Obituaries

Eugene (Gene) Bruton

Eugene (Gene) Bruton

Jun 7, 2018

Mr. Eugene (Gene) Bruton, age 85, of Aragon, GA, passed away at his residence on Thursday, June 7, 2018. He was born in Burksville, KY on July 1, 1932, a son of the late Paul Bruton and Flossie Shelby Bruton. Mr. Bruton lived in Kentucky until 1970 when he moved to Marietta, GA, and he had been a resident of...

Joyce Faye Chupp Pollard

Joyce Faye Chupp Pollard

May 31, 2018

Mrs. Joyce Faye Chupp Pollard, age 72, of Bremen, GA passed away Thursday, May 31, 2018 in Carrollton, GA following a brief illness. She was born in Haralson County, GA on October 8, 1945, a daughter of the late Melvin Colie Chupp and the late Ethel Garner Chupp. Faye lived her early life in Rockmart before moving to Cedartown. In...

Brenda  Ann Brown Thompson

Brenda Ann Brown Thompson

May 26, 2018

Mrs. Brenda Ann Brown Thompson, age 70, of Rockmart, GA passed away at her residence on Saturday, May 26, 2018 following several months of illness. She was born in Gadsden, AL on November 2, 1947 a daughter of the late Horace Edward Brown and Hazel Edith York Brown. Mrs. Thompson had been a resident of the Aragon and Rockmart area...

Jerry Lee Pope

Jerry Lee Pope

May 26, 2018

Mr. Jerry Lee Pope, age 66, of Ringgold, GA passed away Saturday, May 26, 2018 in Chattanooga, TN. He was born in Rome, GA on July 20, 1951, a son of the late Hughie Samuel Pope and the late Cordlee Davenport Pope. Mr. Pope lived the greater part of his early life in the Collard Valley area before moving to...

Doris W. Loftin

Doris W. Loftin

May 21, 2018

Mrs. Doris W. Loftin, age 93 of Rome, GA passed away Monday, May 21, 2018 at her residence. She was born in Bartow County, GA on November 17, 1924 a daughter of the late John Nicholas James and Zola Estelle Wilson James. Mrs. Loftin had lived the greater part of her life in Rome where she was a homemaker and...

Michael Robin Parks, Sr.

Michael Robin Parks, Sr.

May 21, 2018

Mr. Michael Robin Parks, Sr., age 55, of Rockmart, GA passed away Monday, May 21, 2018. He was born in Atlanta, GA on July 5, 1962, a son of Bobby Joe Parks and JoAnn Rogers Parks. Mr. Parks lived in the Cobb County area most of his young adult life before moving to Rockmart in 1993. He loved to golf,...

Velma K. Campbell

Velma K. Campbell

May 19, 2018

Mrs. Velma K. Campbell, age 93 of Rockmart passed away Saturday, May 19, 2018 at her residence. She was born in Polk County, GA on August 12, 1924 a daughter of the late Henry Kelley and Annie Mae Jackson Kelley. Mrs. Campbell had lived all of her life in the Rockmart area where she was a member of the New...

Barbara (Bobby) Mallette

Barbara (Bobby) Mallette

May 17, 2018

Mrs. Barbara (Bobby) Mallette, age 91, of Cedartown, GA (the Antioch Community) passed away Thursday, May 17, 2018 at her residence. She was born in Atlanta, GA on July 18, 1926, a daughter of the late Joseph Lamar Gower and the late Berma Farlow Gower. Mrs. Mallette moved to Cedartown in 1965 and was retired from Rome Plow where she...

Barbara  Jean Cole Ware Brown

Barbara Jean Cole Ware Brown

May 4, 2018

Barbara Jean Cole Ware Brown, age 83, of Rome passed away Friday, May 4, 2018 at Pruitt Health Care of Rome. Mrs. Brown was born February 4, 1935 in the Flint Hill Community. She was preceded in death by her parents, Henry Arvil Cole and Cora Lee Baker Cole. Barbara was also preceded in death by seven brothers and sisters:...

Billy Marvin Williams

Billy Marvin Williams

Apr 20, 2018

Mr. Billy Marvin Williams, age 80, of Aragon, GA passed away Friday, April 20, 2018. He was born on June 22, 1937 a son of the late James Monroe Williams and the late Estelle Byers Williams. Mr. Williams had lived most of his life in Polk County and enjoyed spending time with his family. He was a member of the...

Jerry D. Scott

Jerry D. Scott

Apr 19, 2018

Surrounded by his family, Jerry Dennis Scott, age 72, of Taylorsville, GA went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 19, 2018 in Lubbock, Texas. Jerry, a life-long resident of Taylorsville, was born March 5, 1946. He was preceded by his mother, Annie Maxwell Scott and his father Archie Rena Scott, grandparents Wofford and Jenny Scott, a friend...

Danna M. Willingham

Danna M. Willingham

Apr 14, 2018

Mrs. Danna M. Willingham, age 50, of Dallas, GA passed away Saturday, April 14, 2018. She was born in Okinawa, Japan on November 7, 1967, a daughter of Eddie L. Wiser and Janet Harbison Wiser. Born into a military family, Danna spent her childhood in many different areas. She lived the greater part of her life in Polk County before...

Helen  Hayes Lanier

Helen Hayes Lanier

Apr 11, 2018

Mrs. Helen Hayes Lanier, age 84, of Taylorsville, GA passed away Wednesday, April 11, 2018, in a Bartow County medical center. Mrs. Lanier was born March 4, 1934 in Dallas, GA, a daughter of the late James E. Hayes and Nellie Brown Hayes. She grew up in the Yorkville area, but had lived most of her life in Taylorsville, GA....

Tabatha Denise Johnson

Tabatha Denise Johnson

Apr 5, 2018

Mrs. Tabatha Denise Johnson, age 48, of Cedartown, GA passed away Thursday, April 5, 2018 in a Rome medical center. Tabatha was born in Marietta, GA on December 18, 1969 a daughter of Charles Taylor and Melba Jean Ingram Taylor. She grew up in the Woodstock area and graduated from Etowah High School. In 2001 she and her family moved...

Betty Eidson

Betty Eidson

Apr 4, 2018

Mrs. Betty Jo Eidson, age 84, of Carrollton, GA passed away Wednesday, April 4, 2018 in a Cedartown nursing center. She was born in Piedmont, Alabama on March 25, 1934 a daughter of the late Joseph Anderson Wheeler and the late Mattie Belle Coley Wheeler. Mrs. Edison had been a resident of Carrollton for twenty five years moving there from...

Judy Arlene Lewis

Judy Arlene Lewis

Apr 2, 2018

Mrs. Judy Arlene Lewis, age 60, of Buchanan, GA received her angel wings Monday, April 2, 2018. She was born in Atlanta, GA on August 6, 1957, a daughter of the late Peter Edward Reasor and the late Virginia Rainwater Reasor. Mrs. Lewis lived the greater part of her childhood in Atlanta and the greater part of her adult life...

Cynthia  Starr Moore

Cynthia Starr Moore

Mar 26, 2018

Mrs. Cynthia Starr Moore, age 57, of Lindale, GA passed away Monday, March 26, 2018. She was born in Rockmart, GA on February 18, 1961, a daughter of the late Billy Hawkins and the late Jennifer Lyle Hawkins. Mrs. Moore lived the greater part of her life in Rockmart before moving to Lindale where she lived for the past 14...

Peggy Sue Sisson

Peggy Sue Sisson

Mar 24, 2018

Mrs. Peggy Sue Sisson, age 57, of Cedartown, GA passed away Saturday, March 24, 2018 at her residence. She was born in Monroe, Michigan on September 21, 1960, a daughter of the late Mack and Maggie Hardy Matthews. She had been a resident of Polk County for the past thirty seven years moving here from Alabama. Mrs. Sisson was a...

Donald  (Donnie) Sherman

Donald (Donnie) Sherman

Mar 24, 2018

Mr. Donald (Donnie) Sherman, age 77, of Taylorsville, GA passed away Saturday, March 24, 2018 at his residence. He was born in Rome, GA on August 19, 1940, a son of Mr. & Mrs. Frank Sherman. He graduated from Model High School and was a veteran of the U. S. Navy. Mr. Sherman was a retired electrical engineer having worked...

Cecil  Ingle

Cecil Ingle

Mar 19, 2018

Mr. Cecil Ingle, age 77, of Rockmart passed away Monday, March 19, 2018 at his residence. He was born in Aragon, GA on October 16, 1940, a son of the late Rueben Ingle and the late Essie Gravitt Ingle. Mr. Ingle had lived the greater part of his life in Rockmart and was of the Baptist faith. He loved working...