Obituaries
Faye Nelson
Jan 2, 2012
Mrs. Faye Nelson, age 71, of Rockmart, GA passed away Monday, January 2, 2012 in a Rome medical center. She was born in Bartow County, GA on August 15, 1940 a daughter of the late Clarence Collum and Hannah Dover Collum. Mrs. Nelson was a graduate of Taylorsville High School and was of the Baptist faith. She retired in 1996...
Kenneth Forrister
Dec 23, 2011
Mr. Kenneth Forrister, age 49, of Rockmart, GA passed away Friday, December 23, 2011 in a Rome medical center. Kenneth was born in Cedartown, GA on June 5, 1962 a son of Orval C. Forrister and Shelby Adkins Forrister. He had lived all of his life in the Paulding and Polk County area. Kenneth was a graduate of Rockmart High...
Becki Presley
Dec 21, 2011
Mrs. Becki Presley, age 51, of Rockmart, passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2011 in a Rome medical center. Becki was born in Polk County on February 29, 1960 a daughter of the late Preston Whitman and Pauline Causey Whitman. She had lived all of her life in Polk County where she was a 1977 graduate of Rockmart High School. Becki...
John (J.R.) Cole, Jr.
Dec 18, 2011
Mr. John Radford (J.R.) Cole, Jr., age 88, of Aragon, GA passed away Sunday, December 18, 2011 following several months of declining health. He was born in Rockmart, GA on July 19, 1923 a son of the late John Radford Cole, Sr. and Nadine Lane Cole. Mr. Cole had lived in Polk County all of his life where he was...
James T. Sanford
Dec 13, 2011
Mr. James T. Sanford, age 78, of Old Cedartown Road, Rockmart passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at his residence following a lengthy illness. A native of Polk County he was born on October 11, 1933 a son of the late J. H. (Hamp) Sanford and Ruth Cason Sanford. Mr. Sanford had lived all of his life in the Rockmart...
Ralph Olin Jackson, Jr.
Dec 11, 2011
Judge Ralph Olin Jackson, Jr., of Rockmart, GA, passed away on Sunday, December 11, 2011, following a brief illness at Floyd Medical Center in Rome, GA. He was 88. Mr. Jackson was born in Rockmart on December 8, 1923, the son of the late Ralph Olin Jackson, Sr. and Isabelle Neel Jackson, former notables of Rockmart. Mr. Jackson attended the...
Ricky Tillery
Dec 10, 2011
Mr. Ricky Tillery, age 53, of Aragon, GA passed away Saturday, December 10, 2011 at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born in Rockmart, GA on July 3, 1958 the son of James Irvin Tillery and Evelyn Thompson Tillery. Ricky attended the Aragon United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his father and a brother Randy...
Joann Williams
Dec 8, 2011
Mrs. JoAnn Jackson Williams, age 77, of Aragon, passed away Thursday, December 8, 2011 at her residence following a lengthy illness. She was born in Summerville, GA on September 7, 1934, a daughter of the late Avery Hope Jackson and the late Amanda Minton Jackson. Mrs. Williams had lived to greater part of her life in Aragon and was a...
Jesus (Felix) De La Torre
Dec 4, 2011
Mr. Jesus (Felix) De La Torre, age 40, of Aragon passed away Sunday, December 4, 2011. Mr. De La Torre was born in Mexico on November 7, 1971, a son of Jesus De La Torre Vejar and Evangelina Rodrigues Reyes. He had been a resident of Aragon, GA for the past six years and was employed by Nordic Cold Storage...
Annie Lee Nation
Dec 2, 2011
Mrs. Annie Lee Nation, age 73, of Cedartown, GA passed away Friday, December 2, 2011 upon arrival to a Rome medical center following a lengthy illness. She was born in Polk County, Georgia on May 14, 1938 a daughter of Dewey Holcombe and Ruby Green Holcombe. Mrs. Nation had lived the greater part of her life in the Cedartown area....
Shirley Ann Waits
Nov 29, 2011
Mrs. Shirley Ann Waits, age 73, of Wheeler Road Rockmart passed away Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at her residence following an extended illness. A native of Polk County, she was born on March 4, 1938 a daughter of the late Decatur Twilly Waters and Lillie Mae Mabry Waters. Mrs. Waits had lived all of her life in the Rockmart area...
Billy Cecil Johnson
Nov 27, 2011
Mr. Billy Cecil Johnson, age 77, of Aragon, GA passed away Sunday, November 27, 2011 at his residence. He was born in Carroll County, GA on November 19, 1934. Mr. Johnson had lived the greater part of his life in Polk County and was a retired employee of CSX Railroad. He was a member of the Glory Road Baptist Church...
Esmer B. Bishop
Nov 25, 2011
Mr. Esmer B. Bishop, age 76, of Rockmart passed away Friday, November 25, 2011. He was born in Haralson County, GA on April 13, 1935 a son of the late Joseph M. Bishop and Liddy Bell Moon Bishop. Mr. Bishop had lived in Polk County the greater part of his life where he was a self employed plumber. He was...
Daniel F. Kemmerer
Nov 20, 2011
Mr. Daniel F. Kemmerer, Sr., age 80, of Rockmart, GA passed away Sunday, November 20, 2011 in a Rome Medical Center. He was born in Ridgway, PA on December 13, 1930 a son of the late Raymond J. Kemmerer and Mary DeGroat Kemmerer. Mr. Kemmerer had been a resident of Rockmart since 1997 moving here from New Smyrna Beach, FL....
Frances Holcombe
Nov 5, 2011
Mrs. Frances Holcombe, age 83, of Old Collard Valley Road Rockmart, GA passed away Saturday, November 5, 2011 in a Rome Hospital following a lengthy illness. She was born on October 26, 1928 in Polk County a daughter of Oliver Johnson Brownlow and Ethel Irene Brittain Brownlow. Mrs. Holcombe had lived all of her life in the Rockmart area where...
Jimmy Purser
Oct 27, 2011
Mr. James Robert (Jimmy) Purser, age 63, of N. Bellview Road, Rockmart passed away Thursday, October 27, 2011. Jimmy was born in Rome, GA on January 11, 1948 a son of James W. (Jim) Purser and Mary Lou Moss Purser. He had lived all of his life in Polk County where he attended elementary school in Aragon and graduated in...
John William (Bill) Hartline
Oct 27, 2011
John William Hartline finished his race on October 27, 2011 and fell into the loving arms of his Savior, Jesus Christ. Bill was born in Rome, Georgia on July 9th, 1933, where he went to Model High School, graduating in 1952 and marrying his High School sweetheart, JoAnne Stewart, on December 28th, 1954. After serving with the United States Navy,...
Linda Cribb
Oct 27, 2011
Mrs. Linda Cribb, age 54, of Rome, GA passed away Thursday, October 27, 2011 in a Rome medical center. She was born in Floyd County, GA on June 18, 1957, daughter of the late Horace (Buck) Deaton and Bertha Leonard Deaton. Linda had lived all of her life in Floyd County where she was a graduate of Pepperell High School...
Shannon Nicholl Waters
Oct 22, 2011
Shannon Nicholl Waters, age 29, of Aragon, GA passed away Saturday, October 22, 2011 in a Rome medical center. She was born in Rome, GA on August 11, 1982 a daughter of Carla Ruth Bennett Waters and the late Edward Lee Waters. Shannon had lived the greater part of her life in Bartow County where she was a graduate of...
Nancy Daugherty
Oct 18, 2011
Mrs. Nancy Daugherty, age 70, of Cedartown, passed away Tuesday, October 18, 2011 in a Rome medical center following a brief illness. She was born in Gadsden, Alabama on August 18, 1941, daughter of the late Thelma Ford Bates and Don J. Bates. Mrs. Daugherty had been a resident of Cedartown the greater part of her life where she was...
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