Obituaries

Harold M. Thomason, Jr.

Harold M. Thomason, Jr.

May 21, 2021

Mr. Harold M. Thomason, Jr., age 60 of Dallas, GA passed away Friday, May 21, 2021 in Marietta, GA following a lengthy illness. He was born in Paulding County, GA on October 16, 1960 a son of the late Harold M. Thomason, Sr. and the late Betty Jo Browning Thomason. Mr. Thomason had lived the greater part of his life...

Rev. Dennis "Bud" Holland

Rev. Dennis "Bud" Holland

May 20, 2021

Rev. Dennis “Bud” Holland, age 80, of Rockmart, GA, passed away on Thursday, May 20, 2021. He was born on August 28, 1940 in Rockmart, GA, to his late parents: Chesley Holland and Edith Suits Holland. Bud spent the greater part of his life in Rockmart and was a retired Church of God Minister. Rev. Holland enjoyed politics, history and...

Raymund Copelan

Raymund Copelan

May 19, 2021

Raymund S. Copelan, age 85, of Aragon, GA, passed away on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. He was born on February 17, 1936 to his late parents E.G. Copeland, Sr. and Virginia Gatliff Copeland. Mr. Copelan lived in Aragon since 1977 after moving from Forsyth. He was a graduate of Mary Persons High School. Raymund was retired from Georgia Power, where...

Joyce Lucille Williams

Joyce Lucille Williams

May 18, 2021

Mrs. Joyce Lucille Williams, age 82, of Rockmart, GA, passed away on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. She was born on September 16, 1938 in Taylorsville, GA, to her late parents: Olin Maxwell and Mary Bell Waters Maxwell. Mrs. Williams spent all her life in the Rockmart area and was a faithful member of Rockmart Church of God for many years....

Cheryl Ann Coker

Cheryl Ann Coker

May 17, 2021

Mrs. Cheryl Ann Coker, age 62, of Aragon, GA, passed away on Monday, May 17, 2021. She was born on July 5, 1958 in Cedartown, GA, to her late parents: Lewis Eugene Coker and Martha Ann Ingram Coker. Cheryl was a graduate of Rockmart High School in 1977 and lived all her life in the Rockmart and Aragon area. She...

Annette Dunn

Annette Dunn

May 15, 2021

Mrs. Annette Dunn, age 69, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Saturday, May 15, 2021. Mrs. Dunn was born in Rockmart, GA on July 7, 1951, a daughter of the late M.A. Knight and the late Trudy Mozell Trammell Knight. Annette had lived in Rockmart all of her life where she was a graduate of Rockmart High School and was a...

Ricky Williams

Ricky Williams

May 15, 2021

Mr. Ricky Charles Williams, age 63, of Rockmart, GA passed away on Saturday, May 15, 2021. He was born on March 7, 1958 in Rockmart, GA to his late parents: Carl Thomas Williams and Ethel Ratcliff Williams. Ricky lived all his life in Rockmart and worked as a truck driver for many years. He loved sports, coaching baseball, Harley Davidsons,...

Shirley Jean Barber

Shirley Jean Barber

May 12, 2021

Mrs. Shirley Jean Barber, age 77, of Rockmart, GA, passed away on Wednesday, May 12, 2021. She was born on April 9, 1944 in Rome, GA, to her late parents: Ray Ferguson and Lorena Lanham Ferguson. Shirley lived all her life in Rockmart, GA and was a member of Aragon Baptist Church. Mrs. Barber was an incredibly hard worker and...

Cornelia Bennett Jackson

Cornelia Bennett Jackson

May 6, 2021

Cornelia Bennett Jackson, retired teacher, loving mother, and lifelong resident of Rockmart, GA passed away peacefully in her home on May 6, 2021. She was born in Petersburg, Virginia on November 27, 1949 to Talbott and Mary Ann Jackson Bennett. She was a graduate of Rockmart High School, Mercer University, and the University of West Georgia. She taught at Rockmart...

David  Wayne Uitermark

David Wayne Uitermark

May 3, 2021

David Wayne "Dave" Uitermark, age 61, of Aragon, GA, passed away on Monday, May 3, 2021. He was born on March 6, 1960 in Holland, MI, to his late parents: Orlan and Beatrice Uitermark. Dave lived in Georgia since 1993 and worked as a tax preparer for several years. He was a faithful member of Victory Baptist Church and a...

Michael Dyer

Michael Dyer

Apr 29, 2021

Mr. Michael Edwin (Mike) Dyer, age 69, of Rockmart, GA, passed away on Thursday, April 29, 2021. He was born on January 10, 1952 in Cedartown, GA to his late parents: Albert E. Dyer and Cora Mae Price Dyer. Mike spent the early years of his life in Cedartown, GA, and had attended Cedartown High School. He has lived the...

Bethany  Yarbrough

Bethany Yarbrough

Apr 25, 2021

Ms. Bethany Yarbrough, age 31, of Rockmart, GA, passed away on Sunday, April 25, 2021. She was born on August 29, 1989 in Rome, GA, to her parents: Mitchell Lee Yarbrough and Elizabeth Marie Jackson. Beth lived in the Rockmart and Aragon area for all of her life and was a graduate of Rockmart High School. Ms. Yarbrough worked at...

Donald "Donnie"  Jerry Borders

Donald "Donnie" Jerry Borders

Apr 21, 2021

Mr. Donald "Donnie" Jerry Borders, age 65, of Rockmart, GA, passed away on Wednesday, April 21, 2021. He was born on December 28, 1955 in Noblesville, Indiana to his late parents: Raymond and Beatrice McCann Borders. Donnie worked for many years at Wilson Super Store and also at Ingles. Mr. Borders was a faithful member of Rockmart Church of Christ...

Frankie Lee Harding

Frankie Lee Harding

Apr 20, 2021

Mr. Frankie Lee Harding, age 57, lifelong resident of Aragon, GA, passed away on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. He was born on August 4, 1963 in Rockmart, GA, to his loving parents: Arey Lonnie Harding and Claudiett Carter Harding. Frankie was a graduate of Rockmart High School and later went on to bravely serve in The United States Army. Mr....

Linda Joyce Hester

Linda Joyce Hester

Apr 16, 2021

Ms. Linda Joyce Hester, age 72, of Rockmart, GA, passed away on Friday, April 16, 2021. She was born on May 17, 1948 in Atlanta, GA, to her loving parents: Raymond and Eleanor Palmer Hampton. Although born in Atlanta, she spent most of her life in Rockmart. Ms. Hester worked for the City of Rockmart Police Department in the administrative...

Kuni Harrison

Kuni Harrison

Mar 31, 2021

Kuni Harrison, age 69, of Rockmart, Georgia peacefully passed into the Spiritual Realm on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Born in Tokyo, Japan on December 22, 1951 during the American Occupation, he lived the first 10 years of his life in Tokyo. As part of a service family he spent his early years in various places in the United States and...

Lewis H. Helms

Lewis H. Helms

Mar 30, 2021

Mr. Lewis H. Helms, age 89, of Rockmart, GA, passed away on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. He was born on October 9, 1931 in Altoona, AL, to his late parents: Sanford and Thelma Thompson Helms. Lewis had resided in Rockmart since 1936 and was a former city clerk and city manager for the city of Rockmart. He also was a...

Larry Duke

Larry Duke

Mar 22, 2021

Mr. Larry Duke, age 64, of Rockmart, GA passed away Monday, March 22, 2021 at his residence. He was born in Rockmart, GA on February 22, 1957 a son of the late Edward Duke and the late Annie Louise Searles Duke. Larry had lived all of his life in the Rockmart area and was of the Baptist faith. He enjoyed...

Keith Morris

Keith Morris

Mar 22, 2021

Mr. Keith Morris, age 65, of Nashville, TN and formerly of Rockmart, passed away Monday, March 22, 2021 in Nashville. Keith was born in Rockmart, GA on September 12, 1955, a son of the late James Floyd “Shorty” Morris and the late Martha Grace Mosley Morris. He spent his childhood years in Rockmart where he was a graduate of Rockmart...

Todd Barber

Todd Barber

Mar 19, 2021

Mr. Todd Barber, age 55, of Dallas, GA passed away Friday, March 19, 2021 in Tucker, GA. Mr. Barber was born in Rome, GA, on September 14, 1965, a son of Ellis Barber and Nancy Roberson Barber. Todd had lived the greater part of his life in Rockmart where he attended Rockmart High School. During his youth he was very...