Obituaries

Bertha Mae Kirk

Bertha Mae Kirk

Feb 23, 2019

Mrs. Bertha Mae Kirk, age 90, of Aragon, GA passed away Saturday, February 23, 2019. She was born in Piedmont, Alabama on April 23, 1928 a daughter of Robert E. Lee Dye and Della Vinson Dye. Mrs. Kirk had lived all of her life in Polk County and was a member of the Fairview Baptist Church. She was a retired...

Tanner James Brinkley

Tanner James Brinkley

Feb 18, 2019

Mr. Tanner Brinkley, age 23, of Lindale, GA passed away Monday, February 18, 2019. Tanner was born in Rome, GA on July 6, 1995. He had lived in Floyd County all of his life where he attended Johnson Elementary School, graduated from Model High School in 2013 and had attended Georgia Northwestern Technical College. Tanner was a team leader at...

Tommie Kate (Kay) Hulsey

Tommie Kate (Kay) Hulsey

Feb 17, 2019

Mrs. Tommie Kate (Kay) Hulsey, age 82, of Buchanan, GA and formerly of Aragon, passed away Sunday, February 17, 2019 in Buchanan. She was born in Dallas, GA on February 15, 1937, a daughter of the late James P. (Otis) Arnold and the late Ruby Crowe Arnold. Mrs. Hulsey lived the majority of her life in Aragon where she was...

James  Michael Marenic, Sr.

James Michael Marenic, Sr.

Feb 12, 2019

Mr. James Michael Marenic, Sr., age 69, of Collinsville, AL passed away Tuesday, February 12, 2019. He was born in Philadelphia, PA on March 30, 1949, a son of the late William Marenic and the late Alvenia Barton Marenic. Mr. Marenic had lived the past twenty three years in the Centre and Collinsville area where he was a member of...

Elijah Manuel Williams

Elijah Manuel Williams

Feb 10, 2019

Mr. Elijah Manuel Williams, age 87, of Dallas, GA passed away Sunday, February 10, 2019 in Austell, GA. He was born on June 14, 1931 in Belize. Mr. Williams lived in Chicago, IL from 1978 until 2008 when he moved to Georgia where he made Paulding County Home. He had a love for sports and puzzles. He is survived by...

Betty Jean Coalson

Betty Jean Coalson

Feb 10, 2019

Mrs. Betty Jean Coalson, age 89, of Rockmart, passed away Sunday, February 10, 2019. She was born in DeKalb County, AL on June 23, 1929, a daughter of the late Elbert Bethune and the late Ethel Norris Bethune. Mrs. Coalson lived the greater part of her life in Rockmart where she was a member of the Piedmont Avenue Baptist Church....

Frances C. Henderson

Frances C. Henderson

Feb 6, 2019

Mrs. Frances C. Henderson, age 76, of Rockmart, GA passed away Wednesday, February 6, 2019. She was born in Cedartown, GA on February 12, 1942 a daughter of the late Robert Milam, Sr. and the late Annie Fortune Milam. Mrs. Henderson had lived all of her life in Polk County where she was a member of the Bethlehem Baptist Church....

Beverly Elaine Clinton

Beverly Elaine Clinton

Feb 4, 2019

Ms. Beverly Elaine Clinton, age 69, of Aragon, GA passed away Monday, February 4, 2019. She was born on January 22, 1950, a daughter of the late Junior Lee Clinton and the late Lillie Morris Clinton. Ms. Clinton lived the greater part of her life in Aragon. She was a 1968 graduate of Rockmart High School. Ms. Clinton served on...

Pamela Diane Smith Arp

Pamela Diane Smith Arp

Feb 3, 2019

Mrs. Pamela Diane Smith Arp, age 63, of Rockmart, GA passed away Sunday, February 3, 2019. She was born in Rockmart, GA on October 21, 1955, a daughter of the late James Lasker Smith and the late Sarah Elizabeth Willis Smith. Mrs. Arp lived the greater part of her life in Rockmart and attended the Euharlee Baptist Church. She enjoyed...

Billy Joe Carroll

Billy Joe Carroll

Feb 1, 2019

Mr. Billy Joe Carroll, age 52, of Dallas, GA and formerly of Rockmart passed away Friday, February 1, 2019 in Dallas, GA. Billy was born in Rockmart, GA on October 2, 1966 a son of Calvin Gene Carroll and Peggie Sanders Carroll. He had lived most of his life in Rockmart but had lived most recently in Dallas, GA. Billy...

Margie Clemons Millican

Margie Clemons Millican

Jan 30, 2019

Mrs. Margie Clemons Millican, age 90, of Rockmart, GA passed away Wednesday, January 30, 2019 at her residence. She was born on August 14, 1928 a daughter of Willie Clemons and Bertha Mae Swann Clemons. Mrs. Millican had lived the greater part of her life in Rockmart where she was a member of the Piedmont Avenue Baptist Church but had...

Elbert Lee Whitley

Elbert Lee Whitley

Jan 22, 2019

Mr. Elbert Lee Whitley, age 90, of Centre, AL passed away Tuesday, January 22, 2019. He was born in Columbus, GA on September 3, 1928, a son of the late Charles Lee Whitley and the late Lottie Mae Nix Whitley. Mr. Whitley spent his childhood in Troup County. He moved to Marietta, GA in 1961 where he made his home...

Lakelyn Reese Camp

Lakelyn Reese Camp

Jan 18, 2019

Lakelyn Reese Camp, 16 month old daughter of J.T.and Emily Camp of Cedartown passed away Friday, January 18, 2019. Lakelyn was born in Atlanta, GA on August 29, 2017. She was preceded in death by great grandfather, Thomas Swan, great grandmother, Marcia Swan and great grandmother, Kathy Lindsey. She is survived by her parents: J.T. and Emily Camp, Cedartown; grandparents:...

Mary  Pauline Smith

Mary Pauline Smith

Jan 15, 2019

Mrs. Mary Pauline Smith, age 81, of Rockmart, passed away Tuesday, January 15, 2019 in a Rome medical center. She was born in Rome, GA on June 30, 1937, a daughter of the late Benjamin Keifer Touchstone and the late Thelma Wimpey Touchstone. Mrs. Smith lived the greater part of her life in Rome before moving to Rockmart where she...

Betty Jo Roach Gentry

Betty Jo Roach Gentry

Jan 13, 2019

Mrs. Betty Jo Roach Gentry, age 85, of Rockmart, GA passed away Sunday, January 13, 2019. She was born in Cave Spring, GA on October 18, 1933 a daughter of the late Sherman Roach and the late Clara Haney Roach. Mrs. Gentry had lived most of her life in Rockmart, attended Emmanuel Baptist Church, loved to quilt, sew and enjoyed...

Frances  Naomi Smallwood  Davis

Frances Naomi Smallwood Davis

Jan 4, 2019

Mrs. Frances Davis, age 94, of Aragon, GA passed away Friday, January 4, 2019 at her residence. Frances was born in Rome, GA on February 10, 1924. She was the oldest living member of Euharlee Baptist Church. She worked many years in the Aragon Mill until it closed then went on and retired from Union Carbine. She loved to sit...

Patsy Stephens

Patsy Stephens

Jan 3, 2019

Patsy Ann Meek Littlejohn Shepherd Stephens, age 80, of Flintstone passed away Thursday, January 3, 2019. She was a retired LPN, working the Northwest Georgia area including Rockmart. She also had a passion for writing country music. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Wayland Littlejohn and Horace Shepherd; parents, Samuel Robert Meek and Ruby Nichols Meek; brothers, Jim...

Jacquelyne "Jackie" Scott Lindsey

Jacquelyne "Jackie" Scott Lindsey

Jan 1, 2019

Mrs. Jacquelyne "Jackie" Scott Lindsey, age 87, of Rockmart, GA passed away Tuesday, January 1, 2019. She was born in South Carolina on September 29, 1931 a daughter of the late Clifton H. Scott and the late Eleanor Pace Scott. Mrs. Lindsey had been a resident of Polk County the greater part of her life. She was a former member...

Dennis Wayne Sanders

Dennis Wayne Sanders

Dec 23, 2018

Mr. Dennis Wayne Sanders, age 62, of Rockmart, GA passed away Sunday, December 23, 2018 in a Rome medical center. Wayne was born in Rockmart, GA on February 24, 1956 a son of Earl Sanders, Jr. and Evelyn Waters Sanders. He graduated from Rockmart High School and was a founding member of the Sweet Southern Band. He had a 40...

Henry Elton Longshore

Henry Elton Longshore

Dec 23, 2018

Mr. Henry Elton Longshore, age 88, of Rockmart, GA passed away Sunday, December 23, 2018 at his residence. He was born on October 29, 1930 in Orion, Alabama a son of the late Clyde Longshore and the late Willie Tom Register Longshore. Mr. Longshore had lived in Rockmart for a number of years before moving to College Park and then...