Obituaries

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...

Nov 16, 2007

Mrs. Mary Graham Pascoe of 1345 Redmond Circle, Rome, GA passed away on Friday, November 16, 2007. Mrs. Pascoe was born in Floyd County, GA on February 25, 1931 to the late William Graham and Ollie Mae Hill Graham. In addition to her parents Mrs. Pascoe was preceded in death by her husband Reuben Pascoe, two brothers and a...

Nov 15, 2007

Mr. Joe Dean Dillard, Sr. age 73, of 39 Elm Wood Street, Rome, GA, died Thursday, November 15, 2007, in a local hospital. Mr. Dillard was born in Floyd County, GA, on November 23, 1933, the son of the late Henry "Frank" Dillard and Omanell Hicks Dillard. He worked for B&S Construction until he became ill. Mr. Dillard enjoyed...

Nov 14, 2007

Linda Yvonne Permenter, age 52, of 5535 Joe Frank Harris Parkway, Cartersville, died on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007 at her residence. Born in Cobb County on March 8, 1955, she was the daughter of the late John Setser and Doris Ayers Setser. She was a member of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church and was a homemaker. Survivors include her daughter and...

Nov 11, 2007

Mrs. Bobbie June Steele Higgins, age 80, of the Rosedale community, Rome, GA, died, Sunday, November 11, 2007, in a local hospital. Mrs. Higgins was born in Floyd County, GA, on September 18, 1927, the daughter of the late John Olin Steele and Pearl Mae Self Steele. Mrs. Higgins grew up in the Tubize's Community and graduated from Model...

Nov 6, 2007

John Emmett Adams, 66, of 14 Bramblewood Point SW, Cartersville passed away Tuesday, November 6, 2007 at the Cartersville Medical Center. Born in Kokomo, Indiana on August 5, 1941, he was the son of the late Homer and Fannie Odell Adams. Formerly employed by Bay City Excavators, John was also a former race car driver and mechanic. He was...

Oct 31, 2007

Mr. Billy Bufford Lewis, age 71, of 248 Park Road, Rome, GA, died Wednesday, October 31, 2007, in a local hospital. Mr. Lewis was born in Murray County, GA on November 12, 1935, the son of the late David M. Lewis and Lizzie Barnett Lewis. He retired in February 1998 from Floyd County as an equipment operator after twenty-three...

Oct 28, 2007

Mrs. Ida Delilah Ball, age 55, of 131 Dodd Blvd, Rome, GA, died Sunday, October 28, 2007. Mrs. Ball was born in Grafton, WV on January 2, 1952, the daughter of the late Warren Calbin Morey and Christine Louise Smith Morey. She loved working crossword puzzles, cross stitching, and her cats. In addition to her parents Mrs. Ball is...

Oct 28, 2007

Mrs. Louise Hawkins Dillard White, age 81, of 152 Walenda Drive, NW, Rome, GA, died Sunday, October 28, 2007, at a local hospital. Mrs. White was born in Floyd County, GA, on October 2, 1926, the daughter of the late John Henry Hawkins and Lillian Chandler Hawkins. Mrs. White retired from Rome Manufacturing Company after serving as a supervisor...

Oct 26, 2007

Steven Albert (Stevie-Joe) Reynolds, 44, of 48 Lee Road SE, Cartersville, died Friday October 26, 2007. Born in New Castle, Pennsylvania on December 30, 1962, he was the son of Shirley Candioto Reynolds of Paulding County and the late Eugene Reynolds. Mr. Reynolds was a baker with Paulding County Bakery. Survivors include his wife of nineteen and a half years,...

Oct 26, 2007

Mr. Earl W. Blackwell, age 78, of 10 South Harrison Street, Rome died Friday morning, October 26, 2007, at his residence. Mr. Blackwell was born on July 7, 1929 in Floyd County, GA, the son of the late C. S. Blackwell and Bertha Ledbetter Blackwell. He was a veteran of the United States Army. Prior to retirement in 1991, Mr....