Obituaries
Joyce W. Martin
Nov 27, 2023
Mrs. Joyce W. Martin, age 85, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Monday, November 27, 2023.
Mrs. Martin was born in Rockmart on February 20, 1938, a daughter of the late Carl White and Ida Estell Hitt White. She had lived all her life in Rockmart and attended Rockmart High School. Mrs. Martin worked for a number of years with Shaw Industries...
Doris Elizabeth Craddock
Nov 26, 2023
Doris Elizabeth Floyd Craddock of Clayton, GA born February 9, 1944, in Cherokee County Centre, AL passed away peacefully on Sunday November 26,2023.
Doris known to friends and family as “Dottie” or “Aunt Dot” graced the lives of many friends and relatives during her life. She loved to laugh and knew how to make even the simplest of days into...
Danny Wayne Meeks
Nov 26, 2023
Mr. Danny Wayne Meeks, age 64, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Sunday, November 26, 2023, in Rome, GA.
Danny was born in Dallas, GA, on June 20, 1953, son of the late Henry Loyd Meeks and Shirley Mae Hulsey Meeks. He had lived all his life in Rockmart and was a self-employed carpenter. Danny enjoyed working on Chevrolet cars and trucks.
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Mary Dell Watford
Nov 25, 2023
Ms. Mary Dell Watford, age 71, of Aragon, GA, passed away on Saturday, November 25, 2023.
Mary was born on December 22, 1951, in Rockmart, GA, to her late parents: John Hugh Morgan and Sarah Crumley Morgan.
Ms. Watford lived the greater part of her life in Polk County and was of Baptist faith. She enjoyed gardening, flowers, reading, cooking and...
Ruth Ables Harris
Nov 24, 2023
Mrs. Ruth Able Harris, age 96, of Taylorsville, GA passed away at her residence on Friday, November 24, 2023.
She was born in the Beulah community of Paulding county on April 11, 1927. She had lived the greater part of her life in the Taylorsville area where she was a member of the Floyd Creek Baptist Church. Mrs. Harris was a...
Robert H. "Bobby" Bowen
Nov 23, 2023
Mr. Robert H. “Bobby” Bowen, age 94, of Dallas, GA passed away Thursday, November 23, 2023 at his residence.
He was born on February 20, 1929 a son of the late Howard Hill Bowen and the late Vera Inez Hooper Bowen. Mr. Bowen had lived the greater part of his life in Paulding County where he was a member of the...
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...
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