Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Adairsville, GA and surrounding areas.

Susan Allmon Baxter

Susan Allmon Baxter

Jun 3, 2018

Mrs. Susan Allmon Baxter, age 62, of 101 Oak Hill Drive, White, passed away on Sunday, June 3, 2018, at Kindred Hospital, Chattanooga, TN.

She was born in Rome, GA, on October 16, 1955, to the late John Henry and Mary Frances Brookshire Allmon. Mrs. Baxter was a member of Rush Chapel United Methodist...

Lorie Ann Hamby

Lorie Ann Hamby

Jun 2, 2018

Mrs. Lorie Ann Hamby, age 55, of Hopkins Road, Adairsville, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, June 2, 2018.

She was born in Chattanooga, TN, on April 16, 1963 to James Denvil Murphy and Grace Pearl Hulgan Murphy. Lorie was a devout Christian and member of NorthPointe Church. An amazing wife, mother, and...

Tracy Lee Sherwood

Tracy Lee Sherwood

May 26, 2018

Mrs. Tracy Lee Sherwood, age 52, of Cade Drive, Adairsville, passed away peacefully Saturday, May 26, 2018, at her residence.

She was born in Daytona Beach, FL, March 15, 1966, daughter of Mary Lou Young Friedman and the late Elmer Angley. As a true Floridian she loved the salty air and sand. When traveling south visiting her...

Fannie Lou Heath

Fannie Lou Heath

May 13, 2018

Mrs. Fannie Lou Heath, 87, of Highway 2, Crandall, passed away Sunday morning May 13, 2018, at her residence.

She was born in Emerson, GA, January 17, 1931, daughter of the late James Harrison Grooms and Bessie Ghorley Grooms. She was a member of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church. Mrs. Heath was preceded in death by her parents;...

Bobby Gene Mcfarland

Bobby Gene Mcfarland

May 9, 2018

Mr. Bobby Gene McFarland, age 71, of Cedar Creek Road, Cartersville, passed away Wednesday, May 9, 2018 at his residence.

He was born in Jamestown, KY, November 6, 1946, son of the late Joe N. McFarland, Sr. and Lillian "Betty" Brookshire McFarland. Bobby was a member of Pleasant Valley Baptist Church. He was a talented carpenter and...

William Henry Lee

William Henry Lee

May 7, 2018

Mr. William Henry Lee "Dynamite", age 63, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on May 7, 2018.

William Lee lived his life on the simple premises set for him and his sister, Glenda Merriell Lee, by their parents, Clifford Merriell and Christine Mallory Lee. These values were based on faith, family, and hard work. William...

Nancy Mansfield

Nancy Mansfield

Apr 28, 2018

Mrs. Nancy Nally Mansfield, age 85 of Emerson, passed away on Saturday, April 28, 2018 following a brief illness.

She was born in Pine Log, GA, on August 9, 1932, daughter of the late Richard Landon Nally and Ruthel Smith Nally Barton. She was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert Hugh Mansfield.

Survivors include...

Roy Taft Silvers

Roy Taft Silvers

Apr 25, 2018

Mr. Roy Taft Silvers, age 79, of Kingston, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family after a 19 year battle with Parkinson's and Lewy Body.

He was born February 2, 1939 to Howard Taft Silvers, SR and Eldie Boswell Silvers. He was one of 13 children. Roy T. loved his family and community. He...

Bobby W. Edwards

Bobby W. Edwards

Apr 24, 2018

Mr. Bobby W. Edwards, age 82, of Hall Station Road, Adairsville, passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2018 after an extended illness.

He was born in Adairsville, GA, August 10, 1935, son of the late Leonard Arrelle Edwards and Sarah Dee Hayes Edwards. Mr. Edwards retired after 31 years of service as a Senior Master Sergeant from the...

Ray "Lightning" Stokes

Ray "Lightning" Stokes

Apr 23, 2018

Mr. Ray "Lightning" Stokes, age 81 of Cartersville, passed away on Monday, April 23, 2018 at Cartersville Medical Center.

He was born in Adairsville, GA, on December 28, 1936, son of the late Fletcher Ray Stokes, SR and Lillie Reece Stokes. He was retired from Flowers Industries. Ray was a coin collector and avid Atlanta Braves fan....

Neil Delano Southerly

Neil Delano Southerly

Apr 22, 2018

Neil Delano Southerly, age 85, of Perkins Mountain Road, Kingston, passed away peacefully at his home on the morning of April 22, 2018, after an extended illness. He was born in Moorefield, West Virginia on September 25, 1932, son of the late John Edwards Southerly and Virginia Dare Burns Southerly, and deceased siblings, Carl, Harvey, Jenny, and...

Michael Ray Mcclure

Michael Ray Mcclure

Apr 18, 2018

Mr. Michael Ray McClure, 45, of Adairsville, passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at Erlanger Medical Center.

He was born in Rome, GA, September 12, 1972, son of the late Clifford Alvin McClure, Sr. and Fay White McClure. Michael worked at Shaw Industries and had been a mechanic for over 20 years. He enjoyed fishing and loved...

Larry Thomas Martin

Larry Thomas Martin

Apr 17, 2018

Mr. Larry Thomas Martin, age 71, of Calhoun, passed away on Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at Erlanger Medical Center.

He was born in Marietta, GA, on August 10, 1946, son of the late Charlie T. Martin and Annabelle Sargent Martin. He was of the Baptist faith and attended New Hope Baptist Church. Larry was a veteran of...

Billy Ray Pelfrey

Billy Ray Pelfrey

Apr 13, 2018

Mr. Billy Ray Pelfrey, 80, passed away Friday, April 13, 2018, at his residence. He was an evangelist with the Holiness Church of God.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Ernestine Rose Pelfrey; his first wife, Anna Ruth Pelfrey; his parents, Oscar and Viola Pelfrey; his sisters, Alice Rodriguez and Azzalee Clark and his granddaughter,...

Joann Parker Harrell

Joann Parker Harrell

Apr 11, 2018

Mrs. JoAnn Parker Harrell, age 77, of Old Highway 41, Adairsville, passed away on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at Redmond Regional Medical Center.

She was born in Adairsville, Georgia, September 14, 1940, daughter of the late Rev. Jessie J. Parker and Bessie Cochran Parker. Mrs. Harrell was a member of Stoner Chapel Baptist Church. An avid flower...

Michael "Cubby" Culberson & Tina Martino

Michael "Cubby" Culberson & Tina Martino

Apr 10, 2018

Mr. Michael "Cubby" Culberson, age 61, of Adairsville, passed away peacefully at his home on April 10, 2018. His wife, Tina Martino, age 69, also of Adairsville, joined him in Heaven later the same evening.

Mr. Culberson was born August 15, 1956, son of the late Robert and Katherine Culberson. After many years of service at Galey...

Margaret Belle Woodring

Margaret Belle Woodring

Mar 31, 2018

Mrs. Margaret Colston Woodring, age 88, of Adairsville passed away Saturday, March 31, 2018.

She was born in Adairsville, GA, July 20, 1929, daughter of the late Walter and Maude Jackson Colston. She was a member of the Adairsville Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, James Raymond Woodring; brothers, Troy, Grady,...

Virginia Culberson Chandler

Virginia Culberson Chandler

Mar 29, 2018

Mrs. Virginia Culberson Chandler, age 76, of Adairsville passed away Thursday, March 29, 2018.

She was born in Adairsville, GA, March 30, 1941, daughter of the late Ed and Beulah Lee Culberson. She was a graduate of Carroll Lynn Business School in Rome after which she was employed for 34 years by the Georgia Department of Transportation...

Jackie Rose Cowart

Jackie Rose Cowart

Mar 28, 2018

Mrs. Jackie Rose Cowart, age 74, of Adairsville passed away Wednesday, March 28, 2018, at the residence.

Mrs. Cowart was born in Adairsville, Georgia on March 7, 1944, daughter of the late James Robert Baldwin and Sarah Johnson Baldwin. She was a member of Pine Chapel Church and a talented seamstress for many years. She was a...

John Herbert Jackson

John Herbert Jackson

Mar 20, 2018

Mr. John Herbert Jackson born August 25, 1939 in Gordon County passed away March 20, 2018.

He was the son of Hulet R. Jackson and Minnie Burnett Jackson formerly of Plainville, Georgia. John was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Ralph Jackson, 2 sisters, Jeanette Jackson and Minnie Jackson Grisham, and a nephew, Andrew Jackson....

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