Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Adairsville, GA and surrounding areas.

Aleck Franklin Sewell

Aleck Franklin Sewell

Feb 23, 2018

Mr. Aleck Franklin Sewell, age 76, of Gravely Road, Calhoun passed away Friday, February 23, 2018, at Gordon Hospital. He was born January 6, 1942, son of the late Leonard A. Sewell and Helen McGhin Sewell. Mr. Sewell was a member of Union Grove Baptist Church. He was a retired veteran of the United States Navy and also retired from...

Alton "Buddy" Aubrey Adcock

Alton "Buddy" Aubrey Adcock

Feb 16, 2018

Mr. Alton Aubrey "Buddy" Adcock, age 88, of the Folsom community, passed away Friday, February 16, 2018, at Cartersville Medical Center.

He was born in the Folsom community, Adairsville, January 10, 1930, son of the late Max Aubrey Adcock and Elsie Naoma Green Adcock. Buddy was one of the longest active living members of Cedar Creek Baptist Church. He...

Yvonne Bunch King

Yvonne Bunch King

Jan 26, 2018

Mrs. Yvonne Bunch King, age 78, of Adairsville, passed away Friday, January 26, 2018 at Cartersville Medical Center. She was born in Bartow County, November 8, 1939, daughter of the late Paul Herman Bunch and Willie Mae Stone Bunch. Mrs. King was a member of Adairsville Baptist Church, Adairsville Lion's Club, former president of both the Adairsville PTA and the...

Shawn Gregory Dutto

Shawn Gregory Dutto

Jan 23, 2018

Mr. Shawn Gregory Dutto, age 35, of Cartersville passed away, January 23, 2018, in Texas, from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. He was born in Cartersville, GA, December 20, 1982, son of Dale Hamilton Dutto and Anna Hufstetler Abernathy. Mr. Dutto was of the Christian Faith, had attended NorthPointe Church, and was a long haul truck driver for...

J. C. Jarrett

J. C. Jarrett

Jan 21, 2018

Mr. J.C. Jarrett, age 74, of Kensington Drive, Calhoun, passed away Sunday morning, January 21, 2018, at the residence. He was born in Rome, GA, May 30, 1943, son of the late Ben J. Jarrett and Grace Jackson Jarrett. Mr. Jarrett was a member of Adairsville First Christian Church. He retired from Lockheed Martin. After retiring he enjoyed going to...

Rev. Harold Owens

Rev. Harold Owens

Jan 21, 2018

Rev. Harold Owens was born March 7, 1937 in Chattooga County, GA, to the late Luther Clay and Mary Bailey Owens. He went home to live with his Lord and Savior on January 21, 2018, at his residence, surrounded by loved ones. He was preceded in death by his dear, loving wife of 53 years, Claudean "Dean" Owens. Rev. Owens...

Jessie Mae Smith

Jessie Mae Smith

Jan 20, 2018

Mrs. Jessie Mae Heath Smith, age 83, of Adairsville, passed away Saturday evening, January 20, 2018, at Cartersville Heights Care and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Kingston, GA, July 6, 1935, daughter of the late Dewey and Lillie Mae Hardin Heath. Mrs. Smith was of the Baptist Faith and had worked at CalMor for several years until its closing....

Douglas Blanton Evans

Douglas Blanton Evans

Jan 17, 2018

Mr. Douglas Blanton Evans, age 97, of Pine Grove Circle, Adairsville, passed away Tuesday morning, January 17, 2018, at his residence. He was born in Nashville, TN, June 5, 1920, son of the late Stanley Blanton Evans and Sidney Patrick Evans. Mr. Evans was a member of Adairsville Baptist Church. A veteran of the United States Navy he served as...

Geneva Edwards Nation

Geneva Edwards Nation

Jan 17, 2018

Mrs. Geneva Edwards Nation, age 61, of Pleasant Valley Road, Adairsville, passed away Wednesday, January 17, 2018, at her residence. She was born in Cartersville, GA, August 28, 1956, daughter of the late A. L. and Frances Emma Chappell Edwards. She loved being with her family and tending to her flowers. Mrs. Nation never met a stranger, and always greeted...

Joann Towe

Joann Towe

Jan 14, 2018

Mrs. JoAnn Towe, age 78, of Bradly Lane, Adairsville, passed away Sunday, January 14, 2018 at her residence. She was born in Ball Ground, Georgia, on June 26, 1939, daughter of the late Buford Willie Lee Williams and Mamie Jenkins Williams. She was a member of Oothcalooga Baptist Church. She enjoyed watching the Atlanta Braves and a good western. She...

Mark Alan Payne

Mark Alan Payne

Jan 13, 2018

Mr. Mark Alan Payne, age 60, of Adairsville, passed away Saturday, January 13, 2018.

He was born in Rome, Georgia, on October 11, 1957, son of the late Floyd Benjamin (Trapper) Payne and Dorothy (Dot) Silver Payne. He was a member of Adairsville Baptist Church. Mark enjoyed fishing, watching sports, and NASCAR. He loved being with his...

James Harold Touchstone, Sr.

James Harold Touchstone, Sr.

Jan 10, 2018

Mr. James Harold Touchstone, Sr., age 94, of Hotel Street, Adairsville, passed away Wednesday, January 10, 2018. He was born in Graysville, Georgia, on July 16, 1923, son of the late Lucius Gartrell Touchstone and Bertha Winkle Touchstone. He was a member of Pleasant Valley Baptist Church and a former clerk of the church. He was a veteran of World...

Kevin James Bowen

Kevin James Bowen

Jan 5, 2018

Mr. Kevin James Bowen, age 50, of Pleasant Valley Road, Adairsville, passed away Friday, January 5, 2018 at Grady Memorial Hospital. He was born in Redlands, California, on August 10, 1967, son of the late John Hue Bowen and Florence Jessee Bowen. Kevin lived most of his life in Georgia. He was the youngest of the six siblings. Kevin was...

James "Ed" Edwin Belcher

James "Ed" Edwin Belcher

Dec 11, 2017

Mr. James Edwin "Ed" Belcher, 75, of Sparks Street, Adairsville passed away Monday morning, December 11, 2017 at home. Mr. Belcher was born in Cartersville, Georgia, September 24, 1942, son of the late Everett James Belcher and Gladys Taylor Belcher Shope. He was a member of Oothcalooga Baptist Church and the choir director for twenty-one years. A man of musical...

Effie Mae Culberson

Effie Mae Culberson

Dec 10, 2017

Mrs. Effie Mae Culberson, aged 95, of Adairsville passed away, Sunday evening, December 10, 2017 at home. She was born in Adairsville, Georgia, the daughter of Annie Emma Freeman Boswell and R. K. Boswell, of Adairsville. Mrs. Culberson was a long-time member of Snow Springs Baptist Church of Adairsville, where she had participated in many activities of the church, especially...

Benson Barton

Benson Barton

Dec 1, 2017

Mr. George Benson Barton, Sr., age 70, of Calhoun, passed away peacefully Friday morning, December 1, 2017. He was born in Rome, Georgia, September 21, 1947, son of the late Robert Dudley Barton, Jr. and Margaret Hutcheson Barton. Benson was a graduate of Adairsville High School and attended Andrew College and Reinhardt College. He was a veteran of the United...

Rose Ferrell

Rose Ferrell

Nov 29, 2017

Ms. Rose Ann Ferrell, age 56, of Owensby Lane, Adairsville, passed away Wednesday, November 29, 2017. She was born in the Gardenia, California on September 3, 1961, daughter of the late Albert Vincent Shirah and Mary Moreno Gross. Ms. Ferrell was of the Christian faith. She loved being with her family, especially her grandchildren. She enjoyed decorating, going to yard...

Dillard Lee Sutton

Dillard Lee Sutton

Nov 22, 2017

Mr. Dillard Lee Sutton, age 90, of Mount Pleasant Road, Fairmount, passed away Wednesday, November 22, 2017. He was born in the Folsom Community in Adairsville, GA on May 23, 1927, son of the late John Sherman Sutton and Mabel Mealer Sutton. Mr. Sutton was veteran of United States Navy and a member of Hinton Baptist Church. Over the years...

Robert "Bob" Fair

Robert "Bob" Fair

Nov 10, 2017

Mr. Robert "Bob" M. Fair, Sr., age 86, of Oak Grove Road, Adairsville, passed away Friday, November 10, 2017. He was born in Oglethorpe County, GA on September 19, 1931, son of the late James Robert Fair and Thelma Nelson Fair. Mr. Fair was previously a member at Western Hills Baptist Church in Kennesaw. He was a veteran of the...

Velma Agnes Collins

Velma Agnes Collins

Nov 6, 2017

Mrs. Velma A. Collins, age 101, formerly of Adairsville, Georgia, passed away Monday, November 6, 2017. She was born in Adairsville, GA on May 7, 1916, daughter of the late Harvey McKnight Morrow and Maimie Burley Morrow. Mrs. Collins was of the Baptist faith. She owned and operated Velma's Beauty Shop for many years. A talented artist, she enjoyed painting...

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