Category Archives: Obituaries

Obituaries: Services Friday for Horace LeVance Roberts, 88, of Rome.

Obituaries: Services Friday for Horace LeVance Roberts, 88, of Rome.

Mr. Horace LeVance Roberts, age 88, of Rome, passed away on Monday, May 18, 2015, at his residence. He was born in Haralson County, Georgia on December 9, 1926, son of the late Thomas Welcome Roberts and the late Lollie Frances Allen Roberts. He was a veteran of World War II, having faithfully served in the… Read more

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Obituaries: Services today for Richard Lee Cornett, 75.

Obituaries: Services today for Richard Lee Cornett, 75.

Mr. Richard Lee Cornett, age 75, of Rome passed away Saturday May 16, 2015 in a Rome medical center. Mr. Cornett was born June 26, 1939, in Floyd County a son of the late Harley James Cornett, and Ruby Pace Cornett. He was employed by Klompman Mills for 15 years, a truck driver for Reeves Trucking… Read more

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Obituaries: Services today for Manning Patrick Walters. Remembering Leon Sims

Obituaries: Services today for Manning Patrick Walters. Remembering Leon Sims

Manning Patrick Walters died peacefully at his home on May 16, 2015, in Rome at the age of 59. Patrick is survived by his wife of 34 years, Martha Walters, his son Christopher Morgan, daughter Maria Walters, grandchildren Gabriel, Jakob, and Alyssa, brothers, Michael Walters and Dennis Walters, sister Lisa Walters. He is preceded in death… Read more

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Obituaries: Remembering Richard Cornett, George Kirby. Services Wednesday for Barbara West.

Obituaries: Remembering Richard Cornett, George Kirby. Services Wednesday for Barbara West.

Mr. Richard Lee Cornett, age 75, of Rome passed away Saturday May 16, 2015 in a Rome Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Tuesday May 19, 2015 at Parnick Jennings, Sr.’s Good Shepherd Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev Dwaine Shadix, officiating. Interment will follow in Oaknoll Memorial Gardens. The family will… Read more

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Obituaries: Remembering Angela Kay Mills Gilbert, Services today for Brenda Butler

Obituaries: Remembering Angela Kay Mills Gilbert, Services today for Brenda Butler

Brenda Leigh Wilson Butler, 46, of Armuchee, GA, passed away Monday, May 11, 2015. Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 16, 2015, at 7 p.m. at the chapel of Daniel’s Funeral Home with the Rev. Donnie Espy officiating. The family will receive friends on Saturday at Daniel’s Funeral Home, Rome, GA, from 5 until 7 p.m. prior… Read more

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Obituaries: Services Saturday for Brenda Leigh Wilson Butler. Arrangements pending for Barbara Ann West.

Obituaries: Services Saturday for Brenda Leigh Wilson Butler. Arrangements pending for Barbara Ann West.

Brenda Leigh Wilson Butler, 46, of Armuchee, GA, passed away Monday, May 11, 2015. Brenda was born July 10, 1968, in Dallas, GA, daughter of the late Kenneth Wilson and Sylvia Barton Wilson. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Von Allmon. Survivors include her son, Skyler Wilson, Armuchee; sisters, Cindy Autry, Silver Creek, and… Read more

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Obituaries: Services Friday for Tina Marie Smith Boyd. Remembering Dean Scott, Marilyn Woodward

Obituaries: Services Friday for Tina Marie Smith Boyd. Remembering Dean Scott, Marilyn Woodward

Ms. Tina Marie Smith Boyd, 47,of Rome, passed away on Wednesday, May 13, 2015 after an extended illness. Born November 9, 1967 in Atlanta, GA, she was the daughter of the late Charles V. Boyd and Mary Frances Wallace Boyd. Survivors include her son, Timothy V. Smith; her mother Mary F. Boyd; her brother, Rick Green… Read more

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Obituaries:  Sarah Nelson, lifetime member of the Georgia Mountain Music Club, dies. Also: Naomi Chivers, Dorothy Wilbanks

Obituaries: Sarah Nelson, lifetime member of the Georgia Mountain Music Club, dies. Also: Naomi Chivers, Dorothy Wilbanks

Sarah Louise Mitchell Nelson, age 92, passed away on Tuesday, May 12, 2015, at Pruitt’s Healthcare Facility in Rome. She was born on August 13, 1922, in Floyd County. She was the daughter of Grover C. and Pearl Miles Mitchell. She was married to James Wyatt Nelson on June 27, 1942. Mrs. Nelson was preceded in… Read more

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Obituaries: Services Wednesday for Sam Burrell, Thursday for Fred Mills Sr.

Obituaries: Services Wednesday for Sam Burrell, Thursday for Fred Mills Sr.

Mr. Samuel T. Burrell Sr., age 94, of 113 S. Hughes St., Rome, passed away Thursday, May 7, 2015, at his residence. Survivors include his wife of 65 years, Josephine Shelton Burrell; children; grandchildren and 1 great grandson. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, May 13, 2015, at 11 a.m, at Metropolitan United Methodist Church… Read more

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Services set for former educator, community leader Sam Burrell

Funeral services for former Floyd County Commissioner and area principal Sam Burrell are scheduled for Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Metropolitan United Methodist Church, 700 Broad St., in Rome. Interment will follow in East View Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Metropolitan United Methodist Church. Wright Memorial Mortuary, Inc. has… Read more

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Obituaries: Services Wednesday for Marie Gaylor Ferguson Fincher, Doyal Wayne Sparks

Obituaries: Services Wednesday for Marie Gaylor Ferguson Fincher, Doyal Wayne Sparks

Mrs. Marie Gaylor Ferguson Fincher, age 82 of Rome passed away Saturday May 10, 2015, in a local health care center. Mrs. Fincher was born March 1, 1933, in Cherokee County Alabama, a daughter of the late Claude Gaylor, and Pearl Byars Cobb. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Harvey Ferguson; son Mark Ferguson; daughter Sheila… Read more

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Obituaries: Celebration of life Tuesday for Charlie Guice; Tony Wright’s funeral is Monday.

Obituaries: Celebration of life Tuesday for Charlie Guice; Tony Wright’s funeral is Monday.

Mr. Charles Madison Guice, age 74, of Rome, passed away Saturday morning, May 9, 2015, in a local hospital. A celebration of his life will be held on Tuesday, May 12, 2015, at 2 p.m. in the Chapel at Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, North Chapel and Crematory. Following the service, he will be cremated in… Read more

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Remembering Samuel Burrell Sr.: A community leader and educator who left a legacy for Rome-Floyd community

Former educator and Floyd County Commissioner Samuel Burrell, Sr., age 94, passed away as his home on Thursday according to the Floyd County Manager’s office. Burrell, a well-known educator and community leader, was the first African-American elected to the Floyd County Commission. He was first appointed to that body in 1992 and elected to the post in… Read more

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Obituaries: Remembering Samuel Burrell, Sr., Robert Fletcher, Jr., Barbara Martens and Joseph Seigler, Sr.

Obituaries: Remembering Samuel Burrell, Sr., Robert Fletcher, Jr., Barbara Martens and Joseph Seigler, Sr.

Samuel T. Burrell, Sr., age 94, of 113 S. Hughes Street, Rome, passed away Thursday, May 7, 2015 at his residence. Funeral services are incomplete. Wright Memorial Mortuary, Inc. Robert Lee Fletcher, Jr., age 70, passed away Friday, May 8, 2015 in the emergency room of a local hospital following an accident. Arrangements are currently incomplete.… Read more

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Updated: Community mourning loss of former County Commissioner and Educator Samuel Burrell, Sr.

Former Floyd County Commissioner Samuel Burrell, Sr., age 94, passed away as his home on Thursday according to the Floyd County Manager’s office. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Wright’s Memorial Funeral Home has charge of the arrangements. We’ll have continuing updates. read more Read more

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