Katherine Dew
Feb 13, 2009
Ms. Katherine Lynn Dew, age 56, of 99 McClain Road, Kingston, died Friday, February 13, 2009 in a Rome hospital. Ms. Dew was born June 30, 1952 in Fulton County, GA, daughter of the late Larry Dew and Angelyn Okarma Dew. Survivors include her daughter, Michelle Mincey; her step-mom, Lena Dew; two sisters, Lisa Dew and Robin Babb. Funeral...
Roger Purvis
Feb 12, 2009
Roger �Baby Boy� Purvis, 49, of Cartersville passed away Thursday, February 12, 2009 at his residence after a brief battle with cancer. Born October 22, 1959 in Macon, he had lived in Cartersville most of his life. Roger had a great sense of humor and loved making people laugh. He loved dancing and fishing, and he collected rocks and arrowheads....
Doris Puryear
Feb 12, 2009
Mrs. Doris G. Puryear age 83, of Rome, GA, died Thursday, February 12, 2009, at a local nursing home. Mrs. Puryear was born in Floyd County, GA on May 27, 1925. She was a homemaker most of her life. In addition to her parents Mrs. Puryear was preceded in death by a sister, Opal Henderson. Survivors include two sons...
Fred Munday
Feb 11, 2009
Fred J. Munday, 86, of Cartersville died Wednesday, February 11, 2009 at the Cartersville Medical Center due to complications from a fall. A lifelong resident of Bartow County, he was born in White on March 10, 1922 and was the son of the late John Munday and the late Lucy Branton Munday. He was also preceded in death by his...
Inez Bishop
Feb 11, 2009
Mrs. Inez Adams Bishop, of Rome, GA, died Wednesday, February 11, 2009, in a local hospital. Mrs. Bishop was born in Hawkinsville, GA, on February 6, 1921, the daughter of the late James Bernard Adams and Pearl Hight Adams. She lived most of her life in Rome, GA and retired from Northwest Regional Hospital. Mrs. Bishop was of the...
Michael Kaylor
Feb 9, 2009
Michael Lee Kaylor, 30, of Cartersville passed away Monday, February 9, 2009 at the Cartersville Medical Center. Born September 14, 1978 in Austell, he was the son of Wayne Kaylor and Janet Brown Kaylor. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Mary and William Brown and Lloyd and Jewell Kaylor, and his grandson, Jaylon Blasengame. Michael was a cook...
Patrick Shea
Feb 8, 2009
Patrick Allen Shea, 30, of Cartersville passed away Sunday, February 8, 2009 at the Cartersville Medical Center after complications from his lifelong battle with cerebral palsy. Patrick was born premature weighing 2 lbs. on June 22, 1978 at The Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. He was preceded in death by his father, Neal Allen Shea; his step-father, Kenneth...
James Wilson
Feb 8, 2009
Mr. James Randall �Jimmy� Wilson, age 63, of Cedar Bluff, Al , died Sunday, February 8, 2009 in the Cherokee Medical Center in Centre, AL. Mr. Wilson was born March 30, 1945 in Floyd County, GA, son of the late Eugene G. Wilson and Ruth Dowdy Wilson. Mr. Wilson was the owner and operator of Jimmy Wilson Tile Company....
Horace Lee, Jr.
Feb 6, 2009
Mr. Horace James Lee Jr. age 61, died peacefully at his home on Friday, February 6, 2009, He was a 1965 graduate of East Rome High School. Mr. Lee served in the Army Air Force achieving the rank of Sergeant along with commendations and volunteered for a Viet Nam tour. He received and Honorable discharge in 1969. Mr. Lee received...
Rodney Coalson
Feb 4, 2009
Rodney Cornell Coalson, age 41, formerly of Cartersville, died Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009 in Big Lake, Alaska from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born in Cartersville on November 22, 1967, he was the son of Elaine Ferguson of Beulah, Colorado and Larry Coalson of Cartersville. He was preceded in death by his grandparents; Harry and Doris Fowler and Maurice...
James Bell
Feb 4, 2009
James L. �Jimmy� Bell, Sr., 60, passed away Wednesday February 4, 2009 at Cartersville Medical Center. Born November 1, 1948, in Marietta Georgia, son of the late John Hughey Bell and Martha Sullins Adair. Jimmy was preceded in death by his father, grandson Dusty John Bell, Stepfather Bartow Curtis Adair. Jimmy was a former truck driver using the CB handle...
John Veltre Sr
Feb 3, 2009
John J. Veltre, Sr., 89, of Cartersville passed away Tuesday, February 3, 2009 at the Cartersville Medical Center. Born November 29, 1919 in Jersey City, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Isaiah Veltre and the late Mary Prosceno Veltre. He was also preceded in death by his son, Robert William Veltre, sisters, Elizabeth Piviniski, Josephine Piviniski,...
Jeannie Hensley
Jan 31, 2009
Mrs. Jeannie Williams Hensley, 59, of Adairsville passed away Saturday, January 31, 2009 at the Redmond Regional Hospital in Rome. Born March 14, 1949 in Cartersville, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd Milton Williams, Sr. and the late Katie Collins Williams. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Lloyd Milton Williams, Jr. A 1967 graduate of...
Janice Waldick
Jan 30, 2009
Mrs. Janice Louise Van Waldick, 83, of Cartersville and formerly of Colorado, passed away Friday, January 30, 2009 at the Cartersville Medical Center. Born July 3, 1925 in Antwerp, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Clyde Cunningham and the late Nellie Murphy Cunningham. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Donald Morris Van Waldick; and...
Viola Lee
Jan 28, 2009
Mrs. Viola Ruth Lee, 77, of Cartersville passed away Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at the Cartersville Medical Center. She was born August 2, 1931 in Cleveland, Tennessee and had worked as a cook in various restaurants in Cartersville for years. She also worked as a house sitter with the elderly in their own homes. Mrs. Lee was preceded in...
Stella Brewer
Jan 28, 2009
Mrs. Stella Mae Smith Brewer, age 85, of 3 Rosalyn Drive, formerly of 8 Lynn Haven Drive, Rome, GA, died Wednesday, January 28, 2009. Mrs. Brewer was born McMinn County, TN on April 1, 1923, the daughter of the late Marshall Smith and Mattie Bell Smith. Mrs. Brewer was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church. She retired from Trend Mills...
Thelma Maddox
Jan 26, 2009
Mrs. Thelma Morgan Maddox, age 72, of Kingston, GA, died Monday, January 26, 2009 in a local hospital. Mrs. Maddox was born in Cherokee County, AL on August 2, 1936, the daughter of the late Roy James Morgan and Jessie Louise Sitton Morgan. She was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. In addition to her parents Mrs. Maddox...
Toby Holbrook
Jan 26, 2009
Mr. Charles �Toby� Holbrook, 50, of Calhoun passed away Monday, January 26, 2009 at his residence. Born September 16, 1958 in Cartersville, he was the son of Charles Milton Holbrook, Sr. and the late Margaret Ruth Price Holbrook. Preceding him in death are his mother; his sister, Laura Crider; his son, Casey Holbrook; and his aunts, Fannie Lou Beal and...
Phi Brunson, Jr.
Jan 25, 2009
Mr. Phi Burney Brunson, age 74, of Centre Al, died Sunday, January 25, 2009, in a local hospital. Mrs. Brunson was born in Gaylesville, Al. on September 12.1934. the son of the late Phi Brunson Sr. and Lydie Mooris Brunson He was a Baptist by faith . Mr. Brunson Owned and Operated the East 12th Groceries and Package store and...
Katherine Simmons
Jan 24, 2009
Mrs. Katherine Fox Simmons, age 89 of Gainesville, GA, formerly of Rome died Saturday, January 24, 2009, in a nursing home. Mrs. Simmons was born August 30, 1919, in Maryville, TN, the daughter of the late William Fox and Alice Helton Fox. She was a member of Fifth Avenue Baptist Church and was a homemaker. In addition to her...
