruth Popham Garrett. She had lived all her life in Polk County and was of the Baptist faith. Lisa was a graduate of Rockmart High School and received her...
Gregory Owen Caldwell
Oct 20, 2023
Mr. Gregory Owen Caldwell, age 77, of Rockmart, GA passed away Friday, October 20, 2023.
Greg was born in Rockmart on August 23, 1946, a son of the late Ernest Caldwell and Mary Ferguson Henderson. He had lived all of his life in Rockmart where he was a graduate of Rockmart High School. Greg was a member of Fairview Baptist Church...
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