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Wanda Darlene Pruitt
Sep 4, 2024
Mrs. Wanda Darlene Pruitt, age 63, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Wednesday evening, September 4, 2024.
Darlene was born on March 29, 1961, a daughter of the late Fred King and Lula Belle Reed Stegall. She was a housewife and homemaker and was of the Christian faith. Darlene loved flowers, birds, windchimes, all things Christmas and snow. She was very family...
Willard R. Williams, Sr.
Sep 3, 2024
Mr. Willard R. Williams, Sr., age 72, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Tuesday, September 3, 2024.
Willard was born in Dallas, GA, on September 10, 1951, a son of the late Claude E. (Edgar) Williams and Dollie Savannah Miller Williams. He had lived all his life in Rockmart and was a member of Morning View Baptist Church. Willard had worked with...
Doris Irene Welch
Sep 1, 2024
Mrs. Doris Irene Welch, age 81, of Aragon, GA passed away Sunday, September 1, 2024.
Doris was born in Buffalo, NY on August 25, 1943, a daughter of the late Lawrence Youman and Mona Townsand Youman. She had been a resident of Aragon since 1987 and was of the Baptist faith. Doris enjoyed sewing, cooking, planting flowers, traveling, and most of...
Steven Dudley Bowker
Aug 31, 2024
Mr. Steven Dudley Bowker, age 73, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Saturday morning, August 31, 2024.
Steve was born in Worcester, MA, on August 7, 1951, a son of the late Dudley Bowker and Dorothy Johnson Bowker Corey. His career spanned several years as a banker in Massachusetts with several different banks. He moved to Florida in 2005 and began working...
Roy B. "Papa" Watson
Aug 31, 2024
Mr. Roy B. "Papa" Watson, age 88, of Rockmart, GA passed away Saturday, August 31, 2024.
Roy was born in Rockmart, GA on November 7, 1935 a son of Wiley B. Watson and Ruby Fowler Watson. After his parents moved to Wilmington, North Carolina for work Roy was raised in Rockmart by his grandparents E.W. and Hesta Watson. He was a...
Charlene Hazel Lewis
Aug 25, 2024
Mrs. Charlene Hazel Lewis, age 61, of Aragon, GA, passed away on Sunday, August 25, 2024.
Mrs. Lewis was born on December 18, 1962 in Cartersville, GA. She was the daughter of the late John Wilie Hufstetler and Hazel McCurley Hufstetler. Charlene spent the greater part of her life in Polk County and Bartow County. She retired from J Mish Mills...
Jeanette Louise Ingle
Aug 23, 2024
Mrs. Jeanette Louise Ingle, age 89, of Aragon, GA passed away at her residence surrounded by her loving family on Friday, August 23, 2024.
She was born in Aragon, GA on December 24, 1934, a daughter of the late James Floyd Kelley and the late Mattie Hindmon Kelley. Mrs. Ingle had lived all of her life in Aragon where she was...
Violet Christine Smith
Aug 18, 2024
Mrs. Violet Christine Smith, age 88, of Cartersville, GA, passed away Sunday morning, August 18, 2024, at her residence.
Mrs. Smith was born in Rome, GA, on September 6, 1935, a daughter of the late Edward Brownlow and Ethel Mae Adams Brownlow. She had lived the greater part of her life in Polk County, having spent the last 8 years in...
Olivia Dunn Smith
Aug 16, 2024
Mrs. Olivia Dunn Smith, age 78, of Rome, GA and formerly of Rockmart, passed away Friday, August 16, 2024.
Olivia was born in Jacksonville, FL on October 11, 1945, a daughter of the late Dan Thompson and Ollie Mae Anderson Thompson. She had been a resident of Rockmart for the greater part of her life before moving to Rome where she...
Shawn Kelly
Aug 10, 2024
Shawn Kelly, age 52, of Rockmart, GA, (the Yorkville Community), passed away Saturday, August 10, 2024.
Shawn was born in Fort Pierce, FL, on April 15, 1972, son of Diana Welling Kelly and the late Donald Harold Kelly. He had been a resident of Rockmart since June of 2018 moving here from Marietta, GA, and had also lived in Virginia Beach...
Carole Anne Jacobs
Aug 8, 2024
Ms. Carole Anne Jacobs, age 77, of Riverdale, GA, passed away Thursday morning, August 8, 2024, at her residence.
Carole was born in Rockmart, GA, on October 8, 1946, a daughter of the late Wyley Clyde Jacobs and Mary “Dee” Ardelia Chitwood Jacobs. Prior to retirement, she worked for many years with Tools & Equipment Warehouse in the accounts payable department....
Willard Wayne "Frog" Jacobs
Aug 5, 2024
Willard Wayne “Frog” Jacobs, age 70, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Monday evening, August 5, 2024, at his residence.
Frog was born in Rockmart on January 31, 1954, a son of the late Willard Horace Jacobs and Vera Jane McDowell Jacobs. He had lived all his life in Rockmart and was a graduate of Rockmart High School. Frog worked for C.W....
Patricia Ballew Pope
Aug 4, 2024
Mrs. Patricia Ann Ballew Pope, age 84, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Sunday afternoon, August 4, 2024, at her residence.
Mrs. Pope was born in Rockmart on December 29, 1939, a daughter of the late Ernest Ballew and Annie Duke Ballew. She had lived all her life in Rockmart and was of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Pope worked for the Polk...
Catherine Ann Roberts
Jul 26, 2024
Mrs. Catherine Ann Roberts, age 67, of Buchanan, GA, passed away Friday morning, July 26, 2024.
Cathy was born in Atlanta, GA, on December 18, 1956, a daughter of the late William Ethridge and Virginia Sweeney Ethridge. She had lived her childhood years in Atlanta and had been in Buchanan for the past 25 years. Cathy was a housewife and homemaker...
Lloyd Edwin Sorrell, Sr.
Jul 23, 2024
Mr. Lloyd Edwin Sorrell, Sr., age 66, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Tuesday, July 23, 2024.
Mr. Sorrell was born in North Carolina on June 13, 1958, a son of the late Herbert Russell Sorrell, Sr., and Margie B. Warnick Sorrell. He enjoyed cookouts, going on vacation, watching television and spending time with family.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Sorrell was...
Rebecca Davis Truett
Jul 23, 2024
Mrs. Rebecca Davis Truett, age 96, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Tuesday morning, July 23, 2024, at her residence.
Mrs. Truett was born in Rockmart on February 3, 1928, a daughter of the late William Presley Davis and Meta “Mae” Leech Davis. She had been a resident of Rockmart the greater part of her life and was a housewife and homemaker....
John Curtis "Sonny" Lanier, Jr.
Jul 22, 2024
Mr. John Curtis “Sonny” Lanier, Jr., age 76, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Monday, July 22, 2024, at his residence.
Sonny was born in Rockmart on January 10, 1948, a son of the late John Curtis Lanier, Sr., and Agnes Vivadell Ferguson Lanier. He had lived the greater part of his life in Rockmart and was a line foreman with GreyStone...
Michael Edward Statham
Jul 22, 2024
Michael Edward Statham, age 70, of Rockmart, GA passed away Monday evening, July 22, 2024.
Mike was born in Rockmart on July 11, 1954, son of the late Hoyt Edward Statham and Mary Powell Statham. He had lived the greater part of his life in Polk County and was a veteran of the United States Army. Mike was a member of...
George Isiah Earwood
Jul 22, 2024
Mr. George Isiah Earwood, age 85, of Cedartown, GA, passed away on Monday, July 22, 2024, at Advent Health Redmond surrounded by his loving family.
George was born on April 20, 1939, in Taylorsville, GA. He was the son of the late Mr. Henry Earwood and Troy Mae Waits Earwood. Mr. Earwood retired from Meggitt after 40 years of dedicated service....
Ronald E. "Ronnie" Hutcheson
Jul 19, 2024
Ronald Edgar Hutcheson, affectionately known as "Ronnie," was a cherished husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, community servant, and friend to many. He peacefully passed away at his home in Aragon, GA on July 19, 2024.
He was born on June 24, 1942, to the late Mary and Robert Hutcheson, Ronnie's life exemplified dedication, service, and a sense of humor that touched the...
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