Obituaries

Evelyn  Adams

Evelyn Adams

Dec 28, 2019

Mrs. Evelyn Jeanette Adams, age 83, of Rome, GA passed away Saturday, December 28, 2019. She was born in Trion, GA on February 10, 1936 a daughter of the late John H. Tinney and the late Lena McDonald Tinney. Mrs. Adams had spent the greater part of her life in Dallas, GA and was a graduate of Dallas High School....

Doug Piper

Doug Piper

Dec 28, 2019

Mr. Douglas Neil (Doug) Piper, age 69, of Rome, GA passed away Saturday, December 28, 2019 at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on January 29, 1950 a son of the late Calvin (Cliff) Piper and the late Mildred Lorine Edge Piper. Doug had lived the greater part of his life in Rome where...

Michael Dawson, Jr.

Michael Dawson, Jr.

Dec 25, 2019

Mr. Michael Dawson, Jr. age 35, of Rockmart, passed away Wednesday, December 25, 2019. He was born in Rome, GA on November 12, 1984, a son of Michael Dawson, Sr. and Henrietta Baggett Dawson. Michael grew up in Rockmart and attended Rockmart High School. He loved fishing, drawing and working on cars. He was preceded in death by his father,...

Gary Eugene Helms

Gary Eugene Helms

Dec 25, 2019

Mr. Gary Eugene Helms, age 66, of Rockmart, GA passed away Wednesday, December 25, 2019. He was born in Atlanta, GA on April 24, 1953, a son of the late Homer Eugene Helms and the late Jewell Adams Helms. Mr. Helms had lived the past five years in Rockmart, moving from the Cartersville and Marietta area. He loved to fish...

Ernest Albert White

Ernest Albert White

Dec 23, 2019

Mr. Ernest Albert White, age 71, of Rockmart, GA passed away Monday, December 23, 2019 at his residence. He was born in Rockmart, GA on February 21, 1948 a son of the late Isaac Jackson White and the late Mandy Lou Blaylock White. Mr. White had lived all of his life in Polk County where he was a member and...

William A. (Freddy) Miller

William A. (Freddy) Miller

Dec 22, 2019

Mr. William Alfred (Freddy) Miller, Jr., age 73, of Rockmart, GA passed away Sunday, December 22, 2019 in a Rome medical center. Freddy was born on September 5, 1946 in Rome, GA a son of the late William Alfred Miller, Sr. and the later Edna Coalson Miller. He had lived all of his life in Rockmart and worked as a...

Martha Ann Hindmon

Martha Ann Hindmon

Dec 21, 2019

Mrs. Martha Ann Hindmon, age 96, of Rockmart, GA passed away Saturday, December 21, 2019. She was born in Rockmart, GA on April 7, 1923, a daughter of the late Lawrence A. Stringer and the late Mary Lou Campbell Stringer. Mrs. Hindmon lived all of her life in Polk County where she was a homemaker. She loved gardening, crocheting, sewing,...

Ltc William  Roger Waldrop

Ltc William Roger Waldrop

Dec 18, 2019

On December 18, 2019, LTC William Roger Waldrop went home to be with his Lord and Savior who he invited into his life while attending First Baptist Church of Rockmart as a teen and where he was baptized by Reverend Corley. Roger was born in Haralson County on October 27, 1938, the eldest son of Harvey Donald Waldrop and Willie...

Barbara Jean Haney

Barbara Jean Haney

Dec 17, 2019

Barbara Jean Haney, Age 76 of Rockmart, Georgia passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 17, 2019. Barb was born on February 01, 1943 to Mattie Elizabeth Brownlow Haney and William Clyde Haney. She was a 1961 graduate of Rockmart High School. She was a legal secretary at Burr and Forman LLP in Atlanta. In her retirement, Barb enjoyed working as...

Travis Dale Shafer

Travis Dale Shafer

Dec 16, 2019

Mr. Travis Dale Shafer, age 50, of Aragon, GA passed away Monday, December 16, 2019. He was born in Daytona Beach, Florida on March 21, 1969, a son of Paul L Shafer and Janice Henderson Shafer. Travis grew up in Port Orange Fl. where he attended and graduated from Spruce Creek High School. He was active there on the wrestling...

Mary Witt Forrister

Mary Witt Forrister

Dec 16, 2019

Mrs. Mary Witt Forrister, age 86, of Rockmart, GA passed away Monday, December 16, 2019. She was born in the Collard Valley area of Polk County, GA on December 25, 1932 a daughter of the late Herman Winston Witt and Pluma Mae Horn Witt. Mrs. Forrister had lived all of her life in Polk County where she was a member...

Mary Streetman Holley

Mary Streetman Holley

Dec 14, 2019

Mrs. Mary Streetman Holley, age 87, of Rockmart, GA passed away Saturday, December 14, 2019 at her residence. She was born in Polk County, GA on October 8, 1932 a daughter of the late William Thomas Streetman and the late Lois Wood Streetman. Mrs. Holley had lived all of her life in the Floyd and Polk county area and was...

Rhonda Chupp

Rhonda Chupp

Dec 14, 2019

Mrs. Rhonda Chupp, age 66 of Kingston, GA and formerly of Rockmart passed away at her residence on Saturday, December 14, 2019. She was born in Rockmart, GA on October 25, 1953 a daughter of the late Edward LeGrande Brown and the late Wilodean Dentmon Brown. Rhonda was a 1972 graduate of Rockmart High School. She had worked in the...

Kathy T. Blalock

Kathy T. Blalock

Dec 10, 2019

Mrs. Kathy T. Blalock, age 62, of Rockmart, GA passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2019. She was born in Polk County, GA on December 23, 1956, a daughter of James Irvin Tillery and Evelyn Thompson Tillery. Mrs. Blalock had lived all of her life in Polk County and was a graduate of Rockmart High School. She enjoyed cooking and had...

Kathy A. Redden

Kathy A. Redden

Dec 9, 2019

Mrs. Kathy A. Redden, age 67, of Cedartown and formerly of Rockmart passed away Monday, December 9, 2019. She was born in Rockmart, GA on July 6, 1952, a daughter of the late Raymond Arp and Irene Sorrells Arp. Mrs. Redden had lived all of her life in Rockmart where she was a graduate of Rockmart High School. She was...

Rodney Pirkle

Rodney Pirkle

Dec 8, 2019

Mr. Rodney William Pirkle, age 59, of Rockmart, GA passed away Sunday, December 8, 2019. He was born in Rome, GA, a son of Billy Pirkle and Dorothy Caldwell Pirkle. Mr. Pirkle had lived the greater part of his life in Rome and Florida before moving to Rockmart where he has made his home since 2016. He loved fishing, cheering...

Shirley Ezell Browning Moody

Shirley Ezell Browning Moody

Dec 7, 2019

Mrs. Shirley Ezell Browning Moody, age 84, of Rockmart (the Yorkville community) passed away Saturday, December 7, 2019 in Austell, GA. She was born in Carroll County, GA on August 10, 1935 a daughter of the late Roy Carroll and the late Estelle Sudduth Carroll. Mrs. Moody lived for a number of years in the Winston, GA community before moving...

Timothy  Victor Joseph January

Timothy Victor Joseph January

Dec 7, 2019

Mr. Timothy Victor Joseph January, age 69, of Marietta, GA and formerly of Rockmart passed away Saturday, December 7, 2019 in Marietta. He was born in Rome, GA on February 2, 1950 a son of the late Allie January and the late Bessie Jones January. Tim had lived the greater part of his life in Rockmart before moving to Cobb...

Karl Wayne Vancil

Karl Wayne Vancil

Dec 6, 2019

Mr. Karl Wayne Vancil, age 82, of Cedartown, GA passed away Friday, December 6, 2019 at his residence. Mr. Vancil was born in Rockmart, GA on August 3, 1937 a son of the late W.M. Vancil and the late Ruth Hutchings Vancil. He lived in California for twenty seven years before returning to Rockmart in 1983. He had made his...

Jerry  Alan Pruitt

Jerry Alan Pruitt

Dec 4, 2019

Mr. Jerry Alan Pruitt, age 60, of Temple, GA (the Yorkville Community) passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2019. He was born in Cedartown, GA on April 2, 1959, a son of the late Roy N. Pruitt and Louise Bates Pruitt. Mr. Pruitt lived the greater part of his life in Cedartown and the Yorkville Community. He was a veteran of...