Obituaries

Feb 21, 2016

Miss Katherine Ann Harrison, age 55, of Rome, died Sunday, February 21, 2016 at Floyd Medical Center. Born in Upland, California on April 12, 1960, she was the daughter of Charles Harrison, Jr. and the late Helen Daniel Harrison. Miss Harrison was a pleasant and joyful person. She was known by her family as the "Forever Child". Preceding her in...

Feb 20, 2016

Mr. Phillip Barry Young, age 61, of Cartersville, passed away on Saturday, February 20, 2016. He was a native of Bartow County, born on January 9, 1955 and was the son of the late Cicero Calvin Young and Bonnie Eva McBee Young. Mr. Young was a member of Oak Hill Baptist Church in Rydal, Georgia. He was also a member...

Feb 15, 2016

Mr. Dallas Leon Jackson, 88, of Cartersville, died Monday, February 15, 2016 at Cartersville Heights. Born December 7, 1927 in Atco, he was a son of the late Vince Jackson, and the late Ada Mae Hillhouse Jackson. Mr. Jackson was a World War II Veteran, serving in the Army Air Corps. His first love was fishing, and he also loved...

Feb 14, 2016

Mrs. Lillian Irene Ray Butler, 90, of Cartersville, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, February 14, 2016 at Cartersville Medical Center. Born January 21, 1926 in Emerson, she was a daughter of the late Bob Ray and the late Daisy Gravley Ray. Lillian was of the Baptist Faith and attended Millers Chapel Full Gospel Church...

Feb 14, 2016

Mr. Steven Dwight Teitsort, 45, of Cartersville, died Sunday, February 14, 2016 at Cartersville Heights. Born July 26, 1970 in Atlanta, he was a son of Alpha Freeman Lowry and the late Dwight Myron Teitsort. He loved the outdoors and enjoyed hunting and fishing. He loved his grandchildren, and loved sports, baseball, and wrestling. In addition to his father, he...

Feb 14, 2016

Joshua David Murphy 23, of White, passed away Sunday, February 14, 2016 in Oklahoma. Born in Marietta, Georgia on July 14, 1992, he was the son of Ronald Dean Murphy, Jr. and Timika Dawn Brown Murphy. Joshua was employed by Red Top Roofing/ R&M Construction. He was a family man, a people pleaser, and outdoorsmen who enjoyed hunting, fishing and...

Feb 12, 2016

Mr. Winfred A. "Buddy" Harper, Jr., 73, of Blue Ridge, passed away on Friday, February 12, 2016 at Tranquility House at Kennesaw. Born in Blue Ridge, Georgia on July 28, 1942, he was the son of the late Winfred Alvin Harper, Sr. and Myrtle Ballew. Mr. Harper retired from Tenneco Oil Comp with 25 years of service. Following his retirement...

Feb 10, 2016

Mrs. Patsy Ann Brown, 68, of Canton, died Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at her residence. Born August 13, 1947 in Cartersville, she was a daughter of the late Hubert Smith and the late Lucille Hamrick Smith. Mrs. Brown was a member of Hickory Flat Baptist Church, and an avid reader. She loved to quilt and her favorite place to visit...

Feb 10, 2016

Feb 7, 2016

Ms. Stephanie Lynn Haygood Barrett, 38, of Cartersville, died Sunday, February 7, 2016 at her residence. A native of Bartow County, born February 13, 1977, she was the daughter of David Haygood and Judy Mulkey Haygood. Stephanie attended Grace Baptist Church. She was strong and had the strength to push through anything life threw at her and never complained. A...

Feb 7, 2016

Feb 4, 2016

Mr. Christopher Lee Cox, 40, of Kingston, died on Thursday, February 4, 2016. He was born February 8, 1975 in Cartersville and was the son of Jimmy Cox and Nancy Fay Lee. Mr. Cox attended New Covenant Baptist Church Rossville and loved to read his Bible. Christopher was a devoted family man with a great sense of humor who especially...

Feb 2, 2016

Mr. Joseph Roosevelt Collins, 81, of Cartersville, died Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at Tranquility of Cartersville. Born in Mount Airy, North Carolina on September 2, 1934, he was the son of the late Garfield Collins and the late Jessie Snoddy Collins. Mr. Collins was a member of Grace Baptist Church for years. Joseph worked on his family tobacco farms as...

Feb 1, 2016

Mr. Oliver Guy Lipscomb, 78, of Rydal, died Monday, February 01, 2016 at his residence. Born in Cassville on January 2, 1938, he was the son of the late John L. Lipscomb and Lola M. Bishop Mr. Lipscomb attended Glade Baptist Church and was retired from the Bartow County Board of Education. He was an avid coon hunter, a master...

Jan 31, 2016

Mr. James Mitchell Tanner, Sr, 69, of Acworth, died on Sunday, January 31, 2016 at his residence. Born in Acworth, November 7, 1946, he was the son of the late Clyde Tanner, Sr. and Sarah Lillian Hilburn Tanner. James attended Eagle Pointe Church and was a veteran having served his country in the United States Army. He was a very...

Jan 27, 2016

Mrs. Virginia Ann Wiley, 67, of Tucker, died Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at Meadowbrook Health Care. She was born in Jonesville, Louisiana on November 19, 1948 and was the daughter of the late Carl Jaschke and Virginia Pearl Wiley Jaschke. Mrs. Wiley was a loving mother and grandmother. She was a very strong willed woman and enjoyed reading and dancing...

Jan 27, 2016

Mr. David Allen McLeod, 60, of Cartersville, died Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at Cartersville Medical Center. Mr. McLeod was born in Perry, Georgia on June 1, 1955 and was the son of the late James Randolph McLeod and Faye Rozier McLeod. He retired from Anheuser Bush with 16 years of dedicated service. David was very witty with a good sense...

Jan 26, 2016

Mr. Huey Leon Davis, 76, of Cartersville, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at Cartersville Medical Center. Born in Smyrna, Georgia on May 23, 1939, he was the son of the late Emmett Davis and Maude Mathis Davis. Mr. Davis retired from Gold Kist where he was an Office Manager. He was a veteran having served in the...

Jan 25, 2016

Mrs. Rubye Ashmore, 97, of Cartersville passed away on Monday, January 25, 2016 at her residence. Born in Statenville, Georgia on March 10, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Alfred B. Boone and Mittie Prine Boone. Mrs. Ashmore was a member of Eagles Landing Church of God in McDonough, Georgia. Rubye was an avid reader, having read her...

Jan 25, 2016

Mr. David Randall Smith, 54, of Cartersville, died suddenly on Monday January 25, 2016. He was born on August 10, 1961 in Stevenson, Alabama and was the son of Clara Davis Smith Sanford and the late David R. Smith. David was of the Baptist faith and enjoyed spending time with his daughter, playing golf and feeding the birds and animals....