Obituaries

Feb 21, 2013

Mrs. Betty Jean "Jeannie" Ponder, 72, of Cartersville, died Thursday, February 21, 2013 at her residence. Born December 24, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Chirl Abernathy and the late Francis McEver Rodgers. Mrs. Ponder was a member of Friendship Baptist Church where she was involved with Vacation Bible School. She was a homemaker who loved her church...

Feb 21, 2013

Mr. Donnis B. Griffin, 68, passed peacefully on February 21, 2013 in Cartersville, Georgia. He was born March 22, 1944, in Pavo, Georgia, the son of the late Kenneth Lee Elmer Griffin and the late Leila W. Hambrick. He served in the U.S. Air Force stateside during the Vietnam Conflict. Donnis married Lillian Carlyle, and worked for Southern Bell for...

Feb 21, 2013

Angela D. Player, 37, of Cartersville, passed away on Thursday, February 21, 2013 in Adairsville. Born March 27, 1975, in Jacksonville, Florida she was the daughter of Elzie Brown Player and Diane Dyess Player. Angie was employed by Barnsley Gardens Resort in Adairsville where she immensely loved her job and the family atmosphere. She was a Pit Bulldog enthusiast, was...

Feb 18, 2013

Mrs. Leona M. Adams, 86, died Monday, February 18, 2013 at her residence. Born February 22, 1926 in Daylight, Tennessee and was the daughter of the late Robert Crisp and the late Frankie Jeno Crisp. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her daughter, Sue Adams; and her son Lloyd S. "Pete" Adams. Mrs. Adams was...

Feb 15, 2013

Mr. David Leon Wilson, 44, of Kennesaw, passed away Friday, February 15, 2013 at his residence. Born January 25, 1969 in Bartow County, he was the son of Brenda Dawkins Anderson and the late Dennis Wilson. In addition to his father he is preceded in death by his paternal grandparent, Syble Lyons; his maternal grandparents, J.C. and Ina Dawkins; his...

Feb 13, 2013

Mrs. Ruth Ann Cooley, 75, died Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at Heritage Hospice in Marietta. Born November 8, 1937 in Kingston, she was the daughter of the late Will Adcock and the late Viola Adkison. Mrs. Cooley loved to garden and can the vegetables for her family. She worked for Kroger as a cashier before retirement. Survivors include her son,...

Feb 13, 2013

Feb 11, 2013

Mr. Charles David McFarland, 74, of Cartersville, died Monday, February 11, 2013 at Cartersville Medical Center. Born May 11, 1938 in Gainesville, Georgia, he was the son of the late Carl David McFarland and the late Dovie White McFarland. Mr. McFarland was a member of Pleasant Hill Christian Church and was a retired truck driver. He loved to fish and...

Feb 10, 2013

Mrs. Ernestine Davis, 76, of Acworth, died Sunday, February 10, 2013 at her residence. Born in Middletown, Ohio on February 17, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Denton Fields and the late Elsa Brewer. Preceding her in death, along with her parents, are her husband of fifty one years, A.C. Davis; five brothers and one sister. Mrs. Davis...

Feb 9, 2013

Mr. Joe L. Jacobs, 72, of Cartersville, died Saturday, February 9, 2013 at his residence. Born in Cartersville on July 9, 1940 he was the son of the late Willis Jacobs and the late Maudie Guyton Jacobs. Mr. Jacobs retired from Shaw Industries after forty five years of employment as a machine mechanic. He was a devoted family man who...

Feb 9, 2013

Mr. Norman Abernethy, 76, of Cartersville, died Saturday, February 9, 2013 at his residence. Born in Cleveland, Ohio on June 16, 1936, he was the son of the late Raymond Abernethy and the late Margaret Sakel. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by a brother, Robert Abernethy. Mr. Abernethy was a member of the Kingdom Hall...

Feb 8, 2013

Mr. Claude E. Whitener, 80, of Cartersville, died Friday, February 8, 2013 at Cartersville Medical Center. Born September 25, 1932 in White, he was the son of the late James Efford Whitener and the late Nancy Ray Whitener. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, L.C. Whitener and Paul "Jimmy" Whitener; and his sister, Lanell Adcock. Mr. Whitener...

Feb 7, 2013

Mr. Robert Edd Allred, 76, of Cartersville, died Thursday, February 7, 2013 at Cartersville Heights. A native of Bartow County, born May 23, 1936, Mr. Allred was the son of the late Frank Allred and the late Pauline Kown Allred. Mr. Allred was employed by NASA for twenty years as an Engineer and was a veteran, having served in the...

Feb 6, 2013

Mrs. Geraldine Hammons, 63, of Cartersville, died Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013 at Cartersville Medical Center. A native of Bartow County, born on June 26, 1949, she was the daughter of the late Claude Overby and the late Lila Mary Jane Nowland. Survivors include her son, Ray Brown of Cartersville; her daughter, Glenda Nichols of Gainsville; her grandchildren, Savannah Brown of...

Feb 5, 2013

Mrs. Nancy Gail Whitener, 55, of Cartersville, died Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at her residence. Born March 11, 1957 in Cartersville, she was a daughter of Herman Lee Evans and the late Rachel Christine Long Evans. Mrs. Whitener was a member of Trinity Baptist Church, and she loved to collect angels and dolls. In addition to her mother, she was...

Feb 2, 2013

Mrs. Margie Thompson, 82, of Cartersville passed away on Saturday, February 2, 2013 at Cartersville Medical Center. Born February 28, 1930 in Cassville she was the daughter of the late Grover Matthews and the late Nancy Watkins Matthews. She was also preceded in death by her husbands, Paul Wilson and Richard Thompson; her grandson, Dustin Alexander; her brother, Mack Matthews;...

Feb 1, 2013

Mrs. Marian Maycille Hufstetler, 82, of McDonough, formerly of Cartersville, died Friday, February 01, 2013 at her residence. A native of Bartow County, she was born May 29, 1930 to the late Elihue Summey and the late Nellie Abernathy Summey. Mrs. Hufstetler was a member of Bethany Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by...

Jan 31, 2013

Jan 26, 2013

Ms. Ruth G. Atkinson, 91, of Cartersville went home to be with her Lord on Saturday, January 26, 2013 at Kathy Cares Hospice. Born January 1, 1922 in Cartersville she was the daughter of the late John T. Gravley and the late Bulah Andrews Gravley. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Ernest Atkinson and her six children....

Jan 26, 2013

Mr. Robert Lee Massie, 75, of Cartersville passed away on Saturday, January 26, 2013 at his residence. Born on April 13, 1937 in Osborn, Ohio he was the son of the late John Edward Massie and the late Eloise Edith Rucker Massie. Mr. Massie was employed as an insurance agent for Liberty Mutual for eighteen years. He was also involved...