Emily Crumbley
May 14, 2007
Emily J. Crumbley, 65, of Cartersville passed away on Monday, May 14, 2007 at the Cartersville Medical Center. Born on June 29, 1941 in Blakely, Georgia where she spent her early years, Emily moved to Cartersville to raise her family. She was a bus driver for the Bartow County School System and worked in the school lunch room. Her family...
Mittie Murphy
May 13, 2007
Mrs. Mittie Beatrice Crowder Murphy, age 91, of 1345 Redmond Road, Rome, GA, was called home to be a special angel on Sunday, May 13, 2007, in a local nursing home. Mrs. Murphy was born in Bartow County, GA on May 28, 1915, the daughter of the late Simon and Susie Gravitts Crowder. Mrs. Murphy was a homemaker and...
Donnie Wright
May 8, 2007
Mr. Donnie Raymon Wright, age 42, of 13 Lake Park Drive, Rome, GA died Tuesday morning, May 8, 2007 at a local medical center. Mr. Wright was born in Floyd County, Georgia on June 1, 1964, the son of Bernice Vendiver Nichols and R. C. Wright. Prior to retiring, Mr. Wright drove a truck for the Frito-Lay Company. He...
Frances Scoggins
Apr 24, 2007
Mrs. Frances Peterson Scoggins, age 92, of 6959 Martha Berry Highway, died Tuesday, April 24, 2007 at a local medical center. Mrs. Scoggins was born in Chattooga County, Georgia on April 18, 1915, the daughter of the late Nettie Winkle Peterson and Grover Addison Peterson. She had lived most of her life in Floyd County and was a member of...
Danny Carroll
Apr 22, 2007
Mr. Danny Joe Carroll, age 63, of 9 Texas Ave, Rome, GA, died Sunday, April 22, 2007, in a local hospital. A native of Rome and Floyd County, Mr. Carroll was born on April 9, 1944, son of the late Doyle Carroll and Lucille Carroll. He attended Huffacker Baptist Church. Mr. Carroll was an avid wrestling and NASCAR fan....
Clyde Stepp
Apr 20, 2007
Mr. William "Clyde" Stepp, age 81, of 2620 Maple Road, Rome, GA, died Friday, April 20, 2007, in a local hospital. Mr. Stepp was born in Floyd County on October 9, 1926, the son of the late Henry and Nora Lloyd Stepp of the Flint Hill Community. He attended Desota Park Baptist Church and retired from R.F. Truesdell Trucking Company....
Dennis Gilreath
Apr 19, 2007
Dennis Anthony Gilreath, age 48, of Big Texas Valley Community, Rome, Georgia died Thursday, April 19, 2007 at a local medical center. Mr. Gilreath was born in Floyd County, Georgia on July 6, 1958, the son of Rosa McNew Gilreath and the late Doc Gilreath He became a member of West Rome Baptist Church at the age of 12...
Frank Abrams
Apr 16, 2007
Mr. Frank Abrams, age 89, of 2003 Flannery Street, Rome, GA, died Monday, April 16, 2007, in a local nursing home. Mr. Abrams was born in Floyd County, GA on April 16, 1918, the son of the late Walter George and Emma Nelson Abrams. He retired from Southeastern Mills as a security guard and worked at Pepperell Manufacturing. Mr....
Stanley Lee
Apr 11, 2007
Mr. Stanley Warren Lee of 52 Gatlin Road, Cartersville died Wednesday, April 11, 2007 at Quinton Nursing Home in Dalton. He was 65 years old. He was born in Pell City, Alabama on Aug. 3, 1941 to the late Hubert Hendrick Lee and Ruby Mae Patterson Lee. Mr Lee was a veteran having served in the United States Army....
Timmy Elrod
Apr 10, 2007
Mr. Timmy Lee Elrod of 12 East Porter Street, Cartersville, died on Tuesday, April 10, 2007 at Cartersville Medical Center. He was 48 years old. A native of Bartow County, Timmy was born June 10, 1958 to Betty E. Sligh Elrod and the late George Junior Elrod. He was a faithful member of Tabernacle Baptist Church and was Baptisted in...
Yvonne Hawkins
Mar 29, 2007
Mrs. Yvonne Adams Hawkins, age 78, of 1280 Mauldin Road, Calhoun, GA, died Thursday, March 29, 2007, in Calhoun. Mrs. Hawkins was born in Alpharetta, GA, on June 4, 1928, the daughter of the late Albert and Mary Ward Adams. She was a housewife and homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Hawkins enjoyed having visitors over. She was...
Oscar Thacker
Mar 24, 2007
Mr. Oscar Thacker, age 84, of 2594 Kingston Hwy, Rome, GA, died March 24, 2007, at a local nursing home. Mr. Thacker was born in Bartow County, GA on June 9, 1922, the son of the late Arthur and Emma Woodall Thacker. He was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church and retired as a mechanic where he owned and...
Donnie Reeves
Mar 19, 2007
Mr. Donnie Joe Reeves of 8 Brandon Lane, Rome passed away at a local medical center Monday, March 19, 2007. Mr. Reeves was born in Heidelberg, Mississippi on January 24, 1937, the son of the late James Joseph Reeves and Nicie Bell Rushton. He was of the Baptist faith and served in the United States Air Force from September...
Ted Ammons
Mar 16, 2007
Mr. Ted Henry Ammons, Sr., age 76, of 27 John Ross Drive, Rome, GA, died Friday, March 16, 2007, in a local medical center. Mr. Ammons was born in Gordon County, GA, on August 8, 1930, the son of the late Grady and Eva Payne Ammons. He had lived most of his life in Rome and Floyd County and prior...
Joe Findley
Mar 5, 2007
Mr. Joe A. Findley, age 80, of Cordle, GA, died Monday, March 5, 2007, in Cordle. Mr. Findley was born in Meriweather County, GA, on December 15, 1926, the son of the late Steven D. and Annie Fulgham Findley. He was a veteran of the Korean War, serving in the United States Army. Prior to retirement in 1990, Mr. Findley...
Dorothy Roberson
Feb 16, 2007
Mrs. Dorothy Louise Looney Roberson, age 83, of 189 South Avery Road, Rome, GA, died February 16, 2007, at her residence. A native of Rome and Floyd County, Mrs. Roberson was born on August 15, 1923, daughter of the late Samuel Looney and Mary Davis Looney. She was a member of Pisgah Baptist Church and had been an active participant...
Alma Knight
Feb 10, 2007
Mrs. Alma Mae Knight, age 77, of 403 Wilkerson rd. Rome, Georgia, passed away December 31, 2006 at Cherokee Medical Center. Mrs. Knight was born in Floyd County on July 29, 1929, the daughter of the late Dave Simpson and Lottie Sutton Simpson. She was of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Knight was preceded in death by her husband, William Knight,...
Dorothy Haines
Feb 10, 2007
Mrs. Dorothy S. Haines, age 88, of Gwinnett County, GA passed away on Sunday evening, January 28, 2007 at a Gwinnett County Hospital. Mrs. Haines was born on January 5, 1919 at Hastings On Hudson, New York, the daughter of the late Simon William Semmens and Mary Evangeline Pearce Semmens. She was married to Harry G. Haines who preceded...
Frank Clark
Feb 10, 2007
Mr. Frank H. (Buddy) Clark, age 79, formerly of Coosawattee Avenue, Rome passed away Monday, January 8, 2007 in Forsyth, Georgia. Mr. Clark was born in Cleveland, Ohio November 3, 1927. He was the son of the late Guy Clark Blanchard and Susie Mae Brown Blanchard and was of the Protestant faith. Mr. Clark was a World War II veteran...
Lorraine Dorple
Feb 10, 2007
Mrs. Van Dorple was born in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Owen Giesel. Prior to retirement, Mrs. Van Dorple worked with the Department of Correction in Broward County, FL as a circuit administrative secretary. She is survived by one daughter, Dawn Van Dorple of Rome, GA.
