Wilma Thomas
Feb 19, 2008
Mrs. Wilma H. Thomas, age 81, of 102 Friar Tuck Road, Rome died Tuesday morning, February 19, 2008 at a local hospital. Mrs. Thomas was born in Cherokee, Alabama on July 23, 1926, the daughter of the late George Willis Hardin and Isabella Barnes Hardin. She had been a resident of Rome and Floyd County since 1980 and was a...
Ruby Breeden
Feb 18, 2008
Mrs. Ruby Annis Graves "Maw" Breeden, age 81, of 2759 A Big Texas Valley Road, Rome, GA, died, Monday, February 18, 2008, at her residence. Mrs. Breeden was born in Maryville, TN, on June 21, 1926. She retired from General Motors and was a homemaker. She enjoyed crochet, crossword puzzles, Nascar Racing, and was an avid fan of the...
Lerney Gipson
Feb 18, 2008
Mr. Lerney (Hoot) Gipson, Jr., age 87, of 222 Harrison Road, Rome, GA, died Sunday morning February 17, 2008, in his residence. Mr. Gipson was born on December 21, 1920, in Lakemont, GA, son of the late Lerney Gipson, Sr. and Lola Beard Gipson. He was an Armed Services veteran who served in World War II. Mr. Gipson was employed...
Shirley Rea
Feb 16, 2008
Mrs. Shirley Ann Rea, age 63, of 2759 A Big Texas Valley Road, Rome, GA, died Saturday, February 16, 2008, at her residence. Mrs. Rea was born in Cleveland, TN, on March 10, 1944, the daughter of Ruby Graves Breeden and the late Albert Breeden. Mrs. Rea lived in Michigan until 1983 then moved to South Georgia. Mrs. Rea...
Gwendolyn Chaffin
Feb 15, 2008
Mrs. Ellen P. Chaffin, age 72, formerly of 3 Blackhawk Circle, Rome, Georgia passed away in Gainesville, Georgia on February 15, 2008. Mrs. Chaffin was born in Barber County, AL on May 16, 1935, daughter of the late Frank Barto Pierce and Gwendolyn Boone Pierce. She was a member of the West Rome United Methodist Church since 1977 and...
Patty Cox
Feb 14, 2008
Mrs. Patty Linda Holbrook McElrath Cox, 65, of Pearson Road, Rome, Georgia, died unexpectedly Thursday, February 14, 2008 at her home. Mrs. Cox was born October 25, 1942 in Floyd County a daughter of Nora Lee Kelly Holbrook and the late H.A. Holbrook. Along with her father she is also preceded in death by her first husband; and a daughter,...
William Proctor
Feb 12, 2008
William Sherrell Proctor, 64, of 1302 Lakemont Dr., Dalton passed away Tuesday, February 12, 2008 at the Hamilton Medical Center in Dalton. Born July 28, 1943 in Cartersville, he was the son of Ruthie Lee McDonald Proctor and the late Joseph Chester Proctor. William had been the manager of The Cellar Restaurant in Dalton. Survivors include his mother, Ruthie Proctor...
Debbie Juarez
Feb 11, 2008
Debbie Sue Juarez, 46, of 2145 Sugar Creek Dr., Marietta passed away Monday, February 12, 2008 at Wellstar Cobb Hospital following a brief illness. Born June 29, 1961 in Bartow County, she was the daughter of Barbara Hubbard McCreary and the late James William McCreary. Debbie had been employed for the past twelve years with Post Properties in Marietta where...
Jean Schwartz
Feb 7, 2008
Mrs. Jean Evelyn Schwartz, age 79, of the Garden Lakes Community, died February 7, 2008, after a long illness. She was a member of Garden Lakes Baptist Church in Rome, GA, where she has lived for fifty-three years. Previously she lived and was born in Gadsden, AL where she attended the First Christian Church. Mrs. Schwartz was very active...
Carolyn Millican
Feb 7, 2008
Mrs. Carolyn Lou Brown Millican, 91 of 34 Meadows Dr, SE, Rome, passed away at her residence on February 7, 2008. Carolyn was born on September 19, 1916 in Mitchell Co., GA, moving to Rome with her parents over 70 years ago. She was the daughter of John Duncan Brown, Sr. & Mary Lee "Mamie" Belcher Brown who preceded...
Mattie Westbrooks
Feb 7, 2008
Mattie Elizabeth Westbrooks, age 82, of 117 Old Grassdale Road, Cartersville, died on Thursday, February 7, 2008 at Cartersville Medical Center. Born in Bartow County on Dec. 31, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Toll Brown and Jane Alexander Brown. Preceding her in death are her parents, her five brothers, Gene, Dick, Jim, Gus and Less Brown; her...
David Phillips
Feb 2, 2008
Mr. David Lee Phillips, age 51, of 22 Tamassee Lane, Rome, GA, died Saturday, February 2, 2008. Mr. Phillips was born in Hobbs, New Mexico, on December 10, 1956, the son of Terry T. Phillips and Laura Brown Phillips Smith. Prior to becoming disabled in 2002, he was associated with Shaw Industries in Cartersville for over 15 years. Mr....
Evelyn Miller
Jan 30, 2008
Mrs. Evelyn Frances Miller, age 77, of 418 Wayside Road, Rome, GA, died Wednesday, January 30, 2008, in a Cartersville healthcare facility. A native of Rome and Floyd County, Mrs. Miller was born on September 21, 1930, the daughter of the late Martin Christopher Martin and Anne Bradfield Martin. She had lived all her life in Rome and Floyd...
Nell Dale
Jan 26, 2008
Miss Nellie "Nell" Grace Dale, age 85, of 2631 North Druid Hills Rd, NE, Atlanta, GA, died January 26, 2008, in a nursing home. Miss Dale was born in Fulton County, GA, on July 7, 1922, the daughter of the late George Edward Dale and Nell Gower Dale. She was a member of Garden Lakes Baptist Church where she...
Mary Smith
Jan 25, 2008
Mrs. Mary Lee Price Smith, age 84, of El Paso, TX, formerly of Rome, GA, died Friday, January 25, 2008. Mrs. Smith was born in Cleburne County, AL, on January 18, 1924, the daughter of the late Ranson A. Thompson and Nettie Winters Thompson. She was a member of Wilkerson Road Baptist Church and retired from JcPenney. Mrs. Smith...
Eunice Mckinney
Jan 24, 2008
Mrs. Eunice Johnson McKinney, age 74, of 19 Holland Drive, Rome died Thursday morning at her residence. Mrs. McKinney was born on November 18, 1933 in Floyd County, Georgia, the daughter of the late Clyde Hubert Johnson and Pearl Frances Davis Johnson. She had lived all of her life in Floyd County and was a member of Fellowship Baptist...
Bonnie Little
Jan 23, 2008
Mrs. Bonnie Frances Little, 91, of Summerville, and formerly of Coosa, died Wednesday night, January 23, 2008 at Oakview Nursing and Rehabilitation in Summerville. Mrs. Little was born in Floyd County on May 16, 1916, a daughter of the late James Lawrence and Mary Elizabeth Smith Looney. Along with her parents she is also preceded in death by her husband,...
Olivia Higgins
Jan 19, 2008
Infant Olivia Tempest Higgins, age 2 months, of 113 E. 13th Street, Rome, GA, died on Saturday, January 19, 2008, following an abrupt illness. Olivia was born on November 22, 2007, in Floyd County, GA, daughter of Jason Byrd and Brooke Higgins. In addition to her parents Olivia is survived by her maternal grandparents, Rae and Ed Wycoff of Aragon,...
Emma Hampton
Jan 19, 2008
Mrs. Emma "Gertrude" Murphy Hampton, age 88, of 107 A Yother Lane, Chattanooga, TN, formerly of Rome, GA, died Saturday, January 19, 2008, in a Chattanooga nursing home. Mrs. Hampton was born in Whitfield County, GA, on June 27, 1919, the daughter of the late Jeptha Washington and Marie Pierce Murphy. She retired from Pepperell Manufacturer after fifty-four years of...
Roy Cowart
Jan 18, 2008
Mr. Roy Lee Cowart, 87, of 125 Cass-White Rd., Cassville passed away Friday, January 18, 2008 at the Cartersville Medical Center. A lifelong resident of Bartow County, he was born October 22, 1920 and was the son of the late Oscar Earnest Cowart and the late Frona Harmon Cowart. Roy enjoyed gardening, fishing, wood working, and "piddling." He had retired...
