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Recent Obituaries in Cartersville, GA
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Erma Moseley
Sep 2, 2009
Erma Rue Moseley of Rome, Georgia died on Wednesday, September 2, 2009 at Chulio Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Moseley was born in Ashland, Alabama on April 27, 1918, the third child of the late Walter B. and Earlie Mel-rosa James Holdridge. Erma earned a General Business Degree from Massey Draughon Business School in Montgomery and worked in...
Roy Owens
Sep 1, 2009
Roy David Owens, age 55, of Cartersville died Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009. He was born in Floyd County on October 17, 1953 and was the son of Betty Touchstone Owens and the late Roy Burton Owens. He grew up in Rome and was a painter by trade. Roy lived in Florida for many years and loved the ocean. He is...
Joel Traylor
Aug 30, 2009
Mr. Joel Hamilton Traylor, age 79, of Rome, GA, died Sunday, August 30, 2009, in a local hospital. Mr. Traylor was born in Woodland, AL on January 3, 1930, the son of the late George Traylor and Tessie Whitten Traylor. Mr. Traylor was a 1953 graduate of Auburn University with a degree in industrial management. He served in the...
Farrell Hice
Aug 29, 2009
Mr. Farrell T. Hice, age 72, of Rome, GA died Saturday, August 29, 2009. Mr. Hice was born in Floyd County, GA on December 26, 1936, the son of the late Olden and Della Hice. He was a member of the North Rome Church of God and retired as a carpenter. Survivors include a son, Larry Hice; two step-children,...
Aylmer Ruff
Aug 29, 2009
Aylmer H. Ruff, 89, of Cartersville died Saturday, August 29, 2009 at the Starcrest Nursing Home. Born August 15, 1920, she was a lifelong resident of Bartow County and was the daughter of the late Stiles Gordon Howren and the late Mary Ellen Nolan Howren. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Henry Cecil Ruff; four brothers;...
Roy O'Berry
Aug 28, 2009
Mr. Roy Earl O�Berry age 56, of Rome, GA, died Friday, August 28, 2009 in a local hospital. Mr. O�Berry was born in Atkinson County, GA on June 18, 1953, the son of the late Frier O�Berry and Myrtice Mixon O�Berry. He was employed at Mohawk Home and was a member at East View Baptist Church. Mr. O�Berry was an...
Jewell Hardy
Aug 28, 2009
Mrs. Jewell Hardy age 71, of Rome, GA, died Friday, August 28, 2009, at her residence. Mrs. Hardy was born in Floyd County, GA on January 3, 1938, the daughter of the late William C. Pittard and Susie Youngblood Pittard. She was a member of West Rome Baptist Church for sixty years and was a member of Peace Makers...
Betty Wood
Aug 28, 2009
Betty Jo Wood, 54, of Cartersville died Friday, August 28 at the Heartland Hospice House in Cartersville. Born July 4, 1955 in Fort Worth, Texas, she was the daughter of the late George Washington Ivey and the late Layla Faye McIntyre Ivey. She was also preceded in death by her husband, C.W. Wood; her brother, George Allen Ivey; and...
Furman Mccoy
Aug 28, 2009
Mr. Furman Boyd McCoy age 87, of Rome, GA, died Friday, August 28, 2009, in a local hospital. Mr. McCoy was born in Macon County, NC on October 11, 1921, the son of the late James David McCoy and Edith Henry McCoy. He served in the United States Army Infantry during World War II with the 79th Infantry Division and...
Paul Womack, Sr.
Aug 28, 2009
Mr. Paul Emanuel Womack, Sr. age 87, of Rome, GA, died Friday, August 28, 2009, in a local hospital. Mr. Womack was born in Gaylesville, AL on August 28, 1922, the son of James Womack and Belle Butler Womack. He resided in Rome for twenty-five years, and moved to Miami, FL, for forty years, then moved back to Rome...
Angel Polo
Aug 27, 2009
Angel Polo, el hijo de Letisia Ibarra y David Polo, el jueves muerto, el 27 de agosto de 2009. Los sobrevivientes incluyen a sus padres; sus hermanos, Kevin Polo, Mariela Medrano y Escarle Medrano; sus abuelos paternales, Guadalupe Hernandez y Felipe Polo; sus abuelos maternales, Felipa Contreras y Alfonzo Ibarra; y sus t�as y los t�os, Javier Polo, Karina Polo,...
Clarence Hogwood, Jr
Aug 25, 2009
Mr. Clarence Lee �Johnny� Hogwood, Jr. age 63, of Kennesaw, GA, died Tuesday, August 25, 2009. Mr. Hogwood was born in Floyd County, GA on September 10, 1945, the son of the late Clarence Lee Hogwood, Sr. and Mary Lois Weems Hogwood. He graduated from Johnson High School and Berry College. Mr. Hogwood remained active with his high school...
Joshua Moore
Aug 22, 2009
Joshua Lee Moore, 26, of Cartersville died Saturday, August 22, 2009. Born April 30, 1983 in Rome, he was the son of Becky Baker and Ricky �Rip� Moore. He was preceded in death by his grandfathers, Alfred Moore and Toby Fortner; and his great-grandmother, Lois Leonard. Joshua was employed as a maintenance tech at Applied Thermoplastic Resources. He enjoyed...
Harold Cantrell
Aug 22, 2009
Mr. Harold Clifford �Buddy� Cantrell, age 83, of Rome, GA passed away Saturday, August 22, 2009. Mr. Cantrell was born in Floyd County, GA on May 2, 1926 the son of the late Earl and Dicie Cantrell. In addition to his parents Mr. Cantrell was preceded in death by his wife of forty-eight years, Virginia Jones Cantrell; and sisters,...
Samuel Lemaster
Aug 19, 2009
Mr. Samuel Edward Lemaster age 77, of Rome, GA, died Wednesday, August 19, 2009, at his residence. A Celebration of Life will be held Friday, August 21, 2009, at 2:00 P.M. in the Oaknoll Chapel of the McGuire Jennings and Miller Funeral Home with Rev. Joel Smith officiating. Interment will follow in the Oaknoll Memorial Gardens. The family will...
Johnny Hart
Aug 19, 2009
Mr. Johnny Dwight Hart age 68, of Rome, GA, died Wednesday, August 19, 2009, in a local hospital. Mr. Hart was born in Pulaski County, GA on August 19, 1941, the son of the late Elbert Hart and Alberta Foxworthy Hart. Mr. Hart served in the United States Air Force and retired from Department of Agriculture with the federal and...
Roy Campbell
Aug 17, 2009
Mr. Roy Lavon �Dumpy� Campbell, age 70 of Rome, GA died Monday, August 17, 2009 in a Rome healthcare facility. Mr. Campbell was born in Floyd County, GA on April 6, 1939 the son of the late Roy Campbell and Margaret Momon Campbell. Mr. Campbell was retired from Lockheed-Marietta as a supervisor after 25 years of service. He owned the...
Jesse Melton, Sr.
Aug 17, 2009
Jesse C. Melton, 65, died Monday, August 17, 2009 at his residence. Born October 13, 1943 he was the son of the late Homer Melton, Jr. and the late Beatrice Stephenson Melton Darnell. He was also preceded in death by his son Jesse Clay Melton, Jr.; and his sister Nancy Coe. Jesse had been employed as an iron worker...
Hilliard Miller
Aug 16, 2009
Hilliard H. Miller, 85, of Cartersville died Sunday, August 16, 2009 at Maple Ridge Nursing Home. Born July 25, 1924 in Woodstock, he was the son of the late Augustus Lopez Miller and the late Maggie Elizabeth Hardin Miller. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Inez Thompson; and his brother, Augustus Miller, Jr. Hilliard was employed...
Libby Norton
Aug 15, 2009
Elizabeth �Libby� Norton, 59, of Kingston died Saturday, August 15, 2009 at the Heartland Hospice House in Cartersville. Born July 1, 1950 in Carrollton, she was the daughter of the late Hiram and Rosalind Parker. Libby was employed by Shaw Industries until her retirement. She loved animals and enjoyed spending time working on her farm. Survivors include her sister...
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