Obituaries

Jesse Clements

Jesse Clements

Nov 25, 2016

Mr. Jesse Clements, age 91, of Cedartown, GA passed away Friday, November 25, 2016. He was born on July 5, 1925, a son of the late James and Lizze Mae Briskey Clements. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Ruby Lee Weaver Clements; brother, James Clements; sister, Owana Humber; uncle, Fletcher Wink (Ted) Letlow; and son in law,...

Thelma Ely

Thelma Ely

Nov 22, 2016

Mrs. Thelma Ely, age 73, of Aragon, GA passed away Tuesday, November 22, 2016 in a Rome medical center. She was born in Taylorsville, GA on July 29, 1943 a daughter of James Stanley Haney and Beulah White Haney. Mrs. Ely was a homemaker and had been a resident of Polk County all of her life. She was a member...

Hazel  York Brown

Hazel York Brown

Nov 11, 2016

Mrs. Hazel York Brown, age 88, of Aragon, GA passed away Friday, November 11, 2016. She was born in Rome, GA on November 26, 1927 a daughter of James Melvin York, Sr. and Willie Mae Easlen York. Mrs. Brown had lived the greater part of her life in Aragon and was a member of the Silver Creek Church of God....

Janet Bishop

Janet Bishop

Nov 8, 2016

Mrs. Janet Bishop, age 54 of Buchanan, GA and formerly of Rockmart passed away Tuesday, November 8, 2016 in a Buchanan nursing center following a lengthy illness. She was born in Cedartown, GA on March 18, 1962, a daughter of the late Dennis F. Roberts and Ester Spearman Roberts. Mrs. Bishop had lived the greater part of her life in...

Willie Pearl Heath

Willie Pearl Heath

Nov 3, 2016

Mrs. Willie Pearl Heath, age 89, of Rome, GA passed away Thursday, November 3, 2016 in a Rome medical center. She was born in Columbus, GA on September 13, 1927, a daughter of the late Clyde Walden and Odie Pearl Eason Walden. Mrs. Heath had lived the greater part of her life in Cartersville and was of the Baptist faith....

Frank Lipham

Frank Lipham

Oct 31, 2016

Mr. Frank Lipham, age 74, of Rockmart, GA passed away Monday, October 31, 2016 upon arrival to a Rome medical center. He was born in Rockmart, GA on February 3, 1942 and had lived all of his life in the Bellview community. Frank had a great love for his family, especially his grandchildren. He loved to coon hunt and go...

Patricia (Pat) J.  Miller

Patricia (Pat) J. Miller

Oct 24, 2016

Mrs. Patricia (Pat) J. Miller, age 81, of Aragon, GA passed away Monday, October 24, 2016 in a Rome medical center. She was born in Summerville, GA on May 1, 1935, a daughter of the late James Marion Jackson and the late Vivian Riley Jackson. Mrs. Miller had lived the greater part of her life in Aragon where she was...

Joanne Womack

Joanne Womack

Oct 21, 2016

Mrs. Joanne Womack, age 80, of Cedartown, GA and formerly of Rockmart passed away Friday, October 21, 2016 in Cedartown. She was born on November 4, 1935 a daughter of Elmer Roberson and Verda Marks Roberson. She was a longtime employee of the Goodyear Mill of Rockmart. Mrs. Womack enjoyed quilting and making crafts. She was preceded in death by...

Karen Wright Bolt

Karen Wright Bolt

Oct 16, 2016

Mrs. Karen Wright Bolt, age 60, of Rockmart passed away Sunday, October 16, 2016 at her residence. She was born in Statesville, NC on October 4, 1956. Karen had been a resident of Rockmart since 2009 moving here from Cartersville, GA. She was a homemaker who enjoyed gardening , working with her flowers, traveling and singing. Karen loved her dog...

James Wilbert  (J.W.) Eckert

James Wilbert (J.W.) Eckert

Oct 15, 2016

Mr. James Wilbert ( J.W. ) Eckert, age 76, of Rockmart (the VanWert community) passed away Saturday, October 15, 2016 at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born in Rockmart, GA on April 12, 1940 a son of the late Wilbert and Bertha Mae Harrell Eckert. Mr. Eckert had lived all of his life in Rockmart and attended...

Frances Anita Roddy

Frances Anita Roddy

Oct 11, 2016

Mrs. Frances Anita Roddy, age 91, of Rockmart and formally of Dayton, Tennessee, passed away Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at her residence. She was born in Shelbyville, Tennessee on April 8, 1925 to the late Jimmy and Anita Rogers. Mrs. Roddy was a member of Grace Church of the Nazarene in Red Bank, Tn. In addition to her parents she...

Elmer  Newton Roberson

Elmer Newton Roberson

Oct 5, 2016

Mr. Elmer Newton Roberson, age 84, of Taylorsville, GA passed away Wednesday, October 5, 2016 in a Rome medical center. He was born in Taylorsville, GA on October 21, 1931 a son of the late Henry Newton Roberson and Beulah Cox Roberson. Mr. Roberson had lived all of his life in Taylorsville where he was a member of the Bethel...

Margaret Jean Rider

Margaret Jean Rider

Oct 4, 2016

Mrs. Margaret Jean Rider, age 81, of Rockmart passed away Tuesday, October 4, 2016 in a Rome medical center. She was born in Cedartown, GA on September 6, 1935, a daughter of the late William Archie McLarty and Gertha Dill McLarty. Mrs. Rider moved to Rockmart from Austell where she was a homemaker. She was of the Baptist faith and...

Sara Anne Dunn

Sara Anne Dunn

Oct 2, 2016

Mrs. Sara Anne Dunn, 74, of Cumming, GA, died at home Sunday of natural causes. She was the widow of the late Kenneth Franklin Dunn, to whom she was wed over fifty-three years. Together, they were parents to four children, Mr. Joseph Dewayne Dunn of Marietta, GA, Mr. Kenneth Franklin Dunn, Jr of Belmont, NC, and two daughters lost in...

James Edward Waites

James Edward Waites

Sep 23, 2016

Mr. James Edward Waites, age 81, of Aragon, GA passed away Friday, September 23. 2016 in a Rome medical center following several months of illness. He was born in Bartow County, GA on June 25, 1935 a son of the late Jack and Gladys Waites. He had been a resident of Polk County since 1957 and was a member and...

Beulah Haney

Beulah Haney

Sep 17, 2016

Mrs. Beulah Haney, age 90, of Rockmart, GA passed away Saturday, September 17, 2016 in a Rome medical center. She was born in Haralson County, GA on May 17, 1926 a daughter of the late Arthur Franklin White and Jessie Rebecca McDonald White. Mrs. Haney was a lifelong resident of the Bartow and Polk County area where she was a...

Freida Tant

Freida Tant

Sep 7, 2016

Mrs. Freida Tant, age 67, of Rockmart passed away Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at her residence. She was born in Aragon, GA on June 17, 1949 a daughter of the late Cecil and Frances Johnson Teems. Mrs. Tant had lived the greater part of her life in Polk County and was a former employee of the Polk School District. She...

Carolyn Campbell Pharo

Carolyn Campbell Pharo

Sep 6, 2016

Mrs. Carolyn Campbell Pharo, age 73, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at her residence. She was born in Rome, GA, on March 9, 1943. Carolyn lived all her life in Rockmart and loved her hometown. She was a 1961 graduate of Rockmart High School and attended West Georgia College. In the past, she worked in the...

Edna Earline Holtzclaw

Edna Earline Holtzclaw

Sep 3, 2016

Mrs. Edna Earline Swann Holtzclaw, age 56, of Cedartown, GA passed away Saturday, September 3, 2016 at her residence. She was born in Rockmart, GA on January 6, 1960 a daughter of Bud and Edna Brewer Swann. She had lived all of her life in Polk County and was a member of the Southside Baptist Church of Cedartown. She was...

Roy James Yarbrough, Sr.

Roy James Yarbrough, Sr.

Sep 2, 2016

Mr. Roy James Yarbrough, Sr., age 78, of Rockmart passed away Friday, September 2, 2016 at his residence surrounded by his family. He was born in Rockmart, GA on December 28, 1937 a son of the late Winifred Yarbrough and Frances Crabb Yarbrough. Mr. Yarbrough had lived all of his life in Rockmart where he was a member of the...