Area Obituaries

Nell Dodd Harriett-Henderson Mills Retiree Dies March 11, 2020 Mrs. Nell Blalock Dodd, 82, Gaylesville, Ala., died Wednesday morning in a Rome hospital. Mrs. Dodd was born in Cherokee County, Ala., on July 27, 1937, to the late Clavin and Don Hartline Blalock. Mrs. Dodd was a member of Chesterfield Baptist Church and was retired…

Chip DeFoor Local Resident Dies March 4, 2020 Chip DeFoor, 51, Summerville, died March 4 at Redmond Regional Medical Center in Rome. Chip was born on Dec. 23, 1968, in Floyd County, son of the late Everette Louis DeFoor, Sr. and Edna Jeanette Hughey DeFoor. Chip was a resident of Summerville, at Daily Care of…

Robert Cordle, Jr. U.S. Air Force Retiree Dies March 3, 2020 Mr. Robert Gerald “Jerry” Cordle, Jr., 71, Gaylesville, Ala., died March 3 at Redmond Regional Medical Center. Mr. Cordle was born in Trion on Feb. 27, 1949, son of the late Robert Gerald Cordle, Sr., and Goldie Sue Thomas Cordle Patty. He was retired…

Allen Cochran U.S. Army Veteran Dies March 5, 2020 Allen Ray Cochran, 79, Rome, died March 5 at his residence. Allen was born on July 3, 1940, in Trion to the late Clyde Cochran and Lillian Elrod. Allen was a veteran of the United States Army. He was member of West Rome Baptist Church. Allen…

Jean Bynum Mt. Vernon Retiree Dies March 4, 2020 Mrs. Jean W. Bynum, 92, Summerville, died March 4 in the local nursing home. A native of Dekalb County, Ala., she was born to the late William L. and Clara Thomas Wood on Aug. 19, 1927. Mrs. Bynum was retired from Mount Vernon Mills and she…

Stella Burnette Grace Academy Student Dies March 3, 2020 Miss Stella Paige “Super Stella” Burnette, 5, of Adairsville, died March 3 at her residence. Miss Stella was born in Rome on June 15, 2014, daughter of Adam Uriah Burnette and Tiffany Shae Helms Burnette. She was a member of Remnant Church in Adairsville where she…

Maya Baltazar-Parker Infant Dies March 5, 2020 Little Maya Teresa Baltazar-Parker, 4-day-old infant daughter of Stanley Wayne Parker and Amalia Baltazar died March 5 at Floyd Medical Center. Little Maya was born in Rome on March 1. A brother, Gabriel Parker died earlier. Surviving are her parents, Wayne Parker and Amalia Baltazar; sister, Vanessa P.…

Marcela Nunez Teacher Dies March 3, 2020 Marcela Cecilia Moreno Nunez, 68, Menlo, died Tuesday at her residence. She was born on Nov. 22, 1951, in San Fernando, Chile to the late Jorge Moreno and Amada Nunez. She was a kindergarten teacher for the Chile military. Surviving are husband, Luis Gabriel Esteva Somoza; daughter and…

Dorothy Marshall Daycare Owner Dies February 25, 2020 Dorothy Mae Rowlls Marshall, 69, died Feb. 25 at her residence in Chickamauga. She was born July 21, 1950, in Lyerly, daughter of the late George Grady and Julia Mae Bartlett Rowlls. She was the owner and operator of a daycare center where she kept young children…

Shirley Luttrell Church of Christ Member Dies February 29, 2020 Shirley Evette Luttrell, 87, Plainville, died Feb. 29 in the Hamilton Medical Center. Shirley was born in Summerville on Oct. 1, 1932, daughter of the late Theodore R. Lemming and Edna Janie Bohannon Lemming. She was a loving mother and grandmother and member of the…

Mickey Ledbetter U.S. Marine Corp Dies March 1, 2020 Mr. Mickey Allen Ledbetter, 90, Rome, died on Sunday at a local assisted living facility. Mr. Ledbetter was born in Trion on Oct. 17, 1929, to the late Marvin Elmer Ledbetter and the late Lillie Mae Gray Ledbetter. Mr. Ledbetter was a veteran of both the…