OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries in Georgia
The obituaries in the Cedartown, GA, Polk County area reflect the region's diverse population, featuring individuals from a variety of ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds. Some were pioneers in their fields, while others dedicated their lives to community service or philanthropy. Their stories serve as a reminder of the richness and complexity of Georgia's history and identity.
Bonnie Joann Martin
Feb 12, 2008
Bonnie Joann Martin, age 57, passed away Tuesday, February 12, 2008 at Gadsden Alabama Regional Hospital after an extended illness. She was born January 21, 1951 in Cedartown and was a member of the 1969 graduating class of Cedartown High School. She was preceded in death by her father, Mr. Julius K. Martin, in 1983. Bonnie Martin is survived by...
Albert Cooper
Feb 11, 2008
Mr. Albert Cooper, age 75, of Cedartown, passed away on February 11, 2008 at his residence. He was born January 30, 1933 in Polk County, the son of the late Robert Emmett Cooper and Ruby Philpot Cooper. Mr. Cooper was a veteran of the United States Army and United States Air Force serving in the Korean War and the Vietnam...
Vickie Lynn Mosley
Feb 11, 2008
Ms. Vickie Lynn Mosley, age 46, of Cedartown, passed away on Monday, February 11, 2008. She was born February 10, 1962 in Oak Lawn, Illinois. Family survivors include daughter, Chasity Prince; father and step-mother, Charles and Edna Mosley and mother, Wanda Layne Weaver; sister and brother-in-law, Karen and Billy Duke; brothers and sisters-in-law, Chuck and Sherrie Mosley, Tim and Jackie...
Holman L. Flanagin, Jr.
Feb 9, 2008
Mr. Holman Lovely Flanagin, Jr., age 81, of Cedartown, Georgia, formerly of Presquel Isle, Maine and Grand Forks, North Dakota, passed away on Saturday, February 9, 2008, at his residence. He was born April 18, 1926 in Aroostook, Maine. Mr. Flanagin was a veteran of the United States Army and a member of The American Legion and the VFW. He...
Barbara Nell Haney
Feb 7, 2008
Mrs. Barbara Nell Colbert Haney, age 71, of Cedartown passed away on Thursday, February 7, 2008. She was born October 31, 1936 in Trion, Georgia. She is preceded in death by father, Dewey Franklin Colbert; mother, Florence Gayton Bass, step-father, Earl Bass, and husband, Albert Haney. Family members surviving are daughters, Deborah D. Harrison, Brenda Crawford, Robin Whorton Chandler; sons,...
Geraldine Perdue Farmer
Feb 6, 2008
Mrs. Geraldine "Geri" Perdue Farmer, age 72, of Cedartown, Georgia passed away on Wednesday, February 6, 2008 She was born April 10, 1935 to parents, the late Eddie Washington Perdue and the late Dovie Lee Via Perdue. Mrs. Farmer was a member of First Baptist Church, a member of The Martha Sunday School Class. She was Queen Mother of the...
Betty Atkins
Feb 5, 2008
Mrs. Betty Atkins, age 72, of Dallas, passed away on Tuesday, February 5, 2008. She was born July 30, 1935 in Cedartown, Georgia. Mrs. Atkins was preceded in death by her parents, Roy Deval Ray and Cornelia Tillery Ray, daughter, Frieda Atkins Wills, one sister and three brothers. She retired as a nurse for the Medical Arts Hospital, and was...
Dorothy Taffar
Feb 4, 2008
Mrs. Dorothy Dobbs Taffar, age 91, of Cedartown passed away Monday, February 4, 2008. She was born January 10, 1917 in Polk County. She was a member of The First Baptist Church of Cedartown where she was a member of the Ladies' Sunday School Class and W.M.U. and a former Children's Department Sunday School teacher. She also belonged to the...
Charlotte Amelia Cook
Feb 2, 2008
Mrs. Charlotte Amelia Cook, age 77, of Cedartown, passed away on Saturday, February 2, 2008 after an extended illness. She was born on April 21, 1930 in Monroe, Georgia She is preceded in death by husband, Rev. J. Shelby Cook. Prior to his death in 1993, they had celebrated forty-one years of marriage. "Mother was a wonderful wife, teacher, and...
Carolyn Louise Gowens
Jan 31, 2008
Mrs. Carolyn Louise Jackson Gowens, age 72, of Cedartown passed away on Thursday, January 31, 2008 after an extended illness. She was born December 13, 1935, in Polk County, the daughter of the late William Corbin Jackson and the late Thelma Lourine Philpot Jackson. Mrs. Gowens attended The Silver Creek Church of God. Family members surviving are husband, Harvey E....
Kevin Doyal Beck
Jan 31, 2008
Mr. Kevin Doyal Beck, age 49, of Cedartown, passed away on Thursday, January 31, 2008 from a sudden illness at his residence. He was born April 16, 1958 in Floyd County. He is preceded in death by father, Charles Doyal Beck and Grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. J. D. Beck. Family members surviving are mother and stepfather, Gail Beck Lindsey and...
Pamela Kaye Stephens
Jan 30, 2008
Mrs. Pamela Kaye Stephens, age 57, of Rome, Georgia passed away on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at her residence. She was born February 13, 1950 in Hamilton County, Ohio. Family members surviving are sons, P. J. Willerson and Ken Ray Liner, Jr; mother and step-father, Shirley and Hump Posey; father, Frank David Wood; sisters, Cindy Simpson and Jill Linder. Granddaughter,...
Susan Marie Welchel
Jan 29, 2008
Ms. Susan Marie Welchel, age 36, of Cedartown, passed away on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 in an out of town hospital. She was born in Floyd County on July 29, 1971 to parents, Mrs. Elsie Warren Welchel and the late Hershel Welchel. Family members surviving are sons, Aaron Landrum and Ryan Welchel, mother, Elsie Welchel; sisters, Linda Robinson, Diane Jacobs,...
Shirley Opal Holcomb
Jan 24, 2008
Mrs. Shirley Opal Lee Holcomb, 68, of Douglasville, Georgia passed away Thursday, January 24, 2008 at Heartland Hospice in Austell. She was born December 18, 1939 in Cedartown, Georgia the daughter of the late Mr. William Rayford Lee and the late Mrs. Annie McCurry Lee. She married Wendell Joseph Holcomb on February 7, 1958 in Temple, Georgia. She was of...
Emory G. Lee
Jan 23, 2008
Emory Gene Lee, 79, of Sharpsburg died Wednesday, January 23, 2008 at his home. He was born January 13, 1929 in Felton, GA-Haralson County. He was preceded in death by his wife, June Gore Lee and his mother, Mildred Lee. He was a U.S. Marine and a veteran of the Korean War. He was a member of the PGA of...
Eloise Alred Little
Jan 22, 2008
Mrs. Elosie Alred Little, age 80, of Cedartown passed away Tuesday, January 22, 2008. She was born December 4, 1927 in Piedmont, Alabama. She was the daughter of the late Newton Alred and Angie Stephens Alred and the widow of the late Charlie Little. She is also preceded in death by one sister Cleo Morris and three brothers Forrest Alred,...
Ellis B. Mellette
Jan 20, 2008
Mr. Ellis Bethea Mellette, beloved husband of Josephine Mellette, father of Kaye McCall, stepfather of Dr. Eric C. Hlatky and Carl M. Hlatky and five grandchildren passed away Sunday, January 20, 2008. A graduate of Clemson University, he retired from Warner Robbins Air Force Base as a Electrical Engineer. A Memorial Service will be held at the Anna Kresge Memorial...
Harold L. Jolly
Jan 20, 2008
Mr. Harold L. Jolly age 75, of Tuscaloosa, died January 20, 2008, at Hospice of West Alabama. Services were held 2 P.M. Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at Heritage Funeral Home with Neal Huggins officiating. Burial followed in the Tuscaloosa Memorial Park. He was preceded in Death by his father, Homer Jolly; his mother, Jeanie Mae Jolly; his brothers, Raymond Jolly...
Gilder Isaac Gonzalez Ramos
Jan 20, 2008
Mr. Gilder Isaac Gonzalez Ramos passed away on Sunday, January 20, 2008. The arrangements for Mr. Gilder Isaac Gonzales Ramos are incomplete at this time. The Olin L. Gammage Funeral Home has charge of the arrangements for Mr. Gilder Isaac Gonzales Ramos.
James Jabez Hampton
Jan 19, 2008
Mr. James Jabez Hampton, age 87, of Cedartown passed away Saturday, January 19, 2008. He was born January 2, 1921 in Polk County. Family members surviving are wife, Lena Swindall Hampton; daughters, JoAnn Maxwell and Jackie Faye Hampton; sister, Katherine Maiden; and brother, Julius Hampton. Eight Grandchildren and Nine Great Grandchildren also survive. Mr. Hampton is predeceased by his parents,...


