Obituaries

Nora Kate Campbell

Nora Kate Campbell

Jul 27, 2018

Mrs. Nora Kate Campbell, age 87, of Rockmart, GA passed away Friday, July 27, 2018 in a Rome medical center. She was born in Murphy, NC on September 4, 1930. Mrs. Campbell had lived in the Hiram and Rockmart area the greater part of her life and she was of the Baptist faith. She loved to crochet, sew, cook ,work...

Raymond Johnny Arp, Jr.

Raymond Johnny Arp, Jr.

Jul 15, 2018

Mr. Raymond Johnny Arp, Jr., age 73 of Rockmart passed away Sunday, July 15, 2018 at his residence. He was born in Rockmart, GA on November 19, 1944, a son of the late Raymond Johnny Arp, Sr., and Ramie Irene Sorrells Arp. Mr. Arp had lived all of his life in Rockmart where is was a former employee of Angelica...

Infant Jamie Kentrell Heard

Infant Jamie Kentrell Heard

Jul 14, 2018

Jamie Kentrell Heard, infant son of Lacey Coats Heard and Anthony Jose Heard, Sr. passed away Saturday, July 14, 2018 . Jamie was born on June 5, 2018. He was preceded in death by a grandfather, Darren Lammont Heard. Survivors include his mother, Lacey Coats Heard; father, Anthony Jose Heard, Sr.; brothers: Taylor Jordon Ruark, Darren Lammont Heard and Anthony...

Graham D. Greene

Graham D. Greene

Jul 14, 2018

Mr. Graham D. Greene, age 82, of Rockmart, GA passed away Saturday, July 14, 2018 at his residence following several months of illness. He was born in Shannon, GA on July 1, 1936 a son of the late Gordon Lee Greene, Sr. and Eunice Graham Greene. Mr. Greene had been a resident of Rockmart since 1999 moving here from Rome....

Charles Edwin Scott

Charles Edwin Scott

Jul 13, 2018

Mr. Charles Edwin Scott, age 86, of Taylorsville, passed away on Friday evening, July 13, 2018, after a long illness. He was born on July 31, 1931, in Taylorsville, to Everett Clemons Scott & Lillian Irene Brewer. Charles worked as manager of the paint department at Ford Motor Co. in Hapeville, GA, until his retirement. After that, he and his...

Lillian Vernell "Lynn" Rowell

Lillian Vernell "Lynn" Rowell

Jul 12, 2018

Mrs. Lillian Vernell “Lynn” Rowell, age 63, of Aragon, GA passed away suddenly Thursday, July 12, 2018 upon arrival to the local hospital. She was born on October 20, 1954 in Marietta, GA a daughter of Paul Dewey “Dick” Graham and Robert Clinton Wood Graham. Lynn had lived the greater part of her life in the Rockmart and Aragon area....

Patsy Mae Stokes

Patsy Mae Stokes

Jul 10, 2018

Mrs. Patsy Mae Stokes, age 67, of Rockmart, GA passed away Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at her residence. She was born in Rome, GA on November 1, 1950 a daughter of the late Harvey Ross and Eunice Owens Ross. She had lived the greater part of her life in Rockmart and was of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Stokes loved collecting...

James Russell "Tinker" Tomlinson

James Russell "Tinker" Tomlinson

Jul 10, 2018

Mr. James Russell “Tinker” Tomlinson, 67, of Beech Island, formerly of Walterboro, entered into rest Tuesday morning, July 10, 2018, at his brother’s residence in Aragon, Georgia. Born December 9, 1950, in Tampa, Florida, he was one of fifteen children born to the late James Earl Tomlinson and the late Alpha Mae Burns Tomlinson. James worked all of his life...

Glenn Wayne Leatherwood

Glenn Wayne Leatherwood

Jul 10, 2018

Mr. Glenn Wayne Leatherwood, age 76 of Jefferson, Georgia, passed away Tuesday, July 10, 2018. Mr. Leatherwood was born in Rockmart, Georgia the son of the late Joseph Parker Leatherwood and the late Doris White. He was an Army Veteran of the Vietnam War, an Eagle Scout and a member of Piedmont Baptist Church in Rockmart, Georgia. Mr. Leatherwood held...

Frances Hulsey Robinson

Frances Hulsey Robinson

Jul 9, 2018

Mrs. Frances Hulsey Robinson, age 82, of Rockmart, GA passed away Monday, July 9, 2018 in a Cedartown nursing center following several years of declining health. She was born on October 13, 1935 in Rockmart, GA, a daughter of the late Jack Hulsey and Mattie Holder Hulsey. Mrs. Robinson had lived all of her life in Rockmart and was a...

Rodney Durocher

Rodney Durocher

Jul 3, 2018

Mr. Rodney Blake Durocher, age 53, of Rockmart, GA passed away Tuesday, July 3, 2018 in a Rome medical center following a lengthy illness. He was born in Baltimore, MD on September 28, 1964. Rodney graduated from Rockmart High School in 1983 and then attended the University of Central Florida in Orlando graduating with a Bachelors Degree in 1989. He...

Ronald Steve (Ronnie) Barnes, Sr.

Ronald Steve (Ronnie) Barnes, Sr.

Jul 2, 2018

Mr. Ronald Steve (Ronnie) Barnes, Sr., age 59 of Cedartown, GA passed away Monday, July 2, 2018 at his residence. He was born in Marietta, GA on March 14, 1959 . Mr. Barnes had lived in Polk County since 1987 moving here from Cobb County. He was a member of the Wimberly Hill Baptist Church, loved the outdoors where he...

Rusty Lee Morgan

Rusty Lee Morgan

Jun 25, 2018

Mr. Rusty Lee Morgan, age 44, of Rockmart, GA passed away Monday, June 25, 2018 in a Rome medical center. Rusty was born in Rome, GA on March 21, 1974 a son of Virginia Kelley Morgan and the late Jimmy Morgan. He had lived all of his life in Rockmart, was of the Baptist faith and enjoyed woodworking. He loved...

Betty Scoggins Yarbrough

Betty Scoggins Yarbrough

Jun 25, 2018

Mrs. Betty Scoggins Yarbrough, age 83, of Rockmart, GA passed away suddenly Monday, June 25, 2018 at her residence. She was born in the Flint Hill Community of Floyd County, Georgia on November 20, 1934 a daughter of Griffin Scoggins and Adele Agan Scoggins. Mrs. Yarbrough had lived the greater part of her life in the Floyd and Polk County...

Barbara Southwell "Nanny" Justus

Barbara Southwell "Nanny" Justus

Jun 23, 2018

Barbara Southwell "Nanny" Justus, age 80, passed away on Saturday, June 23, 2018. Mrs. Justus was born on September 27, 1937 in Gainesville, GA, daughter of the late Carl Southwell and Edith Hodges Southwell. After choosing a nursing scholarship over one for voice, Mrs. Justus graduated from Macon Hospital School of Nursing at Mercer University in 1958 as a Registered...

James (Jimmy) Tinnan

James (Jimmy) Tinnan

Jun 21, 2018

Mr. James (Jimmy) Tinnan, age 86, of Rockmart, GA passed away Thursday, June 21, 2018 at his residence. He was born in Atlanta, GA on January 30, 1932, a son of the late Cynthia Osborn Tinnan. Mr. Tinnan had lived the greater part of his life in Rockmart where he was a member of the Lake View Baptist Church and...

Frances Ellen Freeman Baker

Frances Ellen Freeman Baker

Jun 14, 2018

Mrs. Frances Ellen Freeman Baker, age 75, of Rockmart, GA passed away Thursday, June 14, 2018 at her residence following several months of illness. She was born in Dallas, GA on December 7, 1942 a daughter of the late Marvin Helsip Freeman and Mattie Faye Cole Freeman. She had lived all of her life in the Aragon and Rockmart area...

Rodney Lee Tidwell

Rodney Lee Tidwell

Jun 13, 2018

Mr. Rodney Lee Tidwell, age 46, of Rockmart, GA passed away Wednesday, June 13, 2018 in a Rome medical center. He was born in Rome, GA on June 19, 1971 a son of Elizabeth Privett Tidwell and the late Jerry Tidwell. Rodney grew up in Rockmart, graduated from Rockmart High School in 1989 and then attended Floyd College where he...

Ralph Leslie Lloyd, Jr.

Ralph Leslie Lloyd, Jr.

Jun 10, 2018

Master Sergeant Retired, Ralph Leslie Lloyd, Jr., age 68, of Rockmart, GA passed away Sunday, June 10, 2018 at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born in Waycross, GA on January 11, 1950 a son of Ralph Leslie Lloyd, Sr. and Madelyn Howard Lloyd. Ralph had been a resident of Rockmart for the past twenty years moving here...

Charles Ricky Baines

Charles Ricky Baines

Jun 7, 2018

Mr. Charles Ricky Baines, age 59, of Aragon passed away Thursday, June 7, 2018 in a Rome medical center. He was born in Rome, GA on March 16, 1959, a son of the late James Daniel (J.D.) Baines and the late Lena Mae Millhollan Baines. Ricky lived the greater part of his life in the Rockmart area where he was...