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.
Sandra Jane Garrett Nichols
Mar 23, 2012
Ms. Sandra Jane Garrett Nichols, age 61, of Cedartown, passed away on Friday, March 23, 2012. She was born on October 5, 1950 in Rockmart, Georgia. Ms. Nichols was a beloved member of Second Baptist Church and an employee of Newark Paperboard Products. Ms. Nichols is survived by her mother, Ms. Dorothy "Dot" Lipham Garrett; daughter and son-in-law, Jennifer and...
Jane Alred Warren
Mar 23, 2012
Ms. Jane Alred Warren, age 72, of Cedartown, passed away on Friday, March 23, 2012. She was born on December 28, 1939 in Gainsville, GA. She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. George W. and Lexie May Goggins Alred. Ms. Warren is survived by her son, James Steven Backers; daughter, Cynthia Jane Sanders; four grandchildren, Megan Brooke...
Ralph William Heath
Mar 22, 2012
Mr. Ralph William Heath, age 83, of Cedartown, passed away on Thursday, March 22, 2012. He was born on October 12, 1928 in Cedartown. He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Paul and Ruth Bell Heath. Mr. Ralph William Heath served in the United States Air Force from 1945-1947. Mr. Heath was a member of Mountain Home...
Julius Clifford Hampton
Mar 21, 2012
Mr. Julius Clifford Hampton, age 80, of Cedartown passed away on Wednesday, March 21, 2012. He was born February 18, 1931 in Polk County. He is preceded in death by parents, Clifford Hampton and Gertrude Knight Hampton; sisters, Evelyn Lamb, Ann Burkhalter Sparks, Katherine Maiden; brothers, William Hampton, James Hampton, Thomas Hampton; grandparents, Robert and Ada Bell Knight and Benjamin...
Mamie Coleman Berry
Mar 19, 2012
Mrs. Mamie Coleman Berry, age 94, of Cedartown passed away Monday, March 19, 2012. She was born November 5, 1917 in Cedartown, the daughter of the late Dan Coleman and Fannie McBurnett Coleman. She is preceded in death by husband, Robert Berry; her parents; one sister, and four brothers. Mrs. Mamie Berry is survived by daughter and son-in-law, Bobbie and...
Rev.Floyd Eugene "Gene" Beck
Mar 18, 2012
Rev. Floyd Eugene "Gene" Beck, age 75, of Cedartown passed away on Sunday, March 18, 2012. He was born March 25, 1936 in Polk County, the son of Charlie and Jimmie Hackney Beck. He was retired from Jefferson-Smurfit. Rev. Beck answered his spiritual calling over thirty years ago. He was a beloved man of God preaching the gospel and pastoring...
Mamie Florence Samples
Mar 17, 2012
Ms. Mamie Florence Samples, age 90, of Cedartown, passed away on Saturday, March 17, 2012. She was born on December 24, 1921 in Polk County. She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Hugh Samples and Mattie Fordham Samples. She retired from Goodyear Mills in Cedartown. Ms. Samples is survived by her nieces and nephews, Terry English,...
John Marion "Billy" Tate, Jr.
Mar 16, 2012
Mr. John Marion "Billy" Tate, Jr., age 82, of Taylorsville, GA passed away on Friday, March 16, 2012 in Wellstar Community Hospice. Billy was born on October 9, 1929 in Gordon County, son of the late John Marion Tate, Sr. and Elma Raines Tate. Billy was a graduate of the Sonoraville High School class of 1946, a thirty-five year retiree...
Tina Coleman Pope
Mar 16, 2012
Tina Coleman Pope, age 46, of Spring Garden, Alabama, formerly of Cedartown, Georgia, passed away on Friday, March 16, 2012. Tina was born on August 19, 1965 in Miami, Florida. She has been a resident of Spring Garden, Alabama for the past 23 years. She is a graduate of the Cedartown High School class of 1983 and later attended the...
Louise Rice Hurst
Mar 15, 2012
Ms. Louise Rice Hurst, age 95, of Cedartown, passed away on Thursday, March 15, 2012. She was born on November 2, 1916 in Randolph County, AL. She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. and Lector Campbell Rice. Ms. Hurst is survived by her children, Opal Dowdy, Glenda Alford and husband H.T., Janice Pilgram and husband...
Evelyn Davidson Ward
Mar 13, 2012
Ms. Evelyn Davidson Ward, age 77, passed away on Tuesday, March 13, 2012. She was born on March 3, 1935 in Celburn County, Alabama. She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Warner and Flora Maebelle Pruitt Davidson. She enjoyed participating in the Mixed Adults Sunday School Class, the Adult Choir, the Carrie Barrett W.M.U. circle, and...
Haroldine Perdue, Sr.
Mar 13, 2012
Mr. Haroldine Perdue, Sr., 76, passed away on Tuesday, March 13, 2012, at his home. A memorial service will be held at 6:00 p.m., Saturday, March 17, 2012, at Ray Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Barry Throckmorton officiating. Haroldine was born on April 10, 1935 in Rockingham County, NC to the late Eddie Washington and Dovie Via Perdue. He was...
Margie Wright Wilcox
Mar 11, 2012
Ms. Margie Wright Wilcox, age 90, of Douglasville, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, March 11, 2012. She was born on August 25, 1921 in Whitesburg, Georgia. She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Wade Hamilton and Katherine Adams Wright. Ms. Wilcox is survived by daughter; Sharon Katherine Wilcox Thompson; sons, Charles Emerson Wilcox, William Joseph Murphy and...
Terry Kagle Mcdougal
Mar 7, 2012
Mr. Terry Kagle McDougal, age 71, of Cedartown, passed away on Wednesday, March 7, 2012, at Evergreen Health and Rehabilitation Center following an extended illness. He was born on August 2, 1940 in Piedmont, AL, the son of the late John A. McDougal and Kate Monahan McDougal. Mr. McDougal is survived by his wife, Mrs. Jackie Holland McDougal; daughters, Tammy...
John Lawson Ford, Jr.
Mar 6, 2012
Mr. John Lawson Ford, Jr., age 70, of Cedartown, passed away on Tuesday, March 6, 2012. He was born on June 15, 1941 in Rome, Georgia. He was the son of the late Mr. John Lawson and Ethel Irene Gossit Ford, Sr. Mr. Ford is survived by his brother and sister-in-law, Clarence and Doris Ford; brother-in-law, Floyd Lockridge and several...
Lucille Edna Millican Hitchcock
Mar 2, 2012
Ms. Lucille Edna Millican Hitchcock, age 90, of Cedartown, GA, passed away on Friday, March 2, 2012. She was born on November 5, 1920 in Polk County. She was the daughter of the late Charles Ernest Millican and Mary Melson Graham Millican. Ms. Hitchcock is survived by her daughters, Barbara Ann Farmer Dawson and Joan Farmer Smith; son, Roy Denny...
Lucille Mcdowell Phillips
Feb 22, 2012
Ms. Lucille McDowell Phillips, age 78 , of Pace, Florida, formally of Cedartown, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, February 22, 2012. She was born on December 21, 1933, in Cedartown, GA. She was the daughter of the late Samuel McDowell and Connie Mae Guice McDowell. Ms. Phillips is survived by daughter and son-in-law, Vickie Phillips Ochoa and Arnold; son and...
Myra Jean Johnson Goodman
Feb 17, 2012
Mrs. Myra Jean Johnson Goodman, age 52, of Monroe, Georgia, passed away on Friday, February 17, 2012. She was born on October 8, 1959 in Rockmart, Georgia. Mrs. Goodman is survived by her husband, James Goodman; mother, Ruby Fay Johnson Murphy; sons; Jason Howard Murphy, Brian Murphy and Douglas Wayne Murphy; sisters, Laura Ann Fuller and Deborah Fay Martin; brothers,...
Eunice Pauline Hampton Boyd
Feb 17, 2012
Eunice Pauline Hampton Boyd, age 78, of Cedartown, passed away on Friday, February 17, 2012. She was born July 19, 1933, in Cedartown Georgia. She was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by: parents, John Wilburn Hampton & Jewell Adell Bowman Hampton; husband, Edgar Wilburn Boyd; step daughter, Mogene Boyd McConnell; step son, Royce Wilburn Boyd; brothers,...
Jettie Geneva Anne Knight Glenn
Feb 16, 2012
Ms. Jettie Geneva Anne Knight Glenn, "Momma Dot", age 101, passed away on Thursday, February 16, 2012. She was born on September 29, 1910 in Polk County; she was the daughter of the late Robert Cleveland and Ada Bell Kirk Knight. Ms. Glenn is survived by her son-in-law, Dewain Campbell; daughters-in-law, Betty Glenn and Mae Frith; 13 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren...
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