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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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Leopoldo Cardenas

Leopoldo Cardenas

Jan 10, 2010

Mr. Leopoldo Cardenas, age 48, of Rome,GA, died Saturday, January 9, 2010. Mr. Cardenas was born in Talpa De Allende Jalisco, MX on January 8, 1962, the son of Filiberto Cardenas and Maria Guadalupe Llamas. Mr. Cardenas was the owner of Celia�s Market in West Rome and a parishioner of St. Mary�s Catholic Church. Survivors include his devoted wife of...

Bessie Mccord

Bessie Mccord

Jan 9, 2010

Ms. Bessie Mae McCord, age 90, of Rome, GA, died Saturday, January 9, 2010 in Floyd Hospital. Ms. McCord was born in Briton, GA on October 7, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Savannah Hunter. Ms. McCord attended Doyle Baptist Church and she assisted and retired as a Nursing Aid at Fifth Avenue Nursing Home. She...

Avalene Maxwell

Avalene Maxwell

Jan 8, 2010

Avalene N. Maxwell, 86, of Canton passed away on Friday, January 8, 2010 at the Wellstar Kennestone Hospital following a lengthy illness. Born March 11, 1924 in Cedar Bluff, Alabama, she was the daughter of the late Claude A. Tucker and the late Martha Jane Crane Tucker. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Walter J. Maxwell...

Lucile Popham

Lucile Popham

Jan 8, 2010

Lucile M. Popham, 95, of Emerson died Friday, January 8, 2010 at Cedar Spring Healthcare in Cedartown. Born June 21, 1914 in Emerson, she was the daughter of the late Howard C. McEver and the late Georgia Paris McEver. She was also preceded in death by her husband, W.D. Popham; her daughter, Judith Carol Popham; and her brother, Frank...

Barbara Caudle

Barbara Caudle

Jan 7, 2010

Barbara Ann Caudle, 56, of Cartersville died Thursday, January 7, 2010 at her residence. Born August 31, 1953 in Rochelle, Illinois, she was the daughter of the late Elmer Stone and the late Helen Wyatt Stone. Barbara was a homemaker who worked very hard. She was a caring and loving person but most of all a wonderful mother to her...

Jd Mobbs

Jd Mobbs

Jan 7, 2010

Mr. J D Mobbs, age 79, of Rome, GA died Thursday, January 7, 2010 peacefully surrounded by his wife and children. Mr. Mobbs was born on September 9, 1930 to the late Raymond Mobbs and Myrtle Lee Allen Mobbs. Mr. Mobbs was employed by the Floyd County Public Works from 1971 until his retirement in September, 1991. Mr. Mobbs was...

John Shinall

John Shinall

Jan 5, 2010

John Harvey Shinall, 75, of Rydal passed away Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at the Cartersville Medical Center after a courageous battle with cancer. A native of Bartow County, he was born May 28, 1934 and was the son of the late Leonard John Shinall and the late Josie Lusk Shinall. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Tom...

Joel Perkins

Joel Perkins

Jan 5, 2010

Joel Perkins, 67, of Cartersville died Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at his residence. A native of Bartow County, he was born October 1, 1942 and was the son of the late Charles Perkins and Gladys Stancel Perkins. He was preceded in death by his parents; his son, Joel T. Perkins; his brother, William Ricky Perkins; and an infant brother. Mr....

Frances Lipscomb

Frances Lipscomb

Jan 4, 2010

Frances Lipscomb, 82, of Jonesboro died Sunday, January 3, 2010. Born October 8, 1927 in Cartersville, she was the daughter of the late James Oscar Mauldin and the late Estelle Reed Mauldin. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Jack Lipscomb; son, Ronny Lipscomb; brothers, Clarence Mauldin, and John Wesley Mauldin; sisters, Hazel Mauldin, Annie Ruth Singley,...

Linnie Lowery

Linnie Lowery

Jan 4, 2010

Linnie Lowery, 90, of Cartersville died Monday, January 04, 2010 at Maple Ridge Health Care Center. Born November 30, 1919 in Bartow County, she was the daughter of the late Adrian J. Adcock and the late Mary Havillah Shaw Adcock. She was also preceded in death by her husbands, Frank Gordon Bagley in 1970, and George Howard Lowery in...

Evelyn Strickland

Evelyn Strickland

Jan 4, 2010

Evelyn Chandler Strickland, 89, of Alexander City, Alabama and formerly of Nashville, Tennessee and Birmingham, Alabama passed away on Monday, January 4, 2010 at the Chapmans Nursing Home in Alexander City. Born January 31, 1920 in Birmingham, Alabama, she was the daughter of the late Nellie Collins Chandler and the late Roscoe Draden Chandler Sr. She was also preceded...

Ray Wimpy

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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