Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Adairsville, GA and surrounding areas.

Irene Jackson West

Irene Jackson West

Aug 8, 2017

Mrs. Irene Jackson West, age 98, of Adairsville passed away Tuesday morning, August 8, 2017, at Redmond Regional Medical Center. She was born in Bartow County, August 2, 1919, daughter of the late Robert Oliver Jackson and Minnie Ellen Stone Jackson. She was the eldest member of First Christian Church of Adairsville and had the longest membership. Mrs. West was...

Martha Akins

Martha Akins

Aug 4, 2017

Mrs. Martha Ruth Akins, age 70, of Hill Top Drive, Cartersville, passed away Friday, August 4, 2017 at her residence. She was born in Thomaston, GA January 30, 1947, daughter of the late John Henry Amerson and Jewel Williams Amerson. She was a caring and loving person who will be deeply missed. Mrs. Akins is preceded in death by her...

Kenneth "Ken" Wayne Stephenson

Kenneth "Ken" Wayne Stephenson

Aug 2, 2017

Mr. Kenneth "Ken" Wayne Stephenson, 59, of Jarrett Loop, Adairsville, formerly of Summerville passed away Wednesday, August 2, 2017 at Calhoun Health Care after a lengthy illness. He was born in Summerville, GA, April 18, 1958, son of Shirley Murphy Hoffman and the late Charles Clifford Stephenson, Jr. Mr. Stephenson was a member at NorthPointe Church. He enjoyed antique cars,...

Dora Coker Helton

Dora Coker Helton

Jul 29, 2017

Mrs. Dora Coker Helton, age 101, of Stoners Road, Adairsville, passed away Saturday morning July 29, 2017 at her residence. She was born in Blairsville, GA July 8, 1916, daughter of the late Kimsey Jackson Coker and Jessie Cordelia King Coker. Mrs. Helton was a charter member for 82 years at Stoner Chapel Baptist Church. She spent her life loving...

James "Little Jimmy" William Hartness

James "Little Jimmy" William Hartness

Jul 17, 2017

Mr. James William "Little Jimmy" Hartness, Jr., age 54, of Pine Ridge Court, Cartersville passed away on Monday, July 17, 2017 at Cartersville Medical Center.

Mr. Hartness was born in Ringgold, GA, on September 18, 1962, son of Jimmy William Hartness, Sr. and the late Eva Joyce Haynes. An outdoorsman, he enjoyed hunting, fishing, and gardening. He...

Lonnie "Eddie" Edward Moss

Lonnie "Eddie" Edward Moss

Jul 8, 2017

Mr. Lonnie Edward "Eddie" Moss, age 87, of Erwin Hill Church Road, Adairsville, passed away on Saturday, July 8, 2017. Mr. Moss was born in Talking Rock, GA, on July 30, 1929, son of the late Omer G. Moss and Della Smith Moss. Mr. Moss was a member of Oothcalooga Baptist Church. He served in the U.S. Army Reserves...

Betty Jean Finley

Betty Jean Finley

Jul 5, 2017

Mrs. Betty Jean Finley, age 64, of Patterson Lane, Adairsville passed away Wednesday, July 5, 2017, at Redmond Regional Hospital.

She was born in Adairsville, GA, on September 2, 1952, to the late Charlie Mack Harper and Elizabeth Reynolds Harper. A devout Christian, she was a member of Omega United Church of God in Christ for over...

Carolyn Sue Rogers

Carolyn Sue Rogers

Jun 22, 2017

Mrs. Carolyn Sue Rogers, age 70, of Mays Street, Adairsville, passed away Thursday morning June 22, 2017 at her residence. She was born in Gordon County, February 26, 1947, daughter of the late Earl J. and Dorothy Allen Ray. Mrs. Rogers was a member of New Life Ministries and was a retired school bus driver for the Bartow County School...

Doris Clayton Parker

Doris Clayton Parker

Jun 9, 2017

Mrs. Doris Ganice Clayton Parker, age 90, of Adairsville, passed away Friday, June 9, 2017 at Floyd Medical Center, Rome. She was born in Calhoun, GA, November 24, 1926 daughter of the late William Oscar Clayton and Beulah Van Dora Fowler Clayton. Mrs. Parker was a member of Stoner Chapel Baptist Church. During the war effort, she was a member...

Jimmy Johnathan Blackmon

Jimmy Johnathan Blackmon

Jun 9, 2017

Mr. Jimmy Johnathan Blackmon, age 34, of 143 Connesena Road, Kingston, passed away on Friday, June 9, 2017 at the residence. Mr. Blackmon was born in Cartersville, GA, on April 11, 1983, son of Carolyn Ann Pool and Jimmy Ray Blackmon. He had worked for Zep as a line operator, was a member of Connesena Baptist Church in Kingston, loved...

Angela Jeanette Smith

Angela Jeanette Smith

Jun 5, 2017

Ms. Angela Jeanette Keeler Smith, age 38, passed away Monday, June 5, 2017 at Wellstar Cobb Hospital. She was born in Dalton, GA, July 25, 1978 to Melba Jeanette Bates and the late David Keeler. She was of the Christian faith. Angela was preceded in death by her father. She is survived by her loving children, LeeAnn Henderson, Elizabeth Henderson,...

Robert Henry Buttrum

Robert Henry Buttrum

Jun 1, 2017

Mr. Robert Henry Buttrum, SR, age 63, of Martin Luther King Drive, Adairsville, passed away on Thursday, June 1, 2017 at the residence.

Mr. Buttrum was born in Marietta, GA, on November 1, 1953, son of the late Buford Leon Buttrum and Clemes Ethel Chastain McTaggart. He loved spending time with his family, going fishing and picking...

Ella Mae Harris Jackson

Ella Mae Harris Jackson

May 19, 2017

Mrs. Ella Mae Harris Jackson, age 80, of McKenzie Street, Adairsville, passed away on Friday, May 19, 2017 at her residence.

She was born in Adairsville, GA, on May 24, 1936, daughter of the late Raymond and Flora Cargile Harris. Mrs. Jackson was a member of Union Grove Baptist Church, the Women's Circle, and Woodman of the...

Margaret Byrd Long

Margaret Byrd Long

May 15, 2017

Margaret Byrd Long, age 97, of Burnt Hickory Road, Cartersville passed away Monday, May 15, 2017.

She was born in Johnson County, North Carolina on May, 7 1920, and was the daughter of the late Walter and Minnie Byrd. She was a teacher at Rossville High School, Effingham County High School, Troup High School, and Lagrange Senior...

Lillian Holcomb King

Lillian Holcomb King

May 7, 2017

Mrs. Lillian Holcomb King, age 99, of King Road, Adairsville, went home to be with the Lord Sunday evening, May 7, 2017. Mrs. King was born on March 1, 1918, daughter of the late Robert Holcomb and Elizabeth Edwards Holcomb. Mrs. King was a lifelong member of Pleasant Valley Baptist Church. She worked for 30 plus years at Cartersville Undergarment...

Grace West Sparks

Grace West Sparks

May 4, 2017

Mrs. Grace West Sparks, age 86, of Folsom Rd, NW, Adairsville, died Thursday, May 4, 2017. She was born in Bartow County, November 19, 1930, daughter of the late Henry and Dixie Blalock West. She, along with her late husband, Johnny Sparks, owned and operated a poultry and cattle farm, had worked as a forelady at Calmor, and was a...

Charlie Leroy Burk

Charlie Leroy Burk

May 1, 2017

Mr. Charlie Leroy Burk, age 65, of Old Highway 41, NW, Adairsville, passed away Monday, May 1, 2017 at his residence. He was born in Moultrie, GA, April 12, 1952, son of Almer Clayton Burk and the late Charles Floyd Burk. Mr. Burk was of the Christian Faith, and had retired from Dixie Group where he worked in the yarn...

Shirley Ann Murphy

Shirley Ann Murphy

Apr 26, 2017

Ms. Shirley Ann Wright Murphy, age 78, of Joe Frank Harris Parkway, Adairsville, passed away Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at Redmond Regional Medical Center. She was born in Adairsville, Georgia, July 30, 1938, daughter of the late Arvil James Wright and Mary Ann Jackson Wright. She was a member of the Adairsville Church of Christ and avid reader of the...

Alberta Raper Saunders

Alberta Raper Saunders

Apr 25, 2017

Mrs. Alberta Raper Saunders, age 92, passed away peacefully Tuesday, April 25, 2017 in Adairsville, Georgia where she has lived with her niece and her husband: Wanda and Randy Shadix for the last several years. Mrs Saunders was formerly of Newport News, Virginia. She was born in Lucama, NC, August 12, 1924, daughter of the late Charles and Florence Parrish...

Pauline Setliff Overby

Pauline Setliff Overby

Apr 13, 2017

Mrs. Pauline Setliff "Mama" Overby, age 87, of Bishop Drive, NW, Cartersville, passed away Thursday, April 13, 2017 at Mt. Berry Hospice. She was born in Draper, NC, August 9, 1929, daughter of the late John Emoryfield Setliff and Fannie Glenn Setliff. Mrs. Overby was a member of Raccoon Creek Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents;...

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