Obituaries

Oct 3, 2005

Mrs. Glois J. Beck, age 81, of 4806 Old Calhoun Road, Rome, GA died Monday, October 3, 2005, at her residence.Mrs. Beck was born in Carroll County, GA on August 30, 1924, the daughter of the late Earnest and Leona Horsley Braswell. She was a member of Consolation Baptist Church since 1937 and was a homemaker. She loved her grandchildren,...

Oct 3, 2005

TSgt. Cecil W. (Sarge) Barfield (rtd), age 80, of 105 Floyd Springs Road, Armuchee, GA, died Monday evening, October 3, 2005, in a local hospital.Mr. Barfield was born in Lafayette, GA, on September 21, 1925, the son of the late Rev. Oscar A. and Annie Mae Price Barfield. He was a veteran of the United States Army and Air Force,...

Oct 2, 2005

Mr. E. Earl Williams, age 74, of 26 Wentworth Place, Rome, GA, died Saturday afternoon, October 1, 2005, at his residence.Mr. Williams was born in Walker County, GA, on October 25, 1930, the son of the late Earl Williams and Emma Tate Williams. He had been a resident of Rome and Floyd County for the greater part of his life....

Sep 30, 2005

Mrs. Annie Trapp Smith, age 87 , of 101 Lamar Street, Rome passed away on Friday, September 30, 2005 at her residence.Mrs. Smith was born in Floyd County, Georgia on July 10, 1918, the daughter of Alfred Trapp and Georgia McCain Trapp. She lived all of her life in Floyd County and was a member of West Rome Baptist Church....

Sep 28, 2005

Mr. Vestal L. Seamon, age 74, of 157 Haywood Valley Road, Armuchee, GA, died Wednesday, September 28, 2005.Mr. Seamon was born in Mocksville, NC, on September 12, 1931, the son of the late Lewis Monroe Seamon and Ida Adams Seamon. He had lived the greater part of his life in Floyd County and was a member of the Pleasant Hill...

Sep 28, 2005

Mrs. Helen Ruth Worsham, age 84, of Rome Georgia went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday,, September 28, 2005.Mrs. Worsham was born in Leesburg, Florida on August 27, 1921 the daughter of the late Devo and Emma Kennedy Watson. She had lived most of her life in Floyd County and was a member of Shorter Avenue Baptist Church....

Sep 19, 2005

Mr. Edgar Ford Love, age 92, of 3 Elmwood Street, Rome, GA, died Monday, September 19, 2005, at his residence. Mr. Love was born in Webster County, MS on August 25, 1913, the son of the late John Ellis and Martha Olantha Fowler Love. He was a member of Riverside Baptist Church where he belonged to the Ready Sunday School...

Sep 13, 2005

Mrs. Eva W. Fricks, age 86, of 12 Chateau Drive, Rome, GA, a former longtime resident of the Shannon community, died Tuesday evening, September 13, 2005.A native of Rome and Floyd County, Mrs. Fricks was born on July 21, 1919, the daughter of the late Levi Virgil Williams and Nancy Sini Bell Blalock Williams. She had lived in Shannon for...

Sep 7, 2005

Mr. J.P. Stone, Jr age 78, of 920 County Road 707, Cedar Bluff, Alabama, died Wednesday, September 7, 2005.Mr. Stone was born in Fairmount, GA on March 1, 1927, the son of the late Johnnie Price Stone, Sr. and Lottie Eliza Nelms. He retired from Celanese as supervisor of the warehouse in shipping and also worked in the Accounting Department....

Sep 4, 2005

Mr. John Allen Worsham, age 90, of Rome Georgia, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 4, 2005 after a very extended illness with Parkinson's disease. Mr. Worsham was preceded in death by his parents Mr. Samuel Worsham and Kindness Oswalt Worsham He was born September 29, 1914 in Bartow County, GA., grew up in Cedartown, GA....

Aug 30, 2005

Mr. Samuel "Alan" Bozeman, age 70, of 6895 Blacks Bluff Road, Cave Spring, GA, died Tuesday morning, August 30, 2005, in a local hospital.Mr. Bozeman was born in Rome and Floyd County on April 11, 1935, to the late Arthur Lee Bozeman and Lollie B. Satcher Bozeman. Being a Polio survivor he worked hard to be independent and strong. Straight...

Aug 14, 2005

Mr. Robert Boyd Ballard, age 60, of 59 Ash Street, Rome, GA, died Sunday, August 14, 2005, at his residence.Mr. Ballard was born in Floyd County on June 1, 1945, the son of Era Boyd Ballard and the late James (J.E.) Ballard. He was a member of Saint Lukes United Methodist Church in the Riverside community. Mr. Ballard worked at...

Aug 6, 2005

Mr. Ronnie "Ron" Amos Kiser, age 31, of 2911 Treehouse Lane, Lawrenceville, GA, died Saturday, August 6, 2005, from injuries sustained in an accident.Mr. Kiser was born in Lampasas, TX, on February 1, 1974, son of Richard Kiser and Roberta Joyce Cornett Kiser. He graduated from Lampasas High School and enjoyed living life to the fullest. He was a junior...

Aug 4, 2005

Mr. Jimmy Woods, age 53, of 1103 Turner Chapel Road, Rome, GA died Thursday, August 4, 2005, following injuries sustained in an automobile accident.A native of Rome and Floyd County, Mr. Woods, was born on May 4, 1952, to Walter S. Woods and the late Ruby Silvers Woods. He had been an active member for over 18 years, and deacon...

Aug 4, 2005

Mrs. Cleo Fortenberry Hobgood, age 77, of 5409 Adairsville Road, Adairsville, GA, died Thursday evening, August 4, 2005, in a local hospital.Mrs. Hobgood was born in Suches, GA, on April 20, 1928, the daughter of the late Lewis and Elizabeth Stover Holloway. Prior to retirement, she had been a nurse for over 18 years, working at several area nursing homes....

Jan 2, 2005

Dec 30, 2004

Mr. Danny Lee Holder, age 52, of 6788 New Calhoun Hwy, Rome, GA, died Thursday, December 30, 2004, in a local hospital.Mr. Holder was born in Guilford County, NC on July 6, 1952, son the late Grady and Nellie Tolbert Akins. He was a member of Pleasant Valley South Baptist Church, loved his grandchildren, enjoyed fishing and gardening, and was...

Dec 28, 2004

Mr. Martin James (Marty) Cole, T/Sgt U.S. Air Force, retired, age 70, of 7 Black Forest Trail, SE, Rome, GA, died Tuesday Morning, December 28, 2004 at his residence following several weeks of declining health.Mr. Cole was born in Minneapolis, NC, October 10, 1934, son of the late Lovie James and Edith Young Cole, but had spent his early life...

Dec 24, 2004

Mr. Crawford L. Walden, Sr., age 65, of 205 Dean Avenue, Rome, GA, died Friday, December 24, 2004.A native of Rome and Floyd County, Mr. Walden was born on March 5, 1939, the son of Sally Leo Wilkins Walden and the late Paul William George Walden. Prior to retirement in 1996, he was associated with Lockheed Marietta for a number...

Dec 23, 2004

Mr. Alton Horton (Mutt) Jones, age 86, of 125 Rollingwood Circle, Rome, GA, formerly of Plainville died Thursday, December 23, 2004, at his residence.Mr. Jones was born in Floyd County on December 17, 1918, son of the late Macon Lee Jones and Brilla Horton Jones. He retired from Celanese Fibers Company in 1974 after 25 years a lab technician. He...