Obituaries
Barbara Ann Owen
Jul 4, 2019
Mrs. Barbara Ann Owen, age 86, of Rome, GA, passed away Thursday, July 4, 2019. Barbara was born in Chattooga, County, GA, on April 4, 1933, daughter of the late Ben Turner Strawn and Amy Lavada Cummings Strawn. She had been a resident of Rome and Floyd County most of her life and was of the Baptist faith. Barbara was...
Jo Gray Smith
Jul 3, 2019
Mrs. Jo Gray Smith, age 90, of Rome, GA, passed away Wednesday, July 3, 2019. A native of Rome and Floyd County, Jo was born May 6, 1929, a daughter of the late Henry Clay Gray, Sr., and Dillie Wilkie Moore Gray. She graduated from Model High School in1948 with her sweetheart, Charles R. "Snook" Smith. They were married on...
Charles Richard Snook Smith
Jun 30, 2019
Mr. Charles Richard "Snook" Smith, age 91, of Rome, GA, passed away peacefully Sunday, June 30, 2019, surrounded by his family. Mr. Smith was born in Calhoun, GA, on April 6, 1928, a son of the late Lawrence Barton Smith and Lois Eunice Woods Smith. He had been a resident of Rome and Floyd County the greater part of his...
Helen M. Hardegree
Jun 21, 2019
Ms. Helen M. Hardegree, age 91, of Rome, GA, passed away Friday morning, June 21, 2019. Ms. Helen was born in Decatur, GA, on June 14, 1928, daughter of the late John Carl Hardegree and Maude Duncan Hardegree. She had been a resident of Rome and Floyd County most of her life and was a member of the North Rome...
Edward William Mcburnett
Jun 17, 2019
Mr. Edward William McBurnett, age 76, of Rome, GA, passed away Monday, June 17, 2019. A native of Rome and Floyd County, Mr. McBurnett was born September 7, 1942, a son of the late Vester William McBurnett and Lavada Brazier McBurnett. He was associated with Mohawk Industries, retiring after 25 years of service. Mr. McBurnett was a member of New...
Ronnie Gene Dixon
Jun 16, 2019
Mr. Ronnie Gene Dixon, age 61, of Rome, GA, passed away Sunday, June 16, 2019, in a Cartersville, GA, hospice facility. A native of Rome and Floyd County, Ronnie was born May 1, 1958, son of the late Genes Eugene Dixon and Vera Margaret Lacey Dixon. He was a 1976 graduate of East Rome High School and attended West End...
Cathie Wise
Jun 15, 2019
Mrs. Cathie Cagle Wise, age 64, of Rome, GA, passed away Saturday, June 15, 2019, at her residence surrounded by her loving family after a long battle with cancer. A lifelong resident of Rome and Floyd County, Cathie was born August 20, 1954, a daughter of Margaret Payne Cagle and the late Marvin Eugene Cagle. She was a 1972 graduate...
James Bryant Steele, Jr.
Jun 12, 2019
James "Bryant" Steele, Jr., age 67, of Rome, GA, passed away Wednesday, June 12, 2019. Bryant was born on April 3, 1952, a son of the late James Bryant Steele, Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Christian Steele. He went to work at the Rome News-Tribune in December of 2007 as the business editor, but began his journalism career as the editor...
Doris Jean Cantrell
Jun 8, 2019
Mrs. Doris Jean Cantrell, age 85, of Rome, GA, passed away Saturday, June 8, 2019, in a local hospital. A native of Rome and Floyd County, Mrs. Cantrell was born February 28, 1934, a daughter of the late James Hugh White and Delia Blanche Davis White Evans. She was a graduate of Model High School and was associated with Sears...
Ronald Alan Ronnie Koehler, Sr.
Jun 3, 2019
Mr. Ronald Alan "Ronnie" Koehler, Sr., age 57, of Rome, GA, passed away on Monday, June 3, 2019. Ronnie was born in Chicago, IL, on August 3, 1961, son of Betty Dodd Koehler Julian and the late Donald Edward Koehler. He had been a resident of Rome and Floyd the greater part of his life and was a master welder....
Samuel Orris Sam Freeman
May 28, 2019
Mr. Samuel Orris 'Sam' Freeman, age 95 of Rome , Ga passed away on May 28, 2019 at Townsend Park Health and Rehab in Cartersville, GA. Sam was born in Jones County, GA on July 27, 1923 son of the late William McClayton Freeman and Bertha Waits Freeman. He had been a resident of Rome and Floyd County for 18...
Phillip David Chunky Smith
May 8, 2019
Phillip David "Chunky" Smith, age 57, of Rome, GA, passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2019. Phil was born in Leominster, MA, on May 5, 1962, a son of Elmer David and Maurine Tribble Smith. He had lived the greater part of his life in Rome and Floyd County and was a member of Dykes Creek Baptist Church. "Chunky" was associated...
Sara Evelyn Reeves
Apr 3, 2019
Mrs. Sara Evelyn Reeves, age 86, of Rome, GA, passed away Wednesday morning, April 3, 2019. Evelyn was born in Plainville, GA, on May 5, 1932, daughter of the late Daniel Webster Stephens and Maggie Van Dyke Stephens. She had been a resident of Rome and Floyd County for the greater part of her life. Prior to retirement in the...
Carolyn Eugenia Stansell
Apr 1, 2019
Mrs. Carolyn Eugenia Stansell, age 92, of Rome, passed away on, Monday, April 1, 2019. The family had a private funeral service at Mizpah United Methodist Church and interment followed in the church cemetery. The staff of Salmon Funeral Home was honored to serve the family of Mrs. Carolyn Eugenia Stansell.
Fielding (Hight) Stutts
Apr 1, 2019
Mrs. Fielding Hight Stutts of 48 Bellemont Drive, S.W., Rome, GA. passed away at her residence on Monday, April 1st, 2019. Fielding was born on August 21, 1952, in Rome, Ga. and was the daughter of the late Gordon Lee Hight, Jr. and Kathleen Stewart Hight. She graduated from the Thornwood School for Girls and attended Stetson College, Deland, FL....
Mary Ann Earle
Mar 30, 2019
Mary Ann Penn Earle, 88, of Rome, passed away peacefully Saturday, March 30, 2019 at the William Breman Jewish Home in Atlanta after a few years of declining health. She was born in Rome, GA on May 31st, 1930 and was the daughter of the late Herman Stuart Penn and Mary Elizabeth Gaines Penn. In addition to her parents, she...
Jeffrey Wayne Jeff Davis
Mar 24, 2019
Mr. Jeffrey Wayne "Jeff" Davis, age 61, of Cave Spring, GA, passed away on Sunday morning, March 24, 2019. Jeff was born in Detroit, MI, on August 9, 1957, son of the late Gilbert J. "Sam" Davis, Jr., and Vivian Pruitt Davis Poole. He had been a resident of Rome and Floyd County for the greater part of his life...
Juanita Ann Garrett
Mar 18, 2019
Mrs. Juanita Ann Burch Garrett, age 93, of Rome, GA, formerly of Huntsville, AL, passed away peacefully at her residence on Monday morning, March 18, 2019. Nita, as most people knew her, was born on February 25, 1926, in Covington, VA, daughter of the late Bessie and William W. Burch. She married the love of her life, Robert Shirey Garrett,...
Betty Sue Smith
Mar 11, 2019
Mrs. Betty Sue McNew Smith, age 80, of Northside Drive the Coosa Community, passed away on Monday afternoon, March 11, 2019, following an extended illness. Mrs. Smith was born May 18, 1938 in Rome, GA, daughter of the late J.M. McNew and Avey Ester Gilreath McNew. Until her retirement in the late 1990s, Mrs. Smith had been a Millworker and...
Thomas Elliott Duke Watkins
Feb 26, 2019
Mr. Thomas E. "Duke" Watkins, age 80, of Rome, GA, passed away on Tuesday evening, February 26, 2019, in a local hospital. Duke was born in Washington, DC, on May 18, 1938, son of the late Roy N. Watkins and Addie C. Rogers Watkins. He grew up in Anderson, SC, and attended Clemson University, Anderson University and University of South...
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