Nov 5, 2019

Mrs. Misty "MJ" Rae Rick, age 50 of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, formerly of Cedartown, Georgia passed away on Tuesday, November 5, 2019.  She was born on January 7, 1969 in Pontiac, Michigan.

Mrs. Rick is survived by her husband, Freddie Rick, II; father, Dorris Wayne Travis; daughter, Savannah Thompson (Zach); son, Ethan Rae Jones; brothers, Richard...

Oct 31, 2019

Mr. Jim Beck Edge, age 49 of Cedartown, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, October 31, 2019. He was born on April 11, 1970 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Mr. Edge is survived by his mother, Amy Whitton Edge; sisters, Dawn Edge Kemp (Wallace) and Jennifer White (Glenn); niece, Amy Jordan Greer; nephew, Jackson Greer; special friends, John Crocker, Chad...

Oct 31, 2019

Rev. Gerald Owen Sloman, age 88 of Cedartown, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, October 31, 2019. He was born on November 28, 1930 in Polk County. He was the son of the late Clarence and Irene Coalson Sloman.

Rev. Sloman is a United States Army Veteran.  He retired with 40 years from GEO Specialty Chemical Company.

Oct 29, 2019

Mrs. Frances Elizabeth Lockridge Landers, age 95 of Cedartown, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, October 29, 2019.  She was born on August 12, 1924 in Polk County.  She was the daughter of the late Tom and Nell McCain Lockridge.

Mrs. Landers was a member of Southside Baptist Church. She will be best remembered by her family for...

Oct 29, 2019

Mr. Christopher Smith, age 49 of Centre, Alabama, passed away on October 29, 2019. He was born on February 1, 1970, in Rome, Georgia.

Mr. Smith is survived by his parents, Duane Ray Smith and Mary Prutt, and Janice Queen; daughters, Haley Smith and Elizabeth Taylor; sons, Will Smith and Cody Smith; sisters, Lori Lewis (Raymundo), Bridgette...

Oct 26, 2019

Starr Barnett Merritt, age 56, of Cedartown, passed away on Saturday, October 26, 2019. She was born on August 6, 1963, in Rome, Georgia.

She is survived by her husband, Michael Merritt; daughter, Caitlin Merritt (Jon); son, Zach Merritt (Kelsey); sister, Shayne Barnett Green (Lance); brother, Clint Barnett; granddaughter, Anna Kate Merritt; nieces and nephew, Kortnee Beck...

Oct 26, 2019

Mr. Larry Thomas Hunt age 69 of Piedmont, Alabama passed away on Saturday October 26, 2019. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia on January 12, 1950. He was the son of the late Dickens and Idell Alberson Hunt.

Mr. Hunt is survived by his wife, Mae Hunt; son, Larry Michael Hunt (Cori); daughter, Cindy Hammontree (Howard); grandchildren,...

Oct 23, 2019

Mr. John Lawrence Branch, Jr., age 63 of Cedartown, passed away on Wednesday, October 23, 2019. Mr. Branch was born on January 8, 1956 in Cedartown to the late John Lawrence Branch, Sr. and Anne McDonald Branch.

Mr. Branch served his community for over thirty years as a volunteer firefighter for Polk County Fire Department Station 1....

Oct 18, 2019

Mr. Marvin "Bob" Busby, age 74, of Cedartown, Georgia passed away on Friday, October 18, 2019.  He was born on July 21, 1945 in Rome, Georgia.  He was the son of the late Marvin R. Busby, Sr. and Pearl Inez Billingsley Busby.

Mr. Busby was a veteran of the United States Navy serving in Spain for several...

Oct 18, 2019

Mr. Bobby Cline Sloman, age 87, of Cedartown, Georgia passed away on Friday, October 18, 2019.  He was born on January 24, 1932 in Cedartown, Georgia.  He was the son of the late Clarence Sloman and Irene Coalson Sloman.

Mr. Sloman is survived by his wife, Nancy Shope; sons, Gus Shope, Harold Kirby, Gary Kirby, Kenneth Kirby,...

Oct 15, 2019

Mr. Gregory Michael Christian, age 39 of Cedartown, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, October 15, 2019. He was born on July 21, 1980 in Lebanon, Tennessee. He was the son of the Michael and Vivian Manners Christian.

Mr. Christian is survived by his loving wife, Mrs. Christina Holland Christian; children, Jayden, Ava, Alex and Peyton; sisters, Terry...

Oct 10, 2019

Mrs. Clara Shell McGatha, age 88, of Cedartown, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, October 10, 2019.  She was born on April 21, 1931 in Piedmont, Alabama. She was the daughter of the late Winford Shell and Blanche McFry Shell.

Mrs. Clara McGatha is survived by her daughters; Clarice Welchel, Rita Faye Ledford, Cindy Brown, Gail Gable (Michael)...

Sep 30, 2019

Mr. Billy Gross Alred, age 87 of Cedartown, Georgia, passed away on Monday, September 30, 2019. He was born on April 18, 1932 in Cedartown. He was the son of the late Newton Gross and Minnie Angie Stephens Alred.

Mr. Alred was a member of Southside Baptist Church and graduated from the University of Alabama and Georgia...

Sep 28, 2019

Mr. Van Daniel Horace Barber, age 59 of Buchannan, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, September 28, 2019. He was born on January 19, 1960 in Dallas, Georgia. He was the son of the late Jimmie P. Barber and Evelyn Cheatwood Barber Chandler (step-dad Carl Chandler).

Mr. Barber is survived by his daughter, Amy Rodgers (Kenneth); fiance', Sue...

Sep 27, 2019

Mrs. Linda Gray Campbell Holder, age 83 of Cedartown, Georgia, passed away on Friday, September 27, 2019. She was born on November 26, 1935 in Rome, Georgia. She was the daughter of the late Jimmy Doyle and Gladys Marie Laney Campbell.

Mrs. Holder is survived by her daughters, Lisa Williams (Mike) and Lola Barker (Larry Yawn); sons,...

Sep 24, 2019

Mr. Robert "Bobby" H. Hopkins, age 83 of Cedartown, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, September 24, 2019. He was born on May 10, 1936 in Cedartown. He was the son of the late Emmett Hopkins and Annie Welchel Hopkins.

Mr. Hopkins is survived by his son, Stanley Hopkins (Polly); sisters, Barbara Ann Smith (Jimmy), Wynette White, Diane...

Sep 23, 2019

Mary Rhea Holland 89, of Fayetteville,TN died Monday, September 23, 2019 at Donalson Care Center, Fayetteville, Tennessee. Born Friday, March 7, 1930 in Decatur, AL, she was the daughter of Andrew Bryson Rhea and FlorrieTurney Rhea. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Leon Holland; sister, Betty Brown. She is survived by sons, Steve (Becky)Holland,...

Sep 22, 2019

Mr. William "Willie" Burton Short, age 54 of Cedartown, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, September 22, 2019. He was born on December 19, 1964 in Cedartown, Georgia. He was the son of the late Roy Eugene and Betty Ann Davis Short.

Mr. Short is survived by his daughter, Crystal Williams (Wesley); son, Brandon Short (Kristina); and grandchildren,...

Sep 17, 2019

Mrs. Judy Gwendolyn Thefield Benefield, age 74, of Cedartown, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, September 17, 2019. She was born in Cedartown, Georgia on November 28, 1944. She was the daughter of the late Nathan and Martha Benson Thefield.

Mrs. Benefield was a life long member of the First Baptist Church of Cedartown.

Mrs. Benefield...

Sep 9, 2019

Mrs. Shirley Louise Packer Benefield, age 82 of Cedartown, Georgia, passed away on Monday, September 9, 2019. She was born on July 12, 1937 in Lindale, Georgia. She was the daughter of the late William and Pauline Miller Packer.

Mrs. Benefield is survived by her husband, Noah Albert Benefield; daughter, Kim Allen (Dennis); sons, Tim Benefield and...