Billy Black
Dec 17, 2008
Mr. Billy Edd (Bill) Black, 77, of Emerson passed away Wednesday, December 17, 2008 at the Cartersville Medical Center after an extended illness. Born June 25, 1931 in Anderson County, Tennessee, he was the son of the late John Edward Black and the late Inez Carney Black Prelli. He was preceded in death by his brother, Bob Black, and...
Kenneth Tallman
Dec 16, 2008
Mr. Kenneth Jordan Tallman, age 51, of 75-A Northridge Court, Rome, died Tuesday, December 16, 2008, at his residence. Mr. Tallman was born April 13, 1957, in Fulton County, GA, son of Betty Thrailkill Tallman and the late Rollie J. Tallman. Mr. Tallman was a welder and a veteran of the U. S. Marine Corps. He was a beloved husband,...
Jewel Gales
Dec 14, 2008
Jewell Popham Gales, 79, of Dawsonville, died Sunday, December 14, 2008 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Home in Atlanta. Born June 24, 1929 in Taylorsville, she was the daughter of the late Daniel Webster Popham and Bessie Carmen Ballard Popham. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Herbert Gales; her daughter, Elaine McConnell; and three...
David Hazelwood
Dec 9, 2008
Mr. David Fain Hazelwood, 85, of Cartersville passed away Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at his residence after an extended illness. Born December 26, 1922, he was the son of the late Henry Hazelwood and the late Mary Edwards Hazelwood. He was also preceded in death by his sisters, Mary Lou Clark, Ioan Hazelwood, Lola Mae Tidwell, and Allie Duvall; his...
Doris Whitfield
Dec 6, 2008
Mrs. Doris G. Whitfield, age 95, of Rome, GA, died Saturday, December 6, 2008. Mrs. Whitfield was born in Roane County, TN, the daughter of the late Samuel C. Grasham and Amanda Barnes Grasham. She retired as a beautician and prior worked at Celanese Fiber Company. Mrs. Whitfield was a member of Riverside Baptist Church. In addition to her...
Nina Pye
Dec 5, 2008
Mrs. Nina Williams Pye, age 100, of Rome, GA, died Friday, December 5, 2008, in a local hospital. Mrs. Pye was born on March 31, 1908, the daughter of the late Richard Smith Williams and Minnie Magdalene Williams. She moved to Rome in 1925. Mrs. Pye was a member of North Broad Baptist Church since 1925 and a member...
Donald Dover
Dec 4, 2008
Donald Dover, 61, of Cartersville passed away Thursday, December 4, 2008 at the Emory University Hospital. Born August 4, 1947, he was a native of Bartow County and was the son of James Henry Dover and Missie Atkinson Dover. He was preceded in death by his father-in-law, Marcus Bennett, and his nephew, Robert Lowery. Donald was employed as a security...
Marjorie Wellman
Dec 4, 2008
Marjorie Ann Wellman, 85, of Cartersville passed away Thursday, December 4, 2008 at the Cartersville Medical Center. Born August 25, 1923 in Milton, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Arthur �Don� Harshbarger and the late Eva Maude Kirby Harshbarger. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Mason Wellman; her son, Don Wellman; her daughter,...
Danny Fountain
Dec 2, 2008
Mr. Danny Riggins Fountain, age 61, of 208 Sycamore Street, Rome, died Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at his residence. Mr. Fountain was born November 25, 1947, in Floyd County, GA. son of the Mildred Riggins Fountain and the late Fred Fountain,Sr. Mr. Fountain was a electrician with Rayburn Electric Company for over thirteen years. Danny enjoyed fishing and loved to...
Clyde Powell
Dec 1, 2008
William Clyde �Sleepy� Powell, 78, of Taylorsville passed away Monday, December 1, 2008 at Emory University Hospital. Born October 21, 1930, he was the son of the late Thomas Larkin Powell and Mattie Elizabeth Free Powell. Mr. Powell worked with road maintenance for Bartow County before his retirement. He attended Mt. Tabor Baptist Church and enjoyed fishing, baseball and NASCAR...
Gus Day
Nov 30, 2008
Willie A. �Gus� Day, 69, of Cartersville, passed away Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008 at his residence. Born in Cherokee County on October 8, 1939, he was the son of the late Ralph Day and Hazel Abernathy Day. Preceding him in death are his parents; his wife, Mary Geneva Lee Day; and his step-father, Jake Howell. Gus was a member...
Martha Blumenfeld
Nov 30, 2008
Martha �Sissy� Blumenfeld, 62, of Kingston passed away Sunday, November 30, 2008. A native of Bartow County, Martha was born February 18, 1946 to the late James Edward Potts and the late Essie E. Dover Potts. She was of the Pentecostal faith and prior to her retirement worked at Cartersville Spinning as a machine operator. Martha is preceded in...
Rex Tyrrell
Nov 28, 2008
Mr. Rex Duane Tyrrell, 84, of Cartersville passed away Friday, November 28, 2008 at the Cartersville Medical Center. Born January 14, 1924 in Beaver Crossing, Nebraska, he was the son of the late Glenn Tyrrell and the late Opal Chapin Tyrrell. Rex was a veteran of World War II having served in the Merchant Marines. He was also a retired...
Hubert Hornbuckle
Nov 28, 2008
Mr. Hubert Ethridge Hornbuckle, 85, of Rydal passed away Friday, November 28, 2008 at the Cartersville Medical Center. Born February 17, 1923 in Cartersville, he was the son of the late Walter William Hornbuckle and the late Eva Mae Carnes. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Helen. A veteran of the United States Army...
Barry Little
Nov 27, 2008
Mr. Barry Gene Little, 47, of Cartersville passed away Thursday, November 27, 2008 at the Redmond Regional Hospital. Born January 4, 1961 in Birmingham, Alabama, he was the son of Tommy Little and Geneva Morrow Little. Barry enjoyed restoring cars, doing yard work, fishing and hunting, and was always willing to help the less fortunate. He was preceded in death...
Mildred Wiggins
Nov 26, 2008
Mrs. Mildred Tate Wiggins, age 79, of Rome, GA, died November 26, 2008, in a local hospital. Mrs. Wiggins was born in Floyd County, GA, the daughter of the late Charles Spurgeon Tate and Ida Frances Tudor Tate. She was a member of New Armuchee Baptist Church. Mrs. Wiggins loved to cook and enjoyed making crafts. In addition to her...
Ruth Wilson
Nov 25, 2008
Mrs. Ruth Buchanan Wilson, 81 of Cartersville passed away Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at the Autumn Years Assisted Living Center in Cartersville. Born December 6, 1926, she was a life-long resident of Bartow County and was the daughter of the late Alex Buchanan and the late Kate Cannon Buchanan. Ruth was also preceded in death by her husband of...
Ralph Burdge
Nov 24, 2008
Ralph Norton Burdge, 69, of Cartersville passed away Monday, November 24, 2008 at the Cartersville Medical Center. Born February 18, 1939, in Bridgeport, Connecticut, he was the son of the late Arthur Burdge and the late Arlene Kregling. Ralph was a letter-carrier for over 30 years and moved to Cartersville in 1989 after retiring. He was baptized as one of...
Barbara Dietrich
Nov 23, 2008
Barbara Mae Dietrich, 77, formerly of St. Petersburg, Florida passed away Saturday, November 22, 2008 at the Cartersville Medical Center. Born in Edwards, New York, she was a homemaker and was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Robert Stephen Dietrich; and her brother, Thomas William Dietrich. Survivors include her children, Steve Dietrich and his wife Sylvia Koher of...
Eva Rogers
Nov 23, 2008
Ms. Eva Joy Rogers, age 70, of Rome, GA, died Sunday, November 23, 2008. Ms. Rogers was born in Birmingham, AL, on March 3, 1938, the daughter of the late Earl Wesley Kennedy, Sr. and Bernice Beason Kennedy. She was a member of Transfiguration Episcopal Church for twenty years and was retired from Northwest Regional hospital after twenty years...
