Obituaries

Laura Fuller

Laura Fuller

Jan 6, 2022

Mrs. Laura Fuller, age 60, of Rockmart, GA passed away Thursday, January 6, 2022 at her home, surrounded by her loved ones. Mrs. Fuller was born on May 26, 1961 to her late parents: Seals Mitchell and Ruby Murphy. Laura enjoyed going to church, watching movies, laying out in the sun and spending time with her precious grandchildren. Mrs. Fuller...

Helen O. Phillips

Helen O. Phillips

Jan 4, 2022

Mrs. Helen O. Phillips, age 89, of Rockmart, GA, passed away on Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Phillips was born on October 25, 1932 in Roswell, New Mexico to her late parents, William Olguin and Katie Bernal Olguin. Helen was a resident of Rockmart since 1969. She enjoyed shopping, crafts, reading, painting...

Collin Mears

Collin Mears

Jan 3, 2022

Mr. Collin Mears, age 28, of Rockmart, GA passed away Monday, January 3, 2022. Collins was born in Rome, GA on July 30, 1993, a son of the late Guy Mears and the late Mitzi Wear Mears. Collin had lived all of his life in Rockmart where he was a graduate of Rockmart High School. He enjoyed gaming and had...

Jeremy  Shane Hester

Jeremy Shane Hester

Jan 2, 2022

Mr. Jeremy Shane Hester, age 47, of Calhoun, GA, passed away on Sunday, January 2, 2022. Shane was born on September 5, 1974 in Rome, GA, to his parents: Danny Hester and Pam Smith Hester. Mr. Hester lived most of his life in Rockmart. Shane was a former butcher at Super Save, Triangle and Ingles grocery stores. In his free...

Phillip "Phil" Ray  Mahan

Phillip "Phil" Ray Mahan

Dec 30, 2021

Mr. Phillip Ray “Phil” Mahan, age 74, of Rockmart, GA, passed away on Thursday, December 30, 2021. Phil was born on May 2, 1947 in Cartersville, GA, to his parents: Julius Boston Mahan and Edith Juanita Tranthem Mahan. Mr. Mahan lived in Fairmont, GA in Gordon County, GA until 1958, he then moved to Epworth, GA, until 1962. In 1962...

Eloise Allgood Carroll

Eloise Allgood Carroll

Dec 28, 2021

Mrs. Eloise Allgood Carroll, age 85, of Rockmart, GA passed away on Tuesday, December 28, 2021 at her home, surrounded by her loved ones. Eloise was born on April 27, 1936 in Rockmart, GA to her parents, Lawrence Allgood and Edna Marks Allgood. Mrs. Carroll spent her childhood in Rockmart and her young adult life in Austell before moving back...

Mickie  Lynn Dearborn

Mickie Lynn Dearborn

Dec 27, 2021

Mrs. Mickie Lynn Dearborn, age 58, of Orange Beach, AL, passed away on Monday, December 27, 2021. Mickie was born on October 16, 1963 in Rockmart, GA, to her late parents: James and Shirley Waites. Mickie was a member of Lakeview Baptist Church. Mrs. Dearborn loved her family, the ocean, boating, traveling, and her precious dogs, Sam and Jackson. Mickie...

Tommy Lewis Hudgins Sr.

Tommy Lewis Hudgins Sr.

Dec 23, 2021

Mr. Tommy Lewis Hudgins, Sr. age 67, of Cedartown, GA, passed away on Thursday, December 23, 2021. Tommy was born on June 7, 1954 in Pine Mountain, GA, a son of the late, J.L. Hudgins and the late Martha Bell Farr Hudgins. Tommy spent the greater part of his life in Polk County, where he was a self employed painter...

Johnny Lee Brand

Johnny Lee Brand

Dec 22, 2021

Mr. Johnny Lee Brand, age 68, of Centre, AL, passed away on Wednesday, December 22, 2021. Mr. Brand was born on March 20, 1953 in Cedartown, GA, to his parents: Herschel Brand and Lottie Garrett Brand. Johnny lived most of his life in Polk and Floyd County before moving to Alabama in 2019. He enjoyed fishing and going to the...

Wanda  A. Hebert

Wanda A. Hebert

Dec 22, 2021

Mrs. Wanda A. Hebert, age 73, of Rockmart, GA, passed away on Wednesday, December 22, 2021. Mrs. Hebert was born on August 21, 1948 in Thibideaux, Louisiana to her parents: Berwick Joseph Hebert and Clara LeCompte Hebert. Wanda was the biggest New Orleans Saints Football fan and loved watching the NFL draft every year! Mrs. Hebert was a loving mother,...

Freida Gay Womack

Freida Gay Womack

Dec 21, 2021

Mrs. Freida Gay Womack, age 68, of Bowdon, Georgia, passed away on December 21, 2021. Mrs. Womack was born on October 26, 1953 in Rome, Georgia to the late Thomas and Dorothy Smith. She was retired from Bowdon Elementary School where she had worked for many years as a paraprofessional. She was of the Baptist faith. She loved and lived...

Shermontay Hudson

Shermontay Hudson

Dec 18, 2021

Mr. Shermontay Hudson, age 36, of Rockmart, GA, passed away on Saturday, December 18, 2021. Mr. Hudson was born on May 13, 1985 in Rome, GA. Shermontay lived the greater part of his life in Rockmart and was a 2004 graduate of Rockmart High School. Mr. Hudson loved his dogs and his precious children dearly. He was a loving husband,...

Ruth  Proctor  Reece

Ruth Proctor Reece

Dec 18, 2021

Mrs. Ruth Proctor Reece, age 80, of Rockmart, GA, passed away on Saturday, December 18, 2021 at her home, surrounded by her loved ones. Mrs. Reece was born on October 1, 1941 in Polk County to her parents: Roy Lee Swift and Ollie Ruth Rowell Swift. Ruth lived all her life in Polk County and was a member of Second...

Mary  Carolyn West

Mary Carolyn West

Dec 17, 2021

Mrs. Mary Carolyn West, age 86, of Rockmart, GA, passed away on Friday, December 17, 2021. She was born in Plains, GA on November 2, 1935 a daughter of the late Appling Dwight Mitchell, Sr. and the late Mary Ethel Speer Mitchell. Carolyn had been a resident of Rockmart since 1960 moving here from Douglasville. She was a member of...

Geraldine Alice Chambers Dodgen

Geraldine Alice Chambers Dodgen

Dec 16, 2021

Mrs. Geraldine Alice Chambers Dodgen, affectionately known as “Jerrie”, age 91, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Thursday, December 16, 2021 at 5:45 in the morning. She was born in Pontiac, Michigan on December 12, 1930, daughter to the late Lowell Benton Chambers and Zora Mae Bowman Chambers. Mrs. Dodgen was a talented, imaginative, and artistic woman. Self-taught, she played the...

Daniel Lee "Buck" Coalson

Daniel Lee "Buck" Coalson

Dec 15, 2021

Mr. Daniel Lee “Buck” Coalson, age 67, of Rockmart, GA, passed away on Wednesday, December 15, 2021. Buck was born on April 22, 1954 in Rome, GA, to his parents, Clarence Coalson, Sr. and Leona Bowman Coalson. Mr. Coalson lived all his life in Polk County and had worked as a EMT for Polk EMS and a paramedic for Bartow...

Marie Waters Quick

Marie Waters Quick

Dec 13, 2021

Mrs. Marie Waters Quick, age 97, of Rockmart, GA, passed away on Monday, December 13, 2021. Marie was born on August 26, 1924 to her parents, Charlie Waters and Van Dora Maxwell Waters. Marie lived in Rockmart and Taylorsville all her life and was a graduate of Taylorsville School. Mrs. Quick enjoyed gardening and putting puzzles together. She was a...

Virgil Edward Tibbitts, Jr.

Virgil Edward Tibbitts, Jr.

Dec 11, 2021

Mr. Virgil E. Tibbitts, Jr., age 85, of Dallas, GA passed away Saturday, December 11, 2021 in a Rome medical center. He was born in Paulding County, GA on August 16, 1936 a son of the late Virgil E. Tibbitts, Sr. and the late Bessie Mae Blackston Tibbitts. He had lived the greater part of his life in Paulding County...

Ernestine W. Lively

Ernestine W. Lively

Dec 9, 2021

Mrs. Ernestine Lively, age 91, of Cartersville, GA, passed away on Thursday, December 9, 2021 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Ernestine was born on December 15, 1929 in Aragon, GA and lived in Aragon for most of her life. She was retired from Sears, where she worked as the Division Manager for many years. She was a...

Betty Jean Brinkley

Betty Jean Brinkley

Dec 7, 2021

Mrs. Betty Jean Brinkley, age 54, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Tuesday, December 7, 2021. Betty was born in Rockmart, GA on October 20, 1967, a daughter of the late Ralph Deems and the late Clara Mae Ely Deems. She had lived all of her life in Rockmart where she was a homemaker and a member of Seney Baptist Church....