Obituaries

Dec 25, 2007

Michael Curtis Williams, 60, of Cartersville died Tuesday, December 25, 2007 at the Cartersville Medical Center. He was currently the owner of Sports Max, formally Sportsman Supply, in Cartersville. Michael graduated from Georgia Tech with a degree in management and had worked for BellSouth for twenty years as a systems analyst. He was a beloved husband, father, and grandfather. Michael...

Dec 23, 2007

Paul Emory McDurham, 81, of Taylorsville died Sunday, December 23, 2007 at the Cartersville Medical Center. Born in Bartow County on May 22, 1926, he was married to the late Catherine Hutchins McDurham. Paul was retired from farming in Bartow County. He was preceded in death by his wife, a son, a stepson, a stepdaughter, and his parents. Survivors include...

Dec 22, 2007

Mrs. Betty Ann Lewis, 73, of 12 Crestwood Rd., Cartersville joined her husband in heaven on Saturday, December 22, 2007. Born on March 17, 1934 in Dallas, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Eli Lewis and the late Nannie Hite Lewis. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years,...

Dec 20, 2007

Mrs. Barbara Jean Hadden, 68, of 212 Dogwood Dr., Cartersville passed away on Thursday, December 20, 2007 at the Cartersville Medical Center. Born in Douglasville on March 10, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Jefferson Vance, Sr. and the late Ruby Lee Vance. Mrs. Hadden was also preceded in death by her brother, Clarence Vance. Mrs....

Dec 19, 2007

Mrs. Elvie Ruth Hamilton, age 81, of 4758 Rockmart Road, Silver Creek, GA died Wednesday, December 19, 2007. Mrs. Hamilton was born in Dekalb County, AL on June 29, 1296, the daughter of the late Lee Hester and Cynthia Nora Tolbert Hester. She was a member of Wilkerson Road Baptist Church and a Sunday School Teacher. Mrs. Hamilton was active...

Dec 14, 2007

Miss Mildred Melissa Selman of the Little Texas Valley Community, died Friday, December 14, 2007, in a Rome hospital. Miss Selman was born in Floyd County, GA on June 9, 1927, the daughter of the late William Sanders Selman and Florence Irene McCurry Selman. Mildred Melissa has lived in the Little Texas Valley Community all of her life. She...

Dec 13, 2007

Shirley Fugate Kelly, 61, of 933 Euharlee Road, Lot-27, Cartersville passed away on Thursday, December 13, 2007 under the care of her family. Born in Hamilton County, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late John D. Fugate and Lillian Bowlen Fugate. Shirley was always known as a kind and caring woman. She was preceded in death by her husband,...

Dec 10, 2007

Mrs. Marie Elaina Massie Williams, age 43, of 122 Malone Drive, Rome, GA, died Monday, December 10, 2007, in a local hospital. Mrs. Williams was born in Fairfax, VA, on April 9, 1964, the daughter of Richard and Jeannette Powers Myles of Douglasville, GA.. She loved her grandchildren, fishing, and baking cookies. Also, Mrs. Williams was of the Baptist...

Dec 10, 2007

Mrs. Louise Chastain Smith, age 85, of 37 Lady Marion Drive, Rome, GA, died Monday, December 10, 2007, in a local hospital. A native of Rome and Floyd County, Mrs. Smith was born on July 24, 1922, the daughter of the late Henry and Cammie Landress Chastain. She was a member of the Sherwood Forest Baptist Church. For a...

Dec 6, 2007

Branton Michael Walker and Trevor David Walker, infant twin sons of Holly and Michael Walker, passed away on Wednesday, December 5 and Thursday, December 6, 2007 at Cartersville Medical Center. They were preceded in death by their maternal great-grandparents, Mifflin Bowers, Annie Bowers Reynolds, Doug Reynolds, and Zonnia Abernathy; and their fraternal great-grandparents, Alice and Walter Sheets. Survivors include their...

Dec 5, 2007

Branton Michael Walker and Trevor David Walker, infant twin sons of Holly and Michael Walker, passed away on Wednesday, December 5 and Thursday, December 6, 2007 at Cartersville Medical Center. They were preceded in death by their maternal great-grandparents, Mifflin Bowers, Annie Bowers Reynolds, Doug Reynolds, and Zonnia Abernathy; and their fraternal great-grandparents, Alice and Walter Sheets. Survivors include their...

Dec 4, 2007

Mrs. Rosa "Rosie" Bell Popham Cochran, 83, of 10 Defender St., Cartersville went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 4, 2007. Born on November 3, 1924 in Taylorsville, she was the daughter of the late Jasper Freeman Popham and the late Lizzy Pauline Wilkerson. Rosa had retired from Spring City Mills and was a member of Atco...

Nov 28, 2007

Miss Opal Dorothy Towns, age 94, of Riverwood Retirement Home, Rome, GA, passed away Wednesday, November 28, 2007. Miss Towns was born in Floyd County, GA on November 23, 1913, the daughter of the late John Williams Towns and Lillie Mae Middleton Towns. She spent most of her life in Floyd County. Miss Towns was a trained beautician and worked...

Nov 27, 2007

Mr. Robert Duane Wagner, age 65, of 3 Pine Bower Road, Rome, GA, died Tuesday, November 27, 2007, in a local hospital. Mr. Wagner was born in Milwaukee, WI, on June 6, 1942, the son of Venetia Martin Wagner and the late John Robert Wagner. He served in the United States Navy as a senior chief petty officer flight...

Nov 25, 2007

Ms. Mary Leat Kight, 92, of Calhoun, Georgia, and formerly of Rome, passed away Sunday afternoon, November 25, 2007 at the Gordon Healthcare Center. She was born December 15, 1914 in Heard County, Georgia, a daughter of the late Quiller Buchanan and Mary Ella Parker Kight.. Along with her parents she is also preceded in death by sisters, Nora...

Nov 22, 2007

Mrs. Minnie Lee Elrod, 84, of 277 Puckett Rd. SE, Emerson passed away on Thursday, November 22, 2007 at the Cartersville Medical Center. Born on April 30, 1923 in Cartersville, she was the daughter of the late Debe Bohannon and the late Velma Bearden Bohannon. Mrs. Elrod was a homemaker and a member of Oakland Heights Baptist Church. She...

Nov 21, 2007

Mrs. Martha B. Boston Cline, 63, of 1237 Jones Mill Rd., Cartersville passed away on Wednesday, November 21, 2007 at the Cartersville Medical Center. The daughter of the late Lindsey J. Boston, Sr. and the late Mozelle Bishop Boston, she was retired from Glad Manufacturing and was currently employed by the Bartow County School System as a bus driver....

Nov 20, 2007

Nov 20, 2007

Margaret B. Young, 84, of Lawrenceville died Tuesday, November 20, 2007 at the DeKalb Medical Center. Born in Floyd County on May 7, l923, she was the daughter of the late Harold Arthur Black, Sr. and the late Grace Lee Dunaway Black. Mrs. Young loved sewing, fishing and caring for her husband. She was also a great cook. Preceding...

Nov 17, 2007

Mrs. Nancy Edgle Hensley, 87, of 289 Clear Creek Rd., Adairsville passed away Saturday, November 17, 2007 at Starcrest of Cartersville. Born on January 10, 1920 in Burnsville, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Noah and Mary Jane Higgins. Mrs. Hensley spent most of her life as a caregiver and was a member of Grace Baptist...