Obituaries

Aug 10, 2020

Mr. Jerry Frank Atkins, 68, of Adairsville, GA passed away Monday, August 10, 2020, at his residence.

He was born in Rome, GA, August 25, 1951, son of the late Harvey Atkins and Gertha Ross Atkins. Mr. Atkins has been a member of Meadowdale Baptist Church since 1974. He retired from VT Industries in 2011. Jerry enjoyed...

Aug 10, 2020

Mr. Willard Lee Ferguson, 73, of Adairsville passed away Monday, August 10, 2020, at his residence surrounded by his loving family.

He was born in Georgia, March 3, 1947, son of the late Lee Ella Bramblett Fowler. He enjoyed being on the go; going fishing, finding good yard sales, or working on bicycles. He was an amazing...

Aug 8, 2020

Mrs. Teresa Michelle Clark, 53, of Adairsville passed away Saturday, August 8, 2020, at her residence.

She was born in Bainbridge, Georgia, January 6, 1967, daughter of the late Margaret Dean Phillips. She was of the Pentecostal faith. She was an amazing wife, mother, ninny, sister, and friend. She was preceded in death by her mother and...

Aug 8, 2020

Mr. Earl L. Towe of Adairsville, Georgia, passed from this life to his eternal life in Heaven. After several months of declining health, Earl died peacefully at his residence with loving family at his side.

Born May 22, 1929, on Towe Chaple Road in Folsom, Georgia. He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 61...

Jul 30, 2020

Mrs. Marsha Jean Hamilton, 76, of Adairsville went to be with her Lord and Savior Thursday evening, July 30, 2020.

She was born in Atlanta, Georgia, October 14, 1943, daughter of the late Marshal Dempsey Lail and Nellie Taylor Lail. She and her husband married in 1962 and were blessed with 4 children. Marsha was devout christian...

Jul 26, 2020

Mrs. Tennie Marlene Williams, 80, of Adairsville passed away Sunday evening, July 26, 2020, at her residence.

She was born in Gatewood, Missouri, June 20, 1940, daughter of the late William Lewis Ruminer and Lillie Rose Sisk. She was a member of Oothcalooga Baptist Church. Loving, kind, selfless, and giving would be a few words to best...

Jul 24, 2020

Ms. Anna Darlene Waldon Payne, better known as "Dar Dar" or "Gam", 62, of Adairsville passed away Friday evening, July 24, 2020, at her residence surrounded by her loving family.

She was born in Crab Orchard, Kentucky, December 3, 1957, daughter of the late John D. Waldon and Ruby Boswell Webb Waldon. Ms. Payne attended NorthPointe Church...

Jul 22, 2020

Mr. Larry Delaney Cobb, age 79, of Folsom-Glade Road, Adairsville, passed away Wednesday, July 22, 2020, at Redmond Regional Medical Center.

He was born in Gordon County, December 16, 1940, to the late Rev. Emmet Franklin Cobb and Annie Lee Mealer Cobb. He was of Christian faith. A true southerner, he enjoyed tinkering outside, hunting and fishing,...

Jul 19, 2020

Mr. Robert Charles "R. C." King, of Adairsville passed away Sunday, July 19, 2020.

Mr. King was born in Adairsville, Georgia, October 21, 1934, son of the late Charlie Clifford King and Lillian Venus Holcomb King. Mr. King was a member of the Adairsville United Methodist Church and retired from Bartow County after 40 years of service....

Jul 17, 2020

Ms. Betty Joyce Lipham, age 75, of Adairsville, passed away Friday, July 17 2020, at Advent Hospital Gordon, Calhoun.

Ms. Lipham was born in Moultrie, GA, April 20, 1945, to the late L.C. Hobgood and Nellie Euphemia Miles Hobgood. She attended Norristown Revival Center. Betty enjoyed a good cup of coffee and a word search, cooking, and...

Jul 15, 2020

Mr. Walter Esbon Gardner, age 74, of Adairsville, passed away Wednesday, July 15, 2020, at his residence.

The family will receive friends Tuesday, July 21, 2020, from 11:30AM until 12:30PM at Barton Funeral Home. A private funeral services will follow with Elder Susie Gilbert and Bishop Billy Harris officiating. Interment will be in the Georgia Nation Cemetery,...

Jul 9, 2020

Mrs. Connie Elizabeth Hannah, age 54, of Rydal, passed away Thursday, July 9, 2020, at Redmond Regional Medical Center, Rome.

Mrs. Hannah was born in Cartersville, GA, April 3, 1966, to the late Wayne and Kathleen Patterson Mulkey. She cherished her husband, Bobby Hannah, to whom she had been married for 37 years, loved road trips, Sunday...

Jul 9, 2020

Mr. Varn Malachi Duvall, age 76, of Kingston, passed away Thursday, July 9, 2020, at his residence.

Mr. Duvall was born in Kingston, GA, on August 22, 1943, son of the late Chella Dolus and Catherine Buttram Duvall. Mr. Duvall was a member of Kinston Full Gospel Church, a veteran of the United States Army, having served...

Jul 9, 2020

Mrs. Edna Ruth Wilson , age 71 , of Adairsville , passed away Thursday , July 9 2020, at Gordon Hospital, Calhoun.

Mrs. Wilson was born in Adair sville, GA, May 18 , 19 49 , to the late James Clarence and Fannie Ruth Redd . She was of the Baptist Faith and had worked...

Jul 4, 2020

Mr. Davis Edwin Chapman, Sr, age 88, of Cartersville, passed away Saturday, July 4, 2020, at his residence.

Mr. Chapman was born in Boones Creek Community in Salem, South Carolina, on March 23, 1932, son of the late Elmer Walker Chapman and Bertha Aloe Moss Chapman. Mr. Chapman was a member of Adairsville Church of Christ and...

Jun 28, 2020

Mrs. Julie Ruth Pelfrey Dale, age 92, of Adairsville went to be with her Lord and Savior Sunday, June 28, 2020.

She was born in the Adairsville, GA on June 2, 1928, to the late David Baxter Pelfrey and Mary Etta Ridley Pelfrey. She was a member of CanaanLand Christian Center and the Adairsville Eastern Star. She...

Jun 27, 2020

Mr. Daniel "Danny" Lamar Lockridge, age 60, of Adairsville, passed away Saturday, June 27, 2020, at Floyd Medical Center. Mr. Lockridge was born in Rome, Georgia, August 24, 1959, son of the late James "Jimmy" Lockridge, Sr. and Dorothy "Dot" McDonald Lockridge. Danny was a mechanic and enjoyed working on all types of engines, big and small. He was...

Jun 14, 2020

Mrs. Mary Nell Linskey, age 81, of Adairsville, passed away Sunday, June 14, 2020, at her residence.

She was born in Gordon County, December 16, 1938, daughter of the James Michael McGuire and Mary Josephine Trimble McGuire. She was a member of the Adairsvile United Methodist Church. She enjoyed gardening, crafts, and was an avid reader. She...

Jun 14, 2020

Mr. Randal Stiles, age 63, of Rome, passed away peacefully June 14, 2020 at his residence with his brothers and sisters surrounding his bedside.

Mr. Stiles was born in Murphy, North Carolina, February 2, 1957, son of the late Skyler B. Stiles and Olive Joy Coleman Stiles. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Dewey...

Jun 13, 2020

Mr. Larry Wesley Hendrix, age 77, of Kirk Road, NW, White, GA, passed away June 13, 2020, at his residence.

Mr. Hendrix was born in Rome, Georgia on October 27, 1942 to the late Wesley Decatur Hendrix and Helen Mae Mabry Hendrix. He was a member of the Adairsville Methodist Church. Larry was and avid collector of...