Category Archives: Obituaries

Obituaries: Remembering Lonnie W. Allmon Jr., Bobby Ray Ware

Obituaries: Remembering Lonnie W. Allmon Jr., Bobby Ray Ware

Lonnie William Allmon Jr., age 57, died Tuesday, June 2, 2015. Daniel’s Funeral Home. Mr. Bobby Ray Ware, age 78, of 196 Morgan Road, Rockmart, passed away Monday, June 1, 2015, at his residence. Funeral services are incomplete and will be announced later by Wright Memorial Mortuary. read more Read more

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Obituaries: Remembering Austin Pointer, Buford Michael Outlaw, Stephanie Anne Hampton, Mary Baldwin Harris

Obituaries: Remembering Austin Pointer, Buford Michael Outlaw, Stephanie Anne Hampton, Mary Baldwin Harris

Samuel Austin Pointer, age 19, of Lindale, passed away on Sunday, May 31, 2015, at a local hospital from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Austin was born in Floyd County on August 19, 1995, son of the former Misty Dawn Puckett and Samuel Jason Pointer. He was a 2013 graduate of Pepperell High School in Lindale.… Read more

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Obituaries: Services Wednesday for Buck Youngblood Sr. Arrangements pending for Austin Pointer.

Obituaries: Services Wednesday for Buck Youngblood Sr. Arrangements pending for Austin Pointer.

Mr. Byron Keith “Buck” Youngblood Sr., age 70, of Cave Spring, passed away Sunday, May 31, 2015, at a local hospital. He was born in Floyd County, September 25, 1944, son of the late Roscoe Youngblood and the late Gladys Hobgood Youngblood. He was a graduate of the Cave Spring High School, Class of 1963. He… Read more

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Obituaries: Services Saturday for Mary Alice Green. Remembering Stephanie Tanner.

Obituaries: Services Saturday for Mary Alice Green. Remembering Stephanie Tanner.

Mrs. Mary Alice Green, age 69, of Rome, passed away Sunday morning, May 31, 2015, in a local hospital. Mrs. Green was born in Bartow County on February 16, 1946, daughter of the late Thomas (Tom) Shepherd and the late Fannie Sewell Shepherd. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Gene Shepherd. Prior to… Read more

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Obituaries: Remembering Hope Bohannon, Barbara Ann Evans, Anne Penn and  John “J.W.” Terhune, Jr.

Obituaries: Remembering Hope Bohannon, Barbara Ann Evans, Anne Penn and John “J.W.” Terhune, Jr.

Mrs. Faye Hope Gilliland Bohannon, age 64, of Rome, passed away on Saturday, May 30, 2015, at a local healthcare facility. Mrs. Bohannon was born in Kingston, Georgia on June 11, 1950, daughter of the late Sylvester Gilliland and the late Ida Lee Kilgore Willingham. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Daniel Gene… Read more

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Obituaries: Remembering Jerrie Burruss, Doris Nelson, Jerry Russell and Mark Thomas Ward

Obituaries: Remembering Jerrie Burruss, Doris Nelson, Jerry Russell and Mark Thomas Ward

Ms. Jerrie E. Burruss, 83, formerly of Cave Spring, died Friday morning, May 29th, 2015, in a Rome nursing care facility. Ms. Burruss was born May 30, 1934, and served her country in the U. S. Army from June 1, 1949 until June 1, 1951. Ms. Burrus had no known family but was adopted by… Read more

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Obituaries: Services Saturday for Clara Baker ‘Jackie’ McCoy; remembering Hank Peace, Linda Andrews

Obituaries: Services Saturday for Clara Baker ‘Jackie’ McCoy; remembering Hank Peace, Linda Andrews

Clara Baker “Jackie” McCoy, age 80, of Rome passed away Thursday, May 28, 2015 at a local care facility. She was born March 7, 1935 in Cave Spring, GA, the daughter of the late John Daniel Baker and Evie Ashmore Baker. Jackie was preceded in death by her husband, D.G. “Tex” McCoy and her sister,… Read more

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Obituaries: Services Saturday for Brandi Nicole Lawson, Lisa Gail Andrews. Remembering Mose Calvin ‘The Peanut Man’ Sewell Sr.

Obituaries: Services Saturday for Brandi Nicole Lawson, Lisa Gail Andrews. Remembering Mose Calvin ‘The Peanut Man’ Sewell Sr.

Brandi Nicole Lawson, age 30, of Leesburg, Ala., passed away on Monday, May 18, 2015, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Miss Lawson was born in Tucson, Arizona on July 9, 1984, daughter of Floyd Rodney Lawson Sr. and Nancy Nell Castleberry Lawson. She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include two… Read more

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Obituaries: John L. Thomason, 80, of Cave Spring dies

Obituaries: John L. Thomason, 80, of Cave Spring dies

Mr. John L. Thomason, 80, of Mill Street, Cave Spring, died Monday morning, May 25, 2015 in a Rome hospital. A native of Anniston, Alabama, Mr. Thomason was born December 30, 1934, a son of the late John T. Thomason and the late Mae Lipon Thomason. A veteran of the U. S. Army, Mr. Thomason… Read more

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Obituaries: Services Wednesday for Charles Duke Sr. Remembering Ernest Jones

Obituaries: Services Wednesday for Charles Duke Sr. Remembering Ernest Jones

Mr. Charles Wayne Duke Sr., age 83, of Silver Creek, passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2015, at his residence. Mr. Duke was born in Rome, Georgia on July 26, 1931, son of the late Chester Duke and the late Imo Tolbert Duke. He was also preceded in death by a son, Timothy Lavon Duke, and… Read more

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Obituaries: Remembering Cindy Autry, Kathryn Bailey, Travious Floyd, William “Bill” Kingery and Darwin Terry

Obituaries: Remembering Cindy Autry, Kathryn Bailey, Travious Floyd, William “Bill” Kingery and Darwin Terry

Mrs. Cindy Rebecca Wilson Autry, age 43, of Rome, GA, (Silver Creek) died at a local hospital early Friday morning, May 22, 2015. Mrs. Autry was born in Rome on July 23, 1971, the daughter of the late Kenneth Wilson and Sylvia Genelle Barton Wilson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death… Read more

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Obituaries: Services today for Michele Lambert and Harley Mercer, Jr. Remembering Rev. Elgin Williams.

Obituaries: Services today for Michele Lambert and Harley Mercer, Jr. Remembering Rev. Elgin Williams.

Michele Dawn Lambert, age 48, of Cave Spring, passed away Thursday May 21, 2015 in a Rome Medical Center. Michele was born December 13, 1966 in Floyd County. Survivors include her sons, Justin Hart, Chandler Hart, parents, Billy Joe and Glenda Bing Lambert, Cave Spring; brothers, Todd (Renee) Lambert, Cave Springs; Gary (Kelly) Lambert, VA; several nieces… Read more

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Obituaries: Remembering Sara Davis, Marsha Diane Fountain, Jeanne Holt and Larry Martin

Obituaries: Remembering Sara Davis, Marsha Diane Fountain, Jeanne Holt and Larry Martin

Sara Moss Davis, passed away Friday, May 22. Funeral services will be at 12 p.m. on Friday, May 29 at Miller & Richards Funeral Home Oaknoll Chapel. The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Ms. Marsha Diane Fountain, 62, of Glendale Road, Rome, passed away Thursday, May 21, 2015, at her… Read more

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Obituaries: Remembering Stanley Cain, Janice Champion, Hazel James, Margaret Joyce MacIntyre

Obituaries: Remembering Stanley Cain, Janice Champion, Hazel James, Margaret Joyce MacIntyre

Funeral services for Mr. Stanley C. Cain, 62, of 22 Vineland Drive, Rome, who died Thursday morning, May 21, 2015, are being planned for Sunday afternoon, May 24, 2015, at 2:00 P.M. at the graveside at Myrtle Hill Cemetery. They plan to receive friends at the funeral home Saturday evening from 6 until 8 p.m.… Read more

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Obituaries: Services Tuesday for Lamar Barnes. Remembering Janice Champion, Hazel James and George-Anne Zechman

Obituaries: Services Tuesday for Lamar Barnes. Remembering Janice Champion, Hazel James and George-Anne Zechman

Paul “Lamar” Barnes Jr., age 65, Cartersville, passed away May 18, 2015. Barnes was the principal of Woodland Middle School in Euharlee. Services will be held on Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at 4 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church, West Ave, Cartersville. The family will receive friends from 2-4 p.m. prior to the service also… Read more

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