Obituaries

Jimmy Donald Wilkerson

Jimmy Donald Wilkerson

Apr 13, 2015

Mr. Jimmy Donald Wilkerson, age 61 of Aragon, GA passed away Monday April 13, 2015 in a Rome medical center following a lengthy illness. He was born in Rockmart, GA on August 17, 1953 a son of the late Donald James Wilkerson and Evelyn Odell Yarbrough Wilkerson. Jimmy had lived all of his life in Polk County where he was...

Deane Fennell Coffman Cochran

Deane Fennell Coffman Cochran

Apr 10, 2015

Mrs. Deane Fennell Coffman Cochran, age 70, of Rockmart, GA passed away Friday, April 10, 2015. She was born in Paulding County, GA on May 26, 1944, a daughter of the late Earl Edmond Fennell and Willie Mae Tant Fennell. Mrs. Cochran had lived most of her life in Rockmart where she was a member of the Springdale Baptist Church....

Herman Brand

Herman Brand

Apr 10, 2015

Mr. Herman Brand, age 67, of Rockmart, GA passed away Friday, April 10, 2015. He was born in Cedartown, GA on July 30, 1947, a son of the late Herchel Brand and Lottie Garrett Brand. Mr. Brand had lived all of his life in Polk County. He was an avid outdoorsman and loved to fish and hunt. Mr. Brand spent...

Jennifer Hicks Potter

Jennifer Hicks Potter

Apr 9, 2015

Mrs. Jennifer Hicks Potter, age 38, of Fyffe, AL and formerly of Paulding County, GA passed away Thursday, April 9, 2015 in a Ft. Payne health care facility. She was born in Villa Rica, GA on September 28, 1976, a daughter of Tommy Hicks and the late Mary Lynette Puckett Hicks. Mrs. Potter had lived most of her life in...

Mildred  Janet Dover

Mildred Janet Dover

Apr 3, 2015

Mrs. Mildred Janet Dover, age 80, of Aragon, GA passed away Friday, April 3, 2015 at her residence. She was born in Bartow County, GA on September 2, 1934 a daughter of Willis A. Gentry and Lois Marie Cagle Gentry. Mrs. Dover had been a resident of Polk County since 1951 and was a member of the Euharlee Baptist Church....

Patricia Ann (Patti) Causey

Patricia Ann (Patti) Causey

Apr 3, 2015

Mrs. Patricia Ann (Patti) Causey, age 50, of Aragon, GA passed away Friday, April 3, 2015 in a Rome medical center following a brief illness. She was born in Rome, GA on November 22, 1964 a daughter of Lamar Neal Rushing and Donna Gail Reeves Rushing. Patti grew up in Cedartown, GA and attended Cedartown High School. She had lived...

Horace C. Adams

Horace C. Adams

Mar 26, 2015

Mr. Horace C. Adams, age 92, of Morrow, GA, passed away Thursday, March 26, 2015 in Stockbridge, GA. Mr. Adams was born in Rome, GA on January 23, 1923 to Hoyt L. Adams and Lillian Cargal Adams. He moved to Clayton County from the Big Texas Valley community of Rome, where he owned and operated Old South Vending Company. He...

Mamie L. Long

Mamie L. Long

Mar 23, 2015

Mrs. Mamie L. Long, age 100, of Rome, GA passed away Monday, March 23, 2015 at her residence seven days before her 101 st. birthday. She was born in Bartow County, GA on March 30, 1914 a daughter of the late Robert Lee Herod and Mary Colston Herod. Mrs. Long had lived the greater part of her life in Rome...

Bruce Lee Brantly

Bruce Lee Brantly

Mar 20, 2015

Mr. Bruce Lee Brantly, age 83, of Rockmart, GA passed away Friday, March 20, 2015 at his residence. He was born in Atlanta, GA on December 21, 1931 a son of the late Howard Walter Brantly, Sr. and Emma Laura Ledbetter Brantly. Mr. Brantly was an honor graduate of Bolton High School and he served in the U.S. Army Reserve...

Herbert L. Jackson, Sr.

Herbert L. Jackson, Sr.

Mar 19, 2015

Thank you God for the beautiful baby boy that you blessed the late William Jackson Sr. and Lillie Taylor Jackson with on July 22, 1942 in Clarksdale, Mississippi. The name Herbert Lee Jackson was chosen and only you truly knew lord that he would play such an important role in the lives of others for many years to come ....

Addie L. Sisson

Addie L. Sisson

Mar 16, 2015

Mrs. Addie L. Sisson, age 70, of Cedartown, GA, passed away suddenly Monday, March 16, 2015 at a Polk County medical facility. She was born in Polk County on June 29, 1944, a daughter of the late David Pope and Myrtice Treglown Pope. Mrs. Sisson was a housewife and had lived all of her life in Polk County. She was...

Louise  Yarbrough

Louise Yarbrough

Mar 15, 2015

Mrs. Louise Yarbrough, age 94, of Rome, GA passed away Sunday, March 15, 2015 in a Rome health care center. She was born on April 4, 1920 in Gainesville, GA a daughter of the late Thomas Butler and Dicey Grizzle Butler. Mrs. Yarbrough moved to Floyd County in 1926 from Blue Ridge, GA. She was a member of the Oak...

Katherine  Theresa Wollard

Katherine Theresa Wollard

Mar 1, 2015

Mrs. Katherine Theresa Wollard, age 53, of Cedartown, GA passed away Sunday, March 1, 2015. She was born in Miami, FL on November 16, 1961, a daughter of Ellen Hoag Suggs and the late Carl E. Suggs. Mrs. Wollard had lived in Polk County since 2011 where she was a homemaker, moving here from Miami, FL. Survivors include her mother,...

Hilda Waters

Hilda Waters

Feb 24, 2015

Ms. Hilda Waters, age 86, of Rockmart, GA, passed away, Tuesday, February 24, 2015 in a Rome healthcare center following several months of declining health. She was born on June 20, 1928 in Tattnall County, GA. Her parents were William Berry Waters and Clara Fennell Waters. In addition to them, she was preceded in death by brothers William Taft Waters...

Wayne Ingle, Sr.

Wayne Ingle, Sr.

Feb 23, 2015

Mr. Wayne Ingle, Sr., age 63, of Aragon, GA passed away Monday, February 23, 2015, following an extended illness He was born in Cedartown, GA on March 8, 1951, a son of Dewey and Mary Ingle. Mr. Ingle had lived the greater part of his life in Aragon and was of the Baptist faith. He was self-employed in the construction...

Mildred  Roberson Swift

Mildred Roberson Swift

Feb 22, 2015

**** Due to inclement weather, the funeral for Mrs. Mildred Roberson Swift has been postponed until Friday, February 27, 2015 at 11:00 AM. The family will received friends Thursday evening from 6:00 until 9:00 PM. Mrs. Mildred Roberson Swift, age 92, of Rockmart, GA passed away Sunday, February 22, 2015 in a Rome medical center. She was born in Rockmart,...

Jerry Theodore  (Teddy) Carter

Jerry Theodore (Teddy) Carter

Feb 21, 2015

Mr. Jerry Theodore (Teddy) Carter, Jr. age 45, of Rockmart, GA passed away Saturday, February 21, 2015 in a Rome hospital following a lengthy illness. Teddy was born in Rockmart, GA on April 1, 1969 a son of Jerry T. Carter, Sr. and Carolyn Jones Carter. He had lived all of his life in Rockmart where he was a 1987...

Doris Campbell

Doris Campbell

Feb 21, 2015

Mrs. Doris Kelley Campbell, age 87, of Rockmart, GA passed away Saturday, February 21, 2015 at her residence following an extended illness. She was born in Aragon, GA on May 15, 1927 a daughter of the late Henry and Annie Mae Kelley. Mrs. Campbell had lived all of her life in the Rockmart and Aragon area. She was a member...

Harold M. Johnson

Harold M. Johnson

Feb 15, 2015

Mr. Harold M. Johnson 80, of Rockmart passed away on Sunday February 15, 2015. He was born February 23. 1934 in Forsyth County, GA a son of the late Hubert and Gertrude Johnson. Mr. Johnson moved to Rockmart seventeen years ago from Roswell, Georgia and was a member of Lakeview Baptist Church. He loved to garden , spend time working...

Edith Name

Edith Name

Feb 14, 2015

Edith Anna Name, 83, Kokomo, passed away at 10:15 AM Saturday, February 14, 2015 at her daughter’s residence in Georgia. She was born November 2, 1931, in Lafayette, to Arthur C. Jewell and Elizabeth (Everhart) Jewell. On May 5, 1948, she married Noble Charles Earl Name. He preceded her in death on July 5, 2009. Edith was a member of...