Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Adairsville, GA and surrounding areas.

Ronald Franklin Diddle

Ronald Franklin Diddle

Dec 29, 2018

Mr. Ronald Franklin Diddle, age 81, of Highway 411, Oakman, GA passed away Saturday, December 29, 2018.

He was born in Chillicothe, OH, September 12, 1937, son of the late Audra Owen Diddle and Nellie Melissa Brown Diddle. Mr. Diddle was of the Mormon faith and retired from Morgan Inc. Mr. Diddle was a great man who...

John Welton Holcomb

John Welton Holcomb

Dec 26, 2018

Mr. John Welton Holcomb, age 80, of Old Highway 41, Adairsville passed away Wednesday, December 26, 2018.

He was born in Kingston, GA, March 14, 1938, son of the late Arelige Milton Holcomb and Birtie Mae Wilkey Holcomb. Mr. Holcomb was of the Baptist faith. He was owner operator of J & S Trucking for 40 years....

Charles Autrell "C.A." West

Charles Autrell "C.A." West

Dec 26, 2018

Charles Autrell, "C.A.," West, age 86, died on Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at the home of his daughter, Gayle Edwards, in Adairsville, Georgia. From his birth in Calhoun, Georgia on December 10, 1932 to his death on Wednesday he nourished people around him with love, laughter and music. He was born on a farm near Folsom to Henry Hamilton...

Blanche "Dottie" Elizabeth Green

Blanche "Dottie" Elizabeth Green

Dec 23, 2018

Mrs. Blanche Elizabeth Griffin Green, better known as "Dottie", age 72, of Connesena Road, Kingston, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, December 23, 2018 at her home.

Mrs. Green was born in Lafayette, GA, February 28, 1946, daughter of the late Clarence Lee Griffin, Sr and Evelyn Marie Young Griffin. She was a member of Connesena Baptist Church. Dottie...

Janice Ann Green

Janice Ann Green

Dec 20, 2018

Mrs. Janice Ann Green, age 69, of Adairsville, passed away December 20, 2018.

Mrs. Green was born in Adairsville, GA, February 15, 1949, daughter of the late James Grover Greene and Vister Lorene Harris Greene. Mrs. Green was of the Baptist faith. She was a talented decorator and enjoyed making flower arrangements. She was a loving mother,...

Ruth Edna Newman

Ruth Edna Newman

Dec 20, 2018

Mrs. Ruth Taylor Newman, age 96, of Adairsville, GA, formerly of Wall, NJ, passed away Thursday, December 20, 2018.

She was born in Adelphia, NJ, February 12, 1922, daughter of the late Mary Edna Mount and Myron Russell Taylor. Mrs. Newman was of the Methodist faith. She lived her life loving and caring for her family. She...

John David Blalock

John David Blalock

Dec 20, 2018

Mr. John David Blalock, age 38, of Rydal, passed away unexpectedly December 20, 2018 at his residence.

He was born in Marietta, Georgia, December 11, 1980, son of Dwight Lelton Blalock and LaVerne Neidlinger Blalock. John was a graduate of Model High School. He had worked for the Floyd County Sheriffs Department for ten years and recently...

William Darrell Hyde

William Darrell Hyde

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...

Betty Jo Arnold

Betty Jo Arnold

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...

Sandra Elaine Bancroft

Sandra Elaine Bancroft

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...

Lurlyne Agnes Brookshire

Lurlyne Agnes Brookshire

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...

Stacey Morrow Huggins

Stacey Morrow Huggins

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....

Ted J Hazelwood

Ted J Hazelwood

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...

Laverne Hurley Bowen

Laverne Hurley Bowen

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...

Jackie Sue Owens

Jackie Sue Owens

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...

Phyllis Lynn Ray

Phyllis Lynn Ray

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...

Dawn Bragg Selden

Dawn Bragg Selden

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....

Sandra Ann Lemaster

Sandra Ann Lemaster

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,...

John "Js" Smith Evans, Jr

John "Js" Smith Evans, Jr

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...

Irene Bennett Cochran

Irene Bennett Cochran

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...

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