Obituaries

Sallie Louise Sorrells

Sallie Louise Sorrells

May 29, 2013

Mrs. Sallie Louise Sorrells, age 88, of Rockmart, GA passed away Wednesday, May 29, 2013. She was born in Bartow County, GA on January 20, 1925 a daughter of the late Homer Collum and Annie Mae Brewer Collum. Mrs. Sorrells had been a resident of Rockmart all of her life where she was a charter member of the Morning View...

Herschel B. Hutcheson

Herschel B. Hutcheson

May 28, 2013

Mr. Herschel B. Hutcheson, age 88, of Austell, GA passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2013. He was born in Cedartown, GA on March 16, 1925 a son of the late Robert Edward Hutcheson and Nancy Elizabeth Ingram Hutcheson. Mr. Hutcheson had lived in Austell for the past 42 years. He was a member of the Second Baptist Church of Rockmart...

Barbara Wigley

Barbara Wigley

May 27, 2013

Mrs. Barbara Ann Wigley, age 78, of Rockmart, GA passed away Monday, May 27, 2013 in a Rome medical center. She was born in Cedartown, GA on October 25, 1934, a daughter of the late R.B. Graham and the late Inez Hulsey Graham. Mrs. Wigley had lived the greater part of her life in Rockmart where she was a homemaker...

Thomas J. Hayes

Thomas J. Hayes

May 27, 2013

Mr. Thomas J. Hayes, age 84, of Rockmart, GA passed away Monday, May 27, 2013 at his residence. He was born in Paulding County, GA on April 19, 1929, a son of the late Homer Hayes and the late Ella Rataree Hayes. Mr. Hayes had lived the greater part of his life in Polk County where he was a member...

Jason Carter Sullivan

Jason Carter Sullivan

May 25, 2013

Mr. Jason Carter Sullivan, age 36, of Valdosta, GA passed away Saturday, May 25, 2013 in Taylor Regional Medical Center, Hawkinsville, GA. He was born in Marietta, GA on October 29, 1976 a son of Patrick Carter Sullivan and Wanda Darlene King Sullivan. He was preceded in death by his grandparents: Ed Stegall, Lula Stegall and Fred King and an...

Martha Sue Mcalister Williams

Martha Sue Mcalister Williams

May 22, 2013

Mrs. Martha Sue McAlister Williams, age 64, of Rockmart, GA passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2013 in a Rome medical center. She was born in Cedartown, GA on January 10, 1949 a daughter of the late Lonnie Austin McAlister and the late Azilee Ridley McAlister. Mrs. Williams had been a resident of Rockmart all of her life where she was...

Gene East

Gene East

May 13, 2013

Mr. Gene East, age 82, of Dallas, GA and formerly of Rockmart passed away suddenly Monday, May 13, 2013 at his residence. He was born in Silver Creek, GA on August 10, 1930 a son of Zeal East and Daisy Simmons East. At the age of three months his father died and his mother married Ralph Cagle. Mr. East was...

Ed Jackson

Ed Jackson

May 11, 2013

Mr. Ed Jackson, age 77, of Aragon, GA passed away Saturday, May 11, 2013. He was born in Polk County, GA on April 21, 1936 a son of the late Martin Jackson and Mattie Elizabeth Childers Jackson. Mr. Jackson had lived the greater part of his life in the Aragon area where he was a member of the West Aragon...

Virginia Arp Dover

Virginia Arp Dover

May 6, 2013

Mrs. Virginia Arp Dover, age 75, of Rockmart passed away Monday evening, May 6, 2013 in a Rome Medical Center following several years of illness. She was born in Coweta County, GA on March 14, 1938 a daughter of the late Ezra Bivins and Effie Lou Akins Bivins. Mrs. Dover lived in Bremen before moving to Rockmart thirty eight years...

Franky Jane Whalen

Franky Jane Whalen

May 5, 2013

Mrs. Franky Jane Whalen, age 58, of Aragon, GA passed away Sunday, May 5, 2013. She was born on September 27, 1954, a daughter of the late Frank Forsyth and the late Eunice Latham Forsyth. Survivors include her son, Timothy Whalen II, Aragon; daughter, Miranda Whalen, Aragon; and her sister, Nancy Weaver, Rockmart. In keeping with her wishes she was...

Martha Lane Helton

Martha Lane Helton

May 2, 2013

Mrs. Martha Lane Helton, age 92, of Rome, GA passed away Thursday, May 2, 2013. She was born in Rome, GA on August 23, 1920 a daughter of the late John Chambers Lane and Ava Maude Camp Lane. Mrs. Helton had been a resident of Floyd County the greater part of her life where she was a member of the...

Mikki Brannon

Mikki Brannon

May 2, 2013

Ms. Mikki Brannon, age 37, of Rockmart, GA passed away Thursday, May 2, 2013. She was born in Rome, GA on December 4, 1975, a daughter of Ralph Brannon and Deborah Ferguson Brannon. She had lived all of her life in Rockmart where she was a graduate of Rockmart High School. She had been employed with Tip Top Poultry and...

Seabron Brown

Seabron Brown

Apr 27, 2013

Mr. Seabron Brown, age 87, of Rockmart passed away Saturday, April 27, 2013 at his residence following several months of declining health. He was born in Union County, GA on October 29, 1925 a son of the late Joseph Lorenza Brown and Ida Elizabeth Logan Brown. Mr. Brown had lived the greater part of his life in Rockmart where he...

Jason Campbell

Jason Campbell

Apr 9, 2013

Mr. Jason Lee Campbell ,age, 30, of Las Cruces, New Mexico and formerly of Dallas, GA passed away Tuesday, April 9, 2013 in New Mexico. Jason was born in Marietta, GA on September 7, 1982 a son of Dwight Campbell and Belinda Weaver Campbell. He was a 2002 graduate of Paulding County High School. Jason enjoyed sports having played in...

Diana Maria Davis

Diana Maria Davis

Apr 5, 2013

Mrs. Diana Maria Davis, age 47, of Rockmart, GA passed away Friday, April 5, 2013. She was born in Aschaffenburg, Germany on September 29, 1965. Mrs. Davis has been a resident of Rockmart the greater part of her life. She loved to collect lighthouses and travel. Mrs. Davis was retired from the Kellogg?s Company of Rome. She was preceded in...

Melba Jean Peek Hansard

Melba Jean Peek Hansard

Apr 1, 2013

Mrs. Melba Jean Peek Hansard, age 65, of Douglasville, GA passed away Monday, April 1, 2013. A native of Rome, GA she was born on March 20, 1948 a daughter of the late John Carl Peek and Pearl Cook Peek. She was a 1966 graduate of Rockmart High School and for a period of time worked for the law firm...

Robert Edward (Bobby) Harris

Robert Edward (Bobby) Harris

Mar 27, 2013

Mr. Robert Edward (Bobby) Harris, age 67, of Rockmart, GA passed away Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at his residence. He was born in Fulton County, GA on July 15, 1945, a son of the late Clinton Harris and the late Easter Mullins Harris. Mr. Harris had lived the greater part of his life in Cobb County before moving to Haralson...

Kay (Bubbett) Williams

Kay (Bubbett) Williams

Mar 19, 2013

Mrs. Kay Cynthia Clark (Bubbett) Williams, age 58, of Rockmart, GA passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at her residence. She was born in Atlanta, GA on March 23, 1954, a daughter of the late Fredrick Clark and the late Edith Hammond Clark. Kay loved riding motorcycles, gardening and going to flee markets. She was of the Baptist faith and...

Jean Garren Laltrello

Jean Garren Laltrello

Mar 15, 2013

Mrs. Jean Garren Laltrello of Eagle Watch Drive Rockmart, GA passed away Friday, March 15, 2013 in Villa Rica, GA from injuries received in an automobile accident. She was born in Centralia, Illinois on September 14, 1942 a daughter of the late Ralph Garren and Mary Louise Sanders Garren. Mrs. Laltrello attended Lincoln Christian College and was of the Christian...

Watson Carter

Watson Carter

Mar 15, 2013

Mr. Watson Carter, age 88, of Cedartown, GA passed away Friday, March 15, 2013 at his residence following several months of declining health. He was born in Polk County on December 28, 1924 a son of the late Jack Carter and Victoria Denton Carter. Mr. Carter had lived the greater part of his life in Cedartown where he was a...