Category Archives: Obituaries

Obituaries: Graveside services Friday for Louvenia M. Shelley

Obituaries: Graveside services Friday for Louvenia M. Shelley

Ms. Louvenia M. Shelley, age 74, of 45 Honeysuckle Ridge Road of Rome, transitioned May 5, 2015. A graveside service will be held on Friday, May 8, 2015, at 11 a.m. at Morning View Cemetery. F. K. Jones Funeral Home. Read more

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Obituaries: Remembering Claude Alexander Sr., Gene Bishop, Randy Duncan, Stephen Patrick and David Smith Sr.

Obituaries: Remembering Claude Alexander Sr., Gene Bishop, Randy Duncan, Stephen Patrick and David Smith Sr.

Mr. Claude Wilbur Alexander Sr. age 76, of 820 Potash Road in Cedartown, transitioned May 4, 2015. Services for Mr. Alexander will be announced at a later date. F. K. Jones Funeral Home. Mr. Ernest Eugene (Gene) Bishop, age 82, of Rome, passed away Sunday, May 3, 2015. Mr. Bishop was born in Floyd County on… Read more

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Obituaries: Services Tuesday for Charles Manford Gregory Sr. Remembering Margaret Hart

Obituaries: Services Tuesday for Charles Manford Gregory Sr. Remembering Margaret Hart

Mr. Charles Manford Gregory, Sr., age 72 of Rome passed away on May 2, 2015. Manford was born in Rome on January 27, 1943, and attended Johnson School. He was a member of and employed through the Atlanta Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union #72 until his retirement and was a member of Mizpah United Methodist… Read more

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Obituaries: Remembering Moddie Jones and Mahalia Moore

Obituaries: Remembering Moddie Jones and Mahalia Moore

Mrs. Moddie Pauline Jones, age 92, of Silver Creek, passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2015, at a local healthcare facility. Mrs. Jones was born in Bartow County, Georgia on August 8, 1922, daughter of the late Otis Matthews and the late Evie Lee Milam Matthews. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Claude… Read more

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Obituaries: Remembering Mahalia Moore and Rev. Danny Watters

Obituaries: Remembering Mahalia Moore and Rev. Danny Watters

Ms. Mahalia Moore, age 62 of 668 Potash Road in Cedartown, Georgia passed on Friday, May 1, 2015. The family will receive friends at the residence of Robin Nelson (daughter) 309 East Queen Street, Cedartown, Georgia. The service is incomplete. F. K. Jones Funeral Home. Reverend Danny Eugene Watters, age 66 of Douglasville, passed away,… Read more

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Obituaries: Remembering Jesse Cantrell, John Grogan, Vivian Noles, Kenneth Smith

Obituaries: Remembering Jesse Cantrell, John Grogan, Vivian Noles, Kenneth Smith

Mrs. Vivian Worthington Noles, age 87, of Rome passed away Wednesday April 29, 2015, local assisted living facility. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Saturday May 2, 2015 at Flint Hill Baptist Church Christian Life Center, with Rev. Joel Smith , officiating. Interment will follow in Flint Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will… Read more

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Obituaries: Services Friday for Marie McGill. Remembering Martha Hand, Vivian Noles and Thomas Pollard

Obituaries: Services Friday for Marie McGill. Remembering Martha Hand, Vivian Noles and Thomas Pollard

Mrs. Marie McGill, age 86, of Rome, passed away on Tuesday evening, April 28, 2015, at a local hospital. She was born in Floyd County on August 19, 1928, daughter of the late Joseph Lee Gay and the late Alice Johnson Gay. Prior to her retirement, she had been employed as a front counter clerk… Read more

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Wayne Minshew, whose career stretched from baseball player to journalist to community volunteer, dies at 78

Wayne Minshew did it all in his 78 years with us. Star athlete at Shannon High and later the University of Georgia. A brief tour with the St. Louis Cardinals organization. Many years in journalism, including the Atlanta newspapers, before moving to public relations roles with the Atlanta Braves. An advertising career followed as well… Read more

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Obituaries: Services Friday for Donald F. Davis. Remembering Lora Crane, Ollie Mae Gordon

Obituaries: Services Friday for Donald F. Davis. Remembering Lora Crane, Ollie Mae Gordon

Mr. Donald Frederick Davis Sr., age 82, of Rome, passed away on Tuesday, April 28, 2015, at a local healthcare facility. Mr. Davis was born in Bartow County, Georgia on October 2, 1932, son of the late Edwin Davis and the late Cola Foster Davis. He was a veteran of the United States Navy serving… Read more

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Obituaries:  Services Friday of Jerry Wayne Weatherby. Remembering Betty L White and Homer Vandine.

Obituaries: Services Friday of Jerry Wayne Weatherby. Remembering Betty L White and Homer Vandine.

Mr. Jerry Wayne Weatherby, age 58, of Rome, passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2015, at a local hospital. Mr. Weatherby was born in Floyd County, Georgia on November 4, 1956, son of Lucille Langham Weatherby and the late John Weatherby. He attended the Rockmart Church of God. Mr. Weatherby owned and operated Jerry Weatherby Trucking… Read more

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Obituaries: Remembering retired Fire Capt. Swanny Swann; Jessica Couey; George Hall

Obituaries: Remembering retired Fire Capt. Swanny Swann; Jessica Couey; George Hall

Mr. Clifford Larry “Swanny” Swann, age 67, passed away April 25, 2015 at Redmond Regional Medical Center. A native of Floyd County, Mr. Swann was preceded in death by his parents, Clifford Swann and Muriel Flanigan Swann. Larry served his country by serving in the Air Force and then his county and city as a… Read more

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Obituaries: Funeral services today for Allen Smith. Remembering Ronald Green, Laron House and Ralph Woods

Obituaries: Funeral services today for Allen Smith. Remembering Ronald Green, Laron House and Ralph Woods

Ronald Lee Green, April 14, 1954-April 24, 2015. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Fred Talley’s Parkview Chapel Funeral Home. Mr. Laron House of Cedartown, Ga. transitioned on Thursday, April 23, 2015. The service is incomplete. F. K. Jones Funeral Home. read more Read more

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Obituaries: Remembering Ronald Green, Laron House, Allen Smith and JoAnne Waldrop

Obituaries: Remembering Ronald Green, Laron House, Allen Smith and JoAnne Waldrop

Mrs. Josephine Anne (JoAnne) Waldrop, age 66, died at her residence April 17, 2015. Mrs. Waldrop was born in Buffalo, New York on June 16, 1948. She was the daughter of the late Mary Jo Gardner and was also preceded in death by a sister, Mary Gardner. Mrs. Waldrop was retired after 25 years of service as… Read more

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Obituaries: Remembering Flaveous ‘Joe’ Everett, Gerald A. Pope.

Obituaries: Remembering Flaveous ‘Joe’ Everett, Gerald A. Pope.

Mr. Flaveous Joseph “Joe” Everett, age 83 of Rome passed away Tuesday April 21, 2015 in a Rome medical center. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday April 25, 2015, at Everett Springs Baptist Church, with Rev Horace Stewart, officiating. Good Shepherd Funeral Home. Gerald A. Pope, age 54, of Rome, passed away on… Read more

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Obituaries: Remembering James Dobbs, Bernice Richardson, Mildred Storey and Ralph Woods

Obituaries: Remembering James Dobbs, Bernice Richardson, Mildred Storey and Ralph Woods

Mr. James Monroe Dobbs, age 83, passed away from an extended illness on April 21, 2015 at his home in Rome. A funeral service will then follow at 2 p.m. at Fellowship Baptist Church with Dr. Dale Levan (pastor of Fellowship Baptist Church) and Rev. Bob Skelton (pastor emeritus of Fellowship Baptist Church) officiating. Daniel’s Funeral Home.… Read more

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