Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Adairsville, GA and surrounding areas.

Mary Elrod Darby

Mary Elrod Darby

May 9, 2011

Mrs. Mary Frances Colston Elrod Darby, age 84, of 2209 McDaniels Station Road SW, Calhoun, passed away Monday, May 9, 2011, at Redmond Regional Medical Center, Rome. She was born in Rome, GA, May 7, 1927, daughter of the late Walter and Maudie Jackson Colston. Mrs. Darby was a member of the Adairsville Church of Christ and had worked at...

Virginia Dee Vannurden

Virginia Dee Vannurden

May 7, 2011

Mrs. Virginia Dee 'Ginnie" Vannurden, age 72, of 36 Golden Eagle Drive, Adairsville, passed away Saturday evening, May 7, 2011, at Morning Pointe Assisted Living, Calhoun. Mrs. Vannurden was born in Cando, North Dakota, March 31, 1939, daughter of the late Ward and Agnes Martin Dwight. She was a member of NorthPointe Church and had a compassionate love for her...

Lillie A. Pratt

Lillie A. Pratt

May 4, 2011

Mrs. Lillie A. Cowart Pratt, age 89, of 52 Pratt Road, NW, Adairsville, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, May 04, 2011. She was born in Cartersville, GA, September 24, 1921, daughter of the late John B. "Jack" and Mary Stephens Cowart. Mrs. Pratt was a devout Christian woman of the Pentecostal faith having attended Canaanland Christian Center. She...

Wanda Lavonne Cook

Wanda Lavonne Cook

Apr 29, 2011

Mrs. Wanda Lavonne Reed Cook, age 60, of 475 Old Highway 41 NW, Adairsville, passed away Friday, April 29, 2011, at Redmond Regional Medical Center, Rome. She was born in Rome, GA, February 12, 1951, daughter of Sammie Louise Causby Hight and the late Robert L. Reed. Mrs. Cook was a member of Dry Creek Baptist Church and enjoyed traveling....

Loye Lay Wilson

Loye Lay Wilson

Apr 28, 2011

Mr. Loye Lay Wilson, age 75, of 230 Mostellers Mill Road, Adairsville, passed away Thursday morning, April 28, 2011, at the residence. He was born in Jasper, GA, February 17, 1936, son of the late Earnest and Ada Wilson. He was a member of County Line Baptist Church, Jasper and had been a truck driver for Cagle, Inc. Mr. Wilson...

Elizabeth Neal Upshaw

Elizabeth Neal Upshaw

Apr 25, 2011

Mrs. Elizabeth Neal "Bill" Guyton Upshaw, age 99, formerly of 4008 Highway 411, Rydal, passed away Monday, April 25, 2011 in Young Harris, GA. She was born in Waleska, GA, June 11, 1911, daughter of the late David Felton Guyton and Bessie Ardella Harmon Guyton. Mrs. Upshaw was a member of Pine Log United Methodist Church and the Historical Society....

Elsie Lee Frix

Elsie Lee Frix

Apr 18, 2011

Mrs. Elsie Lee Sutton Frix, age 73, of 118 Stoners Chapel Road, Adairsville, passed away Tuesday, April 18, 2011 at Calhoun Health Care. She was born in Adairsville, GA, June 5, 1937, daughter of the late Doyle H. and Connie Lee Jackson Sutton. She had attended the Adairsville Church of Christ and enjoyed flower gardening, especially roses. She was preceded...

Linda Lou Bryan

Linda Lou Bryan

Apr 17, 2011

Mrs. Linda Lou Brooks Bryan, age 62, of 952 Woody Road, Adairsville, passed away Sunday, April 17, 2011 at the residence. She was born in Jasper, GA, March 6, 1949, daughter of the late Houston and Hazel Kaylor Brooks. She was preceded in death by her parents and a sister, Kathy Silvers. Survivors include her husband, Larry Bryan of Adairsville;...

Sidney Dewitt Jarrett

Sidney Dewitt Jarrett

Apr 16, 2011

Mr. Sidney Dewitt Jarrett, age 86, of 570 Snow Springs Road, Adairsville, passed away Saturday morning, April 16, 2011 at his residence. He was born in Dooly County, GA, April 6, 1925, son of the late John and Mary Moore Jarrett. Mr. Jarrett had served in the U. S. Army Air Corps during WWII, the U. S. Air force during...

Straton Blaine Bennett

Straton Blaine Bennett

Apr 13, 2011

Straton Blaine Bennett, infant son of Blaine and Misty Bennett of 137 Princeton Avenue, Adairsville, passed away Wednesday (April 13, 2011) at Egleston Children's Hospital. Survivors include his parents, Blaine and Misty Hardin Bennett of Adairsville; 2 sisters, Breeana Wilson and Gracie Cannon of Adairsville; paternal grandparents, David and Jane Bennett of Adairsville; maternal grandparents, Eddie and Becky Hardin of...

Miriam Smith

Miriam Smith

Apr 2, 2011

Mrs. Miriam J. Smith, age 85, of 196 North Dixie Avenue, Cartersville, passed away Saturday, April 2, 2011, at Floyd Medical Center, Rome. Mrs. Smith was born in Atlanta, GA, April 6, 1925, daughter of the late William and Rena Mae Pittman Jarrett. She was of the Methodist Faith and had attended Tillman United Methodist Church in Smyrna. She enjoyed...

Donna Roberson

Donna Roberson

Mar 28, 2011

Mrs. Donna Roberson, age 47, of Dalton, formerly of Adairsville passed away Monday night (March 28, 2011) at the residence. She was born September 18, 1963 in Binghamton, NY, and was of the Christian Faith. Mrs. Roberson enjoyed crocheting and photography. She also loved the outdoors and spending time with the family, especially her grandchildren. Mrs. Roberson was preceded in...

Ruby Jackson

Ruby Jackson

Mar 25, 2011

Mrs. Ruby Jewel Jackson, age 75, of 198 Holcomb Trail, Adairsville, passed away Friday night, March 25, 2011, at Triumph Specialty Hospital at Rome. Mrs. Jackson was born in Bartow County, GA, November 19, 1935, daughter of the late Frank Hugh (Cobb) Greene and Ruth Lanham Greene. She was a member of Adairsville Church of Christ and was preceded in...

Elizabeth Slayton

Elizabeth Slayton

Mar 24, 2011

Mrs. Elizabeth Modean Baldwin Slayton, age 90, of 801 Woody Road, Adairsville, passed away Thursday, March 24, 2011, at Kindred Hospital, Chattanooga. Mrs. Slayton was born in Pleasant Grove, GA, October 25, 1920, daughter of the late Clarence Avery and Fannie Elizabeth Green Baldwin. She was a member of the Adairsville Church of Christ for over forty years and in...

Barbara H. Purvis

Barbara H. Purvis

Mar 19, 2011

Mrs. Barbara H. Purvis, age 75, of 424 Railoverlook, Adairsville, passed away Saturday afternoon, March 19, 2011 at Redmond Regional Medical Center, Rome. She was born in Fulton County, GA, August 27, 1935, daughter of the late A. C. and Geneal Hollingsworth. Mrs. Purvis attended Northside High School, Atlanta, was a member of Adairsville Baptist Church, the Sans Souci Club...

Mary Leola Williamson

Mary Leola Williamson

Mar 9, 2011

Mrs. Mary Leola Peterson Williamson, age 75, of 1281 Spring Place Road, Rydal, passed away Wednesday, March 9, 2011, at her daughters residence. Mrs. Williamson was born in Briar, Missouri, March 24, 1935, daughter of the late Ralph and Pauline Roberson Peterson. She was a loving mother, and a doting Nanny who loved her many great-grandchildren, and animals. Mrs. Williamson...

Edna Faye Smith

Edna Faye Smith

Mar 7, 2011

Mrs. Edna Faye Bagley Smith, age 84, of 270 Stoners Road, Adairsville, passed away Monday morning, March 7, 2011 at her daughter's residence. She was born in Gordon County, GA, August 29, 1926, daughter of the late Earl Bagley and Sallie Willerson Freeman. Mrs. Smith had retired from Floyd Medical Center where she was a nurse and enjoyed reading, sewing,...

Keith Devon Towne

Keith Devon Towne

Mar 4, 2011

Mr. Keith Devon Towne, age 58, of 105 Cass Pine Log Road, Cartersville, passed away Monday, March 4, 2011 at Floyd Medical Center, Rome. He was born December 5, 1952, in Cartersville, GA son of George Towne and Kathryn Davis. Mr. Towne enjoyed fishing, gardening, and cooking. He also loved animals and especially spending time with family and friends. Survivors...

Francis Young

Francis Young

Mar 4, 2011

Mr. Francis Young, age 68, of 531 East Pleasant Valley Road, NW, Adairsville, passed away Friday afternoon, March 4, 2011, at the residence. He was born in Chatsworth, GA, December 30, 1942, son of the late Seaborn and Parthena Blankenship Young. He attended Arm of God Church in Waleska. Mr. Young was always a hard worker and enjoyed spending time...

Hattie Bell Chatmon

Hattie Bell Chatmon

Feb 27, 2011

Mrs. Hattie Bell Smith Chatmon, age 90, formerly of 6015 Highway 140, NW, Adairsville, passed away Sunday, February 27, 2011, at Gordon Healthcare, Calhoun. Mrs. Chatmon was born in Adairsville, January 14, 1921, daughter of the late Lucius Gilbert and Mary Suzie Abernathy Smith. She was a member of Snow Springs Baptist Church and had a love for cooking. Mrs....

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