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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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Bernice Riggins
Dec 21, 2004
Mrs. Bernice B. Riggins, age 78, of 18 Cherry Street, Rome, GA, died Tuesday, December 21, 2004, in a local healthcare facility.A native of Rome and Floyd County, Mrs. Riggins was born on July 20, 1924. She graduated from Model High School and attended and graduated for Carol Lynn Business School. Mrs. Riggins had been a member of the Beta...
Callie Cowart
Dec 20, 2004
Mrs. Callie Mae West Cowart, age 78, of 5240 Old Calhoun Road, Adairsville, GA, died Monday evening, December 20, 2004, at her residence.A native of Rome and Floyd County, Mrs. Cowart was born on January 8, 1926, daughter of the late Joseph Luther West and Lucy Pass West. She was a member of the Friendship Baptist Church and participated in...
Ava Avery
Dec 19, 2004
Mrs. Ava Lee Ayers Avery (Mrs. Howard Wyatt Avery) , age 91, of Rome, Georgia passed away on Sunday, December 19, 2004 at a local medical center.Mrs. Avery was born in Floyd County, Georgia on December 13, 1913, the daughter of the late Alvin Sylvester Ayers and Mamie Estelle Weeks Ayers. She had lived her entire 91 years in Rome...
Annie Gresham
Dec 18, 2004
Mrs. Annie Orr Gresham, age 88, former resident of Merrill Gardens, 180 Woodrow Wilson Way, Rome, GA died Saturday, December 18, 2004 at a local hospital.Mrs. Gresham was born in Floyd County on March 19, 1916 daughter of the late James Jackson and Katherine Rebecca Hunter Loveless. She was a native of Rome and retired from Integrated Products. She was...
Elvie Skinner
Dec 17, 2004
Mrs. Elvie Bessie Skinner, age 92, of 1345 Redmond Circle, Rome, GA, died Friday evening, December 17, 2004, in a local nursing facility.Mrs. Skinner was born in Chattooga County, February 4, 1912, daughter of the late William Lewis (Bill) Trammell and Savannah Estelle Shaw Trammell but had spent the greater part of her life in Rome and Floyd County. She...
Ada Dreggors
Dec 15, 2004
Mrs. Ada Mae Dreggors, age 95, of 2262 Old Calhoun Road, NE, Rome, GA, died Wednesday, December 15, 2004 morning in a local nursing facility.Mrs. Dreggors was born in Cherokee County, AL, October 18, 1909, daughter of the late James William and Gusta Ledbetter Studdard but had spent the greater part of her life in Rome and Floyd County. She...
Lawrence Millican
Dec 15, 2004
Mr. Lawrence Allen (Bud) Millican, age 79, of 41 Doncaster Drive, Rome, GA, died suddenly Wednesday, afternoon, December 15, 2004 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident a short time earlier.Mr. Millican was born in Ironton, Ohio, March 22, 1925, son of the late Lawrence Lee and Helen Dempsey Millican, but had spent the greater part of his life in...
Frank Shook
Dec 13, 2004
Mr. Frank E. Shook, age 84, of 2209 Calhoun Rd, Rome, GA, died Monday, December 13, 2004, at his residence.Mr. Shook was born in Bartow County, GA, on September 27, 1920, son of the late John and Mandy Ledford Shook. Mr. Shook spent most of his life in Rome, attended Church of Christ, and retired from Supreme Oil Station. He...
Dallas Barnes
Dec 8, 2004
Mr. Dallas "Ray" Barnes, age 74, of 201 Livingston Rd. SW, Rome, GA died Wednesday, December 8, 2004 at his residence.Mr. Barnes was born in Rome, GA, March 22, 1930, son of the late Lewis Barnes and Olivia Parris Barnes. He was a self-employed entrepreneur and a member of the Macky Masonic Lodge #120 F&AM. Mr. Barnes attended Beech Creek...
Betty Weeks
Dec 3, 2004
Mrs. Betty Ann Weeks, age 60 of 957 Rush Chapel Road, Adairsville, GA, died Friday, December 3, 2004, at a local hospital following a sudden illness.Mrs. Weeks was born in Floyd County, July 4, 1944, daughter of Mariel Youngblood Tant and the late John Henry Tant and had spent her entire life in Floyd County. She was associated with the...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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