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Mrs. Cagle (Maggie Elizabeth Cagle)
Rome News Tribune October 25, 1991
Submitted by Emily O'Neal
Mrs. Maggie Elizabeth Cagle, 81, of 43 Troutman Road died Thursday morning at her residence.
Mrs. Cagle was born in Union County, June 30, 1910, daughter of the late Jackson Davis, and Sara Frances Davis. She had been a longtime resident of Floyd County and a homemaker. She was a member of the Southside Baptist Church.
Mrs. Cagle was married on March 18, 1967 to John E. Cagle who preceded her in death on Aug. 30, 1991.
Survivors include: a daughter, Mrs. Helen Mathis, Rome; four stepdaughters, Mrs. Viola Wilkerson and Mrs. Willie Ann Hopkins, both of Rome, Mrs. Eunice Hutchins, Summerville, and Mrs. Emma Lee Baker, Lindale; a stepson, J. d. Cagle, Rome; a sister, Mrs. Elsie Painter, Crossville, Ala; several grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 4 p.m. Saturday at the chapel of Fred Talley's Parkview Chapel Funeral Home with the Rev. Hubert Mauldin and the Rev. Gary Williams officiating.
Interment will be at Oaknoll Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Susan Calaway, 87, Dies; Funeral Tuesday
Rome News Tribune May 30, 1960
Submitted by Emily O'Neal
Mrs. Susan Frances Calaway, 87, of 1921 Pluma Dr., S.E. Atlanta, died in an out-of town hospital at 3 a.m. Sunday following an illness of one year, her
condition becoming serious a month ago.
Mrs. Calaway was born in Floyd County, and had spent her entire life here until 10 years ago when she moved to Atlanta to reside. She was the daughter of
the late Mr. and Mrs. Ezekiel Boggs. Mrs. Calaway was a member of the Sand Springs Baptist Church. Her husband, Melvin Victory Calaway, died in 1929.
Surviving are one son, R.O. Calaway of Atlanta; five grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Jennings Funeral Home with the Rev. Russell Head officiating. Interment will follow in
East View Cemetery. The body will remain at the funeral home until time for services.
(Note: Died May 29, 1960)
Elijah Thomas Caldwell, 77, Taken by Death Friday Morning.
Rome paper dated Friday, June 17, 1932.
Submitted by Netha Dunlap
Elijah Thomas Caldwell, 77, died Friday morning after a long illness at his residence in West Rome. He had been a resident of Floyd
County all his life.
Mr. Caldwell is survived by his widow and the following children: A.F., T. L. and W.W. Caldwell, Mrs. W.E. Johnson, all of Rome. Also
surviving are 29 grandchildren and 33 great-grandchildren. Mrs. M. A. Searcy, D.W. and J.H. Caldwell of Rome, are sister and brothers of Mr.
Caldwell.
The funeral will be conducted from Armuchee Primitive Baptist church at 10 o'clock Saturday morning. Rev. J.H. Johnson, Rev. L.W. Spinks
and Rev. W.J. Cooper will officiate and interment will be in Armuchee cemetery.
The following will act as pall bearers, and have been requested to meet at the residence at 9 o'clock: G.G. Burkhalter, M.M. Abney, Ed
Brock, J.F. Brock, F.W. Davis and G. J. Davis. (Note: E.T. Caldwell is actually buried at Midway Primitive Baptist Church.
Elijah Thomas Floyd Caldwell was the son of John David Caldwell. He was born 13 May 1855 in Bartow Co GA. He was first married to Sarah Scott. His second marriage was to Mary F. “Fannie” Whitehead. His third marriage was to Clara Pass. Notes by Netha Dunlap.)
Frank Caldwell
Rome News Tribune, Sunday Nov. 13, 1977
Submitted by Netha Dunlap
Frank Caldwell, 96, Rome, Rte. 7, Old Dalton Road, died at 12:25 pm Friday in a Rome hospital following a lengthy illness. Mr. Caldwell was born in Floyd County Jan. 19, 1881, son to the late Rev. Elijah and Sarah Scott Caldwell. He had resided his entire life in Floyd County and prior to retirement 20 years ago was engaged in farming. He was one of the founders of Midway Primitive Baptist Church and at the time of his death was the oldest member. He had also served on the church board of deacons since it was organized. He was married Oct. 24, 1924 to the former Viola Johnson, who survives. Survivors, in addition to his widow, include three daughters, Mrs. Molene Cordle and Mrs. Thelma Smith, both of Texas Valley and Mrs. Beulah Harris, Dalton; four sons, Griffin Caldwell, Rome, Rte. 8, Preston Caldwell, Riverside, Albert Caldwell, Aragon Rte. 1, and C. M. Caldwell, Rome Rte. 5; one sister, Mrs. Minnie Johnson, Rome,; 28 grandchildren,45 great grandchildren, three great-great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 pm today in the chapel of Talley Brothers Funeral Home with Elders A. B. Brock and L. F. Andrews officiating. Interment will be in Midway Primitive Baptist Cemetery. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers and include: J. C. Cordle, Lary Smith, Alfred Caldwell, Jr., Alfred C. Caldwell, Calvin Caldwell and Ronnie Harris. (Alfred Frank Caldwell was the son of Elijah Caldwell. He died on 11 Nov. 1977. He married Elizabeth Margaret Yarbrough. His second wife was Viola Johnson. Notes by Netha Dunlap.)
Mrs Hattie King Caldwell
Rome News Tribune May 19, 1968
Submitted by Emily O'Neal
Mrs. Hattie King Caldwell, 83 of Armuchee Rte. 1, died Friday at her home.
She has been a resident of Floyd County for 43 years and was a member of the Little Sand Mountain Church.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Annie Mae Yarbrough of Rome, and Mrs. Eugene Mathis of Little Sand Mountain; three sons, Eddie King of Mobile, Ala., Arthur King of Summerville and J. B. King of Little Sand Mountain; three step-daughters, Mrs. W. L. Owens of Little Sand Mountain, Mrs. Melvin Cargle of Little Texas Valley and Mrs. Alfred Pettyjohn of Rome; one step-son Roy Caldwell of Lake City, Fla; 18 grandchildren, 37 great grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. in the Little Sand Mountain Baptist Church with the Revs. Frank Lewis and James Crane officiating.
Interment will be in the Old Armuchee Cemetery. The body will lie in state from 2 p.m. today until the funeral hour in the church.
J. D. Hill Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
Deacon John Caldwell
The Gospel Messenger, Butler, Ga. December, 1883, Vol. 5 No. 12
Submitted by John R. Adams.
Deacon John Caldwell, died of paralysis at his residence in Floyd County, Ga., May 12, 1883; aged 69 years. Brother
Caldwell was born and raised in Upson County, Ga., and was baptized about the year 1830, by Elder Creed Caldwell, his uncle.
As a Baptist, he was much devoted to the interest of peace, love and unanimity of his brethren, using the office of deacon
well, and purchased to himself a good degree, and great boldness in the faith, obeying magistrates and those that ruled over
him. Being taught by the grace of God, he lived soberly, righteously and godly in this present world. As a husband, he was
cautious, kind and tender, ever willing and anxious to share with his dear companion a portion of all her sorrows and
sufferings in this life. Likewise that she should be a participator with him in all the joys and comforts of the same -
traveling much together, visiting Associations, Union Meetings, and their monthly meetings, giving evidence that they greatly
enjoyed and realized the power and influence of the gospel of Christ. As a father, he was strict, yet tinder and kind - ever
teaching, both by word and precept, good morals, industry, economy and honesty. And as a fruit of the Spirit and a seal of
his inheritance, God blessed him to witness six out of nine of his beloved children baptized into the faith of the Old School
Baptist Church. Then may we write: "Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth; yea, saith the Spirit, that
they may rest from their labors, and their works do follow them."
O, may the Lord give unto the aged, afflicted and bereft sister, grace sufficient for her day and trial, and implant
within her heart the sweet spirit of submission and reconciliation to every dispensation of His will. May his children follow
the worthy example of their loving father, remembering that the Lord doeth all things well. Peace be upon them all.
On the 14th of May his remains were conveyed to Rocky Creek Church, where his membership was, and the writer endeavored to
comfort all the children of God that mourned, from these words: "He that believeth on the Son, hath everlasting life." John
3:36 Also: "And whosoever livith and believeth in me, shall never die." John 11:26. After which he was calmly conveyed to the
tomb, his widow, eight of his children, a goodly number of his brethren and sisters, and many friends, being present to
witness the solemn scene. Adairsville, Ga. F. M. Casey.
John Hamilton Caldwell
Rome News Tribune - April 15, 1941 - page 5
John Caldwell Succumbs
Here
Submitted by Netha Dunlap
John Hamilton Caldwell, 82, died yesterday at his residence, 730 North Second Avenue after a long illness.
Mr. Caldwell was born in Floyd county and with the exception off a short period in Alabama lived here all of his lifetime. He had been a member of the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church.
His survivors are his widow, one son, B. F. Caldwell, of Rome; six daughters, Mrs. John Ellison and Mrs. Newton Burkhalter, of Rome; Mrs. Sam Nelson, of Summerville; Mrs. Lloyd Scott, of Plainville; Mrs. Hubert Whittle, of Birmingham; Mrs. Charles Vernon, of Trion. Also surviving are 39 grandchildren, 43 great grandchildren, and two great great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held this afternoon at 4 o'clock from the Midway church with Elder O.O. Burkhalter and the Rev. H. E. Wright officiating. Interment was in the adjoining cemetery.
Serving as pallbearers were six grandsons. (John Hamilton Caldwell was the son of John David Caldwell. He was born on 24 Sept 1859. He was first married to Nancy Lucinda Coffin. His second wife was Lula Clemons. Notes by Netha Dunlap)
Mrs Lizzie Caldwell
Rome News Tribune, Thursday, June 19, 1924
Mrs. Caldwell Dies After Long Illness
Submitted by Netha Dunlap
Mrs. Lizzie Caldwell age 43, died at her home near Armuchee, Wednesday evening at 6 o'clock after a long illness. Mrs. Caldwell, who was Miss Lizzie Yarbrough before her marriage, is survived by her husband, A. F. Caldwell and nine children. Two daughters, Misses Beulah and Thelma and seven sons, Albert, Griffin, Preston, Moline, Henry, Oother and Clarence. Funeral services were held from Midway Church Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock conducted by Elder N. J. Cooper. Interment was in the adjoining cemetery. (Correction - Moline is not a son, but a daughter. Elizabeth Margaret Yarbrough was born 20 Nov 1880 in Rockmart GA to John David and Margaret Caldwell Yarbrough. She died June 18, 1924. Notes by Netha Dunlap)
Mrs J H (Mary) Camp
Rome Tribune-Herald, Sunday April 3, 1910
Soul of Good Woman is Taken
Submitted by Fran Weatherby
The angel of death entered the home of one of Floyd County's most prominent
families Saturday and took to the rest of Paradise the soul of Mrs. J. H. Camp.
The end came at 7 o'clock Saturday morning after two years of illness. Mrs.
Camp was 75 years of age. She had long been a faithful member of the First
Methodist church.
The funeral will take place this afternoon at the family home on the Kingston
road, two miles from the city, conducted by Rev. C. C. Jarrell.
The interment will be at Myrtle Hill cemetery. The pallbearers will be L. A.
Todd, W. J. Griffin, Ed Turner, R. M. Johnson, Frank J. Kane and W. H. Mitchell.
They are requested to meet at Harvy & Best's at 1:30.
Mrs. Camp leaves besides her husband, J. H. Camp, two sons and two daughters.
These are J. E. Camp, A. H. Camp, Mrs. Anna Hickman, of Rome, and Mrs. W. F.
Freeman, of Lexington Ky.
Rome Tribune-Herald, Saturday, April 16, 1910
A Beautiful Life
One Who Knew and Loved Mrs. Mary Camp, Gives Interesting Sketch of Her Life and
Character.
Died at her home near Rome, Georgia, on the morning of April 2, Mrs. Mary Camp,
wife of Mr. James H. Camp, at the ripe old age of seventy- five years, lacking
only a few days. Her maiden nane was Beatty. She was born in Walton county,
Georgia, April 15, 1935[sic], lost her mother in early childhood, but was
fortunate in securing a splendid woman for a step-mother, and was ever
afterwards a staunch advocate of the many virtues and goodness of step-
motherhood.
She was soundly converted and joined the Methodist church early in life, and
ever remained a consistent and most beautiful Christian to the end. She was
married to Mr. Jas. H. Camp in 1855 and ever stood by him in God-like love and
loyalty, faithful in every detail and duty to the last. Seven children were
born to them, three of whom died in infancy or early childhood, and preceded
her to the better land.
Reared in ante-bellum days, under the old regime, she belonged to the old
school of an ideal womanhood (that now seems so painfully passing away). She
was wont and content to remain in her God-ordained realm and sphere, and be the
uncrowned queen of her own home, ever administering to the happiness of her
family and friends, and shaping the life and destiny of her dear ones. She was
the very embodiment of Christian patience sunshine and forbearance, full of
compassion and forgiveness, kind and gentle to all, meek and humble, as pure as
the angels and as modest as a flower. As well-rounded and symmetrical woman, in
life and character, she had no superiors but few equals.
All during the four years of the Civil war, while her husband like a gallant
brave, was at the front facing shot and shell and spilling his life's blood for
his country's cause, she stood steadfast at the home and helm, with other noble
sisters of the Confederacy, and guided the steed that stirred the soil that fed
and clothed Lee's army. It was she and the noble women of her kind that
inspired the heroic boys in gray to go forth, even with all the odds against
them, and contend for the righteous cause of their country, against the
invading armies of the enemy, with matchless bravery and courage, that made the
richest histor[sic] the world has ever known.
She was afflicted and almost bedridden for more than a year before her death,
with a malady incurable at her age. All that could be done for her, by the aid
of the best physicians and tender nurses. Indeed it was marvelously beautiful
to observe the tender devotion, care and attention given her by her daughter,
aided a good portion of the time by the gentle touch and tender hands of noble-
hearted Christian friends. Indeed there never was more loyal, tender and
beautiful devotion.
The deceased is survived by her husband, Mr. James H. Camp, her two sons,
Mesrs. J.E. and Albert H. Camp, Mrs. Anna Hickman, all of Floyd county, and
Mrs. W.F. Freeman, of Lexington, Ky., together with fifteen grand-children and
two great-grandchildren, all of whom loved her devotedly and mourn her loss.
She bore her suffering with great Christian fortitude, and an abiding faith in
her own deep-seated conversion, to the last; spoke beautifully of it several
times, while on her death bed, and often declared herself ready for the
Master's Call. All during her own suffering she never faltered nor even waned
in her love and devotion to her husband; often inquired where he was when out
of her sight, and requested others to sit with him and cheer his lonely hours.
Her warm words of sympathy and comfort to the writer in dark days of his own
sorrow, coupled with his personal knowledge of her beautiful life, fully warrant
the assertion that, "Language can weave no chaplet her brow was not worth to
wear."
She marched with conscious step and unfaltering faith to the very last line,
and as she saw the pearly gates swing ajar and heard the shout of welcome from
the other side, while all the ransomed, redeemed of Heaven sang "Harvest Home",
she caught the inspiration of the music and attempted to sing herself, with
waning breath and feeble voice, as she crossed the last divide, "Palms of
Victory; Crowns of Glory, I shall wear."
The burial services were conducted at the country home of Mr. J.H.Camp, by Drs.
Jarrell and Nunnally. Both made appropriate and beautiful talks, but the
remarks of Dr. G.A. Nunnally, a life-long friend, were beautiful indeed. He had
known the deceased for more than fifty years, and it was touching and pathetic
to hear that Godly man stand at her bier and extol her many virtues as he had
seen and known her for more than half an hundred years. The songs were
beautiful and appropriate, indeed, one of which, "There is rest for the weary," was by request of the deceased, during he last sickness. The abundant and beautiful floral offerings bore ample testimony of how she was loved and
esteemed by many.
We are glad it was our fortune to have known her,and would love to emulate her
beautiful life, which we commend to her weeping husband, children and friends,
and bid them understand that she is not dead, only transplanted from this life
of sorrow and care to to a home beyond the stars, where all is love and song
and is a clime where Spring, with fadeless beauty, forever blooms.
One Who Knew and Loved
Rev Asa B Carnes
Rome News Tribune November 22, 1938
Rites Tomorrow For Rev. Carnes
Submitted by Emily O'Neal
Funeral services for the Rev. Asa B. Carnes, well-known Baptist minister, who died suddenly Monday afternoon at 5 o'clock in an Atlanta hospital, will be
conducted from the Pisgah Baptist Church Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The Rev. J. L. Rayburn, the Rev. O.E. Rutland and the Rev. S. H. Pendley will
officiate, with burial in the church cemetery.
Mr. Carnes had entered the hospital on November 4 for an operation from which he was recovering when he suffered a heart attack while sitting in a wheel
chair, and died a few moments later.
He had been pastor of the Pisgah Baptist Church for the past 21 years, and was well-known throughout Georgia and Alabama, having been pastor of a number
of churches in north Georgia and the neighboring state.
Mr. Carnes was born at Esom Hill, Ga., on March 22, 1871. He was educated at Hearn Academy at Cave Spring and at Baylor University, Waco, Texas, and was
ordained as a minister at Iola, Texas, in 1898. He moved to Rome almost a quarter of a century ago, and had lived here since.
Mr. Carnes was married on December 27, 1896 to the former Miss Caroline Louise Griffin of Breman, who survives him. Also surviving are four daughters,
Mrs. T.S. Medlock, Mrs. Joe Lloyd, Mrs. Howard F. Davis, all of Rome; Mrs. W. L. Brown of Cartersville; four sons, J. Russell, Allen W. and Charles Carnes,
all of Rome; Henry Carnes of Atlanta; two brothers, J.P. of Texas, and John Carnes of California; two sisters, Mrs. Jim Edge, of Cedartown, and Mrs. Dan
Collins, of Sheffield, Ala.; 13 grandchildren, Vaughan, Frances and Alva Ruth Paris, T.S. Medlock, Jr., Gene Loyd, Howard Ray and Donna Fay Davis, Allen W.
Carnes, Jr., Lewis Brown, Jr., Betty Joyce, Catherine and James Carnes, and Penelope Brown.
Remains will lie in state at the Jennings Funeral home until Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock when they will be removed to the residence, 1105 North Fifth
Avenue.
Active pallbearers, who are requested to meet at the residence at l:45 p.m. are Frank Weathers, Farrill Angle, Victor Dean, R.E. Wade, Taylor Rhineheart,
Dr. W.K. Heller, H.O. Weaver and Quinn McArver.
Honorary pallbearers, who are requested to meet at the church at 2:30 o'clock are Rev. L.A. Garrison, Rev. W.F. Conn, Rev. T.L. Collins, Rev. Charlie
Patterson, Rev. W.A. Broom, Rev. J.A. Nolan, Rev. Gordon Ezzell, Rev. J.E. Smith, Rev. J.P. Craft, Rev. Alex Shores, Rev, Paul M. Balsch, Rev. Bunyan
Stephens, Rev. James Parker.
(Note: died Nov. 21)
Mrs. Bessie Edwards Carnes
Rome News-Tribune December 23, 1991
Submitted by Fran Weatherby
Mrs. Bessie Edwards Carnes, age 85, formerly of Hodges Street, Cedartown, died Sunday in a Polk County Hospital following a long illness. Mrs. Carnes was born April 17, 1905 in Bartow County, GA., daughter of the late Charles Wesley Edwards and Dora Teems Edwards. She had spent most of her life in Rome and Floyd County, having moved to Polk County 40 years ago. Mrs. Carnes was a member of the Turner Chapel Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by husband Thomas T. Carnes, June 17, 1950, 2 sisters, Mrs. Kathanne Miles and Belle Worsham and a brother, Herman Edwards. Survivors include 4 sons-Joseph "Joe" Carnes of Rome, Walter "Buddy" Carnes and Thomas "Tommy" Carnes, both of Cedartown, and E.C. Carnes of Colorado Springs, Colorado, 2 daughters-Mrs. Ruth Anderson of Cleveland, OH, and Mrs. Ruby Worthy of Cedartown, GA., 1 sister Mrs. Thelma "Lois" Anderson of Richmond, VA., 2 brothers, Richard Edwards and James Henry Edwards, both of Cedartown, 15 grandchildren, and 21 great-grandchildren also survive. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 PM at the Heritage Chapel of Jennings Funeral Home. Interment will be in the Mizpah United Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends this evening from 7 until 9 PM at the Jennings Funeral Home, and at other hours the family may be contacted at their respective homes. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Jennings Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
Charles L Carnes
Rome News Tribune March 26, 1981
Charles L. Carnes, 74, 30 Westwood Circle, died Wednesday afternoon in a Rome hospital, following an attack suffered earlier at the residence.
A native of Floyd County, born April 11, 1906, son of the late Rev. A. B. and Caroline Griffith Carnes, he was an accountant and owned Anniston Scrap Metal Company in Rome for a number of
years prior to retirement in 1973. He attended college at Bowling Green, Ky. and was a member and deacon of Fifth Avenue Baptist Church. He was a member of Oostanaula Masonic Lodge 113, F&AM, the
Low Twelve Club, and a former member of Rome Civitan Club.
Survivors include the widow, the former Mary Margaret (Elsie) Crenshaw to whom he was married Feb. 13, 1938; two daughters, Mrs. Charlene Carnes Cole, Gadsden, Ala., and Mrs. Nancy Carnes
Richards, Deland, Fla.; three sisters, Mrs. Howard Davis and Mrs. Ruth Lloyd, both of Rome, and Mrs. Louis Brown, Cartersville.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday at Fifth Avenue Baptist Church with the Rev. Charles Evans officiating.
Interment will follow in Oaknoll Memorial Gardens.
Pallbearers include Lawrence Wilkins, Dr. Tom Moss, Jr., Preston Hayes, Cary Frazier, Sam Byrd and Lawrence Landsdell.
Clifford H Carnes
Rome News Tribune, Monday, Dec. 5, 1932, page 2
Submitted by Fran Weatherby
Clifford H. Carnes, 6, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Carnes, route 5, died late Saturday night after a brief illness.
He is survived by his parents, and the following sisters and brothers: Richard, Leonard, Monroe, Elias, William, Elizabeth, Mattie, and Bessie, all of Floyd
County.
Funeral services were conducted at Blue Pond at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon. Interment was in the church cemetery.
Elias G Carnes
Rome News-Tribune, Tuesday, May 31, 1932
Submitted by Fran Weatherby
Elias G. Carnes, 66, died Monday at his home on Route 5 after a long illness. He has been a resident of Floyd County for the past 50 years.
Mr. Carnes is survived by his widow, and the following children: Mrs. G. W. Buttram, of Adairsville; J. E. Carnes, and Elias W. Carnes, both of Rome. A
sister, Carrie Jeffries, of Rome, also survives.
Funeral services were conducted at Blue Pond at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon by Rev. Brown. Interment was in the church cemetery.
E.W. Carnes
Rome News-Tribune, January 24, 1935
Submitted by Fran Weatherby
E.W. Carnes, 30, died at his home, 16 Coral Ave., at 11:00 o'clock Thursday morning following a week's illness of pneumonia. His death comes as a distinct
shock to his many friends here where he had spent his entire life. He was an employee of the Rome Stove and Range Company.
Besides his widow he is survived by two daughters, Evelyn and Elizabeth, two sons, Buster and Glenn, his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Carnes, one brother, J. E.
Carnes, all of Rome , and a sister, Mrs. G. W. Buttrum, of Adairsville.
Funeral services will be conducted at the Blue Pond Baptist Church Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The Rev. W. F. Conn will officiate with interment in
the church cemetery.
Six fellow workers of Mr. Carnes will serve as pallbearers.
Mrs Mary Elsie Carnes
Rome News Tribune, Wednesday, July 13, 1988
Submitted by Fran Weatherby
Mrs. Mary Elsie Carnes, 70, of 30 Westwood Circle died Tuesday at a Rome hospital.
A native of Jackson, Tenn., Mrs. Carnes was born March 3, 1918, daughter of Charles Gideon Crenshaw and Annie Walsh Crenshaw.
Mrs. Carnes was a member of the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church. Her husband, Charles L. Carnes, to whom she was married Feb. 13, 1938, preceded her in death
March 25, 1981.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Nancy Richards, Tavares, Fla., and Mrs. Charlene Cole, Gadsden, Ala.; a sister, Mrs. Nellie Conn, Rome; three
grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Fifth Avenue Baptist Church with the Rev. Charles Evans and Dr. Gilbert Tucker officiating. Interment will
be at Oaknoll Memorial Gardens.
Mrs E C Carnes
Rome News Tribune, Friday, February 27, 1942
Mrs. Carnes, 76, Dies Here Today
Submitted by Fran Weatherby
Mrs. E.C. Carnes, 76, beloved resident of Rome, died at the residence in Sequoia Acres this afternoon at 12 o'clock. Mrs.
Carnes had been in declining health for the past three weeks, but her condition had become serious only three days ago. She
had been a resident of Rome for 30 years and was a devout Christian and a member of the North Broad Baptist Church. Mrs.
Carnes is survived by her husband, three sons, T.T., Walter, and Frank, all of Rome; one daughter, Mrs. L.A. Padgett of
Fitzgerald, Ga., one sister, Mrs. W.W. Porter, of Plainville; one brother, Kelly Ballard, of Jackson, Tenn.; 17 grandchildren
and 3 great-grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by the Jennings Funeral Home.
Ray Asa Carnes
Rome News Tribune September 5, 1938
Asa Carnes Dies On Sunday
Submitted by Emily O'Neal
Ray Asa Carnes, well-known Roman and son of the Rev. A.B. Carnes, died Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock in a local hospital. He had been in declining health
for the past six months, his condition becoming serious ten days ago.
Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 4 o'clock at the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church. The Rev. J.L. Rayburn, pastor, and the Rev. S.H. Pendley,
pastor of the Tubize Baptist Church will officate, with interment in the Pisgah cemetery.
Mr. Carnes was born in Alabama City, Ala., on March 31, 1910. He moved with his family to Rome sixteen years ago. He was a graduate of Rome public schools
and a member of the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church. For several years he had been associated with the Liberty Hat Works.
Surviving Mr. Carnes as his parents, the Rev. and Mrs. A.B. Carnes, four sisters, Mrs. T.B. Medlock, Mrs. Joe Lloyd, Mrs. H.F. Davis, all of Rome; Mrs.
W. L. Brown of Reidsville, Ga.; four brothers, Russell, Allen, Charles, and Henry Carnes, all of Rome.
Active pallbearers will include Lewis Ross, Emory Redden, Elmer Painter, John Williamson, Jim Polo, Ben Burton, Lester Bailey and Lawrence Wilkins.
The following will serve as honorary pallbearers: J.L. Whitesides, Leon Shear, Bob Williamson, Horace Raiford, Winston Sewell, W.B. Horan, Jack Redden,
Warren Herndon and George McGinnis.
Remains will lie in state at the residence, 1105 North Fifth Avenue from 1 p.m. until time for services.
(Note: died September 4)
Walter D Carnes
Rome News Tribune, January 19, 1931, page 1
Submitted by Fran Weatherby
Walter D. Carnes, 2 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Carnes, 22 North Avenue, died Sunday night after a short illness.
Besides his parents, he is survived by three sisters and five brothers: James, Leonard, Wallace, Monroe, William, Elizabeth, Mattie, Bessie, and Clifford.
Funeral services were conducted from Blue Pond church Monday afternoon at 2:30 by Rev. W.M. Driggers. Interment was in the adjoining cemetery.
Rev. Frank G. Carroll
Rome News Tribune, Rome, GA. Monday, April 3, 1995
Submitted by
Wendell and Edna Stephens
Rev. Frank G. Carroll, age 73, of LaFayette, died in a Rome hospital Sunday morning, April 2. He was a member of the Church of God of Prophecy. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Faye Bell Wooten Carroll of LaFayette, 2 daughters, Mrs. Shirley Gray of Armuchee, GA and Mrs. Brenda Day of St. Cloud, FL; 2 step-daughters, Mrs. Barbara Huggins and Mrs. Glenda Noblet, both of LaFayette; 2 step-sons, Terry Bucky Coker and J. D. Coker, both of LaFayette; 4 sisters, Mrs. Ruth Adair, Mrs. Julie Manis, Mrs. Rozell Payne, Mrs. Polly Burnett all of Chatsworth, GA; 3 grandchildren, 1 great-grandchild; 10 step-grandchildren, 10 step-great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services will be held from the Church of God of Prophecy Tuesday morning, April 4, at 11 AM with the Rev. Charles Trotter and Rev. Johnny Payne officiating. Interment will be in LaFayette Memory Gardens. Pallbearers will include: Andy Huggins, Stanley Coker, Paul McDaniel, Chris Vaughn, Marty Walker and James Trammell. The family will receive friends this evening from 7 until 9 PM at Wallis-Wilbanks Funeral Home, 121 West Villanow St., LaFayette, GA. Wallis-Wilbanks Funeral Home, LaFayette, GA has charge of the Funeral arrangements.
Rev. Frank G. Carroll, 73, died at a Rome hospital Sunday morning. He was a member of the Church of God of Prophecy. Survivors include: his wife, Faye Bell Wooten Carroll; two daughters, Shirley Gray, Armuchee, Brenda Day, St. Cloud, Fla.: two stepdaughters, Barbara Huggins, Glenda Noblet., both of LaFayette: two stepsons, Terry Bucky Coker, J. D. Coker, both of LaFayette; four sisters, Ruth Adair, Julie Manis, Rozell Payne and Polly Burnett, all of Chatsworth: three grandchildren: a great-grandchild; 10 step-grandchildren; 10 step-great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be at the Church of God of Prophecy 11 a.m. Tuesday with the Rev. Charles Trotter and the Rev. Johnny Payne officiating. Interment will be at LaFayette Memorial Gardens.
Mrs Gladys Mae Carver
Rome News Tribune March 29, 1987
Submitted by Emily O'Neal
Mrs. Gladys Mae Carver, 82, formerly of 60 Vann's Valley Road, died Sunday morning at a Rome health-care center.
A native of Floyd County, Mrs. Carver was born Sept. 19, 1904, the daughter of Malcome Malry Warren and Mary Moore Warren. Prior to retirement, she was employed by West Point Pepperell,
and was a member of the Quarter Century Club.
She was a member of the Vann's Valley Methodist Church.
Mrs. Carver was preceded in death by her husband, Oscar V. Carver in 1929, to whom she was married 1921. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Betty Blackwell, Rome; three grandchildren and
two great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Pleasant Hope Cemetery with the Rev. Virginia Courtney officiating.
Ms Martha Jane
Cash
Submitted by
Wendell and Edna Stephens
Ms. Martha Jane Cash, age 75, of Rome, passed away Wednesday, February 9, 2000. Ms. Cash was born June 10, 1924 in Cherokee County. She was a member of Wimberly Hill Baptist Church. Surviving are two sons, Paul Denton, Sr., of Riverdale, Calif., three daughters, Sue Cowan of Lindale; Caroline J. Williams and Doris Sides, also of Rome; and sister, Mary Wilson of Cedartown; 12 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. Funeral services were held Saturday, Feb. 12, in the Chapel of the Lester C. Litesey Funeral Home with the Rev. Scott Lambert officiating. Interment followed in the Wimberly Hill Cemetery. Lester C. Litesey Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
James Roland Causey
Rome News Tribune Feb. 23, 1993
Submitted by Emily O'Neal
Graveside services for James Roland Causey, 59, of 701 Old Summerville Road were at 11 a.m. today at Oaknoll Memorial Gardens.
The Rev. Willard Willis and the Rev. Allen Holbrook officiated.
Mr. Causey was born in Floyd County, March 6, 1933, son of the late George William Causey and Clara Lee Quarles Causey. Before retirement he was employed
as a butcher. He was a veteran of the Korean conflict, having served with the Army. He was a member of Pleasant Valley North Baptist Church. He was preceded
in death by his wife, Nell Johnson Causey, in 1971.
Survivors include: his sister, Mrs. Alverta Williams, Lindale; a brother, M.J. Causey, Sterling, Conn; nieces and nephews.
(note: died Feb. 21)
Nell Causey
Rome News Tribune Feb. 9, 1971
Submitted by Emily O'Neal
Mrs. Nell Causey, 34, Rome, Rte. 1, died 9:10 p.m. Monday at her residence following an illness of four months.
Mrs. Causey was born in Floyd County May 22, 1936, daughter of the late Aaron Richmond Johnson and Emma Lee Boggs Johnson and had spent her entire life
here. She was a member of Pleasant Valley North Baptist Church, the W.M.U., the church choir and was associate church organist. She was secretary to the
court service workers, juvenile division.
Survivors include her husband, James Causey, to whom she was married Jan. 1, 1956; one son, James Steven Causey, two brothers, Raymond Johnson and Ralph
Johnson, all of Rome and a number of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held 3 p.m. Wednesday at Pleasant Valley North Baptist Church with the Revs. Horace Stewart, J.O. Crabb and Harry Sutton
officiating. Interment will be in Oaknoll Memorial Gardens.
The body will remain at Jennings Funeral Home and the family will receive friends there from 7 until 9 p.m. today. At other hours the family will be at
the residence on the Old Summerville Road, Rte. 1. On Wednesday the body will lie in state at the church from 1 p.m. until the funeral hour.
Pallbearers will include Ernest Wilson, Harold Murphy, Earl Brannon, C.H. Everett, Frank Morehead and David Laney. Deacons of Pleasant Valley North
Baptist Church will serve as honorary pallbearers.
Jennings Funeral Home has charge of the arrangements.
(note: died Feb. 8)
Miss Daisy
Cheney
Rome Tribune-Herald, Saturday, April 30, 1910
Promising Girl Yields to Death
Miss Daisy Cheney Passes Away After Short Illness; Funeral Today at 10.
Submitted by Fran Weatherby
The death of Miss Daisy Cheney, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin D. Cheney, occurred Friday morning at 7 o'clock at the home of her parents on First Avenue. The death was an unusually sad one. Just a week ago she came home from Athens, where she had been attending the State Normal School. She was [illegible] and an operation was found necessary, Yet in spite of all the best medical attention and the nursing of fond parents could accomplish, she failed to rally, and her spirit took its flight. Though only 17 years of age, she had attracted a large number of friends by her magnetic personality and many accomplishments. This was attested, not only by those in Rome, but by the many messages of condolence received on yesterday from her school friends in Athens. Even at so early an age, evidences of unusual intellectuality had already developed themselves giving promise of many bright hopes of future accomplishment. She is survived by her mother and father, one sister, Miss Louise, and one brother, Jeanne. Her only other relative in Rome is a cousin, Mrs. Sproull Fouche. Many beautiful floral offerings betoken the esteem in which she was held by her friends, and the close affection of those nearest and dearest. The funeral will occur at 10 o'clock this morning from the residence, the services being conducted by the Rev. Geo. F. Cuthrell, pastor of he Christian church, and Dr. R.B. Headden. The following are the pallbearers: Walter S. Cothran, H.A. Dean, M.B. McWilliams, Sproull Fouche, A.D. Hull and E.B. Barclay. The interment will be in Myrtle Hill cemetery.
Mrs. Viola Chesser
Rome Tribune 25 November 1902 p. 8
Submitted by Joan Tate
Huot
Mrs. Jesse Chesser died Sunday Morning at 11 O'Clock. Mrs. Viola Chesser, wife of Mr. Jesse Chesser, died suddenly Sunday morning about 11 o'clock at her home in North Rome.
Mrs. Chesser had been in ill health for some time. She was complaining Sunday of feeling badly and was in the act of lying down when she was stricken with death.
Mrs. Chesser was a daughter of Mr. A.W. Hart and was about 24 years of age. She leaves a husband and four children.
Her sudden death was a great shock to her relatives and friends.
The funeral took place from the North Rome Methodist church at 2 o'clock and the services were conducted by Rev. Mr. Latimer. The interment was on Myrtle Hill Cemetery.
[Note: Viola Hart Chesser died 23 November 1902. She was the daughter of Alfred W. Hart and Frances E. Tate. Her surviving children were: Irene, Alfred Sylvester, Hammond and Paul Chesser.]
Mrs. Gladys J. Childress
Rome News Tribune Dec. 15, 2002
Submitted by Emily O'Neal
Mrs. Gladys J. Childress, age 71, of 1304 Magnolia Ave., Rome, died Friday afternoon, Dec. 13, 2002, in a a local hospital.
A native of Floyd County, Mrs. Childress was born on May 11, 1931, the daughter of the late Guy R. and Tallie Fuqua Owens. She had been a resident of Rome
and Floyd County for the greater part of her life and was of the Baptist faith. Prior to retirement in 1993, Mrs. Childress was employed with Pet Bakeries
for over 30 years. She was an avid dancer and enjoyed skating, embroidering and sewing. Mrs. Childress was a loving mother and grandmother. She was preceded
in death by three brothers.
Mrs. Childress is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Debbie and Jason Smith of Rome; two sons and a daughter-in-law Calvin and Debbie Highfield and
Torie Childress, all of Rome; seven grandchildren, Nathan Twilley, Lindsay Twilley, Robert "Drew" Highfield, Alesha Williams, Brandy Williams, Stephen
Childress and Nick Smith; three great-grandchildren and a former step-daughter, also survive.
Funeral services for Mrs. Childress will be held on Monday afternoon, Dec. 16, 2002, at 2 p.m. in the Heritage Chapel of the Jennings Funeral Home with
the Rev. Calvin Rampley and the Rev. Glynn Stone officiating. Interment will follow inthe Oaknoll Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Childress will lie in state at the Heritage Chapel of the Jennings Funeral Home where the family receive friends this evening from 6 p.m. until 8
p.m. At other hours they may be contacted at the residence.
Pallbearers are asked to meet at the funeral home by l:30 p.m. and include Robert Drew Highfield, Nathan Twilley, Bobby Twilley, Lynn Lawson, David
Thompson and Robert Beason.
Please join with Mrs. Childress' family in honoring her memory by visiting www.mem.com to post tributes and share memories.
The Heritage Chapel of the Jennings Funeral Home has charge of the arrangements for the funeral of Mrs. Gladys J. Childress.
Betty Frances Clark
Rome News Tribune February 6, 1955
Rites Set Monday For Mrs. Clark
Submitted by Emily O'Neal
Mrs. Betty Frances Clark, 24, 322 Forsyth St., died in a Rome hospital at 2 a.m. Saturday following an illness of several months.
Mrs. Clark was born in Rome May 16, 1930, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Hilliard Padgett and had spent her entire life here. She received her education
in the Rome public schools and was a member of the North Rome Church of God.
Survivors are the husband, Franklin Eugene Clark, to whom she was married May 16, 1948; two sons, Phillip Eugene and Stephen Jerome Clark; parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W.H. Padgett; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. I.J. Holloway, all of Rome. Several aunts and uncles also survive.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Monday in the North Rome Church of God. The pastor, the Rev. Max L. Atkins, and the Rev. Paul Stover of Augusta,
will officiate. Interment will be in East View Cemetery.
The body will lie in state at Jennings Funeral Home until 9 a.m. today when it will be removed to the residence to lie in state until time for services.
Pallbearers will be F.M. Moore, Jr., J.T. Helms, John Andrews, A. P. Sims, Waymon Caldwell and G.C. Allen.
(Note: Died Feb. 5)
Mrs. Millissa Looney Clark
Submitted by Wendell and Edna Stephens
Mrs. Millissa Looney Clark, age 34, of Cave Springs Road, passed away Tuesday, February 8, 2000. Miss Clark was born February
27, 1965 in Floyd County. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. Surviving are husband, Richard Clark; three daughters,
Nicola Jordan of Gulf Breeze, Amber Huggins and Kayla Clark, both of Cave Spring; mother, Betty Sue Myers of Navarre, Fla.;
father Jerry Looney of Cave Spring; four sisters, Rebecca Rollins of Rome, Milinda Gowens of Cedartown, Faye Weeks of Rome and
Samantha Myers of Navarre, Fla.; grandmother, Mozella Looney of Cave Spring; grandson and several nieces and nephews. Funeral
services were held Thursday, February 10, from the Parkview Chapel of Fred Talley’s Funeral Home with the Rev. Brad Prater
officiating. Interment followed in the Oakland Cemetery. Nephews served as pallbearers. Fred Talley’s Funeral Home had charge
of the arrangements. This local announcement was made for the family by Gammage Funeral Home.
Mrs. Rosa Lee "Mama Sister" Clark
Saturday - January 30, 1999 - 2:00 pm.
Submitted by Jo Trammell.
Going Home Celebration; In Loving Memory of Mrs. Rosa Lee "Mama Sister" Clark
Lovejoy Baptist Church; 436 Branham Avenue, Rome, Georgia 30161.
Rev. Carey Ingram, Pastor - Officiating
Mrs. Rosa Lee Clark, affectionately known as "Mama Sister" entered into eternal rest on January 27, 1999 following a brief illness. She was
born in Floyd County, Georgia on March 16, 1919 daughter of the late Will Zimmerman and Julia Davis.
She worked for nearly 22 years as a school crossing guard at Annie K. Davie School and also for Dr. Tom Moss, Sr., as a housekeeper. She
joined Lovejoy Baptist Church at an early age.
She was married to the late Void Clark and to this union four children were born. One son, Ralph Clark, and one daughter, Evelyn Cunningham,
one sister, Louise Favors and all of her brothers preceded her in death.
Her survivors include: two daughters, Ethel "Val" (Jimmy) Johnson and Clara (Dennis) Ragland, both of Rome, Georgia; nine grandchildren, 16
great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Also, one special friend, Katie
"Sister" King.
Interment Eastview Cemetery, Calhoun Avenue, Rome, Georgia
Mortician: Myles Funeral Services, Inc., 333 Branham Avenue, Rome, Georgia 30161
Harold Randol Lee Clemones
Rome News Tribune March 27, 1979
Submitted by Emily O'Neal
Harold Randol Lee Clemones, 21, 1405 Cave Spring Rd. died at 6:05 p.m.
Monday in a Rome hospital following injuries sustained in a fall from a
truck.
Mr. Clemones was born in Shelby County, Ala., Dec. 17, 1957, son of
Martha Frances Patterson and the late James Harold Lee. He had been a
resident of Floyd County most of his life and attended the Baptist Church. His
father, Rev. James Harold Lee, died September 20, 1960.
Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Clemones, Rome, three
brothers, Daniel Lee, Rome, William Carey Clemones, Rome, Anthony C.
Clemones,Corpus Christi, Texas, four sisters, Mrs. Martha Morgan and Miss
Mary Clemones, both of Cave Spring, Miss Diana Clemones and Miss Patricia
Clemones, both of Rome; grandparents, Bill Clemones, Rome; Mrs. Mary Medlin,
Birmingham and Clarence Patterson, Columbia, Ala.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel of
Jennings Funeral Home with the Revs. Joe Eaves and Wayne Wright officiating.
Interment will be in the Clemones Family Cemetery.
William Clayton Clemones
Rome News Tribune Nov. 11, 1979
Submitted by Emily O'Neal
William Clayton Clemones, 48, of 1405 Cave Spring Rd. died suddenly
Saturday morning.
He was born in Floyd County on April 25, 1931, the son of William
McKinley Clemones and the late Mary Evelyn Loveless Clemones. He had spent his entire
life in Floyd County and was a member of the New Zion Baptist Church. He was
manager of Clemones Farm and Rentals.
Survivors include the widow, the former Martha Frances Patterson, whom he
married Nov. 10, 1963, four daughters, Mrs. Martha Morgan, Rome, Mrs.
Dianne Tant, Cave Spring, Mary and Patricia Clemones, Rome, three sons,
Anthony Clemones, Corpus Christi, Tex., Carey Clemones, Daniel Lee, both of
Rome; six sisters, Mrs. Frances Yarbrough, Mrs. Rebecca Cromer, Mrs. Opal
Highfield, Mrs. Carolyn Clark, all of Rome, Mrs. Linda Blankenship, Jackson,
Miss.; Mrs. Jeanie Buffington, Rome, one brother, Duane Clemones, Rome, his
father, William McKinley (Bill) Clemones, Rome, four grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at the chapel of
Talley Brothers Funeral Home with the Revs. Joe Eaves and Wayne Wright
officiating. Interment will follow in the Clemones family cemetery in
Morton's Bend.
Active pallbearers include, Bill, Tim, Bruce Cromer, Greg Yarbrough, Rex
Clemones and J. Webb.
Mrs Lula Cole
Rome Tribune-Herald, Saturday, January 8, 1916
Mrs. Lula Cole Dead
Submitted by Fran Weatherby
Mrs. Lula Cole, aged 48, wife of Captain William C. Cole, president of the Piedmont laundry, died at the Wesley hospital in Atlanta following an operation, late Thursday evening. She is survived by her husband, and one daughter, Edith Cole. The funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Captain Cole is well known in that city, having been prominently identified with the business life of Atlanta for a number of years. Mrs. Cole was a life-long resident of Atlanta and prominent socially. The family has relatives in Rome. Captain Cole was at one time a conductor on the Southern railroad on a train which passed through this city.
Mrs Omie W Collins
8 March 1999
Submitted by Wendell and Edna Stephens
Mrs. Omie W. Collins, age 94, of Rome, GA. died Sunday, March 7, 1999 following several years of declining health. She was
born on August 5, 1904 in Corban, Kentucky, a daughter of the late John Harvey Witt and Maggie Elizabeth Johnson Witt. Mrs.
Collins had been a resident of Rome since 1979, moving here from Cedartown where she had made her home for many years. She was
a member of the Oak Hill Church of Christ. Mrs. Collins was preceded in death by her husband, Mr. Accie P. Collins and by six
children. Survivors include 13 grandchildren and a number of great grandchildren. Funeral services were held Wednesday, March
10, at 11 a.m. in the Oak Hill Church of Christ with ministers Alvis Miller and David O’Connell officiating. Interment
followed in the Northview Cemetery, Cedartown. The Avis Miller and Son Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Bertha Lee Washburn Compton
23 November 1997
Submitted by Wendell and Edna Stephens
Bertha Lee Washburn Compton, 85, of Rome passed away Sunday, Nov. 23, 1997. Mrs. Compton was born March 29, 1912 in Cherokee
County, Ala. She was a member of the Garden Lakes Baptist Church of Rome and a former, hostess-student nurse at Piedmont
Hospital in Atlanta. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Alec Washburn, and a grandson. Surviving are: three
daughters, Mrs. Jimmy Langley of Cedartown, Margaret W. Andrews of Silver Creek and Betty Ann Powell of Waleska; six
grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Funeral services were held Wednesday, Nov. 26, at 11 a.m., in the chapel of the
First Baptist Church of Cedartown, with Rev. Dan Armistead and Rev. Robert Lloyd officiating. Interment followed in North View
Cemetery. The Litesey Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.
Calvin P Compton
Rome News Tribune June 23, 1937
CALVIN COMPTON ARAGON RESIDENT, DIES AT MT. ALTO
Submitted by Emily O'Neal
Calvin P. Compton, 29 of No. 8 Aragon Road, Aragon, died Tuesday afternoon at 5:15 o'clock at Mt. Alto Sanitorium, following a long illness.
Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Aragon Baptist church. The Rev. Rob Smith, of Austell, will officiate, with interment in the family lot in the Aragon cemetery.
Mr. Compton was born on November 9, 1907, in Paulding County, Ga. He had been a resident of Aragon for three years, having moved there from Dallas, Ga., He was member of the Second Baptist
church of Dallas.
Surviving him are his widow, Mrs. Dora Gazaway Compton; a son, Jack Compton; his father, Homer Compton, all of Aragon; two brothers, Woodrow and Billy Compton of Rockmart; six sisters. Mrs. John Pierce, Mrs. Jack Pace, Mrs. Lewis Womack, of Rockmart, Mrs. Willie Alevander, of Aragaon, Mrs. Pete Tumblin, of Daddas, and Mrs. Hubert Smith, of Gadsden, Ala.
Pallbearers will include Lester Gore, Frank Brock, A. C. Goodman, Harvey Clark, Ernest Blew and Vann Carter.
The Aragon church choir will render selections during the service.
PATRICK HENRY CONAWAY and MARTHA "MATTIE" ELIZABETH ROEBUCK
Submitted by Diane Blankenstein
PATRICK HENRY CONAWAY was born in Gordon Co., Georgia. He married MARTHA "MATTIE" ELIZABETH ROEBUCK in Rome, Georgia. PATRICK
was in the Hardware and Tinsmithing business with his Father-in-law Robert Willis Roebuck. Their place of business was located
between two rivers. PATRICK's son Herbert Conaway told that containers of red paint used for painting barns were spilled over
the contents of the hardware store during one flood. A couple of floods virtually ruined their business. Since the merchandise
was destroyed they decided to give up and move. They left with thousands of dollars owed to them and moved to Grayson County,
Texas, probably about 1891. Herbert Conaway said they came on a train from Rome to Chattanooga to Grayson County - he was
still nursing a bottle at the time.
PATRICK's son James Monroe Conaway told how they loaded everything even the stove onto covered wagons to bring down to Texas.
They first stopped at Whiteright, Texas, but later moved to Tyler, Smith Co., Texas. Here PATRICK's father-in-law, Robert
Willis Roebuck, went into the tinsmith business and PATRICK began farming. At one time the Conaway's were Catholics. They
were known to follow the Catholic rules of planting-- on Good Friday, etc.
John Henry Conway
Rome News Tribune March 27, 1979
Submitted by Emily O'Neal
John Henry Conway, 94 of Adairsville Rte. 3, died Monday night in
Adairsville following a sudden attack.
Mr. Conway was born June 18, 1884 in Bartow County, son of the late
Samuel Conway and Mary Carnes Conway. He had spent his entire life in Bartow
County, was the oldest member of the Adairsville Christian Church, attended the
Bartow County public schools and was a retired farmer. He was preceded in death by
his wife, the former Annie Lillian Kerr.
Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Annie Lanham of Emerson, Mrs.
Mildred C. Black and Marcella Conway, both of Adairsville; three sons, William B.
Conway, Arnold E. Conway and Joseph H. Conway,all of Adairsville; four
grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Mt. Carmel United
Methodist Church with the Revs. Ralph Kimsey and Vernie Wesley officiating. Interment
will be in the Mt. Carmel cemetery in the Hall Station Community.
Pallbearers include Eddie Black, Bryan Leatherwood, Keith Ledford, Jim
Boswell, and Johnny and Frank Taylor.
Mather E Conway
Rome News Tribune November 10, 1995
Submitted by Emily O'Neal
Mather E. Conway, 77, of 5719 Foster Mill Road, Cave Spring, died Thursday at a Rome hospital after a short illness.
Mr. Conway was born in Floyd County, Oct. 28, 1918, son of the late P. B. Conway and Myrtle Floyd Conway. He was an Air Force veteran and prior to
retirement was employed by Georgia School for the Deaf. He was of the Baptist faith.
Survivors include his wife, Aline Cheeks Conway; a daughter, Darlene McCord, Cave Spring; two sons, Brian Conway, Summerville and Gary Conway; Cave
Spring; two brothers, Glenn Conway, Rome and Edwin Conway, Jackson; eight grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Sunset Hill Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Randy Wheeler officiating. Military rites will be conducted
by the Air Force Honor Guard.
(Note: Died Nov. 9, 1995)
Mr. William Gerald Cooper
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Mr. William Gerald Cooper, age 70, of Cave Spring, passed away Saturday March 7, 2000. Mr. Cooper was born in Floyd County on
April 20, 1929, son of the late Howard Cooper and Lossie Lee Striplin Cooper. He attended the Oak Hill Church of Christ; a
veteran of the Army and the Marine Corp, having served in the Korean War; and a retired employee of 24 years with the City of
Rome, where he worked in the Water Treatment Plant. He was preceded in death by a brother, Franklin Elbert Cooper. Surviving
are his wife, Mary Jones Cooper of Cave Spring; four daughters, Gwendolyn Anderson of Rome, Sasndra Simms of Roberta, Pat
Hulsey of Rockmart and Debbie McEver of Cave Spring; two sons, Joe Roach of Rome and Otha Roach of Centre, Ala.; three
sisters, Dorothy McCollough of Blairsville, Marian King of Jacksonville, Fla., Jane Fincher of Woodstock; and a brother,
Charles Cooper of Rome; 18 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services were
held Tuesday, March 7, in the Oak Hill Church of Christ with ministers David O’Connell, Kenneth Jones and Alvis Miller
officiating. Interment followed in the East View Cemetery with the Shanklin Attaway Post No. 5, of the American Legion in
charge of military graveside rites. Pallbearers included Leonard Fox, Gerald Lindsey, Larry Best and Billy Simms. The Alvis
Miller & Son Funeral Home had charge of the arrangements.
Mrs. Elva B. Cordle
Rome News Tribune Dec. 18, 2002
Submitted by Emily O'Neal
Mrs. Elva B. Cordle, age 84, of 1456 Little Texas Valley Road, Rome, died
Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Cordle was born Aug. 8, 1919, in Floyd County, daughter of the late
George W. Boggs, and Bessie Green Boggs. She had been a life long resident
of Floyd County and prior to retirement she was a school teacher, having
taught at Armuchee Elementary School and Glenwood Elementary School, for a
period of over 32 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas J.
Cordle, Sr., April 15, 1972.
She is survived by two sons, Tommy Cordle and Ricky Cordle, both of Rome;
one sister, Pansy Campbell of Rome; nine grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m at Antioch Baptist Church
with the Rev. Billy Fricks, the Rev. Bobby Stephens, and the Rev. Paul Camp
officiting. Interment will follow at Antioch Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends Wednesday from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. at
Jennings Heritage Chapel. At other hours the family may be contacted at the
residence, 1456 Little Texas (Valley) Road. On Thursday Mrs. Cordle will be
carried to the church to lie in state from 1 p.m. until the funeral hour.
Pallbearers are asked to meet at Antioch Baptist Church at l:30 p.m. and
include the following gentlemen. Pallbearers are Jeff Cordle, Kevin Cordle,
Brandon Cordle, Curt Cordle, Billy Henderson and Edwin Campbell.
Jennings Funeral Home Heritage Chapel has charge of the services for Mrs.
Elva B. Cordle.
(Note: died Dec. 10)
Mrs. Ima Josephine Cordle
Rome News Tribune December 12, 1995
Submitted by Emily O'Neal
Mrs. Ima Josephine Cordle, 87, of Okahumpka, Fla., formerly of Rome, died Saturday morning in Florida.
Mrs. Cordle was born in Floyd County, April 13, 1908, daughter of the late John Albert Stephens and Ida Emma Hill Stephens. She was a member of Antioch
Baptist and prior to retirement was employed by Celanese Fibers Corp. She was married March 11, 1928 to Joseph C. Cordle who preceded her in death.
Survivors include: a daughter, Adelene Melton, Atlanta; two sons, William A. Cordle, Milner and Scott Cordle, Okahumpka, Fla., a sister, Alvader Pullen,
Rosedale; a brother, W. A. Stephens, Lakeland, Fla., four grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Antioch Baptist Church with the Rev. Paul Camp officiating. Interment will be at Antioch Baptist Church
cemetery.
(Note: Died December 9, 1995)
John Cordle
Rome News Tribune August 21, 1900
Submitted by Emily O'Neal
John Cordle, Lavender Mountain, is sick with typhoid fever, and not expected to live. Four children are also sick.
August 25, 1900 John Cordle, whose
serious illness was reported several days ago, died at his home on Wednesday and was buried yesterday.
Mr. Cordle lived near Lavender Mountain and was held in very high esteem by all who knew him.
(Note: Died August 22, he and his wife, Annette Harris Cordle (d. 1918) are buried at Mountain Spring Cem. Floyd County, GA)
Jorena (Joe Rena) Cordle
Rome News Tribune August 21, 1900
Rome News Tribune March 28, 1937
Jorena (Joe Rena) Cordle, Texas Valley, Dies Saturday
Submitted by Emily O'Neal
Jorena Cordle, 49 died at his residence in Texas Valley last night at 7:30 o'clock, following an illness of two weeks with pneumonia.
Mr. Cordle was born in Floyd County and spent his entire life here. A devoted Christian, he was a member of the Antioch Baptist Church.
Surviving are the widow, three sons, R.C. , Abney and Scott Cordle, three brothers, Levi, Will Henry and Emmett Cordle; two sisters, Mrs. Lois Terrell
and Mrs. Lelia Murdock, all of Floyd county.
Funeral services will be held at the Sand Springs Baptist church Monday morning at 11 o'clock with the Rev. Will Conn officiating. Interment will be
in the Sand Springs cemetery.")
Mr. Julius E. Cordle
Rome News Tribune November 28, 2006
Submitted by Emily O'Neal
Mr. Julius E. Cordle, age 85, of 6129 Big Texas Valley Road, passed away on Sunday, November 26 at his residence.
Mr. Cordle was born in Floyd County, Georgia on June 17, 1921, son of the late John Emmett Cordle and Rosa Lee Fowler Cordle. He had lived all his life in Floyd County and was a member of Antioch Baptist Church since he was 12 years old. Mr. Cordle was a United States Army veteran, having served in World War II with the 274th military police. He was an avid gardener and loved working with flowers.
Mr. Cordle waspreceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Jody Cordle and an infant brother, and one sister, Jewell Dean Mathis. Survivors include his wife, Maggie Lee Smith Cordle, to whom he was married December 5, 1942, one son and daughter-in-law, Leroy and Mary Cordle, Big Texas Valley; two daughters and sons-in -law, Delores and Willard Graham, Big Texas Valley and Faye and Jimmy Williams, Toney, Ala; six grandchildren, Bridgett Hale, Wendy Painter, Marc Cordle and Matt Cordle, all of Rome and Kriket Johnson, Huntsville, Ala. and Brandie Williams, Hope Hull, Ala.; eight great-grandchildren, Thorne and Ivey Hale, Ridge and Canyon Painter, of Rome, Brittany McKinney and Graycee Williams, Hope Hull, Ala ., Zoe and Lucas Johnson, Huntsville, Ala.; one brother, Ruben Hubert Cordle, Rome.
Funeral services for Mr. Cordle will be held on Wednesday at 3 p.m. at the Antioch Baptist Church with the Rev. Paul Camp, the Rev. Bobby Stephens and the Rev. Gregg Free officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the church Wednesday from 1 p.m. until the service hour.
Pallbearers are asked to meet at the church on Wednesday by 2:30 p.m. and include the following, Allen Mathis, Price Cordle, Marc Cordle, Matt Cordle, Tim Hale and Burl McFrey. Honorary pallbearers will include the Antioch Senior Adult Sunday School Class.
The Oaknoll Chapel of Jennings Funeral Home has charge of the funeral arrangements.
Mrs. J.C. Cordle
Died Friday Night
Rome News Tribune August 22, 1926
Submitted by Emily O'Neal
Mrs. J. C. Cordle, well known citizen of Floyd County died at a local hospital
Friday night following an illness of two weeks.
Mrs. Cordle was 34 years of age and had resided in this county all her life. She
was a devoted member of the Baptist Church.
She is survived by her husband, one son, Richard, father, H. J. Green, seven
sisters and one brother.
Funeral services will be held this morning at 10:30 o'clock from Sand Springs
Church. Rev. W.M. McKenzie will conduct services. Interment will be in adjoining
cemetery.
Emmett Cole, mortician has charge of arrangements.
Richard C Cordle
Rome News Tribune May 13, 1994
Submitted by Emily O'Neal
Funeral services for Richard C. Cordle will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Antioch
Bapitst Church with the Rev. Paul Camp and the Rev. Don Spears officiating.
Interment will follow at Sand Springs Cemetery.
Mr. Cordle, 82, of 5127 Big Texas Valley Road, died Wednesday evening at a
Summerville health-care center.
He was born in Floyd County on Oct. 16, 1911, son of the late Joseph C. and
Addie Green Cordle. Prior to retirement, he was a farmer and employed by S.I.
Storey Lumber Co. He was a member of Antioch Baptist Church.
Survivors include; his wife, the former Sara Molene Caldwell, to whom he was
married on April 14, 1935; four daughters, Beth Green, Rome, Temple Espy,
Chattanooga, Tenn., Joy Gulledge and Kay Dixon of Armuchee, a son, J.C. Cordle,
Texas Valley, a sister, Adelene Melton, Atlanta; two brothers, Bud Cordle, Milner,
and Scott Cordle, Okahumpka, Fla; eight grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren;
nieces and nephews.
(Note: died May 11, 1994)
Thomas
Jeff Cordle, Sr.
Rome News Tribune April 6, 1972
Submitted by Emily O'Neal
Thomas Jeff (Shorty) Cordle, Sr. 55, of the Texas Valley Community, died Wednesday following injuries received in an on-the-job accident.
Cordle was born in Floyd County Aug. 2, 1916, the son of Lucille Broom Cordle and the late Will Henry Cordle. He had spent his entire life here. He was a
veteran of World War II, having served with the U.S. Army, a member of Antioch Baptist Church, and the Men's Bible Class. He had been employed by General
Electric Co. as a welder since Jan. of 1854.
Survivors include his wife, the former Miss Elva Boggs, to whom he was married Sept. 20, 1941; two sons, Thomas Jeff Cordle, Jr. and Ricky Cordle, both
of Rome; his mother, Mrs. Lucille Cordle, Rome; three brothers, Herbert Cordle, and Marion Cordle, both of Rome, and W.H. Cordle of Summeville; four sisters,
Mrs. Sidney Avery, Alto, Mrs. Herchel Avery, Rome, Mrs. Margaret Patterson, Armuchee and Mrs. Edna Ford of Anniston, Ala.; two grandchildren also survive.
Funeral services will be held Friday at 11:00 a.m. at Antioch Baptist Church in Texas Valley with Revs. Clifford LeMaster and S.H. Pendley officiating.
Interment will be in Antioch Cemetery.
The body will remain at the Jennings Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 7 until 9 p.m. today. At other hours they will be at the
residence in Texas Valley. The body will lie in state at the church from 10 a.m. Friday until the funeral hour.
Active pallbearers are C. L. Hicks, Horace Smith, Harold Eleam, Raymond Davis and Max Worley. Employees of the Parts Welding Section at General Electric
will serve as honorary escort. All pallbearers are asked to meet at the church at 10:45 a.m. Friday. Jennings Funeral Home has charge of the arrangements.
(note: died Apr. 5)
Capt F M Coulter
The Rome Tribune,
Tuesday, March 27, 1894
The River Veteran, Dies at His Post of Duty
Captain F.M. Coulter is dead.
Submitted by Margaret P St Jean
He was taken sick Saturday afternoon [24 March 1894] shortly after 8 o’clock, while at his post in the pilot house of the steamer Clifford B. Seay, just two miles below Centre. He at once rang for assistance and was carried from the pilot house in a very weak condition. On reaching the saloon he was approached by Captain Kirkpatrick. As the latter neared him, Mr. Coulter exclaimed, “Oh! Mr. Kirk, I am so sick.”
He reeled and would have fallen had not Mr. Kirkpatrick caught him. He was carried to the cabin, where many fruitless efforts were made to alleviate his suffering. On reaching Centre two physicians were called in, but their skill availed nothing. When the boat left Centre one of them staid on board to attend the Captain. While making the landing at Howe’s cross roads at 10:15 o’clock p.m. death came to the relief of this man, who has borne more than his share of the burdens of this life with such an humble spirit and such unflinching fortitude. The cause of his death was acute indigestion, with which he had of late had several attacks. His remains reached the city at 5 o’clock Sunday morning and Captain Simpson was detailed to go to the Captain’s residence on Fourth avenue and break the sad news to his wife and children. This was not the first time he has gone to this family as the bearer of bad news. This time he was met at the door by Mrs. Coulter, who exclaimed: “Tell it! Tell it quick, Captain. I know something is wrong. I have been feeling it over since last night. His remains were brought to the house and prepared for burial. Captain Coulter’s death is a loss to every citizen of Rome. He was the friend of every one. As a reliable, steady, honest, hardworking man, he was known and loved. He moved here from Pittsburg, Penn., 35 years ago, and has been a river man since his arrival. For the past twelve years he has been employed by Capt. J.J. Seay, president of the White Star Line. Capt. Seay says he was a mechanic of rare sill, having built every boat that ever plied the Coosa except two. He had the reputation among steamboat inspectors of knowing the art of building boats of heaviest tonnage with least draught.
Capt. Seay says another man like him cannot be found. Capt. Coulter was a man who always did his duty, and was always at his post, no matter how great the danger. He leaves a wife and six children to mourn his death.
The funeral services took place yesterday [Monday 26 March 1894] afternoon at 3:30 o’clock, from St. Peter’s church. The remains were interred in the family lot in Myrtle Hill Cemetery. The following gentlemen acted as pall bearers: John J. Seay, John T. Warlock, George Magruder, W. M. Towers, S. P. Sanford and Capt. Oliver Stillwell.
Clinton DeWitt Coulter
The Rome News Tribune
Tuesday February 27, 1917,
Page 8
Submitted by Margaret P St Jean
Clinton DeWitt Coulter, aged 29 years, died last night at 11:30 o’clock at the home of his mother, Mrs. F.M. Coulter, No. 301 East Second Street, after an illness of three days with pneumonia. Mr. Coulter was an employee of the Southern freight depot here. His death came as a surprise to his friends here, many of whom were ignorant of his illness. Surviving him, besides his mother, are three sisters, Miss Imogene Coulter of the Shorter College faculty; Miss Lillian Coulter of Rome and Mrs. Josephine Ellison of Montgomery. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
[Died: Monday 26 Feb 1917]
Miss Lillian Coulter
The Rome News Tribune,
Monday,
July 6, 1964,
Page 2
Submitted by Margaret St Jean
Miss Lillian Coulter
Funeral services for Miss Lillian Coulter who died Sunday in a Rome nursing home following an extended illness will be held Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. from the graveside in Myrtle Hill Cemetery with the Rev. Robert A. Beeland officiating.
Daniel’s Funeral Home
The Rome News Tribune
Monday,
July 6, 1964,
Page 2
Miss Lillian Coulter Dies; Rites Tuesday.
Miss Lillian Coulter died Sunday at 4:45 p.m. in a Rome nursing home following an extended illness.
She was born in Rome, April 3, 1880, daughter of Francis Marion and Imogene White Coulter. Miss Coulter was an authority on art and taught in the Rome public schools for 33 years. She was a member of the St. Peter’s Episcopal Church.
Survivors include: a nephew, John Adams Ellison of New York; a niece Mrs. Roy Wimpee of Mobile; a great niece, Mrs. J.C. Brinson of Rome; three great-nieces, one great nephew, and one great-great nephew.
Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. at the graveside in Myrtle Hill Cemetery with the Rev. Robert A. Beeland, rector of the St. Peters Episcopal Church, officiating.
The son of Capt and Mrs F M Coulter
The Rome Daily Courier,
Thursday,
29 Dec 1881
We regret to learn of the death of the little son of Capt and Mrs. F. M. Coulter, of De Soto. He had been suffering from typhoid pneumonia and died yesterday morning at 5 o’clock.
H. L. Coxwell
Rome Tribune-Herald, January 25, 1916
Veteran Who Died at Summerville Had Number of Relatives in Rome
Submitted by Fran Weatherby
H. L. Coxwell, aged 74 years, grandfather of Mrs. C. C. Huckaby of Rome, died at
his home in Summerville at 6 o'clock Sunday afternoon,after being in feeble
health about two years. He lived in Floyd county before the Civil War,having
come here from Cacon [sic]. At the close of the war, through which he served,
he returned to Macon county and later made his home at Summerville where he
lived about forty years. His funeral Monday afternoon was attended by Commander
H.A. Brownfield and F.W. Rawls, J.E. Langley, E.M. Jackson, R.H. Bailey, T.P.
Henry, G.W. Worsham and T.N. Scoggins, members of the J.S. Cleghorn camp No
422, United Confederate veterans, who acted as pallbearers. Miss Alice
Weathers, president of the U.D.C. of Summerville, represented that organization
at the funeral. Rev. H.H. Connell officiated and interment was at Summerville.
Besides his wife, there are surviving the decedent, his sons, R.C. Coxwell, of
Lindale, W.H. Coxwell of Round Mountain, Ala., and Clyde Coxwell of
Summerville. A.C. House of this city is his son-in-law and Thomas, Charles and
Mattie House are his grandchildren as are also Ida, Henry and ___eese Coxwell
of Lindale.
The bereaved family returns thanks for sympathy and kindness to the veterans
and daughters of the Confederacy of Summerville.
Mrs Maebell Coxwell
6 January 1999
Submitted by Wendell and Edna Stephens
Mrs. Maebell Coxwell, age 74, of Lindale, Ga., formerly of Cedartown, GA. Passed away Wednesday, January 6, 1999 in a local
hospital following a lengthy illness. Mrs. Coxwell was born in Cedartown on November 2, 1924. Mrs. Coxwell was an active
member of Congregational Holiness Church, Cedartown, Ga. She was preceded in death by her parents, Sam and Maeola Garrett; one
son; and two grandchildren. Survivors include four daughters, Peggy McElwee of Jacksonville, Fla., Betty Baghwell of Lindale,
Ga. Patricia Grantham and Henrietta Gaylor, both of Cedartown, GA.; seven grandchildren; and 29 great grandchildren. Funeral
services were held Saturday, January 9, 1999 from the chapel of the Gammage Funeral Home with Pastor Pierce Ashmore, Pastor
Joseph Miller, and Pastor Sam Hooper officiating. Interment followed in Polk Memory Gardens. Pallbearers included David
Huckaby, Eric Bagwell, Paul Shubert, Tom Hoover, Donald Cromer, and Tim Pope. Gammage Funeral Home was in charge of the
arrangements.
Samuel F Crabtree
Rome Tribune,
Submitted by Sherry Crabtree Osburn
Last Funeral Rites held Thursday (1 Feb 1924) for Prominent Citizen.
Funeral Services for Samuel F. Crabtree who died Tuesday [30 Jan 1924] at 10 o'clock at his residence, 17 North McLin Street, were held Thursday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the residence with Rev. S.C. Elrod officiating.
The deceased is survived by his widow and seven children: four sons, Homer, Ernest, Wheeler and Lester Crabtree; three daughters, Mrs. Mary Suits, Nellie
and Fleedie Crabtree all of Rome.
Interment was in Oakland cemetery, W. B. Nichols, funeral directors, in charge.
Sanford B Crane
Rome Tribune Herald - Rome, Ga. Wed. Nov. 27th, 1912, page 1
Submitted by Joan Tate Huot
S.B. Crane Passes away after long illness
Tuesday. S. B. Crane, one of Rome's oldest citizens, died Tuesday night at 9:15
o'clock at home on the South Side after an illness of four months. Though in
declining health he was able to be about, up to two weeks ago, and attended
to business. He was proprietor of a general store on South Broad Street,
which he had conducted for many years.
At the time of his death, Mr. Crane was in his 80th year. He leaves a wife
and one son, Joseph Crane, of Birmingham, Ala. The deceased was well known
in Rome and was highly respected by all who know him. He was a member of
Cherokee Lodge of Masons, and the order will have charge of the funeral,
which will take place Thursday morning at 10 o'clock. The interment will be
at Myrtle Hill Cemetery. (Stanford B. Crane)
Ira Dean Crowe
Rome Rome News-Tribune, Thursday, December 28, 2006
Submitted by Mary Crowe
Mr. Ira Dean Crowe, age 65, of Rome, GA, died Tuesday, December 26, 2006, in a local hospital.
Mr. Crowe was born in Greenville, SC, on January 2, 1941, son of the late George Ira and Edna Mae Phillips Crowe. He was a member of Fifth Avenue Baptist Church and a member of the International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 613. Mr. Crowe graduated from West Rome High School. He attended West GA College and graduated from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Apprenticeship School. From 1960 through 1977, he worked as a construction electrician, and from 1977 through 1987 owned and operated Rome Electric Supply Co., Inc.
Mr. Crowe is survived by his wife, Mary Ellen Peugh Crowe, to whom he was married on February 4, 1961 and two sons, David Lamar Crowe of Auburn, GA and Steven Dean Crowe of Portland, OR.
Funeral services will be held Friday, December 29, 2006, at 2 p.m. at Fifth Avenue Baptist Church with Rev. Larry Burgess and the Rev. Clyde Wilson officiating. Interment will follow in East
View Cemetery.
The family will receive friends Friday at Fifth Avenue Baptist Church from 1 p.m. until the funeral hour.
The following gentlemen have been asked to serve as pallbearers and are requested to meet at Fifth Avenue Baptist Church by 1:30 p.m.: Thomas R. Armstrong, John D. Cummings, Tommy Jones,
Clayton Collier, Rev. Larry McCoy, and Robin Gresham.
The Heritage Chapel of Jennings Funeral Home has charge of the arrangements for Mr. Ira Dean Crowe.
Anna Elizabeth Yarbrough Crozier
Rome News Tribune, March 24, 1974
Submitted by Netha Dunlap
Mrs. Anna Elizabeth Crozier, 88, of 809 S. Broad ST. died Friday following an extended illness.
Mrs. Crozier was born in Floyd County on June 24, 1875, daughter of the late John and Margaret Caldwell Yarbrough. She was married on Aug. 26, 1900, to the late Henry Sims Crozier, who died Nov 18 (correction 15th), 1948. She was a member of the DeSota Park Baptist Church and had spent the greater part of her life here.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. T. K. (Annie Mae) Howard of Silver Creek; a son, Thomas Crozier of Rome; two step daughters, Mrs. Lillie Mae Callaway of Rome, and Mrs. Mary N. Pickles of Bethesda, Md., two sisters, Mrs. Max (Elsie) Gettis of Plains, and Mrs. Ida Stansell of Adairsville; grandchildren, great grandchildren, and nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be held at 2:30 today at the Antioch Cemetery on the Callier Springs Road with the Rev. Paul Loyd officiating.
The family will receive friends at the Talley Brothers Funeral Home Saturday night. The Talley Brothers Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
