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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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Jose Cadenas

Jose Cadenas

Nov 8, 2008

El Sr. Jose Cadenas, 52, de Cartersville se murieron el s�bado, el 8 de noviembre de 2008 en su residencia despu�s de una batalla prolongada con enfermedad. Nacido el 6 de septiembre de 1956 en Taxco, Guerrero, M�xico, �l fue el hijo del difunto Eladia Cadenas Paredes. Jose hab�a sido empleado en el negocio de la limpieza en seco para...

Ethel Hancock

Ethel Hancock

Nov 7, 2008

Mrs. Ethel Cockrell Hancock, 58, of Adairsville passed away Friday, November 7, 2008 at her residence following an extended battle with illness. Born January 19, 1950 in Tampa, Florida, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Cockrell and the late Emma Lee Sapp Cockrell. Ethel, or Mimi Ethel as she was affectionately known by friends and family, enjoyed...

Nellie Whitener

Nellie Whitener

Nov 6, 2008

Mrs. Nellie May Whitener, 88, of Cartersville passed away Thursday, November 6, 2008 at the Cartersville Medical Center. Born October 14, 1920 in White, she was the daughter of the late James Ray and the late Etta Mae Trammell. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Willie Jessie Whitener; her sisters, Shirley Pinion and Mary Jane Whitley; and...

Jerry Parker

Jerry Parker

Nov 5, 2008

Mr. Jerry Allen Parker, age 64, of 1994 Cave Spring Road SW, Rome, GA, died Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at his residence. Mr. Parker was born March 4, 1944, the son of the late Wilburn Parker and Dorothy Pollard Parker-Rainwater. He worked in construction as an insulator. Mr. Parker was a member of the Allied Workers Local #48 Union. He...

Judy Elder

Judy Elder

Nov 4, 2008

Ms. Judy Anne Elder, age 58 of 122 Wilshire Road, Rome, GA.died Tuesday, November 4, 2008 in a Rome hospital. Ms. Elder was born March 20, 1950 in Floyd County, GA., daughter of Irma Potts Cleaveland and the late Ikey Satterfield, Sr. Ms. Elder was employed by Neaton Rome, Inc. Judy was loved by her family, friends, and everyone...

Nell Collum

Nell Collum

Nov 2, 2008

Mrs. Nell Collum, age 82, of Rome, GA, died Sunday, November 2, 2008. Mrs. Collum was born in Floyd County, GA, on July 24, 1926, the daughter of the late Daniel Snyder and Jewel Oswalt Snyder. She was a member of Fifth Avenue Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Collum was preceded in death by her husband, Jack...

Jerry Patterson

Jerry Patterson

Nov 1, 2008

Mr. Jerry Don �Red� Patterson, 31, of Cartersville passed away Saturday, November 1, 2008 as the result of an accident. Born October 23, 1977, he was a native of Cartersville and was the son of Darlene Abernathy and Jimmy Patterson. Jerry Don enjoyed playing the guitar, drawing and fishing. He was baptized at the former Gilmer Street Baptist Church. Jerry...

Laura Green

Laura Green

Oct 31, 2008

Laura �Aunt Lodie� Smith-Green, age 44, of Cedartown, died Friday, October 31, 2008 at Cartersville Medical Center. Born in Rochester, Minnesota on July 1, 1964, she was the daughter of Barbara Koska Timm and the late Richard Rudolph Timm. She was a member of Cedar Lake Christian Center in Cedartown. She was self-employed as a nurse. Laura loved painting,...

Lon Rutledge

Lon Rutledge

Oct 31, 2008

Mr. Rutledge was born in Canton, GA, on February 21, 1919, the son of the late Edward Cicero Rutledge and Lucy Etta Lewis Rutledge. He was a member of Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church and retired from Georgia Power after 36 years of service. Mr. Rutledge was a colorful character, well-loved by his family, co-workers and friends. A devoted family...

Jeanette Womack

Jeanette Womack

Oct 28, 2008

Mrs. Jeanette Lindsey Womack age 84, of Gardens Lakes, died Tuesday October 28, 2008, at a local hospital following a short illness. Mrs. Womack was born June 30, 1924, in Centre, Alabama to the late John Lindsey and Lela Martin Lindsey. She resided in Rome for 25 years, and moved to Miami, Fl, for 40 years, then moved back...

Gladys Decker

Gladys Decker

Oct 26, 2008

Mrs. Gladys Gayton Decker, 85, of White passed away Sunday, October 26, 2008 at her residence. Born October 12, 1923 in Cartersville, she was the daughter of the late Rev. George Gayton and the late Ella Earwood Gayton. Mrs. Decker had spent most of her life as homemaker and had worked briefly with Southern Bell, Union Carbide, and Nantucket....

Raymond Price

Raymond Price

Oct 26, 2008

Mr. Raymond Clifton Price, age 75, of Rome, GA, died, October 26, 2008, at the St. Mary�s Hospice House in Athens, GA. Mr. Price was born in Laurens County, GA on May 17, 1933, the son of the late W. C. �Ned�Price and Alice Modesta Thornburg Price. He served in the United States Army and was a member of Riverside...

Helen Floyd

Helen Floyd

Oct 23, 2008

Mrs. Helen S. Floyd, 81, of Cartersville passed away Thursday, October 23, 2008 at Starcrest of Cartersville. Born February 10, 1927, she was a native of Bartow County and was the daughter of the late Melvin James Simpson and the late Laura Massey Simpson. Mrs. Floyd had been a homemaker most of her life with the exception of a...

Lois Wigley

Lois Wigley

Oct 21, 2008

Mrs. Lois Williams Wigley, age 93, resident of 963 Wilkerson Road for over fifty years, died Tuesday, October 21, 2008. Mrs. Wigley was born in Colquitt County, GA, on January 2, 1915, the daughter of the late William Henry Williams and Nora Mae Heath Williams. She was a homemaker and a resident of Floyd County and the Alto Park...

Lillian Kerce

Lillian Kerce

Oct 21, 2008

Miss Lillian Kerce, age 92 formerly of Elliott Drive, Rome died Tuesday, October 21, 2008 in a local healthcare facility. Miss Kerce was born April 11, 1916 in Floyd County, Ga. daughter of the late Lawrence Hamilton (Hammie) Kerce and Sarah Smith Kerce. Miss Kerce was a hairdresser and was a lifetime member of the Barnsley United Methodist Church....

Joseph Mullinax

Joseph Mullinax

Oct 20, 2008

Joseph Bradley Dunagan �Jo Joe� Mullinax, 30, of Cartersville passed away Monday, October 20, 2008 due to injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident. Jo Joe was born September 7, 1978 in Rome. He was a foreman with the Ironworkers Union, Local 387 and Williams Construction. Jo Joe loved his job and enjoyed scaring his mother with pictures of himself...

Dorothy Ferguson

Dorothy Ferguson

Oct 17, 2008

Mrs. Dorothy O. Ferguson, age 77, of Bremen, GA, formerly of 9 Anders Drive, Rome, GA, died Friday, October 17, 2008, in Bremen, GA. Mrs. Ferguson was born in Hancock, GA, on July 9, 1931, the daughter of the late Carlos C. Pounds, Sr. and Lora Quinn Pounds. She was retired from the Floyd County School System. In addition...

Marvin Oliver

Marvin Oliver

Oct 16, 2008

Marvin H. Oliver, age 73, of Cassville, died Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008 at Sunbridge Care & Rehab for Seven Hills in Rome. Born in Emerson on March 14, 1935, he was the son of the late Clemmons Oliver and Myrtle Tanner Oliver. Prior to retirement Mr. Oliver was employed by the Corp of Engineers. Preceding him in death are his...

Consuleo Echegoyen

Consuleo Echegoyen

Oct 16, 2008

Consuelo F. Echegoyen, age 85, of Euharlee, died Thursday, October 16, 2008 at Heartland Hospice House. Born in Havana, Cuba on July 10, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Jose Fernandez and Consuelo Quintero. She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Luis Echegoyen; her sister, Chachi Valiente; her brother, Jose Fernandez, Jr. Survivors include her...

Charles Lippincott

Charles Lippincott

Oct 16, 2008

Mr. Charles Russell Lippincott, age 84, of Cedar Bluff, AL, died Thursday, October 16, 2008, in a Rome hospital. Mr. Lippincott was born in Sheridan Wyoming on November 15, 1923, the son of the late James Barton Lippincott and Mary Talbart Lippincott. He was raised in Tampa Fl. by his grandparents Mr. Willis Cage Lippincott and Mary Russell Lippincott...

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