IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Mary Elrod
Darby
May 7, 1927 – May 9, 2011
Obituary
Mrs. Mary Frances Colston Elrod Darby, age 84, of 2209 McDaniels Station Road SW, Calhoun, passed away Monday, May 9, 2011, at Redmond Regional Medical Center, Rome.
She was born in Rome, GA, May 7, 1927, daughter of the late Walter and Maudie Jackson Colston. Mrs. Darby was a member of the Adairsville Church of Christ and had worked at Calmor in Adairsville for nearly thirty years and later at the Prime Outlet Center for ten years. She is preceded in death by first husband, Roy Elrod; a daughter, Susan Elrod Brown Horn; a grandson Andrew "Andy" Ormeroid; a stepson, Larry Darby; six brothers, Troy, Grady, Coley, Randolph "Doc", Willie "Bill", Derward "Mutt" Colston, and a sister, Thelma Payne.
Survivors include her husband of nine years, Louis Darby of Calhoun; 3 children, Ronnie and Fran Elrod of Cartersville, Stephen Elrod of Birmingham, AL, and Nancy Elrod Ormeroid of Calhoun; 5 grandsons, Kirk and Joy Brown of Ranger, Eddie and Amanda Brown of Ranger, of Calhoun, Chris Ormeroid of Calhoun, and Todd Elrod of Long Beach, CA; 4 stepchildren, Faye Darby of Adairsville, Harry and Kathy Darby of Calhoun, Joe and Martha Darby of Calhoun, and Tammy and Steve Moriatakis of Calhoun; 7 step-grandchildren, Alicia Darby, Maria and Patrick Scott, Jody and Haley Darby, Darby and Katie Moriatakis, Matthew Darby; 4 great-grandchildren, Ashtyn Brown, Monty and Mason Moriatakis, and Gage Darby; 2 sisters, Kate Sutton and Margaret Woodring; nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 11:00 AM at the Adairsville Church of Christ with Min. Steve McCaslin officiating. Interment will follow in Eastview Cemetery, Adairsville. The body will lie in state Wednesday at the church from 10:00 AM until the funeral hour.
Pallbearers will be Christopher Ormeroid, Kirk Brown, Eddie Brown, Donnie Sutton, Corey Sutton, and Charles Payne.
The family will receive friends Tuesday from 6:00 PM until 9:00 PM at Barton Funeral Home.
R. Dudley Barton & Son Funeral Home, Adairsville, will be in charge of funeral arrangements for Mrs. Mary Frances Darby.
She was born in Rome, GA, May 7, 1927, daughter of the late Walter and Maudie Jackson Colston. Mrs. Darby was a member of the Adairsville Church of Christ and had worked at Calmor in Adairsville for nearly thirty years and later at the Prime Outlet Center for ten years. She is preceded in death by first husband, Roy Elrod; a daughter, Susan Elrod Brown Horn; a grandson Andrew "Andy" Ormeroid; a stepson, Larry Darby; six brothers, Troy, Grady, Coley, Randolph "Doc", Willie "Bill", Derward "Mutt" Colston, and a sister, Thelma Payne.
Survivors include her husband of nine years, Louis Darby of Calhoun; 3 children, Ronnie and Fran Elrod of Cartersville, Stephen Elrod of Birmingham, AL, and Nancy Elrod Ormeroid of Calhoun; 5 grandsons, Kirk and Joy Brown of Ranger, Eddie and Amanda Brown of Ranger, of Calhoun, Chris Ormeroid of Calhoun, and Todd Elrod of Long Beach, CA; 4 stepchildren, Faye Darby of Adairsville, Harry and Kathy Darby of Calhoun, Joe and Martha Darby of Calhoun, and Tammy and Steve Moriatakis of Calhoun; 7 step-grandchildren, Alicia Darby, Maria and Patrick Scott, Jody and Haley Darby, Darby and Katie Moriatakis, Matthew Darby; 4 great-grandchildren, Ashtyn Brown, Monty and Mason Moriatakis, and Gage Darby; 2 sisters, Kate Sutton and Margaret Woodring; nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 11:00 AM at the Adairsville Church of Christ with Min. Steve McCaslin officiating. Interment will follow in Eastview Cemetery, Adairsville. The body will lie in state Wednesday at the church from 10:00 AM until the funeral hour.
Pallbearers will be Christopher Ormeroid, Kirk Brown, Eddie Brown, Donnie Sutton, Corey Sutton, and Charles Payne.
The family will receive friends Tuesday from 6:00 PM until 9:00 PM at Barton Funeral Home.
R. Dudley Barton & Son Funeral Home, Adairsville, will be in charge of funeral arrangements for Mrs. Mary Frances Darby.
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