Obituaries
Stevie Coker
Feb 28, 2025
Mr. Jerry Steven Coker of Rockmart, GA, passed away on February 28, 2025, at the age of 63.
Stevie was born on August 18, 1961, and was the son of the late Jerry W. Coker and Peggy Jean Poole Coker and the sibling of Charlie and Diedra, his stepmother, Patricia Baines Coker and step-brothers Gene And Jerry. His Aunt Gail Coker...
John Calvin Jarvis, Jr.
Feb 25, 2025
Mr. John Calvin Jarvis, Jr., age 63, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Tuesday morning, February 25, 2025.
John was born in Marietta, GA, on December 20, 1961, a son of the late John Calvin Jarvis, Sr. and Barbara Jean Woodson Jarvis. He had lived the greater part of his life in Rockmart and was a floor covering installer. John attended Morning...
Betty Sue Crowe
Feb 25, 2025
Mrs. Betty Sue Crowe, age 74, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Tuesday, February 25, 2025.
Mrs. Crowe was born in Marietta, GA, on December 5, 1950, daughter of the late Howard Marshall and Ally Mae Ponder Marshall. She grew up in Marietta and has been in Rockmart for the past 22 years. Mrs. Crowe was a housewife and homemaker who enjoyed...
Harold Douglas Edwards
Feb 23, 2025
Mr. Harold Douglas Edwards, age 71, of Rockmart, GA (the Beulah Community) passed away Sunday, February 23, 2025 at his residence.
He was born in Atlanta, GA on May 12, 1953, a son of Frances Phillips Edwards and the late B.D. Edwards. Mr. Edwards had been a resident of Paulding county since 1989 moving there from Smyrna. He was a graduate...
Freddie Douglas Lewis
Feb 19, 2025
Mr. Freddie Douglas Lewis, age 80, of Aragon, GA, passed away Wednesday evening, February 19, 2025.
Mr. Lewis was born in Rockmart, GA, on May 10, 1944, a son of the late Clarence William “C.W.” Lewis and Vasti Chupp Lewis. He had lived the greater part of his life in Rockmart and attended True North Church in Calhoun, GA. Mr. Lewis...
Cynthia "Cindy" Fitzpatrick Scannapieco
Feb 18, 2025
Mrs. Cynthia “Cindy” Scannapieco, age 65, passed away Tuesday, February 18, 2025.
Cindy was born in Rome, GA, on May 5, 1959, daughter of the late Doyle Edward Fitzpatrick and Glenda Lou Scoggins Fitzpatrick. She had lived her childhood years in Rockmart and was a graduate of Rockmart High School and was of the Baptist faith. Cindy went on to achieve...
Dr. Joel Jackson
Feb 18, 2025
Dr. Joel Jackson, age 96, of Rockmart, GA , passed away Tuesday afternoon, February 18, 2025.
Joel Sealy Jackson was born in Baconton, Georgia, on August 4, 1928, a son of the late Harry U. Jackson and Carrie Sealy Jackson.
Joel grew up in the small town of Baconton with his parents, sister Martha, and brothers Harry and Kenneth. Though this was...
John Burden Agan
Feb 17, 2025
Mr. John Burden Agan, age 70, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Monday, February 17, 2025.
Mr. Agan was born in Decatur, GA, on May 13, 1954, a son of the late Leslie James Agan and Billie Burden Agan. He had lived all his life in the Yorkville community. Mr. Agan was a retired sheet metal fabricator who owned and operated A&A...
Jean M. Burkhardt
Feb 17, 2025
Mrs. Jean M. Burkhardt, age 84, of Cedartown, GA, passed away Monday, February 17, 2025.
Mrs. Burkhardt was born in Rochester, NY, on March 15, 1940, a daughter of the late Fred Schieber and Marie Rore Schrieber. She was the co-owner of Al Burkhardt Custom Tables and Blinds. Mrs. Burkhardt was a master gardener and loved bird watching.
In addition to her...
Jared Levi Swindall
Feb 16, 2025
Jared Levi Swindall, age 29, of Cedartown, GA, passed away Sunday, February 16, 2025.
Levi was born in Cartersville, GA, on August 12, 1995, son of Charles Swindall and Amanda Haddock Hall. He had lived all his life in Polk County and worked with Bartow Paving. Levi enjoyed sports, coaching the boy’s baseball teams, fishing, floating down the river and four...
Nicky Lee Lindsey
Feb 16, 2025
Nicky Lee Lindsey, age 53, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Sunday, February 16, 2025.
Nicky was born on February 16, 1972, in Dallas, GA, son of Jimmy Howard Lindsey and the late Theresa Ely Lindsey. He had lived the greater part of his life in the Yorkville community and was a plumber by trade. Nicky was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed...
Robin Denise Gusman
Feb 14, 2025
Robin Denise Gusman, age 58, of Elijay, GA, formerly of Rockmart, GA, passed away Friday, February 14, 2025.
Robin was born in Marietta, GA, on October 18, 1966, a daughter of the late Larry Locklear and Glenda Faye Spivey Locklear. She was a machine operator with Tarco Industries. Robin enjoyed bowling, fishing, Bar-B-Qing and loved her family.
In addition to her parents,...
Faye Owen Wakeman
Feb 14, 2025
Mrs. Faye Owen Wakeman, age 96, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Friday morning, February 14, 2025.
Vera Faye Wakeman nee Vera Faye Owen - took that middle name and ran with it. From Texas to the Mountains of North Carolina to Brazil, Atlanta and finally in Rockmart, Georgia. In between, she was stilled at 21 when polio confined her to an...
Jeanette Carlton Motes
Feb 13, 2025
Mrs. Jeanette Carlton Motes, age 90, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Thursday evening, February 13, 2025.
Mrs. Motes was born in Cedartown, GA, on August 19, 1934, a daughter of the late John Ed Carlton, Sr., and Elua Inez Deems Carlton. She had lived the greater part of her life in Rockmart and was of the Baptist faith, and last attended...
Chelsey Marie Summerville
Feb 8, 2025
Chelsey Marie Summerville, 18 month old daughter of Jamie Quinton “Bo” Summerville and Savannah Marie Hamblin, passed away Saturday, February 8, 2025.
Chelsey was born in Cartersville, GA, on August 8, 2023. She was a loving child who enjoyed watching PAW Patrol (Chase was her favorite), and SpongeBob SquarePants, watching wrestling, and loved dancing and music.
Chelsey was preceded in death by...
Harlee Makenzie Duke
Feb 6, 2025
Harlee Makenzie Duke, age 27, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Thursday, February 6, 2025.
Harlee was born in Rome, GA, on September 16, 1997, daughter of Allen Duke and Janice Tackett Duke. She had lived all her life in Polk County and was homemaker. Harlee had a love for music and a special love for her children and the Lord.
Harlee was...
Sharon Abernathy Stephenson
Feb 5, 2025
Mrs. Sharon Abernathy Stephenson, age 64, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Wednesday evening, February 5, 2025.
Sharon was born in Rockmart on July 31, 1960, a daughter of the late B.L. Abernathy and Linda Green Abernathy. She had lived all her life in Polk County and was a member of Piedmont Baptist Church. Sharon retired from Polk School District where she...
James Jackson "Jim" Buffaloe
Feb 4, 2025
Mr. James Jackson “Jim” Buffaloe, age 84, of Americus, GA, passed away Tuesday, February 4, 2025.
Mr. Buffaloe was born in Willow Springs, NC, on December 12, 1940, a son of the late David Buffaloe and Louise Fish Buffaloe. He had spent his childhood years in North Carolina and the greater part of his life in Americus, GA. Mr. Buffaloe was...
Dennis James Moncrief
Feb 4, 2025
Mr. Dennis James Moncrief, age 67, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Tuesday afternoon, February 4, 2025.
Dennis was born in Cedartown, GA, on October 6, 1957, son of the late George Moncrief, Jr., and Willie Jo Bates Moncrief. He had lived the greater part of his life in Polk County and was a member of Morning View Baptist Church. Dennis retired...
Elizabeth S. "Libby" Jackson
Feb 4, 2025
Mrs. Elizabeth S. “Libby” Jackson, age 102, formerly of Rockmart, GA, passed away Tuesday morning, February 4, 2025, in an assisted living facility in Lithia Springs, GA.
Mrs. Jackson was born in Louisville, KY, on November 28, 1922, daughter of the late William Harvey Smothers and Pearl E. Duncan Smothers. She moved to Atlanta, GA, in 1965 and then to Rockmart...
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