Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Adairsville, GA and surrounding areas.

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;...

Kenny Lee Vaughan

Kenny Lee Vaughan

Mar 16, 2017

Mr. Kenny Lee Vaughan, age 55, of Dogwood Drive, Cartersville, passed away Thursday, March 16, 2017 at Cartersville Medical Center. He was born in Cartersville, GA, February 23, 1962, son of Kenneth Vaughan and the late Linda McElrath Vaughan. Mr. Vaughan was a member of Lighted Pathway Church of God. An outdoorsman, he enjoyed fishing and hunting. He liked watching...

Grace Cowart Adcock

Grace Cowart Adcock

Mar 13, 2017

Mrs. Grace Cowart Adcock, 96, of the Folsom Community, passed away peacefully at home Monday, March 13, 2017. She was born in Adairsville, GA April 24, 1920, daughter of the late John B. "Jack" Cowart and Mary L. Stephens Cowart. Mrs. Adcock was a devout Christian and member of Cedar Creek Baptist Church. She cherished her church and her neighbors....

Emily Clement Payne

Emily Clement Payne

Mar 13, 2017

Mrs. Emily Payne, 96, passed away on March 13, 2017 at the home of her daughter, LeAnn Strom, in Tucker, GA. Emily was born on October 10, 1920 in Trans, Walker County, GA, the daughter of the late William Madison and Leona Davis Clement. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 60 years, Albert Sydney Payne, on...

Thomas Luther Hill, Jr.

Thomas Luther Hill, Jr.

Feb 15, 2017

Mr. Thomas Luther Hill, Jr., age 88, of White Road, NW, Adairsville, passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2017, at Piedmont Hospital. He was born February 7, 1929, in Bartow County, GA, son of the late Thomas Luther Hill, Sr. and Roxie Jarrett Hill. Mr. Hill was a devout member and longtime deacon of Macedonia Primitive Baptist Church. After retiring from...

Carrie Mae Bowdoin

Carrie Mae Bowdoin

Feb 6, 2017

Mrs. Carrie Mae Richards Bowdoin, age 88, formerly of Adairsville, passed away Monday, February 6, 2017, at Gordon Health Care, Calhoun. She was born in Plainville, GA, March 6, 1928, daughter of the late of Oliver Richards and Bessie Goodman Richards. She was a member of Gray's Chapel A.M.E. Church. She enjoyed quilting, gardening, canning vegetables, singing, and taking care...

Carol Ann Knight

Carol Ann Knight

Jan 25, 2017

Mrs. Carol Ann Knight, 79, of Firetower Road, Rome passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2017. She was born November 22, 1937 in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, daughter of the late Benjamin Vogt and Emily Kaltenbach Vogt. Mrs. Knight worked many of jobs but people will most remember her from Troy's BBQ. She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, and friend...

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