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Recent Obituaries in Cartersville, GA
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Jimmie Twilley
Aug 21, 2008
Mrs. Jimmie Dee Twilley, age 79, of Cartersville, died Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008 at her residence. Born in Brownsboro, Texas on Aug. 19, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Walter Barton and the late Lonie Newcomb Barton. She was employed for many years by Dunaway Drug Store, but spent her last few working years as a cook for...
Kathleen Vincent
Aug 19, 2008
Ms. Kathleen Pierce Vincent, age 72, of 404 Calhoun Avenue, Rome, GA died Tuesday, August 19, 2008, in a local hospital. Ms. Vincent was born in Floyd County, GA, on September 24, 1935, the daughter of the late Homer Pierce and Winnifred Haney Pierce. She was a member of Hollywood Baptist Church for over fifty years and was a...
Billy Miller
Aug 14, 2008
Mr. Billy Miller, 71, of Kingston went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus on Thursday, August 14, 2008 after a courageous battle with cancer. Born September 23, 1936 in Bartow County, he was the son of the late Arlie Miller and the late Lizzie Jacobs Miller. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Frank Miller...
Ruth Faucett
Aug 14, 2008
Ruth Aleather �Lee� Faucett Cottongim, 65, formerly of Cartersville passed away Thursday, August 14, 2008 at the Tranquility House in Austell. Born September 16, 1942 in Atlanta, she was the daughter of the late William �Willie� August Faucett and the late Evelyn Aleather Adams Faucett. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Denver Boone Cottongim Jr. Mrs....
Rita Heinrich
Aug 9, 2008
Rita Heinrich, age 85, of White, passed away Saturday, August 9, 2008 at her residence. She was born March 10, 1923 in Berlin, Germany daughter to the late Johann Schulz and the late Johanne Persky Schulz. Mrs. Heinrich excelled in every enterprise that she was involved in, including being a savings and loan officer at a bank in New...
Velma Powell
Aug 9, 2008
Velma Sewell Powell, age 86, of Cartersville passed away on Saturday, August 9, 2008 at Cartersville Medical Center. Born in Bartow County on July 3, 1922, she was the daughter of the late James T. Earwood and the late Minnie Boswell. She retired from Union Carbide and enjoyed cooking, playing the organ and doing word puzzles. Mrs. Powell was...
Robert Clemons, Iii
Aug 7, 2008
Mr. Robert W. Clemons, III, 32, of Acworth died suddenly and unexpectedly Thursday, August 7, 2008 at his residence. Born September 26, 1975 in Utica, New York, he was the son of Mary Cook and Robert W. Clemons, Jr. Bobby spent his adolescent years growing up in Utica before moving to the Acworth area to rejoin his mother. He...
Ray Carver
Aug 5, 2008
Mr. Ray A. Carver, age 74, of Cartersville, passed away Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at his residence. Born in Black Mountain, North Carolina on March 23, 1934, he was the son of the late Joseph M. Carver and the late Rachel Allen Carver. He was a member of Emerson Baptist Church and the Emerson Masonic Lodge. He retired from Lockheed...
Thomas Kessinger
Aug 4, 2008
Mr. Thomas Joseph Kessinger, age 63, of 1954 Shorter Avenue, Rome, GA, died Monday, August 4, 2008, in a local hospital. Mr. Kessinger was born August 16, 1944. He was a resident of Rome and Floyd County for several years. Prior to his illness was a truck driver. Mr. Kessinger enjoyed listening to the Grand O� Opry and was of...
James Tuttle
Aug 4, 2008
Mr. James H. Tuttle, age 82, of 102 Brittany Lane SE, Rome, GA, passed away Monday, August 4, 2008, in a local hospital. Mr. Tuttle was born in Crystal Bay, MN on April 16, 1926, the son of the late George Coolidge Tuttle and Mabel Freeman Tuttle. He graduated from Staunton Military School and then later graduated from the University...
H Wheat
Aug 3, 2008
Mr. H. L. Wheat, Jr., 61, of Kingston, died Sunday, August 3, 2008. He was born, June 17, 1947, in Dalton, Georgia, son of the late H. L. Wheat and the late Myrtle Wade Wheat. Mr. Wheat had resided in the Kingston area for most of his life, loved fishing and enjoyed working on heavy equipment as a diesel...
Jimmy Austin
Aug 3, 2008
Jimmy Buford �Bubba� Austin, Jr. passed away Sunday, August 3, 2008, in Cartersville. Bubba was born July 8, 1986 in Rome, son of the late Jimmy Buford Austin, and Betty Evans Austin. He was preceded in death by his father; grandparents Bartow Austin, Vader Vandora Austin, and a niece Gabriela Ortiz. Bubba was of the Baptist faith and was...
Charles Howard, Sr.
Aug 2, 2008
Mr. Charles Eugene Howard, Sr. age 51, of 231 Cave Spring Street, Rome, GA, died Saturday, August 2, 2008, in a Rome hospital. Mr. Howard was born on April 2, 1957, in Paulding County, GA, son of Christine Janette Hunter Nichols of Cave Spring, GA, and the late Carl Charles Howard. He had spent most of his life in...
Eugene O'Banion
Aug 1, 2008
Mr. Eugene O�Banion, 71, of Taylorsville passed away Friday August 1, 2008 at his residence. Born in Grayson, Kentucky on October 25, 1936, he was the son of the late Estill O�Banion and the late Mabel Cooke Jaynes. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Marcus Edward O�Banion. Eugene was a self-employed contractor...
Giles Gibson
Aug 1, 2008
Giles Cranford Gibson, age 32, of 6 East Lakeshore Drive, Rome, GA, died Friday, August 1, 2008, in a local hospital. Giles was born in Floyd County, GA, on November 4, 1975, the son of Ron and Margaret Gibson. He had a tremendous love for music and people. Giles will be missed by all who cared for him. In addition...
Lois Wheeler
Jul 30, 2008
Mrs. Lois Ward Wheeler, age 92, of 165 Old Shannon Road, Rome, GA, died Wednesday, July 30, 2008, in a local hospital. Mrs. Wheeler was born in Floyd County, GA, the daughter of the late Robert Calhoun Ward and Addie Sutton Ward. She was a lifelong resident of the Shannon Community and the longest living oldest member for eighty...
Ruby Espy
Jul 25, 2008
Mrs. Ruby Neil Stroud Espy, age 91, of 13 Ridge Drive, Rome, GA, passed away Friday, July 25, 2008, in a local hospital. Mrs. Espy was born in Cherokee County, Al., on June 21, 1918, the daughter of the late Joseph and Rebecca Treadaway Stroud. She was married to Clinton Ernest Espy in 1934. Ms. Espy was a woman...
Peggy Herring
Jul 24, 2008
Peggy Herring, age 68, of Cartersville passed away on Thursday, July 24, 2008 at Cartersville Medical Center. Born in Florala, Alabama on July 6, 1940, she was the daughter of the late James Goolsby and Lucile Davis Goolsby. She was a member of Taylorsville Baptist Church and was a homemaker. Mrs. Herring enjoyed playing with her grandchildren, riding motor...
Eugene Cagle
Jul 23, 2008
Mr. Eugene C. Cagle, age 84, of Cartersville passed away Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at Starcrest of Cartersville. He was a native of Bartow County born on February 16, 1924. He was the son of the late Isaiah Jack (Carl) Cagle and the late Ethel Beatrice Dupree. Preceding him in death are his parents; two sisters, Una Dodd and...
Joe Hall
Jul 16, 2008
Mr. Joe Hall, 83, of Cartersville passed away Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at the Heartland Hospice House. Born November 2, 1924 in Mt. Airy, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Joe and Pearl Booker Hall. Joe was a retired cook with Western Steer and had worked at several of the Western Steer restaurants in the area. He...
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