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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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Carol Ellis

Carol Ellis

Aug 2, 2004

Mrs. Martha Carolyn Couch Ellis, age 71, affectionately known as Carol, of 1293 Old Rockmart Road, Silver Creek, GA, passed away on August 2, 2004, at Floyd Medical Center, where she had been a patient for 20 days.Mrs. Ellis was born on March 27, 1933, in Cave Spring, GA, in the home of her grandparents. She was a long-time member...

Janet Bramblett

Janet Bramblett

Aug 2, 2004

Mrs. Janet Ellen Harris Bramblett, age 56, of Rome, GA died Monday, August 2, 2004 at her residence following an illness.Mrs. Bramblett was born in Floyd County on July 2, 1948 daughter of the late James Robert and Lorraine Hulsey Harris. She loved her children, grandchildren, home, and was a member of Avenue A Historical Society. Mrs. Bramblett enjoyed Yoga,...

Dorothy Jackson

Dorothy Jackson

Aug 2, 2004

Mrs. Dorothy Lucille Barnes Jackson, known to family and friends as "Mama Jackson", age 89, of 564 Turners Bend Road, Rome, GA, died Monday evening, August 2, 2004 in a local hospital.A native of Rome and Floyd County, Mrs. Jackson was born on May 8, 1915, the daughter of the late Babe Barnes and Carrie Bishop Barnes. She had been...

Frances Trapp

Frances Trapp

Aug 1, 2004

Mrs. Frances Trapp, age 84, of 7 Forsyth Street, Rome, GA, died Sunday morning, August 1, 2004 at a local hospital following an extended illness.Mrs. Trapp was born September 3, 1919, in Cherokee County, Alabama, daughter of the late William Gus and Cynthia Smith. She had spent the greater part of her life in Floyd County and was a member...

William Oliver

William Oliver

Jul 30, 2004

Mr. William Lamar (Poker) Oliver, age 80, of Silver Creek, GA died Friday, July 30, 2004 at a local hospital.Mr. Oliver was born in Lanett, Alabama on December 13, 1923 son of the late Delbert Oliver and Jen Lou Austin. Poker was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U S Air Force from March 1943 to January...

Lena Ellerbee

Lena Ellerbee

Jul 29, 2004

Mrs. Lena Pauline (Polly) Ellerbee, age 95 of Pineview Way, Rome, GA, died Thursday, July 29, 2004.Mrs. Ellerbee was born in Bartow County, September 1, 1908, daughter of the late James Martin and Lula Adeline Smith Culberson but had spent the greater part of her life in Rome and Floyd County. She was a member of the Rome First Baptist...

David Billing

David Billing

Jul 29, 2004

David M. Billing, age 77, of 125 Mountainside Drive, Armuchee, Ga., died peacefully Thursday, July 29 in his home surrounded by his loving family.He was born November 1926 in Brooklyn, N.Y., son of the late Hilding Billing and Hildegard Perrson Billing, who were Swedish immigrants. He was also preceded in death by his twin brother,Hank Billing. Dave spent his youth...

Buster Ash

Buster Ash

Jul 28, 2004

Buster Ash, age 54, of 2934 Sand Spring Rd., Rome, died unexpectedly Wednesday.He was born January 31,1950 in Floyd County, son of the late Euclid H. Ash,Sr and Ruby Plemmons Ash and had lived here most of his life. He was a graduate of Coosa High School and a member of Antioch Baptist Church, Big Texas Valley.He was owner/operator of...

Gladys Mccarley

Gladys Mccarley

Jul 27, 2004

Mrs. Gladys Mae McCarley, age 88 of 463 Pinson Road, NE, Rome, GA, died Tuesday, July 27, 2004 in a local hospital.Mrs. McCarley was born in Bartow County, January 13,1916, daughter of the late Henry Clay and Ruby Pinson Carver, but had spent the greater part of her life in Rome and Floyd County. She was a former member of...

William Wilson

William Wilson

Jul 27, 2004

Mr. William Homer Wilson, age 79, of Rome, GA, died Tuesday morning in the Veterans Administration Nursing Facility in Decatur, GA.Mr. Wilson was born in Haralson County, Georgia, August 25, 1924, son of the late Homer Stokes and Viola Self Wilson and had resided in Rome and Floyd County for many years. He was a member of the Emmanuel Baptist...

Thelma Thacker

Thelma Thacker

Jul 26, 2004

Mrs. Thelma Louise Thacker, age 85, of 12 Locust Street, Rome, GA, died Monday, July 26, 2004 in a local nursing facility.Mrs. Thacker was born in Bartow County, September 10, 1918, daughter of the late Dewey and Gertrude Smith Martin but had spent the greater part of her life here. She had resided in the Riverside Community for over 60...

Larry Fowler

Larry Fowler

Jul 23, 2004

Mr. Larry Thomas Fowler, age 50, of 969 East Hermitage Road, Rome, GA, died Friday, July 23, 2004, in a local hospital.A native of Rome and Floyd County, Mr. Fowler was born on June 4, 1954, the son of Barbara McNeese Fowler and the late Alfred Newton Fowler. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force. Prior to...

Gerald House

Gerald House

Jul 22, 2004

Gerald Ray "Jerry" House, age 21, of 18 Southern Woods Drive, Armuchee, GA, died Thursday evening, July 22, 2004, in Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga, TN.Jerry was born in Rome and Floyd County on March 20, 1983, the son of Kelly Yvonne Fosha House Meeks and James Wilton House. He was a 2000 graduate of Armuchee High School where he played...

Ruth Pitts

Ruth Pitts

Jul 21, 2004

Mrs. Ruth Kelton Pitts, age 74, of 3665 Wax Road, Rome, GA, died Wednesday, July 21, 2004, peacefully at the home of her daughter in Temple, GA. Mrs. Ruth Pitts was born on April 2, 1930, the daughter of the late James and Annie Mae Benefield Kelton. She had been a resident of Rome and Floyd County since 1972 until...

Heather Chesnut

Heather Chesnut

Jul 17, 2004

Ms. Heather Danielle Chesnut, age 29, of 22 Tammassee Lane, Rome passed away on Saturday, July 17, 2004 at Redmond Regional Medical Center. Ms. Chesnut was born in Baldwin County, Georgia on March 4, 1975. She attended West Rome Baptist Church. Ms. Chesnut was a loving mother and sister. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Jami Espy on...

Kathryn Self

Kathryn Self

Jul 15, 2004

Mrs. Kathryn (Pete) Self, age 84, of 12 Poplar Street, Rome, GA, died Thursday morning, July 15, 2004, at the residence of her daughter, following an extended illness.Mrs. Self was born October 13, 1919 in Jefferson County, Alabama, daughter of the late Jefferson William and Dovie Sims Harmon but had been a resident of Rome and Floyd County, since 1929....

Charles Hunsicker, Sr.

Charles Hunsicker, Sr.

Jul 12, 2004

Mr. Charles "Jerry" Hunsicker, age 67, of 30 Donley Drive, Rome passed away at a local healthcare facility on Monday, July 12, 2004 following an extended illness.Mr. Hunsicker was born in Floyd County, Georgia on July 4, 1937, the son of Eugene L. Hunsicker and Wyolene Brady Hunsicker. He attended Rome High School and from 1951-1954 he attended school in...

Thad Reynolds

Thad Reynolds

Jul 5, 2004

Mr. Thad John Glenn Reynolds, age 36, of 69, West Kenora Drive. Rome, GA, died Monday, July 5, 2004.A native of Rome and Floyd County, Mr. Reynolds was born on January 21, 1968, the son of Wilburn Reynolds and Kittie McClurd Reynolds Walker. He had been a life long resident of Rome and Floyd County and was a 1986 graduate...

Doris Mcclanahan

Doris Mcclanahan

Jul 1, 2004

Ms. Doris McClanahan, age 65, of 1085 Radio Springs Rd SW, Rome, GA, passed away Thursday morning, July 1, 2004, in a local hospital.Ms. McClanahan was born in Caldwell County, NC, September 15, 1938. Prior to retiring she was an independent internal auditor. Ms. McClanahan enjoyed writing poetry and writing stories. She won the National Spelling Bee Champion in 1952....

Hazel Coleman

Hazel Coleman

Jun 30, 2004

.Mrs. Hazel Christine Coleman, age 80, of 1915 Moreno Street, Oceanside, California, formerly of Rome and Lafayette, Georgia passed away at her home in California on Wednesday, June 30, 2004.Mrs. Coleman was born in Whitfield County, Georgia on March 9, 1924, the daughter of the late Ira Nelson Johnson and Rosa Nell Autry Johnson. She was a graduate of Lafayette...

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