Area Obituaries
Rev. Bill Dowdy, age 88, of Rome, GA, passed away Sunday evening, November 24, 2019, at his residence. Rev. Dowdy was born in Lindale, GA on February 3, 1931, son of the late Gordon Lee Dowdy and the late Odessa Siniard Dowdy Combs. He was also preceded in death by his step-father who raised him,…
Read MoreMr. Aurthur “Jack” Jackson Rinehart May 25, 1924 ~ November 26, 2019 (age 95) Graveside services will be Monday- 2:00 P.M. (EST) December 2, 2019 at Mt. Zion Cemetery.
Read MoreMrs. Joyce Louise Montgomery, age 80, of Summerville, GA, died Tuesday, November 26, 2019, at her residence. Mrs. Montgomery was born January 23, 1939, in Trion, GA, daughter of the late Roy and Leatha Chandler Bailey. She was a member of New Hope South Baptist Church, and prior to her retirement, she was employed with…
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Virgil William Holbrook, Sr., age 85 of Fredericktown, Missouri, formerly of Cloudland, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, November 24, 2019 at the Cedargate Nursing Center in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. He had fought small cell lung cancer once but he had no more fight after it came back with a vengeance…. he was ready to go…
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Mrs. Mamie Jo Muse Middleton, age 85, of Rome, GA, passed away Thursday, November 21, 2019, in a local health care facility. Mrs. Middleton was born in Whitfield County, GA on February 22, 1934, daughter of the late Raymond and Bessie Beatrice Morehead Muse. She was also preceded in death by 2 brothers, Vernon and…
Read MoreMs. Sharon Lagina Hall, age 50, of Cedar Bluff, AL, died Sunday, November 24, 2019, at her father’s residence. Ms. Hall was born March 25, 1969, in Rome, GA, daughter of Kenneth Pearsey and the late Mae Willeen Westbrook Pearsey. She was a homemaker. Ms. Hall is survived by her father, Kenneth Pearsey; sons, Dakota…
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Mr. David Monroe Shields, age 67, of Summerville, GA, passed away Thursday, November 21, 2019, at Redmond Regional Medical Center. Mr. Shields was born February 18, 1952, in LaFayette, GA, son of the late Ralph Monroe and Lois Cagle Shields. He was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church, and prior to his retirement, was a…
Read MoreSYBIL HAMES LANGSTON, age 77, of Rome, Georgia, formerly of Dry Valley Road, Summerville, passed away Wednesday afternoon, November 20, 2019, in a Rome Senior Center. Born in Tunnel Hill, Georgia on July 16, 1942, She was a daughter of the late Fred Joe and Myrtle Ruth Smith Hames. She was a school Teacher, retired…
Read MoreMrs. Evelyn Gertrude Baggett Lemming, age 104 of Trion, passed away Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at the Pruitt Healthcare in Lafayette. Mrs. Lemming was born in Trion on September 4, 1915, daughter of the late George Franklin Baggett, Sr. and Lizzie Louella Skates Baggett. She was a member of the Pleasant Grove Church of Christ…
Read MoreMr. James Willie Guffey, age 63 of Menlo, GA passed away Tuesday, November 19, 2019, at Floyd Medical Center. Mr. Guffey was born April 2, 1956, in Ft Payne, AL, the son of the late Barnard and Mary Jo Tucker Guffey. He was a self-employed carpenter and preceded in death by a son, David Guffey,…
Read MoreMrs. Sandra Gail Kirk Ales, age 72, of Dalton, GA, passed away Monday-November 18, 2019, at her residence. Mrs. Ales was born November 1, 1947, in Rossville, GA, daughter of the late C. B. and Carmen Margaree Blaylock Kirk. She was a member of the Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church. Sandra was an advocate for…
Read MoreRonald “Ronnie” Wayne Haney, 67, of LaFayette passed away Tuesday, November 12, 2019. He retired from Mt. Vernon Mills with 25 years of dedicated service. He was preceded in death by his wife, Kaye Haney. He is survived by his sons, Daniel Haney, James Haney and C.J. Haney all of LaFayette; five grandchildren; brothers, Edward…
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