Obituaries

Mar 6, 2015

Mr. Wayne "Big Ern" Burgess, 75, of Cartersville died Friday, March 06, 2015 at Redmond Regional Hospital in Rome. A native of Bartow County, born April 7, 1939, he was the son of the late George and Jewel Burgess. Mr. Burgess was a member of Lighted Pathway Church and loved the Lord. He was a hard worker, had a great...

Mar 3, 2015

Mr. Fred Eugene Chandler, Sr., 85, of Acworth, passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at his residence. Born December 27, 1929 in Columbus, Georgia, he was the son of the late John Wilder and Susie Hill Chandler. Mr. Chandler was a retired meat cutter of 47 years and enjoyed bowling, spending time with his family and friends. He was a...

Mar 3, 2015

Mar 1, 2015

Mr. John William Oliver,69, of Cartersville, passed away Sunday, March 1, 2015 at Evergreen Health & Rehab in Rome. Born in Hamilton, Ohio, May 22, 1945, Mr. Oliver was the son of the late LeRoy and Dorothy Tidd Oliver. Mr. Oliver was a self-employed carpenter by trade and enjoyed playing golf, shooting pool, fishing, listening to music and laughter. In...

Feb 27, 2015

Mrs. Mary Lee Smith, 68, of 1169 Cass White Road, died Friday, February 27, 2015, following an extended illness. She was born in Cartersville on April 28, 1946 and was the daughter of the late Lee A. Ledford and the late Ruby D. Ledford. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her brothers, Mr. Walt Ledford,...

Feb 24, 2015

Mrs. Nellie May Davis Haney – Psalm 116:15 Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints. Mrs. Haney, 94, of Cartersville, died Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at her residence. Born February 7, 1921 in Rydal, she was a daughter of the late Griffin W. Davis and the late Jenny Mae Legg Davis. Mrs. Haney was...

Feb 22, 2015

Mrs. Gracie Lillian Teague, 94, of Cartersville, died Sunday, February 22, 2015 at Cartersville Medical Center. Born in Corbin, Kentucky on October 17, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Elijah Green and Ada Georgia Short Clay. Mrs. Teague was a member of Peeples Valley Baptist Church and was employed by E-Z Mills for many years as a sewing...

Feb 21, 2015

Mrs. Mary Ann Housley Pennington, 49, died Saturday, February 21, 2015 at her residence. Born in Detroit, Michigan August 4, 1965, she was the daughter of Betty Morris Lawson and the late Johnny Lawson. Mrs. Pennington loved horses and enjoyed being outdoors. She had a huge heart. In addition to her father, she is preceded in death by a brother,...

Feb 20, 2015

Mrs. Sally Anne Burdette, 71, of Cartersville, died Friday, February 20, 2015 at Piedmont Atlanta Hospital. She was born in Seneca, South Carolina on April 22, 1943 and was the daughter of the late Charles Eugene Dalton and the late Mary Grace Anderson Dalton. Sally Anne was a loving and devoted wife, mother, sister and grandmother. Along with her husband,...

Feb 18, 2015

Mr. J. T. Sanford, 68, of White, passed away Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at his residence. A native of Bartow County, born July 28, 1946, he was the son of the late Will and Lassie Cox Sanford. Mr. Sanford attended Clear Creek Baptist Church. He was retired from Bartow County and was a loving, caring man, always helping others. Being...

Feb 18, 2015

Feb 16, 2015

Mr. Robert Lloyd Gravley, Sr., 77, of Cartersville died Monday, February 16, 2015 at his residence. A native of Bartow County, born November 18, 1937, he was the son of the late John T. "Babe" and Beulah Andrews Gravley. Mr. Gravely retired from the Georgia Department of Transportation and was a member of the Church of God Gospel Assembly Church....

Feb 13, 2015

Mr. James Rayford Mathis, 81, of Cartersville, died Friday, February 13, 2015 at his residence. He was born in Cartersville, Georgia on December 7, 1933 and was the son of the late R. L. Mathis and the late Martha Ada Newberry Mathis. Mr. Mathis is of the Christian Faith and was a very kind and private person. He loved his...

Feb 12, 2015

Mrs. Sandra Kay Collum, 61, of Cartersville, died Thursday, February 12, 2015 at her residence. Born June 28, 1953 in Centre, Alabama, she was a daughter of the late William Harold Cline, and the late Geneva Griffith Cline. Sandra was a member of Graceland Church; she was a hard working woman who loved her family, and loved spending time with...

Feb 10, 2015

Zachary Johnathon Capito, age 25, of Cartersville died Tuesday February 10, 2015 at his residence. Born June 20, 1989 in Warren Ohio, he was the son of the late William Howard Capito and Karen Bush Capito. Zachary was an amazing boy. He touched everyone that he met. People were attracted to him in every town and city that he went....

Feb 4, 2015

Ms. Sarah Frances Bell, 93, of Marietta, died Wednesday, February 04, 2015 at her residence. Born September 18, 1921 in Bartow County, she was the daughter of the late John Henry and Sudie Alexander Bell. Ms. Bell was retired from Shaw Industries and enjoyed music and dancing. She is preceded in death by her brothers, Sanford Bell and John Huey...

Feb 1, 2015

Donna Kaya Egnor Renfro, age 54, of Cartersville died Sunday February 1, 2015 at Cartersville Medical Center. Born March 26, 1960 in Jacksonville North Carolina she is the daughter of Howard Jackson Egnor and Carolyn Jane Wilkins Egnor of Cartersville. Donna was a loving sympathetic person. She loved her family deeply especially her children. She enjoyed studying genealogy and was...

Jan 28, 2015

Mr. Theodore "Ted" Darwin Chastain, 50, of Cartersville, passed away Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at Cartersville Medical Center. He was born in Cobb County on December 2, 1964, the son of Bobby Hugh and Rona Clark Chastain. Ted was a warehouse supervisor in the Electrical Department with the City of Cartersville. He was a 1983 graduate of Cartersville High School...

Jan 27, 2015

Jan 24, 2015

Mrs. Sally Kaye Meeks, 64, of Cartersville, died Saturday, January 24, 2015 at Redmond Regional Medical Center. Born in Dunlap, Tennessee on February 11, 1950, she was the daughter of the late William Harrison and Betty Jean Thomas Layne. Kaye was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She attended Northside Methodist Church. She was very proud of her family...