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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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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...

Kenneth Smith

Kenneth Smith

Oct 15, 2008

Kenneth Ray Smith, age 68, of Milledgeville, formerly of Cartersville, died Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008. Born in Cobb County on Oct. 29, 1939, he was the son of the late Carl Henry Smith and Gladys Inez Nation Smith. He was retired from Bartow County Sheriff�s Department. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Mary Jean Hale....

Shawn Boldin

Shawn Boldin

Oct 15, 2008

Shawn Paul Boldin, 31, of Woodstock passed away Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at the Cartersville Medical Center. Born August 8, 1977 in Cleveland, Tennessee, he was the son of the late Charles H. Boldin. Shawn had been employed with Wood Right Industries. Survivors include his mother, Betty Boldin-Travis of Cleveland, Tennessee; his sister, Cynthia Boldin of Copper Hill, Tennessee; his...

Nathan Nichols

Nathan Nichols

Oct 15, 2008

Nathan Scott Nichols, �Baby Nate Nate� age 10 months, of Barker Road Rome, GA, died Wednesday, October 15, 2008, at local Hospital. Baby Nichols was born in Floyd County, GA, on December 2, 2007, the son of Emily Lauren Martens and Gregory Scott Nichols. Nathan was very photogenic, loved to laugh,playing peek-a-boo, enjoyed bath time, cuddling, and watch Nascar. Nathan...

Brad Stanley

Brad Stanley

Oct 15, 2008

Mr. Bradley James Stanley, age 34, of Fox Hill Drive, Rome, GA, died Wednesday, October 15, 2008, in a local hospital. Brad was born in Floyd County, GA, on February 10, 1974, the son of Carolyn Carver Stanley and the late Larry Wayne Stanley Sr. Brad loved his family. He enjoyed fishing, Braves Baseball, video games, computers, and watching...

Hobert Sutton

Hobert Sutton

Oct 13, 2008

Mr. L. Hobert Sutton, 78, of Cartersville passed away Monday, October 13, 2008 at his residence. Born September 7, 1930 in Bartow County, he was the son of the late Sherman Sutton and the late Mabel Mealor Sutton. He was also preceded in death by his daughter, Amy Sutton; and his brothers, Raiford Sutton and Homer Sutton. Hobert was...

Lois Leonard

Lois Leonard

Oct 11, 2008

Mrs. Lois Mullinax Leonard, 91, of Cartersville went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, October 11, 2008 at her residence. Born in Pine Log on June 14, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Robert Asbury Mullinax and the late Elizabeth Poole Mullinax. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Buford Leonard; her...

Ernest Morris, Jr.

Ernest Morris, Jr.

Oct 10, 2008

Ernest E. �Ricky� Morris, Jr., 54, of White died on Friday, October 10, 2008 at the Heartland Hospice House. Born in Dayton, Tennessee on November 8, 1953, he was the son of the late Ernest Ephrom Morris and the late Marie Young Morris. He enjoyed rabbit hunting, raising and training rabbit dogs, fishing and camping. In addition to his parents,...

William Brown

William Brown

Oct 10, 2008

Mr. William Coye Brown, age 81, of Rome, GA, died Friday, October 10, 2008, at his residence. Mr. Brown was born Alexander City, AL on March 14, 1927 the son of the late Frank Brown and Birdie McLeod. Mr. Brown was a member of the International Union of Operating Engineers AFL-CIO Local #926 and worked in construction with heavy...

J.W. Wilbanks

J.W. Wilbanks

Oct 10, 2008

Mr. J.W. Wilbanks, 61, of Cartersville passed away Friday, October 10, 2008 at the Cartersville Medical Center. Born November 28, 1946 in Bartow County, he was the son of the late Betty Mae Wilbanks Jacobs and the late James Willis Jacobs. He was also preceded in death by his sisters, Cathy Wimpy, Nancy Jacobs, and Sally Jacobs. J.W. had been...

Charles Collins

Charles Collins

Oct 10, 2008

Mr. Charles William Collins, age 93, of Adairsville, GA, died, Friday, October 10, 2008, at a local hospital. Mr. Collins was born March 6, 1915, in Sandersville, GA, son of the late Mark Collins and Essie Thigpen Collins. Mr. Collins and his wife, Virginia lived in Decatur, GA since 1949 in the same house and moved to Rome in 2005...

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