Obituaries

Sebastian King Ennis

Sebastian King Ennis

Nov 29, 2017

Sebastian King Ennis, infant son of Bethanie Emberton and Patrick Ennis, passed away on Tuesday, November 29, 2017. In addition to his parents, Sebastian is survived by a sister, Spade Avery Ennis; maternal grandmother, April Emberton; paternal grandmother, Pamela Gable. A Celebration of Life for Sebastian will be held on Monday evening, December 4, 2017, at 6:00 p.m. in the...

Miriam Bradley

Miriam Bradley

Nov 23, 2017

Infant Miriam Bradley passed away on, Thursday, November 23, 2017 at Northside Hospital. The family will have a private graveside service at a later date. Salmon Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Miriam Bradley.

Larry C. Beck

Larry C. Beck

Nov 21, 2017

Mr. Larry C. Beck, age 74, of 4796 Old Calhoun Road, Rome died Monday, November 20, 2017 at his residence. Mr. Beck was born in Carroll County, GA. on July 21, 1943, son of the late L.C. and Glois Beck. Mr. Beck retired from the trucking business in 2010. Mr. Beck was preceded in death by his sister, Sherry Beck....

Betty Mae Silvers

Betty Mae Silvers

Nov 21, 2017

Ms. Betty Mae Silvers, age 85, of Rome, GA, passed away on Tuesday evening, November 21, 2017, in a local health care facility. Ms. Silvers was born in Gordon, County, GA, a daughter of the late Johnny William Silvers and Ruby Belle Colston Silvers. She had been a resident of Rome and Floyd County the greater part of her life...

Pearlie O'Neal Barton

Pearlie O'Neal Barton

Nov 17, 2017

Mrs. Pearlie ONeal Barton, age 85, of Rome, GA, passed away on Friday evening, November 17, 2017, in a local hospital. A native of Rome and Floyd County, Mrs. Barton was born on May 19, 1932, daughter of the late Marion Carroll ONeal, Sr. and Eula James ONeal. She had lived the greater part of her life in the Shannon...

Katherine Louise (Shirey) Mcburnett

Katherine Louise (Shirey) Mcburnett

Nov 13, 2017

Mrs. Katherine Louise Shirey McBurnett Mrs. Katherine Louise Shirey McBurnett, age 78, of Hawkins Road, Armuchee, GA, died Monday afternoon, November 13, 2017, following an extended illness. Mrs. McBurnett was born March 31, 1939, in Rome, GA, daughter of the late Andrew Jackson Shirey and Mary Leona Hammonds Shirey. Mrs. McBurnett was a homemaker, member of New Armuchee Baptist Church...

Marci Denise Mccullough

Marci Denise Mccullough

Nov 10, 2017

Marci Denise McCullough, age 48, of Rome, suddenly passed away on, Friday, November 10, 2017 in a local hospital. Ms. McCullough was born on, June 15, 1969, a daughter of the late Larry and Patricia McCullough. She is preceded in death by a sister, Debbie Gazerro. Ms. McCullough is survived by a brother, Dale (Kim) McCullough, a sister, Kathy Blankenship...

Diana Thea (Zitterbart) Swann

Diana Thea (Zitterbart) Swann

Nov 3, 2017

Mrs. Diana Thea Zitterbart Swann, age 51, of Rome, GA, passed away on Friday evening, November 3, 2017. Diana was born in Stuttgart, Germany, on March 26, 1966, daughter of the late Josef Zitterbart and Lena Leisenheimer Zitterbart. She had been a resident of Rome and Floyd County for the past five years, moving here from Kennesaw, GA. Diana lived...

Memphis Blue Mccool

Memphis Blue Mccool

Oct 27, 2017

Master, Memphis Blue McCool, infant son of Duke Henry McCool and Amber Leann Deems McCool, passed away on Friday, October 27, 2017, at Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta. Memphis was born on Saturday, October 21, 2017, at Floyd Medical Center. He is survived by his parents; a twin brother, Knox Benjamin McCool; two sisters, Taelynn McCool and Morgan Franks; maternal grandparents,...

Sherry (Freeman) Bohannon

Sherry (Freeman) Bohannon

Oct 20, 2017

Mrs. Sherry Freeman Bohannon, age 78, of Rome, passed away on Friday morning, October 20, 2017. A native of Rome and Floyd County, Sherry was born on December 15, 1938, the daughter of the John Howell Freeman and Hazel Mae Baldwin Freeman. She was a 1956 graduate of Rome High School. Sherry retired from the United States Postal Service of...

Walter Braden

Walter Braden

Oct 17, 2017

Mr. Walter Delay "Buddy" Braden, age 78, of Shannon, GA, passed away at his residence on Tuesday evening, October 17, 2017, surrounded by his loving family. A native of Floyd County, Buddy was born on September 4, 1939, a son of the late Buford Delay Braden and Lorena Morrison Braden. Prior to retirement, he was a homebuilder. Buddy was a...

Theodore Ted Norris, Jr

Theodore Ted Norris, Jr

Oct 14, 2017

Sylvester Theodore "Ted" Norris, Jr., age 85, died peacefully October 14, 2017, at his residence. Ted or "ST", as he was known by family, was born May 27, 1932, in New Orleans, LA, and is a former resident of Floyd Springs, GA, Palatka, FL, and Jacksonville, FL, having moved to Georgia in 2001. Ted was preceded in death by his...

Jerry R Burrows

Jerry R Burrows

Oct 2, 2017

Mr. Jerry Ronald Burrows better known by his friends as "Stamp Licker", age 82, of Rome, passed away on, Monday, October 2, 2017 at his residence. Jerry was born in Gadsden, Alabama, on March 21, 1935, son of the late Henry and Erma Vice Burrows. He was of the Baptist faith, loved golfing, gardening and collecting any antiques he could...

Louise (Dodd) Braden

Louise (Dodd) Braden

Sep 24, 2017

Mrs. Louise Dodd Braden, age 96, of Rome, GA, passed away on Sunday evening, September 24, 2017, in a local health care facility. Ms. Louise was born in Plainville, GA, on June 30, 1921, a daughter of the late Clarence and Mary Elizabeth Roggers Dodd. She had lived most of her life in Plainville and was a graduate of Plainville...

Betty Jo (Harper) Cooper

Betty Jo (Harper) Cooper

Sep 12, 2017

Mrs. Betty Jo Cooper, age 81, of Oakwood, GA, formerly of Dahlonega, GA, passed away on Tuesday evening, September 12, 2017. Betty was born in Marietta, GA, on January 19, 1936, a daughter of the late Robert Floyd Harper and Clara Mae Stephens Harper. She was a housewife, homemaker and artist. Betty was married on September 2, 1956, to James...

Bobby Charles Hall

Bobby Charles Hall

Sep 12, 2017

Mr. Bobby Charles Hall, age 80, of Armuchee, GA, passed away on Tuesday evening, September 12, 2017. Bobby was born in Gainesville, FL, on February 20, 1937, the son of the late Chester Ermey Hall and Ellie Opal Bailey Hall. He had been a resident of the Rome and Floyd County area for most of his life and was a...

Carol T. Griffin

Carol T. Griffin

Sep 8, 2017

Mrs. Carol Trammell Griffin, age 69, passed peacefully in her sleep on September 8, 2017. She resided in Rome, GA throughout the entirety of her life which began June 5, 1948. The daughter of the late George Clinton Trammell Jr. and the late Elizabeth Ross Trammell. She is preceded in death by her two sisters, Ellen Mathis and Connie Nelson,...

Gary R Willerson

Gary R Willerson

Sep 2, 2017

Mr. Gary Randall Willerson Mr. Gary Randall "Luke" Willerson, age 66 of Rome, Georgia passed away peacefully in his sleep on Saturday, September 2, 2017. Mr. Willerson was born February 15, 1951 in Rome, Georgia, son of the late Joseph Merle Willerson and Maude Cochran Willerson. He attended Model High School and served in the United States Army. For many...

Jean Lenora (Singleton) Kinsey

Jean Lenora (Singleton) Kinsey

Aug 21, 2017

Mrs. Jean Lenora Kinsey Mrs. Jean Lenora Kinsey age 81 died Monday August 21st at the home of her daughter Angela Trammell following an extended illness. Mrs. Kinsey was born August 29, 1935 in Rome, Georgia daughter of the late Dennis J. Singleton and Pearl E. Ray Singleton. Mrs. Kinsey until retirement had been associated with Bontons in Rome as...

Dennis Wayne Arp

Dennis Wayne Arp

Aug 16, 2017

Mr. Dennis Wayne Arp, formerly of Rome, passed away on, Wednesday, August 16, 2017, in Sioux Fall, South Dakota. A private graveside service will be held on, Wednesday, August 22, 2017 at East View Cemetery. Salmon Funeral Home and Cremation Services is in charge of the funeral arrangements for Mr. Dennis Wayne Arp.