Hugh Roper
Sep 10, 2006
Mr. Hugh D. Roper, age 74, of 3193 Floyd Springs Road, Armuchee, GA, died Sunday, September 10, 2006, in a local hospital. Mr. Roper was born in Cobb County, GA, on June 16, 1932, the son of the late Grover Cleveland Roper, Jr., and Rosa Blackwell Roper. Prior to retirement in 1989 he was associated with Pepisco for a number...
Helen Vaughn
Sep 6, 2006
Mrs. Helen Louise Vaughn, age 66, of 120 Amelia Lane SW, Rome, GA, died Wednesday, September 6, 2006, in a local hospital.Mrs. Vaughn was born in Chattooga County, GA, on April 7, 1940, the daughter of the late Clyde and Sara Crook Bailey. She retired from Mohawk and was a member of Radio Springs Baptist Church. She loved her family...
Bethel Davis
Sep 3, 2006
Mr. Bethel H. Davis, age 82, of 1168 Chulio Road, Rome, GA, died Sunday, September 3, 2006, in a local hospital.A native of Rome and Floyd County, Mr. Bethel (as he was lovingly referred to) was born on July 22, 1924, to the late Oran Grady Davis and Lorena Abernathy Davis. He was graduated from Indiana Technical College in 1955...
Robert Mathis
Aug 28, 2006
Mr. Robert C. (Shorty) Mathis, age 73, of 5143 Highway 156, S.W., Calhoun, Georgia passed away on Monday, August 28, 2006 at a Gordon County hospital. Mr. Mathis was born on September 17, 1932 in Chattooga County, Georgia, the son of the late Wiley Ross Mathis and Grace Owens Mathis. He had lived most of his life in Rome,...
Norma Salmon
Aug 27, 2006
Mrs. Norma Joyce Watters Salmon, age 88, of 2293 Calhoun Road, Rome, GA, died Monday morning, August 28, 2006.Mrs. Salmon was born in Floyd County on August 13, 1918, a daughter of the late James Norman Watters and Ruth Miller Watters. She was a 1935 graduate of Model High School, worked at Kessler's on Broad Street as a sales clerk...
Theresa Binnix
Aug 25, 2006
Ms. Theresa "June" Couch Binnix, age 47, of 241 Scott Lake Road, Plainville, GA, died August 25, 2006, in a hospital.Ms. Binnix was born in DeKalb County on June 30, 1959, the daughter of Betty Jean McEarchern Metcalf and the late Edward Jack Couch. She was employed at Adairsville Truck Stop as a cook. She lived in West Palm, Fl...
Ikey Satterfield, Jr.
Aug 17, 2006
Mr. Ikey Satterfield, Jr., age 58, of 42 Hennon Dr., Rome, GA, died Thursday, August 17, 2006, in his residence.A native of Rome and Floyd County, Mr. Satterfield was born on April 30, 1948 to Mrs. Irma Potts Satterfield Cleaveland and the late Ikey Satterfield, Sr. He was a member of the Pleasant Valley North Baptist Church and Thankful Sunday...
Judi Lovell
Jul 26, 2006
Ms. Judi Lynn Young Lovell, age 42, of 36 Marion Dairy Road, Lindale GA passed away on Wednesday, July 26, 2006 at Floyd Medical Center.Ms. Lovell was born on December 17, 1963 in Floyd County, Georgia, the daughter of the late Pat Young and Bettye Mitchell Young. She was of the Baptist faith and a 1981 graduate of West Rome...
Louise Fairchild
Jul 26, 2006
Mrs. Louise "Lou" Fairchild, of Old Summerville Road, Rome, GA, died Wednesday afternoon, July 26, 2006, at her residence.Mrs. Fairchild was born in Floyd County, GA on April 26, 1920, the daughter of the late Alonzo Summerville and Carrie Payne Summerville. She was a very active member of the North Rome Church of Christ where she had been a member...
James Powell
Jul 17, 2006
Mr. James "Jimmy" Malcolm Powell, age 66, of 2 Pine River Road, Rome, GA, died Monday, July 17, 2006, in a local hospital. A native of Rome and Floyd County, Mr. Powell was born on March 8, 1940 to Ruby Gentry Powell and the late Earl Cletus Powell. Mr. Powell attended Pepperell High School but was graduated from high school...
Sara Payne
Jul 15, 2006
Mrs. Sara Louise Hall Payne, age 82, of 250 North Avery Road, Rome, wife of Sanford Payne, died unexpectedly Saturday. She was born in Emanuel County, GA, Feb. 18, 1924, a daughter of the late Bennett Wilburn Hall and Mattie Mae Waller Hall and lived most of her life in Floyd County, following graduation from Summertown High School. She also...
Clarence Arnold
Jul 13, 2006
Mr. Clarence Henry Arnold, age 87, of 2064 Bailey Road, Aragon, GA, died Thursday, July 13, 2006, in a local hospital.Mr. Arnold was born in Gordon County on July 18, 1918, the son of the late William Comer and Willie Ross Arnold. He was a member of Wax Baptist Church and served in the United States Army during World War...
Carl Holtzclaw
Jul 9, 2006
Mr. Carl Leon Holtzclaw, age 72, of 374 Bryant Road SW, Rome, GA, died Sunday, July 9, 2006, in his residence following an extended illness.Mr. Holtzclaw was born on March 27, 1934 in Polk County, GA, to the late Charles Leon Holtzclaw and Mary Brand Holtzclaw. He grew up on his grandparents' farm working with the animals and the fields....
Herbert Millican
Jul 9, 2006
Mr. Herbert Emory "Herbie" Millican, age 76, of 202 East Valley Road, Rome, GA, died Sunday, July 9, 2006, at his residence, after a long battle with cancer.Mr. Millican was born in Floyd County, GA on November 30, 1929, son of the late Lawrence Lee and Helen Dempsey Millican. He was co-owner of Millican Plastering Company and was of the...
Robert Cross, Sr.
Jul 7, 2006
Mr. Robert Joe "Bobby" Cross, Sr., age 66, of 9 Kris Drive, Rome, GA, died Friday, July7, 2006, following a brief illness.Mr. Cross was born in Bradley County, TN, on January 19, 1940, the son of the late Mattie Lucille Gunter Hardy, his biological father, Robert Ramsey Cross, and the father who raised him, William Charles Hardy. He was a...
Violet Lawler
Jul 7, 2006
Mrs. Faye Couey Lawler, age 68, of 183 Barker Road, Rome, GA, died Friday afternoon, July 7, 2006, at her residence.Mrs. Lawler was born in Floyd County, June 1, 1938, daughter of the late Raymond Couey and Jessie Mae Carroll Couey. She had lived her entire life in Floyd County. Mrs. Lawler was married to Bobby Ralph Lawler and he...
Jerry Argo
Jul 3, 2006
Mr. Jerry Maxie Argo, age 70, of 121 Malone Drive, Rome, GA, died Monday, July 3, 2006, in his residence. Mr. Argo was born in Floyd County, GA on June 1, 1936, the son of the late Ottie Argo and Polly Siniard Argo McCullough. He retired from the Roman Country Club as a manager for eighteen years and was a...
Charles Watson
Jun 30, 2006
Mr. Charles Watson, 79, of 1919 Blacks Bluff Road, Rome died Saturday in a local hospital.Mr. Watson was born March 16, 1927, son of the late John Thomas Watson and Nellie Clark Watson. He worked on the dairy farm with his parents and retired from Rome Housing Authority after fifteen years of employment. He was of the Baptist faith and...
Della Witt
Jun 25, 2006
Mrs. Della M. Witt, age 94, of 1345 Redmond Road, Rome, GA, died Sunday, June 25, 2006, in a local healthcare facility.A long-time resident of the high rise, Mrs. Witt was born in Cherokee County, AL, on July 31, 1911, the daughter of the late Lemuel and Elizabeth Sanford. She had been a resident of Rome and Floyd County for...
Lonnie Shamblin, Jr.
Jun 23, 2006
Mr. Lonnie Gray Shamblin, Jr., of 29 Camelia Road (Hermitage Heights Community), Rome, GA, passed away Friday, June 23, 2006, with his family by his side.A native of Rome and Floyd County, Mr. Shamblin was born on August 8, 1932, the son of the late Lonnie Gray Shamblin, Sr. and Nora Davis Shamblin. Prior to retirement he was associated with...
