Obituaries
Cleo Harris
Feb 28, 2017
Mrs. Cleo Elizabeth Harris, age 94, of Rome, GA, passed away on Tuesday, February 28, 2017, at Fifth Avenue Healthcare. A native of Rome and Floyd County, Mrs. Harris was born on February 15, 1923, a daughter of the late George and Minnie Lee Sprouce Pierce. She was a housewife and homemaker and a seamstress who loved gardening. Mrs. Harris...
Magdalene Odillon
Feb 28, 2017
Magdalene Odillon, age 74, of Rome, passed away on, Tuesday, February 28, 2017, in a local hospital. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, March 3, 2017 at East View Cemetery. A complete obituary will run in a later edition of the Rome News-Tribune. Salmon Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Magdalene Odillon.
Flora Lucille Allen
Feb 14, 2017
Mrs. Flora Lucille Allen, age 97, of Rome, GA, passed away Monday evening, February 14, 2017, in a local hospital. A native of Rome and Floyd County, Mrs. Allen was born on July 2, 1919, the daughter of the late William O. Denson and Idell Hawkins Denson. She was a housewife and homemaker and was a member of the Shorter...
Beverly R. Cornett
Feb 6, 2017
Mrs. Beverly Cornett, age 64, of Rome, GA, passed away on Monday morning, February 6, 2017, following an extended illness. A native of Rome and Floyd County, Beverly was born on April 19, 1952, the daughter of the late Milton J. Rolan and Doris Morris Rolan. She was a devoted member of the Dykes Creek Baptist Church and a strong...
Fay Sims
Jan 30, 2017
Mrs. Fay Sims, age 71, of Rome, passed away Monday morning, January 30, 2017, at her residence following a lengthy illness. A native of Rome and Floyd County, Fay was born on July 3, 1945, the daughter of the late J.C. Chambers and Katherine Phillips Chambers. She had been a resident of Rome and Floyd all her life and was...
Lois Crumley
Jan 13, 2017
Mrs. Lois Crumley, age 96, of Rome, passed away on Friday evening, January 13, 2017, in a local health care facility. Mrs. Crumley was born in Rome, on January 10, 1921, the daughter of the late Thomas Leroy Wells and Emma Silvers Wells. She moved to Dalton an early age. Mrs. Crumley spent the greater part of her life in...
Peggy Jean Pastore
Jan 11, 2017
Peggy Jean Pastore passed away on, January 11, 2017 in a local hospital. Salmon Funeral Home and Cremation Services is honored to serve the family of Peggy Jean Pastore.
Fern Lillian Niedrach
Jan 9, 2017
Mrs. Fern Lillian Niedrach, age, 92, of Rome, passed away, Monday, January 9, 2017, in a local hospital. The daughter of the late John and Emma Butler Trautwein, Fern was born on January 5, 1925, in Gerald MO. She met her husband, Kenneth Edward Niedrach, in Saint Louis, MO, while he was stationed at nearby Scott Air Force Base during...
Ronald E Hobgood
Dec 5, 2016
Mr. Ronald E. Hobgood, Sr., age 69, of Rome, passed away on, Monday, December 5, 2016. Mr. Hobgood was born in Gallant, AL, on July 18, 1947, the son of the late Elsie Lee Morgan Hobgood and Clyde Novell Hobgood. He had been a resident of Rome and Floyd County for several years and was an active member of the...
Martha Louise Winslette
Dec 1, 2016
Louise Winslette 89, passed away on December 1, 2016 in Rome Georgia. She was born in Milledgeville, Ga. on November 7, 1927 to the late Charlie F. Dysart and Sallie Lou McDade Dysart. She was a member of First Baptist Church, and enjoyed watching sporting events and playing bridge. The visitation will be on Sunday, December 4, 2016 at First...
James William Ledbetter
Oct 13, 2016
Jack Ledbetter, age 86, of Rome, passed away on Oct. 13, 2016. Mr. Ledbetter worked for many years at Georgia Kraft and also at J-Supply. Jack was a founding member of the Kraftsman Club and was a builder of the golf course at the Kraftsman Club. He was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church. Mr. Ledbetter was a veteran of...
Carl Wayland Burkhalter
Sep 13, 2016
Wayland Burkhalter, age 78, of Rome, passed away on Sept. 13, 2016. Wayland was preceded in death by his two sisters Barbara Sue Burkhalter and Patricia Ann Cline. Mr. Burkhalter was retired from the US Navy and Vietnam Veteran. He was a member of the VFW, Elks Lodge and American Legion. He loved to play golf in his free time....
Nancy Carole Echols
Sep 11, 2016
Ms Nancy Carole Fowler Echols, age 73, of Rome, Georgia passed away on Sunday, September 11, 2016. Born in Atlanta December 6, 1942 and was a resident of Rome for the last thiry-six years. She was preceded in death by both of her parents Elmer Augusta Fowler and Lillian Louise Stephens Fowler, her only brother Johnnie Elmer Fowler, a nephew...
Edna Mae Mckenzie
Sep 8, 2016
Edna Mae Parton McKenzie, age 77 of Armuchee passed away on Thursday, September 8, 2016. She was born on September 1, 1939 the daughter of the late James Albert Parton and the late Etta Mae Ellenburg Parton. Mrs. McKenzie was preceded in death by her husband, William Algie McKenzie, Jr., by brothers, Albert Parton, Alton Parton, Bill Parton, and Herman...
Colton Ellis Rood
Sep 3, 2016
Colton Ellis Rood, 19, of Rome, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, September 3, 2016. Colton graduated from Armuchee High School in 2015 where he played basketball and baseball. He then attended Jacksonville State University. He was a free spirit and loved all people he encountered. His warm smile could light up a room. Colton found happiness in...
Janice Virginia Chapman
Aug 2, 2016
Janice Virginia Rakes Chapman, age 88, of Rome, passed away on Aug. 2, 2016. She was a longtime member of Shorter Avenue Baptist Church, Young at Heart and the Ester Sunday School Class. She was preceded in death by her parents, Rheba Mary Mayberry Rakes and Palmer Crawford Rakes; husband, Bobby Jim Chapman; sister, Lois Ann Rakes Wright; two brothers,...
Patricia Edna Green
Jul 31, 2016
Patricia Edna Green, 86 of Dallas, Georgia went home to be with the Lord on July 31, 2016. Affectionately known as "Mama Pat", she was born in Roseville, Ohio on October 25, 1929 to Thearle William Morris and Edna Fern Foregrave of Zanesville, Ohio. On August 2, 1968, in Wheatridge, Colorado, Pat married Leonard Ray Green of Rome, Georgia. Soon...
George Albert Bourne
Jul 16, 2016
George Albert "Al" Bourne, Sr., 77 of Rome, GA passed away Saturday, July 16, 2016 at a local hospital. Mr. Bourne was a lifelong resident of Rome, GA and was a Vietnam Veteran having served in the U.S. Army serving in the 24th Infantry Division in Germany. Mr. Bourne had worked many years in the textile industry at Integrated Products,...
Bence Melvin Maynor
Jul 15, 2016
Bence Melvin "Humpy" Maynor, Jr., age 47, of Rome, passed away on July 15, 2016. Humpy was born January 28, 1969 in Rome, GA. He was preceded in death by his parents Evelyn Jeanette Jenkins Maynor and Bence Melvin Maynor, Sr. He was the owner operator of Murph's Tree Service. Mr. Maynor is survived by his son Bence Melvin Maynor,...
Carol Roberta Langford
Jul 12, 2016
Carol Roberta Hall Langford, age 82, of Calhoun, passed away on July 12, 2016. She is a member of Dykes Creek Baptist Church. Carol also retired from Gordon County Health Care. She was preceded in death by her husband, Rudy Langford; son, Merle Langford; sister, Alice Faye Bynum; 2 brothers, John L. Hall and James C. Hall. Mrs. Langford is...
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