Obituaries

Jan 10, 2015

Mr. Herbert R. Smith, 83, of Cartersville, died Saturday, January 10, 2015 at Townsend Park & Rehab. Born in Ducktown, Tennessee on March 29, 1931, he was the son of the late Williams Rans Smith and Ruth Ann Owens Smith. Herbert was a member and Deacon of Oak Grove Baptist Church and retired from Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company with...

Jan 9, 2015

Jan 6, 2015

Mrs. Grace Jeanette Cabaniss Pugliese, 92, of Sweetwater, Tennessee, died and joined her Savior Jesus on Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at Sweetwater Nursing Home. Born August 6, 1922 in Camden, NJ, she was the daughter of the late William Kent Cabaniss and Evelyn Ware Cabaniss. Mrs. Pugliese was a member of Sweetwater Baptist Church and a devout Christian. She loved...

Jan 1, 2015

Mrs. Mary Bennett, 59, of White, died Thursday, January 1, 2015 at her residence. A native of Bartow County born December 1, 1955, Mary was the daughter of the late James David Guyton and Louise Dishroom Guyton. Mrs. Bennett loved to cook, garden and spend time with her grandchildren. She was employed by Jean's Restaurant in White for 28 years....

Dec 31, 2014

Mrs. Bettye Jacobs Burgess, 82, of Dallas, died Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at Powder Springs Nursing Home. Born in Floyd County, August 18, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Henry Jacobs and Bessie Collier Jacobs. Mrs. Burgess was a member of Mt. Paran Church of God and was a very loving mother and grandmother. She enjoyed cooking and...

Dec 27, 2014

Dec 26, 2014

Ms. Gwen Lowry, 74, of Cartersville, died Friday, December 26, 2014 at Cartersville Medical Center. A native of Bartow County, she was born August 19, 1940, the daughter of the late Frank Lowry and Clara Jackson Lowry. Gwen was a lifelong member of Atco Baptist Church. She was full of life, very determined, opinionated, spunky and spoke her mind. She...

Dec 26, 2014

Mr. Royce Hobgood, 81, of Fairmount, died Friday, December 26, 2014 at Cartersville Heights Care and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Rome, GA on October, 17, 1933, he was the son of the late Mollie Abrams Hobgood. Mr. Hobgood was a devoted member of Fairmount Baptist Church and member of Morning Star Lodge #349 F&AM in Fairmount, GA. Royce was a...

Dec 23, 2014

Mrs. Betty Jean Breeden Loving Worthington, 79, of Kingston died Tuesday, December 23, 2014 in Gaffney, South Carolina. Born in Coahoma, Mississippi on September 2, 1935, she was the daughter of the late James Daniel Breeden and the late Evelyn Richardson Breeden. Mrs. Worthington was of the Baptist faith. She loved her family dearly and loved to stay at home...

Dec 23, 2014

Mr. Billy Royce Langford, Sr. 82, of Cartersville, died Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at his residence. Born in Vienna, Georgia on January 19, 1932, he was the son of the late James B. Langford and Annie Mae Crosby Langford. Mr. Langford retired from the Civil Service with 32 years of service and was a veteran of the United States Air...

Dec 19, 2014

Mr. Alfred Franklin Dupree, Sr., 61, of Acworth died Friday, December 19, 2014, at his residence. Born September 23, 1953, in Cartersville, he was the son of the late Isaac "Bud" Franklin Dupree and the late Myrtle Pye Dupree. Mr. Dupree was of Christian faith and was a great father and grandfather who loved children. He was employed by Pinetree...

Dec 17, 2014

Mr. Robert Earl West, Sr., 83, of Taylorsville, died Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at his residence. Born January 10, 1931 in Kingston, he was a son of the late Green West and the late Rosa Millsap West. Mr. West was of the Baptist Faith and was the owner & operator of Valley View Mobile Home Park. He enjoyed traveling and...

Dec 15, 2014

Master Sgt. Retired Daniel Maki, 60, of Cartersville, died on Monday, December 15, 2014 at his residence. Born in Waukegan, Illinois on August 25, 1954, he was the son of the late Alexander Arnold Maki and Eileen Rowe Little. Mr. Maki was retired from the United States Air Force as an aircraft maintenance supervisor. He served in the Operation Desert...

Dec 14, 2014

Mr. Jerry Wayne Bentley, 59, of Cartersville passed away Sunday, December 14, 2014 at Cartersville Medical Center. He was born March 9, 1955 in Carrollton, Georgia and was the son of the late Roland Bentley and Bertha Mae Britt Pope Bentley. Mr. Bentley was of the Holiness Faith and was employed by GMS. He was very outgoing, a big joker...

Dec 14, 2014

Mr. Ted Moore, 70, of Cartersville, died Sunday, December 14, 2014 at Cartersville Medical Center. Born in Bartow County on August 13, 1944, he was the son of the late Gordon Lee Moore and Ollie Kown Moore. Mr. Moore was a member of Friendship Baptist Church and was retired from Lockheed-Martin with 25 years of service. He enjoyed NASCAR racing...

Dec 13, 2014

Mrs. Clara Jean Coker, 86, of Cartersville, died Saturday, December 13, 2014 at Cartersville Medical Center. A native of Bartow County, born July 1, 1928, she was the daughter of the late James Albert Cochran and Eula Hamilton Cochran. Mrs. Coker was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church. She enjoyed shopping at Walmart and quilting. In addition to her parents...

Dec 13, 2014

Mrs. Tinnie Mae Wise, of Cartersville, died Saturday, December 13, 2014, at Cartersville Medical Center. Born January 4, 1933, in Bartow County, she was the daughter of the late Van Buren Tatum and the late Mamie Louella Martin Tatum. In addition to her parents, she is preceded by her husband, Robert Monroe Wise; siblings, Willie Chastain, Wesley Tatum, Buddy Tatum,...

Dec 12, 2014

Mr. Harold James Hodgkinson, Jr. 84, of Cartersville, died Friday, December 12, 2014 at his residence. Born in Waterbury, Connecticut on May 13, 1930, he was the son of the late Harold James Hodgkinson, Sr. and Winifred Mitchel. Mr. Hodgkinson was a retired United States Army Airborne Ranger with 22 years of service and one of 130 students to graduate...

Dec 11, 2014

Mrs. Joann Farmer, 71, of Adairsville, died Thursday, December 11, 2014 at Cartersville Medical Center. A native of Bartow County, born December 26, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Andrew Griffin Jones and Julie Bell Callahan Jones. Mrs. Farmer was a member of Oak Hill Baptist Church and retired from the Bartow County School System where she was...

Dec 11, 2014

Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth Alexander, 77, formerly of White, widow of the late Thomas Earl Alexander, died Thursday, December 11, 2014 at the home of her granddaughter in Resaca. Born May 13, 1937 in Cartersville, she was a daughter of the late Frank O'Neal Howren and the late Alma Chloe Kelley Howren. Mrs. Alexander was of the Baptist Faith and enjoyed...