Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Adairsville, GA and surrounding areas.

Audie Lee Murphy

Audie Lee Murphy

Mar 28, 2013

Mr. Audie Lee Murphy, Sr., 53, of 74 Woody Road, NW, Adairsville, passed away Thursday, March 28, 2013 at Gordon Hospital, Calhoun. He was born in Rome, GA, October 3, 1959, son of Shirley Wright Murphy and the late Franklin Delano Murphy. Mr. Murphy was a member of Adairsville First Christian Church and enjoyed gardening, fishing, and hunting. He was...

Elizabeth Dean Lee

Elizabeth Dean Lee

Mar 18, 2013

Mrs. Elizabeth Dean Childers Lee, age 76, of 1741 Euharlee Road, Kingston, passed away Monday, March 18, 2013 at the residence. Mrs. Lee was born in Cape Girardeau, September 16, 1936, daughter of the late Tom and Dorothy Crews Childers. She was raised in Memphis, TN, where she resided for forty years. Mrs. Lee was a member of Connesena Baptist...

Nathan Aaron Harris

Nathan Aaron Harris

Mar 16, 2013

Mr. Nathan Aaron Harris, 33, of Kingston, passed away Saturday, March 16, 2013 at Floyd Medical Center, Rome. Mr. Harris was born in Marietta, GA, May 10, 1979, son of Debbie Parker Bearden and Harper Harris. Nathan was very artistically talented, loved to draw, read and collect comic books, was an avid video gamer, and especially enjoyed spending time with...

Emma Charlotte Johnson

Emma Charlotte Johnson

Mar 13, 2013

Mrs. Emma Charlotte Lemons Johnson, 78, of 5297 Adairsville Road, Adairsville, passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at her residence. She was born in Adairsville, GA, January 17, 1935, daughter of the late Carl and Gladys Earwood Lemons. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church and enjoyed tending to her three dogs, Sam, Zeke, and Paddy-Wack. She was preceded...

Harold Willie Earwood

Harold Willie Earwood

Mar 12, 2013

Mr. Harold Willie Earwood, age 84, of Highway 140, Adairsville, passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at his residence. Mr. Earwood was born in Adairsville, Georgia, March 25, 1928, son of the late Clarence Willie Earwood and Lillie Poole Earwood. He was a member of the Adairsville First Christian Church, and had attended Snow Springs Baptist Church. Mr. Earwood was...

Deborah Diane Redd

Deborah Diane Redd

Mar 5, 2013

Ms. Deborah Diane Hall Redd, 58, of Lawrence Street, Adairsville, passed away Tuesday morning, March 5, 2013, at Cartersville Medical Center. She was born in Baltimore, MD, August 16, 1954, daughter of the late Frank and Doris Robinson Raines. She was of the Baptist faith and had worked at Patty's Truck Stop for numerous years. Ms. Redd was very outgoing...

Hilda Sue Robinson

Hilda Sue Robinson

Mar 2, 2013

Ms. Hilda Sue Robinson, 51, of 769 Woody Road, Adairsville, passed away Saturday, March 2, 2013 at Floyd Medical Center. She was born in Cartersville, GA, March 31, 1961, daughter of Charlotte Heath Robinson and the late Preston Thomas Robinson. She was of the Baptist faith and had attended Adairsville Baptist Church. Ms. Robinson participated in the 1996 Special Olympics...

Opal Christine Sutton

Opal Christine Sutton

Mar 1, 2013

Mrs. Opal Christine Sutton, 83, of Adairsville, passed away Friday, March 1, 2013 at Lexington Medical Center in Columbia, SC. She was born in Cassville, GA, January 29, 1930, daughter of the late Charles and Malissa Abernathy Cochran. Mrs. Sutton was a long time member of Snow Springs Baptist Church. She will be remembered for the joy she took in...

James Toby Johnson

James Toby Johnson

Feb 22, 2013

Mr. James Toby Johnson, age 86, of 27 Shaw Street, NW, Kingston, passed away Friday, February 22, 2013 at the residence. He was born in Kingston, August 2, 1926, son of the late Clifford Eugene and Sarah Frances Pratt Johnson, Jr. Mr. Johnson was a veteran of the United States Army, having served with the 42nd Rainbow Division during WWII...

Jimmy Andrew Nelson

Jimmy Andrew Nelson

Feb 19, 2013

Mr. Jimmy Andrew Nelson, 64, of George Street, Adairsville, passed away Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at the residence. Mr. Nelson was born in Adairsville, Georgia, July 18, 1948, son of Ruby Allen Hall and the late Rufus Andrew Nelson. He was a member of Bread of Life Christian Center and also served as a deacon. Mr. Nelson retired from Southeastern...

Sammy Joe Ellis

Sammy Joe Ellis

Feb 14, 2013

Mr. Sammy Joe Ellis, 75, of McKenzie Street, Adairsville, passed away Thursday, February 14, 2013. Mr. Ellis was born in Adairsville, Georgia, November 11, 1937, son of the late Bradley and Nettie Cochran Ellis. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, retired from First Brand in Cartersville, and of the Christian Faith. Mr. Ellis loved classic cars and collecting...

Lillian Teague

Lillian Teague

Feb 6, 2013

Mrs. Lillian Rogers Teague, 90, of 196 North Dixie Ave, Cartersville passed away Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at Townsend Park Health and Rehab. She was born in Bartow County, GA, February 26, 1922, daughter of the late Thomas A and Katie Freeman Rogers. Mrs. Teague was a member of Friendship Baptist Church and was preceded in death by her parents;...

Zayne Ray Wise

Zayne Ray Wise

Feb 5, 2013

Zayne Ray Wise, infant son of Kyle Wise and Megan Webster went to be with our Lord on February 5, 2013. Zayne is survived by his parents, Kyle Wise and Megan Webster; maternal grandparents, Rev. Richard and Dana Webster; paternal grandparents, Chris and Wendy Wise and Elizabeth Carnavos; along with aunts and uncles, Nicole Justice, Kaitlyn Webster, John Webster, Mark...

Martha Frances Hefner Mulinix

Martha Frances Hefner Mulinix

Feb 3, 2013

Mrs. Martha Hefner Mulinix, age 90, of 100 Mulinix Road, Kingston passed away Sunday, February 3, 2013, at her residence. She was born in Walker County, GA, June 23, 1922, daughter of the late John Franklin Hefner and Lula Puryear Hefner. Mrs. Mulinix was a member of Kingston Baptist Church and was a Sunday school teacher for over 50 years....

Willie Mae Mcguire

Willie Mae Mcguire

Jan 31, 2013

Mrs. Willie Mae McGuire, 98, of Harrodsburg, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, January 31, 2013 at Frankfort Regional Medical Center, Frankfort Kentucky. She was born in Pinbook, GA, June 18, 1914, daughter of the late Wilburn L. and Betty Moss Cochran. She moved to Kentucky in 1936 and lived in Lynch, KY until 1974 when she moved back to Adairsville, in...

Anthony "Jody" Darryl Shavouth Raines

Anthony "Jody" Darryl Shavouth Raines

Jan 30, 2013

Mr. Anthony "Jody" Darryl Shavouth Raines, age 51, of 105 South Cass Street, Adairsville, GA, passed away Wednesday, January 30, 2013 from injuries sustained during the tornado in Adairsville. He was born in Portsmouth, Virginia, October 16, 1961, son of late Frank and Doris Robinson Raines. Mr. Raines enjoyed playing video games, drawing, and doing wood work. He was preceded...

Ruby Boswell Waldon

Ruby Boswell Waldon

Jan 28, 2013

Mrs. Ruby Boswell Webb Waldon, 89, of May Street, Adairsville passed away Monday, January 28, 2013 at her residence, after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's disease. She was born in Adairsville, GA, October 16, 1923, daughter of the late Richard King Boswell and Annie Freeman Boswell. Mrs. Waldon was a member of Snow Springs Baptist Church and had retired from...

Troy Lamar Wilson

Troy Lamar Wilson

Jan 15, 2013

Mr. Troy Lamar Wilson, 66, of Adams Way, Adairsville, passed away Tuesday, January 15, 2013, in Baton Rouge, LA. Mr. Wilson was born in Calhoun, Georgia, August 23, 1946, son of the late Norman Troy Wilson and Marie Gibbs Cooper. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served in the Vietnam War. Mr. Wilson was a member of...

Carl Franklin Cantrell, Sr

Carl Franklin Cantrell, Sr

Jan 11, 2013

Mr. Carl Franklin Cantrell, Sr., went to be with our Heavenly Father on January 11, 2013 after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's. Mr. Cantrell was born in Taylorsville, Georgia, September 28, 1935, son of the late S. Douglas Cantrell and Ila Ponder Cantrell. He was a member of Mt. Tabor Baptist Church near Taylorsville. Carl attended Bartow county schools and...

Margie Lee Cox Varner

Margie Lee Cox Varner

Jan 11, 2013

Mrs. Margie Lee Cox Varner, 77, of Cass Pine Log Road, NE, Rydal, passed away Friday, January 11, 2013 at her residence. She was born in Cartersville, GA, January 27, 1935, daughter of the late Hubert M. and Ida Mae Carson Cox. Mrs. Varner was a member of Bartow Cumberland Presbyterian Church as well as Woodmen of the World. She...

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