Ray Wimpy
Jan 2, 2010
Ray Lee Wimpy, 60, of Fairmount, died Saturday, January 2, 20l0 at his residence. Born May 8, 1949 in Blue Ridge, he was the son of the late James Howard Wimpy and Bea Ivalee Watson Wimpy. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Chris Wimpy; and his brother, Marvin Wimpy. Ray was a self-employed...
Gerald Jones
Jan 1, 2010
Gerald Nelson Jones, 66, of Cartersville passed away Friday, January 1, 2010 at the Cartersville Medical Center. Born December 31, 1943, he was the son of the late Walton Jones and the late Beulah Smalley Jones. Survivors include his daughters, Terrie Jones and her fiance, Todd Hale, and Sharon Jones and her partner, Angel Mulkey; the mother of his daughters,...
James Layton
Dec 31, 2009
James �Pudgy� Layton, 72, of Cartersville passed away Thursday, December 31, 2009 at the Redmond Regional Medical Center. Born October 22, 1937, he was the only child of the late Lawrence Allen Layton and the late Jessie Mae Shepherd Layton. A 1956 graduate of Cartersville High School, James was a four sport letterman. After graduating from high school, he earned...
Miller Evans
Dec 29, 2009
Miller Eugene (Gene) Evans, 72, of Cartersville went home to with the Lord on Tuesday, December 29, 2009 after a long battle with cancer. Born August 8, 1937, he was the son of the late Miller Evans and the late Irma K. Lance Evans. Gene never met a stranger and always greeted people with a smile. He will be...
Margaret Simpson
Dec 27, 2009
Margaret Fowler Simpson, 90, of Cartersville passed away Sunday, December 27, 2009 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. Born five miles west of Adairsville on September 21, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Bessie Pauline Fowler and the late Clarence Fowler. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Herman Andrew Simpson; her son,...
Roy White
Dec 27, 2009
Roy L. White, 77, of Cartersville and formerly of Catlin, Illinois, went home filled with the glory of the Lord on Sunday, December 27, 2009. Born September 18, 1932 in Scotland, Illinois, he was the first-born son of the late Roy White and the late Nina G. Yontz White. One of three children, Roy worked as an iron worker...
Rufus Duffey
Dec 26, 2009
Mr. Rufus Grant Duffey, age 51, of Rome, GA, died Saturday, December 26, 2009, at his residence. Mr. Duffey was born in Cobb County, GA on March 5, 1958, the son of Donald Duffey and the late Annie Clayton. He worked for over thirty years at Mayfield Dairy and went to Live Oak Baptist Church for many years. Mr. Duffey...
Charles Perkins
Dec 26, 2009
Charles Ray Perkins, 73, of Cartersville died Saturday, December 26, 2009 at his residence. Born November 9, 1936 in West Virginia, he was the son of the late George Perkins and the late Grace Barber Perkins. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Frankie Perkins; and his son, Mark Ray Perkins. Charles served his country in the...
Florine Hendrix
Dec 26, 2009
Mrs. Florine Peek Hendrix, age 83, of Rome, GA, died Saturday, December 26, 2009, at her residence. Mrs. Hendrix was born in Floyd County, GA on October 2, 1926, the daughter of the late James Orin Peek and Speyker Lemming Peek. She was a homemaker, worked at Glenwood Elementary School from 1967-1988, and volunteered at Redmond Regional Medical for...
Margaret Lewis
Dec 25, 2009
Mrs. Margaret Barron Lewis, age 88, of Rome, GA, died Friday, December 25, 2009 in a Rome hospital. Mrs. Lewis was born in Chattooga County, GA on March 27, 1921, the daughter of the late Henry Frank Barron and Clessie Owings Barron. Mrs. Lewis worked for a number of years in the credit department at Sears. She was a...
Betty Waits
Dec 25, 2009
Betty Jo Waits, 64, of Cartersville passed away early Christmas morning at the Cartersville Medical Center. Born February 19, 1945 in Cartersville she was the daughter of the late Johnny Meeks and the late Nellie Jones Meeks Smith. Betty Jo enjoyed fishing and going to yard sales. She was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Rockmart, Georgia. Survivors...
Stevie Riseden
Dec 25, 2009
Stevie Wayne Riseden, 54, of Cartersville died December 25, 2009 at his residence. Born February 6, 1955 in Telico Plains, Tennessee, he was the son of Nellie Crowder Riseden and the late Albert Riseden. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Jimmy Riseden; and his sister, Elaine Hall. Survivors include his mother, Nellie Riseden; his wife, Deller...
James Nelson
Dec 24, 2009
Mr. James R. Nelson, age 81 of Rome, Georgia died Thursday, December 24, 2009. Mr. Nelson was born in Calhoun, GA on November 23, 1928. He was the son of the late Amos Nelson and Dessie Harmon. He served in the United States Army for 6 years and fought in the Korean War. He retired from Atlanta-Gas Light after...
Sandy Sanders
Dec 23, 2009
Sandy Sanders, 49, of Adairsville passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2009 at the Floyd Medical Center. Born June 22, 1960 in Rockmart, she was the daughter of the late Charlie Sanders and the late Jo Chappell Shinall. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Tammy O�Toole; and her granddaughter, Skyler Webb. Sandy enjoyed a career in the...
Dorcus Branton
Dec 22, 2009
Mrs. Dorcus Cochran Branton age 86, of Rome, GA, died Tuesday, December 22, 2009, in a local hospital. Mrs. Branton was born in Piedmont, AL on February 7, 1923, the daughter of the late Homer H. Cochran and Mary B. Thackerson Cochran. She retired after twenty-eight years of service from Floyd Medical Center where she worked in the operating...
Susan Carney
Dec 19, 2009
Our beloved Susan Irene Holloway Carney went to be with our Lord and savior Jesus Christ on December 19, 2009. She passed away at her home in San Francisco, California. Susan was born April 29, 1962 in Rome Georgia, she was a former member of Shorter Avenue Baptist Church and attended Coosa High School; graduating in 1980. Shortly after graduation...
Elizabeth Koch
Dec 18, 2009
Elizabeth Price Koch, 91, of Cedartown passed away Friday, December 18, 2009 at the Maple Ridge Healthcare in Cartersville. Born November 1, 1918 in Jackson, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late John Henry Price and the late Emma Farrell Price. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Charles Koch. A private memorial service was held...
Vergie Morris
Dec 18, 2009
On Friday, December 18, 2009 our Heavenly Father opened his gates and laid our devoted family member and friend, Vergie Ovell Morris, 85, to rest. Born September 15, 1924 in Plainville, Georgia, she was the middle child of James S. Conway and Tisha Franklyn Chastain Conway. Vergie grew up in Plainville and later moved to Rome, Georgia where she married...
John Lane, Sr.
Dec 17, 2009
John Walter Lane, Sr., 77, of Cartersville passed away Thursday, December 17, 2009 at his residence. Born July 6, 1932 in Fries, Virginia, he was the son of the late Buster Gordon Lane and the late Sarah Annie Haynes Lane. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Smith Lane; and his grandson, Davin Lane. Mr. Lane...
Frances Marshall
Dec 14, 2009
Frances J. Marshall, age 83, died Monday, December 14, 2009, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS. Mrs. Marshall had recently moved to Oxford from Waleska, GA. She was skilled in various types of needlework especially making quilts. Known for her kind disposition and wry wit, Mrs. Marshall had worked in retail until age 80. She enjoyed all types...
