Obituaries

Aug 14, 2014

Mr. Charles Thomas Shepherd, 73, of White, died Thursday, August 14, 2014 at Cartersville Medical Center. A native of Bartow County, born July 12, 1941, he was the son of Ruby Lee Hunt Willis and the late James Fred Shepherd. Charles was retired from the City of Cartersville with thirty five years of service. The last twenty five years was...

Aug 12, 2014

Aug 10, 2014

Mr. Forrest William "Bill" Fortenberry, 88, of Cartersville, died Sunday, August 10, 2014 at Cartersville Medical Center. Born July 29, 1926 in Calhoun, Georgia, he was the son of the late Charles Horrace Fortenberry and the late Nellie Carnes Fortenberry. He was employed by Georgia Power for seventeen years before he started his own business, F.W. Fortenberry General Backhoe Service....

Aug 5, 2014

Mr. Howard Lee "Tyke" Orton, 74, of Cartersville, died Tuesday, August 5, 2014 at his residence. Born April 27, 1940 in Cartersville, he was a son of the late Charles Quillian Orton and the late Carrie Lea Dover Orton. Mr. Orton attended Cass Schools, and then later moved to Peoria, Illinois to pursue a career with Caterpillar Tractor Company. He...

Jul 30, 2014

Mr. Henry Carlton Floyd, 74, of Euharlee, died Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at Cartersville Medical Center. Born March 11, 1940 in Royston, Georgia, he was a son of Louise Carlton Floyd, and the late Grady Floyd. Mr. Floyd was a member of Euharlee Baptist Church where he attended the Adult Men's Sunday School Class, and served as a Trustee and...

Jul 28, 2014

Mr. Ernest "Richard" Tidwell, 83, of Cartersville, died Monday, July 28, 2014, following injuries sustained from an accident while working on his farm. A native of Bartow County, Richard was born May 11, 1931, the son of the late Herschel Melvin Tidwell and Ethel Bell Tidwell. In addition to his parents, he is preceded by two sisters, Edna Matthews and...

Jul 24, 2014

Mrs. Maudie Bramlett Fields, 79, of Adairsville, died Thursday, July 24, 2014 at her residence. Born in Ellijay on September 30, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Harland Bramlett and Ethel Rogers Bramlett. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, William Fields and three grandchildren. Mrs. Fields was a loving mother, grandmother...

Jul 23, 2014

Mr. Robert L. "Bob" Crowe, 70, of Cartersville, died Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at his residence. Born March 17, 1944 in Calhoun, he was a son of the late Dayton Crowe and the late Julie Gray Crowe. Bob was President of the Bartow County Genealogical Society. Bob loved genealogy and especially the genealogy of the people of Bartow County. He...

Jul 21, 2014

Mr. Edward Eugene "Buddy" Jenkins, 71, of Cartersville, died Monday, July 21, 2014 at his residence. Born December 6, 1942 in Cedartown, GA, he was a son of the late Milton Jenkins and the late Emily Holland Jenkins. Mr. Jenkins was a member of Zion Hill Baptist Church, and enjoyed wrestling and fishing. In addition to his parents, he was...

Jul 20, 2014

Steven Alexander Wiltin, 37, of Cartersville, passed Sunday, July 20, 2014 at his residence. Born January 27, 1977 at M.C.A.S. Cherry Point, NC, he was the eldest son of Steven Joseph and Judy Setzer Wiltin. Steve, an Eagle Scout and recipient of the Order of the Arrow, served as Scout Leader for Troop 15 at Trinity UMC. As a devoted...

Jul 18, 2014

Mr. Tommy "Junior" Pittman, 76, of Cartersville, passed away Friday, July 18, 2014 at his residence. He was a native of Bartow County; born November 18, 1937, the son of the late Oscar Thomas Pittman, Sr. and Julia Evans Pittman. Mr. Pittman was a member of Ropemill Baptist Church in Woodstock. He was employed by McArthur Concrete for forty years....

Jul 18, 2014

Mr. Meredith Leland "Merdy" Brown, 83, of White, died Friday, July 18, 2014 at Cartersville Medical Center. A native of Bartow County, he was born May 17, 1931, the son of the late Justice Marlow Brown and Nannie Victoria Heath Brown. He was of the Baptist faith and was retired from Lockheed Martin. Meredith was a member of the Machinist...

Jul 16, 2014

Mr. Jimmy Rayburn Wilson, Sr., 70, of Cartersville, went home to be with his Lord on Wednesday, July 16, 2014 at Cartersville Medical Center. Born June 12, 1944 in the Stilesboro Community, he was the son of the late Muriel G. Wilson and the late Leila Sewell Wilson. Mr. Wilson was a member of Oakland Heights Baptist Church, and the...

Jul 15, 2014

Donna Crane died peacefully on July 15th, 2014 at the age of 56. She was preceded in death by her parents, Donald C Kay Hullock and Clara Seher Hullock. Donna is survived by her husband, three sons, two sisters, a brother, a niece, nephew and will be fondly remembered by her one and only granddaughter. A memorial service will be...

Jul 13, 2014

Ashley Kay Newman, 29, of Cartersville, died suddenly Sunday, July 13, 2014. Born in Kingsport, Tennessee on March 7, 1985, she was the daughter of Robert E. Newman and Debbie Mulkey Boatner. Ashley was a graduate of Kennesaw State University with a Bachelor's degree in Political Science and was currently employed by them in a management position. She was a...

Jul 12, 2014

Mrs. Bertha Bell Roberson Bailey, 92, of Cartersville, died Saturday, July 12, 2014 at her residence. Born November 8, 1921 in Taylorsville, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Pat Roberson and the late Mattie Costlow Roberson. She was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church, Cartersville and Atco Keenagers. She enjoyed traveling to the mountains, sewing and quilting....

Jul 11, 2014

Mr. Billy Joe Golden, 81, of Cartersville, died Friday, July 11, 2014 at Cartersville Medical Center of Lymphoma. Born December 28, 1932 in Heard County, Georgia, he was the son of the late Ira Gallaway Golden and the late Martha Lula Barnes Golden. Bill worked in his father's saw mill as a young boy, learning to drive logging trucks with...

Jul 10, 2014

Jul 8, 2014

Sheryl Tant, 55, of Cartersville died Tuesday, July 8, 2014 at Cartersville Medical Center. A native of Bartow County, she was born May 29, 1959, the daughter of the late Wilson Barnette and Betty Joyce Howren Amos. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her step-father, Jimmy Amos and a sister, Sue Barnette Roland. She was...

Jul 8, 2014

Mrs. Margaret Ann (Martin) Summey, 78, died Tuesday, June 8, 2014 at her residence following a lingering illness. Born in Bartow County on November 25, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Charlie Lee Martin and Lillian Ingram Martin. Margaret was a former employee of Bellsouth where she was a union activist for many years after which she worked...