Obituaries

Aug 9, 2016

Mrs. Johnnie Odom Frey, 82, of Cartersville, passed away on Tuesday, August 9, 2016 at Cartersville Health and Rehab. She was born in Blairsville on May 27, 1934 and was the daughter of the late Clyde Odom and Ruth Warren Odom. Mrs. Frey was a member of Iron Hill Baptist Church. She loved her family very much and especially her...

Aug 8, 2016

Preslie ReeseWilliams, five month old infant daughter, of Brad and Megan Williams died Monday, August 8, 2016 at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Egleston. She was born in Cartersville on February 28, 2016. Preslie is preceded in death by her brother, Cooper Reed Williams; great-grandfather, Horace Williams and her great-grandmothers, Joyce Wilson and Nana Ruth Green; and great-granddad, Andrew Ingle....

Aug 5, 2016

Aug 2, 2016

Mr. Donald Milton Jones, 67, of Cartersville, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at Cartersville Medical Center. Born in Tifton, Georgia on September 11, 1948, he was the son of the late James Milton Jones, Jr. and Louise Keith Jones. Donald was a member of Omega Baptist Church and was a wonderful husband and provider. He was straight...

Jul 28, 2016

Jul 27, 2016

Mr. Roy Eugene Chambers, age 80, of Cartersville, passed away Thursday, July 27, 2016 at Cartersville Medical Center. Born in Kingston, Georgia on July 26, 1936, he was the son of the late Sam P. Chambers and Jessie Mae Wade Chambers. Mr. Chambers was a member of Atco Baptist Church and was an ordained Missionary Baptist Minister. He retired from...

Jul 27, 2016

Mr. Travis Turner Worsham, age 82, of Cartersville, died Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at his residence. Born in Cedartown on October 6, 1933, he was the son of the late Reverend Henry Turner Worsham and Mary Bailey Worsham. Mr. Worsham was retired from Chevron Oil Company and was of the Baptist faith. He was a member of the Cartersville Elk...

Jul 27, 2016

Mr. Leroy "Scooter" Cagle, age 70, of Royston, Georgia, formerly of Cartersville died Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at Athens Regional Hospital. He was born in Calhoun on November 13, 1945 and was the son of the late Walter Hensley Cagle and Margaret Elizabeth Nations Cagle. Mr. Cagle was a carpenter by trade. He was a member of Apopka First Baptist...

Jul 25, 2016

Jul 23, 2016

Vickie Lynn Davis, age 49, of Cartersville, died Saturday, July 23, 2016. She was born in Cartersville, Georgia on January 15, 1967 and was the daughter of the late James (Bud) Davis and Louise Collum Davis. Ms. Davis was a member of the First Baptist Church of Cartersville. She loved the Braves and the Falcons. She had a great sense...

Jul 23, 2016

Jul 21, 2016

Mr. Tommy Boyles, age 60, of Douglasville, died on Thursday, July 21, 2016. Born in Fulton County on May 23, 1956, he was the son of the late Colman Boyles and Edna Marie Smith Boyles. Mr. Boyles was a veteran, having served in the United State Army. He enjoyed doing puzzles, drinking coffee and watching old westerns on TV. He...

Jul 21, 2016

Mrs. Opal Vann Wisnom, age 91, of Cartersville died Thursday, July 21, 2016 at Fite Living Center following a lengthy illness. Born in Cottonwood, Alabama on July 26, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Short Vann and Minnie Lee Hoffman Vann. Mrs. Wisnom was a longtime member of Tabernacle Baptist Church where she taught the Willing Workers Sunday...

Jul 19, 2016

Mr. Brian Eric Denton, age 47, of Calhoun, died Tuesday, July 19, 2016. Born in Gastonia, North Carolina on November 3, 1968, he was the son of Linda Scism Hicks and Ted Hicks. Brian graduated from Cass High School in 1987 and attended Georgia Highlands. He enjoyed listening to music. Survivors include his parents, Linda and Ted Hicks; his son,...

Jul 19, 2016

Jul 15, 2016

Jul 13, 2016

Mr. Charles Milton Ray, age 74, of Dalton, formerly of Cartersville, passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at Hamilton Medical Center. Born in Cartersville on August 22, 1941, he was the son of the late Willie Ray and Tamar Wilson Ray. Mr. Ray enjoyed playing with his grandchildren, fishing, car trading and going to turkey shoots. In addition to his...

Jul 6, 2016

Mr. Jose Guillermo Rivas, (aka Joe) age 65, passed away on Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at Grady Hospital with devastating injuries sustained from a motorcycle accident. Joe was born on June 26, 1951 in Paso Del Aguila, Mexico son of the late Daniel Rivas and Maria Victoria Morales Rivas. Joe served his country in the United States Army during the...

Jul 3, 2016

Jul 1, 2016