Obituaries

Betty Ruth Hittle

Betty Ruth Hittle

Jan 2, 2017

Mrs. Betty Ruth Hittle, age 85, of Aragon, GA passed away Monday, January 2, 2017 in a Cedartown nursing center. She was born in Rockmart, GA on June 3, 1931 a daughter of the late Dewey E. Nolan and Marchie Buchanan Nolan. Mrs. Hittle had lived for a number of years in California before returning to Rockmart in 1983. She...

John Edwin "Ed" Tinney

John Edwin "Ed" Tinney

Jan 1, 2017

Mr. John Edwin "Ed" Tinney, age 77, of Piedmont, AL passed away Sunday, January 1, 2017 at his residence following an extended illness. He was born in Trion, GA on April 6, 1939 a son of the late John H. Tinney and Lena McDonald Tinney. Mr. Tinney had made his home in Alabama since 2001 moving there from Dallas, GA...

Jeanette Clark

Jeanette Clark

Dec 31, 2016

Mrs. Jeannette Clark, age 85, of Rockmart, GA passed away at her residence on Saturday, December 31, 2016 following a lengthy illness. She was born in the Burnt Hickory Community of Paulding County, GA on July 28, 1931, a daughter of the late Robert Lee Ferguson and Ruby Arizona Burt Ferguson. Mrs. Clark had lived the greater part of her...

Joyce Harrell Hulsey

Joyce Harrell Hulsey

Dec 29, 2016

Mrs. Joyce Harrell Hulsey, age 72, of Rockmart, GA passed away Thursday, December 29, 2016 following a lengthy illness. She was born in Cedartown, GA on June 9, 1944, a twin daughter of Herman David Harrell and Eva Ray Harrell. Mrs. Hulsey had lived all of her life in Rockmart where she was a member of the Piedmont Avenue Baptist...

Don Wolfe

Don Wolfe

Dec 28, 2016

Mr. Don Wolfe, age 63. of Summerville, GA passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2016 upon arrival to a Rome medical center. Don was born in Rockmart, GA on June 24, 1953 a son of Walter Wolfe and Lara Robinson Wolfe. He lived in Rockmart the greater part of his life before moving to Summerville nine years ago. Don was a...

Doris Austin Morris

Doris Austin Morris

Dec 22, 2016

Mrs. Doris Austin Morris, age 93, of Rockmart, GA passed away Thursday, December 22, 2016 at WellStar Paulding Nursing Memory Unit. She was born Cedartown, GA on September 10, 1923, a daughter of the late William Bartow Austin and Ruby Statham Austin. Mrs. Morris was a lifelong resident of Rockmart and a graduate of Rockmart High School. She was employed...

Ricky Scoggins

Ricky Scoggins

Dec 20, 2016

Mr. Ricky Lamar Scoggins, age 62, of Rockmart, GA passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2016 in a Rome medical center. He was born in Atlanta, GA on August 1, 1954, a son of the late Donald Scoggins and Hazel Tucker Scoggins. Mr. Scoggins had lived the greater part of his life in Polk County and was a member of the...

Harold M. Wood

Harold M. Wood

Dec 19, 2016

Mr. Harold M. Wood, age 69, of Moscow, Russia and formerly of Rockmart passed away in Russia on December 19, 2016 following a brief illness. He was the son of the late Hubert and Ruth Anne Wood and was a 1965 graduate of Rockmart High School. Mr. Wood had made his home in Russia for the past ten years. Survivors...

Jacqueline Denise Turner

Jacqueline Denise Turner

Dec 18, 2016

Mrs. Jacqueline Denise Turner, age 66, of Rockmart, GA passed away Sunday, December 18, 2016 in a Rome medical center. She was born in Rockmart, GA on August 16, 1950, a daughter of the late Jack Dempsey Floyd and Martha Massey Floyd. Mrs. Turner had lived the greater part of her life in Rockmart and was of the Baptist faith....

Keith Barber

Keith Barber

Dec 16, 2016

Mr. Keith Barber, age 58, of Rockmart, GA passed away suddenly Friday, December 16, 2016. He was born in Rockmart, GA on December 23, 1957, a son of Ellis P. Barber and Brenda Ledford Barber. Mr. Barber had lived all of his life in Rockmart where he was a graduate of Rockmart High School Class of 1977. He was a...

Virginia Paschal Kuehner

Virginia Paschal Kuehner

Dec 15, 2016

Mrs. Virginia Paschal Kuehner, age 93, of Mason, Ohio and formerly of Rockmart, GA passed away Thursday, December 15, 2016 in Ohio. She was born in Paulding County, GA on June 11, 1923 a daughter of the late Emmett and Pauline Paschal. Mrs. kuehner had moved to Rockmart in 1979 from Minneapolis, MN and made her home here until 2012...

Deborah Swepeniser

Deborah Swepeniser

Dec 14, 2016

Mrs. Deborah Swepeniser, age 60, of Rockmart, GA passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2016 in a Rome medical center. She was born in Cobb County, GA on December 26, 1955 and had lived the greater part of her life in Aragon. Mrs. Swepeniser was a house wife who enjoyed reading and working in her flower garden. She loved being a...

Clay Joseph Hebert

Clay Joseph Hebert

Dec 14, 2016

Mr. Clay Joseph Hebert, age 71, of Rockmart, GA passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at his residence. He was born in Louisiana on December 30, 1944 a son of the late Alcenia Joseph Hebert and Stella Burg Hebert. Mr. Hebert had been a resident of the Rockmart area since 1982. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving...

Charlie Monroe  Edwards

Charlie Monroe Edwards

Dec 12, 2016

Mr. Charlie Monroe Edwards, Jr., age 65, of Rockmart, GA passed away Monday, December 12, 2016. He was born in Rome, GA on August 11, 1951, a son of the late Charlie Monroe Edwards, Sr. and Flora Dover Edwards. Mr. Edwards had made Rockmart his home for the past 20 years moving here from Floyd County. He was a member...

Calvin E. Roberson, Sr.

Calvin E. Roberson, Sr.

Dec 8, 2016

Mr. Calvin E. Roberson, Sr., age 91, of Rockmart, GA passed away Thursday, December 8, 2016 in a Rome medical center. He was born on June 4, 1925 a son of the late Jess Roberson and Savilla Suddeth Roberson. Mr. Roberson had lived in Rockmart the greater part of his life and was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving...

Linda Wilson

Linda Wilson

Dec 7, 2016

Mrs. Linda Hope Wilson, age 74, of Rockmart, GA passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at her residence. She was born in Rockmart, GA on October 12, 1942 a daughter of the late Zachary Laney and Bertie Hulsey Laney. Mrs. Wilson had lived all of her life in Rockmart and was a member of the Springdale Baptist Church. She enjoyed...

Lester Thomas

Lester Thomas

Dec 7, 2016

Mr. Lester Thomas, age 87, of Rockmart, GA passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at his residence. He was born on December 5, 1929 in Seminole, Oklahoma a son of the late Julius Thomas and Beatrice Arnold Thomas. Mr. Thomas had been a resident of Polk County for the past thirty years moving here from Paulding County. He was a...

Floyd James Payton

Floyd James Payton

Dec 4, 2016

Mr. Floyd James Payton, age 50, of Cedartown, GA passed away Sunday, December 4, 2016 in Cedartown. He was born in Atlanta, GA on November 20, 1966, a son of Barbara Henson Payton and the late Floyd Payton. He had lived in Cedartown the greater part of his life and prior to ill health had worked for Zartic. Survivors include...

Jose Felix Ortega Tinajar

Jose Felix Ortega Tinajar

Nov 30, 2016

Mr. Jose Felix Ortega Tinajar, age 73, of Aragon, GA passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at his residence. He was born in Tlaxcala, Mexico on August 30, 1943, a son of the late Juan Ortega Juarez and Gerarda Tinajar Balderas. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Juana Anguino De Ortega and a...

Jerry C. Dover, Jr.

Jerry C. Dover, Jr.

Nov 28, 2016

Mr. Jerry C. Dover, Jr., age 47, of Rockmart, GA passed away Monday, November 28, 2016. In keeping with his wishes, Mr. Dover was cremated and memorial services will be held at a later date. The Alvis Miller & Son Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements for Mr. Jerry C. Dover, Jr..