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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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Edward Howard, Sr.

Edward Howard, Sr.

Dec 2, 2004

Mr. Edward McVey Howard, Sr., age 84, of 36 Conway Place, NW, Rome passed away on Thursday, December 02, 2004 at a local healthcare facility.Mr. Howard was born in Irvine, Kentucky on March 5, 1920, the son of the late McVey Howard and Linna Azzoli Howard. He had been member of the Rome First Church of the Nazarene since 1968...

Ruby Shaw

Ruby Shaw

Dec 1, 2004

Mrs. Ruby Lee Shaw, age 79, formerly of 56 Pierce Hill Road, the Shannon Community, passed away on Wednesday, December 1, 2004 at a local healthcare facility.Mrs. Shaw was born on December 9, 1924 in Tennessee, the daughter of the late Newton Lynn and Choie Roberts Lynn. She attended the Beech Creek Church of God. Mrs. Shaw was a loving...

Ferris Looney

Ferris Looney

Nov 30, 2004

Mrs. Farris K. Looney, age 78, of 3344 Alabama Road, Rome, Georgia, died Monday, November 29th, 2004 at her home in Deland, Florida following a lengthy illness.A native of Floyd County, Mrs. Looney was born March 20, 1926, the daughter of the late C.W. and Elizabeth Freeman. She lived most of her life in West Rome, where she was a...

Martha Riffle

Martha Riffle

Nov 28, 2004

Mrs. Martha Beck Riffle, age 69, of 313 Riverbend Rd, Plainville, GA died Sunday, November 28, 2004 at her residence.Mrs. Riffle was born in Cedartown, GA, May 12, 1935, daughter of the late Andrew Ross and Liza Jane Elizabeth Adcock Busby. She was retired from Burlington Industry, loved her family, and grandchildren. She enjoyed her flowers and cats. She was...

Gene Brownlow

Gene Brownlow

Nov 19, 2004

Mr. Gene Brownlow, age 70, of 4822 Alabama Highway, Rome passed away on Sunday, December 19, 2004 at the residence.Mr. Brownlow was born on September 21, 1934 in Floyd County, Georgia the son of the late Gordon Lee Brownlow and Velma Lee Keith Brownlow. He had spent all of his life in Floyd County and was a member of the...

Thelma Payton

Thelma Payton

Nov 17, 2004

Mrs. Thelma Ruth Payton, age 79, of 9 Morningside Drive, NW, Rome, passed away on Wednesday, November 17, 2004 at a local medical center.Mrs. Payton was born on June 13, 1925 in Chattooga County, Georgia, the daughter of the late Mack Arden and Julia Bryant Arden. She was a member of the Lakeview Baptist Church for thirty six years where...

Laura Brown

Laura Brown

Nov 16, 2004

Mrs. Laura Elizabeth Peoples Brown, age 85, of Palm City, Fl, formerly of Shannon, GA, died Tuesday, November 16, 2004, at a hospital.Mrs. Brown was born in Tallapoosa, Al on November 24, 1918, daughter of the late Jim Day and Susie Taylor Peoples. She lived in Shannon most of her life and was a member of the First Baptist Church...

Bertha Anderson

Bertha Anderson

Nov 12, 2004

Mrs. Bertha F. Ortiz Anderson, age 88, of 11 Westdale Avenue, Rome passed away on Friday, November 12, 2004 at the residence.Mrs. Anderson was born on July 24, 1916 in Floyd County, Georgia, the daughter of the late William and Ethel Ortiz. She was a member and former chaplain of the Salvation Army and Ladies Home League. Mrs. Anderson was...

Amy Estes

Amy Estes

Nov 5, 2004

Mrs. Amy Lou Estes, age 91, of 32 Hickory Street, the Riverside Community, Rome, GA, died Friday afternoon, November 5, 2004, in a local nursing facility following a brief illness.Mrs. Estes was born in Cherokee County, Alabama, July 8, 1913, daughter of the late Charlie Columbus and Minnie Lou Clark Knighten, but had spent the greater part of her life...

Bobby Vaughn

Bobby Vaughn

Nov 1, 2004

Mr. Bobby Todd Vaughn, age 65, of 19 Fortune Street, Rome, GA died Monday, November 1, 2004 at his residence.Mr. Vaughn was born in Jackson County in Alabama on September 29, 1939 son of the late Milford C. Vaughn and Sylvia Faye Todd Vaughn. He served in the United States Army, worked in construction, and retired from Shuttletran. Mr. Vaughn...

Walter Holbrook

Walter Holbrook

Oct 27, 2004

Mr. Walter Lamar Holbrook, age 79, of 53 Tamassee Lane, Rome passed away Wednesday, October 27, 2004 at Redmond Regional Medical Center.Mr. Holbrook was born in Floyd County, Georgia on May 23, 1925, the son of the late Alexander Oscar (Dude) Holbrook and Jessie Elizabeth Pendley Holbrook. He had lived all of his life in Floyd County and was of...

Elizabeth Cribb

Elizabeth Cribb

Oct 27, 2004

Mrs. Elizabeth King Cribb, age 77, of 4959 Calhoun Road, Adairsville, GA, the Shannon Community, died Wednesday, October 27, 2004, in a local hospital.Mrs. Cribb was born in Cherokee County, AL, on May 29, 1927, daughter of the late L.D. and Fannie Bell Fuqua King. She graduated from Cherokee County High School. Mrs. Cribb had resided in Rome and Floyd...

Billy Stanfield, Sr.

Billy Stanfield, Sr.

Oct 26, 2004

Mr. Billy Ray Stanfield Sr., age 62, of Lilburn, GA died Tuesday, October 26, 2004 at a local hospital in Snellville Ga.Mr. Stanfield was born in LaFatette, Walker County, Georgia on August 17, 1942, son of Mrs. Willie Stephens Stanfield and the late Ernest Stanfield. He was employed with Technicarbon from 1962 until 1999 and enjoyed playing with his great...

Alford Caldwell

Alford Caldwell

Oct 23, 2004

Mr. Alfred Waymond Caldwell, age 84, of 56 Marion Dairy Road, SE, Lindale, GA, died Saturday, October 23, 2004 in the Fort Sanders Regional Hospital in Knoxville, TN.Mr. Caldwell was born in Chattooga County, Georgia, June 12, 1920, son of the late William Mitchell and Elizabeth Ingle Caldwell but had spent most of his life in Rome and Floyd County....

Esther Latham

Esther Latham

Oct 23, 2004

Mrs. Esther Willa Leigh Girtman Latham, age 80, formerly of Brunkswick, Georgia, died October 23, 2004 at the home of a daughter in Rome, Georgia.Mrs. Latham was born in Hazlehurst, Georgia on January 5, 1924. She was the daughter of Eddie Bell and Lillie Mae Girtman. Prior to retirement, Mrs. Latham was a loyal employee of the King and Prince...

Herman House

Herman House

Oct 17, 2004

Mr. Herman Garrard House, age 73, of 333 Old Freeman Ferry Rd, Rome, GA died Sunday, October 17, 2004 at a local hospital.Mr. House was born in Floyd County on March 5, 1931 son of the late William Melvin and Bertie Lanier House. He attended Rome Boy's High School and employed with Georgia Power Company for 34 years until his...

Forest Jackson

Forest Jackson

Oct 17, 2004

Mr. Forest Edward Jackson, age 90, of 4707 Adairsville Road, Shannon, Georgia, died Sunday, October 17, 2004, at his residence following an extended illness.Mr. Jackson was born in Atco, GA, May 29, 1914, son of the late Horace and Estus Beaver Jackson but had spent the greater part of his life in the Shannon Community. He was a charter member...

Walter Mathis

Walter Mathis

Oct 17, 2004

Mr. Walter C. Mathis of 105 Chief Vann Dr., Rome Georgia was called home to be with the Lord, Sunday, October 17, 2004.Mr. Mathis was born in Etowah County, Alabama on August 14, 1941. He was the son of the late Carl Franklin Mathis and Geneva Winford Mathis. He was of the Baptist faith. Mr. Mathis was a loving and...

Guy Ray

Guy Ray

Oct 16, 2004

Mr. Guy D. Ray, age 68, of 300 Rudy Street, Rome, GA, died Saturday afternoon, October 16, 2004, in Atlanta, GA.A native of Rome and Floyd County, Mr. Ray was born on January 18, 1936, the son of the late Paul Lester Ray and Annie Maude Williamson Ray. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and enjoyed...

Charlsie Dobbins

Charlsie Dobbins

Oct 15, 2004

Mrs. Charlsie Viola Hardin Dobbins, age 91, of 1007 Ethel Avenue, Rome, GA, died Friday morning, October 15, 2004, at her residence.A native of Rome and Floyd County, Mrs. Dobbins was born on March 26, 1913, the daughter of the late William Sae Hardin and Ollie Belle Rhodes Hardin. She was a member of the West Rome Baptist Church, a...

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