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.
Harvis Russell Smith
Sep 7, 2011
Mr. Harvis Russell Smith, age 66, of Centre, Alabama, passed away on Wednesday, September 7, 2011. He was born on April 13, 1945 in Cedartown. Mr. Smith is survived by his mother, Margie Dyer Smith; daughter Rhonda Yates; son, Jeffery Smith; sisters, JoAnn Smith, Geraldine A. Smith, Linda Faye Smith and Deborah Lynn Smith; three grandchildren, Timothy Crowder, Michael Smith...
Marie Gilbert Allen
Sep 6, 2011
Mrs. Marie Gilbert Allen, 86, of Hampton, GA passed away on Tuesday, September 6, 2011. She was born on March 9, 1925 in Rex, GA and was the daughter of James Matthew and Annie Pearl Strickland Gilbert. Marie was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and sister. She spent many years as a teacher for special needs children at the South...
Allen Duncan
Sep 2, 2011
Mr. Allen Duncan, age 55, of Cedartown, passed away on Friday, September 2, 2011. He was born on June 19, 1956 in Rome, Georgia. He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Arnold & Ruby Privett Duncan. Mr. Allen Duncan is survived by his wife, Lydia Gentry Duncan; daughters, Angel Duncan, Kristy Donnell, April Kelley, Alicia Kelley, Summer...
Betty Ola Mckibben
Aug 27, 2011
Miss Betty Ola McKibben, age 64, passed away on Saturday, August 27, 2011. She was born on February 14, 1947 in Rome, Georgia. Miss McKibben was the daughter of the late Mr. Ollie Lamar McKibben, Sr. and Mrs. Evelyn Estell Phillips McKibben. Miss McKibben is preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Lamar McKibben, Jr. She is survived...
Alfred Jones "Aj" Woods, Jr.
Aug 23, 2011
Mr. Alfred Jones Woods, Jr. "AJ", age 60, of Cedartown, passed away on Tuesday, August 23, 2011. He was born on June 3, 1951 in Cedartown. He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Jones Woods, Sr. and Grace Cline Woods. AJ is survived by his brother and sister-in-law, William and Nancy Woods; daughter, Patricia Mae Smith;...
Vera Bernice Packer Crowe
Aug 23, 2011
Vera Bernice Crowe, age 67, of West 11th Street, Rome, passed away Tuesday evening, August 23rd, 2011 at the residence. A native of Polk County, Georgia, Mrs. Crowe was born on September 12th, 1943, the daughter of the late Archie and Daisy Miller Packer. She had spent the greater part of her life in Rome and was a 1961 graduate...
Lillian Anna Marie Sealander Amberlock
Aug 22, 2011
Ms. Lillian Anna Marie Sealander Amberlock, age 99, of Cedartown, passed away on Monday, August 22, 2011. She was born on March 23, 1912 in Springfield, Massachusetts. Ms. Amberlock is survived by a niece and nephew, Gerald and Linda Hannon. Ms. Amberlock is preceded in death by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sealander; husband, James William Amberlock and brothers, Bud...
Charles Franklin Wells, Jr. "C.J."
Aug 22, 2011
Mr. Charles Franklin Wells, Jr. "C.J.", age 18, passed away on Monday, August 22, 2011. He was born on November 24, 1992 in Rome, Georgia. Mr. Wells was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Franklin and Jill Hayth Wells, Sr. C.J. is survived by his sister, Tammy Wells Hinkle; three nieces, Madison Hinkle, Emerald Hinkle and Katilyn Bunner; grandmother,...
James Robert Wilson
Aug 20, 2011
Mr. James Robert Wilson, age 75, of Cedartown, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, August 20, 2011. He was born on August 11, 1936 in Paulding County, Georgia. He was the son of Mr. Ernest Clifford and Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Kitchens Wilson. The funeral service for Mr. James Robert Wilson will be conducted on Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at two o'clock...
Frank Harold Burgess, Sr.
Aug 18, 2011
Mr. Frank Harold Burgess, Sr., age 84, passed away on Thursday, August 18, 2011. He was born on December 14, 1926 in Chattanooga, TN. Mr. Frank Harold Burgess, Sr., was a Cedartown icon, proven by his loyalty and passion for his community. In 1947, his radio announcing career began. After working at several radio stations, Frank settled with his family...
Rev. Anthony Wayne Spicer
Aug 15, 2011
Reverend Anthony Wayne Spicer, age 82, passed away on August 15, 2011. Rev. Spicer was a resident of Cedartown, Georgia and had been suffering from a lengthy illness as was being treated by the Amedisys Hospice Services in Cartersville, Ga. Reverend Spicer was born on February 11, 1929 in Hamilton, Ohio, son of the late Lewis Spicer and the late...
Brenda Sue Noel
Aug 8, 2011
Mrs. Brenda Sue Noel, age 63 of Cedartown, passed away on Monday, August 08, 2011. She was born on October 1, 1947 in Cedartown. She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Quillie and Mattie Gladden Truett. Mrs. Noel is survived by her loving husband, Lloyd Noel; daughters, Amanda Noel Padgett, Margaret Noel Shaw, Mary Lee Hulsey and...
Betty Margaret Brown Holland
Aug 3, 2011
Mrs. Betty Margaret Brown Holland, age 78, of Villa Rica, Georgia, formerly of Cedartown, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, August 03, 2011. She was born July 18, 1933 in Cedartown, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William (Bill) and Mary Hulsey Brown. Mrs. Holland was raised in and lived the majority of her life in Cedartown. She married...
Deborah Princess Cook Brown
Aug 3, 2011
Mrs. Deborah Princess Cook Brown, 49, of 263 S.D. Hicks Rd., Villa Rica, GA passed away, Wednesday, August 3, 2011 at her residence battling an extended illness. She was born May 26, 1962 in Carrollton, Georgia. She was employed at SunTrust Bank. She was a member of First Pentecostal Church in Villa Rica where she was actively involved as a...
Eunice Clayton Trapp
Jul 31, 2011
Ms. Eunice Clayton Trapp, age 86, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, formerly of Cedartown, Georgia, passed away on July 31, 2011. She was born on January, 5, 1925 in Muscadine, Alabama. She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ervin and Mae Clayton. Ms. Trapp worked for many years in a torpedo factory during WWII and then retired from...
Virginia Mathis Reynolds
Jul 31, 2011
Mrs. Virginia Mathis Reynolds, age 87, of Cedartown, Georgia, formerly of Sumter, S.C., passed away on Sunday, July 31, 2011. She was born on January 31, 1924 in Marlboro County, S.C., the daughter of the late J.W. Mathis, Sr. and Dessie Brown Mathis. Mrs. Reynolds is preceded in death by her husband, Craig Reynolds; sisters, Marie Chewing, Elisabeth Blackwood, Agnes...
Rodney Lee Pierce
Jul 27, 2011
Mr. Rodney Lee Pierce, age 47, of Cedartown, passed away on Wednesday, July 27, 2011. He was born on June 28, 1964 in Rome, Georgia; he was the son of the late Mr. Burney Lee Pierce and Mrs. Laura Bell Allen Easterwood. Mr. Pierce is survived his wife, Audrey Sloan Pierce; daughter, Sherry Pierce; son, Keith Pierce; step daughter, Heather...
Ruth Benfield Vincent
Jul 26, 2011
Ms. Ruth Benfield Vincent, age 89, of Cedartown, passed away on Tuesday, July 26, 2011. She was born on June 30, 1922 in Cedartown; she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Walter and Stella Austin Benfield. Ms. Vincent is survived by daughter and son-in-law, Judy V. Buckner and John; two grandchildren, Karen Heykens, of Jacksonville, FL and...
Doris Frances Weatherby Jarrett
Jul 22, 2011
Ms. Doris Frances Weatherby Jarrett, age 86 of Cedartown, Georgia, passed away on Friday, July 22, 2011. She was born on October 23, 1924 in Floyd County; she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John and Oloa Frances Maddox Weatherby. Ms. Jarrett is survived by daughter and son-law-in, Carolyn Jarrett Timms and James; son and daughter-in-law, Johnny...
Dorothy Ellison Tumlin
Jul 19, 2011
Ms. Dorothy Ellison Tumlin of Blue Ridge, Georgia formerly of Cedartown, passed away on Tuesday, July 19, 2011 after a brief illness. Dot was a long time employee of the Georgia Department of Labor. Dot is survived by three daughters, Ellen T. White of Blue Ridge, GA, Jennie T. Visscher of Marietta, GA and Ann Tumblin Carnes of Los Angeles,...
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