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Recent Obituaries in Cartersville, GA
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Jerry Massey
Oct 25, 2010
Jerry Massey, 59, of Cartersville passed away, Monday, October 25, 2010 at the Cartersville Medical Center. Born October 21, 1951 in Bartow County, he was the son of the late Henry Luther Massey and the late Bernice Mable Temples Massey. Jerry was a member of Peeples Valley Baptist Church. He worked in automotive most of his life and enjoyed hunting,...
Irene Elrod
Oct 23, 2010
Irene Boswell Elrod, 83, of Cartersville passed away Saturday, October 23, 2010 at her residence. Born September 23, 1927 in Adairsville, she was the daughter of the late John Wilkes Boswell and the late Alice Hight Boswell. She was also preceded in death by her husband of fifty-one years, Hulon F. Elrod; her daughter, Sheila Chitwood; and several brothers...
Frances Couch
Oct 22, 2010
Mrs. Frances Rooks Couch age 93, of Rome, GA, died Friday, October 22, 2010, in a local nursing home. Mrs. Couch was born on August 10, 1917, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. C.E. Rooks. She spent most of her early life in Washington, GA. Mrs. Couch was Co-Valedictorian of the class of 1934 and went to...
Annelle Ellington
Oct 21, 2010
Annelle Turner Ellington, 88, of Cartersville and formerly of Atlanta, passed away Thursday, October 21, 2010 at the Cartersville Heights Rehab after an extended illness. Born April 29, 1922 in Atlanta, she was the daughter of the late R.T. Turner and the late Annie Williams Turner. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Relford Lee Ellington; her...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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