Obituaries

Homer Franklin Lee

Homer Franklin Lee

Jan 27, 2014

Mr. Homer Franklin Lee, age 85, of Rockmart passed away Monday, January 27, 2014 in a Rome medical center. He was born in Bartow County, Georgia on August 18, 1928 a son of the late Grady Virgil Lee, Sr. and Sara Hovers Lee. Mr. Lee had lived the greater part of his life in Polk County where he was a...

Dr. John  F. Atha

Dr. John F. Atha

Jan 26, 2014

Dr. John F. Atha, age 79, of Rockmart, GA passed away Sunday, January 26, 2014. Dr. John F. Atha was born in Epworth, Georgia, May 20, 1934 to W.J. Atha, a Methodist Minister and Ruth Crocker Atha, a school teacher, John’s early education took place in North Georgia graduating from Rome High School in 1952. He attended Tennessee Wesleyan College...

Harry Lee Wright, Jr.

Harry Lee Wright, Jr.

Jan 24, 2014

Mr. Harry Lee Wright, Jr. age 81, of Aragon, GA passed away Friday, January 24, 2014 in a Rome medical center. He was born in Aragon, GA on February 22, 1932 a son of the late Harry Lee Wright, Sr. and Ruth Ellison Wright. Mr. Wright had been a resident of the Aragon area the greater part of his life....

Margie Brand

Margie Brand

Jan 22, 2014

Ms. Margie Brand, age 50, of Aragon, GA passed away Wednesday, January 22, 2014 in a Rome medical center. Margie was born in Cedartown, GA on July 22, 1963 a daughter of the late Herschel C. Brand and Lottie Garrett Brand. She had lived all of her life in Polk County, was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith....

Barbara  Jo Singleton

Barbara Jo Singleton

Jan 21, 2014

Mrs. Barbara Jo Singleton, age 82, of Rockmart, GA passed away Tuesday, January 21, 2014 following a brief illness. She was born in Borden Springs, Alabama on January 15, 1932 the daughter of the late Ad L. Hulsey and Ruby Ripley Hulsey. Mrs. Singleton had lived in Rockmart the greater part of her life where she was a homemaker and...

Kittie Davitte Williams

Kittie Davitte Williams

Jan 15, 2014

Mrs. Kittie Davitte Williams, age 79, of Rockmart passed away suddenly Wednesday, January 15, 2014. She was born in Kingston, GA on August 20, 1934 a daughter of the late William Harvey Murphy and Maggie Jewel Greene Murphy. “Ms Kittie” as she was affectionately known had been a resident of Rockmart since the early 1950’s. She was a member of...

Ludie Harding

Ludie Harding

Jan 13, 2014

Ludie Carter Harding, age 91 of Sanford, died Monday (1/13/2014) at Laurels of Chatham in Pittsboro. She was born in Paulding County, Georgia, daughter of the late Cauris P. Carter and Ella Mae Carter. She was preceded in death by her husband James W. Harding, son Gene Calvin Carroll and sister Nellie Millholland. Funeral services will be conducted at 2pm...

Janice Fincher

Janice Fincher

Jan 12, 2014

Mrs. Janice Marie Reddish Fincher, age 66, of Aragon, GA passed away suddenly Sunday, January 12, 2014 upon arrival to a Rome medical center. She was born on March 4, 1947 a daughter of John Reddish and Ruby Trammell Reddish. Mrs. Fincher had lived the greater part of her life in Polk County where she was a member of the...

M.L. Long

M.L. Long

Jan 8, 2014

Mr. M.L. Long, age 89, of Rockmart, GA passed away Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at his residence. He was born in Fyffe, Alabama on July 4, 1924 a son of the late Sidney Long and Mamie Webb Long. He had lived in Rockmart the greater part of his life and was of the Baptist faith. Mr. Long had a love...

Wanda Baldwin

Wanda Baldwin

Jan 4, 2014

Mrs. Wanda Louise Rayburn Baldwin, age 51, of Rockmart, GA passed away Saturday, January 4, 2014 in a Rome medical center following a brief illness. Wanda was born in Atlanta, GA on March 8, 1962 a daughter of Douglas M. Rayburn and Mary Louise Wheeler Rayburn. She had lived all of her life in the Rockmart area where she was...

Linda Bailey

Linda Bailey

Dec 22, 2013

Mrs. Linda Bailey, age 72, of Rockmart, GA passed away Sunday, December 22, 2013 at her residence. She was born in Sulfur Springs, Texas on April 19, 1941 a daughter of Wilburn Hulsey and Mary Kate Martin Hulsey. Linda had lived the greater part of her life in Polk County where she was a 1959 graduate of Cedartown High School....

Robert Todd Baker

Robert Todd Baker

Dec 16, 2013

Mr. Robert Todd Baker, age 47, of Cedartown, GA passed away Monday, December 16, 2013. He was born in Rockmart, GA on March 8, 1966, a son of the late Joe I. Baker and Geneva Leatherwood Baker. Mr. Baker was a Veteran of the United States Army and was a member of the Antioch Baptist Church. He loved working on...

Jackson Thomas (Jackie) Bollen, Jr.

Jackson Thomas (Jackie) Bollen, Jr.

Dec 16, 2013

Mr. Jackson Thomas (Jackie) Bollen,Jr., age 67, of Cedartown, GA passed away Monday, December 16, 2013. Jackie was born in Rockmart, GA on March 3, 1946 the son of the late J.T. Bollen, Sr. and Maggie Dunn Bollen. He had lived in the Marietta area for a number of years and worked with his father in the family owned Dixie...

Don W. Richardson

Don W. Richardson

Dec 5, 2013

Mr. Don W. Richardson, age 67, of Rockmart, GA passed away Thursday, December 5, 2013. Don was born in Panama City, Florida on September 6, 1946 a son of Harmon W. Richardson and Una Keahey Richardson. He had been a resident of Georgia since 2012 moving here from North Carolina. He enjoyed bowling, reading his Bible and fellowshipping with others....

Gene A. Jackson

Gene A. Jackson

Nov 30, 2013

Mr. Gene A. Jackson, age 73, of Dallas (the Yorkville community), passed away Saturday, November 30, 2013 in Austell, GA. He was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi on March 26, 1940, a son of the late William Jackson and Lillie Taylor Jackson. Mr. Jackson had lived the past 15 years in the Yorkville Community moving there from Ft. Wayne, Indiana. He...

Deborah Hulsey Kirk

Deborah Hulsey Kirk

Nov 27, 2013

Mrs. Deborah Hulsey Kirk, age 49, of Cedartown and formerly of Rockmart passed away Wednesday, November 27, 2013 following an extended illness. She was born in Cedartown, GA on February 16, 1964, a daughter of Darrell Hulsey and Arlene Jarrell Hulsey. Deborah was a 1983 graduate of Rockmart High School and was a member of the Mt. Tabor Baptist Church....

David Lee Ferguson

David Lee Ferguson

Nov 26, 2013

Mr. David Lee Ferguson, age 66, of Aragon, GA passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at his resicence. He was born in Merced, California on November 14, 1947. Mr. Ferguson had been a resident of Aragon since 1994 moving here from California. He was a member of the New Prospect Baptist Church of Floyd county and was an ordained Baptist...

Shirley Anne Duke

Shirley Anne Duke

Nov 26, 2013

Mrs. Shirley Anne Duke, age 69, of Aragon, GA passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at her residence. She was born in Bartow County, GA on March 8, 1944 a daughter of Luther B. White and Teresa Marcella Williams White. Mrs. Duke grew up in Taylorsville later moving to Aragon. She had made her home in Rome, GA for nine...

Elmer Burton Gentry

Elmer Burton Gentry

Nov 21, 2013

Mr. Elmer Burton Gentry, age 78, of Rockmart passed away Thursday November 21, 2013 following an illness of several months. He was born in Taylorsville, GA on December 17, 1934 a son of the late Stanley Gentry and Louise Welchel Gentry. Mr. Gentry had lived the greater part of his life in the Bartow and Polk county area. He was...

Jerry Parham

Jerry Parham

Nov 19, 2013

Mr. Jerry Parham, age 68, of Aragon, GA passed away Tuesday, November 19, 2013 at his residence following a lengthy illness. Jerry was born in Rome, GA on October 9, 1945 a son of the late John Albert Parham and Florence Kinney Parham. He had live all of his life in the Aragon area, was a former employee of Rome...