Obituaries

Charles Wendell Waits

Charles Wendell Waits

Nov 17, 2019

Mr. Charles Wendell Waits, age 84, of Aragon, GA passed away Sunday, November 17, 2019 at his residence. He was born in Bartow County, GA on June 27, 1935 a son of the late Hessie Waits and the late Laura Mae Benson Waits. Mr. Waits had been a resident of Polk County since 1953. He was a member and Deacon...

Carl Edward Jacobs

Carl Edward Jacobs

Nov 15, 2019

Mr. Carl Edward Jacobs, age 75, of Dallas, GA passed away Friday, November 15, 2019 in Wellstar Paulding Hospital. He was born in Aragon, GA on August 7, 1945 a son of the late James Hubert Jacobs and the late Annie Bell Kelly Jacobs. Mr. Jacobs had lived most of his life in Dallas where he owned and operated Jacobs...

Betty L. Morris

Betty L. Morris

Nov 12, 2019

Mrs. Betty L. Morris, age 68, of Taylorsville, GA passed away Tuesday, November 12, 2019 in a Rome medical center. She was born in Cartersville, GA on March 31, 1951, a daughter of the late Henry Charles Roberson and the late Maybell Beatrice Arp Roberson. Mrs. Morris had lived all of her life in Taylorsville where she was a member...

Michael Leatherwood

Michael Leatherwood

Nov 12, 2019

Mr. Michael Leatherwood, age 71, of Rockmart, GA passed away Tuesday, November 12, 2019. He was born in Bartow County, GA on January 13, 1948 a son of the late L.E. Leatherwood and the late Wilma Waits Leatherwood. Mr. Leatherwood had lived in Rockmart the greater part of his life and was a member of the Rockmart Church of Christ....

John Edward (Eddie) Hall

John Edward (Eddie) Hall

Nov 12, 2019

Mr. John Edward (Eddie) Hall, age 62, of Rockmart, GA passed away Tuesday, November 12, 2019. He was born in Marietta, GA on October 15, 1957, a son of the late John Henry Hall and the late Charlotte Ann Godfrey Hall. Mr. Hall had lived the past 20 years in Rockmart moving from the Acworth and Douglasville areas. He loved...

J.W. Duncan

J.W. Duncan

Nov 1, 2019

Mr. J.W. Duncan, Sr., age 80, of Cedartown, GA passed away Friday, November 1, 2019, at his residence. He was born in Floyd County, GA on August 18, 1939, a son of the late James Thomas Duncan and the late Lottie Redden Duncan. Mr. Duncan had lived the greater part of his life in Polk County where he was longtime...

Van Kevin Ingram

Van Kevin Ingram

Nov 1, 2019

Mr. Van Kevin Ingram, age 60, of Rockmart, GA passed away Friday, November 1, 2019 at his residence. He was born in California on June 25, 1959, a son of the late Bobby Faye Ingram and the late Marline Rhodehamel Ingram. Mr. Ingram had lived in Rockmart for the past two years moving here from Cedar Bluff Alabama. He attended...

Tommy Hicks

Tommy Hicks

Oct 29, 2019

Mr. Tommy Hicks, age 67, of Rockmart, GA passed away Tuesday, October 29, 2019 in a Rome medical center. He was born in Villa Rica, GA on August 11, 1952, a son of the late Hassel Daniel Hicks and the late Evelyn Thomas Hicks. Tommy had lived the greater part of his life in the Beulah Community where he was...

James E. White

James E. White

Oct 25, 2019

Mr. James E. White, age 79, of Cedartown, GA passed away Friday, October 25, 2019 at his residence following a two month illness. Mr. White was born in the Hightower Falls area of Polk County on March 19, 1940 a son of Clarence Emmett White and Sarah Estelle Grimes White. He had been a resident of Polk County since 1972...

Robert E. (Bobby) Turner

Robert E. (Bobby) Turner

Oct 25, 2019

Mr. Robert Edwin (Bobby) Turner, age 92, of Aragon, GA passed away Friday, October 25, 2019 in a Rome medical center. He was born in Aragon, GA on September 1, 1927 a son of Wesley Melvin Turner and Cleo Adams Turner. Mr. Turner had lived his entire life in Aragon where he was a member of the Aragon Baptist Church....

Katherine L. (Kathy) Hitchcock

Katherine L. (Kathy) Hitchcock

Oct 21, 2019

Mrs. Katherine L. (Kathy) Hitchcock, age 64, of Rockmart, GA passed away Monday, October 21, 2019 in a Rome medical center. She was born in Dallas, GA on June 19, 1955, a daughter of the late Roy Jackson Hitchcock and the late Evelyn Wood Hitchcock. Kathy had lived the greater part of her life in Rockmart where she retired from...

Elizabeth Jo Hammond Shamblin

Elizabeth Jo Hammond Shamblin

Oct 18, 2019

Elizabeth Jo Hammond Shamblin was born on January 12, 1934, second daughter of James and Edna Hammond, in Trion, Georgia. Jo graduated from Trion High School with the class of 1952 and attended Oglethorpe University. She married her high school sweetheart, Benjamin Jackson Shamblin, in 1957 and accompanied him to the University of Georgia during his collegiate football career. Jack...

Charles  Edward (C.E.) Estes

Charles Edward (C.E.) Estes

Oct 18, 2019

Mr. Charles Edward (C.E.) Estes, age 75, of Rockmart, GA passed away Friday, October 18, 2019 in a Rome medical center. He was born in Rome, GA on January 9, 1944, a son of the late Charlie Edward Estes, Sr. and the late Martha Terry Estes. He had lived all of his life in Polk County and was a member...

Hugh Marvin Mcrae, Jr.

Hugh Marvin Mcrae, Jr.

Oct 16, 2019

Hugh Marvin McRae, Jr. was born on August 15, 1926, the son of the late Hugh Marvin McRae, Sr., and the late Lillian Russell McRae. He died on October 16, 2019 peacefully at his home in Rockmart, surrounded by family. Hugh graduated from Rockmart High School in 1944, and served in the US Navy during World War II aboard the...

Arthur Bellwin Stephens

Arthur Bellwin Stephens

Oct 16, 2019

Mr. Arthur Bellwin Stephens, age 69, of Rockmart, GA passed away Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at his residence. He was born in Cedartown, GA on April 2, 1950, a son of the late Leonard Lindsey Stephens and the late Flora Lawrence Stephens. Mr. Stephens had lived all of his life in Polk County where he was a graduate of Cedartown...

Linda Leigh Graham

Linda Leigh Graham

Oct 12, 2019

Mrs. Linda Leigh Graham, age 59, of Rockmart, GA passed away Saturday, October 12, 2019 at her residence. She was born in Dallas, GA on May 8, 1960, a daughter of the late Paul Dewey Graham and the late Robert Bobby Clinton Graham. Mrs. Graham lived most of her life in Rockmart and was of the Baptist faith. She enjoyed...

Parris Roberts (P.R.) Demore

Parris Roberts (P.R.) Demore

Oct 1, 2019

Knowing a man of the World War II Generation is an honor. “The Greatest Generation” was shaped by harsh forces; the Great Depression, poverty, wars, which forged strong people of character, strength, God fearing, heroes known as defenders, protectors, supporters, hardworking loyal people. This is an era when ships were made of wood and people made of steel. Parris Roberts...

Shirley Anna Lyle

Shirley Anna Lyle

Sep 29, 2019

Mrs. Shirley Anna Lyle, age 83, of Rockmart, GA passed away Sunday, September 29, 2019 in a Cedartown nursing center following several months of illness. She was born in Rockmart, GA on November 7, 1935, a daughter of the late Jervis Woods and the late Jewell Holland Woods. She made her home in Cobb county for thirty five years before...

Wayne "Smiley"  Clemons

Wayne "Smiley" Clemons

Sep 24, 2019

Mr. Wayne "Smiley" Clemons, age 65, of Rockmart, GA passed away Tuesday, September 24, 2019. He was born in Rockmart, GA on September 15, 1954, a son of James W. Clemons and Dora Sims Clemons. Smiley lived all of his life in Rockmart where he was very active throughout the years in youth sports. He was an active member of...

Bobby  Joe (Bob)  Harper

Bobby Joe (Bob) Harper

Sep 22, 2019

Mr. Bobby Joe (Bob) Harper, age 88, of Rockmart passed away Sunday, September 22, 2019 at his residence following several months of declining health. He was born in Rockmart, GA on April 21, 1931 a son of William Prescott Harper and Frances Louise Matthews Harper. Mr. Harper lived the greater part of his life in Rockmart and was a member...