Obituaries

Frances  Leatherwood Estes

Frances Leatherwood Estes

Apr 12, 2020

Mrs. Frances Leatherwood Estes, age 74, of Rockmart, GA passed away Sunday, April 12, 2020 at her residence. She was born in Aragon, GA on June 28, 1945, a daughter of the late Leonard Leatherwood and the late Lillian Cole Leatherwood. Mrs. Estes had lived all of her life in Rockmart where she attended Rockmart High School. She was a...

Deborah Sue Taylor

Deborah Sue Taylor

Apr 12, 2020

Mrs. Deborah Sue Taylor, age 65, of Rockmart, GA passed away Sunday, April 12, 2020 in a Rome nursing center following a lengthy illness. She was born in Statham, GA on August 6, 1954 a daughter of the late John Stapp and the late Helen Perry Stapp. Mrs. Taylor was a graduate of Bass High School and was a retired...

Angie Aileen Mcalister

Angie Aileen Mcalister

Apr 9, 2020

Ms. Angie Aileen McAlister, age 32, of Rockmart, GA passed away Thursday, April 9, 2020. She was born in Rome, GA on April 28, 1987, a daughter of Kenneth (Kenny) McAlister and Cynthia (Cindy) Matthews McAlister. Angie lived all of her life in Rockmart where she attended Rockmart High School. She had a love for music and was a daddy's...

Ethel Lee Williams

Ethel Lee Williams

Apr 7, 2020

Mrs. Ethel Lee Williams, age 88, of Rockmart, GA passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at her residence. She was born in Waleska, GA on April 7, 1932, a daughter of the late Thomas Ratcliff and the late Katie Childers Ratcliff. Mrs. Williams lived the greater part of her life in Rockmart where she was a member of the Piedmont...

Dianne Quick

Dianne Quick

Apr 7, 2020

Mrs. Dianne Quick, age 68, of Rockmart, passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2020. Dianne was born July 8, 1951 in Rome, Georgia, a daughter of the late Donald Gore and the late Margaret Early Gore. She lived all her life in Polk County, and was a graduate of Cedartown High School. Dianne loved her cats and enjoyed working in her...

Elizabeth Ann "Beth" Stiles

Elizabeth Ann "Beth" Stiles

Mar 29, 2020

Mrs. Elizabeth Ann “Beth” Stiles, age 38, of Cedartown, GA passed away Sunday, March 29, 2020. She was born in Rome, GA on November 20, 1981. Beth had lived all her life in Floyd and Polk County where she was a member of Valley View Baptist Church. She enjoyed drawing and had a great love for her children and her...

Mike Mcburnett

Mike Mcburnett

Mar 28, 2020

Mr. Mike McBurnett, age 55, of Rockmart, GA passed away, Saturday, March 28, 2020. He was born in Rockmart, GA on June 23, 1964, a son of the late James Lee McBurnett and the late Mozelle Dyer McBurnett. Mike had lived all of his life in Polk County where he was a graduate of Rockmart High School. He enjoyed traveling...

Seward  Ott Chambers, Jr.

Seward Ott Chambers, Jr.

Mar 27, 2020

Mr. Seward Ott Chambers, Jr. age 75, of Cedartown, GA passed away Friday, March 27, 2020. He was born in Rome, GA on February 16, 1945, a son of the late Seward Ott Chambers, Sr. and the late Mary Elizabeth Tarbush Chambers. Mr. Chambers had lived all of his life in Polk County. He owned and operated Chambers Garage along...

Teresa Louise Cupp  Lerch

Teresa Louise Cupp Lerch

Mar 25, 2020

Mrs. Teresa Louise Cupp Lerch, age 59, of Rockmart, GA passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2020. She was born in Fairfield, OH on December 19, 1960, a daughter of the late Kenneth Ray and the late Mildred Louise Jones Ray. Mrs. Lerch lived her childhood in Ohio before moving to Georgia. She had been a resident of Rockmart for the...

Joel Felton Smith

Joel Felton Smith

Mar 23, 2020

Mr. Joel Felton Smith, age 72, of Rockmart, GA passed away Monday, March 23, 2020 at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born in Rome, GA on November 10, 1947, a son of the late Thomas Felton (T.F.) Smith and the late Edna Tabor Smith. Joel had been a resident of Polk County all of his life where...

Samuel Taft Walley

Samuel Taft Walley

Mar 20, 2020

Mr. Samuel Taft Walley, 45, of Helena, Alabama, died March 20, 2020. He was born in Decatur, Georgia, on October 8, 1974. He was the son of Charles and Linda Walley. Taft was a 1993 graduate of Cedartown High School in Cedartown, Georgia, and a 1998 graduate of Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Alabama, where he was a member of...

Ricky Honaker

Ricky Honaker

Mar 15, 2020

Mr. Ricky Honaker, age 45, of Cedar Bluff, VA passed away Sunday, March 15, 2020 in a Chattanooga, TN hospital. He was born on December 13, 1974 in Richlands, VA a son of the late Marshall Edward Honaker, Sr. and the late Alice Catherine Thompson Honaker. Ricky had lived all of his life in the Richlands, VA area where he...

Shane Anthony Elrod

Shane Anthony Elrod

Mar 15, 2020

Mr. Shane Anthony Elrod, age 44, of Rockmart, GA passed away Sunday, March 15, 2020. He was born in Marietta, GA on May 4, 1975, a son of Clifford George Elrod and the former Jo Anne Brown. Shane had lived the greater part of his life in Polk County where he was a member of the Davitte Lodge #513 F&AM...

Emma Corrine Spinks

Emma Corrine Spinks

Mar 15, 2020

Mrs. Emma Corrine Tate Goss Spinks, age 90, of Rockmart, GA passed away Sunday, March 15, 2020. She was born in Bartow County, GA on September 21, 1929, a daughter of the late Coleman Bryant Tate and the late Grace Madden Tate. Emma moved to Rockmart as a young girl. She grew up working hard with her parents on their...

Sydne Florence Bothell Bell

Sydne Florence Bothell Bell

Mar 12, 2020

Mrs. Sydne Florence Bothell Bell, age 85, of Rockmart, GA passed away Thursday, March 12, 2020 in a Rome medical center following an extended illness. She was born in Seattle, King County, Washington on February 21, 1935 daughter of the late Albert Sidney Bothell and the late Florence Elsie Esleby Bothell. She graduated from Erwin S. Black High School in...

John  David (Johnny) Cook

John David (Johnny) Cook

Mar 10, 2020

Mr. John David (Johnny) Cook, age 70, of Rockmart, GA passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2020. He was born in Polk County, GA on April 23, 1949, a son of the late Charlie Jackson Cook and the late Grace Chandler Cook. Mr. Cook had lived the greater part of his life in Rockmart. He had attended the Baptist Church most...

Infant Aleah Grace Robinson

Infant Aleah Grace Robinson

Mar 6, 2020

Little Aleah Grace Robinson, infant daughter of Matthew Robinson and Kaitlyn Wilson Robinson, passed away Friday, March 6, 2020. Survivors include her parents, Matthew and Kaitlyn Robinson, Aragon; sister, Addylyn Robinson; maternal grandparents: James and Trish Holder and Brandy Wilson; paternal grandparents: Thomas and Lisa Robinson; maternal great-grandmother, Dorothy Nelson; paternal great-grandparents: Linda Williams, Ira Odell Robinson, and Linda and...

Charlotte Lovell Thompson

Charlotte Lovell Thompson

Mar 3, 2020

Mrs. Charlotte Lovell Thompson, age 66, of Aragon, GA passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2020. She was born in Rome, GA on July 10, 1953, a daughter of the late Myles H. Lovell and the late Betty Jo (Maggie) Storey Lovell. Mrs. Thompson spent her childhood in the Aragon area before moving to Atlanta where she lived the greater part...

Dudley Waits

Dudley Waits

Mar 3, 2020

Mr. Dudley Waits, age 77, of Rockmart, GA passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at his residence surrounded by his family. He was born in Chattooga County, GA on December 5, 1942, a son of the late George Stanley Waits and the late Effie Coker Waits. Mr. Waits had lived the greater part of his life in Rockmart where he...

Kelli  Lynn Davenport

Kelli Lynn Davenport

Feb 28, 2020

Mrs. Kelli Lynn Davenport, age 42, of Cedartown, GA passed away Friday, February 28, 2020. She was born in Marietta, GA on August 9, 1977, a daughter of Kenny Lee Robinson and Robin Carney Robinson. Kelli had lived all of her life in Polk County where she was a 1995 graduate of Rockmart High School. She enjoyed spending time with...