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...

Aug 31, 2019

Mrs. Rebecca "Becky" Bridges-Foster, age 65 of Morrow passed away on Saturday, August 31, 2019. She was born on February 17, 1954 in Cedartown, Georgia. She was the daughter of Rilla Kelley Bridges and the late Billy T. Bridges.

Mrs. Bridges-Foster is survived by her; mother, Rilla Kelley Bridges; daughters, Amanda Corbin (Patrick) and Sarah Riggio (Daniel);...

Aug 31, 2019

Mr. Chris Tanner, age 25 of Cedartown, Georgia, passed away on. Saturday, August 31, 2019. He was born on January 20, 1994 in Rome, Georgia. He was the son of Stacie Carter Hulsey and Ritchie Wayne Tanner.

Mr. Tanner is survived by his parents; fiancée, Sabrina Lynn Tanner; son, Brayden Wayne Tanner; sisters, Caitlin Elese Hulsey, Sydney...

Aug 30, 2019

Mr. Scott Rice, age 36 of Cedartown passed away on Friday, August 30, 2019. He was born on January 29, 1983 in Rome, Georgia.

Mr. Rice is survived by his wife, Shelley Katherine Downs Rice; mother, Patty Cole; father, David Scott Rice, Sr.; daughter, Tristan Ansley Rice; step daughter, Lynleigh Cosper (Jonah); step son, Cody Rhodes; brothers,...

Aug 29, 2019

Mr. Glenn Howard Wright, age 78 of Rockmart, Georgia passed away on Thursday, August 29, 2019. He was born on February 2, 1941 in Rockmart, Georgia. He was the son of the late Ed and Nellie Williams Wright.

Mr. Wright is survived by his sons, Cooter Wright (Lisa) and Ted Wright (Jennie); sisters, Vera Odom, Margaret Wallace,...

Aug 28, 2019

Mrs. Mary Evelyn Allen Harrison, age 97 of Cedartown passed away on Wednesday, August 28, 2019. She was born on April 1, 1922 in Tifton, Georgia. She was the daughter of the late Rev. L.B. Allen and Ora Connell Allen.

Mrs. Harrison is survived by daughters, Deborah Edge (Russ) of Cedartown and Donna Brown (Mike) of Pittsboro,...