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.
Gary Wayne Landrum
Feb 5, 2015
Mr. Gary Wayne Landrum, age 78 of Cedartown, passed away on Thursday, February 5, 2015. He was born on February 4, 1937 in Cedartown. He was the son of the late Ben Landrum and Eva Grubbs Landrum. Mr. Landrum is survived by his daughters and son-in-laws, Karen and Billy J. Brown, Jr. and Kathy and Bob Norris; daughter-in-law, Trelle Moore...
William Trammell
Feb 3, 2015
Mr. William Trammell, age 84 of Cedartown, passed away on Tuesday, February 3, 2015. He was born on January 4, 1931 in Cedartown. He was the son of the late Ronald and Maude Shellnut Trammell. Mr. Trammell is survived by his wife, Jennie Sue Kelley Trammell; sons and daughter-in-laws, Barry and Marilyn Trammell and Roy and Leigh Ann Trammell; two...
Janice Wright Parkinson Bowen
Jan 24, 2015
Mrs. Janice Wright Parkinson Bowen, age 72, of Cedartown, passed away on Saturday, January 24, 2015. She was born on January 17, 1943 in Cedartown, Georgia. She was the daughter of the late J. L. "Jay" Wright and Mildred Mozelle Collins Wright. Mrs. Bowen graduated Cedartown High School in 1961. She worked over 30 years as a school nutrition manager...
Dustin David Hood
Jan 17, 2015
Mr. Dustin David Hood, age 19 of Cedartown, passed away on Saturday, January 17, 2015. He was born on August 9, 1995 in Rome, Georgia. Dustin is survived by his father and step-mother, Edgar Loman Hood and Susan; mother, Melinda Christine Callahan; sisters, Anita Dostart, Robyn Hood, Savannah Swift, Jessica Taylor and Kimberly Howard and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins....
Ollie Ray Crawford
Jan 15, 2015
Mr. Ollie Ray Crawford, age 71 of Cedartown, passed away on Thursday, January 15, 2015. He was born on March 29, 1943 in Cedartown. He was the son of the late George Washington "G.W." Crawford and Dovie Carnes Crawford. Mr. Crawford is survived by his sons and daughter-in-law, Jimmy and Chaquita Crawford and Johnny Crawford; brother, Freddie L. Crawford and...
Melissa Timms Johnson
Jan 14, 2015
Mrs. Melissa Timms Johnson, age 46 of Cedartown, passed away on Wednesday, January 14, 2015. She was born on January 16, 1968 in Atlanta, Georgia. Mrs. Johnson is survived by her loving husband, Hubert Jeffery Johnson; daughter, Erika Johnson, son and daughter-in-law, Dustin and Heather Clark; father, Coye Timms; brother, Kevin Timms; sister and brother-in-law, Lauren Pettit and Gregory; grandchildren,...
Clarice Elizabeth Adams Long
Jan 12, 2015
Ms. Clarice Elizabeth Adams Long, age 93, of Cedartown, passed away on Monday, January 12, 2015. She was born on March 15, 1922. She was the daughter of the late Alden Adams and Nellie Adams. Ms. Long is survived by her daughter, Lois Smith; son, Stephen Long; three grandchildren, Brian Smith, Ryan Smith and Kellie Long Mullinax; five great-grandchildren and...
Gerri Thompson
Jan 12, 2015
Gerri Thompson, 74, passed away Monday, January 12, 2015 at the Hospice of the Golden Isles. A native of Cedartown, Georgia, Mrs. Thompson had been a resident of Brunswick for the past 35 years. She was the daughter of the late Mr. Joseph Belton Glenn and the late Mrs. Ella Evelyn Morrison Glenn. Mrs. Thompson was a graduate of Cedartown...
Ethel Helen Mangum Runyon
Jan 7, 2015
Ms. Ethel Helen Mangum Runyon, age 75 of Cedartown, passed away on Wednesday, January 7, 2015. She was born on October 30, 1939 in White County, Georgia. She was the daughter of the late Arthur Mangum, Sr. and Annie May Hyde Mangum. Ms. Runyon was a long time member of Mountain Home Baptist Church and she retired from Tip-Top in...
Charles Mitchell York
Jan 6, 2015
Mr. Charles Mitchell York, age 97, of Cedartown, passed away on Tuesday, January 6, 2015. He was born on August 14, 1917 in Midland City, Alabama. He was the son of the late John Thomas York, Sr. and Mattie Head York. Mr. York is survived by his loving wife of 75 years, Mrs. Eugenia Pipkin York; daughter, Judy Bolton; sons,...
John Douglas Clay
Dec 30, 2014
Mr. John Douglas Clay, age 52 of Cedartown, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, December 30, 2014. He was born on December 12, 1962. Mr. Clay is survived by his wife, Faye Welchel Clay; mother, Anita Cooper Clay; grandmother, Mildred Cooper "Granny Cooper"; step-daughter and son-in-law, Chasity and Kacey Wilson; son and daughter-in-law, Chip and Tonya Welchel; brothers and sister-in-laws, Jeff...
James L Moore
Dec 26, 2014
Mr. James L. Moore, age 88 of Villa Rica, Georgia, passed away on Friday, December 26, 2014. He was born on June 11, 1926 in Atlanta, Georgia; to the late James L. Moore Sr. and Louise Tolleson Moore. Mr. Moore is survived by his wife, Patricia Williams Moore; nieces, Tiffany Clark and Valerie D. Thompson; nephews, Russell Dennis and Matthew...
Franklin Roberts
Dec 24, 2014
Mr. David Franklin Roberts, age 70 of Cedartown, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, December 24, 2014. He was born on April 24, 1944; to the late Mr. Leonard Edward Roberts and Mrs. Lucille Jiles Roberts, in Ten Mile, Tennessee. Mr. Roberts was a retired educator, from the Polk County School system. Mr. Roberts is survived by his wife, Jean Minton...
Howard Hughes
Dec 20, 2014
Mr. Howard Hughes, age 82, of Cedartown, and formerly of Blue Ridge, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, December 20, 2014. He was born on June 5, 1932. He was the son of the late Henry Grady Hughes and Julie Queen Hughes. Mr. Hughes is survived by his children, Robert Hughes, Virgilene Dunson, Angie and Wendell Martin, and Henrietta and Ronald...
Daniel Felton "Easy" Lawson
Dec 15, 2014
Mr. Daniel Felton "Easy" Lawson, age 62 of Rome, Georgia, passed away on Monday, December 15, 2014. He was born on February 7, 1952 in Atlanta, Georgia. He was the son of the late Joseph W. Lawson, Sr. and Susan Maxine Turner Lawson. Mr. Lawson is a veteran of the United States Army. "Easy" was a patch holder of the...
Robbie Joann Crawford Barton
Dec 11, 2014
Ms. Robbie Joann Crawford Barton, age 53 of Centre, Alabama, passed away on Thursday, December 11, 2014. She was born on November 24, 1961 in Dalton, Georgia. Ms. Barton is survived by her mother, Joyce Howard Crawford; daughters, FaMeka Perry and Keela Stewart; sisters, Jeana Dunn, Jana Crawford and Kelly White; brother, Jamie Crawford and two grandchildren, Kashlynn Perry and...
Rita Diane Booths Martin
Dec 10, 2014
Mrs. Rita Diane Booths Martin, age 72 of Cedartown, passed away on Wednesday, December 10, 2014. She was born on June 7, 1942. She was the daughter of the late Calvin Booths and Genevieve Lafler Booths. Mrs. Martin is survived by her husband, Glen Story; daughters, Evonne Torres and Ruby Martin; son, Jack Martin; sisters, Sheila Sweet and Elaine Andrews;...
Linda Dianne Vinson Miller
Dec 8, 2014
Mrs. Linda Dianne Vinson Miller, age 65 of Cedartown, passed away on Monday, December 8, 2014. She was born on April 16, 1949 in Cedartown. She was the daughter of the late William Lyle Vinson, Sr. and Connie Phillips Vinson. Mrs. Miller had work for the United States Postal Service for 14 years. She was a faithful member of Benedict...
Tammy Yvonne Chastain
Dec 5, 2014
Ms. Tammy Barnett Chastain, age 53, of Cedartown passed away Friday, December 5, 2014. She was born in Polk County on September 6, 1961 to the late Raymond Earl Barnett, Jr. and Linda Faye Crawford Barnett. Ms. Chastain is preceded in death by her parents; grandparents, Raymond Earl Barnett, Sr. & Ruby Estelle Welchel Barnett and J. W. Crawford &...
David Jerry Patterson
Dec 4, 2014
Mr. David Jerry Patterson, age 52, of Cedartown, passed away on Wednesday, December 3, 2014. He was born on March 13, 1962, in Cedartown. Mr. Patterson is survived by his father, Coye E. Patterson; his loving wife, Sherry Guice Patterson; daughter and son-in-law, Chandra and Justin Dawson; daughter-in-law, Heather Knowles Robinson; sister, Renee Garner; brothers, Ken Patterson and Eddie Patterson;...
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