Obituaries
Sarah Ruth "Polly" Garrett
Mar 23, 2026
Mrs. Sarah Ruth “Polly” Garrett, age 88, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Monday morning, March 23, 2026.
Ms. Polly was born in Carrollton, GA, on July 22, 1937, daughter of the late Theodore Mitchell and Allie Ruth Cook Mitchell. She had lived the greater part of her life in Polk County where she had worked for Aragon Mills and later retired...
Larry Wayne Haney
Mar 22, 2026
Mr. Larry Wayne Haney, age 73, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Sunday morning, March 22, 2026.
Larry was born in Aragon, Georgia, on July 1, 1952, son of the late Henry Haney and Lois Akins Haney. He spent his entire life in Rockmart, where he was a well known local businessman. Larry owned and operated Haney Farm & Ranch Supply, Haney...
Barbara Gentry
Mar 22, 2026
Mrs. Barbara Gentry, age 76, of Taylorsville, GA, passed away Sunday morning, March 22, 2026.
Mrs. Gentry was born on January 6, 1950, in Rome, GA, a daughter of the late Clarence Eugene Waters and Lydia Sheffield Waters. She was a devoted housewife and homemaker who lived her entire life in Taylorsville and was a member of Water Road Church of...
Tammy Lynn Bailey
Mar 21, 2026
Mrs. Tammy Lynn Bailey, age 55, of Temple, GA, passed away surrounded by her loving family Saturday morning, March 21, 2026.
Tammy was born in Marietta, Georgia, on November 10, 1970, the daughter of the late Alvie Marion Brinkley and Martha Alice Pearce Brinkley. She was a faithful member of Holly Springs Baptist Church, where she served alongside her husband, Pastor...
Brenda Faye Lester
Mar 18, 2026
Mrs. Brenda Faye Lester, age 60, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Wednesday morning, March 18, 2026.
Brenda was born in Rockmart on February 1, 1966, the daughter of Thomas Junior Weaver and the late Dorothy Jean Clark Weaver. She was a lifelong resident of Rockmart and had been a faithful member of Morning View Baptist Church since July of 1976. Brenda...
Renae Robinson
Mar 17, 2026
Mrs. Renae Robinson, age 68, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2026.
Renae was born on November 28, 1957 to the late Junior Rena McAlister and the late Foye Mae Yancey. She lived the greater part of her life in Rockmart and was a faithful member of Calvary Baptist Church. She had a passion for collecting unique items, trinkets,...
Sarah Elizabeth Bryant
Mar 13, 2026
Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Bryant, age 71, of Taylorsville, GA, passed away Friday evening, March 13, 2026.
Mrs. Bryant was born on June 21, 1954, in Clanton, Alabama, the daughter of the late Horace Milton Bolton and Dollie Carolyn Klinner Parker. She spent her childhood in Alabama and lived most of her adult life in Georgia. For the past three years, she...
Patricia Ann Plemons
Mar 11, 2026
Mrs. Patricia Ann Plemons, age 86, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Wednesday morning, March 11, 2026.
Mrs. Plemons was born in Rockmart on July 30, 1939, the daughter of the late Edward Nicholson and Margaret Lee Nicholson. She was a high school graduate of Rockmart High School and was of the Baptist faith.
Mrs. Plemons had a love for motocross and spent...
Janice Dean Reed
Mar 10, 2026
Mrs. Janice Dean Reed, age 68, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Tuesday morning, March 10, 2026.
Janice was born in Chicago, IL, on June 10, 1957, a daughter of the late James Howard Jorden and Wilma Rae Minor Jorden. She had lived the greater part of her life in the Yorkville community and was of the Baptist faith. Janice was a...
Lela Ann Parris
Mar 10, 2026
Mrs. Lela Ann Parris, age 88, passed away Tuesday morning, March 10, 2026.
Mrs. Parris was born on September 21, 1937, in Montgomery, AL daughter of the late Barney Hood and Augusta Pyron Hood, and had lived the greater part of her life in Rockmart. She was a devoted housewife and homemaker and a member of Morning View Baptist Church. Mrs....
James William "J.W." Arp
Mar 9, 2026
Mr. James William “J.W.” Arp, age 91, of Cedartown, GA, passed away Monday evening, March 9, 2026, at his home surrounded by his loving wife and family.
Mr. Arp was born in Taylorsville, GA on August 16, 1934, a son of the late George William Arp and Florine Christine Goss Arp. He had lived the greater part of his life in...
Joel Jackson, Jr.
Mar 8, 2026
Mr. Joel Jackson, Jr., age 67, of Stone Mountain, GA, passed away Sunday morning, March 8, 2026.
Joel was born January 9, 1959, to the late Joel Jackson, Sr. and the late Carolyn Paradise Jackson. He graduated from Rockmart High School in 1977 and later became a resident of Stone Mountain in the mid-1980s.
Joel was a member of the Methodist Church....
Barry Mason
Mar 8, 2026
Mr. Barry Mason, age 69, formerly of Taylorsville, GA, passed away in Cedartown, GA, on Sunday, March 8, 2026.
Barry was born in Rockmart on January 25, 1957, son of the late Charles William Mason and Frances Ruth Dunn Mason. He was a self-employed carpenter.
In addition to his parents, Barry was preceded in death by a son, Chris Womack.
Barry is survived...
Joan Purser
Mar 7, 2026
Mrs. Martha Joan Purser, age 80, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Saturday evening, March 7, 2026, at her residence.
Mrs. Purser was born in Rockmart on February 10, 1946, a daughter of the late Rufus Milford Garrett and Lelia Pearl Lee Garrett. She lived her entire life in Polk County and was a devoted member of Bellview Baptist Church, where she...
James Richard Jacobs
Mar 6, 2026
Mr. James “Richard” Jacobs, age 70, of Cedartown, GA, passed away Friday afternoon, March 6, 2026, at his residence.
Richard was born in Draketown, GA, on March 22, 1955, a son of the late C. W. Jacobs and Sudie Mae Duncan Jacobs. He spent most of his life in Polk County and was of the Baptist faith. Richard was a self-employed...
Johnny Garrett
Mar 5, 2026
Mr. Johnny G. Garrett, age 79, of Rockmart, GA passed away at his home on Thursday, March 5, 2026, following an extended illness surrounded by family.
Johnny was born October 4, 1946, in Rockmart, GA, to the late Rev. Lawrence & Vivian Garrett.
On December 25, 1965, he married Faye Roberson and was blessed with 50 years of marriage. Having three sons;...
Charles Benjamin Argo, Sr.
Mar 2, 2026
Mr. Charles Benjamin Argo, Sr., age 71, of Rockmart, GA passed away Monday afternoon, March 2, 2026.
Charles was born on September 2, 1954, to the late Thomas Jackson Argo and the late Christine Hobbs Argo. A lifelong resident of Rockmart, he was a proud graduate of Rockmart High School in 1972. He later earned his bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering...
Phillip R. "Poppa" Tilley
Feb 27, 2026
Mr. Phillip R. “Poppa” Tilley, age 81, of Aragon, GA, passed away Friday evening, February 27, 2026.
Mr. Tilley was born in Cartersville on February 26, 1945, a son of the late Sylvia Vincent “S.V.” Tilley and Gladys Mabel Tilley. He lived most of his life in Aragon and was a member of Morning View Baptist Church. Affectionately known as “Poppa,”...
Chief Dan Wolf
Feb 26, 2026
Dannie Freeman, known to most as Chief Dan Wolf, died February 26, 2026, at the age of 93, surrounded by the people he loved.
Born on February 28, 1932, in Lumberton, North Carolina, Chief was the son of the late Minnie Deese Freeman and the late Leoander Freeman. One of nine children, he was a proud full-blooded Cherokee Indian and a...
Delores "Jane" Jones
Feb 24, 2026
Mrs. Delores Jane Jones, age 75, of Aragon, GA, passed away Tuesday afternoon, February 24, 2026.
Mrs. Jones was born on October 27, 1950, in Rockmart, Georgia, the beloved daughter of the late Hugh Ragin Spinks and the late Dorothy Mae Suits Spinks. She spent the greater part of her life in Aragon, where she built a life centered around faith...
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