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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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Ruby Sutton

Ruby Sutton

Apr 18, 2009

Ruby Elizabeth Sutton, 92, of Cartersville passed away Saturday, April 18, 2009 at the Cartersville Heights Nursing Home. Born July 31, 1916 in Adairsville, she was the daughter of the late Andrew Calvin Sutton and the late Julia Yates Sutton. She was also preceded in death by her brothers, Rembert Sutton, Marcus Sutton, Vernie Lee Sutton, Sherman Sutton, and...

Zuma Wallace

Zuma Wallace

Apr 16, 2009

Mrs. Zuma Lucile Isham Wallace, age 97, of Crosscreek Drive Rome, GA died Thursday, April 16, 2009, at her residence. Mrs. Wallace was born in Floyd County, GA, on April 5, 1912, the daughter of the late Romie Dolphus Isham and Henrietta Headrick Isham. She lived most of her life in the Rome area except for twenty years in...

Ruth Dillard

Ruth Dillard

Apr 15, 2009

Ruth Mae Dillard, age 80,of Cartersville died Wednesday, April 15,2009 at Heartland Hospice House. Born May 8,1928 in Cobb County, she was the daughter of the late Oscar Harkins. She is preceded in death by her husband,Thomas Eugene Dillard, Sr. Survivors include her children,Betty Jones and her husband,Jimmy of McDonough, Ga.,Lamar Hartman of Hogansville,Ga.and Jimmy Hartman of McDonough,Ga.; her step-son,...

Clifton Moore, Jr.

Clifton Moore, Jr.

Apr 15, 2009

Mr. Clifton William Moore, Jr. age 86, of Rome, GA, died Wednesday, April 15, 2009, in a local hospital. Mr. Moore was born in San Antonio, TX, the son of the late Clifton William Moore, Sr. and Dixie Moore. He was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church. Survivors include a dear friend, Jeanne Stripling; three children, Richard Camp, Lynn...

Edyth Pursley

Edyth Pursley

Apr 14, 2009

Mrs. Edyth C. Holcomb Pursley, age 88, of Rome, GA, died Tuesday in a local assisted living facility. Mrs. Pursley was born in Gordon County, GA on March 29, 1921 the daughter of the late Hardy Curtis and Nora Long Curtis. She had been a resident of Shannon since 1939. Mrs. Pursley had been employed with Southeastern Mills for...

Sally Dowdy

Sally Dowdy

Apr 12, 2009

Sally T. Dowdy, 80, of Cartersville passed away Sunday, April 12, 2009 at the Cartersville Medical Center. Born April 7, 1929 in Coal Hill, Arkansas, she was the daughter of the late William Clinton Thomas and the late Leora Hambright Thomas. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 27 years, Andrew Leon Dowdy Sr.; her son,...

Jimmy Blackmon

Jimmy Blackmon

Apr 12, 2009

Jimmy Lee Blackmon, 48, of Cartersville passed away Sunday, April 12, 2009 in Floyd County. Born August 30, 1960 in Cartersville, he was the son of Jimmy and Lois Mulkey Blackmon. He was preceded in death by his brother Jerry Blackmon. Mr. Blackmon was of the holiness faith and attended Landmark Holiness Church. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, Nascar and...

Arthur Burton

Arthur Burton

Apr 11, 2009

Mr. Arthur Alexander Burton, age 68, of Rome, GA, died Saturday, April 11, 2009, in a local hospital. Mr. Burton was born in Floyd County, GA, on October 31, 1940, the son of the late Robert Henry Burton and Reba LeVann Burton. Survivors include his son, Robert Clyde Burton, Sr.; a daughter, Reba Louise Coffey; and two grandchildren, Robert...

Ida Free

Ida Free

Apr 10, 2009

Ida Chapman Free, 89, of Cartersville passed away Friday, April 10, 2009 at Sunbridge of Cartersville. Born July 5, 1919 in Taylorsville, she was the daughter of the late Claude Chapman and the late Fannie Mae Lawson Chapman. Mrs. Free and her late husband, Woodroe, owned and operated City Cabs. Survivors include her son, Shane Free of Cartersville; her...

Wilma Leachman

Wilma Leachman

Apr 9, 2009

Wilma Jean Leachman, 72, of Cartersville passed away Thursday, April 9, 2009 at the Redmond Regional Medical Center. Born February 13, 1937 in Rome, she was the daughter of the late Dartie Wooten and the late Fannie Bell Rogers Wooten. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Marie Bristol, and her grandson, Jacky Amos. Jean had retired...

Billie Mauldin

Billie Mauldin

Apr 8, 2009

Mrs. Billie Dean Mauldin, age 74, of Signal Mountain, TN, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 8, 2009. Mrs. Mauldin was born in Harrisburg, Arkansas on January 6, 1935, the daughter of the late William F. and Bessie Faulkner. She was a longtime resident of Signal Mountain and attended Mount Carmel Baptist Church. Mrs. Mauldin was a...

Joseph Chapman

Joseph Chapman

Apr 7, 2009

Joseph Charles Chapman, the infant son of Christine Doss and Stacy Chapman died Tuesday, April 7, 2009 at the Cartersville Medical Center. Survivors also include his grandmother, Pam Crisp; his grandfather, Scott Crisp; his great-grandmother, Mae Minee; his aunts and uncles, Cindy Sloan, Luke Crisp, and Ben Crisp; and one great-uncle, Dan Haynie. Graveside funeral services will be conducted at...

Jeanine Spicer

Jeanine Spicer

Apr 6, 2009

Ms. Jeanine Holcomb Spicer, age 75, of Cartersville, GA, died Monday, April 6, 2009 at Cartersville Medical Center. Ms. Spicer was born on August 24, 1933 in Rome, GA, the daughter of the late Thomas H. Holcomb and Louise Phillips Holcomb. Ms. Spicer resided most of her life in Rome and Lindale, GA. She was a member of Cartersville Heights...

Timothy Henderson

Timothy Henderson

Apr 5, 2009

Timothy �Tim� Marvin Henderson, age 55, of Cartersville died Sunday, April 5, 2009 at Cartersville Medical Center. Born on Sept. 1, 1953 in Sacramento, California, he was the son of Ruth Hightower Henderson and the late William Henry Henderson. Tim enjoyed listening to music, going to concerts, playing and watching sports and the outdoors. He is preceded in death by...

Malcolm Garrett

Malcolm Garrett

Apr 3, 2009

Malcolm Coney Garrett, 80, of Cartersville, passed away Friday, April 3, 2009 at Cartersville Medical Center. Born November 13, 1928, in Polk County, he was the son of the late Richard Garrett and the late Estelle Wiley Garrett. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Beatrice Garner; his brothers, Richard Garrett and Forrest Garrett and a special...

Charles Burton

Charles Burton

Apr 3, 2009

Mr. Charles Richard Burton age 79, of Rome, GA, passed away Friday, April 3, 2009, in a local hospital. Mr. Burton was born in Birmingham, AL on July 29, 1929 the son of the late Charles Fredrick Burton and Delera Summerville Burton. He served in the United States Army as a Sergeant in the first Calvary in the Korean...

Billy Warren, Sr.

Billy Warren, Sr.

Apr 2, 2009

Billy Joe Warren, Sr., age 69, of Cartersville, died Thursday, April 02, 2009 at Cartersville Medical Center. Born in Fulton County on March 30, 1940, he was the son of the late Jimmy James Warren and Eva Mae Murrow Warren. He was a member of David Street Church of God and was a landscaper by trade. Billy was a hard...

Riley Cantrell

Riley Cantrell

Apr 1, 2009

Mr. Riley �Bud� Carlton Cantrell, 90, formerly of Taylorsville passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at Sunbridge Nursing and Rehabilitation. Born April 18, 1918, he was a life-long resident of Bartow County and was the son of the late William Riley Cantrell and the late Texana Brown Cantrell. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Johnny Cantrell,...

Betty Viall

Betty Viall

Apr 1, 2009

Mrs. Betty Deason Brown Viall, age 84, of Rome, GA, died Wednesday, April 1, 2009 in a Rome hospital. Mrs. Viall was born February 26, 1925 in Floyd County, GA the daughter of the late Willie Deason and Annie Mae Vick Deason. Mrs. Viall was a homemaker and a member of Dykes Creek Baptist Church. In addition to her...

Anna Badger

Anna Badger

Mar 29, 2009

Anna May Badger, 83, of Canton, Georgia passed away Sunday, March 29 2009 at the Cartersville Medical Center. Born August 30, 1925 in Miami, Florida, she was the daughter of the late Clyde W. Tolson and the late Mae Huffman Tolson. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Carl W. Badger. During her working years, Mrs. Badger...

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