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Recent Obituaries in Cartersville, GA

Browse recent obituaries and death notices for the Cartersville, GA area. Each tribute honors a life lived and reflects the diverse traditions, cultures, and stories that shape our community.

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Kevin Lang

Kevin Lang

May 7, 2012

Mr. Kevin �Toby� Lang, 42, of Cartersville, died Monday, May 7, 2012 at his residence following a battle with cancer. Born in Fulton County, March 17, 1970, Kevin was the son of Mary Williams Lang and the late Roy Lang. Prior to Kevin�s illness he was employed by Ahern Rentals. He was the world greatest and strongest husband, son,...

Charles Crump

Charles Crump

May 7, 2012

Mr. Charles Benjamin Crump, 77, of Cartersville, died peacefully surrounded by his family, Monday, May 07, 2012. Born in Talking Rock, Georgia, June 24, 1934, he was the son of the late Andrew Madison Crump and the late Ada Southerland Crump. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 53 years, Barbara Crump; and a...

Raymond West

Raymond West

May 7, 2012

Mr. Raymond �Ray� West , 82, of Kingston, passed away, Monday, May 07, 2012 at his residence. A native of Bartow County Mr. West was born November 2, 1929 to the late Rosa Millsap West. He is preceded in death by his mother; a son, Leon West; his sisters, Pauline Hyde and Eva Price; his brother, George West; and his...

Betty Cochran

Betty Cochran

May 7, 2012

Mrs. Betty Sue Cochran, 74, beloved wife and mother, passed away Monday, May 07, 2012 at Maple Ridge Health Care Center. Born February 25, 1938 in Manchester, TN., she was the daughter of the late Charles Pinegar and the late Willie Rogers Pinegar. Along with her parents she is preceded in death by a sister, Glenda Aldridge. Mrs. Cochran was...

Edward Ayers

Edward Ayers

May 3, 2012

Mr. Edward �Dan� Ayers, 72, of Cartersville, passed away Thursday, May 03, 2012 at his residence. Born October 16, 1939 in Fulton County, he was the son of the late James Lester Ayers and the late Laura Aileen Darnell Ayers. Mr. Ayers was a veteran, having served his country in the United States Army. He was also a Mason...

Margaret Wild

Margaret Wild

May 3, 2012

Mrs. Margaret Mary Wild, 88, of Port Republic, New Jersey, died Thursday, May 03, 2012 at Maple Ridge Health Care Center in Cartersville. Born April 18, 1924 in Passaic, New Jersey, she was a lifelong resident of NJ before moving to Georgia to live with her daughter in 2010. �Peggy� was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Paul...

Louise Rodgers

Louise Rodgers

May 1, 2012

Mrs. Louise Clark Rodgers, 86, of Jacksonville, Florida passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Born in Swainsboro, Georgia on November 19, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Wyatt Floyd Clark and the late Arrie Canady Clark. Preceding her in death along with her parents are her husband, Durward Rodgers; two brothers, Wyatt and Amos Clark; and a sister,...

James Ghorley

James Ghorley

May 1, 2012

Mr. James Ghorley, 83, of Cartersville, passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at a local nursing home. He was born in Floyd County on July 11, 1928 and was the son of the late John Ernest Ghorley and Martha Louise Kilgore Ghorley. Preceding him in death along with his parents are his wife, Mary Icie Smith; and several brothers and...

Harold Pruitt, Sr.

Harold Pruitt, Sr.

Apr 30, 2012

Mr. Harold G. Pruitt, Sr., 8l, of Cartersville, died Monday, April 30, 2012 at Townsend Health and Rehab. Born in Ducktown, Tennessee, March 8, 1931, he was the son of the late John G. Pruitt and the late Myrtle M. Weaver Pruitt. He is preceded in death by his parents; his wife and mother of his children, LaVerne Pruitt;...

Gayle Crocker

Gayle Crocker

Apr 24, 2012

Mrs. Gayle �Belle� Crocker, 65, of Cartersville died Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at her residence following a four year courageous and brave battle with breast cancer. She was born November 13, 1946 in Fulton County and was the daughter of the late Andrew Holland and the late Sarah Francis Worthington Holland. Gayle was of the Methodist Faith and was...

Carol Morgan

Carol Morgan

Apr 21, 2012

Mrs. Carol Sue Morgan, 60, passed away Saturday, April 21, 2012 at Floyd Medical Center. Born August 19, 1951, she was the daughter of the late Leona Mae Mull Lanham. She is preceded in death by her mother and step-dad, Leona and James Lanham; a brother, Gary Lanham; and two sisters, Linda and Glenda Lanham. Survivors include her children, Mandy...

Joseph Simpson

Joseph Simpson

Apr 21, 2012

Joseph �Joe� Albert Simpson, 90, of Cartersville passed away on Saturday, April 21, 2012 at his residence. Born July 11, 1921 in Bartow County he was the son of the late Herschel Sylvester Simpson and the late Eunice Brown Simpson. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Louise Melissa White; and his siblings, Edna Chitwood, Boyd Simpson, Bill...

Nelma Mcginnis

Nelma Mcginnis

Apr 21, 2012

Nelma Jean McGinnis, 70, of Cartersville passed away Saturday, April 21, 2012 at her residence. Born August 10, 1941 in Villa Rica she was the daughter of the late Reuben McGinnis and the late Idelle Cline McGinnis. She was also preceded in death by her son, Kenneth McGinnis and her daughter, Pamela Brawner. Survivors include her daughters, Elizabeth Johnson...

Becky Mccrory

Becky Mccrory

Apr 19, 2012

Barbara Rebecca �Becky� McCrory, 62, of White passed away Thursday, April 19, 2012 at her residence. Born August 15, 1949 in Cedartown she was the daughter of the late Freeman and Inez Crawford of the Rockmart Fish Creek area. Becky was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church and retired from the Morgan Corporation as a purchaser. Survivors include her son,...

James Chambers

James Chambers

Apr 16, 2012

Mr. James William Chambers, 86, of Rockmart passed away Monday, April 16, 2012 at his residence. Born in Covington, Georgia, May 5, 1925, he was the son of the late Sam Pat Chambers and the late Jessie Mae Wade Chambers. Preceding him in death along with his parents is his wife of 64 years, Wilma Cornwell Chambers; and his...

Shelby Duvall

Shelby Duvall

Apr 12, 2012

Mrs. Shelby J. Leatherwood Duvall, 73, of Cartersville, passed away Thursday, April 13, 2012 at her residence. She was born February 10, 1939 to the late Nettie Key Leatherwood and Samuel Albert Leatherwood, Sr. Preceding her in death along with her parents is her husband of fifty seven years, Trammell W. Duvall; her brothers, Homer Leatherwood, Astor Leatherwood, Ralph Leatherwood...

Pamela Brawner

Pamela Brawner

Apr 11, 2012

Mrs. Pamela McGinnis Brawner, 44, of Cartersville died Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at her residence. She was a native of Bartow County born on October 15, 1967. Preceding her in death is a brother, Kenneth McGinnis. She is survived by her husband, Michael Brawner; her children, Tabitha Hembree and Tyler Hembree; her mother, Nelma Jean McGinnis; her sisters, Elizabeth Johnson...

Carolyn Maulden

Carolyn Maulden

Apr 10, 2012

Mrs. Carolyn B. Maulden, 75, of Cartersville died peacefully, surrounded by her family on Tuesday, April 10, 2012, at her residence. She was a native of Bartow County, born on September 23, 1936, and was the daughter of the late Meredith T. Brown and the late Gertrude Brooke Brown. Along with her parents, she is preceded in death by a...

Alivia Grimm

Alivia Grimm

Apr 10, 2012

Alivia Marie Grimm, infant daughter of Mark and Marie Reeves Grimm, passed away Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at a Cartersville Medical Center. Preceding her in death are her maternal grandparents, Donald Bell, Jake Reeves, and Aline Reeves; and her paternal great grandmother, Charlotte Phillips Grimm. She is survived by her parents; her half brother, Christian Grimm; her half sister, Cayden...

Harvey Adams

Harvey Adams

Apr 8, 2012

Mr. Harvey William Adams, 55, of Cartersville, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Sunday, April 8, 2012 at his residence. Mr. Adams was born January 29, 1957 in Bartow County and was the eighth child of the late Jesse Adams and Clara Blackmon Adams Smith. Preceding him in death along with his parents are three brothers, Kenneth...

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