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Ruby Evelyn White
May 14, 2015
Mrs. Ruby Evelyn White, age 93, of Rockmart, GA passed away Thursday, May 14, 2015 in a Rome nursing center. She was born in Cedartown, GA on February 27, 1922 daughter of the late Robert Ernest Blair and Lulu Bell Powell Blair. Mrs. White had lived all of her life in Polk County where she was a member of the...
James B. (J.J.) Jones
May 14, 2015
Mr. James B. (J.J.) Jones, age 87, of Rockmart, GA passed away Friday, May 15, 2015 in a Rome medical center. He was born in Yorkville, GA on April 20, 1928 a son of the late Paschal W. Jones and Lemma Matthews Jones. Mr. Jones and his family lived in East Point, GA for a number of years before returning...
Ed Pharo
May 9, 2015
Edward Albert (Ed) Pharo, age 82, of Rockmart, GA was born in Birmingham, AL on November 27, 1932 a son of Ascho Pharo and Beulah Thomas Pharo and died on May 9, 2015 in Rome, GA. He was a loving and devoted husband, father and grandfather, He went to Ramsay High School in Birmingham, AL where he was an outstanding...
Doris Ruth Welchel
May 4, 2015
Mrs. Doris Ruth Welchel, age 88, formerly of Clearwater Street Rockmart passed away Monday, May 4, 2015 in a Cedartown Health Care Center. She was born in Palmetto, GA on June 20, 1926 a daughter of the late Cleve Hooper and Newell Brown Hooper. Mrs. Welchel had lived all of her life in Polk County. She was of the Baptist...
Kenda Shaw Morgan
May 4, 2015
Mrs. Kenda Shaw Morgan, age 65, of Rockmart, GA passed away Monday, May 4, 2015 at her residence following a brief illness. She was born in Dallas, GA on May 2, 1950 a daughter of the late Augustus Shaw and Minnie Cantrell Shaw. Ms. Morgan had lived the greater part of her life in the Paulding and Polk county area....
Johnny Walker, Sr.
May 1, 2015
Mr. Johnny Wayne Walker, Sr., age 60, of Aragon, GA passed away Friday, May 1, 2015. He was born in Anniston, AL on February 23, 1955 a son of the late Elbert Lee Walker and Lillie Mae Morgan Walker. Mr. Walker had been a resident of Polk County for over thirty years. He was a former employee of SLS Casket...
Bengie Leatherwood
Apr 18, 2015
Mr. Bengie Leatherwood, age 54, of Rockmart, GA passed away Saturday, April 18, 2015 in a Rome medical center following an extended illness. Bengie was born in Rockmart, GA on April 23, 1960 the only child of Rayford Leatherwood and Juanita Nolen Leatherwood. He had lived all of his life in Rockmart ,was a member of the Holly Springs Baptist...
Jimmy Donald Wilkerson
Apr 13, 2015
Mr. Jimmy Donald Wilkerson, age 61 of Aragon, GA passed away Monday April 13, 2015 in a Rome medical center following a lengthy illness. He was born in Rockmart, GA on August 17, 1953 a son of the late Donald James Wilkerson and Evelyn Odell Yarbrough Wilkerson. Jimmy had lived all of his life in Polk County where he was...
Nancy Jo Brooks
Apr 13, 2015
Nancy Jo Brooks, age 75, of Powder Springs, GA (Paulding County), passed away on Monday, April 13, 2015. She was born August 30, 1939, in Rockmart, GA, to the late Grover C. & Willene Cook and was preceded in death by her sister, Betty Brock. Mrs. Brooks retired after 19 years as a receptionist with Hardy Chevrolet and was of...
Dorothy "Dot" Wheeler
Apr 13, 2015
Mrs. Dorothy "Dot" Hayes Wheeler, age 81, of Rockmart, GA passed away Monday, April 13, 2015 in a Rome medical center. She was born in Rockmart, GA on March 5, 1934 a daughter of the late Luther Hayes and Annie Ratteree Hayes. Mrs. Wheeler had lived all of her life in Rockmart ; was a member of the Second Baptist...
Herman Brand
Apr 10, 2015
Mr. Herman Brand, age 67, of Rockmart, GA passed away Friday, April 10, 2015. He was born in Cedartown, GA on July 30, 1947, a son of the late Herchel Brand and Lottie Garrett Brand. Mr. Brand had lived all of his life in Polk County. He was an avid outdoorsman and loved to fish and hunt. Mr. Brand spent...
Deane Fennell Coffman Cochran
Apr 10, 2015
Mrs. Deane Fennell Coffman Cochran, age 70, of Rockmart, GA passed away Friday, April 10, 2015. She was born in Paulding County, GA on May 26, 1944, a daughter of the late Earl Edmond Fennell and Willie Mae Tant Fennell. Mrs. Cochran had lived most of her life in Rockmart where she was a member of the Springdale Baptist Church....
Jennifer Hicks Potter
Apr 9, 2015
Mrs. Jennifer Hicks Potter, age 38, of Fyffe, AL and formerly of Paulding County, GA passed away Thursday, April 9, 2015 in a Ft. Payne health care facility. She was born in Villa Rica, GA on September 28, 1976, a daughter of Tommy Hicks and the late Mary Lynette Puckett Hicks. Mrs. Potter had lived most of her life in...
Mildred Janet Dover
Apr 3, 2015
Mrs. Mildred Janet Dover, age 80, of Aragon, GA passed away Friday, April 3, 2015 at her residence. She was born in Bartow County, GA on September 2, 1934 a daughter of Willis A. Gentry and Lois Marie Cagle Gentry. Mrs. Dover had been a resident of Polk County since 1951 and was a member of the Euharlee Baptist Church....
Patricia Ann (Patti) Causey
Apr 3, 2015
Mrs. Patricia Ann (Patti) Causey, age 50, of Aragon, GA passed away Friday, April 3, 2015 in a Rome medical center following a brief illness. She was born in Rome, GA on November 22, 1964 a daughter of Lamar Neal Rushing and Donna Gail Reeves Rushing. Patti grew up in Cedartown, GA and attended Cedartown High School. She had lived...
Horace C. Adams
Mar 26, 2015
Mr. Horace C. Adams, age 92, of Morrow, GA, passed away Thursday, March 26, 2015 in Stockbridge, GA. Mr. Adams was born in Rome, GA on January 23, 1923 to Hoyt L. Adams and Lillian Cargal Adams. He moved to Clayton County from the Big Texas Valley community of Rome, where he owned and operated Old South Vending Company. He...
Mamie L. Long
Mar 23, 2015
Mrs. Mamie L. Long, age 100, of Rome, GA passed away Monday, March 23, 2015 at her residence seven days before her 101 st. birthday. She was born in Bartow County, GA on March 30, 1914 a daughter of the late Robert Lee Herod and Mary Colston Herod. Mrs. Long had lived the greater part of her life in Rome...
Bruce Lee Brantly
Mar 20, 2015
Mr. Bruce Lee Brantly, age 83, of Rockmart, GA passed away Friday, March 20, 2015 at his residence. He was born in Atlanta, GA on December 21, 1931 a son of the late Howard Walter Brantly, Sr. and Emma Laura Ledbetter Brantly. Mr. Brantly was an honor graduate of Bolton High School and he served in the U.S. Army Reserve...
Herbert L. Jackson, Sr.
Mar 19, 2015
Thank you God for the beautiful baby boy that you blessed the late William Jackson Sr. and Lillie Taylor Jackson with on July 22, 1942 in Clarksdale, Mississippi. The name Herbert Lee Jackson was chosen and only you truly knew lord that he would play such an important role in the lives of others for many years to come ....
Addie L. Sisson
Mar 16, 2015
Mrs. Addie L. Sisson, age 70, of Cedartown, GA, passed away suddenly Monday, March 16, 2015 at a Polk County medical facility. She was born in Polk County on June 29, 1944, a daughter of the late David Pope and Myrtice Treglown Pope. Mrs. Sisson was a housewife and had lived all of her life in Polk County. She was...
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