Obituaries
Corine Carter Edwards
Jun 11, 2012
Mrs. Corine Carter Edwards, age 78, of Rockmart passed away Monday, June 11, 2012 in a Rome medical center. She was born on February 14, 1934 in Polk County, GA a daughter of the late Howard Carter and Willie Mae Hulsey Carter. Mrs. Edwards had lived all of her life in the Rockmart area, was of the Baptist faith and...
Edgar "Ed" Allen Vancil
Jun 2, 2012
Major Edgar Allen Vancil, Ret. United States Air Force, passed away peacefully at his home in Selma On June 2, 2012 after a lengthy and courageous battle with various health issues. While his many health problems certainly took its toll on Ed, it did not prevent his continued inspiration and support to all his family and friends, Ed fought valiantly...
Danny Marshall Burns
May 23, 2012
Mr. Danny Marshall Burns, age 58, of Taylorsville, GA passed away Wednesday, May 23, 2012 in a Rome medical center following a three year illness. Danny was born in Cartersville, GA on August 14, 1953 a son of John I. Burns and Carol Searcy Burns. He was a graduate of Cartersville High School and had lived in the Taylorsville area...
Jack H. White
May 22, 2012
Jack H. White of Rockmart, GA went to be with the Lord May 22, 2012. He was born January 18, 1933. He was 79 years. He had a battle with his health and fought a good fight. He enlisted in the Army and served proudly for 21 years. He received the Bronze Star medal, a U.S. Armed Forces individual military...
Clara Ann Clark
May 14, 2012
Mrs. Clara Ann Clark, age 72, of Rockmart passed away Monday, May 14, 2012 following a lengthy illness. She was born in Rockmart, GA on December 20, 1939 a daughter of the late Ray Lavon Sorrells and Annie Lee Purcell Sorrells. Mrs. Clark had lived all of her life in the Rockmart area and was a member of the Morning...
Charles Holcombe
May 13, 2012
Mr. Charles W. Holcombe, age 71, of Rockmart, GA passed away Sunday, May 13, 2012 at his residence following several months of illness. He was born February 13, 1941 in Polk County a son of Dewey Holcombe and Ruby Green Holcombe. Mr. Holcombe was of the Christian faith and had lived the greater part of his life in Polk County....
Justin Lee Myers
May 5, 2012
Mr. Justin Lee Myers, age 26, of Rockmart, GA passed away Saturday, May 5, 2012 in a Rome medical center. Justin was born in Rome, GA on September 21, 1985 a son of Robert Lee Myers and Tembria Jill Wilson Myers. He had lived in Rockmart the greater part of his life and attended Rockmart High School. He was a...
Ronald Bruce Privett
May 4, 2012
Mr. Ronald Bruce Privett, age 68, of Rockmart, GA passed away Friday, May 4, 2012 in a Rome medical center. Bruce was born in Modesto, California on August 9, 1943 a son of the late Albert Marvin Privett and Annie Lorene Bruce Privett. He had been a resident of Rockmart the greater part of his life and was of the...
Norris O. Alexander
May 1, 2012
Mr. Norris O. Alexander, age 82, of Highway 101 North Rockmart (the Yorkville community) passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2012 in Austell. He was born in Rockmart, GA on October 15, 1929 a son of the late John Alexander and Elizabeth Kirk Alexander. Mr. Alexander had lived the greater part of his life in the Yorkville community and was a...
Merine Wilkes Hulsey
Apr 29, 2012
Mrs. Merine Wilkes Hulsey, age 94, of Cumming, GA passed away Sunday, April 29, 2012 in Cumming. She was born in Henagar, AL on November 30, 1917, daughter of the late Joe Wilkes and Jennie Gray Wilkes. Mrs. Hulsey had been a resident of Cumming for the past six years but had lived the greater part of her life in...
Albert Daniel "Danny" Mulkey
Apr 27, 2012
Mr. Albert Daniel ?Danny? Mulkey, age 54, of Bremen, GA passed away Friday, April 27, 2012 in Villa Rica, GA. Danny was born in Cartersville, GA on December 31, 1957 a son of the late Albert Mulkey and Grace Bagley Mulkey. He moved to Rockmart in 1971 and attended Rockmart High School. He was of the Baptist faith and prior...
Sheila Free West
Apr 27, 2012
Mrs. Sheila Free West, age 59, of Rockmart passed away Friday, April 27, 2012 in a Rome medical center. Sheila was born in Cartersville, GA on January 6, 1953 a daughter of Harvey Free, Sr. and Willie Bell Brewer Free. She had lived in Rockmart the greater part of her life , was a 1972 graduate of Rockmart High School...
Billy Charles Nolan
Apr 23, 2012
Mr. Billy Charles Nolan, age 79, of Cedartown, GA passed away Monday, April 23, 2012 in a Rome Medical Center. He was born in Rockmart, GA on July 20, 1932 a son of the late Dewey E. Nolan and Marchie Buchanan Nolan. Mr. Nolan was a seven year veteran of the U.S. Army having served in Korea. He had lived...
Robin Arlene "Sissy" Womack
Apr 20, 2012
Mrs. Robin Arlene ?Sissy? Womack, age 49, of Buchanan, GA passed away suddenly Friday, April 20, 2012. She was born in Fresno, California on May 11, 1962 a daughter of Johnny Yarbrough and Sharon Hyatt Yarbrough. Sissy had lived in both California and Georgia before making Georgia her permanent home in 1982. She loved to spend time outdoors riding her...
Jerry Lyle
Mar 27, 2012
Jerry Lyle, 74, of Valdosta, and formerly of Panama City, Florida, died at South Georgia Medical Center on Tuesday, March 27, 2012, of a sudden illness. Born in Rockmart, Georgia on May 12, 1937, he was the son of the late Rufus Elmer Lyle and Inez Ford Lyle. Mr. Lyle was a veteran of the United States Air Force and...
Wayne Roger Wofford
Mar 25, 2012
Mr. Wayne Roger Wofford, age 54, of Aragon, GA passed away Sunday, March 25, 2012 in a Rome medical center. He was born in Atlanta, GA on November 9, 1957 a son of Bertha Mae Dempsey Wofford and the late Jacob Lewis Wofford. Mr. Wofford had been a resident of Polk County for the past seventeen years moving here from...
Edna L. Coker Welch
Mar 24, 2012
Mrs. Edna L. Coker Welch was born in Rockmart, GA October 28, 1938 and passed away peacefully on March 24, 2012. Mrs. Welch is predeceased by her husband, Carl E. Welch, sisters: Mildred Carter, Jean Marler, Mary Ella Leahey and Diane Vice; brother, Dennis Coker and her parents Pete Coker and Margie Kiker. Mrs. Welch is a retired employee of...
Raymond Edward Forrest
Mar 24, 2012
Mr. Raymond Edward Forrest, age 87, of Rockmart, passed away Saturday, March 24, 2012. Mr. Forrest was born in Rockford, IL on February 23, 1925, a son of the late Karl E. R. Forrest and the late Anna Anderson Forrest. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving during World War II. He is survived by his wife, Mrs....
Bobbie Jean Baker Leatherwood
Mar 17, 2012
Mrs. Bobbie Jean Baker Leatherwood, age 59, of Rockmart passed away Saturday, March 17, 2012. She was born in Rockmart, GA on November 13, 1952 a daughter of Bob Baker and Maggie Rae Baker. Bobbie Jean had lived all of her life in the Rockmart area where she attended Rockmart High School and was a former employee of Prince Street...
Clifford Beck
Mar 17, 2012
Mr. Clifford Beck, age 82, of North Bellview Road Rockmart, GA passed away suddenly Saturday, March 17, 2012. He was born in Cedartown, GA on March 15, 1930 a son of the late Floyd Beck and Lucille Hackney Beck. Mr. Beck had lived all of his life in Polk County and was a retired employee of the General Motors Company...
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