Obituaries

Wanda Baldwin

Wanda Baldwin

Jan 4, 2014

Mrs. Wanda Louise Rayburn Baldwin, age 51, of Rockmart, GA passed away Saturday, January 4, 2014 in a Rome medical center following a brief illness. Wanda was born in Atlanta, GA on March 8, 1962 a daughter of Douglas M. Rayburn and Mary Louise Wheeler Rayburn. She had lived all of her life in the Rockmart area where she was...

Linda Bailey

Linda Bailey

Dec 22, 2013

Mrs. Linda Bailey, age 72, of Rockmart, GA passed away Sunday, December 22, 2013 at her residence. She was born in Sulfur Springs, Texas on April 19, 1941 a daughter of Wilburn Hulsey and Mary Kate Martin Hulsey. Linda had lived the greater part of her life in Polk County where she was a 1959 graduate of Cedartown High School....

Robert Todd Baker

Robert Todd Baker

Dec 16, 2013

Mr. Robert Todd Baker, age 47, of Cedartown, GA passed away Monday, December 16, 2013. He was born in Rockmart, GA on March 8, 1966, a son of the late Joe I. Baker and Geneva Leatherwood Baker. Mr. Baker was a Veteran of the United States Army and was a member of the Antioch Baptist Church. He loved working on...

Jackson Thomas (Jackie) Bollen, Jr.

Jackson Thomas (Jackie) Bollen, Jr.

Dec 16, 2013

Mr. Jackson Thomas (Jackie) Bollen,Jr., age 67, of Cedartown, GA passed away Monday, December 16, 2013. Jackie was born in Rockmart, GA on March 3, 1946 the son of the late J.T. Bollen, Sr. and Maggie Dunn Bollen. He had lived in the Marietta area for a number of years and worked with his father in the family owned Dixie...

Don W. Richardson

Don W. Richardson

Dec 5, 2013

Mr. Don W. Richardson, age 67, of Rockmart, GA passed away Thursday, December 5, 2013. Don was born in Panama City, Florida on September 6, 1946 a son of Harmon W. Richardson and Una Keahey Richardson. He had been a resident of Georgia since 2012 moving here from North Carolina. He enjoyed bowling, reading his Bible and fellowshipping with others....

Gene A. Jackson

Gene A. Jackson

Nov 30, 2013

Mr. Gene A. Jackson, age 73, of Dallas (the Yorkville community), passed away Saturday, November 30, 2013 in Austell, GA. He was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi on March 26, 1940, a son of the late William Jackson and Lillie Taylor Jackson. Mr. Jackson had lived the past 15 years in the Yorkville Community moving there from Ft. Wayne, Indiana. He...

Deborah Hulsey Kirk

Deborah Hulsey Kirk

Nov 27, 2013

Mrs. Deborah Hulsey Kirk, age 49, of Cedartown and formerly of Rockmart passed away Wednesday, November 27, 2013 following an extended illness. She was born in Cedartown, GA on February 16, 1964, a daughter of Darrell Hulsey and Arlene Jarrell Hulsey. Deborah was a 1983 graduate of Rockmart High School and was a member of the Mt. Tabor Baptist Church....

David Lee Ferguson

David Lee Ferguson

Nov 26, 2013

Mr. David Lee Ferguson, age 66, of Aragon, GA passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at his resicence. He was born in Merced, California on November 14, 1947. Mr. Ferguson had been a resident of Aragon since 1994 moving here from California. He was a member of the New Prospect Baptist Church of Floyd county and was an ordained Baptist...

Shirley Anne Duke

Shirley Anne Duke

Nov 26, 2013

Mrs. Shirley Anne Duke, age 69, of Aragon, GA passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at her residence. She was born in Bartow County, GA on March 8, 1944 a daughter of Luther B. White and Teresa Marcella Williams White. Mrs. Duke grew up in Taylorsville later moving to Aragon. She had made her home in Rome, GA for nine...

Elmer Burton Gentry

Elmer Burton Gentry

Nov 21, 2013

Mr. Elmer Burton Gentry, age 78, of Rockmart passed away Thursday November 21, 2013 following an illness of several months. He was born in Taylorsville, GA on December 17, 1934 a son of the late Stanley Gentry and Louise Welchel Gentry. Mr. Gentry had lived the greater part of his life in the Bartow and Polk county area. He was...

Jerry Parham

Jerry Parham

Nov 19, 2013

Mr. Jerry Parham, age 68, of Aragon, GA passed away Tuesday, November 19, 2013 at his residence following a lengthy illness. Jerry was born in Rome, GA on October 9, 1945 a son of the late John Albert Parham and Florence Kinney Parham. He had live all of his life in the Aragon area, was a former employee of Rome...

Jerry Wilburn Yarbrough

Jerry Wilburn Yarbrough

Nov 15, 2013

Mr. Jerry Wilburn Yarbrough, age 71, of Rome passed away Friday, November 15, 2013 in a Rome medical center. He was born on January 5, 1942 a son of Auburn Samuel Yarbrough and Bertha Louise Yarbrough. Mr. Yarbrough had lived all of his life in Rome and was a member of the Oak Hill Church of Christ. He was preceded...

Brian Perry

Brian Perry

Nov 10, 2013

Funeral services for J. Brian Perry, 48, of Orange Park, will be held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, November 13, 2013 in the chapel of Jacksonville Memory Gardens Funeral Home. The family will receive friends one hour prior to services, from 1:00 ? 2:00 PM. Interment will follow in Jacksonville Memory Gardens Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may...

Kenneth Lamar Head, Sr.

Kenneth Lamar Head, Sr.

Nov 9, 2013

Mr. Kenneth Lamar (Kenny) Head, Sr., age 47, of Rockmart passed away Saturday, November 9, 2013 in a Rome medical center following a brief illness. Kenny was born in Rockmart on January 7, 1966 and had lived all of his life here. He loved to cook, fish and go camping. He had worked in construction prior to ill health and...

E.J. Cardin

E.J. Cardin

Nov 7, 2013

Mr. E. J. Cardin, age 81, of 126 Trentwood Place N.W. Rome, GA passed away Thursday, November 7, 2013 in a Rome medical center. He was born on February 20, 1932 a son of the late Thomas Cornelius Cardin and Agnes Christine Swanson Cardin. Mr. Cardin had lived the greater part of his life in Rome where he was a...

Amanda Shea Beatty

Amanda Shea Beatty

Nov 7, 2013

Amanda Shea Beatty, age 34, of Rockmart passed away Thursday, November 7, 2013. She was born in Rome, GA on February 24, 1979 a daughter of Mark Neal Williams and Brenda Faye Moody Williams. Amanda had lived all of her life in Polk County, attended Calvary Christian School and was a member of Cross Pointe Community Church. She was a...

June H. Stansell

June H. Stansell

Nov 2, 2013

Ms June H. Stansell, age 89, of Nashville, TN passed peacefully from this life Saturday November 2, 2013. June was born April 16, 1924 in Cherokee County, Alabama the only daughter of Robert and Bonnie Hartline. At an early age the family moved to Floyd County where she attended Celanese School, later graduating from Model High School in 1944, where...

Otis Sigers

Otis Sigers

Oct 20, 2013

Mr. Otis Eugene Sigers, Sr., age 90, of Rockmart, GA passed away Sunday, October 20, 2013 in a Rome hospital. He was born in Pine Log, GA on July 29, 1923, a son of the late Doss Frank and Estelle Payne Sigers. Mr. Sigers had lived the greater part of his life in Rockmart and was a former employee of...

Bryan Keith Robinson

Bryan Keith Robinson

Oct 11, 2013

Mr. Bryan Keith Robinson, age 47, of Rockmart passed away Friday, October 11, 2013. Bryan was born in Rockmart, GA on February 10, 1966 a son of Donald B. Robinson and Frances Hulsey Robinson. He was a 1984 graduate of Rockmart High School. He was preceded in death by his father Doanld Robinson and a sister Wanda Sue Anderson. Survivors...

Brian William Lamar Wilkes

Brian William Lamar Wilkes

Oct 10, 2013

Mr. Brian William Lamar Wilkes, age 41, of Aragon, GA passed away suddenly Thursday, October 10, 2013. Brian was born in Rome, GA on May 13, 1972 a son of Cecil Eugene Wilkes, Sr. and Donna Waddell Wilkes. He had lived all of his life in the Rockmart and Aragon area and was of the Baptist faith. He loved fishing,...