Obituaries
Norma Dean Atkins
May 8, 2011
Norma Dean Atkins, age 78, of #8 Foster Avenue, NE, Rome, passed away on Sunday morning, May 8th, 2011 at a local hospital. A native of Floyd County, Mrs. Atkins was born on September 18th, 1932, the daughter of the late Henry Harrison Gentry and the late Dollie Ruth Castleberry Gentry. She was a life long resident of Floyd County,...
Charles S Robertson
May 4, 2011
Retired Brigadier General (U.S. Marine Corps), Charles S. Robertson of Melbourne, Florida and a former Roman, died Wednesday morning, May 4, 2011, in Melbourne. Survivors include his wife, Betty Hughes Robertson. Rome survivors include a brother-in-law and sister-in-law, James Pat Hughes and Evelyn Hughes. Private memorial services for Mr. Robertson will be held in Melbourne, Florida with interment to follow...
John Dee Horn
Apr 28, 2011
John Dee Horn, age 84, of #31 Lady Marian Drive, Rome, passed away early Thursday morning, April 28th, 2011 at the residence. A native of Floyd County, Mr. Horn was born on July 24th, 1926, the son of the late John Nevin Horn and the late Cynthia Elizabeth Higgins Horn. He had spent the greater part of his life in...
Olive Irene Fulton
Apr 18, 2011
Olive Irene Davis Fulton age 96, of #271 Meadow Lakes Blvd., Cedartown, GA. passed away on Monday evening, April 18th, 2011 at a Rome Georgia hospital. A native of Somerset, PA., Mrs. Fulton was born on March 19th, 1915, the daughter of the late Curtis Jay Davis and the late Minnie Margaret Berkley Davis. She had been a resident of...
Andrew Justin Barnes
Apr 15, 2011
Andrew Justin "Drew" Barnes, age 24, of #806 Warren Road, Rome, passed away Friday evening, April 15th, 2011 at a Rome hospital. A native of Floyd County, Drew was born on April 6th, 1987, the son of Steven Lamar Barnes and Regina Shelnutt Barnes. He had spent his entire life in Rome and attended Armuchee High School. Drew was a...
Annie Sue Hall
Apr 13, 2011
Mrs. Sue Hall, age 94, of the Bells Ferry Road, Rome, passed away on Wednesday morning, April 13th, 2011 at Summit Nursing Home of Rome. A memorial service for Mrs. Hall will be held on Thursday evening, April 21st, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. at the Oostanaula Methodist Church with the Rev. Wayne Causey officiating. Fred Talley and the staff of...
Margaret Louise Jackson
Apr 10, 2011
Margaret Louise Broach Jackson, age 89, of #171 Salley Davis Road, NE, Armuchee (The Rosedale Community) passed away early Sunday morning, April 10th, 2011 at a local hospital. A native of Floyd County, Mrs. Jackson was born on July 23rd, 1921 the daughter of the late Joseph Monroe Broach and the late Eula Dora Compton Broach. She had spent the...
James Herschel Shores
Apr 7, 2011
James H. "Jimmy" Shores, Jr. age 67, of Tuscaloosa, Ala. and a former resident of Rome passed away on Thursday afternoon, April 7th, 2011 at the University of Alabama Medical Center in Birmingham, Ala. A native of Floyd County, Mr. Shores was born on March 1st, 1944, the son of the late James Herschel Shores, Sr. and the late Helen...
John Warren Corbin
Apr 5, 2011
John Warren Corbin, age 88, of the Scoggins Road, Rome, passed away Tuesday evening, April 5th, 2011 at Oak View Nursing Center in Summerville, Ga. A native of Floyd County, Mr. Corbin was born on March 1st, 1923, the son of the late Earve Alexander Corbin and the late Cora Davis Corbin. He spent the greater part of his life...
Bobby Glenn Bradley
Apr 4, 2011
Bobby Glenn Bradley, age 55, of Kingston, GA. passed away on Monday, April 4th, 2011 at a Rome hospital. A native of Oklahoma, Bobby had been a resident of Floyd County, Georgia for the past 11 years. Bobby was a Vietnam veteran having served in the United States Air Force and was formally employed at Roller Kingdom in Rome for...
Joy Odean Corbin
Apr 3, 2011
Joy Odean Chambers Corbin, age 88, of Rome passed away on Sunday, April 3rd, 2011 at a local hospital. A native of Floyd County, Mrs. Corbin was born on September 24th, 1922, the daughter of the late Dewey A. and Janie Johnson Chambers. She had spent her entire life in Rome and was a member of the North Broad Baptist...
John Gordon Harris
Mar 30, 2011
John Gordon Harris, age 97, of the Salley Davis Road, Armuchee, GA. and a former long time resident of Couper Street in North Rome, passed away on Wednesday morning, March 30th, 2011 at the residence. A native of Roberta, Georgia, Mr. Harris was born on August 28th, 1913, the son of the late Henry Clifton Harris and the late Pearl...
Jeffrey Hamilton Freeman
Mar 17, 2011
Jeffrey H. "Jeff" Freeman, age 47, of #12 Kirkwood Street, (Riverside Community) Rome, passed away on Thursday evening, March 17th, 2011 at his residence. A native of Floyd County, Jeff was born on August 29th, 1963 the son of Hugh F. and Nancy Trammell Freeman. Jeff had spent his entire life in Floyd County and was a graduate of Model...
Sara Mae Tolbert
Mar 14, 2011
Sara M. "Bobbie" Tolbert, age 81, of #151 North Avery Road, NW, Rome, passed away on Monday morning, March 14th, 2011 at a Rome hospital. A native of Floyd County, Mrs. Tolbert was born on May 21st, 1929, the daughter of the late Luther and Sarah Mann Montgomery. She was a lifelong resident of Floyd County, was a homemaker and...
Charles Farrell Eaves
Mar 9, 2011
Mr. Charles Farrell "Razze" Eaves, age 79, of 20 Kris Drive, Rome, GA, died Wednesday, March 9, 2011, in a local health care facility. A native of Floyd County, Mr. Eaves was born on July 9, 1931, the son o f the late Ellis and Barbara Byrd Eaves. He was associated with General Electric of Rome for over 28 years,...
Richard Jewell Clark
Mar 8, 2011
Mr. Richard Jewell "Rick" Clark, Sr., age 58, of 7044 Cave Spring Road, Cave Spring, GA, died Tuesday, March 8, 2011, in a local hospital. Mr. Clark was born on July 11, 1952, in Hoschton, GA, the son of the late Jewell Clark and Mary Emmett Clark. He had been a resident of Cave Spring for the past 12 years,...
Aletea Lynn Austin
Mar 8, 2011
Aletea Lynn Austin, age 45, of 5085 Rockmart Highway, Silver Creek, Georgia passed away on Tuesday afternoon at the residence. A native of Rome and Floyd County, Mrs. Austin was born on August 19, 1965, the daughter of Kenneth Ellis and Glenda Fay Cole Jones. She was a housewife and was of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Austin is survived by...
Wayne Homer Ballard
Mar 6, 2011
Wayne H. Ballard, age 73, of #411 Nichols Road, SE, Rome, passed away on Sunday afternoon, March 6th, 2011 at a Rome hospital. A native of Floyd County, Wayne was born on September 7th, 1937, the son of the late James Edgar Ballard and the late Era Boyd Ballard. He spent the greater part of his life in Floyd County...
Jared Bryce Mcgatha
Mar 5, 2011
Jared Bryce McGatha, age 15, of #26 McClain Road, Kingston, passed away Saturday afternoon, March 5th, 2011 at a local hospital from injuries sustained in an ATV accident near his residence. A native of Gadsden, Alabama, Jared was born on August 26th, 1995, the son of Bobby J. and Alexa Jill Rochester McGatha. He had spent the greater part of...