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.
Charlotte Redden Cash
Feb 13, 2018
Mrs. Charlotte Redden Cash, age 74, of Cedartown, passed away on Tuesday, February 13, 2018. She was born on June 16, 1943 in Rome. She was the daughter of the late James L. and Jessie Thacker Redden. Mrs. Cash is survived by her daughter, Tonja Cash (Jimmy); son, Randy Cash (Cindy) seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews....
Michael Wayne Porterfield
Feb 12, 2018
Mr. Michael Wayne Porterfield, age 47, of Cedartown, passed away on Monday, February 12, 2018 following a lengthy battle of cancer. He was born on September 6, 1970 in East Point, Georgia. He was the son of the late John Billy Porterfield and present Barbara Dooley Porterfield. Mr. Porterfield was an active Navy man for six years. He served as...
Mary Welchel Porter
Feb 12, 2018
Mrs. Mary Welchel Porter, age 70 of Piedmont, Alabama, formerly of Cedartown, passed away on Monday, February 12, 2018. She was born on February 23, 1947 in Cedartown. She was the daughter of the late Randolph Welchel and Velma Carter Hendrix. Mrs. Porter is survived by her sisters, Barbara Hollingsworth and Vicki Richardson (Johnny Cheatwood); brother and sister-in-law, Jimmy and...
Betty Jo Layne Holland
Jan 30, 2018
Mrs. Betty Jo Layne Holland, age 82 of Cedartown, passed away on Monday, January 30, 2018. She was born on May 3, 1935 in Signal Mountain, Tennessee. She was the daughter of the late James Anderson and Alice Neal Layne. Mrs. Holland was a momma to everyone, and loved being a caregiver. Mrs. Holland is survived by her husband, William...
Shirley Lunsford Johnson Lorrens
Jan 21, 2018
Mrs. Shirley Lunsford Johnson Lorrens, age 82, of Cedartown, Georgia, formerly of Cleveland, Tennessee passed away on Sunday, January 21, 2018. She was born on October 10, 1935 in Sweetwater, Tennessee. She was the daughter of the late Mathie Ree and Lillie Martin Lunsford. Mrs. Lorrens was a member of Victory Baptist Church of Rockmart, Georgia; there she was a...
Lloyd Noel, Jr.
Jan 20, 2018
Mr. Lloyd Noel, Jr., age 86, of Cedartown, Georgia passed away on Saturday, January 20, 2018. He was born on June 6, 1931 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was the son of the late Lloyd Noel, Sr. and Laura Watkins Foor (step father Paul L. Foor). His late maternal grandparents were Reese and Minnie Watkins and late paternal grandparents were Harry...
Seals Leftwich Tanner
Jan 20, 2018
Mr. Seals Leftwich Tanner, age 76, of Cedartown, passed away on Saturday, January 20, 2018. He was born on February 27, 1941 in Cedartown, Georgia. He was the son of the late Avery Carson and Chaudron Virginia Tanner. Mr. Tanner is survived by his wife Maureen Wood Tanner; daughters, Christol Privett (Shane), Nicole Cliff (Allen); son, Carson Tanner (Dana); eight...
Clinton Perry Tanner
Jan 7, 2018
Mr. Clinton P. "Bodidy" Tanner, age 82 of Cedartown, passed away on Sunday January 7, 2018. He was born on May 20, 1935 in Cedartown, Georgia. He was the son of the late George Dewey Tanner and Pauline Mills Tanner. Mr. Tanner was employed by Georgia Power as a truck operator for forty years. Mr. Tanner is survived by his...
Joyce Annette Mcdonald
Jan 6, 2018
Mrs. Joyce Annette McDonald, age 76, of Cedartown, passed away on Saturday, January 6, 2018. She was born on December 5, 1941. She was the daughter of the late Fred Brumit and Daisy Dentmon Landrum. Mrs. McDonald is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Eric and Jenna McDonald; sister, Helen Chestnut and grandchildren, Laney and Jacob McDonald. Mrs. McDonald is...
James Edward Green
Jan 5, 2018
Mr. James Edward Green, age 75 of Brunswick, Georgia, formerly of Cedartown, passed away Friday, January 5, 2018. He was born on July 28, 1942 in Polk County. He was the son of the late Herman D. Green and Rodie Lee Highfield Drummond. Mr. Green is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Kimberly and Jerry Reeves; sisters, Doris Sherbert and...
John Bunyan Garner, Jr.
Jan 3, 2018
John Bunyan Garner, Jr, descendant of a well-known Polk County pioneer family, died January 3, 2018 in Rome, GA. Born in Cedartown, GA, March 11, 1929, John was the son of the late Ruth Lawson and John Bunyan Garner. He grew up in a very special place: a rock house that his father built on a farm in Esom Hill....
Annie Bell White Couch
Jan 2, 2018
Mrs. Annie Bell White Couch, age 86, of Cedartown, GA, passed away on Tuesday, January 2, 2018. She was born on February 13, 1931 in Polk County. She was the daughter of the late Howard White and Katie Arrington Harrison. Mrs. Couch is survived by her children, Robert Cooper (Denise), Ray Couch (Felicia), Delilah Oxenreider (George), Raymond Couch (Catherine), Donna...
John L. Redden, Jr.
Dec 28, 2017
Mr. John L. Redden, Jr., age 67 of Cedartown, passed away on Thursday, December 28, 2017. He was born on September 14, 1950 in Rome, Georgia. He was the son of the late John L. Redden, Sr. and Sarah Lee Redden. Mr. Redden is survived by his sons, Keith Redden (Leah) and Shane Redden (Julie); sisters, Carolyn Parr (Don) and...
Samuel Earl Mcclain, Sr.
Dec 24, 2017
Mr. Samuel Earl McClain, Sr., age 56 of Cedartown, passed away on Sunday, December 24, 2017. He was born on January 24, 1961 in Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. McClain is survived by his mother, Barbara Camp McClain; sons, Sam "Bo" McClain, Eric McClain and Bryan Adams and grandchildren, Jon Adams, Bridgette Adams, Emily Adams, Tuesday Adams and Autumn Adams. Mr. McClain...
Elbert H Packer
Dec 23, 2017
Mr. Elbert H. Packer Jr., age 86 of Cedartown, Georgia passed away on Saturday, December 23, 2017. He was born on May 20, 1931 in Rome, Georgia. He was the son of the late Elbert H. and Ruth L. Packer Sr. Mr. Packer is preceded by his wife, Marie B. Packer; his parents; and one sister. Mr. Packer is survived...
Kenneth R Norton
Dec 18, 2017
Mr. Kenneth Ray Norton, age 59 of Centre, Alabama, passed away on Monday, December 18, 2017. He was born on July 14, 1958 in Cedartown, Georgia. He was the son of the late Harvey J. and Ann Hudgins Norton. Mr. Norton is preceded by his parents; and sons Chris Norton and Jeffery Norton. Mr. Norton is survived by his wife,...
John Ralph "Mac" Mccarson, Iii
Dec 11, 2017
Mr. John Ralph "Mac" McCarson, III, age 63 of Cedartown, passed away on Monday, December 11, 2017. He was born on July 10, 1954 in Cedartown. Mac loved life, first and foremost he loved his beautiful daughter, his grandson and granddaughter. He loved fishing, hunting, his motorcycle, but his greatest hobby was skydiving. He worked 27 years in the Forestry...
Mark Leon Morris
Dec 11, 2017
Mr. Mark Leon Morris, age 64 of Childersburg, Alabama, formerly of Cedartown, passed away on Monday, December 11, 2017. He was born on December 19, 1952, in Rome, Georgia. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Leon and Gilda Thompson Morris. Mark was a talented athlete enjoying all sports throughout his life. In his youth Mark loved playing baseball,...
James Allan "Jamie" Lindsey
Dec 6, 2017
Mr. James Allan "Jamie" Lindsey, age 64 of Cedartown, passed away on Wednesday, December 6, 2017. He was born on October 13, 1953, in Cedartown. Jamie was the son of the late James Herman Lindsey and Sally Ruth Baker Lindsey. Mr. Lindsey was first and foremost a Christian, and his proudest achievement was starting Youth for Christ at Cedartown High...
Bobby Gene Holland
Dec 5, 2017
Mr. Bobby Gene Holland, age 77 of Cedartown, passed away on Tuesday, December 5, 2017. He was born on March 24, 1940 in Rome, Georgia. He was the son of the late Charles Buford and Jessie Beatrice Gilreath Holland. Mr. Holland was a member of the Cedartown Caledonia Lodge #121. Mr. Holland is survived by his wife, Mary Googe Holland;...


