Obituaries

Ruby Baker Swan

Ruby Baker Swan

Jul 30, 2010

Mrs. Ruby Baker Swan age 86, of Pearidge Road Rockmart passed away Friday, July 30, 2010 following several years of declining health. She was born in Polk County, GA on May 6, 1924 a daughter of the late Jim and Rose Brown Baker. Mrs. Swan had lived all of her life in the Rockmart area and was of the Baptist...

Infant Zaidyn Jayce Brannon

Infant Zaidyn Jayce Brannon

Jul 28, 2010

Zaidyn Jayce Brannon, three month old infant son of Morgan Brannon, 308 Newcomb Street Rockmart passed away Wednesday, July 28, 2010. Zaidyn was born in Rome, GA on April 9, 2010. He was preceded in death by his great grandfather Jimmy Dowda. Survivors include his mother, Morgan Brannon, Rockmart; grandparents: Shane and Sandy Brannon, Rockmart; great grandfather, Jackie Roberson, Rockmart;...

James Young Yarbrough

James Young Yarbrough

Jul 21, 2010

Mr. James Young Yarbrough, age 77, of Morgan Valley Road, Rockmart passed away Wednesday, July 21, 2010. Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 24, 2010 at 12 Noon in the Chapel of the Alvis Miller & Son Funeral Home. Interment will follow in the Davis Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery of Austell, GA. The family will receive friends Saturday from...

Denise Horton

Denise Horton

Jul 17, 2010

Ms. Denise Horton, age 48, of New Vinson Mountain Road Rockmart passed away Saturday, July 17, 2010 at her residence. She was born in Rockmart, GA on July 22, 1961 a daughter of Herbert Preston (Red) Horton and Ella Mae Maton Horton. Denise had lived all of her life in Rockmart and was a 1977 graduate of Rockmart High School....

Milford O. Garrett

Milford O. Garrett

Jul 16, 2010

Mr. Milford O. Garrett, age 69, of Hunter Street Rockmart passed away Friday, July 16, 2010 in the local nursing center. He was born in Rockmart, GA on January 11, 1941 a son of Lelia Lee Garrett and the late Rufus Milford Garrett. Mr. Garrett had lived all of his life in Rockmart , was a member of the Seney...

Thomas R. (Dude) Pittman

Thomas R. (Dude) Pittman

Jul 11, 2010

Mr. Thomas R. ( Dude ) Pittman, age 73, of 1468 Morgan Valley Road, Rockmart passed away Sunday, July 11, 2010 at his residence following a three and a half year illness. He was born in Aragon, GA on September 5, 1936 a son of the late Thomas Edward Pittman and Gladys Clinton Pittman. Mr. Pittman had lived the greater...

Deborah Turner

Deborah Turner

Jul 10, 2010

Mrs. Deborah Turner, age 50, of 2021 1st Avenue, Rockmart passed away Saturday, July 10, 2010 at her residence. Deborah was born in Polk County on January 15, 1960 a daughter of Robert Lowell South and Ethel Maude Hlousek South. She was of the Baptist faith and had lived the greater part of her life in the Rockmart and Aragon...

Ray Sanford

Ray Sanford

Jul 6, 2010

Mr. Ray Sanford, age 84, of 11 Cashtown Road, Aragon passed away Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at his residence. He was born in Paulding County, GA on December 25, 1925 a son of the late Martin Vanburen Sanford and Hardy Terry Sanford. Mr. Sanford had been a resident of Polk County for the past 43 years moving here from Bartow...

Martha C. Eubanks

Martha C. Eubanks

Jun 27, 2010

Mrs. Martha C. Eubanks, 78, of Rockmart, GA formerly of Decatur passed away Sunday, June 27, 2010 at her home, surrounded by her family. She was preceded in death by parents Mr. and Mrs. Tom Carter of Decatur, her brother William Carter of Ohio and her loving husband of 48 years, Tom Eubanks also of Decatur. She is survived by...

Leonard Baines, Jr.

Leonard Baines, Jr.

Jun 25, 2010

Mr. Leonard Baines, Jr., age 81, of 324 Brock Road Rockmart, GA passed away Friday, June 25, 2010 in a Rome Medical Center following a three month illness. He was born in Bartow County, GA on May 5, 1929 a son of G.L. Baines and Lucile Jenkins Baines. Mr. Baines had lived all of his life in Polk County ,...

Patricia Coker

Patricia Coker

Jun 25, 2010

Mrs. Patricia Diane Coker, age 61, of 565 Lane Street, Rockmart passed away Friday, June 25, 2010. She was born in Rockmart, GA on June 27, 1948 a daughter of J.D. Baines, Jr. and Lena Millhollan Baines. Patricia had lived all of her life in the Rockmart area where she was a member of the Lakeview Baptist Church. She was...

James Maxwell, Jr.

James Maxwell, Jr.

Jun 23, 2010

Mr. James Noble Maxwell, Jr., age 67, of Taylorsville, GA passed away Wednesday, June 23, 2010 in Redmond Regional Medical Center, Rome, GA following a lengthy illness. James was a lifelong resident of Bartow County who was born on October 18, 1942 to the late Noble Maxwell and Christine Gentry Maxwell. He was self employed as a farmer for many...

Charles Rena Waters, Jr.

Charles Rena Waters, Jr.

Jun 16, 2010

Mr. Charles Rena Waters, Jr., age 57, of 1005 Taylorsville Macedonia Road, Taylorsville, GA passed away Wednesday, June 16, 2010 following a brief illness. Rena was born in Bartow County, GA on October 5, 1952 a son of Charles Rena Waters, Sr. and Pauline Dean Waters. He had lived the greater part of his life in Bartow County where he...

James C. (Pete) Waddell

James C. (Pete) Waddell

Jun 11, 2010

Mr. James C. (Pete) Waddell, age 66, of 9 Michael Blvd. Cedartown, GA passed away Friday, June 11, 2010 in a Rome Medical Center following an extended illness. He was born in Polk County on January 18, 1944 a son of the late James Waddell and Jessie Edwards Waddell. Mr. Waddell had lived all of his life in Polk County,...

Susan Lynn Dillard

Susan Lynn Dillard

Jun 7, 2010

Mrs. Susan Lynn Dillard, age 52, of 131 Waddell Circle, Aragon passed away Monday, June 7, 2010 in an Atlanta Hospital. She was born in Newnan, GA on April 23, 1958 a daughter of Edward Gilley and Patricia Swofford Gilley. Susan had lived in the Carrollton area for 18 years, moved to Memphis, TN where she had made her home...

Jamie Cantrell

Jamie Cantrell

Jun 7, 2010

Mrs. Jamie Lea Cantrell, age 31, of 2048 Old Alabama Road, Taylorsville, GA passed away Monday, June 7, 2010 in a Rome Medical Center. She was born in Rome, GA on May 27, 1979 a daughter of Randy Coats and Becky Mitchell Jones. Jamie had lived the greater part of her life in Polk County before moving to Bartow County...

Evelyn Waters Sanders Camp

Evelyn Waters Sanders Camp

Jun 7, 2010

Mrs. Evelyn Waters Sanders Camp, age 84, of 10 Lee Street, Rockmart passed away Monday, June 7, 2010 at her residence following a very brief illness. She was born in Taylorsville, GA on October 28, 1925 a daughter of the late Derry Waters and Jessie Mae Sorrells Waters. Mrs. Camp had lived the greater part of her life in the...

Barbara Harpe

Barbara Harpe

Jun 6, 2010

Mrs. Barbara Lee Harpe, age 51, of 212 Gordon Street, Rockmart, GA passed away Sunday, June 6, 2010 at her residence following an eighteen month illness. She was born in Cedartown, GA on April 22, 1959 a daughter of Orval Cleveland Forrister and Shelby Jean Adkins Forrister. Barbara had lived the greater part of her life in the Yorkville community...

Infant Isabella Grace Baines

Infant Isabella Grace Baines

Jun 4, 2010

Isabella Grace Baines, infant daughter of Don and Brittany C. Baines of 354 Old Cedartown Road, Rockmart passed away Friday, June 4, 2010 in Floyd Medical Center, Rome, GA. Graveside funeral and interment services will be held Tuesday morning, June 8, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. in the Bellview Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Reginald Campbell officiating. Survivors include her parents,...

Claudie (Pete) Harrell

Claudie (Pete) Harrell

May 25, 2010

Mr. Claudie (Pete) Harrell, age 88, of 1547 Taylorsville Macedonia Road, Taylorsville, GA passed away Tuesday, May 25, 2010 in a Rome Medical Center following several years of declining health. He was born in Sand Mountain, Alabama on December 6, 1921 a son of the late Jim Harrell and Mary Jones Harrell. Mr. Harrell had lived in Polk County the...