Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Adairsville, GA and surrounding areas.

Ralph James Colston, Sr.

Ralph James Colston, Sr.

Oct 5, 2012

Mr. Ralph James Colston, Sr., age 72, of 92 Jarrett Loop, Adairsville, passed away Friday evening, October 5, 2012 at his residence. He was born in Bartow County, GA, November 19, 1939, son of the late Cecil and Lillian Smith Colston. Mr. Colston was a veteran, having served with the U. S. Army and later retiring from the U. S....

Leah Kathryn Terrill

Leah Kathryn Terrill

Oct 3, 2012

Ms. Leah Kathryn Terrill, age 37, passed away suddenly on October 3, 2012, following a short medical illness at Vanderbilt Surgical ICU in Nashville, TN. Leah was born on January 24, 1975 to Harry and Linda Terrill. She was a 1993 graduate from Harriman High School, Harriman, TN and then in 1997, graduated from the University of Tennessee where she...

Adrian R. Vincent

Adrian R. Vincent

Oct 2, 2012

Mr. Adrian R. Vincent, age 84, of 196 N. Dixie Avenue, Cartersville passed away Tuesday evening, October 2, 2012 at Townsend Park Health and Rehab, Cartersville. He was born in Louisville, KY, January 19, 1928, son of the late Leonard and Verna Mae Gribbins Vincent. Mr. Vincent was a veteran of the United States Air Force and later made a...

David Robert Barton

David Robert Barton

Sep 25, 2012

Mr. David Robert Barton, age 66, of Arlington, Virginia, passed away September 25, 2012 at the Virginia Hospital Center. He was born in Ringgold, GA, April 30, 1946, son of the late Reagan Hamilton Barton and Dorothy Bandy Barton. Mr. Barton was a graduate of Adairsville High School and attended Georgia Tech. He graduated from the University of Michigan with...

Mattie Lou Pratt

Mattie Lou Pratt

Sep 21, 2012

Ms. Mattie Lou Long Pratt, age 66, of 151 Powell Road, Adairsville, passed away Friday, September 21, 2012, at the residence. Ms. Pratt was born in Bartow County, Georgia, June 3, 1946, daughter of Lula Elizabeth Crane Long and the late John Thomas Long. She had attended Community House of Prayer and loved spending her time with her grandchildren. She...

Thomas Lorenzo Powell

Thomas Lorenzo Powell

Sep 16, 2012

Mr. Thomas Lorenzo Powell, age 70, of 922 Riverbend Road, Plainville, passed away Sunday, September 16, 2012, at Cartersville Medical Center. Mr. Powell was born in Columbus, GA, December 1, 1941, son of the late Frank and Vergie Mae Varnum Powell. He was a member of Bethel Baptist Church, Adairsville, the Adairsville Masonic Lodge #160, F & AM, The Yaarab...

Joshua David Cooper

Joshua David Cooper

Sep 15, 2012

Mr. Joshua David Cooper, age 27, of 1199 Hall Station Road, Adairsville, GA, passed away September 15, 2012 at the residence. He was born in Rome, GA, October 8, 1984, son of Johnny David Cooper and Denise Marie Smith Cooper. Mr. Cooper enjoyed spending time with his girls, was an avid hunter, and loved to fish. He was a member...

Janice Kay Neumann

Janice Kay Neumann

Sep 14, 2012

Mrs. Janice Kay Johnson Neumann, age 63, of 28 Westover Ridge, NW, Adairsville passed away Friday evening, September 14, 2012 at Cartersville Medical Center. She was born in Gray, Georgia, February 7, 1949, daughter of the late Wayne Johnson and Juanita Greene Barakat. Mrs. Neumann had volunteered many years with Habitat for Humanity and cherished spending time with her grandchildren....

Shelbia Jean Hays

Shelbia Jean Hays

Sep 10, 2012

Ms. Shelbia Jean Hays, age 72, of 137 Wisteria Drive, Chelsea, AL, formerly of Shannon, passed away Monday, September 10, 2012, Kathy Cares Hospice, Cartersville. Ms. Hays was born in Bartow County, Georgia, June 20, 1940, daughter of the late Eugene and Ann Pelfrey Hays. She was a member of the First Christian Church of Adairsville and had worked at...

Willie Dorace West

Willie Dorace West

Sep 3, 2012

Mr. Willie Dorace West, age 85, of 5190 Joe Frank Harris Parkway, Adairsville, died Monday, September 3, 2012, at the residence. Mr. West was born in Calhoun, GA, July 29, 1927, son of the late Harlen and Dawnie Mealer West. He was a member of Pleasant Valley Baptist Church, Adairsville. Mr. West was preceded in death by his parents and...

Quinton Million Ayers

Quinton Million Ayers

Sep 3, 2012

Mr. Quinton Million Ayers, age 22, of 1092 Sweet Water Circle, Athens, formerly of Adairsville, died Monday, September 3, 2012, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Mr. Ayers was born in Rome, GA, September 23, 1989, son of James David Ayers and Sheridan Harrs Ayers. He was a 2008 graduate of Adairsville High School and member of the Adairsville...

Edna Kate Sutton

Edna Kate Sutton

Sep 1, 2012

Mrs. Edna Kate Sutton, affectionately known as "Mama Kate", age 87, of 276 Old Highway 140, Adairsville, passed away Saturday morning, September 1, 2012, at the residence. Mrs. Sutton was born in Gordon County, July 28, 1925, daughter of the late Walter and Maude Jackson Colston. She was a member of the Adairsville Church of Christ. Mrs. Sutton had been...

Mary Lynn West Smith

Mary Lynn West Smith

Aug 28, 2012

Mrs. Mary Lynn West Smith, age 46, of 57 Boyd Mountain Road, Adairsville, passed away Tuesday morning, August 28, 2012 at Gordon Hospital, Calhoun. Mrs. Smith was born in Floyd County, August 30, 1965, daughter of Robert "Bobby" West and the late Betty Jean Pritchett West. She was of the Christian faith. A "daddy's girl", she was a lively individual...

Avil Nell Edwards

Avil Nell Edwards

Aug 26, 2012

Mrs. Avil Nell McElrath Edwards, age 89, of 462 Lake Wanda Rieta Road, Summerville, formerly of the Folsom Community, passed away Sunday, August 26, 2012, at the residence. Mrs. Edwards was born in Murray County, Georgia, July 13, 1923, daughter of the late Alvin and Maude Crook McElrath. She was a member of Cedar Creek Baptist Church. Mrs. Edwards was...

Sammy Harold Parker, Jr.

Sammy Harold Parker, Jr.

Aug 20, 2012

Mr. Sammy Harold Parker, Jr., age 42, of 464 Old Highway 41, NW, Adairsville, died Monday, August 20, 2012, at his parents' residence. Mr. Parker was born in Rome, GA, April 12, 1970, son of Sammy Harold Parker, Sr. and Glenda Faye Hall Parker. He was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church, Cartersville, and enjoyed traveling and spending time at...

Beatrice Howell Brown

Beatrice Howell Brown

Aug 10, 2012

Mrs. Beatrice Eurma Howell Brown, age 88, of 474 Old Highway 41, Adairsville, went Home to be with her Lord and Savior Friday, August 10, 2012, at Cartersville Medical Center. Mrs. Brown was born in Cherokee County, Georgia, August 5, 1924, daughter of the late William Oscar and Beulah Vandora Fowler Clayton. She was a member of Stoner Chapel Baptist...

Grace Wylene Dodd

Grace Wylene Dodd

Aug 7, 2012

Mrs. Grace Womack Dodd, age 81, formerly of 171 Kerce Road, Kingston, passed away Tuesday, August 7, 2012, at Winthrop Manor Nursing Home, Rome. Mrs. Dodd was born on April 15, 1931, in Gordon County, daughter of the late Ralph Edward and Flonnie Mae Grogan Womack. Mrs. Dodd was a member of Blue Pond Baptist Church and was preceded in...

Carlton Howard Rogers

Carlton Howard Rogers

Aug 6, 2012

Rev. Carlton Howard Rogers, age 76, of 17 Lake Marguerite Drive, Adairsville passed away Monday, August 6, 2012 at his residence. He was born in Floyd County, Georgia, November 6, 1935, son of the late David Homer and Myrtle Johnson Rogers. Rev. Rogers was a member of Dry Creek Baptist Church and a veteran of the United States Marine Corps....

Mildred Carney Richards

Mildred Carney Richards

Jul 12, 2012

Mrs. Mildred Carney Richards, age 70, 109 Green Loop Road, Adairsville, passed away Thursday evening, July 12, 2012, at the residence. She was born in Marietta, Georgia on August 25, 1941, daughter of the late John and Nancy Howard Carney. Mrs. Richards had attended Dempsey Loop church and also Church of the Great Commission. She enjoyed reading her bible, gardening...

Larry Allen Ward

Larry Allen Ward

Jul 7, 2012

Mr. Larry Allen Ward, age 31, of 371 Hickory Lake Drive, Acworth, passed away Saturday morning, July 7, 2012 in Cherokee County. Mr. Ward was born in Rome, Georgia at Floyd Medical on October 16th, 1980, to proud parents Glenn Jackson and Mary Ann Staton Ward, Jr. He had worked for the family business his entire life and was a...

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