Obituaries

Dec 31, 2016

Jim Darby of Brunswick died Saturday, December 31, 2016, at Hospice of the Golden Isles after a prolonged illness. A child of his era, Jim was a Baby Boomer born to Lee and Elaine Darby in Rome, Georgia, on July 10, 1946. He grew up amid numerous grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins in Bartow and Gordon counties. After graduating from...

Dec 29, 2016

Frances Geneva Stansell Poole, age 81, of Rome, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loved ones and family, Thursday, December 29, 2016, following a brief illness of kidney cancer. Geneva was born in Plainville, GA, August 29, 1935, daughter of the late Farris G. and Ruby Lee Sutton Stansell. She attended Model High School, and later married Allen H. Poole...

Dec 21, 2016

Mrs. Annie Hall Carringer, age 33, went home to be with Jesus on December 21, 2016.

She was born in Cartersville, GA, December 31, 1982 to Christine Williams Hall and the late George Raymond Hall. She was a member of The Church at Liberty Square and enjoyed working in the children's ministry with Pastor Lynn, Christie Hale,...

Dec 1, 2016

Mrs. Helen Garrett Young, age 68, of 411 Highway, Rydal, passed away Thursday evening, December 1, 2016, at Cartersville Medical Center. She was born in Talking Rock, GA, February 14, 1948, daughter of the late John and Grace McDaniel Garrett. Mrs. Young was a member of Stamp Creek Baptist Church. She cherished time spent with family, especially all of the...

Nov 30, 2016

Mrs. Margie Bell Johnson, age 66, of Hill Street, Adairsville, passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2016, at Cartersville Medical Center. She was born in Bartow County, GA, April 8, 1950, daughter of the late John R. Bell, SR and Thelma Tidwell Bell. Mrs. Johnson was a member of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church. After years of making delicious biscuits at Dandy...

Nov 25, 2016

Mr. Frederick Ramon Carreathers, 48, of Poplar Springs Road, Adairsville, GA, passed away Friday, November 25, 2016, at Floyd Hospital.

Mr. Carreathers was born January 11, 1968, in Rome, Georgia, to Mary McConnell Carreathers and the late Joseph Dennis Carreathers. A strong and determined person, he always fought his physical challenges following a cardiac and respiratory arrest...

Nov 22, 2016

Danita Dutton Shinall (Dinky), age 59, took her Heavenly flight Tuesday, November 22, 2016. She passed peacefully into the arms of her dear Jesus and the host of loved ones waiting there. Danita was born September 10, 1957, in Calhoun, Ga., the daughter of Earl A. Dutton and Mary El Towe Dutton. She was a member of the Adairsville High...

Nov 17, 2016

Mrs. Wanda Kay Brooks, age 62, of 126 Dog Lane, Adairsville, passed away Thursday evening, November 17, 2016 at Cartersville Medical Center, Cartersville. She was born in Macon, Georgia on January 5, 1954, daughter of the late William Leon and Betty Kathryn Renfroe Jones. She was a member of Glade Baptist Church and had retired from Jenkins Transport. She enjoyed...

Nov 8, 2016

Edward Wood, 65, formerly of Adairsville returned to the Lord at 10:43 am on Tuesday, November 8th, 2016, at Baptist Health in Madisonville, Kentucky, due to secondary complications from a vehicular accident earlier this year. Edward, the youngest of seven sons, was born January 12, 1951, in Rome to Marrowl and Becky (Monday) Wood of Adairsville. He spent most his...

Nov 6, 2016

Mr. James Burnett, age 63, of Mann road, Rockmart, passed away Sunday morning, November 6, 2016, at Redmond Regional Medical Center. He was born in Bartow County, GA, February 21, 1953, son of the late Robert Lee Burnett and Lucille Chitwood Burnett. Mr. Burnett was of the Christian faith, loved music, and working in his flower gardens. Mr. Burnett is...

Oct 29, 2016

Mr. Lawrence "Bud" L. Jones, JR, age 70, of Adairsville, passed away Saturday morning, October 29, 2016, at Floyd Medical Center. He was born in Bartow County, GA, May 25, 1946, son of the late Lawrence Landrum Jones, SR and Corrie Mae King Jones. He was a member of Connesena Baptist Church and former song leader. Mr. Jones was a...

Oct 29, 2016

Mrs. Shirley Ann Barton Cobb, age 79, formerly of 122 Cherry Street, Adairsville, passed away at Pruitt Health of Lafayette, October 29, 2016. She was born in Bartow County, GA, February 18, 1937, daughter of the late Jess and Mattie Pruitt Barton. She was a member of Oothcalooga Baptist Church and the Eastern Star. She enjoyed horseback riding, square dancing,...

Oct 12, 2016

Mrs. Wanda L. Williams, age 34, of Wade Road, Taylorsville, passed away Wednesday, October 12, 2016. Mrs. Williams was born in Marietta, Georgia, February 11, 1982, daughter of Walter Carl Davis and Brenda Fox Ingle. Wanda loved being a mother and spending time with her family. Survivors include her loving husband Boogie Williams of Taylorsville; children, Cody and Anna Williams...

Oct 8, 2016

Mr. Terry Lynn Vaughan, age 48, of Dogwood Drive, Cartersville, passed away Saturday, October 8, 2016 at Emory Hospital. He was born in Rome, GA, August 13, 1968, son of Kenneth Lamar Vaughan and the late Linda McElrath Vaughan. Mr. Vaughan was a member of Freedom Worship Center. An outdoorsman, he enjoyed hunting and fishing, going camping, and taking the...

Oct 2, 2016

Mr. Kerry Lee Cosby, age 69, of Highway 140, Adairsville, passed away Sunday, October 2, 2016 at Redmond Regional Medical Center.

Mr. Cosby was born in Douglasville, GA, April 17, 1947, son of the late Lee Oren Cosby and Irene Horsley Cosby. Mr. Cosby was a member at Plainview Baptist Church and was a truck driver for...

Oct 1, 2016

Mrs. Helon Walker Fouts, age 86, of Highway 140, Adairsville, passed away Saturday, October 1, 2016. Mrs. Fouts was born in Temple, Georgia, October 4, 1929, daughter of the late Rufus Hershel Walker and Grace Lovell Walker. She was a member of Adairsville United Methodist Church. Mrs. Fouts retired from the Fulton County School System and was a talented seamstress....

Oct 1, 2016

Mrs. Nellie Ruth "Tootsie" Bailey, age 80 formerly of Highway 140, Adairsville, passed away Saturday, October 1, 2016. Mrs. Bailey was born in Shannon, Georgia, June 28, 1936, daughter of the late A.M. Whitlow and Pearl Hammonds Whitlow. She was a member of Snow Springs Baptist Church. Mrs. Bailey was a beautician for many years and owned and operated Country...

Sep 22, 2016

Mr. Robert Roger Hicks, age 69, of Old Highway 140, Adairsville, passed away Thursday, September 22, 2016 at Redmond Regional Medical Center. Mr. Hicks was born in Portersville, AL, November 28, 1946, son of the late Bill and Tressie Maudie Parker Hicks. He enjoyed fishing, and working on old cars. Mr. Hicks is preceded in death by his wife, Jane...

Sep 21, 2016

Mr. Timothy Michael "T.T." Redd, age 22, of 1838 Firetower Road, Fairmount, passed away Wednesday, September 21, 2016, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Mr. Redd was born April 27, 1994, in Calhoun, GA, to Mary Jane Hall and Tim Redd. He loved sports, especially playing ball, and the outdoors, playing video games, eating pizza and riding motorcycles. Although...

Sep 21, 2016

Mr. Austin Ryan Baldwin, age 20, of 1155 Mt. Olive Church Road, Fairmount, passed away Wednesday, September 21, 2016, from injuries sustained during a motorcycle accident.

Mr. Baldwin was born November 25, 1995, in Calhoun, GA, to Rebecca Delane Redd Young and Jason Thomas Baldwin. He had attended Canaanland Church, Adairsville, enjoyed being outside, playing basketball, cliff-jumping...