Obituaries
Sarah Frances Braden
Jan 31, 2010
Sarah Frances Braden, age 89, of Rainsville, Ala. and a former resident of Shannon, Georgia died on Sunday morning, January 31st, 2010 in Rainsville, Ala. A native of Gordon County, Georgia, Miss Braden was born on August 31st, 1920 the daughter of the late Farris G. and Rosa Poarch Braden. For the past 2 years, Miss Braden had made her...
Robert Hudson Upshaw
Jan 20, 2010
Mr. Robert Hudson Upshaw, age 76, of Sherwood Forest, Rome, GA, died Wednesday, January 20, 2010, in a local hospital. A native of Rome and Floyd County, Mr. Upshaw was born on December 16th, 1933, the son of the late Wilson and Beatrice Cox Upshaw. He was a graduate of the Rome Boys High School and attended Coosa Valley Tech....
Marvin Troy Talley
Jan 20, 2010
Marvin Talley, age 68, of #2124 Old Dalton Road, Rome died unexpected Wednesday afternoon, January 20th, 2010 at the residence. A native of Gordon County, Marvin was born on February 23rd, 1941 the son of the late Walter S. "Jett" Talley, who preceded him in death in 1980 and the late Mattie Alice Ridley Talley, who preceded him in death...
Aubrey Alvin Wilson
Jan 16, 2010
Aubrey Alvin Wilson, age 78, of Rome, died Saturday morning, January 16th, 2010 at a local hospital. Mr. Wilson was born on November 3rd, 1931, the son of the late Walter E. and Lana Mae Bentley Wilson. For the past 15 years he has been a resident of Rome moving here from Texas and a member of the First Baptist...
John Robert Agan
Jan 15, 2010
John Robert "Johnny" Agan, age 61, of #15 Boyd Road, SW, Rome died Friday afternoon from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. A native of Floyd County, Johnny was born on March 7th, 1948, the son of Nonnie B. Miller Agan and the late Crayton Agan. He attended East Rome High School and was a Vietnam Veteran having served in...
Carl Russell Rhinehart
Jan 15, 2010
Carl Russell Rhinehart, age 77 of #13 Wilson Drive, SW, Rome died Friday evening at a local hospital. A native of Pittsfield, Mass., Mr. Rhinehart was born on March 20th, 1933 the son of the late Henry and Carrie Temple Rhinehart. He had been a resident of Rome for 44 years moving here from Richmond, Mass and attended St. Mary's...
Erma Eunice Burrows
Jan 14, 2010
Erma Eunice Burrows, age 95, of #809 South Broad Street, a former resident of Echles Drive, Rome died on Thursday morning, January 14th, 2010 at Etowah Landing of Rome. A native of Gadsden, Alabama, Mrs. Burrows was born on December 17th, 1914, the daughter of the late John and Minnie Mae Dickerson Vice. She had spent the greater part of...
William Britt Hunt
Jan 13, 2010
William Britt Hunt, age 39, of #811 Dry Creek Road, Summerville, GA. died Wednesday morning, January 13th, 2010 in Floyd County from injuries sustained in an on-the-job accident. A native of Floyd County, Britt was born on May 7th, 1970 the son of Clyde G. and Delores Ann Floyd Hunt. He had spent his entire life in Floyd and Chattooga...
Elizabeth Jean Barrett
Jan 8, 2010
Elizabeth Jean Barrett, age 84, of Garden Lakes, Rome died early Friday morning, January 8th, 2010 at her residence. A native of Bartow County, GA. Miss Barrett was born on October 30th, 1925, the daughter of the late Claude R. and Violet Barrett. She had spent the greater part of her life in Floyd County and was a charter member...
Catherine Louise Bojo
Jan 6, 2010
Catherine Louise Sokol Bojo, age 81, of Garden Lakes, Rome, GA., died Wednesday evening, January 6th, 2010 at a Rome hospital. A native of Akron, Ohio, Mrs. Bojo was born on June 26th, 1928, the daughter of the late Vance and Katherine Putz Sokol. She had been a resident of Rome since 1968 moving here from Akron, Ohio and was...
Connie Grace Lumpkin
Jan 5, 2010
Connie Grace Lumpkin, age 91, of #2292 River Road, Louisville, GA. and a former resident of Rome, GA. died Tuesday morning, January 5th, 2010 at her residence in Louisville, Georgia. A native of Floyd County, Georgia, Miss Lumpkin was born on June 13th, 1918, the daughter of the late Paul and Mabel Formby Lumpkin. She had been a resident of...
Margaret Mccauley
Jan 4, 2010
Margaret V. McCauley, age 77 of Lake Wales, Florida and formerly of Rome passed away on Monday, January 4th, 2010 at Lake Wales Medical Center. Mrs. McCauley was born in Rome on November 27th, 1932 where she lived most of her life. She was a retired secretary and was of the Catholic Faith. Mrs. McCauley was preceded in death by...
Billy Darrell Brumbelow
Jan 1, 2010
Billy Darrell Brumbelow, age 77, of #807 Avenue B, Rome, died on Friday evening, January 1st, 2010, at a local hospital. A native of Floyd County, Mr. Brumbelow was born on September 29th, 1932, the son of the late Carl W. and Ethel Smith Brumbelow. He atteneded McHenry High School and was a veteran of the United States Air Force....
Mattie Alice Talley
Dec 29, 2009
Mattie Alice Ridley Talley, of Curryville, Georgia died Tuesday morning, December 29th, 2009 at a Rome hospital. A native of Whitfield County Mrs. Talley was the daughter of the late George Ridley, Sr. and the late Mattie Edmondson Ridley. She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist Faith. Mrs. Talley was married in 1936 to Walter S. "Jett" Talley...
Billy Eugene Bray
Dec 27, 2009
Billy Eugene Bray, age 66, of #2686 Old Summerville Road, Armuchee, died Sunday evening, December 27th, 2009 at a local hospital. A native of Floyd County, Mr. Bray was born on February 13th, 1943, the son of the late Howard P. and Pearl Neal Bray. He had spent his entire life in Floyd County and was of the Baptist Faith....
Harry Mckinley Williams
Dec 21, 2009
Harry McKinley Williams, age 68, of #51 Russell Drive, NE, Rome died early Monday morning, December 21st, 2009 at a local hospital. A native of Floyd County, Mr. Williams was born on April 18th, 1941, the son of the late McKinley B. and Mamie Worthington Williams. He had spent his entire life in Floyd County and was a member of...
Jarrell Wayne Wood, Sr
Dec 15, 2009
WOOD SR., JARRELL WAYNE, age 67 of Cedartown, GA and Birmingham, AL passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, December 15, 2009 in Cedartown. He was born in Siluria, AL and attended Thompson High School in Alabaster, AL. Mr. Wood was preceded in death by his parents, Oliver and Annie Lee Smith Wood and brother, Sonny Wood. He was a U.S. Army...
Rose Mary Fox
Dec 14, 2009
Rose Mary Fox, age 81, of #2286 Calhoun Highway NE, Rome, died Monday, December 14th, 2009 at a local hospital. A native of Gordon County, Georgia, Mrs. Fox was born on December 12th, 1928, the daughter of the late Oliver and Daisy Cochran McClure. She was a member of Rome Baptist Temple and attended New Life Ministries in Adairsville and...
Edward Garland Chastain
Dec 14, 2009
Garland Chastain, age 79, of Rome died Monday morning, December 14th, 2009 at St. Francis Hospital in Columbus, Georgia. A native of Floyd County, Mr. Chastain was born on December 30th, 1929, the son of the late Ernest and Nellie Drennon Chastain. For a period of time Mr. Chastain was associated with General Electric, was a Rome businessman and was...
Phillip Rodney Phill Arce
Dec 11, 2009
Phillip Rodney "Phill" Arce, age 55, of the Daniel Road, Rome died early Friday morning, December 11th, 2009 at a local hospital. A native of Floyd County, Phill was born on April 9th, 1954, the son of the late Antonio and Helen Louise Goddard Arce. He had spent the greater part of his life in Rome and was a veteran...