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.
Diona Lynn Bryan Meck
Mar 14, 2016
Ms. Diona Lynn Bryan Meck, age 46 of Cedartown, passed away on Monday, March 14, 2016. She was born on June 18, 1969 in Floyd County. Ms. Meck is survived by her mother, Margaret Hill Shellnut; daughter and son-in-law, Amanda Meck Guzman and Nicholas; sister, Dawn Jackson; grandchildren, Ari Guzman, Zoe Natalie Guzman and Keira Allyson Guzman and niece, Joni...
Dean Arthur Goodsell
Mar 13, 2016
Mr. Dean Arthur Goodsell, age 79 of Cedartown, passed away on Sunday, March 13, 2016. He was born on August 30, 1936 in Cass Lake, Minnesota. He was the son of the late Theodore Marshal Goodsell and Wilma Shimerhorn Goodsell. Mr. Goodsell is survived by his wife, Evelyn Sanders Goodsell; sister and brother-in-law, Carol and Gene Kummrow; brother-in-laws, Lowell Sanders...
Dewie Edward Forrister
Mar 12, 2016
Mr. Dewie Edward Forrister, age 82 of Cedartown, passed away on Saturday, March 12, 2016. He was born on April 15, 1933 in Piedmont, Alabama. He was the son of the late Arthur and Emily Prior Forrister. Mr. Forrister is survived by his wife, Glenda Boothe Forrister; daughter, Renee Shanks; son, Lonnie Forriester; step-mother, Sarah Forriester; sisters, Judy Forrister, Teresa...
Harvey Ray Smith
Mar 11, 2016
Harvey Ray Smith, age 73, of Locust Grove, GA died Friday, March 11, 2016. He was born in Esom Hill, GA to the late Eber Benson and Nannie Mae Hilburn Smith. Harvey was a Veteran of the United States Marine Corp. He was employed as a driver with Overnite Transportation for 35 years. He enjoyed being outside, doing things with...
William Henry "Butch" Cleland, Jr.
Mar 11, 2016
Mr. William Henry "Butch" Cleland, Jr., age 74 of Cedartown, passed away on Friday, March 11, 2016. He was born on December 24, 1941 in Atlanta. He was the son of the late William Henry Cleland, Sr. and Nelma Ann McCurdy Cleland. Butch graduated from Chamblee High School, in Chamblee, Georgia. While a senior in high school he began working...
Ralph Daniel Johnson
Mar 7, 2016
Mr. Ralph Daniel Johnson, age 75 of Buchanan, passed away on Monday, March 7, 2016. He was born on May 1, 1940 in Polk County. He was the son of the late Manco Bud and Daisy Bell Astin Johnson. Mr. Johnson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Barbara Ann McKibben Johnson; sons and daughter-in-laws, Keith and Kathy Johnson, Tony and...
Helen Slaughter Davis
Mar 5, 2016
Mrs. Helen Slaughter Davis, age 89, passed away on Saturday, March 5, 2016. She was born on May 27, 1926 in Cedartown. She was the daughter of the late Johnny Slaughter and Katie A. Slaughter. Mrs. Davis is survived by her daughter, Janice Diamond (Tommy); her sisters Imo Gene Johnson, Barbara Parrish (Larry), and Elizabeth Tierce (Gene). Mrs. Davis is...
Lula Howard Strickland
Mar 2, 2016
Ms. Lula Howard Strickland, age 94 of Cedartown, passed away on Wednesday, March 2, 2016. She was born on March 19, 1921 in Cedartown. She was the daughter of the late Thomas Lee Howard and Beulah Howell Howard. Ms. Strickland is survived by her nieces and nephews, Larry and Lynne Kuglar, Jeff and Susan Kuglar Davis, Raymond and Elaine Kuglar,...
Ruby Irene Carnes Anderson
Feb 27, 2016
Mrs. Ruby Carnes Anderson, age 69 of Cedartown, passed away on Saturday, February 27, 2016. She was born on January 4, 1947 in Cedartown, Georgia. She was the daughter of the late W. B. Carnes and Margaret Allen Carnes. Mrs. Anderson is survived by her husband, Verbon Anderson; daughters and son-in-law, Teresa and Randy Womack and Erica Shelley; sister, Janet...
Clara Williams Sutton
Feb 24, 2016
Mrs. Clara Williams Sutton, age 71 of Cedartown, passed away on Wednesday, February 24, 2016. She was born on December 18, 1944 in Bridgeport, Alabama. She was the daughter of the late James Elzie and Mary Magaline Matney Williams. Mrs. Sutton is survived by her husband of 54 years, William Milton Sutton; daughters and son-in-law, Jackie A. Fincher, Melissa and...
Betty Virginia Crabb Ledford
Feb 21, 2016
Ms. Betty Virginia Crabb Ledford, age 82, of Cedartown, passed away on Sunday, February 21, 2016 at her residence at Cedar Hill Senior Living Center. She was born on April 27, 1933 in Polk County. She was the daughter of the late William Acy "Dee" Crabb and Loomas Williams Crabb. Ms. Ledford had lived her entire life in Polk County....
Ruth Rampley Colbert
Feb 18, 2016
Ms. Ruth Rampley Colbert, age 86 of Cedartown, passed away on Thursday, February 18, 2016. She was born on April 22, 1929 in Cedartown, Georgia. She was the daughter of the late Roy Monroe and Lilly Mozelle Pruitt Rampley. Ms. Colbert retired from Polk School District with over 54 years of service. She began working in 1947 and worked with...
James Joel Scott Perry
Feb 16, 2016
Mr. James Joel Scott Perry, age 47 of Cedartown, passed away on Tuesday, February 16, 2016. He was born on July 4, 1968 in Rome, Georgia. Mr. Perry is survived by his parents, James "Jim" Perry and Wilma Sue Marble Perry; daughter, Emmalyne Rose "Emma" Perry; son, James William Scott "J.W." Perry, and many family members and friends. The funeral...
Shirley Ann Fowler
Feb 15, 2016
Mrs. Shirley Ann Raimey Fowler, age 63 of Cedartown, passed away on Monday, February 15, 2016. She was born on January 6, 1953. She was the daughter of the late Ollie and Lois Cooper. Mrs. Fowler is survived by her husband, Hubert Fowler; sons and daughter-in-laws, John and Josie Fowler and Dan and Ruth Ann Fowler; step-daughter and step-son-in-law Brenda...
Kenneth Dale Peace
Feb 14, 2016
Mr. Kenneth Dale Peace, age 54 of Cedartown, passed away on Sunday, February 14, 2016. He was born on May 13, 1961 in Ridgeland, South Carolina. He was the son of the late Joseph Norman Peace and Minnie Smith Peace. Mr. Peace is survived by his wife, Carol Maudrey Jones Peace; daughter and son-in-law, Arleigh Johnson Ordoyne and Adam Ordoyne;...
Nathan Dwight Hurley
Feb 4, 2016
Mr. Nathan Dwight Hurley, age 52 of Cedartown, passed away on Thursday, February 4, 2016. He was born on October 6, 1963 in Polk County. Mr. Hurley is survived by his mother, Betty Jo Camp Roberson; wife, Regina Folsom Hurley; children, Matthew Dean, Todd Dean, Brandon James, Jessica James and Christy James; sisters, Susan Hurley and Rhonda Hulsey; brother, Anthony...
William H. O'Neal
Feb 3, 2016
Mr. William H. O'Neal, age 90 of Cedartown, passed away on Wednesday, February 3, 2016. He was born on February 17, 1925 in Dallas, Georgia. He was the son of the late Thomas Ranson O'Neal and Ethel Emerson O'Neal. Mr. O'Neal is survived by his wife, Margie Mobbs O'Neil; daughters, Melissa Musselwhite, Janet Hohenstein and Judy Downs; sister, Velma Vines;...
Miss Emerson Grace Nale
Jan 28, 2016
Miss Emerson Grace Nale passed away on January 28, 2016. She was the daughter of Mr. Darrin Nale and Mrs. Hannah Carter Nale. Miss Emerson Grace is survived by her parents; brothers, Denver Nale and Carter Nale; sister, Isabella Nale; grandparents, Greg and Terri Carter and JD and Shirley Nale and several uncles, aunts and cousins. Miss Emerson Grace is...
Frances Marie Oliver Robinson
Jan 26, 2016
Ms. Frances Marie Oliver Robinson, age 85 of Cedartown, passed away on Tuesday, January 26, 2016. She was born on March 31, 1930 in Turner County, Georgia. She was the daughter of the late Tom Tigner Oliver and Marie Lucy Summerville Oliver. Ms. Robinson is survived by her daughters, Diann R. Smith and Shelby Rose (Dallas); sons, Anthony Robinson (Vie)...
Charles Van Morgan
Jan 24, 2016
Mr. Charles Van Morgan, age 68, of Douglasville, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, January 24, 2016. He was born on August 9, 1947 in Cedartown. He was the son of the late Ms. Sara Bell Sanders Patterson. Mr. Morgan is survived by his daughters, Sonja Yerta, Rachael Fleming and Tonya Cuellar; sons, Charles Van Morgan, Jr. and Lee Scorpio; sisters,...
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