Obituaries

Bennie Joe Mccown

Bennie Joe Mccown

Oct 26, 2014

Mr. Bennie Joe McCown, age 73, of Rockmart passed away Sunday, October 26, 2014 at his residence following several months of illness. He was born in Rockmart, GA on June 28, 1941 a son of the late James and Elsie Mae McCown. Mr. McCown had lived all of his life in Rockmart where he was a 1959 graduate of Rockmart...

Rudy Posey, Jr.

Rudy Posey, Jr.

Oct 22, 2014

Mr. Rudy Posey, Jr., age 60, of Rockmart passed away Wednesday, October 22, 2014 following a brief illness. He was born in Gadsden, AL on October 18, 1954, a son of Beatrice Witcher Posey and the late Rudolph Huel Posey, Sr. Mr. Posey had lived the greater part of his adult life in Rockmart where he spent his career self...

Rose Walraven Mcentire

Rose Walraven Mcentire

Oct 19, 2014

Mrs. Rose Walraven McEntire, age 82, formerly of Live Oak Circle, Aragon passed away Sunday, October 19, 2014 in a Rome medical center. She was born in Murray County, GA on November 16, 1931, a daughter of the late Gordon Walraven and the late Frankie Rogers Walraven. Mrs. McEntire had lived most of her life in Polk County where she...

Ray Earl Hicks, Sr.

Ray Earl Hicks, Sr.

Oct 18, 2014

Mr. Ray Earl Hicks, Sr., age 66, of Rome, GA passed away Saturday October 18, 2014. He was born in Cherokee County, AL on December 4, 1947, a son of Vivian Joyce Watson Hicks and the late Louie Earl Hicks. Mr. Hicks moved to Rome, GA from Cherokee County, AL in 1985 where he attended the Oak Hill Church of...

Brooks Odell Underwood

Brooks Odell Underwood

Oct 15, 2014

Brooks Odell Underwood, age 94, of Asheboro died Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at North Carolina Veterans Home in Salisbury. Mr. Underwood was a native of Randolph County and a member of Central Falls Baptist church. He was a US Army veteran of WWII serving in the 1st Calvary Division. Mr. Underwood was formerly employed with Burlington Mills and retired from...

Melissa Ann "Lisa" Fletcher

Melissa Ann "Lisa" Fletcher

Oct 5, 2014

Melissa Ann Fletcher "Lisa", age 38, of Myrtle Beach, SC formally of Rockmart, GA, passed away Sunday, October 5, 2014 suddenly at her residence. Lisa was born in Newport News, Va on November 5, 1975 a daughter of the late Donald Fletcher and Jeanette Fletcher. She had lived most of her life in Rockmart, GA until recently when she moved...

William F. (Bill) Cummings

William F. (Bill) Cummings

Oct 4, 2014

Former State Representative William F. (Bill) Cummings, age 85, of Rockmart, GA passed away at his residence on Saturday October 4, 2014 following several years of declining health. He was born in Chester, SC on March 1, 1929 and raised in Rockmart, GA a son of David Lawrence (D.L.) Cummings and Cloreathe Lee Cummings. Bill affectionately known as "Goat" was...

Louis Comstock

Louis Comstock

Oct 3, 2014

Mr. Louis Richard Comstock, age 76, of Rockmart, GA passed away Friday, October 3, 2014 at his residence. He was born In Chattanooga, TN on November 5, 1937 a son of Glenn Alan Comstock and Mattie Stinett Comstock. Mr. Comstock. had been a resident of Rockmart since 2000 moving here from Bartow County, He was a self employed fence builder...

Dale Lowe

Dale Lowe

Sep 16, 2014

Mrs. Dale Lowe, age 91, of Rome, GA passed away Tuesday, September 16, 2014. She was born in Pickens County, GA on October 12, 1922, a daughter of Oscar Medlin and Leola Anderson Medlin. Mrs. Lowe had lived the greater part of her life Rome where she was a member of the Rome Church of Christ .She retired from the...

Frances  Valnere Crawford

Frances Valnere Crawford

Sep 16, 2014

Mrs. Frances Valnere Crawford, age 99, of Rockmart, GA passed away Tuesday, September 16, 2014 at her residence following a brief illness. A native of Thomasville ,GA, she was born on December 23, 1914, a daughter of James Valnere Hawthorn and Laura Katherine Sturdivant Hawthorn. Mrs. Crawford graduated from Thomasville High School and was a 1937 graduate of the University...

Alton Adkins

Alton Adkins

Sep 15, 2014

Mr. Alton E. (Sarge) Adkins, age 84, of Rockmart, GA (the Yorkville community) passed away Monday, September 15, 2014 at his residence. He was born on Treat Mountain in Polk County, GA on November 4, 1929 a son of the late Lonzo Adkins and Ester Finley Adkins. He had been a resident of the Yorkville community since his retirement from...

Agnes Spinks

Agnes Spinks

Sep 6, 2014

Mrs. Agnes Spinks, age 78, of Rockmart passed away Saturday, September 6, 2014 at her residence. She was born in Hickory, Mississippi on July 5, 1936, a daughter of the late James Columbus (J.C.) Jones and Irma Clara Wall Jones. Mrs. Spinks had been a resident of Rockmart since 1975 moving here from Cobb County. She was a member of...

Mattie Ratcliff

Mattie Ratcliff

Sep 1, 2014

Ms. Mattie Ratcliff, age 84, of Rockmart, GA passed away Monday, September 1, 2014 at her residence. She was born in Cherokee County, GA on April 29, 1930 a daughter of Thomas Ratcliff and Katie Childers Ratcliff. Ms. Ratcliff had the lived the greater part of her life in Rockmart where she was a former employee of Rockmart Manufacturing Company....

William (Bill) Miller

William (Bill) Miller

Aug 29, 2014

Mr. William (Bill) Miller, age 93, of Rockmart, GA passed away Friday, August 29, 2014 at his residence. He was born on May 31, 1921a son of the late Grover Cleveland Miller and Inez Hodges Miller. Mr. Miller had lived the greater part of his life in Rockmart where he was a graduate of Rockmart High School. He then attended...

Faye  Robinson Duren

Faye Robinson Duren

Aug 29, 2014

Mrs. Faye Robinson Duren, age 73, of Sugar Hill, GA passed away on Friday, August 29, 2014. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walley Duren, Jr. She is survived by her children, Rhonda and Jeff Puckett, Sugar Hill, GA and Tim and Renee Duren, Grayson, GA; grandchildren, Sarah Duren, Brian Krause, Parker Duren and Haley Krause; sisters, Annette...

Bill M. Williams

Bill M. Williams

Aug 27, 2014

Mr. Bill M. Williams, age 70, of Rockmart, GA passed away Wednesday, August 27, 2014 following a four year illness. He was born in Haralson County, GA on January 15, 1944, a son of the late Charles Roy Williams and Ruth Thomasson Williams. Bill had lived the greater part of his life in Polk County where he was a member...

Anna Elizabeth (Betty) Greene Culver

Anna Elizabeth (Betty) Greene Culver

Aug 24, 2014

Mrs. Anna Elizabeth (Betty) Greene Culver, of Rockmart, beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother passed away peacefully August 24, 2104 at the age of 84. She was born in Polk County, GA on August 22, 1930 and graduated from Rockmart High School in 1948. Betty was preceded in death by her father K. Howard Greene, mother Louise Grimes Greene and...

Linda Gail Deems Ingle

Linda Gail Deems Ingle

Aug 20, 2014

Ms. Linda Gail Deems Ingle, age 57, of Rockmart, GA passed away Wednesday, August 20, 2014 suddenly at her residence. Gail was born in Rome, GA on April 2, 1957 a daughter of the late Willard Deems and Mildred Pope Deems. She had lived all of her life in the Floyd and Polk County area. Ms. Ingle was of the...

Ellen Cain

Ellen Cain

Aug 1, 2014

Mrs. Ellen Cain, age 74, of Rockmart passed away Friday, August 1, 2014 in a Rome medical center. She was born September 18, 1939 a daughter of the late Charles Lewis (Luke) Biggers and Opal Inez Stitcher Biggers. Mrs. Cain had lived all of her life in Rockmart and was of the Baptist faith. She retired from TI Automotive and...

Johnny Yarbrough

Johnny Yarbrough

Jul 28, 2014

Mr. Johnny Yarbrough, age 79, of Aragon, GA passed away Monday, July 28, 2014. He was born in Aragon, GA on May 2, 1935 a son of the late Albert M. Yarbrough, Sr. and Betty Irene Caldwell Yarbrough. Mr. Yarbrough had lived all of his life in Polk County where he was a member of the Live Oak Baptist Church....