Obituaries
Linda Raye Laney
Jan 2, 2012
Linda Raye Hensley Laney, age 64, of #215 Parkview Drive, Cartersville, Georgia passed away at her home on Monday morning, January 2nd, 2012 after a long illness. She was surrounded by her family and friends. A native of Whitfield County, Georgia, Linda was born on April 20th, 1947, the daughter of Leonard Edward Hensley and the late Ruby Sue Thomas...
Robert Scott Gaylor
Dec 30, 2011
Robert Scott Gaylor, age 50, of Rome, passed away on Friday, December 30th, 2011 in Chattooga County, Georgia. A native of Chattooga County, Georgia, Scott was born on August 29th, 1961, the son of the late Robert L. "Bob" Gaylor and the late Frances Yarbrough Gaylor. Scott was 1979 graduate of Coosa High School and attended Shorter College. He was...
Ellen Mathis
Dec 27, 2011
Mrs. Ellen Faver Mathis, age 71, of Rome passed away on Tuesday evening, December 27, 2011, in a local hospital. Mrs. Mathis is survived by a daughter, Susan Jane Mathis; two sons, William Jeff Mathis and Jon Eric Mathis; one grandson, Austin Taylor Mathis; two sisters, Marie F. Smith and Sydney F. Kiser. Several cousin, nieces and nephews also survive....
Thelma Lois Hendon
Dec 25, 2011
On Christmas day, December 25, 2011, Mrs. Thelma Lois George Hendon was called home. Mrs. Hendon was born in Cherokee County, AL, on October 28, 1915, the daughter of the late William J. and Effie Ophelia Garmon George. Prior to her retirement Mrs. Hendon was associated with Krannert Elementary School having retired as the manager of the cafeteria. At the...
Annie Ruth Overby
Dec 23, 2011
Mrs. Annie Ruth Overby, age 93, a longtime resident of Lindale, GA, passed away Friday afternoon, December 23, 2011, at a local hospital. Mrs. Overby was born in Murray County, GA, on April 19, 1918, the daughter of the late William and Georgia Parson. She had been a resident of Floyd County the greater part of her life, was a...
Juanita Mae Keeling
Dec 7, 2011
Mrs. Juanita M. Keeling, age 69, of 1294 Abrams Road, Silver Creek, GA, died Wednesday morning, December 7, 2011, in a Rome Hospital. Mrs. Keeling was born in Tacoma, WA, on May 29, 1942, the daughter of the late Oscar and Mabel Sanders. She was a homemaker who loved to travel, enjoyed reading and was an avid animal advocate. Mrs....
Mary Helen Rogers
Dec 3, 2011
Mary Helen Touchstone Rogers, age 87, of Tampa, Florida died Saturday morning, December 3rd, 2011 in Tampa. Mrs. Rogers was born in Floyd County, on May 19th, 1924, the daughter of the late Jett and Olyra Martin Touchstone. She had been a resident of Tampa for more than 60 years and was married to the late R.D. Rogers who precede...
Ricky Conner Highfield
Nov 30, 2011
Mr. Ricky Conner Highfield, age 53, of 121 Margo Trail, Rome, GA, died Wednesday evening, November 30, 2011, in a local hospital. Mr. Highfield was born in Cherokee County, AL, on September 23, 1958, the son of Joyce Bowman Highfield and the late John Highfield. He had been a resident of Rome and Floyd County for the greater part of...
Kenneth William Falls
Nov 15, 2011
Mr. Kenneth W. "Ken" Falls, age 74, of #111 Timms Road NE, Calhoun, Georgia passed away on Tuesday morning, November 15th, 2011 in Gordon Hospital in Calhoun. Mr. Falls was born in Gordon County, July 13th, 1937, the son of the late James Falls and the late Ruth Massingill Falls. He was employed as a service manager in the automobile...
Mary Alice Ransom
Nov 12, 2011
Mary Alice Miller Ransom, age 88, of the Floyd Springs Road, Armuchee, passed away Saturday, November 12th, 2011 at Fifth Avenue Health Care of Rome. A native of Gordon County, Georgia, Mrs. Ransom was born on July 17th, 1923, the daughter of the late Jesse William Miller and the late May Elizabeth King Miller. Mrs. Ransom was a member of...
Dorothy Lee Shiflett
Nov 11, 2011
Dorothy L. Shiflett, age 90 of Forest Park, Georgia, and a former Roman passed away on Friday evening, November 11th, 2011 at the residence in Forest Park. A native of Rome, Georgia, Mrs. Shiflett was born on January 6th, 1921, the daughter of the late Henry Luther "Luke" Thompson and the late Pearl Mavis Galloway Thompson. She had been a...
Palmer Blythe & Chapman Stone Marion
Nov 10, 2011
Palmer Blythe Marion and Chapman Stone Marion the infant twins of Jason and Margaret Thompson Marion of Rome passed away at Northside Hospital in Atlanta. Survivors include the parents, Jason and Margaret Marion; grandparents, Larry and Wanda Meeks of Rome and Nancy and Bill Thompson of Tallahassee, Fla.; great-grandparents, Curtis Marion of Rome and Martha Hunt of Rome. An uncle,...
Harwell Frank Reeves
Nov 7, 2011
Harwell Frank "Junior" Reeves, Jr., age 44, of Wet Oak Drive, NW, Rome, Georgia, passed away on Monday afternoon, November 7th, 2011 at a Rome hospital. A native of Floyd County, Junior was born on June 17th, 1967, the son of Harwell Frank Reeves, Sr. and the late Nancy Jo Mitchell Reeves. He was a lifelong resident of Floyd County...
Tommie Jo Chapman
Nov 6, 2011
Tommie Jo Chapman, age 49, of the Bells Ferry Road, NE, Rome, Ga. passed away on Sunday afternoon, November 6th, 2011 at the residence. A native of Floyd County, Mrs. Chapman was born on January 13th, 1962, the daughter of JoAnn Sumner Cummings Mills and the late Joe Thomas Cummings. She had spent her entire life in Floyd County and...
Janice Lou Payne
Oct 29, 2011
Janice L. Autry Payne, age 73, of Rome, passed away Saturday evening, October 29th, 2011 at a Rome hospital. A native of Floyd County, Janice was born on August 5th, 1938, the daughter of Carol Lee Rhoades Autry and the late W. C. Autry. She had spent her entire life in Floyd County and was a homemaker. Janice was a...
Dallas Marshall Dempsey
Oct 28, 2011
Dallas Marshall Dempsey, age 69, of the Dempsey Road, NE, Rome passed away on Friday evening, October 28th, 2011 at a Rome hospital following a very brief illness. A native of Floyd County, Mr. Dempsey was born on September 9th, 1942, the son of the late Dallas W. Dempsey and the late Martha Jane Boggs Dempsey. Marshall was a 1960...
Ruby Pauline Dew
Oct 22, 2011
Ruby Pauline Touchstone Dew, age 82, of #2771 Floyd Springs Road, Armuchee, Georgia, passed away early Saturday morning, October 22nd, 2011 at a Rome hospital. A native of Floyd County, Mrs. Dew was born on May 15th, 1929, the daughter of the late Grady Jett Touchstone and the late Olyra Martin Touchstone. She had spent the greater part of her...
Robert Lewis Gordon
Oct 15, 2011
Robert Lewis Gordon, age 86, of Rome, Georgia, passed away on Saturday night, October 15th, 2011 at Winthrop West of Rome, Georgia after a long illness. A native of Jacksonville, Florida, Mr. Gordon was born on September 18th, 1925, the son of the late Robert Calvin Gordon and the late Francis Brazzell Gordon. Prior to moving to Rome 1 year...
James Harvey Adams
Oct 4, 2011
Rev. James H. "Jimmy" Adams, age 60, of 6 Knollwood Drive, Rome, GA, passed away Tuesday morning at the residence. Born on October 27, 1950, Jimmy was a son of the late James Howard Adams and Dorothy Jean Dunn Adams. He was a veteran of the United States Navy, having served during the Vietnam War. He was an ordained minister...
Ruby Lee Thurston
Oct 2, 2011
Ruby Lee Thurston, age 80, of 1316 Turkey Mountain Road NE, Rome, passed away on Sunday afternoon, October 2nd, 2011 at Summit Health Care of Rome. A native of Marshall County, Alabama, Mrs. Thurston was born on May 1st, 1931, the daughter of the late Clay Petti Johnson and the late Julie Ann Snyder Johnson. She had spent the greater...
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