Obituaries

Deborah Swepeniser

Deborah Swepeniser

Dec 14, 2016

Mrs. Deborah Swepeniser, age 60, of Rockmart, GA passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2016 in a Rome medical center. She was born in Cobb County, GA on December 26, 1955 and had lived the greater part of her life in Aragon. Mrs. Swepeniser was a house wife who enjoyed reading and working in her flower garden. She loved being a...

Clay Joseph Hebert

Clay Joseph Hebert

Dec 14, 2016

Mr. Clay Joseph Hebert, age 71, of Rockmart, GA passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at his residence. He was born in Louisiana on December 30, 1944 a son of the late Alcenia Joseph Hebert and Stella Burg Hebert. Mr. Hebert had been a resident of the Rockmart area since 1982. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving...

Charlie Monroe  Edwards

Charlie Monroe Edwards

Dec 12, 2016

Mr. Charlie Monroe Edwards, Jr., age 65, of Rockmart, GA passed away Monday, December 12, 2016. He was born in Rome, GA on August 11, 1951, a son of the late Charlie Monroe Edwards, Sr. and Flora Dover Edwards. Mr. Edwards had made Rockmart his home for the past 20 years moving here from Floyd County. He was a member...

Calvin E. Roberson, Sr.

Calvin E. Roberson, Sr.

Dec 8, 2016

Mr. Calvin E. Roberson, Sr., age 91, of Rockmart, GA passed away Thursday, December 8, 2016 in a Rome medical center. He was born on June 4, 1925 a son of the late Jess Roberson and Savilla Suddeth Roberson. Mr. Roberson had lived in Rockmart the greater part of his life and was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving...

Linda Wilson

Linda Wilson

Dec 7, 2016

Mrs. Linda Hope Wilson, age 74, of Rockmart, GA passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at her residence. She was born in Rockmart, GA on October 12, 1942 a daughter of the late Zachary Laney and Bertie Hulsey Laney. Mrs. Wilson had lived all of her life in Rockmart and was a member of the Springdale Baptist Church. She enjoyed...

Lester Thomas

Lester Thomas

Dec 7, 2016

Mr. Lester Thomas, age 87, of Rockmart, GA passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at his residence. He was born on December 5, 1929 in Seminole, Oklahoma a son of the late Julius Thomas and Beatrice Arnold Thomas. Mr. Thomas had been a resident of Polk County for the past thirty years moving here from Paulding County. He was a...

Floyd James Payton

Floyd James Payton

Dec 4, 2016

Mr. Floyd James Payton, age 50, of Cedartown, GA passed away Sunday, December 4, 2016 in Cedartown. He was born in Atlanta, GA on November 20, 1966, a son of Barbara Henson Payton and the late Floyd Payton. He had lived in Cedartown the greater part of his life and prior to ill health had worked for Zartic. Survivors include...

Jose Felix Ortega Tinajar

Jose Felix Ortega Tinajar

Nov 30, 2016

Mr. Jose Felix Ortega Tinajar, age 73, of Aragon, GA passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at his residence. He was born in Tlaxcala, Mexico on August 30, 1943, a son of the late Juan Ortega Juarez and Gerarda Tinajar Balderas. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Juana Anguino De Ortega and a...

Jerry C. Dover, Jr.

Jerry C. Dover, Jr.

Nov 28, 2016

Mr. Jerry C. Dover, Jr., age 47, of Rockmart, GA passed away Monday, November 28, 2016. In keeping with his wishes, Mr. Dover was cremated and memorial services will be held at a later date. The Alvis Miller & Son Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements for Mr. Jerry C. Dover, Jr..

Jesse Clements

Jesse Clements

Nov 25, 2016

Mr. Jesse Clements, age 91, of Cedartown, GA passed away Friday, November 25, 2016. He was born on July 5, 1925, a son of the late James and Lizze Mae Briskey Clements. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Ruby Lee Weaver Clements; brother, James Clements; sister, Owana Humber; uncle, Fletcher Wink (Ted) Letlow; and son in law,...

Thelma Ely

Thelma Ely

Nov 22, 2016

Mrs. Thelma Ely, age 73, of Aragon, GA passed away Tuesday, November 22, 2016 in a Rome medical center. She was born in Taylorsville, GA on July 29, 1943 a daughter of James Stanley Haney and Beulah White Haney. Mrs. Ely was a homemaker and had been a resident of Polk County all of her life. She was a member...

Hazel  York Brown

Hazel York Brown

Nov 11, 2016

Mrs. Hazel York Brown, age 88, of Aragon, GA passed away Friday, November 11, 2016. She was born in Rome, GA on November 26, 1927 a daughter of James Melvin York, Sr. and Willie Mae Easlen York. Mrs. Brown had lived the greater part of her life in Aragon and was a member of the Silver Creek Church of God....

Janet Bishop

Janet Bishop

Nov 8, 2016

Mrs. Janet Bishop, age 54 of Buchanan, GA and formerly of Rockmart passed away Tuesday, November 8, 2016 in a Buchanan nursing center following a lengthy illness. She was born in Cedartown, GA on March 18, 1962, a daughter of the late Dennis F. Roberts and Ester Spearman Roberts. Mrs. Bishop had lived the greater part of her life in...

Willie Pearl Heath

Willie Pearl Heath

Nov 3, 2016

Mrs. Willie Pearl Heath, age 89, of Rome, GA passed away Thursday, November 3, 2016 in a Rome medical center. She was born in Columbus, GA on September 13, 1927, a daughter of the late Clyde Walden and Odie Pearl Eason Walden. Mrs. Heath had lived the greater part of her life in Cartersville and was of the Baptist faith....

Frank Lipham

Frank Lipham

Oct 31, 2016

Mr. Frank Lipham, age 74, of Rockmart, GA passed away Monday, October 31, 2016 upon arrival to a Rome medical center. He was born in Rockmart, GA on February 3, 1942 and had lived all of his life in the Bellview community. Frank had a great love for his family, especially his grandchildren. He loved to coon hunt and go...

Patricia (Pat) J.  Miller

Patricia (Pat) J. Miller

Oct 24, 2016

Mrs. Patricia (Pat) J. Miller, age 81, of Aragon, GA passed away Monday, October 24, 2016 in a Rome medical center. She was born in Summerville, GA on May 1, 1935, a daughter of the late James Marion Jackson and the late Vivian Riley Jackson. Mrs. Miller had lived the greater part of her life in Aragon where she was...

Joanne Womack

Joanne Womack

Oct 21, 2016

Mrs. Joanne Womack, age 80, of Cedartown, GA and formerly of Rockmart passed away Friday, October 21, 2016 in Cedartown. She was born on November 4, 1935 a daughter of Elmer Roberson and Verda Marks Roberson. She was a longtime employee of the Goodyear Mill of Rockmart. Mrs. Womack enjoyed quilting and making crafts. She was preceded in death by...

Karen Wright Bolt

Karen Wright Bolt

Oct 16, 2016

Mrs. Karen Wright Bolt, age 60, of Rockmart passed away Sunday, October 16, 2016 at her residence. She was born in Statesville, NC on October 4, 1956. Karen had been a resident of Rockmart since 2009 moving here from Cartersville, GA. She was a homemaker who enjoyed gardening , working with her flowers, traveling and singing. Karen loved her dog...

James Wilbert  (J.W.) Eckert

James Wilbert (J.W.) Eckert

Oct 15, 2016

Mr. James Wilbert ( J.W. ) Eckert, age 76, of Rockmart (the VanWert community) passed away Saturday, October 15, 2016 at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born in Rockmart, GA on April 12, 1940 a son of the late Wilbert and Bertha Mae Harrell Eckert. Mr. Eckert had lived all of his life in Rockmart and attended...

Frances Anita Roddy

Frances Anita Roddy

Oct 11, 2016

Mrs. Frances Anita Roddy, age 91, of Rockmart and formally of Dayton, Tennessee, passed away Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at her residence. She was born in Shelbyville, Tennessee on April 8, 1925 to the late Jimmy and Anita Rogers. Mrs. Roddy was a member of Grace Church of the Nazarene in Red Bank, Tn. In addition to her parents she...