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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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Betty Grant
Oct 26, 2019
Betty Joyce Grant, 73, of Cartersville passed away on Saturday, October 26, 2019 at her residence. Born on April 16, 1946 in Tate, Georgia she was the daughter of Emmitt Lee Padgett and Ruby Bell Caldwell Padgett. Joyce was a homemaker that loved her family and loved spending time with them. She enjoyed camping trips to the mountains and fishing....
Thomas Hunter
Oct 26, 2019
Thomas Kelly Hunter, 73, of Cartersville passed away on Saturday, October 26, 2019. Born in Conway, South Carolina on September 3, 1946 he was the son of Horace Attley Hunter and Cora Lesley Hunter. He was preceded in death by his wife Carol Dodd Hunter. Thomas was a member of Trinity at the Well and a former insurance adjuster by...
Theda Anderson
Oct 22, 2019
Theda Lucille Anderson, 74, of Adairsville passed away on Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at her residence. Born in Dothan, Alabama on March 19, 1945 she was the daughter of the late Cecil Melvin Hicks and the late Edna Kirkland Hicks. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Anderson. Survivors include her son, Robert Anderson; her daughter, Jenny...
Joy Johnson
Oct 21, 2019
An obituary is not available at this time for Joy Ruby Johnson. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Francis Boyle
Oct 21, 2019
An obituary is not available at this time for Francis James "Frank" Boyle. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Barbara Godfrey
Oct 16, 2019
An obituary is not available at this time for Barbara Ann Godfrey. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Kenneth Henson
Oct 8, 2019
Kenneth Michael Henson, 43, of Cartersville passed away on Tuesday, October 8, 2019 at his residence. Born on October 20, 1975 in Dallas he was the son of Johnny P. Henson and Judy Harkins Marini. He was preceded in death by his grandparents. Survivors include his parents; his fiancée, Carisa Abernathy; his step-children, Levi Matthews, Allison Abernathy, and Dawson Abernathy;...
Robert Storey
Oct 7, 2019
Mr. Robert H. "Cotton" Storey, Jr., 82, of Cartersville passed away on Monday, October 7, 2019 at Kindred Hospital in Rome after several months of declining health. Born on September 12, 1937, Robert retired from Chemical products after over forty years of dedicated service. He was the son of the late Robert H. Storey, Sr. and the late Ruby Dowdy...
Carolyn Howell
Oct 5, 2019
71 years just wasn't enough. Not by a long shot. For those that don't know yet, my Mother Carolyn Howell passed away this morning after a nearly two year extremely hard-fought battle with cancer. For those of you that did know her, you probably already know exactly who she was. For those that don't, she was beautiful in every way...
Dennis Martin
Oct 2, 2019
An obituary is not available at this time for Dennis Dale Martin Jr.. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Deidre Kay
Oct 2, 2019
Deidre Kay, 43, of Taylorsville passed away on Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at Cartersville Medical Center. Born in Rome on September 30, 1976 she was the daughter of Charles Darrell Kay and the late Terri Ellen Coffia Kay. She was also preceded in death by two grandchildren, Adriana Wilson, and Zemi Wilson. Deidre was an employee of Beauflor and an...
Tammie Smith
Sep 30, 2019
Tammie Ann Smith, 60, of Rockmart passed away on Monday, September 30, 2019 at Grady Hospital in Atlanta. Born in Cartersville on May 30, 1959 she was the daughter of the late Richard Talmadge Murphy and the late Caileen Whitener. Tammie enjoyed cooking, crafting, watching The Walking Dead, and being outdoors. She was the owner and operator of Catch it...
Joseph Delatorre
Sep 29, 2019
Mr. Joseph Delatorre, 84, of Cartersville passed away on Sunday, September 29, 2019 at his residence. Born on January 6, 1935 he was the son of the late John Miquel Delatorre and the late Grace Elizabeth Mills Delatorre. He was also preceded in death by his son, Michael Lynn Delatorre; and his grandson. Kevin Scott Delatorre. Mr. Delatorre served his...
Nellie Chandler
Sep 24, 2019
Nellie Sue Chandler, 79, of Cartersville passed away on Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at her residence. Born in Canton on January 1, 1940 she was the daughter of John Wheeler and Gertrude Wheeler. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Deborah Turner; and her grandson, Jeffery Turner. Survivors include her husband, Lonnie Chandler; her daughter, Donna (Clarence) Mills; her...
James Thacker
Sep 24, 2019
Mr. James Wallace Thacker, 90, of Cartersville passed away on Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at his residence. He was born on October 22, 1928 in Rome, Georgia. A graveside funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at Georgia National Cemetery with Reverend Charles Moore officiating. The family has requested no flowers but those desiring...
Billy Mathison
Sep 24, 2019
Billy Wayne Mathison, 77, of Cartersville passed away on Tuesday, September 24, 2019 due to an extended illness. Born on February 2, 1942 in Cartersville, Billy was the retired owner and operator of Shop Wise Grocery and Shopwise Hardware on Grassdale Road. He was the son of the late Charles W. Mathison and the late Mamie Lou Lewis Mathison. He...
Deborah Turner
Sep 23, 2019
Deborah Jean Turner, 61, of Cartersville passed away on September 23, 2019. Born on May 18, 1958 in Cartersville she was the daughter of Carlton Eugene Crump and the late Nellie Sue Wheeler Chandler. She was also preceded in death by her son, Jeffery Turner. Deborah was a loving mother, sister, and aunt. She will live on in the hearts...
Bertie Harden
Sep 19, 2019
Bertie Mae Gayton Harden, 80, of Cartersville passed away on Thursday, September 19, 2019 at Assured Hospice. Born on January 13, 1939 in Cartersville she was the daughter of the late Silas I. Gayton and the late Mary Willis Leviner. She was also preceded in death by her brothers, Burlin Gayton, Benny Gayton, and Donny Gayton; her sister-in-law, Carol Gayton;...
Richard Sundstrom
Sep 18, 2019
Mr. Richard Charles Sundstrom, 60, of Cartersville passed away on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at his residence. Born on March 15, 1959 in Fitzburg, Massachusetts he was the son of Richard A. Sundstrom and Mary Jane Fairclaugh Sundstrom. Richard served his country in the United States Navy and later went on to be a carpenter by trade. In his spare...
Mary Harper
Sep 13, 2019
Mary Harper, 65, of Cartersville passed away on Friday, September 13, 2019 at her residence. Born in Ocilla, Georgia on March 2, 1954 she was the daughter of the late Eugene Bess and the late Lillie Barfield Bess. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Charley Harper; her siblings, Kenny Bess, and Betty Moore; and her sister-in-law, Peggy...
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