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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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Edna Collum

Edna Collum

Oct 25, 2007

Edna Collum, 72, of 103 Shadow Lane, Cartersville died Thursday, October 25, 2007 at her residence. Born September 20, 1935 in Cartersville, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin Thomas Bennett and Edna Mary Lou Smith Bennett. Edna was a member of Five Forks Baptist Church. She loved her family and was a great cook. She was preceded...

Josephine Shinall

Josephine Shinall

Oct 18, 2007

Josephine "Jo" Sanders Shinall, 65, of Cartersville passed away Thursday, October 18, 2007 at Sunbridge of Cartersville. Born October 5, 1942 in Bartow County, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Battles Chappell and the late Jessie Maxwell Chappell. Jo had been a tufting machine operator for most of her life. Her family and friends remember Jo as...

Sarah Johnson

Sarah Johnson

Oct 17, 2007

Mrs. Sarah Joyce Johnson, 75, of 117 N. Bartow St., Cartersville passed away on Wednesday, October 17, 2007 at her residence. Born on September 18, 1932 in Gordon County, she was the daughter of the late John Holmes and the late Ethel Oneida Long Holmes. Mrs. Johnson had retired from Lewis Carpet as a mender after working for 29...

Gene Charles

Gene Charles

Oct 17, 2007

Edward Eugene "Gene" Charles, 68, of 3295 Hwy. 411, White went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, October 17, 2007 at his residence. Born September 2, 1939 in Kingston, he was the son of the late Bruce Edward Charles and the late Ruth L. Herod Charles. Gene retired from Dan River Carpet as a fixer after more than...

John Roland

John Roland

Oct 15, 2007

John Mallory Roland, Jr., 49, of Villa Rica, Ga., died on Saturday, October 13, 2007. Born in Cartersville, Ga., on February 17, 1956, he was the son of the late John M. and Edith Vick Roland, Sr. John was always known as a very creative person. He was an established Carpenter. John was a member of the Bread of...

Barbara Law

Barbara Law

Oct 7, 2007

Mrs. Barbara Lee Wells Law, age 71, of 5554 Old Calhoun Road, Shannon, GA, died Sunday, October 7, 2007, at her residence. Mrs. Law was born in Floyd County, GA, on May 30, 1936, the daughter of the late Joseph Levi and Mary Elizabeth Goddard Wells. She was a member of Hill Crest Baptist Church and was a homemaker....

Steven Graves

Steven Graves

Oct 3, 2007

Mr. Steven Earl Graves, 36, of 352 John White Road, Resaca, Georgia, died October 3, 2007 at his residence. He was born in Floyd County on September 30, 1971 to Karen Sue Fuller and Gordon Lee Graves. Steven was preceded in death by his grandparents, Leroy and Mary Louise Graves, James Fuller; step-grandfather, Ronald Stewart; and a very special uncle,...

John Eaves

John Eaves

Sep 30, 2007

John Rufus "JR" Eaves, 72, of 31 Patton Street NW, Cartersville, died Sunday, September 30, 2007, at Heartland Hospice House. Born in Bartow County, on June 14, 1935, he was the son of the late Rufus Eaves and the late Leola Brown Eaves. Before retiring, JR was a mechanic for Bartow County for many years. He was also preceded...

Edith Roland

Edith Roland

Sep 24, 2007

Edith Roland (Mama Bear), passed away Monday, September 24, 2007 at her residence in Douglas, GA. Edith was born July 6, 1925, daughter of the late Cassie Jane White and the late Andrew Jackson Vick. She attended Bread of Life Christian Center. Survivors include five daughters, Nancy Maybern (Max) of White, Patsy Taylor (Larry) of Rydal, Janie Irwin (Sam) Cartersville,...

Kenneth Bell

Kenneth Bell

Sep 24, 2007

Kenneth "Ken" Bell of 69 Dobson Dr., Euharlee passed away Monday, September 24, 2007 at his residence. Born January 28, 1962 in Macon, he was the son of Peggy Revell McNeal and James Bell. Ken was self-employed as a paint and body repairman and was especially talented in his work. He was preceded in death by his grandparents and his...

Cherie Wilson

Cherie Wilson

Sep 23, 2007

Ms. Cherie Diane Wilson age 60, of 66 Lyons Drive, Rome, GA, died, Sunday, September 23, 2007, at her residence. Ms. Wilson was born in Brighton, MI on December 24, 1946, the daughter of the late Richard Wayne Wilson and Jeanné Siders Kourt. She was a devout Catholic and a member of the Ladies Auxiliary VFW. She was a caregiver...

Lessie Powell

Lessie Powell

Sep 23, 2007

Lessie Wynema Powell, age 68, of 4059 Hwy 411, Kingston, died Sunday, September 23, 2007 at Cartersville Medical Center. She was born in Fulton County on March 18, 1939 to the late Joseph Hughes and Lessie Ledford Hughes. She attended Faith Baptist Church and was a loving mother and grandmother. Preceding her in death are her parents and her husband,...

Mary Luke

Mary Luke

Sep 22, 2007

Mrs. Mary Gay Luke died at her home on Saturday, September 22, 2007 at the age of 88 following a long illness. Mrs. Luke was born September 16, 1919 in Alexandria, PA. Mary Gay was married to Vance in a military chapel in Jefferson Barracks, Missouri on April 5, 1942 and they celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary in 2007....

Margaret Underwood

Margaret Underwood

Sep 21, 2007

Margaret Candler Underwood, 98, of 76 Seminole Trail, Cartersville died Friday, September 21, 2007 surrounded by her family. Born on February 5, 1909 in Villa Rica, she was the daughter of the late William Beall Candler and Margaret Cobb Candler. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Thomas Ivy Underwood, sisters; Gene Nichols, Mary Eyler, Anne Anders,...

Joanne Rone

Joanne Rone

Sep 20, 2007

Mrs. JoAnne Rone, age 65, of 110 Lovell Lane, Rome, GA, died Thursday, September 20, 2007, at her residence. Mrs. Rone was born in Logan County, IL, on March 20, 1942, the daughter of the late Gerald and Ann Kindred Miller. She had been a resident of Bloomington, IL for 19 years and was a resident of Rome and Floyd...

Julius Beard

Julius Beard

Sep 17, 2007

Mr. Julius Leon Beard, age 63, of 117 Selman Road, Rome, GA, died Monday, September 17, 2007, at his residence. Mr. Beard was born in Floyd County, GA on June 9, 1944 the son of the late Albert Leon and Bessie Dean Fowler Beard. He was a member of Antioch Baptist Church and served in the United States Army. Mr....

Christine Johnson

Christine Johnson

Sep 16, 2007

Christine Agnes Halonen Johnson, 66, of 178 Norton Road, Kingston died Sunday, September 16, 2007 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born on December 22, 1940 in Cudahy, Wisconsin, she was the daughter of the late Rudolf and Emily Plantaric Halonen. Christine was employed by Winthorpe Manor Nursing Home. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband,...

Marvin Payne

Marvin Payne

Sep 8, 2007

Harold Marvin Payne, 80, of 1408 S. Mock Rd. Albany, passed away Saturday, September 8, 2007 in the Veterans Administration Hospital in Atlanta. He was born March 19, 1927 in Fairmount, the son of the Late Dewey G. Payne and the Late Lydia Cochran Payne. Marvin retired from the United States Marine Corps at the rank of Staff Sergeant...

Minnie Cabe

Minnie Cabe

Sep 7, 2007

Minnie A. Cabe, 85, of 501 Hwy. 293 South, Emerson died on Friday, September 7, 2007 at Sunbridge of Cartersville. Born in Bartow County on May 8, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Jesse James Cabe and the late Fannie Bell Lanham Cabe. Ms. Cabe was a retired machine operator for Lewis Carpet, and she was a member...

Joel Peoples

Joel Peoples

Sep 7, 2007

Mr. Joel Dennis Peoples Sr., age 69, of 21 Martin Road of the Coosa Community went home to be with the lord on Friday September 7, 2007. Mr. Peoples was born in Tarrant County, AL, on October 4, 1937, the son of the late Earl Peoples and Rilla Harper Peoples. He retired from Inland Container, Rome, GA. in 2003 after...

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