Obituaries
Audrey Mathis Phelps
May 29, 2017
Audrey Mathis Phelps, 94, of Rome, passed away at Riverwood Remembrance Village on May 29, 2017 after an extended battle with Dementia/Alzheimer's. Mrs. Phelps was born on March 18, 1923 in Ellijay, Georgia, daughter of the late Ben and Lissie Mathis. She was a faithful member of Friendship Baptist Church and served in many areas. She spent a number of...
Ray Carroll Pop Owens
May 29, 2017
Mr. Ray Carroll "Pop" Owens, age 83, of Rome, passed away on Monday morning, May 29, 2017, following a brief illness. Ray was born on Little Sand Mountain in Chattooga County, GA, on February 28, 1934, a son of the late William Leonard "W.L." Owens and Bertha Caldwell Owens. He had lived most of his life in Rome and Floyd...
Cecil M. Carney
May 28, 2017
Mr. Cecil M. Carney, age 79, of Sanford, FL, formerly of Rome, GA, died Sunday May 28, 2017, in Florida. A native of Rome and Floyd County, Cecil was born on March 23, 1938, a son of the late William Madison Carney and Lillie Elizabeth Ely Carney. He was a veteran of the United States Navy and a member of...
Barbara Ann Taylor
May 27, 2017
Barbara Ann Jackson Taylor, age 81, transitioned peacefully after an extended illness on May 27, 2017. Mrs. Taylor was born March 8, 1936, in Guntersville, AL, daughter of Tom W. Jackson and Katie M. Jackson Guice. Mrs. Taylor grew up in Guntersville and moved to Calhoun, GA, with her mother in 1952. At the time of her marriage to Henry...
Patsy Kay Witt
May 27, 2017
Ms. Patsy Kay Witt, age 72, of Rome, GA, died Saturday, May 27, 2017, following an extended illness. Ms. Witt was born January 15, 1945, in St. Charles, Virginia, daughter of the late Joseph Hayes Smith and Beulah Mae McFarland Smith. Until her retirement Ms. Witt had been employed with Floyd Medical Center in Guest Relations. Ms. Witt had a...
Antonietto T. Colello
May 16, 2017
Mrs. Antonietta T. Colello, age 92, of Rome, passed away on Tuesday evening, May 16, 2017, in her home surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Colello was born in Valsinni Matera, Italy, on May 29, 1924, a daughter of the late Carmine Truncellito and Rosalia Sinisalch Truncellito. She had been a resident of Rome and Floyd County for most of...
Richard Scott Cooper
May 14, 2017
Robert Scott Cooper, II, age 21, of Rome, GA, passed away on Sunday, May 14, 2017/ A private memorial service for Robert will be held at a later date. The staff of Salmon Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements for Robert Scott Cooper, II.
Doris C. Zafra
May 11, 2017
Mrs. Doris C. Zafra, age, 75, of Rome, passed away on, Thursday, May 11 2017, in a local hospital. It was her wish to be cremated. The family will have a private memorial service at a later date in the outer banks of North Carolina. She is survived by her husband, Juan Zafra of 29 years who misses her very...
Eugenia Lanelle Bradshaw
May 11, 2017
Eugenia Lanelle Bradshaw, age 89, of Rome, passed away on, Thursday, May 11, 2017 in a local hospital. Eugenia was born in Floyd County on, July 31, 1927, daughter of the late Cary James Horton and Ella Mae Sparks Horton. Mrs. Bradshaw graduated from Model High School in 1944. She was a homemaker and lived her entire life in Floyd...
Holly Suzanne Marenic
May 8, 2017
Holly Suzanne Marenic, age 20, of Rome, GA, made her Heavenly flight home on Monday afternoon, May 8, 2017, from the Scottish Rites Children's Hospital in Atlanta, GA. Holly was born in Rome on June 12, 1996, the daughter of Kimberly Marenic and Ray Brown, Jr. She had been a resident Rome and Floyd County her entire life and was...
William Allen Pops Routt
May 3, 2017
Mr. William Allen 'Pops' Routt, age 71, of Rome, GA, passed away on Wednesday evening, May 3, 2017. Pops was born in Soddy, TN, on August 7, 1945, a son of the late Jack Allen Routt and Ruth Alice Lasley Routt. He was an entrepreneur, starting and managing several local businesses, most recently, CrossFit Chariot of Rome. Pops was a...
Allie Sue Patterson
May 2, 2017
Mrs. Allie Sue Patterson, age 81, of Freeman Ferry Road, Rome, GA, died Tuesday morning, May 2, 2017, following an extended illness. Mrs. Patterson was born April 16, 1936, in Bartow County, GA, daughter of the late Herman S. Reeves and Ida Mae Lowery Reeves. Until her retirement Mrs. Patterson was associated with Walmart in their Deli Department. Mrs. Patterson...
Richard Wayne Hattrick
Apr 11, 2017
Richard Wayne Hattrick, age 73, of Rome, passed away on, Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at his residence. It was his wish to be cremated and for his family to have a private memorial service. The staff of Salmon Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Richard Wayne Hattrick.
Shirley Foster Kinney
Apr 11, 2017
Mrs. Shirley Foster Kinney was known for her love of family and genealogy. She passed away peacefully on Wednesday evening, April 11, 2017, with her loving family by her side. Her story began on May 26, 1935, in LaGrange, Georgia. The daughter of Springer and Ruby Kent Foster, she graduated from LaGrange High School in 1953. She attended the University...
Cohen Rhye Martin
Mar 28, 2017
Mr. Cohen Rhye Martin, age 97, of Rome, GA, passed away on Tuesday evening, March 28, 2017. On March 28th, our beloved, sweet, 97-year-old Daddy went home. Having grown up during the depression, and losing his Father at an early age, he served in the United States Navy as a signalman during World War II as part of The Greatest...
William H. Pelfrey
Mar 28, 2017
Mr. William H. "Bill" Pelfrey, Sr., age 86, of Rome, passed away on Tuesday, March 28, 2017, in a local hospital. A son of the late Hoyt and Edith Collins Pelfrey, Bill was born on August 20, 1930, in Bartow County, GA. He graduated from Model High School in 1948 and graduated from ICS Electronics School. Bill spent most of...
Mary Elizabeth Kilgore
Mar 27, 2017
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Kilgore, age 69, of Kingston, GA, passed away on Monday afternoon, March 27, 2017, in a local hospital. Mary Elizabeth was born in Rome, GA, on June 4, 1947, a daughter of the late James Roy Morgan and Jessie Louise Sitton Morgan. She was a devoted member of the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church and loved helping others....
Mary Alice Williams
Mar 23, 2017
Mrs. Mary Alice Williams, age 84, of Rome, passed away on, Thursday, March 23, 2017, in a local hospital. A native of Rome and Floyd County, Mrs. Williams was born on January 12, 1933, the daughter of the late Ralph and Inez McElroy Toles. She was a graduate of Rome, High School and a faithful member of the West Rome...
James Michael Womble
Mar 2, 2017
Mr. James Michael "Mickey" Womble, age 64, of Rome, GA passed away on Thursday March 2, 2017. Mickey was born in Colquitt, Georgia on July 23, 1952, son of Inez Holt Womble and the late Charlie "Johnny" Womble, Sr. In 1970 Mickey graduated from Miller County High School where he was involved in numerous sports and student activities. Among many...
Glenda Gail Burkhalter
Feb 28, 2017
Glenda Gail Burkhalter, age 70, of Rome, passed away on, Tuesday, February 28, 2017, in a local healthcare facility. Glenda was born on August 3, 1946, in Duncan, OK, a daughter of the late Quintin and Willa Mae Sadler Baker. She had been resident of Rome and Floyd County since the early 1980's, moving here from Panama City, FL. Glenda...
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