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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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Jack Brindle

Jack Brindle

Jan 5, 2009

Mr. Jack Horace Brindle, age 78, of Rome, GA, died Monday, January 5, 2009, in a local hospital following an illness of several months. Mr. Brindle was born in Whitfield County, GA on July 24, 1930, the son of the late Boyd Brindle and Lois Bramlett Brindle. He retired from Inland Container. In addition to his parents Mr. Brindle was...

Sylvia Brown

Sylvia Brown

Jan 4, 2009

Sylvia Irene Brown, 86, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away Sunday, January 4, 2009 at Starcrest Nursing Home of Cartersville, Georgia surrounded by her family. Born November 19, 1922 in Clinton, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late Henderson Loy and the late Nellie Loy. Her husband, Walter C. �Jack� Brown, also preceded her in death in...

Ethel Kerr

Ethel Kerr

Jan 3, 2009

Mrs. Ethel Beatrice Roach Kerr, age 93, of Kingston, GA, died Saturday, January 3, 2009, in a nursing home. Mrs. Kerr was born in Floyd County, GA, on April 23, 1915, the daughter of the late Joseph Sylvester Roach and Dora Ethel Brooks Roach. She retired in 1977 from the Georgia School the Deaf and was a member of...

Lillie Bowman

Lillie Bowman

Jan 2, 2009

Lillie Mae Bowman, age 70, of Rome, GA, died Friday, January 2, 2009, in a local hospital. Ms. Bowman was born in Floyd County, GA, on January 19, 1938, the daughter of the late Hershel Bowman and Della Rae Carroll Bowman. She retired from Suhner Manufacturing after twenty years of service. In addition to her parents Ms. Bowman was...

Jeffery Long

Jeffery Long

Dec 31, 2008

Jeffery Allen Long, 47, of White passed away Wednesday, December 31, 2008. Born January 25, 1961 in Cartersville, he was the son of the late John Willis Long. He was also preceded in death by his aunt, Patsy Woody; and his grandparents, Grace and Emory Long and Daisy and Bahe Jones. Survivors include his children, Amber Long of Cartersville...

Pauline Whorton

Pauline Whorton

Dec 30, 2008

Mrs. Pauline Crowe Whorton, age 97, of Rome, GA, died Tuesday, December 30, 2008, in a local hospital. Mrs. Whorton was born on May 8, 1911, the daughter of the late A.D. Crowe and Fannie Welchel Crowe. She worked for several years until the closing of the Anchor Rome Mill. Mrs. Whorton was a member of Desota Park Baptist Church....

Avanelle Layton

Avanelle Layton

Dec 30, 2008

Avanelle C. Layton, 62, of Emerson passed away Tuesday, December 30, 2008 at the Heartland Hospice House. Born November 14, 1946 in Polk County, she was the daughter of Pauline Nelson Coalson and the late Earl Coalson. She was also preceded in death by a brother-in-law, Larry Andrews. Avanelle was a member of Pine Grove Baptist Church and was a...

William Gaines

William Gaines

Dec 30, 2008

Mr. William C. �Bill� Gaines, 67, of Cartersville passed away Tuesday, December 30, 2008 at the Heartland Hospice House after a brief illness. Born September 24, 1941 in Carroll County, he was the son of the late George Washington Gaines and the late Myrtle Sticher Gaines. He was also preceded in death by his wives, Janice Mozina Gaines and Carolyn...

Lois Lindenbaum

Lois Lindenbaum

Dec 29, 2008

Mrs. Lois Lindenbaum, 81, of Cartersville passed away Monday, December 29, 2008 at the Heartland Hospice House after an extended illness. Born April 11, 1927 in Rochester, New York, she was the daughter of the late Robert James Taylor and the late Gertrude Margarite Taylor. Lois had been active all of her life, and she had a very keen sense...

Colbert Wheat

Colbert Wheat

Dec 29, 2008

Mr. Colbert Wheat, age 87, of Rome, GA, died Monday, December 29, 2008, at his residence. Mr. Wheat was born in Whitfield County, GA, on April 21, 1921, the son of the late Jessie Anderson Wheat and Ethel Saylors Wheat. He retired from Burlington and worked over thirty years of service with Minge Concrete. Mr. Wheat was a member...

Robert Levierge Ii

Robert Levierge Ii

Dec 27, 2008

Robert Michael LeVierge II, 15, of Cartersville passed away Saturday, December 27, 2008. Born August 27, 1993 in Cartersville, he was the son of Bobby LeVierge and Allison Cutler LeVierge. Michael was a sophomore at Cass High School. He loved hanging out with his friends, listening to music, and muddin�. Survivors include his mother, Allison LeVierge of Cartersville; his father,...

Mike Tate

Mike Tate

Dec 27, 2008

Mr. Mike Tate, age 58, of 105 Melody lane N.W. Rome, GA, died Saturday, December 27, 2008 in a local hospital. Mr. Tate was born in Floyd County, GA, on December 26, 1950, the son of the late Joe Tate and Eva Storey Tate. He was of the Baptist faith. Mr. Tate retired from North Georgia Equipment Company after...

Dorothy Smith

Dorothy Smith

Dec 27, 2008

Mrs. Dorothy Virginia Smith, age 81, of 602 Holmes Road, Rome, GA. died Saturday December 27, 2008 in a local hospital. Mrs. Smith was born in Etowah county Al., on May 11, 1927 the Daughter of the late Andrew Jackson and Mary Pauline Black Bircheat. She was married on September 6, 1945 to Mr. Gilbert Smith. Mrs. Smith moved...

Doris Montgomery

Doris Montgomery

Dec 26, 2008

Doris Jewel Montgomery, 77, of Cartersville passed away on December 26, 2008 at her residence. Born in Alabama on December 16, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Harlen Thomas and Mattie Parker. She was also preceded in death by her daughter Debra Brown, her sisters, Ann Hallman and Louise Abernathy and her brother David Thomas. Doris was...

Oscar Finchum

Oscar Finchum

Dec 25, 2008

Oscar L. Finchum Jr., 79, of Cartersville passed over into heaven Thursday, December 25, 2008 at his residence after a long battle with COPD. Born in Manchester Tennessee on January 8, 1929, he was the son of the late Elder Oscar Finchum and the late Clara Belle Stone. He was also preceded in death by his sisters, Edith Finchum and...

William Lee

William Lee

Dec 24, 2008

Mr. William Richard �Bill� Lee, 68, of Cartersville passed away Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at the Cartersville Medical Center. Born in Cartersville on February 4, 1940, he was the son of the late William Virgil Lee and the late Mzillie Bell Lee Fowler. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Leroy Lee. Bill was the owner and operator...

Joann Reedy

Joann Reedy

Dec 22, 2008

Ms. JoAnn Williams Reedy, age 53, of Cedartown,GA, died, Monday, December 22, 2008, in a hospital. Ms. Reedy was born in Floyd County, GA, on August 20, 1955 the daughter of Lois Smith Williams and the late James Calvin Williams. She was a nurse for many years and a caretaker. Ms. Reedy was of the Baptist faith. In addition to...

Blanche Pittman

Blanche Pittman

Dec 22, 2008

Ms. Blanche Twilley Pittman, age 85, of 105 Old Airport Road, Rome, GA, died Monday, December 22, 2008 at her residence. Ms. Pittman was born in Floyd County, GA, on March 20, 1923, the daughter of the late John Alvin Twilley and Minnie Bell Blankenship. In addition to her parents Ms. Pittman was preceded in death by a son, Wade...

Edyth Rush

Edyth Rush

Dec 20, 2008

Mrs. Edyth Mae Rush, 96, of Taylorsville passed away Saturday, December 20, 2008 at the Cartersville Medical Center after a brief illness. Born June 22, 1912 in Maynard, Arkansas, she was the daughter of the late Henry Lee Spence and the late Tennessee Luthada Gamel Spence. Mrs. Rush was also preceded in death by her husband, Herbert Elvis Rush; and...

Brenda Hensley

Brenda Hensley

Dec 19, 2008

Mrs. Brenda Gail Hensley, 61, of Aragon passed away Friday, December 19, 2008 at the Cartersville Medical Center after an extended illness. Born February 3, 1947, she was a native of Cartersville and was the daughter of the late Charlie Hugh Dover and the late Lula Blackmon Dover. She was also preceded in death by brothers, Marvin Edward Dover...

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