Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Adairsville, GA and surrounding areas.

Cora Bessie Jenkins

Cora Bessie Jenkins

Jul 18, 2014

Mrs. Cora Bessie Jenkins, 78, of Raymond Jenkins Road, Kingston, went to be with the Lord on Friday, July 18, 2014. She was born in Taylorsville, GA, December 6, 1935, daughter of the late Charles Raymond Jenkins and Mary Frances "Janie" Kell Jenkins. Bessie was retired from the carpet mill industry and enjoyed spending time with her family, talking on...

Mary Lou Fletcher

Mary Lou Fletcher

Jul 13, 2014

Mrs. Mary Lou (Metcalf) Fletcher, 90, went home to be with the Lord at Gordon Health and Rehab Center in the presence of her loving husband and family on Sunday, July 13, 2014. Mrs. Fletcher was born in Gordon County, Georgia, May 14, 1924, daughter of the late Oscar Lee Metcalf and Mae Andrews Metcalf. As a devoted wife and...

Richard M Ledford

Richard M Ledford

Jul 8, 2014

Mr. Richard M. Ledford, age 74, of Adairsville, passed away Tuesday, July 8, 2014, at his residence. He was born in Cartersville, Georgia, February 15, 1940, son of the late Floyd R. Ledford and Flonnie Siniard Ledford. Mr. Ledford was a member of New Life Ministries, Adairsville and retired from Chemical Products. A devoted Atlanta Braves fan, he enjoyed collegiate...

Edward Clarence Myers

Edward Clarence Myers

Jul 7, 2014

Mr. Edward Clarence Myers, age 75, of Plantation Road, Adairsville, passed away Monday, July 7, 2014, at Floyd Medical Center. He was born in Cornell, New York, July 18, 1938, son of the late Frank Myers and Alberta White Myers. Mr. Myers served in the United States Air Force and retired after 32 years in the United States Air Force...

Gladys Sutton Peterson

Gladys Sutton Peterson

Jul 5, 2014

Mrs. Gladys Sutton Peterson, age 97, of Snow Springs Road, Adairsville, GA, passed away Saturday evening (July 5, 2014) at her residence. Mrs. Peterson was born in Adairsville, June 16, 1917, daughter of the late William Doyle and Rhoda Green Sutton. She first joined Snow Springs Baptist Church in 1930 and graduated from Adairsville High School in 1935. During her...

Jessie M. Perry

Jessie M. Perry

Jul 3, 2014

Mrs. Jessie Marie (Eldridge) Perry, age 71, of 244 Norton Road, Kingston, GA, passed away Thursday evening (July 3, 2014) at her residence. She was born in Fourmile, KY, March 17, 1943, daughter of the late Dillard Eldridge and Ottie Mae Black Eldridge. She was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints. Mrs. Perry was an...

Raymond Seaborn Evans

Raymond Seaborn Evans

Jul 2, 2014

Mr. Raymond Seaborn Evans, age 77, of Cartersville, GA, passed away Wednesday morning (July 2, 2014) at his residence. He was born in Cartersville, GA, March 15, 1937, son of the late John Smith Evans and Emily Cook Evans. Mr. Evans was a veteran of the United States Army and had retired from C.W. Matthews as a motor grader operator....

Retha Baggett Lacey

Retha Baggett Lacey

Jun 28, 2014

Mrs. Retha Baggett Lacey, age 80, of Summer Street, Adairsville, passed away Saturday afternoon (June 28, 2014) at her residence. Mrs. Lacey was born in Adairsville, Georgia, December 8, 1933, daughter of the late Ernest Andrew Baggett and Sarah Freeman Baggett. She was preceded in death by her husband of fifty-one years, William Marion Lacey. Mrs. Lacey received her Bachelor's...

Leonard Pratt

Leonard Pratt

Jun 20, 2014

Mr. Leonard Pratt, age 55, of Rock Fence Road, Adairsville, passed away Friday, June 20, 2014, at the residence. He was born in Cartersville, Georgia, March 19, 1959, son of the late Clemon Glen Pratt and Ethel Jewel Wyatt Pratt. Leonard was a veteran of the United States Army where he worked in the transportation department. He was assigned to...

Johnny Henry White

Johnny Henry White

Jun 10, 2014

Mr. Johnny Henry White, 65, of 50 Maude White Road, Kingston, GA passed away June 10, 2014 following a lengthy illness. Mr. White was born in Athens, Tennessee, April 23, 1949, son of the late Hayden Henry White and Cloty Hall White. Johnny was employed in the Bartow County School System, Porter Carpet Mill, The Grand Theatre, and The Plaza...

William "Ed" Edward Baker

William "Ed" Edward Baker

Jun 8, 2014

William Edward (Ed) Baker age 60 passed away Sunday, June 8, 2014, at his residence in Rome. Ed was born on March 12, 1954, in Atlanta, GA. He was the son of the late Paul E. Baker and Joyce Mitchell Baker of Adairsville, GA. Ed graduated from Adairsville High School in 1972, Jacksonville State University in 1976 and Candler School...

Donald Howell Abernathy, Sr.

Donald Howell Abernathy, Sr.

Jun 2, 2014

Mr. Donald Howell Abernathy, Sr. age 86, of Stoners Chapel Road, Adairsville, died Monday morning (June 2, 2014) at Cartersville Medical Center. He was born in Bartow County, November 27, 1927, son of the late Elihue Richard Abernathy and Naomi Howell Abernathy. He was a member of Stoner Chapel Baptist Church and also a deacon. Mr. Abernathy had retired from...

Betty Ann Dinning

Betty Ann Dinning

Jun 1, 2014

Mrs. Betty Ann Dinning, 81, of Highway 140, Adairsville passed away Sunday, June 1, 2014. Mrs. Dinning was born in Gordon County, Georgia, October 23, 1932, daughter of the late Willie Frank Baker and Gladys Williams Baker. She was a member of Oothcalooga Baptist Church. Mrs. Dinning enjoyed attending gospel singings with her husband and spending time with her family....

James Ralph Dinning

James Ralph Dinning

May 30, 2014

Mr. James Ralph Dinning, 79, of Highway 140, Adairsville passed away Friday, May 30, 2014. Mr. Dinning was born in Adairsville, Georgia, November 15, 1934, son of the late Thomas Glenn Dinning and Mamie Lou Self Dinning. He was a member of Ooothcalooga Baptist Church and a veteran of the United States Air Force having served during the Korean Conflict....

Jewel Marie Lowery

Jewel Marie Lowery

May 26, 2014

Mrs. Jewel Marie (Botts) Lowery, age 85, of Crowe Spring Spur, Adairsville went to be with the Lord on Monday, May 26, 2014. Mrs. Lowery was born in Fannin County, June 30, 1928. Mrs. Lowery attended Pleasant Valley Baptist Church where she enjoyed helping with the children especially during Bible School. Having been a homemaker and loving mother who raised...

Iva Nell Lewis

Iva Nell Lewis

May 25, 2014

Mrs. Iva Nell Frix Lewis, 65, of Fieldwood Drive, Adairsville, passed away Sunday, May 25, 2014 at Cartersville Medical Center. She was born in Adairsville, GA, January 4, 1949, daughter of the late William Fred Frix, Sr. and Mamie Allene Howell Frix. Mrs. Lewis was a member of Cedar Creek Baptist Church and part of the Women Missionary Union. She...

June Jarrett Jenkins

June Jarrett Jenkins

May 24, 2014

Mrs. June Jarrett Jenkins, 73, of Highway 293, Kingston, passed away Saturday, May 24, 2014 at Redmond Regional Medical Center. She was born in Bartow County, GA, February 26, 1941, daughter of the late Lawrence Bradley "Doc" Jarrett and Willie Belle Murphy Jarrett Oats. Mrs. Jenkins was a member of the Connesena Baptist Church. Mrs. Jenkins had a heart of...

Mary Elizabeth Baker

Mary Elizabeth Baker

May 16, 2014

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Baker, age 69, of Kingston, GA passed away Friday night, May 16, 2014 at Floyd Medical Center, Rome. Mrs. Baker was a loving mother to her family as well as many others and was known affectionately to many as "Aunt Liz". Mrs. Baker was born in Bartow County, June 30, 1944 daughter of the late Ray Hale...

Fay Adcock

Fay Adcock

May 9, 2014

Mrs. Wilma Fay Adcock, age 75, of Carrollton, GA passed away Friday, May 9, 2014 at Tanner Medical Center in Carrollton. Mrs. Adcock was born in Heard County, April 25, 1939 daughter of the late Arthur Walter Smith and Mae Neville Powell. She was preceded in death by 3 brothers, Frank Smith, Ernest Smith, and Roy Smith and a sister...

Robert "Sonny" Lee Neal

Robert "Sonny" Lee Neal

May 7, 2014

Robert Lee "Sonny" Neal, age 70, of Jones Mill Road, Cartersville, passed away Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at the residence. He was born in Rydal, Georgia , June 13, 1943, son of the late Clinton Lee Neal and Jewell Moss Neal. Mr. Neal was a member of Freedom Church in Acworth, the Samuel S. Lawrence Masonic Lodge # 721, and...

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