Obituaries

Janice Marks Hulsey

Janice Marks Hulsey

Feb 26, 2017

Mrs. Janice Marks Hulsey, age 74 of Rockmart, GA passed away Sunday, February 26, 2017 at her residence. She was born on October 22, 1942 a daughter of the late James Hobson Marks and the late Emma Estelle Deems Marks. She was a member of the Euharlee Baptist Church and a member of the Order of the Eastern Star serving...

James Charles Watts

James Charles Watts

Feb 17, 2017

Mr. James Charles Watts, age 73, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Friday, February 17, 2017 in a Rome health care facility. Mr. Watts was born on September 4, 1943 in Rockmart, Georgia, son of the late Rev. Fred Watts, Jr. and Kate Shepard Watts. He is also preceded in death by his brother, Doug Watts and sister-in-law, Heidi Watts. He...

Little Malachi Jayden Stegall

Little Malachi Jayden Stegall

Feb 11, 2017

Little Malachi Jayden Stegall, infant son of Rachel Stegall and Matthew Sandefur, passed away Saturday, February 11, 2017. Survivors include his mother, Rachel Stegall, Rockamart; father, Matthew Sandefur, SC; sister, Valentina Marie Stegall, Rockmart; grandmother, Wanda M. Wynn, Rockmart; and uncle, Bobby E. Wynn, Rockmart. Private memorial services for Little Malachi Jayden Stegall will be held at a later date....

Betty Jean Woodard

Betty Jean Woodard

Feb 8, 2017

Mrs. Betty Jean Woodard, age 84, of Rockmart, GA passed away Wednesday, February 8, 2017 in a Rome medical center. She was born in Waynesville, NC on December 4, 1932, a daughter of Robert Buchanan and Anna Paris Buchanan. Mrs. Woodard had been a resident of Rockmart for the past twenty-two years, moving here from Marietta, GA. She was a...

Lora Marie "Nana" Brand

Lora Marie "Nana" Brand

Feb 6, 2017

Mrs. Lora Marie "NaNa" Brand, age 58, of Silver Creek, GA passed away Monday, February 6, 2017 in a Rome medical center following a three year illness. She was born in Calhoun, GA on October 20, 1958 a daughter of James Terrell Little and Johnnie Marie Carver Little. Mrs. Brand had lived all of her life in Floyd County, enjoyed...

Hazel Baggett

Hazel Baggett

Jan 30, 2017

Mrs. Hazel Baggett, age 91, of Rockmart, GA passed away Monday, January 30, 2017 at her residence. She was born in Rockmart, GA on July 20, 1925 the daughter of the late Mose Robinson and Mamie Womack Robinson. Mrs. Baggett had lived all of her life in Rockmart, was a member of the Morning View Baptist Church and retired from...

Aileene Mcalister

Aileene Mcalister

Jan 29, 2017

Mrs. Aileene McAlister, age 88, of Rockmart passed away Sunday, January 29, 2017 in a Rome medical center following several months of declining health. She was born in Chatsworth, GA on June 7, 1928 a daughter of the late Allen Burton Ridley and Rosie Elizabeth Couch Ridley. Mrs. McAlister had lived in the Taylorsville and Rockmart area all of her...

Jeff Alexander

Jeff Alexander

Jan 26, 2017

Mr. Jeff Alexander, age 55, of Rockmart, GA (the Yorkville Community) passed away Thursday, January 26, 2016 following a two year illness. Jeff was born in Rome, GA on December 28, 1961 the son of Ruby Lee Fennell Alexander and the late Norris Odell Alexander. He had lived most of his life in the Yorkville area where he worked as...

Audie C. Barber

Audie C. Barber

Jan 23, 2017

Mrs. Audie C. Barber, age 92. of Rockmart, GA passed away Monday, January 23, 2017 at her residence. She was born in Paulding County, GA on June 24, 1924, a daughter of the late Carson P. Carter and Minnie Louella Carter. Mrs. Barber had been a resident of Rockmart for over seventy years where she was a member of the...

Joyce J. Folsom

Joyce J. Folsom

Jan 19, 2017

Mrs. Joyce J. Folsom, age 73, of Lindale, Georgia, passed away on January 19, 2017 at a local healthcare facility surrounded by her family. A native of Bartow County, GA, Mrs. Folsom was born on April 18, 1943, the daughter of the late Owens R. and Ida Cline Forsyth. She was a long time member of the Mt. Tabor Baptist...

James H. Collum

James H. Collum

Jan 13, 2017

Mr. James Henry Collum, age 85, of Aragon, GA passed away suddenly on Friday, January 13, 2017 in a Rome medical center. He was born in Bartow County, GA on May 27, 1931 a son of the late James Homer Collum and Annie Mae Brewer Collum. Mr. Collum had lived all of his life in the Bartow and Polk County...

Neva Janice Hulsey

Neva Janice Hulsey

Jan 13, 2017

Mrs. Neva Janice Hulsey, age 75, of Rockmart, GA passed away Friday, January 13, 2017 at her residence following a brief illness. She was born in the Everett Springs community of Floyd County, GA a daughter of Kieffer Touchstone and Thelma Wimpey Touchstone. Mrs. Hulsey was raised in Floyd County but had lived the greater part of her life in...

Viola G. Williams

Viola G. Williams

Jan 9, 2017

Mrs. Viola G. Williams, age 93, of Rockmart, GA passed away Monday, January 9, 2017 in a Rome medical center. She was born in Haralson County, GA on March 31, 1923 a daughter of John William Garner and Nancy Pearly Whitman Garner. Mrs. Williams had lived most of her life in Rockmart where she was a member of the Second...

Ginger Pinkard

Ginger Pinkard

Jan 7, 2017

Mrs. Ginger Moody Pinkard, age 46, of Cedartown, GA passed away Saturday, January 7, 2017 in Polk Medical Center following a brief illness. Ginger was born in Rockmart on April 30, 1970 a daughter of James Melvin Moody and Gail Carter Moody. She had lived in the Rockmart area all of her life and was a 1988 graduate of Rockmart...

Jack  H. Purser, Sr.

Jack H. Purser, Sr.

Jan 7, 2017

Mr. Jack H. Purser, Sr., age 75, of Rockmart, GA passed away Saturday, January 7, 2017 at his residence following an extended illness. Jack was born in Rockmart, GA on October 8, 1941 a son of Carl Purser and Theodosia Tanner Purser. He had lived all of his life in Rockmart and was a member of the Collard Valley Baptist...

Johnny B. Davis

Johnny B. Davis

Jan 5, 2017

Mr. Johnny B. Davis, age 87, of Rockmart, GA passed away Thursday, January 5, 2017 at his residence following several months of declining health. He was born in Rockmart, GA on September 2, 1929 a son of John Davis and Flora Thomasson Davis. Mr. Davis had lived all of his life in the Rockmart area where he was a member...

Mary Virginia Wise

Mary Virginia Wise

Jan 5, 2017

Mrs. Mary Virginia Wise, age 78, of Cartersville, GA and formerly of Rockmart passed away Thursday, January 5, 2016 in a Cartersville medical center. She was born in Mobile, AL on August 27, 1938, a daughter of the late Woodrow Wilson Roberts and Katie Mae Carroll Roberts. In addition of her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,...

Infant Devon Isaiah Johnson Andrew

Infant Devon Isaiah Johnson Andrew

Jan 4, 2017

Little Devon Isaiah Johnson Andrew, infant son of Michaela Johnson and Maltimore Andrew, passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2016. Survivors include his mother, Michaela Johnson; father, Maltimore Andrew; maternal grandparents, Stormy Johnson and Nathan Crenshaw; paternal grandmother, Ermin Spencer; maternal great grandparents, Vickie and Mike Johnson and Dora Crenshaw. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening from 6 until 7...

Sarah Grace Mcdonald

Sarah Grace Mcdonald

Jan 2, 2017

Mrs. Sarah Grace McDonald, age 102, of Cedartown passed away peacefully on Monday, January 2, 2017 at her residence. She was born in Rockmart, GA on October 14, 1914 a daughter of William Joseph Harrison and Darthula Waddle Harrison. Mrs. McDonald had lived all of her life in Polk County moving from Rockmart to Cedartown in 1946. She was the...

Dr. James N. Davis, Jr.

Dr. James N. Davis, Jr.

Jan 2, 2017

Dr. James Nathaniel Davis, Jr., age 91, of Rome, passed away Monday, January 2, 2017 at a Rome healthcare facility. He was born in Dierks, AR on May 12, 1925 a son of James N. Davis and Helen Henry Davis. Dr. Davis was a World War II Veteran, starting in the Army Air Corp and later the Air Force, retiring...