Obituaries

Freddie D.  Mcguire

Freddie D. Mcguire

May 13, 2019

Mr. Freddie D. McGuire, age 58, of Cedartown, GA passed away Monday, May 13, 2019. Mr. McGuire was born in Rome on June 27, 1960 son of the late Marcus McGuire and Alberta Copper McGuire Bailey. Freddie was a self-employed painter and handyman in our area for many years. He loved riding around town in his truck and talking to...

Freeman Stringer

Freeman Stringer

Apr 18, 2019

Mr. Freeman C. Stringer, age 72, of Rockmart passed away at his residence Thursday, April 18, 2019. Mr. Stringer was born September 21, 1946 in Rockmart son of the later Edger Stringer and Lee Emma Rowell Stringer. Freeman was a graduate of Rockmart High School Class of 1964. He served our country in the United States Army during the Vietnam...

Timothy  Burdett

Timothy Burdett

Apr 18, 2019

Mr. Timothy Burdett, age 59, of Doraville, GA passed away Thursday, April 18, 2019. Mr. Burdett was born October 16, 1959 son of the late Luke E. Burdett and Betty Sue Mize Burdett. Tim was a self-employed landscaper in the Doraville area for several years. He is preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Kenny Wayne Burdett. He...

Mark A Norton

Mark A Norton

Apr 14, 2019

Mr. Mark A. Norton, age 64, of Cedartown passed away Sunday, April 14, 2019. He was born November 19, 1954 in Des Moines, Iowa. Mr. Norton is survived by his wife, Patrica Smith. In honoring Mr. Norton's wishes, he will be cremated and no formal services will be held. The Smith & Miller Funeral Home of Cedartown is honored to...

Rev. Jimmy Lamar Russell

Rev. Jimmy Lamar Russell

Apr 7, 2019

Rev. Jimmy Lamar Russell, age 55, of Cedartown passed away Sunday, April 7, 2019. Mr. Russell was born July 31, 1963 in Rome, GA son of Edith Smith Russell and the late Chester Russell. Jimmy was always an out going guy that loved to play a good round of cornhole. He could be found riding a horse or his motorcycle...

Joan  Pope Rutledge Morris

Joan Pope Rutledge Morris

Apr 1, 2019

Mrs. Joan Pope Rutledge Morris, age 67, of Franklin, North Carolina, passed away Monday, April 1, 2019. Mrs. Morris was born June 2, 1951 in Rome, GA daughter of the late Ben and Lorene Pope. Joan was a feisty but sweet lady that loved her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. She always loved to travel and spend time in her...

Dorothy  Carter

Dorothy Carter

Mar 31, 2019

Mrs. Dorothy W. Carter, age 84, of Cedartown, GA passed away Sunday, March 31, 2019 at her residence. She was born in Floyd County, GA on May 10, 1934 a daughter of Arthur Wiggins and Minnie Dempsey Wiggins. Mrs. Carter had lived all of her life in the Floyd and Polk county area where she was a member of the...

Gordon Junior Kilgore

Gordon Junior Kilgore

Mar 30, 2019

Mr. Gordon Junior Kilgore, age 79, of Silver Creek, GA passed away Saturday, March 30, 2019. Gordon was born in Rome, GA on February 15, 1940, a son of the late Kenny Junior “KJ” Kilgore and the late Inez Jones Kilgore. Mr. Kilgore was a 1957 graduate of Pepperell High School. He was a proud member of the NRA and...

Stacy Lockridge Watters

Stacy Lockridge Watters

Mar 20, 2019

Mrs. Stacy Lockridge Watters, age 42 of Cedartown passed away at her residence Wednesday, March 20, 2019. Stacy was born in Rome, GA on December 23, 1976. She was a graduate of Cedartown High School Class of 1995. She was a long-time active member of Cedartown Church of God and had been employed by Floyd Medical Center for many years....

Bobby "Bob" Joe Peppers

Bobby "Bob" Joe Peppers

Mar 17, 2019

Mr. Bobby Joe “Bob” Peppers, 78, of Cedartown, Georgia passed away March 17, 2019. He was born September 30, 1940 in Lyerly, Georgia, son of Guy and Martha Henderson Peppers. Bob graduated from Lyerly High School in 1958 where he was a standout basketball player and a proud member of Future Farmers of America (FFA). During Bob’s school days, he...

Jerry Eugene Jacobs

Jerry Eugene Jacobs

Mar 17, 2019

Mr. Jerry Eugene Jacobs, age 61, of Cedartown passed away Sunday, March 17, 2019. He was born on September 16, 1957 in Rome, GA to the late JD Jacobs and Janie Blake Jacobs. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Donnie Jacobs. Jerry is survived by his children: Janie Jacobs, Jerrika Jacobs, Cory Jacobs and Dustin Jacobs;...

Albert   Leon Morris

Albert Leon Morris

Mar 1, 2019

Albert “Leon” Morris, 89, of Cedartown, Georgia, passed away March 1, 2019 at Redmond Regional Medical Center. He was born on November 9, 1929 in Eton, Georgia. He attended Dawnville High School and Berry College, graduating in 1949 with an Industrial Arts Degree. While at Berry, he met the love of his life, his wife of 68 years, Gilda Thompson...

Carol Ann Marie  Riding

Carol Ann Marie Riding

Feb 28, 2019

Carol Ann Marie Riding, infant daughter of Jennifer Winkles and Eric Riding, passed away on Thursday, February 28, 2019. She is survived by her parents, Jennifer Winkles and Eric Riding; sisters, Shyanna and Sara Riding; grandparents, Mike Riding, Debra Riding and Frank and Cathy Winkles; uncles and aunts, Doyle & wife Kayla Winkles, Jason and wife Katie Winkles and Mark...

Marvin Haywood Mcadams

Marvin Haywood Mcadams

Feb 25, 2019

Mr. Marvin Haywood McAdams, Jr., age 60, of Roswell, GA passed away on Monday, February 25, 2019. He was born in Hampton, Virginia son to the late Marvin H. McAdams, Sr. and Barbara Meador Baker. He was preceded in death by his parents and his step-father Murray Baker. He is survived by his children: James McAdams, Kristine Lancaster, Jeff McAdams,...

Mary Jarrett Bradford

Mary Jarrett Bradford

Feb 25, 2019

Mrs. Mary Jarrett Bradford, age 72, of Cedartown passed away Monday, February 25, 2019. She was born in Rome, GA daughter of the late William and Bessie Jarrett. Mary was always proud to spend time with her daughter, Shannon. When they where not together, she enjoyed puzzles of all types. She was a proud member of Friendly Baptist Church and...

James Thomas Bollen

James Thomas Bollen

Feb 19, 2019

Mr. James Thomas Bollen, age 55, of Cedartown passed away on Tuesday, February 19, 2019. He was born in Rockmart, GA on January 4, 1964 son of the late Romas Bollen, Sr. and Margret Sorrells Girard. James was the type of person that had a heart of gold and willing to help anyway he could. He was a devoted member...

Gregory W Haney

Gregory W Haney

Feb 19, 2019

This is the story of Gregory Warren Haney. To some he was just Greg, to others he was more. To his mother Greg was known as "son". Her second child born Oct. 7th 1963, Greg was a spirited young boy and like any youngster got into trouble a few times here and there. Something he used to like to say...

Deborah Raymond

Deborah Raymond

Feb 18, 2019

Mrs. Deborah Raymond, age 66, of Cedartown and formally of Jacksonville, Florida passed away on Monday, February 18, 2019. She was born in Miami, Florida on January 21, 1953 to the parents of Robert Raymond, Sr. and Johanne Harkins Raymond. She was a retired paralegal having worked for 30 years in different law firms in Jacksonville, Florida. She loved being...

Leva Wisener

Leva Wisener

Jan 28, 2019

Mrs. Leva Pauline Wisener, age 78, of Cedartown, GA passed away Monday, January 28, 2019 at her residence following a lengthy illness. She was born in Cedartown, GA on January 20, 1941 the youngest child of A.Z. Sanders and Elviney Walls Sanders. She was a 1960 graduate of Cedartown High School, a homemaker and a devoted mother. Mrs. Wisener was...

Annie Lee Johnson

Annie Lee Johnson

Jan 10, 2019

Mrs. Annie Lee Johnson, age 90, of Cedartown, GA passed away Thursday, January 10, 2019. She was born on July 1, 1928, a daughter of the late John Thomas Privett and the late Birdie Norris Privett. Mrs. Johnson had lived the greater part of her life in Cedartown where she was the oldest member of the Young’s Grove Baptist Church....