Obituaries
George William Rakestraw, Jr.
Mar 5, 2023
Mr. George William Rakestraw, Jr., age 62, of Cedartown, GA, passed away Sunday, March 5, 2023.
George was born in Kissimmee, FL, on June 1, 1960, a son of Margaret Ingram Rakestraw and the late George William Rakestraw, Sr. He was a veteran of the United States Army and was of the Baptist faith. He had been a resident of Polk...
Louise Tilley Chambers
Mar 4, 2023
Mrs. Louise Tilley Chambers, age 90, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Saturday, March 4, 2023.
Mrs. Chambers was born in Taylorsville, GA, on August 26, 1932, daughter of the late Homer Tilley and Velma Gregory Tilley. She had spent her childhood in Taylorsville and attended Taylorsville School. Prior to retirement, Mrs. Chambers was a parts inspector with Murata Manufacturing. She enjoyed...
Dorothy Lanham Godfrey
Mar 4, 2023
Mrs. Dorothy Lanham Godfrey, age 90, of Aragon, GA passed away Saturday, March 4, 2023 at Rockmart Health in Rockmart, GA.
She was born September 11, 1932 in Portland, GA, the daughter of the late Rev. Lester King Lanham and the late Mrs. Hazel Roberson Lanham. She worked at Undergarment in Cartersville, Integrated Mills in Aragon, and retired from Polk School...
Randy C. Smith
Feb 28, 2023
Mr. Randy C. Smith, age 63, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2023.
Randy was born in Rome, GA on January 12, 1960, a son of Jimmy Ray “J.R.” Smith and Mary Dathnia Benefield Ledford. A lifelong resident of Polk County, Randy was a graduate of Cedartown High School and a member of Sardis Methodist Church. He enjoyed restoring...
Beverly Jean Hutcheson
Feb 25, 2023
Mrs. Beverly Jean Hutcheson, age 60, of Rockmart, GA, passed away on Saturday, February 25, 2023.
Mrs. Hutcheson was born on June 8, 1962 in Miles City, Montana to her parents: Bobby Ray Bullock and Barbara Anderson Bullock. Beverly moved to Rockmart in 1995 and was a homemaker. She enjoyed crocheting, shopping and spending time with her family. She was a...
Susie Irwin Morgan
Feb 25, 2023
Ms. Susie Irwin Morgan, age 67, lifelong resident of Rockmart, GA, passed away on Saturday, February 25, 2023.
Susie was born on May 10, 1955 in Rockmart, GA, to her parents: Jimmy Allen Irwin, Jr. and Anne Ruth Brown Irwin. Mrs. Morgan graduated from Rockmart High School and went to school at Floyd College where she received her bachelor’s degree in...
Charles Edward Akins
Feb 22, 2023
Mr. Charles Edward Akins, age 81, of Austell, GA passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2023.
He was born in Columbus, GA on March 21, 1941, a son of the late Jesse Akins and the late Lillie Mae Smith Akins. Mr. Akins loved God, his church and this country. He had had a great love for his family and he enjoyed traveling....
Tony Coats
Feb 22, 2023
Mr. Tony Coats, age 76, of Cedartown, GA passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2023 in a Rome nursing center following a lengthy illness.
He was born in Rome, GA on March 1, 1946 a son of the Charles E. Coats and the late Wilma Norris Coats. Tony grew up in the Vinson Mountain community. In 1969 he moved to Cedartown where...
Jack Edward Stooksbury
Feb 22, 2023
Mr. Jack Edward Stooksbury, age 81, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2023.
Jack was born in Knoxville, TN, on April 7, 1941, son of the late Willard Cam Stooksbury and Willie Mae Lee Stooksbury. He had been in the Rockmart area for the past 5 years, moving here from Gwinnett County. Jack was a former owner/operator of a...
Yvonne Hill Martin
Feb 22, 2023
Ms. Yvonne Hill Martin, age 76, of Cedartown, GA, passed away on Wednesday, February 22, 2023.
Yvonne was born on May 6, 1946 in Morrow, GA, to her parents: Percy A. Hill and Addie Bell Leslie Hill. Ms. Martin had lived in Atlanta before returning to Cedartown four years ago. She was a graduate of Cedartown High School and had worked...
Gary Franklin Taylor
Feb 19, 2023
Mr. Gary Franklin Taylor, age 55, of Leesburg, AL passed away Sunday, February 19, 2023 at his residence.
He was born in Atlanta, GA on January 3, 1968 and lived in Rockmart, GA for many years. Gary was a painter by trade and had attended UTI Auto Mechanic School. He loved to build model cars and listen to rock music. He...
Christopher Brian Gayton
Feb 17, 2023
Mr. Christopher Brian Gayton, age 47, of Adairsville, GA, passed away Friday, February 17, 2023, in a Chattanooga hospital.
Christopher was born in Marietta, GA, on August 12, 1975, son of the late James Hogan and Judy Cantrell Hogan. He had lived the greater part of his life in Cartersville, GA, and enjoyed fishing. Christopher loved spending time with his family,...
Richard John Andrews
Feb 16, 2023
Mr. Richard John Andrews, age 47, of Aragon, GA, passed away on Thursday, February 16, 2023.
Mr. Andrews was born on June 19, 1975, in Angola, IN, to his parents, Richard Andrews and Carol Murk. He spent his early life in Indiana and the past 5 years in Polk County. Richard attended 101 Church. He worked for most of his life...
Matthew Dawkins
Feb 14, 2023
Matthew Dean Dawkins, age 48, of Tunnel Hill, GA, passed away Tuesday morning, February 14, 2023, in an Atlanta hospital.
Matthew was born in Lima, OH, on April 29, 1974, son of Barbara Lasch Dawkins and the late William Dawkins. He had lived the greater part of his life in Rockmart and Cartersville. Matthew was a graduate of Cartersville High School...
Betty Pierce Smith
Feb 14, 2023
Mrs. Betty Pierce Smith, age 78, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Tuesday morning, February 14, 2023, in a Rome, GA, hospital.
Mrs. Smith was born in Rockmart on March 2, 1944, a daughter of the late Hobart Pierce and Mary Gaines Pierce. She had lived the greater part of the life in Rockmart and was a longtime member of the Piedmont...
Charlene Turner
Feb 14, 2023
Mrs. Charlene H. Turner, age 72, of Silver Creek, GA, passed away Tuesday morning, February 14, 2023, in a Rome, GA, hospital.
Charlene was born in Atlanta, GA, on October 14, 1950, daughter of the late Charles David Helton and the late Martha Josephine Lane Helton. She had lived the greater part of her life in the Silver Creek community and...
Lane Mcrae
Feb 9, 2023
Ms. Lane McRae, age 70, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Thursday afternoon, February 9, 2023.
Ms. McRae was born in Rome, GA, on August 23, 1952, daughter of the late Gene McRae and Mary Lane McRae. She had lived the greater part of the life in the Atlanta, GA, area and had worked for AT&T Communications and for the Georgia Depart...
George W. Mayfield
Jan 29, 2023
George W. “Dubb” Mayfield, age 83, of Aragon, GA, passed away on Sunday, January 29, 2023.
Mr. Mayfield was born on May 2, 1939, in Dallas, GA, to his parents: William Lee Mayfield and Martha Louise O'neal Mayfield. George lived all his life in Paulding County and Polk County. He was retired from Goodyear and was a member of Euharlee Baptist...
Oveline "June" Purser
Jan 29, 2023
Mrs. Oveline “June” Purser, age 91, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Sunday, January 29, 2023.
Mrs. Purser was born in Clarkesville, GA on July 11, 1931, a daughter of the late Caney D. Eller and the late Lona Carolyn Chastain Eller. June had been a resident of Rockmart since 1997 moving from Doraville, GA. She was a member of Rockmart First...
Dwight Clifford Beck
Jan 29, 2023
Mr. Dwight Clifford “Shep” Beck, age 67, of Rockmart, GA, passed away on Sunday, January 29, 2023.
Mr. Beck was born on October 19, 1955 in Rockmart, GA to his parents: Clifford William Beck and Wilma Jean Brewer Beck. Shep lived all his life in Rockmart. Mr. Beck worked for Goodyear for 22 years and then worked as a sanitation supervisor...
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