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James A. "Jim" Dodgen
Sep 23, 2022
Mr. James Alfred “Jim” Dodgen, age 86, of Rockmart, GA, passed away 23 September 2022, peacefully in the evening at his residence.
He was born in Atlanta, GA., at Grady Hospital July 13, 1936, son to the late Alfred Ransom Dodgen and Donna Mae Simpson.
Jim enlisted in the United States Air Force, 12 January 1954 and served as an Aircraft Jet...
Billy E. Morris
Sep 20, 2022
Mr. Billy Eugene Morris, age 74, of Taylorsville, GA, passed away Tuesday morning, September 20, 2022, in a Rome hospital.
Billy was born in Rome on February 14, 1948, son of the late Cecil Morris and Ivanette Popham Morris. He had lived the greater part of his life in Taylorsville, was of the Baptist faith, and was a veteran of the...
Tim Gober
Sep 19, 2022
Mr. Timothy H. Gober, age 80, of Carrollton, GA, a former resident of Rockmart, GA, passed away Monday, September 19, 2022.
Mr. Gober was born in Rockmart on August 19, 1942, son of the late Ira William Gober and Clara Martin Gober. He had lived in Rockmart for most of his life prior to moving to Carrollton in 1983. Mr. Gober...
Kenneth George Fuller
Sep 15, 2022
Mr. Kenneth George Fuller, age 83, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Thursday, September 15, 2022.
Mr. Fuller was born in Griffin, GA on March 15, 1939, son of the late Tom Fuller and the late Doris Perdue Fuller. Kenneth lived the greater part of his life in Rockmart where he attended Rockmart High School. He was a member of Victory Baptist...
Billy Fincher
Sep 14, 2022
Billy Fincher, age 76, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Wednesday morning, September 14, 2022.
Billy was born June 16, 1946, in Rockmart, GA, to Eloise & Josh Fincher. He worked with his family beginning at an early age to support the family. He was employed at Goodyear Mill at age 15 and worked for 5 years leaving Goodyear to follow his...
Weldon Branton
Sep 13, 2022
Mr. Weldon Eugene Branton, age 82, of Aragon, GA, passed away Tuesday afternoon, September 13, 2022, at his residence.
Mr. Branton was born in White, GA, on December 26, 1939, son of the late Carroll Branton and Miriam Byers Branton. He moved to Aragon in 2005 from Marietta, GA, where had lived since 1960. Mr. Branton was a veteran of the...
Hoyt Lanier
Sep 11, 2022
Mr. Hoyt Lanier, age 62, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Sunday evening, September 11, 2022, at his dad’s home.
Hoyt was born in Rome, GA, on September 3, 1960, son of George Lanier and the late Iva Ruth Waters Lanier. He had lived all his life in Rockmart and was an electrician with Georgia Power Company, retiring after 41 years of...
Gordon C. Thompson
Sep 10, 2022
Mr. Gordon C. Thompson, age 81, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Saturday, September 10, 2022.
Mr. Thompson was born in Albany, GA, on July 2, 1941, son of the late James C. Thompson and Martha Carter Thompson. He had lived the greater part of his life in Polk County and was a member of the Euharlee Baptist Church. Prior to retirement,...
Stephen Douglas Nash
Sep 7, 2022
Mr. Stephen Nash, age 42, of Aragon, GA, passed away Wednesday evening, September 7, 2022, at his residence.
Stephen was born in Florida on July 9, 1980, son of Debra Morris Nash and the late Robert Douglas Nash. He spent his childhood in Acworth, GA, and was a member of Amazing Grace Baptist Church. Stephen was a veteran of the United...
Marvin Waters
Sep 5, 2022
Mr. Marvin Waters, age 66, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Monday, September 5, 2022.
Mr. Waters was born in Atlanta, GA, on March 29, 1956, a son of the late Herman Lewis Waters, Sr. and the late Betty Brewer Waters. Marvin had lived most of his life in Lake City, Florida before moving to Rockmart. In addition to his parents, he...
E.C. "Buck" Holland
Sep 5, 2022
Mr. E.C. “Buck” Holland, age 95, of Dallas, GA, passed away Monday, September 5, 2002, at his residence.
Mr. Holland was born in Bremen, GA, on September 18, 1926, and lived his childhood years there. He was a veteran of the United States Navy, serving during World War II, and retired with 23 years of service. Buck also worked for a...
Shelvie Robinson Roach
Sep 5, 2022
Mrs. Shelvie Robinson Roach, age 78, of Aragon, GA, passed away Monday, September 5, 2022.
Mrs. Roach was born in Aragon, GA on April 22, 1944, a daughter of the late James Robinson and the late Annie Ruth Cash Robinson. Shelvie had lived all of her life in Aragon where she was a lifelong member of Oak Ridge Baptist Church. She...
William P. "Billy" Lee
Sep 3, 2022
Mr. William P. “Billy” Lee, age 87, of Rockmart, GA passed away Saturday, September 3, 2022, in a Rome medical center.
He was born in Cedartown, GA on September 9, 1934, a son of the late Grady Virgil Lee, Sr. and the late Sarah Hovers Lee. Mr. Lee had lived all of his life in Polk County and was a member...
Jerry Daniel Free
Sep 2, 2022
Mr. Jerry Daniel Free, age 85, of Taylorsville, GA passed away Friday, September 2, 2022 at his residence.
Jerry was born in Rockmart, GA on July 17, 1937 a son of the late William M. “Bill” Free and the late Lessie Dell Hayes Free. Mr. Free had lived all of his life in the Polk and Bartow county area and was...
Annie Jo Ingle Dawson
Aug 31, 2022
Mrs. Annie Jo Ingle Dawson, age 90, of Aragon, GA, passed away Wednesday, August 31, 2022. Mrs. Dawson was born in Aragon, GA on December 14, 1931, a daughter of the late J.J. Ingle, Jr. and the late Vassie Tolbert Ingle. She was a house wife and house keeper who took great care of her family, and she really enjoyed...
Louis Rayford Rhodes, Jr.
Aug 30, 2022
Mr. Louis Rayford Rhodes, Jr., age 54, of Ellijay, GA, formerly of Aragon, GA, passed away Tuesday evening, August 30, 2022. Louis was born in Austell, GA, on January 31, 1968, son of the late Louis Rayford Rhodes, Sr., and Ilene McElroy Rhodes. He had lived in the Temple, GA, area prior to moving to Aragon in 2016. Louis was...
Miriam Wood Harper
Aug 30, 2022
Mrs. Miriam Wood Harper, age 82, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Tuesday morning, August 30, 2022, at her residence. Mrs. Harper was born in Cedartown, GA, on February 6, 1940, daughter of the late Fredrick William Wood and Bonnie Glenn Wood. She grew up in Rockmart and was a 1958 graduate of Rockmart High School. Mrs. Harper was married on...
Glenn Wayne Crumley
Aug 30, 2022
Mr. Glenn Wayne Crumley, age 79, of Aragon, GA passed away on Tuesday morning, August 30, 2022 at his residence after an extended illness. Mr. Crumley was born in Rockmart, GA on August 7, 1943, son of the late Allen Crumley and Zettie Hames Crumley. He grew up in Aragon, GA and attended Rockmart High School. Mr. Crumley married Gloria...
Trisha Lee Smith
Aug 27, 2022
Mrs. Trisha Lee Smith, age 77, of Aragon, GA, passed away Saturday, August 27, 2022. Mrs. Smith was born in Wilmington, NC, on June 1, 1945, a daughter of the late Henry Gallups and Omie Crib Gallups. Trisha lived her early years in Columbus, GA and had been a resident of Aragon since 1997. She was of the Baptist faith...
James Elbert "Jim" Mccarley
Aug 20, 2022
Mr. James Elbert “Jim” McCarley, age 79, of Cedartown, GA passed away Saturday, August 20, 2022 in a Rome medical center. He was born in Anniston, AL on March 15, 1943 a son of the late Albert McCarley and the late Willie Mae Jackson McCarley. Mr. McCarley lived the early years of his life in Alabama before entering the military....
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