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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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William Garceau

William Garceau

Oct 18, 2010

William �Bill� Lee Garceau, 60, of Cartersville passed away Monday, October 18, 2010 at his residence following a lengthy illness. Born August 6, 1950 in Port Arthur, Texas, he was the son of Jerrie Elizabeth Conners Burruss and the late Walter Eugene Garceau. He was also preceded in death by his life partner, Wayne Ladreiter. Born into a proud military...

Geneva Langley

Geneva Langley

Oct 17, 2010

Geneva Langley, 68, of Cartersville passed away Sunday, October 17, 2010 at the Northside Hospital in Atlanta following a brief illness. Born in Duluth, Georgia on February 15, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Melvin McPherson and the late Ruby Howell McPherson. Mrs. Langley resided in the Chamblee area most of her life and was a housewife....

Melony Perkins

Melony Perkins

Oct 17, 2010

Melony Allen Godfrey Perkins, 52, of Taylorsville passed away Sunday, October 17, 2010 at the Northside Hospital in Canton. Born July 13, 1958 in Athens, she was the daughter of Kathryn Frost Allen and the late Billy Ray Allen. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, James Ricky Godfrey, and her brother, Billy Frost Allen. Anyone...

Julio Cabrera

Julio Cabrera

Oct 17, 2010

Julio Nicolas Cabrera, 52, de Cartersville se murieron el domingo, el 17 de octubre de 2010 en su residencia despu�s de una enfermedad breve. Nacido el 10 de septiembre de 1958 en Matanzas, Cuba, �l fue el hijo de Amado Cabrera y Migdalia De La Rosa Cabrera. Los sobrevivientes incluyen a su esposa, Sara Miranda Cabrera; sus hijos, Albert Cajigal,...

Stephen Wynkoop

Stephen Wynkoop

Oct 15, 2010

Stephen �Steve� P. Wynkoop, 64, of Cartersville passed away Friday, October 15, 2010 at the Cartersville Medical Center after an extended battle with illness. Born June 24, 1946 in Dayton, Ohio, he was the son of Rae Elizabeth Mountjoy Wynkoop Hehl and the late Bernard J. (Bud) Wynkoop. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Edward J. (Joe)...

Deborah Hendrix

Deborah Hendrix

Oct 15, 2010

Deborah Carol Hendrix, 55, passed away Friday, October 15, 2010 at the Redmond Regional Medical Center following an extended illness. Born November 21, 1954, she was a lifelong resident of Cartersville and was the daughter of Hugh Payne and Vera Waters Purcell. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Leonard Hendrix. Deborah was of the Church of...

Shirley Wilkins

Shirley Wilkins

Oct 14, 2010

Shirley Ann �Opal� Wilkins, 73, of Cartersville and formerly of Roswell passed away Thursday, October 14, 2010. Born September 6, 1937 in Atlanta, she was the daughter of the late Henry Grady Johnson, Sr. and the late Lelia Eugene Stephens Johnson. She was also preceded in death by her husband and soul mate, Manson B. Wilkins; her sisters, Elizabeth Abel,...

Dollie Reece

Dollie Reece

Oct 13, 2010

Dollie Jane Reece, 77, of Smyrna passed away Wednesday, October 13, 2010 at the Emory University Hospital. Born December 19, 1932 in Rome, she was the daughter of the late Rev. Glen Charles Reynolds and the late Emma Cash Reynolds. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Sadie Cash. Dollie had retired from the Hartford Insurance Company...

Judith Wheeler

Judith Wheeler

Oct 13, 2010

Judith Ann Wheeler, 66, of Cartersville passed away Wednesday, October 13, 2010 at the Cartersville Medical Center. Born October 16, 1943 in West Port News, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Francis Mae Leroux Wheeler. Survivors include her friends, Michael V. Smith of Cartersville, and Joann Wilcott of Panama City, Florida. Graveside services were conducted at 2:00...

Timothy Milam

Timothy Milam

Oct 12, 2010

Timothy �Tim� Ray Milam, 53, of Cartersville passed away Tuesday, October 12, 2010 at the Redmond Regional Medical Center. Born September 6, 1957, he was a lifelong resident of Cartersville and was the son of Geraldine Earwood Milam and Ray Milam. Tim was a long haul truck driver and had been in every state in the continental United States. He...

Lillie Harris

Lillie Harris

Oct 11, 2010

Lillie Mae Lee Harris, 74, of Cartersville passed away Monday, October 11, 2010 at her daughter�s residence after a courageous battle with cancer. Born July 29, 1936, she was a lifelong resident of Cartersville and was the daughter of the late Sterling Joe Lee and the late Mary Hufstetler Lee. She was also preceded in death by her husband,...

Betty Dorsey

Betty Dorsey

Oct 11, 2010

Betty Joyce Dorsey, 69, of Cartersville passed away Monday, October 11, 2010 at her residence. Born February 9, 1941 in Marietta, she was the daughter of the late Henson Clay Dorsey and the late Edna Louise Duckett Dorsey Chumley. She was also preceded in death by the love of her life, Jerry Nicholson; her brother, Henry Clay Dorsey; her grandparents,...

Jessica Hilton

Jessica Hilton

Oct 10, 2010

Jessica (Judy) Ann Hilton, of Rome, GA, died October 10, 2010 at the age of 46. Judy was born in Rochester, New York on October 21, 1963. She studied social work at the Rochester Institute of Technology earning her Bachelor of Social Work and the University of Northern Alabama earning her Masters in Counseling. Judy worked tirelessly to help others...

Becky Tanner

Becky Tanner

Oct 10, 2010

Becky Lynn Tanner, 55, of Cartersville, passed away Sunday, October 10, 2010 at her residence. Born July 13, 1955 in Ellijay, she was the daughter of the late Warren Cornett and the late Ann Stephens Cornett. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Bobby Cornett. Survivors include two sons, Benjamin T. Cox and Dane Haney; a granddaughter, Kayla...

Marjorie Spates

Marjorie Spates

Oct 10, 2010

Marjorie B. Spates, 86, of Cassville passed away Sunday, October 10, 2010 at the Cartersville Medical Center. Born June 17, 1924 in Marianna, Florida, she was the daughter of the late Hillary Clinton Branning and the late Mattie D. Melvin Branning. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Luther Spates, Sr.; a son, Clinton Spates; and two...

Laura Poe

Laura Poe

Oct 9, 2010

Mrs. Laura Ada Byars Poe age 83, of Rome, GA, died Saturday, October 9, 2010, in a local hospital. Mrs. Poe was born in Floyd County, GA on April 12, 1927, the daughter of the late Arthur Calvin Byars and Mary Elizabeth Burchette Byars. She was a member of Cobbtown Baptist Church and loved to cook. In addition to...

Jalynn Ray

Jalynn Ray

Oct 9, 2010

Jalynn Serenity Ray, infant daughter of Jessica Ray, passed away Saturday, October 9, 2010 at her residence. Jalynn was born in Bartow County on August 21, 2010. She is preceded in death by her grandfather, Robert �Bob� Ray. Survivors include her mother, Jessica Ray; her brother, Christian Ray; her grandmother, Susan Ray; her uncles, Mitchell Ray and Justin Ray; her...

Stan Carroll

Stan Carroll

Oct 7, 2010

Mr. Stan C. Carroll, 71, of Cartersville died Thursday, October 7, 2010 at the Cartersville Medical Center. Born May 10, 1939 in Bartow County, he was the son of the late J.B. Carroll and the late Leola Evans Carroll. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Floyd, Claude and Bob Carroll; and his sisters, Lois Littlefield and Sarah...

Harry Jones, Jr.

Harry Jones, Jr.

Oct 5, 2010

Harry Lee Jones, Jr., 71, of Cartersville passed away Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at his residence. Born September 20, 1939 in Atlanta, he was the son of the late Harry Lee Jones, Sr. and the late Sophie May Jones. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Margaret Willene Keller Jones; and his sisters, Florence Jackson, Helen Manley,...

Nile Hill, Sr.

Nile Hill, Sr.

Oct 2, 2010

Nile C.M. Hill, Sr., 89, of Cartersville heard the call of the trumpet and Taps sounding him home on Saturday, October 2, 2010 at his residence. Born January 19, 1921 in Lorain, Ohio, he was the son of the late C.M. Hill and the late Myrtle Lorain Jones Hill. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Erwin, David,...

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