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Jimmy Lee Crawford
Jun 4, 2024
Mr. Jimmy Lee Crawford, age 76, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Tuesday evening, June 4, 2024.
Jimmy was born in Boaz, AL, on April 17, 1948, son of the late Jim Crawford and Ivelvia Murdock Crawford. He had lived the greater part of his life in Rockmart and was a self-employed tow truck driver. Jimmy enjoyed working on old cars.
In...
Susan Kimberley Norman
Jun 2, 2024
Mrs. Susan Kimberley Norman, age 63, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Sunday, June 2, 2024, at her residence.
Kim was born on July 6, 1960, to Donald Bedford Bailey and Evelyn Haney Bailey in Rockmart, GA. She spent most of her childhood in Stone Mountain, GA, where she graduated from Stone Mountain High School in 1978. Kim worked in many roles...
Barry Trent McDonald
Jun 1, 2024
Barry Trent McDonald, age 72, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Saturday morning, June 1, 2024, at his residence.
Barry was born in Cedartown, GA, on July 12, 1951, son of the late Jesse McDonald and Irene Samples McDonald. He had lived all his life in Polk County and was a member of Victory Baptist Church. Barry retired from Meggitt as a...
Robert "Bob" Edward Long
May 31, 2024
Robert "Bob" Edward Long, hailing from many of the states in America, died at his home in Panama City Beach, FL, on Friday, May 31, 2024. He was the oldest of 5 siblings, and he is survived by sisters Michele West (Rockmart), Roben Barrett (FL), and Kim Bauer (Cedartown), as well as his only brother Dale Long (CA).
The Long family's...
Jackie Carolyn Hunt
May 30, 2024
Jackie Carolyn Hunt, age 80, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Thursday, May 30, 2024. She was born in Blairsville, GA, on August 8, 1943, the loving daughter of the late Troy and Clara Mae Parker King.
Jackie loved life filled with family, laughter, and was known to tell a joke and pull a prank. As a teenager, she was a Union...
Frances Edna Cagle
May 28, 2024
Mrs. Frances Edna Cagle, age 95, of Taylorsville, GA, passed away Tuesday morning, May 28, 2024.
Mrs. Cagle was born in Cedartown, GA, on March 13, 1929, daughter of the late Bud Williams and Callie Mae Harris Williams. She had lived the greatest part of her life in Taylorsville and was the oldest member of Floyd Creek Baptist Church. Mrs. Cagle...
Cassie Jay Tant
May 27, 2024
Cassie Jay Tant, age 35, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Monday, May 27, 2024.
Cassie was born in Rome, GA, on July 25, 1988, daughter of Larry W. Tant and Jacque Jay Tant. She had lived all her life in Rockmart and was a 2006 graduate of Rockmart High School. Cassie was a former Licensed Practical Nurse. In her younger...
Jimmy Edward Hardin
May 26, 2024
Mr. Jimmy Edward Hardin, age 79, of Aragon, GA, passed away on Sunday, May 26, 2024 at his residence.
Mr. Hardin was born on December 12, 1944 in Paulding County, GA. He was the son of the late Henry Luther Hardin and Mary Evelyn Crowley – Hardin. He had lived most of his life in Polk County, GA. Mr. Hardin was...
Phillip M. Gober
May 25, 2024
Mr. Phillip M. Gober, age 69, of Rockmart, GA passed away Saturday, May 25, 2024.
Mr. Gober was born in Rockmart on May 16, 1955, a son of Mary Ann Milam Gober and the late Max Lamar Gober. He had lived all of his life in Rockmart where he was a member of the Rockmart Church of Christ. He enjoyed bicycling,...
Rhonda C. Nicholson
May 23, 2024
Rhonda C. Nicholson, age 54, of Cedartown, GA, passed away Thursday, May 23, 2024, at her residence.
Rhonda was born in Dallas, GA, on May 5, 1970, a daughter of the late Joseph Mayo Coffman and Deane Fennell Coffman. She had lived most of her life in Polk County and was of the Christian faith. Rhonda was a former employee of...
Jeannie Wolfe
May 22, 2024
Mrs. Jeannie Wolfe, age 67, of Calhoun, GA, passed away Wednesday afternoon, May 22, 2024.
Jeannie was born in Atlanta, GA, on August 11, 1956, daughter of the late Glen Harrison Sisson and Margaret Roberson Sisson. She had lived the greater part of her life in Rockmart and was a member of the Euharlee Baptist Church in Aragon. Jeannie was a...
Ronald Wayne "Ronnie" Owens
May 19, 2024
Ronald Wayne “Ronnie” Owens, age 68, of Cedartown, GA, passed away Sunday evening, May 19, 2024, at his residence.
Ronnie was born in Rome, GA, on November 11, 1955, the son of the late Claude Robert Owens and Grace Pressley Owens. He had lived the greater part of his life in Rockmart and was of the Baptist faith. Ronnie was a...
Eddie Hayes
May 19, 2024
Mr. Eddie Hayes, age 71, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Sunday morning, May 19, 2024, at his residence.
Eddie was born in Dallas, GA, on December 31, 1952, son of the late Bob Ezra Hayes and Betty Williams Hayes. He had lived all his life in Rockmart and was of the Baptist faith. Eddie retired from JL Lester &...
Christopher Allen Overstreet
May 18, 2024
Mr. Christopher Allen Overstreet, age 65, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Saturday, May 18, 2024, at his residence.
Mr. Overstreet was born in Guntersville, AL, on November 25, 1958, son of the late Betty Jean Bryant Overstreet. He had lived the greater part of his life in Polk County and was of the Baptist faith. He was employed with Americo Logistics...
Bobby Martin "Bob" Bishop
May 18, 2024
Mr. Bobby Martin “Bob” Bishop, age 91, of Taylorsville, GA, passed away Saturday evening, May 18, 2024.
Bob was born on September 30, 1932, a son of the late Ben Franklin Bishop and Ethel Lee Thomasson Bishop. He had lived his childhood years in Aragon, GA, and most of his adult life in the Metro Atlanta area. Bob moved to...
Velma Louise Morris Wynn
May 18, 2024
Mrs. Velma Louise Morris Wynn, age 100, of Rockmart, GA passed away Saturday, May 18, 2024.She was born in Rockmart, GA on January 30, 1924, a daughter of Johnny Joel Morris and Iona Bowman Morris. Mrs. Wynn lived the early years of her life in Rockmart and was a graduate of Rockmart High School. She later lived in Atlanta for...
Velma Hitchcock Jefferson
May 18, 2024
Mrs. Velma Inez Hitchcock Jefferson, affectionately known as Granny, age 89, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Saturday afternoon, May 18, 2024, at her residence.
Mrs. Jefferson was born in Paulding County, GA, on May 8, 1935, the daughter of the late Bruce Caswell Hitchcock and Edna Mae Nolen Hitchcock. She had lived the greater part of her life in Rockmart and...
Wanda Jean McDaniel
May 16, 2024
Mrs. Wanda Jean McDaniel, age 69, of Lindale, GA, passed away Thursday morning, May 16, 2024, at her residence.
Mrs. McDaniel was born in Rome, GA, on November 18, 1954, daughter of the late Robert Waylon Camp and Frances Sanders Camp Stubbs. She had lived the greater part of her life in Floyd County and was of the Baptist faith. Mrs....
Betty W. Parsons
May 14, 2024
Ms. Betty W. Parsons, age 91, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Tuesday afternoon, May 14, 2024, at her residence.
Ms. Parsons was born in Aragon, GA, on August 8, 1932, daughter of the late Guy Wallace and Alma Garrett Wallace. She had lived the greater part of her life in Rockmart and was a member of Piedmont Avenue Baptist Church. Ms....
Kristin Abernathy "Kristi" Kirby
May 13, 2024
Kristin Abernathy “Kristi” Kirby, age 50 of Taylorsville, GA, passed away Monday evening, May 13, 2024, at her residence.
Kristi was born in Rome, GA, on April 11, 1974, daughter of Robert Kyle Abernathy and Sheryl Cagle Abernathy. She had lived all her life in Polk County and was a 1992 graduate of Rockmart High School. Kristi received her dental hygienist...
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