Patricia Alene Alford, age 72, of Adairsville, GA, passed away on Friday, April 2, 2021. Patricia was born in Sumter, South Carolina on July 15, 1948, daughter of the late John S. Nesbitt and the late Cora Mathis Nesbitt. In addition to her mother and father, she was also preceded in death by a sister,… Read more
Mr. Barry Edward Bagwell, age 62, of Rome, GA, passed away on Thursday, April 1, 2021, at his residence. Mr. Bagwell was born in Floyd County, GA on November 16, 1958, son of the late Raymond Eugene Bagwell and the late Lois Faye Harris Green. He was a self-employed mechanic and attended Sunny Hill Baptist… Read more
Nola Marie Mayberry Powell was born February 12, 1926, and died March 31, 2021 at Redmond Hospital in Rome, Georgia. She was the widow of William Joseph Powell, born November 20, 1925, died June 24, 1998. They were married for fifty-three years, having married October 1, 1944. They bore one daughter, Claudia, and three… Read more
Ms. Louise Z. King, age 78, of Rome transitioned March 30, 2021. Graveside Service for Ms. Louise Z. King will be Saturday, April 3 at Shadyside Cemetery at 3:00 pm. Public viewing for Ms. King will be Friday, April 2, 2021, from 1 until 5 p.m. and Saturday, April 3, 2021 from 10 a.m.… Read more
Mrs. JoAnn Swopshire Smith, age 69, of Rome, passed away on Sunday March 28, 2021 at her residence. Mrs. Smith was born in Knoxville, TN on June 3, 1951, daughter of the late Fred Swopshire and the late Hattie Lamb Swopshire. She had worked at Mohawk Industries for over 12 years prior to her retirement. … Read more
Shirley Bell Allred, age 80, of Rome GA, passed away Thursday March 26, 2021, in a local hospital. Mrs. Allred was born in Rome GA on August 6, 1940, daughter of the late Loyce W. and Doris Johnson Bell. Mrs. Allred retired from GE later to be Coosa Valley Credit Union after 28 years.… Read more
Robert Allison “Al” Powell, age 63, of Rome, passed away on Saturday, March 27, 2021, in Rome, GA. Robert was born on March 15, 1958, in Floyd County, Georgia son of the late Milton Powell and the late Helen Mize Powell McGraw. Robert, a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, was honorably discharged after… Read more
Janet (Jan) Jennings Musick died peacefully at her home on March 25, 2021, surrounded by those she loved the most after a long and courageous battle with cancer. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Parnick Jennings, Sr. and the late Patti Johnson Humphrey, Jan was born in Rome, GA on November 7th, 1952.… Read more
Ms. Martha C. Cooper, age 89, of Rome, GA, passed away on Wednesday, March 24, 2021, at an assisted living facility in LaFayette, Georgia. Ms. Cooper was born in Gordon County, Georgia on February 25, 1932, the daughter of the late John L. Carden and the late Wilma Overton Carden. She was a member of… Read more
Thomas Evan Dempsey Jr., a lifelong resident of Cave Spring, passed away peacefully March 24, 2021 at his residence surrounded by his family. Mr. Dempsey was born to the late Mae Foster Smith Dempsey and the late Thomas Evan Dempsey, Sr. on December 5, 1939. Mr. Dempsey graduated from the Cave Spring High School… Read more
Mr. Horace Rickey Deaton, age 62, of Rome, passed away on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at a local hospital. Mr. Deaton was born in Rome, Georgia on June 5, 1958, son of the late Horace Johnson “Buck” Deaton and the late Bertha Mae “Bert” Leonard Deaton. He was also preceded in death by a… Read more