Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Adairsville, GA and surrounding areas.

Ossie Lee Johnson

Ossie Lee Johnson

Aug 30, 2022

Ossie Lee Johnson (Adairsville, GA) age 82, passed away peacefully in is home on August 30 th , 2022.

Ossie was born on April 29 th , 1940, in Marietta, Georgia to his father, Copeland Turner Johnson, and Mother, Annie Belle Hammonds.

Ossie was a loving son, husband, father, and grandfather. He was married to...

Terry Shelton Defoor

Terry Shelton Defoor

Aug 29, 2022

Mr. Terry Shelton De F oor , age 7 2 , of Adairsville, went to his H eavenly home, Monday morning, August 29, 2022 .

Mr. De F oor was born in Calhoun , GA, February 16, 1950 , son of the late Billie Shelton DeFoor and Wilma Geneva Holden DeFoor . Terry was a...

James "Jim" Edmund Orr, Jr

James "Jim" Edmund Orr, Jr

Aug 24, 2022

James Edmund Orr Jr (Jim) of Atlanta, Georgia, Seabrook Island, South Carolina, Catonsville Maryland, and Garden City, New York, entered into eternal rest of August 24th just prior to his 99th birthday. Jim was born to James Edmund Orr and Clara Buttner Orr, the children of immigrants, in Brooklyn, New York on September 22nd, 1923. He was raised in...

Steven Gregory Edwards

Steven Gregory Edwards

Aug 24, 2022

Mr. Steven Gregory Edwards , age 57 , of Adairsville, the Folsom Community passed away Wednesday, August 24, 2022, at his residence in Rossville .

He was born in the Folsom Community, April 22, 1965 , son of Shelba Adcock Edwards and the late James Melvin Edwards. He was of the Baptist faith. Steve was a loving...

John William Kent, Iii

John William Kent, Iii

Aug 11, 2022

Mr. John William Kent, III, age 7 8 , Adairsville passed away Thursday, August 11 , 202 2, at Redmond Regional Hospital .

H e was born in Ball Ground, Georgia, September 29, 1943 , son of the late John William Kent, JR. and Fannie Blackwell Kent . Mr. Kent was of the Baptist faith...

Nora Louise Hendrix

Nora Louise Hendrix

Aug 9, 2022

Mrs. Nora Williams Hendrix, age 66, of White, GA, passed away August 9, 2022, at Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center.

Mrs. Hendrix was born in Columbus, Georgia on October 19, 1955, to the late Joe Lewis Williams and Christine Sanford Williams. She was a member of the Adairsville United Methodist Church and worked in the emergency...

Nancy Burns

Nancy Burns

Aug 5, 2022

Mrs. Nancy Malone Burns, age 71, of Kingston, passed away Friday evening, August 5, 2022, at home surrounded by her loving family.

Mrs. Burns was born in Rome, Georgia, February 11, 1951, daughter of the late Jack D. Malone and Mattie Bell Andrews Malone.  She was also preceded...

Melinda Wheeler Gaddis

Melinda Wheeler Gaddis

Jul 31, 2022

Mrs. Melinda Wheeler Gaddis , age 80, of Rome passed away peacefully Sund ay, July 3 1, 2022, surrounded by loving family.

She was born in Rome ...

Randy Hazelwood

Randy Hazelwood

Jul 23, 2022

Mr. George "Randy" Hazelwood, age 69, of Adairsville, passed away peacefully Saturday, July 23, 2022, surrounded by his loving family.

He was born in Rome, Georgia, September 2, 1952, son of the late Rev. Theodore Hazelwood and Alice Hight Hazelwood. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Ted J. Hazelwood. Randy was a member of...

Edna Jeroane Mathis

Edna Jeroane Mathis

Jul 21, 2022

Mrs. Edna Jeroane Mathis, age 80, of Adairsville passed away Thursday, July 21, 2022, surrounded by loving family.

She was born in Cartersville , Georgia, July 21, 1942 , daughter of the late Charlie M. Hazelwood and Mattie Inez Smith Hazelwood. Mrs. Mathis was also preceded in death by her husband, O. H. Mathis; sons,...

Roy Lee Phillips

Roy Lee Phillips

Jul 20, 2022

Mr. Roy Lee Phillips , 80 , of Adairsville , passed away Wednes day, July 20, 2022, at Redmond Regional Medical Center.

He was born in Adair sville, GA, May 24, 1942 , son of the late Maxwell Phillips, Sr. and Pearline McIntyre Phillips. Mr. Phillips was of the Christian faith. Roy was a lifelong...

Ralph Lee Morrow

Ralph Lee Morrow

Jul 18, 2022

Mr. Ralph Lee Morrow, age 84 , of Ceder Bluff, Alabama formerly of Adairsville, G eorgia , passed away on Monday morning , July 18, 2022 .

He was born in Adairsville, GA, on September 19, 1937 , son of the late Alvin E. "Clark" Morrow and Artis Mae Chamlee Morrow. He was also preceded...

Sherry Lee Adams

Sherry Lee Adams

Jul 14, 2022

M rs. Sherry Lee Adams , age 54 , of Rydal passed away July 14, 2022, at Advent Gordon.

Mr s . Adams was born in Rogersville , Tennessee , January 10, 1968 , to the late Charles Samuel McCravey and Wilma Barn e s McCravey. Sherry was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and...

Mark "Tony" Anthony Tankersley

Mark "Tony" Anthony Tankersley

Jul 7, 2022

Mr. Mark Anthony "Tony" Tankersley, age 81, of Adairsville passed away July 7, 2022, at his residence.

Mr. Tankersley was born in Calhoun, Georgia, March 11, 1941, to the late Lemuel Hyatt Tankersley and Mary Louise Teat Tankersley. He was also preceded in death by his son, Rodney Eric Tankersley; grandson, Thomas Parker Tankersley; and...

Paul "Buck" Duvall

Paul "Buck" Duvall

Jul 4, 2022

Mr. Paul "Buck" Duvall, Jr., 81, of Cartersville passed away on Monday, July 4, 2022, at his residence.

Mr. Duvall was born in Calhoun, Georgia, September 22, 1940, to the late Paul Duvall Sr., and Allie Mae Bunch Vaughn Duvall. He was...

Edwin Fain King

Edwin Fain King

Jul 3, 2022

Mr. Edwin Fain King, age 87, of Cassville, went to his Heavenly home on Sunday, July 3, 2022.

Mr. King was born in Rome , Georgia, May 16, 1935 , to the late Donald Pearson King and Blanche Bailey King. Fain was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church, Cartersville and former member and deacon...

Charles V. Barton

Charles V. Barton

Jun 27, 2022

Mr. Charles V. Barton, age 93, of White, passed away Monday, June 27, 2022, at AdventHealth Gordon.

He was born in Bartow County, May 14, 1929, son of the late Collin Mitchell Barton and Emma Barton.  He was a member of Canaanland Christian Center and retired from Bartow County School System. Charles enjoyed being outdoors turkey and...

Virginia Gayle Lovingood

Virginia Gayle Lovingood

Jun 24, 2022

Virginia Gayle Ellis Lovingood On this day, Friday, June 24, 2022, Virginia Gayle Ellis Lovingood, age 96, of Scottsboro, AL, passed from this life on earth, to her Heavenly home. Virginia, known as Ginny, born on December 13, 1925 in upper Sandusky, Ohio. She was the youngest of seven children. After graduating high school, she and her favorite...

Claude Jimmy Mitchell

Claude Jimmy Mitchell

Jun 24, 2022

Claude Jimmy Mitchell, age 74, of Cartersville, passed away on Friday, June 24, 2022, at Cartersville Medical Center.

Mr. Mitchell was born in Cartersville, Georgia, February 2, 1948, to the late, Willy Mitchell and Addie Sanford Mitchell . He was a member of Lighted Pathway Church of God . Mr. Mitchell retired from New Riverside...

Judy Ann Cochran

Judy Ann Cochran

Jun 24, 2022

Mrs. Judy Ann Roach Cochran, age 62, of Adairsville, passed away peacefully Friday afternoon, June 24, 2022, surrounded by her loving family.

Mrs. Cochran was born in Dalton, Georgia, July 1, 1959, daughter of the late Oscar Roach and Edna Mae Sane Roach Jones. She was a 1977 graduate of Northwest High School in Whitefield...

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