Obituaries

Ralph Robinson

Ralph Robinson

Mar 6, 2016

Mr. Ralph Robinson, age 75, of Aragon, GA passed away Sunday, March 6, 2016 at his residence following an extended illness. He was born in Aragon, GA on February 13, 1941 a son of Clarence "Mutt" Robinson and Lula Mae Cash Robinson. Mr. Robinson had lived all of his life in Polk County. He had worked at the Aragon Mill,...

Betty Jo Greene

Betty Jo Greene

Feb 27, 2016

Mrs. Betty Jo Greene, age 83, of Rockmart, GA passed away Saturday, February 27, 2016 in a Rome medical center. She was born in Rockmart, GA on October 10, 1932 a daughter of the late John and Flora T. Davis. Mrs. Greene and her family made their home in Dunwoody for many years before returning to Rockmart in 1995. She...

Annie Ruth Ward

Annie Ruth Ward

Feb 25, 2016

Mrs. Annie Ruth Ward, age 79, of Rockmart, GA passed away Thursday, February 25, 2016 at her residence following a lengthy illness. She was born in Aragon, GA on August 14, 1936 a daughter of the late Solomon David Waldrop, Sr. and the late Rosa Mae Teems Waldrop. She worked at the Aragon Mill and the Goodyear Mill. Mrs. Ward...

Faye Roberson Garrett

Faye Roberson Garrett

Feb 25, 2016

Mrs. Faye Roberson Garrett, age 71, of Rockmart, GA passed away at her home on Thursday, February 25, 2016 following an extended illness. Faye was born December 3, 1944 in Taylorsville, GA (Bartow County) to the late Henry and Beulah Roberson. On December 25, 1965, she married Johnny G. Garrett, son of the late Rev. Lawrence and Vivian Garrett, Rockmart....

David Meeks

David Meeks

Feb 25, 2016

Mr. David Meeks, age 53, of Rockmart, GA passed away Thursday, February 25, 2016 in a Chattanooga, TN hospital. He was born on July 8, 1962 a son of Henry Lloyd Meeks and Shirley Mae Hulsey Meeks. David had lived the greater part of his life in Rockmart attended Rockmart High School and was of the Baptist faith. He was...

Wayne (Ace) Martin

Wayne (Ace) Martin

Feb 23, 2016

Mr. Wayne (Ace) Martin, age 72, of Rockmart, GA passed away Tuesday, February 23, 2016 in Cartersville. He was born in Cartersville, GA on December 22, 1943 a son of the late Hubert A. Martin and the late Inez Allen Martin. He had lived the greater part of his life in Polk county and was of the Baptist faith. Mr....

Charmon Lucille Phillips

Charmon Lucille Phillips

Feb 23, 2016

Mrs. Charmon Lucille Phillips, age 89, of Rome, GA passed away Tuesday, February 23, 2016 in a Rome nursing center following several months of declining health. She was born in Spring Garden, AL on August 24, 1926, a daughter of the late P. Emory McCollum and Nobia Potts McCollum. Mrs. Phillips had lived in Cedar Bluff, AL before moving to...

Frances Mcrae

Frances Mcrae

Feb 23, 2016

Mrs. Frances McRae, age 61, of Rockmart, GA passed away Tuesday, February 23, 2016. She was born in Jacksonville, FL on November 2, 1954. She had lived in Rockmart the greater part of her life where she was a member of the Rockmart First United Methodist Church. She graduated from Rockmart High School and attended Floyd Junior College and West...

Joyce Richards Jones

Joyce Richards Jones

Feb 18, 2016

Mrs. Joyce Richards Jones, age 69, of Rockmart, GA passed away Thursday, February 18, 2016 in Cedartown. She was born on December 5, 1946 in Charleston, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Glen Richards and Mary Smith Richards. She spent her childhood years in Ravenna Ohio and moved to Rockmart in 1975. Mrs. Jones had worked with Dr. Cummings...

Glenn Harper

Glenn Harper

Feb 18, 2016

Mr. Glenn Harper, age 76, of Rockmart, GA passed away Thursday, February, 18, 2016 at his residence. He was born in Rockmart, GA on February 28, 1939, a son of the late William P.(Mule) Harper, Sr. and the late Frances Louise Matthews Harper. Mr. Harper had lived the greater part of his life in Rockmart where he was a member...

James Robert (Spider) Irwin, Jr.

James Robert (Spider) Irwin, Jr.

Feb 14, 2016

Mr. James Robert (Spider) Irwin, Jr. age 75, of Rockmart, GA passed away Sunday, February 14, 2016 at his residence. He was born in Bartow County, GA on July 21, 1940 a son of the late James Robert Irwin, Sr. and Doris Vincent Irwin. Mr. Irwin had lived in Rockmart the greater part of his life where he was a...

Tom Bradley Goss

Tom Bradley Goss

Feb 12, 2016

Mr. Tom Bradley Goss, 59, of Cedartown, entered heaven on February 12, 2016. He was born October 24, 1956, in Cedartown, the son of the late Tom Boaz Goss and Carolyn Brooks Goss. He was a member of St. Bernadette's Catholic Church. Brad previously was employed by Hon Industries and Cedartown Paperboard in customer service and sales. He resided for...

Bernice Sutton

Bernice Sutton

Feb 11, 2016

Mrs. Bernice Sutton, age 97, of Aragon, GA passed away Thursday, February 11, 2016 in a Cobb County nursing center. She was born in Bartow County, GA on September 20, 1918, a daughter of the late Lewis Freeman Edwards and the late Jane Bryson Edwards. Mrs. Sutton had lived the greater part of her life in Polk County where she...

Wendy Owens King

Wendy Owens King

Feb 9, 2016

Mrs. Wendy Owens King, age 49, of Rockmart, GA passed away at her residence on Tuesday, February 9, 2016 following a valiant battle with cancer. She was born in Dallas, TX on March 15, 1966 a daughter of J.W. Owens, Sr. and Dorothy (Dot) Owens. She had lived the greater part of her life in Polk County where she was...

Justin Lewis Deems

Justin Lewis Deems

Feb 7, 2016

Mr. Justin Lewis Deems, age 25, of Rockmart, GA passed away Sunday, February 7, 2016 from injuries received in an industrial accident. Justin was born in Rome, GA on July 15, 1990 a son of the late Ralph Lewis Deems and the late Paula Allen Deems. He had lived all of his life in Polk County and was a graduate...

Deanie Y. Mauldin

Deanie Y. Mauldin

Feb 6, 2016

Mrs. Deanie Y. Mauldin, age 91, of Aragon passed away Saturday, February 6, 2016 in a Rome nursing center. She was born in Floyd County, GA on October 25, 1924 a daughter of James Melvin York and Willie Mae York. Mrs. Mauldin had been a resident of Aragon since 1953 and was a retired employee of Integrated Mills of Aragon....

Hagan  Morris

Hagan Morris

Feb 5, 2016

Mr. Hagan Anthony Morris, age 48, of Rockmart, GA passed away Friday, February 5, 2016. He was born in Rockmart, GA on August 5, 1967 a son of Linda Fay Robinson Morris and the late Silas Anthony Morris. Hagan had lived all of his life in Rockmart and was a retired diesel mechanic. He was a member of Davitte Lodge...

Grace Chandler Cook

Grace Chandler Cook

Feb 5, 2016

Mrs. Grace Chandler Cook, age 88, of Rockmart, GA passed away Friday, February 5, 2016 at her residence following several months of declining health. She was born in Rockmart, GA on July 6, 1927 a daughter of Robert Roy Chandler and Gussie Sorrells Chandler. Mrs. Cook had lived in Rockmart all of her life where she was a member of...

Gary  Wayne Lindsey

Gary Wayne Lindsey

Feb 4, 2016

Mr. Gary Wayne Lindsey, age 67, of Rockmart passed away Thursday, February 4, 2016 at his residence following a sixteen month illness. Gary was born in Rockmart, GA on February 10, 1948 a son of Henry D. Lindsey and Frances Edwards Lindsey. He had lived all of his life in Polk County and was a 1966 graduate of Cedartown High...

Ralph Kinnick

Ralph Kinnick

Feb 2, 2016

Mr. Ralph H. Kinnick, age 86, of Rockmart (the Yorkville community) passed away Tuesday, February 2, 2016 in Kennestone Hospital, Marietta. He was born in Witt County, Tennessee on January 15, 1930, a son of Riley Mack Kinnick and Iva Anderson Kinnick. Mr. Kinnick had been a resident of the Rockmart area since 1975 moving here from the St. Petersburg,...