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.
Johnny Arthur Baker
Apr 12, 2011
Mr. Johnny Arthur Baker, age 66, of Rockmart, passed away on Tuesday, April 12, 2011. He was born on December 22, 1944, in Polk County. He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Sonny Aaron and Margaret Smallwood Baker. Mr. Baker is survived by daughters, Susan Ingram and Jamie Hand; sons, Corey Baker and wife, Mardene, Sonny Baker...
Wanda Lean Hurley
Apr 6, 2011
Ms. Wanda Lean Hurley, age 65, passed away on Wednesday, April 6, 2011. She was born on October 22, 1945 in Polk County; she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Dwight and Helen Herstine Sargent Hurley. Ms. Hurley is survived by daughters, Tammy Harris, Terrie Lara and Shannon Quiahua; sisters, Sandra Shell, Jacquline Ledbetter and Angie...
Agnes Lucille Chambers
Apr 4, 2011
Mrs. Agnes Lucille Chambers, age 87, of Cedartown, passed away on Monday, April 4, 2011. She was born on September 18, 1923, in Floyd County. She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Albert Sidney and Bertie Lee Thompson Terry. Mrs. Chambers has been a resident of Polk County for over 65 years. She was a member of...
Donald "Duck" Ward
Apr 4, 2011
Mr. Donald "Duck" Ward, age 74, of Cedartown, passed away on Monday, April 04, 2011. He was born on October 18, 1936; Mr. Ward is from Esom Hill and was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles and Lillie Allen Ward. Mr. Ward is a Veteran of the United States Army. Mr. Donald Ward was a produce manager...
Shirley Benefield
Apr 3, 2011
Mrs. Shirley Benefield, age 70, of Cedartown, passed away on Sunday, April 3, 2011. She was born on May 24, 1940 in Suchess Georgia. She was the daughter of the late Ernest and Bonnie Seabolt. Shirley loved her grandchildren, her rat terrier "Little Man", and fishing on Terrapin Creek in Piedmont, Alabama. Mrs. Benefield is survived by husband, Wayne Benefield;...
Doyle Chandler
Apr 1, 2011
Mr. Doyle Chandler, age 93, of Cedartown, passed away on Friday, April 01, 2011. He was born on July 24, 1917 in Haralson County. He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. and Emma Bartow White Chandler. Mr. Doyle Chandler served as the Polk County's Justice of the Peace for more than twenty years. Mr. Chandler...
Henry Joe Dempsey
Mar 28, 2011
Mr. Henry Joe Dempsey, age 59, of Cedartown, Georgia, passed away on Monday, March 28, 2011. He was born on February 12, 1952 in Cedartown; he is the son of the late Thomas Fred Dempsey and Mary Ellen Witcher Dempsey Baker. Mr. Dempsey was a machinist at Jefferson Smurfit for many years. Mr. Dempsey is survived by a daughter, Amanda...
Elayne Carolyn Banks
Mar 27, 2011
Mrs. Elayne Carolyn Banks, age 68, of Cedartown passed away Sunday, March 27, 2011. She was the daughter of the late Myron Hugh Marshall and Viola Olga Saunders Marshall. Mrs. Banks was a retired employee of Goodyear. Besides her parents she is also preceded in death by husband, Billie Joe Banks, Sr. and brother, Steven Montel. Mrs. Banks is survived...
Humphrey Alvin "Hump" Posey
Mar 23, 2011
Mr. Humphrey Alvin "Hump" Posey, age 86, of Cedartown, passed away on Wednesday, March 23, 2011. He was born on August 10, 1924 in Centre, Alabama; he is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Clifford and Alma Atkinson Posey. Mr. Posey was in the Navy during WWII. Mr. Posey was a retired funeral director from the Olin L....
Fred Bunyan Woodward
Mar 22, 2011
Mr. Fred Bunyan Woodward, age 88 of Cedartown, passed away on Tuesday, March 22, 2011. He was born on October 11, 1922 in Cedartown, he is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. David King and Beulah Labelle Hackney Woodward. Mr. Woodward served in the United States Navy during WWII. After serving in the navy, Fred then worked for...
Donnie Ray Jacobs
Mar 16, 2011
Mr. Donnie Ray Jacobs, age 49, of Piedmont, Alabama, passed away on Wednesday, March 16, 2011. He was born on June 3, 1961 in Cedartown to the late Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Dean and Janie Mae Blake Jacobs. Mr. Jacobs is survived by two sons, Keith Morgan and David Morgan; girlfriend, Patricia Bullington; sisters, Linda Faye Arnold and Shelby Morrison;...
Elmer Franklin Wilson
Mar 12, 2011
Mr. Elmer Franklin Wilson, age 59, of Rockmart, passed away on Saturday, March 12, 2011. He was born on January 1, 1952 in Milledgeville, Georgia. Mr. Wilson is survived by his daughters, Tracie Wright and Laura Shofstahl; sister and brother-in-law, Wanda & Robert Bailey, grandchildren, Helen Shofstahl, Patricia Ann Tidwell, Seth Wright; and nieces & nephews, Dawn Dutton, Buddy Bailey,...
Rance Mark Ponder
Mar 11, 2011
Mr. Rance Mark Ponder, age 79, of Cedartown, passed away on Friday, March 11, 2011. He was born on October 22, 1931 in Bartow County, Georgia. Mr. Ponder is survived by his sister and brother-in-law, Ann & Ray Lewis; and two brothers, Billy Monroe Ponder and Jerry Ponder. He is preceded in death by his parents, Charlie Griffin Ponder and...
Sandra "Melissa" Tubb
Mar 10, 2011
Ms. Sandra "Melissa" Tubb, age 47, of Cedartown, passed away on Thursday, March 10, 2011. She was born on April 27, 1963 in Cedartown. She is the daughter of Mr. Bobby Chapman and Mrs. Sandra "Sue" Hardin Watson. Ms. Sandra Melissa Tubb is survived by her parents; daughter, Nina Rayburn; son, Aaron Tubb; step-father, Buford Watson; sister, Melinda Ploof; brothers,...
Norma W. Bowie
Mar 10, 2011
Norma Eugene Wills Bowie, age 86, of Kennesaw, passed away Thursday, March 10, 2011 after a short illness. Funeral service will be 2 PM Monday, March 14, 2011 in the chapel of Carmichael Funeral Home in Marietta with the Reverend Brian Butler officiating. Burial will follow in Kennesaw Memorial Park Cemetery. Born and raised in Paulding County, Mrs. Bowie was...
Robert "Timothy" Mccarty
Mar 9, 2011
Mr. Robert "Timothy" McCarty, age 47, of Cedartown, passed away on Wednesday, March 9, 2011. He was born on April 17, 1963 in Cedartown, son of the late Robert McCarty and Opal Adell Duggar Wood. Mr. Robert Timothy McCarty is survived by his wife, Tammy "Latrelle" Puckett McCarty; daughter, Halyn Cade McCarty; son, Camrin Tyler McCarty and brother, Chris McAdams....
Doris Welch
Mar 7, 2011
Mrs. Doris Welch, age 89, of Ellijay, Georgia, formally of Cedartown, passed away on March 7, 2011. She was born on December 30, 1921 in Harlan, Kentucky; the daughter of the late Mr. and Mr. Charles and Anna Hamilton Coleman. Mrs. Doris Welch is preceded in death by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles and Anna Hamilton Coleman; husband, Rev....
Billy D. Holbrooks
Mar 5, 2011
Mr. Billy D. Holbrooks, age 80, of Rockmart, passed away on Saturday, March 5, 2011. He was born on August 26, 1930 in Polk County, Georgia. Mr. Holbrooks is survived by his brother, Benny Holbrooks of Florence, South Carolina. He is preceded in death by his wife, Margie Owens Holbrooks; parents, Clifford H. Holbrooks, Sr. and Mautille Broadaway Holbrooks; sisters,...
Sierra Skye Fletcher
Mar 4, 2011
Miss. Sierra Skye Fletcher, age 16, of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina formerly of Rockmart, Georgia, passed away on Friday, March 4, 2011. She was born on March 23, 1994 in Cartersville, Georgia. She is preceded in death by her maternal mother, Lori Renee Duncan Crawford; paw-paw, Donald Fletcher and great-grandmother, Omalee Gaddy. She is survived by parents, Donnie Lee Fletcher,...
David M. Fuller
Mar 2, 2011
Mr. David M. Fuller, age 59, passed away on Wednesday, March 2, 2011. A burial service was conducted at Rest Haven Cemetery, Cedartown. The Olin L. Gammage and Sons Funeral Home is handling the arrangements for Mr. David M. Fuller.
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