Obituaries

Elbert Lee Whitley

Elbert Lee Whitley

Jan 22, 2019

Mr. Elbert Lee Whitley, age 90, of Centre, AL passed away Tuesday, January 22, 2019. He was born in Columbus, GA on September 3, 1928, a son of the late Charles Lee Whitley and the late Lottie Mae Nix Whitley. Mr. Whitley spent his childhood in Troup County. He moved to Marietta, GA in 1961 where he made his home...

Lakelyn Reese Camp

Lakelyn Reese Camp

Jan 18, 2019

Lakelyn Reese Camp, 16 month old daughter of J.T.and Emily Camp of Cedartown passed away Friday, January 18, 2019. Lakelyn was born in Atlanta, GA on August 29, 2017. She was preceded in death by great grandfather, Thomas Swan, great grandmother, Marcia Swan and great grandmother, Kathy Lindsey. She is survived by her parents: J.T. and Emily Camp, Cedartown; grandparents:...

Mary  Pauline Smith

Mary Pauline Smith

Jan 15, 2019

Mrs. Mary Pauline Smith, age 81, of Rockmart, passed away Tuesday, January 15, 2019 in a Rome medical center. She was born in Rome, GA on June 30, 1937, a daughter of the late Benjamin Keifer Touchstone and the late Thelma Wimpey Touchstone. Mrs. Smith lived the greater part of her life in Rome before moving to Rockmart where she...

Betty Jo Roach Gentry

Betty Jo Roach Gentry

Jan 13, 2019

Mrs. Betty Jo Roach Gentry, age 85, of Rockmart, GA passed away Sunday, January 13, 2019. She was born in Cave Spring, GA on October 18, 1933 a daughter of the late Sherman Roach and the late Clara Haney Roach. Mrs. Gentry had lived most of her life in Rockmart, attended Emmanuel Baptist Church, loved to quilt, sew and enjoyed...

Frances  Naomi Smallwood  Davis

Frances Naomi Smallwood Davis

Jan 4, 2019

Mrs. Frances Davis, age 94, of Aragon, GA passed away Friday, January 4, 2019 at her residence. Frances was born in Rome, GA on February 10, 1924. She was the oldest living member of Euharlee Baptist Church. She worked many years in the Aragon Mill until it closed then went on and retired from Union Carbine. She loved to sit...

Patsy Stephens

Patsy Stephens

Jan 3, 2019

Patsy Ann Meek Littlejohn Shepherd Stephens, age 80, of Flintstone passed away Thursday, January 3, 2019. She was a retired LPN, working the Northwest Georgia area including Rockmart. She also had a passion for writing country music. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Wayland Littlejohn and Horace Shepherd; parents, Samuel Robert Meek and Ruby Nichols Meek; brothers, Jim...

Jacquelyne "Jackie" Scott Lindsey

Jacquelyne "Jackie" Scott Lindsey

Jan 1, 2019

Mrs. Jacquelyne "Jackie" Scott Lindsey, age 87, of Rockmart, GA passed away Tuesday, January 1, 2019. She was born in South Carolina on September 29, 1931 a daughter of the late Clifton H. Scott and the late Eleanor Pace Scott. Mrs. Lindsey had been a resident of Polk County the greater part of her life. She was a former member...

Dennis Wayne Sanders

Dennis Wayne Sanders

Dec 23, 2018

Mr. Dennis Wayne Sanders, age 62, of Rockmart, GA passed away Sunday, December 23, 2018 in a Rome medical center. Wayne was born in Rockmart, GA on February 24, 1956 a son of Earl Sanders, Jr. and Evelyn Waters Sanders. He graduated from Rockmart High School and was a founding member of the Sweet Southern Band. He had a 40...

Henry Elton Longshore

Henry Elton Longshore

Dec 23, 2018

Mr. Henry Elton Longshore, age 88, of Rockmart, GA passed away Sunday, December 23, 2018 at his residence. He was born on October 29, 1930 in Orion, Alabama a son of the late Clyde Longshore and the late Willie Tom Register Longshore. Mr. Longshore had lived in Rockmart for a number of years before moving to College Park and then...

David Eugene Streetman

David Eugene Streetman

Dec 22, 2018

Mr. David Eugene Streetman, age 47, of Cedartown, GA passed away Saturday, December 22, 2018 in a Rome medical center. He was born in Rockmart, GA on April 20, 1971, a son of James Verlon Streetman and Bernice Williams Streetman. Mr. Streetman lived all if his life in Polk County where he had served with the Volunteer Fire Department. He...

Duane  Oscar "Curly" Wilson

Duane Oscar "Curly" Wilson

Dec 21, 2018

Mr. Duane Oscar “Curly” Wilson, age 96, of Rockmart, GA passed away Friday, December 21, 2018 in a Rome medical center. He was born in Lambert, OK on March 6, 1922, a son of the late Otis Wilson and the late Alice Taylor Wilson. Mr. Wilson had lived in Rockmart for the past twentyfive years. He loved to fish and...

Bernice Turner Payne

Bernice Turner Payne

Dec 19, 2018

Mrs. Bernice Turner Payne, age 91, of Rockmart, GA passed away Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at her residence. She was born in Blairsville, GA on May 3, 1927, a daughter of the late Jesse Turner and the late Ora Brown Turner. Mrs. Payne had lived the greater part of her life in Rockmart where she was a 1946 graduate of...

Charles  Elbert Walker

Charles Elbert Walker

Dec 18, 2018

Mr. Charles Elbert Walker, age 79, Rome, GA passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2018 in a Rome medical center. He was born in Bromide, OK on September 2, 1939, a son of the late Audie Jerome Walker and the late Lydia Mae Muncrief Walker. Mr. Walker grew up in Oklahoma, moving to Roswell, GA in the late 1980’s. Due to...

Brent Alan Busch

Brent Alan Busch

Dec 17, 2018

Mr. Brent Alan Busch, age 36, of Aragon, GA passed away Monday, December 17, 2018 at Floyd Medical Center. Born in Anderson, South Carolina, Brent was the son of Russell and Melissa Laye Busch. Brent lived in Polk and Floyd counties since 1998, and is a graduate of Rome High School where he was active in the marching band. He...

Susian Elaine Carter Lindsey

Susian Elaine Carter Lindsey

Dec 11, 2018

Mrs. Susian Elaine Carter Lindsey, age 69, of Rockmart, GA passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2018 in a Rome medical center. She was born in Marietta, GA on November 28, 1949, a daughter of the late Robert Lee Carter and the late Grace Harris Carter. Mrs. Lindsey had lived the greater part of her life in Rockmart and was a...

Jerry Lee Addison, Sr.

Jerry Lee Addison, Sr.

Dec 7, 2018

Mr. Jerry Lee Addison, Sr., age 70, of Aragon, GA passed away Friday, December 7, 2018 in Chattanooga, TN following a very brief illness. He was born in Manchester, GA on September 20, 1948 a son of Horace and Irene Bowen Addison. Jerry had been a resident of Aragon since 1998 moving here from Rome, GA. He was a member...

Reggie Fennell

Reggie Fennell

Nov 28, 2018

Mr. Reggie Fennell, age 67, of Rockmart, GA passed away Wednesday, November 28, 2018 in a Rome medical center. Reggie was born January 29, 1951 a son of Milton Fennell and Kathryn Dunn Fennell. He had lived the greater part of his life in the Rockmart area where he was a member of the Springdale Baptist Church. He was a...

Kenneth "Wayne" Glaze

Kenneth "Wayne" Glaze

Nov 28, 2018

Mr. Kenneth "Wayne" Glaze, age 55, of Rockmart, GA passed away Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at his residence. He was born in Atlanta, GA on February 28, 1963, a son of Kenneth Earl Glaze and Patricia Diane Breedlove Glaze. Wayne was a member of Fullturn Church in Hiram He loved woodworking, fishing and golf; and was owner/operator of Purple Glaze...

Mae  Horton

Mae Horton

Nov 27, 2018

Mrs. Mae Horton, age 86, of Rockmart, GA passed away at her residence on Tuesday, November 27, 2018. She was born in Gadsden, Alabama on August 13, 1932 a daughter of the late John Maton and the late Annie McCormick Maton. Mrs. Horton had lived the greater part of her life in Rockmart and retired from Engineered Fabrics where she...

Casey Ryan Johnson

Casey Ryan Johnson

Nov 26, 2018

Mr. Casey Ryan Johnson, age 36, of Cartersville, GA passed away Monday, November 26, 2018. He was born in Rome, GA on August 25, 1982, a son of the late Tony Lee Johnson and the late Cynthia Sutton Johnson Richardson. Casey had lived all of his life in Bartow County where he was a graduate of Woodland High School. He...