Obituaries

Jul 26, 2007

Mrs. Grace C. McBurnett, age 102, of 505 5th Avenue, Rome passed away Thursday evening, July 26, 2007 at a local healthcare facility. Mrs. McBurnett was born in Rock Run, Alabama on May 17, 1905, the daughter of the late John Culberson and Savannah Smith Culberson. She had lived most of her life in Floyd County, Georgia and was...

Jul 23, 2007

Eddie Lamar Myrick, 53, of 68 Kincannon Rd. SW, Cartersville died Monday, July 23, 2007 at Emory University Hospital. Born in Cartersville on August 22, 1953, he was the son of Betty Gayton Myrick Patterson and the late Edward Junior Myrick. He had been employed by North Metro Technical College for the past seventeen years. During his free time,...

Jul 19, 2007

Mr. Thomas E. "Gene" Kendrick, 77, of 35 Opal Street, White died Thursday, July 19, 2007 at Cartersville Medical Center. Born May 23, 1930 in Bartow County, he was the son of the late Tommy E. Kendrick and Mattie I. Huskins Kendrick. Mr. Kendrick had been employed by Dan River, loved to fish, and was a member of Stamp Creek...

Jul 17, 2007

Mr. Lona Adam Gregory, 90, of 501 Douglas Street, Cartersville passed away Tuesday, July 17, 2007 at his residence. Born September 5, 1916 in Franklin, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Charlie and Laveania Vaughn Gregory. Mr. Gregory was a retired lab technician with Thompson Weinman and was a veteran of the United States Army having served...

Jul 15, 2007

Mrs. Vickie Edwards, age 63, of 4315 Morton Bend Road, Rome passed away on Sunday evening, July 15, 2007 at her residence following a brief illness. Mrs. Edwards was born in Cecil County, Maryland on July 23, 1943, the daughter of William Sands and Nellie Greathouse Sands. She had been a resident of Rome and Floyd County for the...

Jul 13, 2007

Mrs. Dorothy "Dot" Virginia Bailey Lovell, age 82, of Rome, GA, went home to be with her Heavenly Father Friday morning, July 13, 2007, at 6:30 a.m. A native of Rome and Floyd County, Dot was born on February 23, 1925, daughter of the late George Leonard Bailey and Mary Lou Willis Bailey. She was a member of Garden...

Jul 13, 2007

Mrs. Ollie Mae Gossett, age 96 of 4364 Old Black Bluff Road, Rome died Friday morning at the residence of her daughter. Mrs. Gossett was born October 15, 1910 in Floyd County, Ga. daughter of the late William L. Garrison and Julie Middleton Garrison. She had spent her entire life in Rome and Floyd County until about 5 years...

Jul 12, 2007

Mr. Jesse Adams, 93, of 196 N. Dixie Ave., Cartersville, died Thursday, July 12, 2007 at Starcrest of Cartersville. A native of Bartow County, he was born January 15, 1914 and was the son of the late William Adams and Mary Land Adams. Jesse was a member of Pine Grove Baptist Church and a veteran of WWII, having served in...

Jul 8, 2007

Mr. Clyde E. "Dixie" Howell, age 85, of 108 John Ross Drive, Rome, GA, died Sunday, July 8, 2007, at his residence. A native of Rome and Floyd County, Mr. Howell was born on September 11, 1921, the son of the late Ed C. and Lena Slaton Howell. He had been a member of the West Rome Baptist Church...

Jul 7, 2007

Lula T. Long, 78, of Cartersville passed away Saturday, July 7, 2007 at the Cartersville Medical Center. Born August 8, 1928, she was a lifelong resident of Bartow County and was the daughter of the late Homer Blackmon and the late Mary Mae Sligh Blackmon. Lula was a homemaker and was of the Holiness faith. She was preceded in death...

Jun 29, 2007

Fay S. Brown, 82, of 30 Ember Way, Cartersville, died on Friday, June 29, 2007 at Cartersville Medical Center. She was born in Polk County on June 23, 1925 to the late Levi Sloman and Mable Morris Sloman. She retired from Goodyear after 25 years of service. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, Charlie Brown, three...

Jun 23, 2007

Gregory Charles Ray, 42, of 72 Massell Dr. Cartersville, passed away on Saturday June 23, 2007 at Cartersville Medical Center. He was the son of Charles and Christine Ray. Greg enjoyed working as a Cub Scout leader as well as having an interest in photography, hunting and fishing. Survivors include his daughter, Jennifer Ray, sons Timothy Ray and Christopher McClure,...

Jun 22, 2007

Billy Malone Brackett, 66, of Autumn Years Assisted Living passed away on June 22, 2007 at Heartland Hospice in Cartersville. Born August 17, 1940 in Mableton, he was the son of the late Odell and Teen Brackett. He had been a funeral director for 30 years, was a barber, and was a veteran of the United States Army. Billy found...

Jun 16, 2007

Mrs. Vera Bowers Wilmer, age 93, of 26 Juniper Street, Rome, GA, died Saturday, June 16, 2007, in a local nursing home. Mrs. Wilmer was born in Floyd County, GA, on December 29, 1913, the daughter of the late Matt Taylor and Pluma Powell Bowers. She was a member of South Broad United Methodist Church where she was a member...

Jun 15, 2007

Lydia Nell "Pat" Pittman, 65, of 179 Martin Loop Rd., Cartersville passed away Friday, June 15, 2007 at the Floyd Medical Center. Born August 28, 1941, Mrs. Pittman was a native of Bartow County and was a member of Blue Springs Baptist Church. She was the daughter of Rebecca Poole Hasting and the late Cleveland Eugene Poole. Although she had...

Jun 11, 2007

Ms. Dale Ann Childers Camp, age 54, of 3217 B Old Calhoun Road, Rome, GA, died Monday, June 11, 2007, at her residence. Ms. Camp was born in Floyd County, GA, on September 23, 1952, the daughter of the late Samuel H. Childers and Lela Fincher Cannon. She was mother and father to her children. Ms. Camp loved her...

Jun 9, 2007

Mr. Thomas H. Barker, age 84, of Rome, GA, died Saturday, June 9, 2007, following an extended illness. Mr. Barker was born on May 21, 1923, in Piedmont, AL, the son of the late Green Mac Barker and Florence Casey Barker. He was raised in Piedmont and was a graduate of Auburn University. Mr. Barker was a veteran of...

Jun 7, 2007

Mrs. Emma Brenckman "Charmaine" Cooper, age 98, of 1345 Redmond Road, Rome, GA, died Wednesday afternoon in her residence. Mrs. Cooper was born in Colmar, Alsace, France, on July 1, 1908, daughter of the late John Jacob Brenckman and Cecile Gottenkoeng Brenckman. She came to America in May 1914, and spent her childhood in Smithfield, Virginia. Mrs. Cooper was...

Jun 7, 2007

Jun 7, 2007

James Ricky Godfrey, 48, of 1970 Hills Creek Rd., Taylorsville died on Thursday, June 7, 2007 at his residence. A native of Bartow County, Mr. Godfrey was born on October 31, 1958 to Elene Watson Godfrey and the late James C. Godfrey. He was preceded in death by his father and by his father-in-law, Billy R. Allen. Mr. Godfrey was...