Obituaries
Marie Thompson
Dec 25, 2024
Mrs. Marie Thompson, age 81, of Bryan, OH, and formerly of Rockmart, GA, passed away Wednesday, December 25, 2024, in Ohio.
Mrs. Thompson was born on March 2, 1943, daughter of the late Andrew Taylor and Jessie Shepherd Taylor.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Thompson was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Thompson, a son, William Thompson, sisters, Frances Stevens,...
Amy "Paddy" Phillips
Dec 25, 2024
Mrs. Amy “Paddy” Phillips, age 91, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Wednesday, December 25, 2024.
Mrs. Phillips was born on October 24, 1933, daughter of the late Jack Austin and Eula Tomlin Austin. She had lived all her life in Rockmart and was a graduate of Rockmart High School where she was a member of the Rockmart High School Marching Band....
Johnny Dewayne House
Dec 24, 2024
Johnny Dewayne House, age 38, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Tuesday, December 24, 2024.
Johnny was born in Villa Rica, GA, on December 21, 1986, son of Roxie Ann Morris House and the late Carl Samuel House. He was a graduate of Paulding High School and was a self-employed carpenter. Johnny enjoyed remodeling houses, country music and playing video games.
Johnny is...
Teresa Lynn "Terrie" Yarbrough
Dec 22, 2024
Ms. Teresa Lynn “Terrie” Yarbrough, age 67, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Sunday morning, December 22, 2024.
Terrie was born in Rockmart on July 11, 1957, daughter of Sue Morgan Yarbrough and the late Preston Yarbrough. She had lived all her life in Rockmart and was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church where she taught intermediate girls Sunday School Class. Terrie...
Marvin Gary Simmons
Dec 22, 2024
Mr. Marvin Gary Simmons, age 74, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Sunday morning, December 22, 2024, at his residence.
Gary was born in LaFayette, GA, on December 19, 1950, a son of the late Marshall C. Simmons and Evie Denson Simmons. He lived his childhood years in Floyd County and had been a resident of Rockmart for over 30 years. Gary...
Barbara Ann McCown Mooney
Dec 19, 2024
Mrs. Barbara Ann McCown Mooney, age 90, of Rockmart, GA passed away Thursday evening, December 19, 2024 in Denton, TX.
Barbara was born in Rockmart, on December 27, 1933, a daughter of the late Joel L. McCown and Julia White McCown. She lived all of her life in Rockmart and was a member of the True Fellowship Nondenominational Church. Barbara had...
Bradley Gerald White
Dec 18, 2024
Mr. Bradley Gerald White, age 86, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Wednesday morning, December 18, 2024, at his residence.
Mr. White was born in Polk County on August 4, 1938, son of the late Bradley Conyers White and Frances Liddie Pinkard White. He had lived all his life in Polk County and was a born again Christian who loved his Lord....
Tinnie Juanita Hembree
Dec 16, 2024
Mrs. Tinnie Juanita Hembree, age 77, of Dallas, GA, passed away Monday evening, December 16, 2024.
Mrs. Hembree was born in Marietta, GA, on April 24, 1947, daughter of the late Garland Wesley Hembree and Lenora Ferrell Hembree. She had lived in Cherokee County prior to moving to Paulding County in the 1990’s. Tinnie enjoyed spending time in her flower garden...
Marla Jean Hert
Dec 15, 2024
Mrs. Marla Jean Hert, age 55, of Temple, GA passed away Sunday, December 15, 2024.
Marla was born in Titusville, PA on November 26, 1969, a daughter of the late Donald Leroy Crawford and Nancy Lee Runninger Crawford. Marla grew up in Pennsylvania and moved to Georgia in 1995. Some of the qualities that Marla will be remembered by her family...
James Ronald Tinnan
Dec 8, 2024
Mr. James Ronald Tinnan, age 64, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Sunday evening, December 8, 2024.
Mr. Tinnan was born in Rockmart on December 27, 1959, a son of the late James “Jimmy” Tinnan and Geneva Wigley Tinnan. He had lived all his life in Rockmart and was a veteran of the United States Army. Mr. Tinnan was a retired truck...
Sara Ann Evans
Dec 8, 2024
Mrs. Sara Ann Evans, age 91, of Taylorsville, GA, passed away Sunday morning, December 8. 2024, at her residence.
Mrs. Evans was born on May 30, 1933, daughter of the late Fred Davis and Sproull Harris Davis. She had lived the greater part of her life in Taylorsville and was a member of the Floyd Creek Baptist Church. Mrs. Evans had...
William "Bill" McCarty
Dec 7, 2024
Mr. William “Bill” McCarty, age 85, of Rockmart, GA passed away Saturday, December 7, 2024.
Bill was born in Doerun, GA on September 16, 1939, a son of the late William Tolly McCarty and Gladell Russell McCarty. He lived his childhood in Doerun where he was a graduate of Doerun High School. Bill furthered his education and attended Berry College in...
Nellie Hames Fuqua
Dec 6, 2024
Mrs. Nellie Hames Fuqua, age 93, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Friday morning, December 6, 2024, at her residence.
Mrs. Fuqua was born in Taylorsville, GA, on November 17, 1931, a daughter of the late Clifford Hames and Beatrice Brownlow Hames. She had lived her childhood years in Taylorsville and the greater part of her adulthood in Rockmart. Mrs. Fuqua was...
Cindy Waits Woodward
Dec 5, 2024
Cindy Waits Woodward, age 57, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Thursday afternoon, December 5, 2024, at her residence.
Cindy was born in Rockmart on June 13, 1967, daughter of the late Hansel Eugene “Pee Wee” Waits and Shirley Ann Waters Waits. She had lived all her life in Rockmart and was a member of Emanuel Baptist Church. Cindy had worked for...
Alton Deems, Sr.
Dec 2, 2024
Mr. Alton Deems, Sr., age 85, of Taylorsville, GA, passed away Monday morning, December 2, 2024.
Mr. Deems was born in Taylorsville on March 13, 1939, a son of the late Willard Lee Deems and Annie Mae Cochran Deems. He had lived all his life in Taylorsville and was a line operator for General Motors. Mr. Deems loved the church and...
Paul Eugene Patterson
Nov 30, 2024
Mr. Paul Eugene Patterson, age 80, of Euharlee, GA, passed away Saturday afternoon, November 30, 2024.
Mr. Patterson was born in Acworth, GA, on January 24, 1944, a son of the late Glen Patterson and Irene Bryant Patterson. He had been a resident of Bartow County since the mid-1990’s, moving there from Alpharetta, GA. Mr. Patterson was a veteran of the...
Theodocia Hunt "Docia" Thaxton
Nov 29, 2024
Mrs. Theodocia Hunt “Docia” Thaxton, age 78, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Friday morning, November 29, 2024.
Docia was born in Rome, GA, on June 12, 1946, a daughter of the late Charles Dodson Hunt and Sara Sessler Hunt. She was a graduate of East Rome High School and attended Shorter College, West Georgia College and Jacksonville State University. Mrs. Thaxton...
Raymond Hilderbrand
Nov 28, 2024
Raymond Stanley Hilderbrand, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend, passed away on Thanksgiving, a day that was always cherished by him and his wife, Doris, on November 28, 2024, at Somerby Memory Care in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida. He was 88 years old.
Born in Rochelle, Georgia, and raised in Douglasville, Georgia, Raymond graduated from Douglas County High School...
James Lee Williams
Nov 28, 2024
Mr. James Lee Williams, age 87, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Thursday, November 28, 2024.
Mr. Williams was born in Rockmart on May 17, 1937, son of the late James Franklin Williams and Lillie Mae Benson Williams. He had lived all his life in Rockmart and was a veteran of the United States Army and was of the Baptist faith. Mr....
Jackie Ray "Jack" Streetman
Nov 28, 2024
Mr. Jackie Ray “Jack” Streetman, age 71, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Thursday morning, November 28, 2024.
Mr. Streetman was born in Polk County on January 8, 1953, a son of the late Ray Streetman and Jo Ann Yarbrough Streetman. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corp and a member of the Oak Ridge Baptist Church. Jack had...
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