Obituaries
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...
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...
Martha Whiteside White
Jan 1, 2024
Mrs. Martha Whiteside White, age 85, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Monday afternoon, January 1, 2024, at her residence.
Mrs. White was born on December 23, 1938, in Aragon, GA. She was the oldest child of the late Wesley Whiteside and Mildred Johnson Whiteside.
Mrs. White was a member of the Aragon Baptist Church, where for many years, she taught Sunday School,...
Linda Louise Ward
Jan 1, 2024
Mrs. Linda Louise Ward, age 77, of Taylorsville, GA, passed away peacefully at her residence on Monday morning, January 1, 2024.
Mrs. Ward was born on December 1, 1946, in Cartersville, GA, daughter of the late Ralph Samuel Edwards and Frances Wigington Edwards. She had lived all her life in Bartow County and was a housewife and homemaker. Mrs. Ward had...
Thomas Clinton Byars
Dec 31, 2023
Mr. Thomas Clinton Byars, age 83, of Aragon, GA, passed away Sunday, December 31, 2023, at his residence.
Mr. Byars was born in Rome, GA on August 18, 1940, a son of the late Buck Byars and Annie Dean Byars. He had lived the greater part of his life in Rome and was a graduate of Pepperell High School where he...
William D. "Will" Pittman
Dec 30, 2023
Mr. William D. “Will” Pittman, age 37, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Saturday, December 30, 2023.
Will was born in Rome, GA on November 17, 1986, a son of David Pittman and Lynn Burnley Pittman. Will had lived all of his life in Rockmart and was a 2005 graduate of Rockmart High School. He had a love for the outdoors, music...
Darrell Dewayne Collum
Dec 30, 2023
Mr. Darrell Dewayne Collum, age 63, of Aragon, GA passed away Saturday, December 30, 2023 in a Rome medical center.
Darrell was born in Rome, GA on November 10, 1960 a son of James Henry Collum and Wilma Eugenia Moore Collum. He had lived the greater part of his life in Bartow County and was a graduate of Rockmart High School....
Danny Chupp
Dec 29, 2023
Mr. Danny Chupp, age 74, of Rockmart, GA passed away Friday, December 29, 2023.
Mr. Chupp was born in Austell, GA on August 27, 1949, a son of the late Cleo Chupp and the late Estell Hollandshed Chupp. Danny had lived all of his life in Rockmart where he was a member of Second Baptist Church and retired from Meggett. He...
Paul Lindsey
Dec 27, 2023
Mr. Paul Lewis Lindsey, age 86, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Wednesday evening, December 27, 2023, in Rome, GA.
Mr. Lindsey was born in Cartersville, GA, on March 18, 1937, a son of the late General Harrison Lindsey and Gladys Sanford Lindsey. He had lived the greater part of his life in Rockmart and was a member of the Daviette Masonic...
Loyce Marie Chastain
Dec 27, 2023
Loyce Marie (Holloway) Chastain, age 81 of Rockmart, formerly of Ellijay, GA. Loyce was born May 4, 1942, in Gilmer County, GA to her late parents William Thomas and Essa Mae (Chapman) Holloway. Loyce was a longtime member of the Boardtown Church of Christ but was currently attending the Rockmart Church of Christ. Loyce is preceded in death by her...
Alma Louise Kay Harris
Dec 26, 2023
Mrs. Alma Louise Kay Harris, age 98, of Taylorsville, GA, passed away Tuesday morning, December 26, 2023.
Mrs. Harris was born in the Piney Woods community of Bartow County, GA, on July 8, 1925, a daughter of the late John Kay and Louise Moore Kay. She was a 1944 graduate of Taylorsville High School where she enjoyed playing basketball. In her...
Teresa Adele Preston
Dec 25, 2023
Mrs. Teresa Adele Preston, age 66, of Cartersville, GA, passed away Monday morning, December 25, 2023.
Teresa was born in Marietta, GA, on July 27, 1957, daughter of Margaret Watkins Faulk and the late James Faulk. She had lived her childhood years in Marietta. Teresa has lived in Cartersville since 2019, moving there from Buchanan, GA, where she made her home...
Jackie Hudson White
Dec 23, 2023
Mrs. Jackie Hudson White, age 82, of Rome, GA, passed away Saturday, December 23, 2023.
Mrs. White was born in Dothan, AL, on May 26, 1941, daughter of the late Russell Hudson and Virgie Stokes Hudson. She had moved to Rome in 2001 and was a member of the Church of Christ. She lived in Memphis, TN for 10 years followed...
Tommy Dewayne Miller
Dec 21, 2023
Mr. Tommy Dewayne Miller, age 54, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Thursday afternoon, December 21, 2023, in Rome, GA.
Tommy was born in Gadsden, AL, on December 29, 1968, son of Barbara Hughes Miller and the late John L. Miller. He had lived the greater part of his life in Rockmart. Tommy worked for many years in construction as a sheetrock...
Dominic River Warren
Dec 18, 2023
Infant Dominic River Warren, son of Cheyenne Warren, passed away Monday, December 18, 2023.
Dominic was preceded in death by a grandmother, Jenifer Draper.
Dominic is survived by his mother, Cheyenne Warren; brother, Kaiden Wilson; sister, Adelyne Wilson; grandparents, Michael & Darlin Wilson, and grandmother, Jovan Alegria, grandfather, Gerardo Alegria; aunts, Joan Warren, Daisy Martinez; uncles, Dalton Grant, Daniel Alegria.
Funeral services will...
Little Addilyn "Addie Jo" Johnson
Dec 18, 2023
Little Addilyn Joan “Addi Jo” Johnson went to her heavenly home on Monday, December 18, 2023.
Addi Jo was born on December 16, 2023 to her loving parents: Zakri Johnson and Chelsea Cole Johnson.
She was preceded in death by her great-grandparents: Paul and Betty Waddell and Ronald and Linda Locklear.
Sweet Addi Jo is survived by her parents: Zakri and Chelsea Johnson;...
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