A Rome man has died following an accident Monday evening on Ga. 101 near Dean Road in Polk County, according to the Georgia State Patrol. Killed was the lone driver, Jordan Dwight Conaway, 40, of Rome. The accident occurred at 7:19 p.m. and shut down the highway for several hours based on earlier police… Read more
Mr. Harry Daniel Beard, age 88, of Silver Creek, GA, passed away Wednesday afternoon, December 1, 2021, at his residence. Mr. Beard was born in Lindale, GA on June 19, 1933, son of the late Jesse and Sarah Hooks Beard. Mr. Beard was a paint contractor and owned and operated Beard Painting for many… Read more
Mrs. Carolyn Baker Carver, age 92, of Lindale, passed away on Wednesday, December 1, 2021, at a local healthcare facility. Mrs. Carver was born in Lindale, Georgia on November 7, 1929, daughter of the late William Clarence Baker and the late Vera Roberta West Baker. She was also preceded in death by her husband, W.… Read more
Mr. Claude Theodore Kail Jr., age 81, of Rome, GA, passed away on Tuesday, November 30, 2021. Claude was born in Buckingham County, Virginia on May 20, 1940, son of the late Claude Theodore Kail, Sr. and the late Louise Sharp Kail. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Jewell Lenora Trammell… Read more
Mr. Michael Danny Mulkey Sr., age 71, of Silver Creek, passed away on Saturday, November 27, 2021, at his residence. Mr. Mulkey was born in Rome, Georgia on December 16, 1949, son of the late Felton Fillmore Mulkey and the late Joan Ella Hicks Mulkey. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Patricia… Read more
Mrs. Lyn Flowers Simpkins, age 81, of Rome, GA, passed away on Friday, November 26, 2021, at a local assisted living facility. Mrs. Simpkins was born in Copperhill, Tennessee on September 22, 1940, the daughter of the late Truman Flowers and the late Lena Harper Flowers . She was a member of West Rome United… Read more
Ms. Janice Lee Stairett, age 71, of Lindale, GA, passed away Wednesday, November 24, 2021, at her residence. Ms. Stairett was born in Rome, GA on July 18, 1950, daughter of the late Watson Luther Stairett and the late Agnes Eugenia Hanson Stairett. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Alice Joyce… Read more
OBITUARY After a long and fruitful life of 99 years, Harold Storey, longtime native of Rome, Georgia, and decorated World War II veteran, community servant and church leader, died at his home, midday Sunday, November 21, 2021. Storey was recognized for a lifetime of leadership as the recipient of the Heart of the Community… Read more
Sherman Levion “Scotty” Clark Jr., age 59, of Rome passed away Saturday November 20, 2021 at his residence. Scotty was born on May 17, 1962, in Rome GA., to Sherman Clark Sr. and Betty Jean Bridges Clark. Scotty was loved by so many people and will be missed dearly. He was a lifetime member of… Read more
Mrs. Martha Jean Hopper Davis, age 73, of Silver Creek, GA, passed away on Tuesday, November 23, 2021, at a local hospital. Mrs. Davis was born in Greenville, KY on November 8, 1948, daughter of the late Urey Alvin Hopper and the late Henrietta Jones Hopper. She attended school in Princeton, KY and shortly… Read more
Mrs. Eula L. Reynolds, age 94, of Rome, Ga., passed away on Monday, November 22, 2021, at her daughter’s residence in Swainsboro, Georgia. Mrs. Reynolds was born in Rome, GA on July 17, 1927, the daughter of the late Arthur “A. D.” Dewitt Brown and the late Nora Welsh Brown. She was a member of… Read more
Mr. James Rodney “Buck” Burkhalter, age 84, of Rome, passed away on Sunday, November 21, 2021, at a local healthcare facility. Mr. Burkhalter was born in Floyd County, Georgia on May 31, 1937, son of the late James Othel “J.O.” Burkhalter and the late Elsie Hollis Burkhalter. He was also preceded in death by… Read more
Dr. Everett A. Brown, age 81, of Rome, GA, died on November 20, 2021, at Redmond Regional Hospital. Dr. Brown was born April 16, 1940, in Phenix City, AL, to William Arthur Brown and Mary Evelyn Lollis Brown. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Sandra Fortune Brown, and two sons, Dennis Everett… Read more
Tony Allen Edwards Jr., age 26 of Rome passed away Wednesday November 17, 2021, in a local hospital. Tony was born February 17, 1995 in Floyd County, the son of Lisa Bankson Gravitt, and the late Tony Allen Edwards, Sr. He was employed by Bimbo Bakery, and was of the Baptist Faith. Survivors include his… Read more
Mr. Luther Burton Payton Jr., age 84, of Rome, GA, passed away on Thursday, November 18, 2021, at a local nursing home. Mr. Payton was born on February 7, 1937, in Floyd County, GA, son of the late Luther Burton Payton, Sr. and the late Addie Frances Pierce Payton. He was also preceded in death… Read more
Mr. Jesse Oliver Jenkins, age 78, of Rome, passed away on Tuesday, November 16, 2021, at a local hospital. Mr. Jenkins was born in Rome, Georgia on November 23, 1942, son of the late B. T. Jenkins and the late Dorothy Marie Payne Jenkins. He was also preceded in death by his first wife, Charlotte… Read more
Mr. Julius Avery Warren, age 80, of Rome, GA, passed away Tuesday evening, November 16, 2021, in a local health care facility. Mr. Warren was born Bartow County, GA on February 6, 1941, son of the late George Warren, Sr. and the late Martha Gladys Johnson Warren. He was also preceded in death by 8… Read more