Obituaries

Jerry Elrod Baldwin

Jerry Elrod Baldwin

Dec 8, 2014

Mr. Jerry Elrod Baldwin, age 70. of Cedartown, GA passed away Monday, December 8, 2014 in a Rome medical center. Jerry was born in Rome, GA on May 31, 1944 a son of Charlie Otis "Doc" Baldwin and Lucille Elrod Baldwin. He lived all of his life in Polk County and was a member of the Morning View Baptist Church....

Louise Roberson

Louise Roberson

Dec 3, 2014

Mrs. Louise Roberson ,age 82, of Douglasville, GA and formerly of Rockmart passed away Wednesday, December 3, 2014 in a Douglasville nursing center following a lengthy illness. She was born in Van Wert, GA on March 20, 1932 a daughter of the late Samuel Massey and Stella Womack Massey. Mrs. Roberson had been a resident of Douglasville for the past...

Charles Douglas Cochran

Charles Douglas Cochran

Dec 1, 2014

Mr. Charles Douglas Cochran, age 72, of Rockmart, GA passed away Monday, December 1, 2014 in a Rome medical center. Charles was born in Paulding County, GA on May 7, 1942 a son of the late Hugh Dorsey Cochran and Opal Marie Carroll Cochran. Mr. Cochran had lived the greater part of his life in the Rockmart area and attended...

Allie Seay Scoggin

Allie Seay Scoggin

Nov 23, 2014

Allie was born on February 11, 1925, in Pisgah, Alabama. She was the fourth child of George and Mattie Seay's eight children. Her siblings were Ed, J.B., Beatrice, Doyle, Floyd, Louis and Oliver. Allie married W. C. Craze and they had seven children: Joann, Sue, Jerry, Mary, Cathy, Johnny and Melba. From these came a multitude of descendants, totaling 26...

Betty Sherman

Betty Sherman

Nov 21, 2014

Mrs. Betty Waters Sherman, age 70, of Taylorsville, GA passed away Friday, November 21, 2014 at her residence following a lengthy illness. She was born in Bartow County, GA on July 19, 1944 a daughter of Thad Waters and Pearl Hames Waters. Mrs. Sherman was a 1962 graduate of Rockmart High School and was a member of the Morning View...

Alvis P. Miller, Jr.

Alvis P. Miller, Jr.

Nov 16, 2014

Mr. Alvis P. Miller, Jr., age 84, of Rockmart, GA passed away peacefully in a Rome medical center on Sunday, November 16, 2014. Born in Rome, GA on March 31, 1930 he was the first born child of the marriage of Alvis P. Miller, Sr. and Edna Fowler Miller. He was educated in the Rome City School System graduating from...

Rita Forsyth Campbell

Rita Forsyth Campbell

Nov 13, 2014

Mrs. Rita Forsyth Campbell, age 62, of Rockmart passed away Thursday, November 13, 2014 at her residence following an extended illness. She was born in Rome, GA on September 23, 1952, a daughter of the late James Ellis Forsyth and the late Nellie Horsley Forsyth. Mrs. Campbell had lived all of her life in Polk County where she was a...

Dr. Ralph D. King

Dr. Ralph D. King

Nov 10, 2014

Dr. Ralph D. King, age 82, of Rockmart, GA passed away suddenly Monday, November 10, 2014 at his residence. A native of Paulding County he was born on March 10, 1932 a son of Hancel Clifton King and Maggie Rae Moon King. Dr. King was a lifelong resident of the Paulding-Polk county area. He graduated from Dallas High School in...

Elizabeth W. Moss

Elizabeth W. Moss

Nov 3, 2014

Mrs. Elizabeth W. Moss, age 77, of Dahlonega, GA and formerly of the Antioch community passed away Monday, November 3, 2014 in Dahlonega, GA. She was born in Polk County on October 9, 1937 a daughter of Robert A. Weaver and Marie Chupp Weaver. Mrs. Moss had lived the greater part of her life in Polk County where she was...

Margaret Katherine Sisson

Margaret Katherine Sisson

Nov 2, 2014

Mrs. Margaret Katherine Sisson, age 82, of Aragon, GA passed away Sunday, November 2, 2014 after an extended illness. She was born in Floyd County, GA on June 28, 1932, a daughter of the late Pat Roberson and Doanie Ernest Roberson. Mrs. Sisson had lived the greater part of her life in Polk and Floyd Counties where she was a...

Jeanette Waits

Jeanette Waits

Oct 29, 2014

Mrs. Jeanette Waits, age 91, of Rockmart passed away Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at her residence following a lengthy illness. She was born in Polk County, GA on May 9, 1923 a daughter of the late Aubrey Coalson and Minnie Moody Coalson. Mrs. Waits had lived all of her life in the Rockmart area where she was a member of...

Verlen Paul (Buddy) Morgan

Verlen Paul (Buddy) Morgan

Oct 28, 2014

Mr. Verlen Paul (Buddy) Morgan, age 79, of Aragon, GA passed away Tuesday, October 28, 2014 at his residence. He was born in Bell Gardens, California on June 10, 1935 a son of the late Paul and Clara Morgan. Mr. Morgan had been a resident of Polk County for the past thirty years moving here from California. He was a...

Bennie Joe Mccown

Bennie Joe Mccown

Oct 26, 2014

Mr. Bennie Joe McCown, age 73, of Rockmart passed away Sunday, October 26, 2014 at his residence following several months of illness. He was born in Rockmart, GA on June 28, 1941 a son of the late James and Elsie Mae McCown. Mr. McCown had lived all of his life in Rockmart where he was a 1959 graduate of Rockmart...

Rudy Posey, Jr.

Rudy Posey, Jr.

Oct 22, 2014

Mr. Rudy Posey, Jr., age 60, of Rockmart passed away Wednesday, October 22, 2014 following a brief illness. He was born in Gadsden, AL on October 18, 1954, a son of Beatrice Witcher Posey and the late Rudolph Huel Posey, Sr. Mr. Posey had lived the greater part of his adult life in Rockmart where he spent his career self...

Rose Walraven Mcentire

Rose Walraven Mcentire

Oct 19, 2014

Mrs. Rose Walraven McEntire, age 82, formerly of Live Oak Circle, Aragon passed away Sunday, October 19, 2014 in a Rome medical center. She was born in Murray County, GA on November 16, 1931, a daughter of the late Gordon Walraven and the late Frankie Rogers Walraven. Mrs. McEntire had lived most of her life in Polk County where she...

Ray Earl Hicks, Sr.

Ray Earl Hicks, Sr.

Oct 18, 2014

Mr. Ray Earl Hicks, Sr., age 66, of Rome, GA passed away Saturday October 18, 2014. He was born in Cherokee County, AL on December 4, 1947, a son of Vivian Joyce Watson Hicks and the late Louie Earl Hicks. Mr. Hicks moved to Rome, GA from Cherokee County, AL in 1985 where he attended the Oak Hill Church of...

Brooks Odell Underwood

Brooks Odell Underwood

Oct 15, 2014

Brooks Odell Underwood, age 94, of Asheboro died Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at North Carolina Veterans Home in Salisbury. Mr. Underwood was a native of Randolph County and a member of Central Falls Baptist church. He was a US Army veteran of WWII serving in the 1st Calvary Division. Mr. Underwood was formerly employed with Burlington Mills and retired from...

Melissa Ann "Lisa" Fletcher

Melissa Ann "Lisa" Fletcher

Oct 5, 2014

Melissa Ann Fletcher "Lisa", age 38, of Myrtle Beach, SC formally of Rockmart, GA, passed away Sunday, October 5, 2014 suddenly at her residence. Lisa was born in Newport News, Va on November 5, 1975 a daughter of the late Donald Fletcher and Jeanette Fletcher. She had lived most of her life in Rockmart, GA until recently when she moved...

William F. (Bill) Cummings

William F. (Bill) Cummings

Oct 4, 2014

Former State Representative William F. (Bill) Cummings, age 85, of Rockmart, GA passed away at his residence on Saturday October 4, 2014 following several years of declining health. He was born in Chester, SC on March 1, 1929 and raised in Rockmart, GA a son of David Lawrence (D.L.) Cummings and Cloreathe Lee Cummings. Bill affectionately known as "Goat" was...

Louis Comstock

Louis Comstock

Oct 3, 2014

Mr. Louis Richard Comstock, age 76, of Rockmart, GA passed away Friday, October 3, 2014 at his residence. He was born In Chattanooga, TN on November 5, 1937 a son of Glenn Alan Comstock and Mattie Stinett Comstock. Mr. Comstock. had been a resident of Rockmart since 2000 moving here from Bartow County, He was a self employed fence builder...