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Juanita Leatherwood

Juanita Leatherwood

Sep 1, 2015

Mrs. Juanita Leatherwood, age 88, of Rockmart passed away Tuesday, September 1, 2015 in a Rome medical center following a brief illness. She was born December 16, 1926 in Paulding County a daughter of the late Ben Nolen and Annie Mae Shellnut Nolen. Mrs. Leatherwood had been a resident of Polk County since 1948 and had attended Holly Springs Baptist...

William C. (Bill) Thornton

William C. (Bill) Thornton

Aug 31, 2015

Mr. William C. (Bill) Thornton, age 83,of Rockmart, GA passed away Monday. August 31, 2015 at his residence. He was born on December 13, 1931 the only son of the late Grady and Elmina Thornton. He had been a resident of Rockmart since 1957 moving here from Haralson County. Mr. Thornton was of the Baptist faith. He retired following a...

T. J. Overby

T. J. Overby

Aug 29, 2015

Mr. Terry Scott (T.J.) Overby, Jr., age 18, of Buchanan, GA passed away Saturday, August 29, 2015 from injuries received in an automobile accident. T.J. was born in Rome, GA on September 16, 1996 a son of Terry Scott Overby, Sr. and Jann Paige Henderson Overby. He had lived most of his life in Haralson County where he was a...

Thelma Virginia Ambrose

Thelma Virginia Ambrose

Aug 29, 2015

Mrs. Thelma Virginia Ambrose, age 93, of Rockmart, GA passed away Saturday, August 29, 2015 following a period of declining health. She was born in Greenwood, South Carolina on October 15, 1921 a daughter of the late B.F. Walker and Bessie Cochran Walker. Mrs. Ambrose had been a resident of Rockmart since 1971 moving here from Eastman, GA. She was...

Lola B. Danforth

Lola B. Danforth

Aug 24, 2015

Mrs. Lola B Danforth went home to be with her Lord and Savior on August 24, 2015. She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother, sister and sister-in-law. Lola’s younger years were spent in the Harbins/Dacula area. After her Mother’s passing she would move to live with an aunt and attend Avondale High School in DeKalb County. After...

Jack Lindsey

Jack Lindsey

Aug 24, 2015

Mr. Jack H. Lindsey, age 54, of Rockmart, GA passed away Monday, August 24, 2015 in a Rome medical center. He was born in Atlanta, GA on October 9, 1960 a son of the late Bennie and Clara Mae Lindsey. Mr. Lindsey had been a resident of Polk County for the past 30 years and was of the Baptist faith....

Dona Teresa (Terri) Wolfe

Dona Teresa (Terri) Wolfe

Aug 19, 2015

Mrs. Dona Teresa (Terri) Wolfe, age 62, of Rockmart, GA passed away Wednesday, August 19, 2015 in a Rome medical center. She was born in Rockmart, GA on September 26, 1952 a daughter of the late R. B. Graham and Martha Duggar Graham. Mrs. Wolfe had lived all of her life in Rockmart and was of the Baptist faith. She...

Martie Leigh Brumit Carter

Martie Leigh Brumit Carter

Aug 18, 2015

Ms. Martie Leigh Brumit Carter, age 48, of Cedartown, GA passed away Tuesday August 18, 2015 at her residence. She was born in Rome, GA on February 19, 1967 a daughter of Larry and Doris Meers Brumit. Ms. Carter had lived all of her life in Polk County , was a member of the Cedartown Church of Christ and loved...

Jerry Lesley Wells

Jerry Lesley Wells

Aug 15, 2015

Mr. Jerry Lesley Wells, age 68, of Kennesaw, GA and formerly of Cedartown passed away Saturday, August 15, 2015. Jerry was born in Rome, GA on November 7, 1946 a son of Albert Chesley Wells and Evelyn Waddell Wells. He was a 1964 graduate of Cedartown High School. Mr. Wells was a Master Mason and retired from Lockheed-Martin Aircraft Corporation...

Joy W. "Jay" Owens, Sr.

Joy W. "Jay" Owens, Sr.

Aug 13, 2015

Mr. Joy W. "Jay" Owens, Sr., age 80, of Cedartown, GA passed away Thursday, August 13, 2015 at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born in Aragon, GA on May 9, 1935, a son of the late David Owens and the late Tempe Deems Owens. Mr. Owens was a member of Youngs Grove Baptist Church and was a...

Billie Ezzell

Billie Ezzell

Aug 12, 2015

Billie Ezzell, 83, of Madison, AL passed away Wednesday. Mrs. Ezzell was a longtime member of Hillsboro Heights Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School. Absent from the body; present with the Lord. 2 Corinthians 5:8. Survivors include son, James Ezzell of Madison; daughter, Sara Roberts (Rod) of Victor, ID; sister, Ernestine Lively of Aragon, GA; niece, Myra Henson and...

Charles F. Williams

Charles F. Williams

Aug 6, 2015

Mr. Charles F. Williams, age 85, of Rockmart, GA passed away Thursday, August 6, 2015 at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born in Cedartown, GA on March 12, 1930 a son of the late Sam Brown Williams and Eula Mae Bell Williams. Mr. Williams had lived all of his life in Polk County where he was a...

Ellon Brasher

Ellon Brasher

Aug 5, 2015

Mrs. Ellon Brasher, age 65, of Rockmart, GA passed away Wednesday, August 5, 2015 at her residence following a brief illness. She was born in Atlanta, GA on January 20, 1950 a daughter of the late Fleming Walter Harrison and Edna White Harrison. Mrs. Brasher had been a resident of Rockmart for the past twenty one years moving here from...

Charles (Bo) Mercer, Sr.

Charles (Bo) Mercer, Sr.

Aug 2, 2015

Mr. Charles (Bo) Mercer, Sr., age 83, of Rockmart, GA passed away Sunday, August 2, 2015 at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born in Rockmart, GA on October 13, 1931 a son of the late Jim Mercer and Pearl Parham Mercer. Mr. Mercer had lived all of his life in Polk County where he was a member...

Tammy Lynn Wooten

Tammy Lynn Wooten

Jul 29, 2015

Mrs. Tammy Lynn Wooten, age 51, of Cedartown, GA passed away Wednesday, July 29, 2015. She was born in Atlanta, GA on January 8, 1964, a daughter of the late Albert Cole and Betty Ruth Simpson Camp. Mrs. Wooten had lived most of her life in Polk County where she attended Rockmart High School. She was of the Baptist faith...

Rev. Aleck George Poolos

Rev. Aleck George Poolos

Jul 24, 2015

Rev. Aleck George Poolos age 86 of Marietta, passed away Friday, July 24, 2015 . Funeral services were held at 1 PM Wednesday, July 29th at Bethany United Methodist Church with Reverends Chip Wilson, Jim Lowry, and Bill Childers officiating. Interment was in Westview Cemetery in Atlanta following the service. Rev. Poolos was a retired United Methodist Minister serving with...

Cecil Garland Haney

Cecil Garland Haney

Jul 19, 2015

Mr. Garland Haney, age 69, of Rockmart, GA passed away Sunday, July 19, 2015 following a lengthy illness. He was born in Rockmart, GA on February 13, 1946 a son of James Walter Haney and Gertrude Hulsey Haney. Mr. Haney had lived all of his life in Rockmart and retired from the Ford Motor Company , Hapeville assembly plant following...

Elaine Purcell

Elaine Purcell

Jul 18, 2015

Mrs. Elaine Purcell, age 68, of Cedartown, GA passed away Saturday, July 18, 2015 in a Rome medical center following an extended illness. She was born in Rome, GA on October 30, 1946 a daughter of Eddie Luke Harris and Jessie Mae Witt Harris. Elaine had lived the greater part of her life in Cedartown , graduated from Cedartown High...

Doyce Streetman

Doyce Streetman

Jul 16, 2015

Mr. Doyce E. Streetman, age 76, of Aragon, GA passed away Thursday, July 16, 2015 in Rome following a lengthy illness. He was born in Aragon, GA on July 22, 1938 a son of the late Jim T. Streetman and Lois Cash Streetman. Mr. Streetman had lived the greater part of his life in Aragon where he was a member,...

Howell (Hal)  Brown

Howell (Hal) Brown

Jul 15, 2015

Mr. Howell (Hal) Brown, age 67, of Rockmart, GA passed away Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at his residence following a brief illness. Hal was born in Cedartown, GA on April 6, 1948 a son of the late James Howell Brown and Lois Nolan Brown. He had lived the greater part of his life in Polk County where he was a...

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