Obituaries

Dec 20, 2018

Mr. William Darrell Hyde, age 71, of Joe Frank Harris Parkway, Adairsville passed away Thursday, December 20, 2018.

He was born in Cartersville, GA, August 17, 1947, son of the late Gordon Hyde and Velma Ray Hyde. Mr. Hyde was a member of Oak Hill Baptist Church. He retired from Union Carbide after 37 years and then...

Dec 19, 2018

Ms. Betty Jo Arnold, age 81, formerly of Adairsville, passed away December 19, 2018 in Summerville, GA.

Ms. Arnold was born in Adairsville, GA, December 1, 1937, daughter of the late Fred D. Harris and Effie Davis Harris. She was a member of Redeeming Overcoming Church of God in Adairsville. A caring and giving person, she was...

Dec 18, 2018

Sandra Elaine Bancroft, age 71, of Fairfield, Ohio passed away December 18, 2018 at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati. She is survived by her husband, Mark Bancroft; daughters, Robyn Bancroft, Wendy Prevatte, and Amy Bancroft; grandchildren, Elizabeth Prevatte, Charles Prevatte III, Sasha Thornton, Juliet Thornton, and Ethan Prevatte; sister, Gwen Pearson; aunt, Rita Pritchard; and, uncle, Joseph "Bud" Vincent. She...

Dec 18, 2018

Mrs. Lurlyne Fortenberry Brookshire, age 93, of Adairsville, passed away December 18, 2018.

Mrs. Brookshire was born in Adairsville, GA, December 3, 1925, daughter of the late Willie Fortenberry and Lula Edwards Fortenberry. She was of the baptist faith. She was a lifelong resident of Bartow County. Over the years Mrs. Brookshire had worked as a seamstress...

Dec 6, 2018

Mrs. Stacey Morrow Huggins, age 55, of Belmont Drive, Calhoun, passed away Thursday, December 6, 2018.

Mrs. Huggins was born in Cartersville, Georgia, November 10, 1963, daughter of Ralph Lee Morrow and Glenna Annette Goss. Stacey was always willing to help others in time of need. She loved her family and all the memories they made together....

Dec 2, 2018

Mr. Ted J. Hazelwood, age 70, of Adairsville, passed away suddenly December 2, 2018 at his residence. He was born in Rome, Georgia, September 4, 1948, son of the late Rev. Theodore and Alice Hazelwood. Mr. Hazelwood was a member of Dry Creek Baptist Church since 1958. He was ordained as a deacon in 1976, the song director for over...

Dec 2, 2018

Mrs. Laverne Hurley Bowen, age 88, of 2500 Highway 140, NW, White, passed away Sunday, December 2, 2018. Mrs. Bowen was born in Bertrand, Missouri, May 6, 1930, daughter of the late Russell Hurley and Ova Nelson Hurley. She was a dedicated member of the Church of God of Prophecy. Her greatest joy was serving her Lord and as a...

Nov 23, 2018

Mrs. Jackie Sue Hyde Owens, age 51, of Cartersville, passed away November 23, 2018 at her residence. She was born in Cartersville, March 14, 1967, daughter of Jack Lee Hyde and Josephine Easterwood Walsh. Jackie had attended NorthPointe Church. Along with her husband, they owned an operated Owens' BBQ in Adairsville and now in Tallapoosa. Jackie also enjoyed working for...

Nov 16, 2018

Mrs. Phyllis Lynn Ray, age 62, of Rydal, passed away November 16, 2018 at her residence. She was born in Cartersville, September 14, 1956, daughter of the late Hilburn and Ella Mae Childers. Phyllis was of the Pentecostal faith. Loving and taking care of her family was her purpose in life. She was an amazing wife, mother, and grandmother. She...

Nov 14, 2018

Ms. Angela Dawn Bragg Selden, age 65, of Adairsville, passed away Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at her residence. She was born in Rome, Georgia, February 12, 1953, daughter of the late James M. "Jaker" Bragg and Juanita Wright Bragg. She was a member of the Adairsville Church of Christ. Dawn loved reading her Bible and spending time with her family....

Nov 11, 2018

Mrs. Sandra Ann Wood Lemaster, age 57, Adairsville, passed away Sunday, November 11, 2018, from a long battle of heart problems. Sandra was born in Columbia, South Carolina, December 22, 1960, daughter of the late Ronald P. Wood and Rose Marie Ford Wood. She was a graduate of Calhoun High School Class of 1979, Floyd Medical Center School of Radiology,...

Nov 3, 2018

Mr. John Smith "JS" Evans, Jr, age 84, of Rydal, GA, passed away Saturday, November 3, 2018 at Floyd Medical Center. He was born in the Folsom Community, June 11, 1934, son of the late John Smith Evans, Sr. and Emily Cook Evans. Mr. Evans was of the Baptist Faith. He a veteran of the United States Army, a mechanic...

Nov 2, 2018

Mrs. Irene Bennett Cochran, age 83, formerly of Adairsville, passed away Friday, November 2, 2018. She was born in Kingston, GA, August 5, 1935, daughter of the late Charles Leldon Bennett and Thelma Kilgore Bennett. Mrs. Cochran was a member at Adairsville Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses Pleasant Valley Congregation. Irene loved living life sharing the word of the Bible...

Nov 1, 2018

Mr. Pope Moore, age 79, of Adairsville, passed away Thursday, November 1, 2018, at his residence. Mr. Moore was born December 1, 1938, in Kingston, Georgia, son of the late Harold Eugene Moore and Ruby Pope Moore. He was a member of Awtrey Westwood Baptist Church and attended Glade Road Baptist Church. Mr. Moore was a veteran of the United...

Oct 31, 2018

Mr. Michael Edwin Smith, age 67, of Adairsville, passed away Wednesday, October 31, 2018. Mr. Smith was born June 11, 1951, in Rome, Georgia, son of the late Edwin Charles Smith and Edna Faye Bagley Smith. He was a member of Snow Springs Baptist Church and a graduate of Adairsville High School class of 1969. A free spirit, Michael enjoyed...

Oct 30, 2018

Mr. Carlton L. Littlejohn, 80, of Old Highway 41, Adairsville passed away Tuesday, October 30, 2018 at the residence. Mr. Littlejohn was born in Rome, Georgia, September 1, 1938, son of the late Carlton James "CJ" Littlejohn and Dollie Bankston Littlejohn. He was a member of Oothcalooga Baptist Church and served in the National Guard. Carlton along with his family...

Oct 20, 2018

Mr. Robert Earl Miller, Sr, age 72, of Adairsville, passed away Saturday, October 20, 2018.

He was born in Bartow County, GA, March 29, 1946, son of the late Arlie B. Miller Lizzie Jacobs Miller. He was of the Holliness faith. Robert was the owner operator of R and M Tree Service. He enjoyed the...

Oct 20, 2018

Mrs. Billie Sue Pruitt, age 79, of Centre, AL passed away Saturday, October 20, 2018, at Erlanger Medical Center. She was born in Ducktown, TN, May 23, 1939, daughter of the late John Gilbert Pruitt and Myrtle May Weaver Pruitt. She was a member of Dewey Baptist Church. Memorial services will be held Saturday, October 27, 2018, at 2:00 PM...

Oct 19, 2018

Mrs. Sandra Hicks Coker, age 58, of 113 Kuhlman Street, Adairsville, passed away Friday morning, October 19, 2018, after a brief illness. She was born in Rome, Georgia, August 14, 1960, daughter of the late Emory and Lois Pasley Hicks. Mrs. Coker was a member and Sunday school teacher at Vision Baptist Church in Adairsville. She had been a licensed...

Oct 10, 2018

Mr. Sammy Joe Hight, age 72, of Old Highway 41, Adairsville, passed away Wednesday, October 10, 2018, at his residence. He was born in Bartow County, GA, October 17, 1945, son of the late Jim Hight and Pauline Holmes Hight. Sammy had attended the Church of God and retired from Mohawk Industries. He enjoyed fishing and spending time with all...