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Surname S |
Death Date (or newspaper date) |
| SANDERS , A. M. | March 29, 1900 |
| SANDERS , Earnest Eugene | February 17, 1992 |
| SANDERS , Floy Carter | Nov. 12, 1997 |
| SANDERS , Harry | November 28, 1918 |
| SANDERS , Logan Ezra | Jan. 16, 2006 |
| SANDERS , Joe S. | July 31, 1976 |
| SANDERS , Mr. John T. | July 10, 1991 |
| SANFORD, Mrs. Dorothy Ann | December 19, 2007 |
| SANFORD , Hubert Lee | Aug. 2, 1993 |
| SANFORD , Mrs. Maggie | July 6, 1963 |
| SARGENT , Antoinette "Ninette" Cecile Jenni | November 26, 2007 |
| SARGENT , Eleanore | August 2, 1917 |
SARGENT , Gordon D  05-23-2009 |
April 25, 2007 |
| SAVAGE , Cecil | Nov. 12, 1997 |
| SCHLIESTETT , Annie Lane | April 18, 1918 |
| SCHLIESTETT , George Van | April 5, 1979 |
| SCHLIESTETT , Mrs. T. W. | March 28, 1918 |
| SCOTT, Mr. Everett B. | January 8, 2008 |
| SCOTT, Mr. George Harvey | January 27, 2008 |
| SCOTT , Matthew | March 21, 1901 |
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SCOTT , Reuben 06-13-2009 | |
| SEABOLT , Mr. J. W., Sr. | April 22, 1998 |
| SEALS , William R | March 13, 1919 |
| SEAY , Mrs. Betty "Jo Jo" Justice | August 22, 1986 |
| SEDLACK , Dian Blanchard | Jan 7, 2006 |
| SEELEY , Mrs. J. H. | April 17, 1913 |
| SEWELL , Frank | October 19, 1918 |
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SEWELL , Rev. J. M. 06-13-2009 | |
| SEWELL , Wilbur | September 5, 1918 |
| SEXTON , Nathan M. | June 21, 1900 |
| SHACKELFORD , Mr. Leonard Ross, Sr. | December 08, 1997 |
| SHADRICK , Mr. Fredrick M. | January 24, 1998 |
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SHAW , Adolphus M. 06-19-2009 | September 7, 1999 |
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SHAW , Annie Wray 06-19-2009 | June 21, 2002 |
| SHAW , Mrs. M.A. | June 9, 1918 |
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SHAW , T. A. 06-02-2009 | |
| SHELLMAN , Mrs. Katie Lyons | January 19, 1892 |
| SHEFFIELD , Infant | February 28, 1918 |
| SHEFFIELD , Mary | Feb. 22, 1918 |
| SHEPPARD , Infant | June 14, 1917 |
| SHEPARD, Mr. Ivey | December 19, 2007 |
| SHEPARD, Mrs. Mary Irene Shepard | March 27, 2007 |
| SHERBERT, Mr. Charles Bradley "Doodler" | July 3, 2006 |
| SHIFLETT , Mr. Charles Ledford | January 1, 1998 |
| SHIFLETT , Helen Frances | July 19, 1998 |
| SHIFLETT , J. F. | August 1, 1918 |
| SHIFLETT , Mary | February 1, 1919 |
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SIMMERVILLE , Francis P. 06-09-2009 | October 25, 1979 |
| SHORT , Andrew "Tuney" | October 24, 1972 |
| SHORT , Annie Mae | Aug. 4, 1993 |
| SHORT , George | 28 Aug, 1921 |
| SHORT , Infant Son | August 6, 1952 |
| SHORT , Mrs. | April 6, 1900 |
| SHORT , W. P. | Dec. 30, 1917 |
| SHUMAN , John Richard | Oct. 1, 1997 |
| SHUMATE , Bobby C. | March 31, 1998 |
| SIMMONS , George | July 11, 1918 |
| SIMPSON , Joe | February 6, 1919 |
| SIMPSON , Mrs. Ollie | December 12, 1918 |
| SINGLETON , Mrs. Alice B. | February 7, 1998 |
| SINGLETON , Mr. Josie Roberts | Jan. 25, 1971 |
| SINGLETON , William L., Sr. | July 10, 1991 |
| SINGLEY Jeffery Boykin | Oct. 12, 1997 |
| SISSON , Master Corey Austin | January 3, 1998 |
| SLAUGHTER , Albert | March 10, 1954 |
| SLAUGHTER , Mrs. Albert | October 21, 1946 |
| SLAUGHTER , Alice Adel | June 19, 1999 |
| SLAUGHTER , Amos | September 17, 1984 |
| SLAUGHTER , Bryant | Jan. 22, 1994 |
| SLAUGHTER , Fathier Smith | May 13, 1929 |
| SLAUGHTER , Johnnie | June 15, 1961 |
| SLAUGHTER , Kenneth | July 24, 1998 |
| SLAUGHTER, Mr. Kenneth, Sr. | December 13, 2007 |
| SLAUGHTER , Luther | August 5, 1976 |
| SLAUGHTER , Mrs. Velma Elizabeth | Feb. 15, 2006 |
| SLAUGHTER , Willie Frederick | March 22, 1979 |
| SLOAN , Alvan Owie | ? |
| SLOAN , Child | September 19, 1918 |
| SLOMAN , Child | March 18, 1918 |
| SLOMAN , Clark | January 8, 2009 |
| SLOMAN , Mrs. J. A. | July 26, 1917 |
| SLOMAN , Lola Irene | January 8, 2003 |
| SLOMAN , Ruth Merrick | July 9, 1986 |
| SNEDDEN , Elizabeth | October 27, 1962 |
| SNIPES , Mr. William E. | February 10, 1998 |
| SNOW , Infant | May 16, 1918 |
| SORRELLS , Mrs. Dennis Lamar | March 10, 1998 |
| SORRELLS , Leonard B. | May 25, 1938 |
| SORRELLS , Louise | February 25, 1998 |
| SORRELLS , Mrs. Marie B. | Feb. 10, 2004 |
| SORRELLS , Mrs. N. W. | December 17, 1967 |
| SORRELLS , Mrs. Nim | October 31, 1918 |
| SORRELLS , Nim W | December 6, 1984 |
| SOSEBEE , James L. | January 16, 1902 |
| SOULES , Laura Aileen Graves | Dec. 3, 1997 |
| SOUTH , James Eugene | August 24, 1967 |
| SOUTH , Rasha | November 14, 1918 |
| SPAIN , Arvel | April 18, 2006 |
| SPAIN , Elphia Elizabeth | Aug. 25, 1978 |
| SPAIN , Mrs. Helen B. | Feb. 16, 2000 |
| SPAIN, Mr. Johnnie R. | May 9, 2007 |
| SPANN , Ruth M | February 17, 1992 |
| SPINKS , Mrs. Dorothy Mae | December 31, 1997 |
| STEADHAM , Mary | Aug. 18, 1917 |
| STEPHENS , Argris Evangeline Smith | August 18, 2007 |
| STEPHENS , Mrs. Christine J. | April 22, 2006 |
| STEPHENS , Daniel | Aug. 31, 1954 |
| STEPHENS , Elbert Lee | Oct. 2, 1997 |
| STEPHENS , Mrs. Ivaleen Daniel | March 9, 1998 |
| STEPHENS , Mrs. J. J. | April 9, 1919 |
| STEPHENS , James Ralph, Sr. | June 4, 2000 |
| STEPHENS , Mr. Jno B. | April 5, 1900 |
| STEPHENS , Mrs. Margie (Dollie) | July 29, 1988 |
| STEPHENS , Ocie Bell Rhinehart | Oct. 15, 1997 |
| STEPHENS , Russell Vernon | December 18, 1990 |
| STEPHENSON , Martha Purcell | December 28, 1953 |
| STEWART , Amy | November 7, 1918 |
| STEWART , Clarice | October 31, 1918 |
| STONE , John F | February 14, 1918 |
| STOKES , Maggie Williams | December 26, 1990 |
| STOOPS , Wendell R. "Buck" | March 31, 1998 |
| STOVALL , Dr. | October 3, 1918 |
| STRANGE , W. N. | August 23, 1901 |
| STRANGER , Infant | November 14, 1918 |
| STRICKLAND , Betty A. McDonald | February 16, 1998 |
| STRICKLAND , Cathy Lee | Oct. 11, 1993 |
| STRICKLAND , E. D. | Oct. 6, 1997 |
| STRICKLAND , Minnie | December 12, 1918 |
| STROUP , Arebell Tanner | Sept. 19, 2000 |
| STROUP , Bassel | Oct. 15, 1997 |
| STROUP , Luther B. | Nov. 2, 1997 |
| STUBBS , Brenda Audrey | July 22, 1998 |
| SUTHERLAND , Mr. Thos. O. | March 20, 1919 |
| SWAFFORD , Arnold D. | Jan. 26, 1994 |
| SWAFFORD , Van D. | March 12, 2004 |
| SWINNEY , Frank, Sr. | August 5, 1987 |
A. M. Sanders
FISH CREEK - A. M. Sanders, who lived near Lindsey's, died last Friday and was buried at the Methodist cemetery on Saturday. (Sardis Cemetery) He was born in Hart county, GA in 1841: was married to Miss Rody Reid July 28, 1864. The funeral services were conducted at the church by Revs. Waddell and Cheatwood
(The Cedartown Standard March 29, 1900)
Submitted by Helen Byars Volunteer with PCCPC
Master Sanders
Master Logan Ezra Sanders, age 6, of Cedartown passed away
Monday, Jan. 16, 2006. He was born on June 2, 1999 in Floyd
County.
He attended the Church of God of the Union Assembly and was also
a first grader at Westside Elementary School.
He is survived by his parents, Zach and Coleeta Sanders; a sister,
Bailey Sanders; maternal grandparents, Lonnie and Ann Starnes;
paternal grandparents Tony and Connie McElwee; great grandmothers,
JoAnn Sanders and Gertrude "Tootsie" Friar. Also surviving are a number
of aunts, uncles and cousins.
The funeral arrangements were conducted Thursday, Jan 19, 2006 at 2 p.m.
at The Church of God of the Union Assembly with Rev. Leon Allen officiating.
Pallbearers were Patrick Allen, Jordan Starnes, Tran Sisk, Matthew McElwee,
LaBray Allen and Dustan Dayton.
The family is receiving flowers, however, donations can be made to the Church
of God of the Union Assembly in memory of Master Sanders at 1512 S. Main
St., Cedartown.
The Olin L. Gammage and Sons Funeral Home had charge of the arrangements.
(The Cedartown Standard January 24, 2006)
Submitted by Barbara McBurnett Baines
Mr. John T Sanders, age 77, of Powder Springs, died Wednesday, July 10. He was born March 8, 1914, in Piedmont, Alabama. Mr. Sanders was a member of Clarkdale Baptist Church, Lathem Masonic Lodge in Austell, Yaarab Shrine Temple in Atlanta. He had been retired from Coats and Clark Thread Mill since 1976. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Novie Sanders, of Powder Springs; one daughter, Sandra Cleland, of Cedartown; one brother, Dorace Sanders of Leeds, Alabama; two sisters, Virginia Self, of Alexander City, Alabama, and Florida Hodges, of Talladega, Alabama; three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Friday, July 12, at 11 a.m. at Clarkdale Baptist Church with the Rev. Marvin Frady, the Rev. Julian Leroy and the Rev. Loyd Rakestraw officiating. Interment followed in the Mozeley Memorial Gardens. The Bellamy Funeral Home of Powder Springs was in charge of the arrangements. (The Cedartown Standard, Cedartown, GA. Tuesday, July 16, 1991, Page 5)
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Hubert Lee Sanford, age, 64, of Cedartown, passed away Monday, Aug. 2, 1993, after an extended illness. Mr. Sanford was born Dec. 23, 1928, in Polk County, and was a member of the Baptist Faith. Surviving are: two brothers, Howard Sanford of Cedartown and Bennis Sanford of Macon; several nieces and nephews. Graveside services were held Thursday, Aug. 5 at 11 a.m. at the Resthaven Cemetery with the Rev. Steve Fetkenhour officiating. Interment followed in Resthaven Cemetery with full military rites conducted by the Brewster Cleveland Post #86. Gammage Funeral Home had charge of the arrangements. (The Cedartown Standard, Cedartown, Ga., Tuesday, August 10, 1993, page5)
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Mrs. Sedlack
Dian Blanchard Sedlack, 59, of Port St. Lucie, Fla. passed away Saturday, Jan 7, 2006 at St. Lucie Medical Center.
She was born in Hackensack, N. J. and was a resident of Port St. Lucie for 10 years.
Mrs. Sedlack was a forming member of the Maritime and Yachting Museum.
She was the daughter of the late Dr. William Blanchard.
Surviving are her husband, Russ Sedlack and her mother, Margaret Fox Blanchard; one daughter, Mande Taylor; two sons, Jae Campbell and Matthew Sedlack and one grandchild.
A memorial tribute and video presentation were held at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 11 at the All County Funeral Home and Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel.
Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 865 S. E. Montery Commons Blvd., Stuart Fla. 34996.
The All County Funeral Home and Crematory in Stuart, Fla. had charge of the arrangements. (The Cedartown Standard, Cedartown, GA Thursday, January 12, 2006)
Submitted by Doris Estes Robbins
Maggie Williams Stokes, age 86, 138 Jule Peek Avenue, Cedartown, died
Tuesday, Dec. 18. Mrs. Stokes was born Feb. 28, 1904, in Cleburne County,
Ala. A number of nieces and nephews survive. Graveside services were held
Thursday, Dec. 20, at 11 a.m. in the Greenwood Cemetery with the Rev. Bill
Wiley officiating. The Lester C. Litesey Funeral Home had charge of
arrangements. (Cedartown Standard, Cedartown, Ga, Wednesday, December 26,
1990)
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Mrs. Maggie Sanford Mrs. Betty "Jo Jo" Justice Seay, age 51, formerly of Cedartown, passed
away August 22, 1986 in Cottageville, SC.
Mrs. Maggie Sanford,76, of Rockmart, Rt.1, died Saturday, July 6, 1963.
She was born in Paulding County, Jan. 17, 1887, a daughter of the late Harrison
and Sallie Kiser Lindsey. She was a member of Morning View Baptist Church.
Survivors are: one son; J.H. of Rockmart; two brothers-Lester and George Lindsey,
both of Cedartown; two sisters--Mrs. Dan Baines, and Mrs. Horace Hatfield, both
of Rockmart; four grandchildren and six great grandchildren also survive.
Funeral services were held Sunday at 3 pm from Prospect Baptist Church with the
Rev. Jake Cash and the Rev. Grover Cook officiating. Interment was in the churchyard
cemetery.
Pallbearers were; Bob Witt, Elmo Peppers, J.R. Quick, Pat Jenkins, Frank and
Audie Rayburn.
Freeman Harris Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
(The Cedartown Standard July 9, 1963)
Submitted by Barbara McBurnett Baines and Wendell & Edna Stephens
A memorial service was held Sunday, September 7 at Trinity Baptist Church in
Smyrna, Ga, with the Revs. York Chambless and Richard Hemphill officiating.
Mrs. Seay is survived by her husband, Ed Seay of Cottageville, S.C.; daughter
Kathy Gurley of Marietta, GA; two sons, Greg Gurley of Marietta, GA and Ken
Gurley of Yorkville, GA; mother, Mrs. Irene Byrom, Smyrna, GA; sister, Susie
Yaun, Marietta, GA; three brothers, Dewey Byrom of Acworth, Ricky Byrom of
Cedartown and Johnny Byrom of Smyrna, GA.
Note: Betty Jo was married to Ken Gurley of Rockmart for a number of years.
Submitted by Kitty Johnson
Mrs. J. H. Seeley pssed away Saturday after a long illness, and her remains were laid to rest Sunday. Funeral services being conducted by Revs. Jack Davis and W.J.D. Upshaw. The deceased was a daughter of the late Judge Joel Brewer, and leaves many relatives and friends to mourn her loss.
(CEDARTOWN STANDARD APRIL 17, 1913)
Submitted by Claudette Rollins
Mary Steadham, By request, I will make mention of the death of Miss Mary,
the daughter of Brother and Sister W. H. Steadham, who lived near me until
they moved near Seney. I have known Mary from early childhood. Until about
ten months ago she was in the bloom of youth, but the Lord saw fit to
afflict her about that time. It is said she bore her afflictions with
patience. She was one that was loved by all that knew her best. She was born
July 14, 1903; died Aug. 18, 1917, making her stay on earth 14 years, 1
month and 4 days. She was a good girl. The Lord gives and the Lord taketh
away.(Cedartown Standard, Thursday, September 6, 1917)
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Arvel Spain
Arvel Spain, 86, of 1133 Winters Rd., Rockmart, died
Tuesday, April 18, 2006.
Mr. Spain was born in Haralson County, Ga. on May 31,
1919. He was a son of the late John Edward (J.E.) Spain
and Missouri Garner Spain. He had lived all of his life in
Haralson County and was a member of the Rockmart Church
of Christ. He retired in 1981 from the Polk County Road Dept.
and was a former independent pulpwood harvester.
He was preceded in death by a son, David Spain; brothers,
Wesley Spain and Jessie Spain.
Surviving are wife, Mrs. Inez Hulsey Spain of Rockmart to whom
he as married on January 31, 1958; sons, Mr. Robert Spain of
Rockmart, Mr. Danny Spain of Douglasville and Mr. Ray Thompson
of Rockmart; daughters, Mrs. Patsy Carruth of Temple and Mrs.
Linda Holland of Rockmart; sister, Mrs. Mary Jane Jackson of
Dallas; brother, Mr. Johnnie Spain of Rockmart; 10 grandchildren;
17 great grandchildren.
The funeral service was conducted at 4 p.m. Thursday, April 20,
2006 in the Rockmart Church of Christ with Ministers Craig
Hallman and Alvis Miller officiating. Interment was held in
Northview Cemetery in Cedartown with Minister Wayne West
in charge of graveside rites.
Grandsons serving as active pallbearers included Keith Spain,
Shane Hulvey, Eric Hulvey, Robin Thompson, Anthony Spain and
Chad Spain.
Honorary pallbearers included Chris Wheeler and Chad Fortune.
Alvis Miller & Son Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.
(The Rockmart Journal
April 26, 2006)
Submitted
by Barbara McBurnett
Baines
Elphia Elizabeth Spain
Funeral services for Mrs. Elphia Elizabeth Spain, 63, of Route 3,
Rockmart, were held Friday,Aug. 25, 1978 at 2 p.m. at the Rockmart
Church of Christ. Ministers Alvis Miller, Uel Hester and Gary
Pollard officiated and interment was in Pleasant Hill Cemetery
with the Freeman Harris Funeral Home in charge.
Mrs. Spain died Wednesday, Aug. 23, 1978 in a Rome hospital
after an extended illness.
Born in Haralson County on July 12, 1915, she was the daughter
of the late Jessie and Ada McClune Buchanan. She was a member
of the Rockmart Church of Christ and was a retired employee of
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company.
She is survived by her husband, Wesley Spain, and one daughter,
Miss Earline Spain, both of Rockmart.
Active pallbearers were Steve and Phil Miller, Tony and Darrell
Barnes, Kenneth Moore and David Helton.
The local chapter of Red Cross Volunteers served as honorary
pallbearers.
(The Rockmart Journal, August 1978)
Submitted
by Barbara McBurnett
Baines
Mrs. Spain
Mrs. Helen B. Spain, 75, 93 Plainview Street, Rockmart, died Wednesday, Feb.
16, 2000 in a Rome medical center following a brief illness.
She was born in Bartow County, Ga., on Feb. 25, 1924, a daughter of Lucile Jenkins
Baines and the late George Leonard Baines, Sr. Mrs. Spain lived most of her life in Polk
where she was a homemaker and member of the Rockmart Church of Christ. She served
as a volunteer in numerous civic activities over the years.
Surviving are her husband, Johnnie R. Spain, Rockmart, to whom she was married
July 25, 1941; two daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth Boyd, Sharpsburg, Ga. and Mrs. Glenda
Walker, Pampa, Tx; mother, Mrs. Lucile (Ma) Baines, Rockmart; three brothers, George
Baines, Aragon; Leonard Baines, Jr., Aragon and Walter Baines, Rockmart; four
grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Funeral service was held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19 in the Chapel of the Alvis Miller
& Son Funeral Home with Ministers Wayne West and Alvis Miller officiating. Interment
was in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Pallbears included Lewis January, Dutch Copeland, Kenneth Moore, Lee Baines,
Danny Spain and Robert Spain.
The Alvis Miller & Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
(The Rockmart Journal, Wednesday, February 23, 2000)
Submitted
by Barbara McBurnett
Baines
Alice Adel Slaughter, 81, of 303 Edna St., Cedartown, passed away Saturday, June 19, 1999. Mrs. Slaughter was born September 17, 1912 in Polk County. She was a member of Southside Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by husband, Willie Frederick Slaughter, and parents, Laura Cook Young and T. J. Young. Survivors include: son, George E. Lee Slaughter of Cedartown; three grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, June 22, at 4 p.m., from Southside Baptist Church, with Rev. Moses Wilson, Rev. J. C. Robinson and Dr. James Guy officiating. The interment followed in Northview Cemetery. Pallbearers included: Byron Slaughter, Jason Slaughter, Billy Redding, Roland Jackson, Doug Bentley and Larry Bentley. Gammage Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. (Cedartown Standard, Thursday, June 24, 1999)
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Fathier Smith Slaughter, After many weeks of great suffering, death came
May 13th to relieve the suffering of Mrs. John Slaughter, and her remains
were laid to rest the following day at Bluffton, Ala., funeral services
being conducted by Rev. J. W. Clinton, of New Harmony. Before her marriage
she was Fathie Smith, and she is survived by her husband; four sons,
Messrs. Albert S. and John of Bluffton, Luther of Spring Garden, and Wm. Slaughter of Cedartown; and three daughters, Mrs. Julia Gossett of Spring Garden, Ala., Mrs. Etta Fuller of Gadsden, and Miss Lucy Slaughter; three sisters, Mrs. M. T. Tanner of Mt. Home, Mesdames Sallie Alsop and Susie Mullinax of Piedmont; four brothers, Messrs. Thos. Smith of Forney, Jas. Smith of Etna, Geo. and John Smith of Cedartown. She was a member of the Baptist church at Etna for thirty years. A Precious one from us has gone, A voice we loved is stilled, Place is vacant in our home. Which never can be filled. God, in His wisdom, has recalled the boon His love has given. And though the body
slumbers here, The soul is safe in Heaven. (Cedartown Standard, Cedartown,
GA., Page 3, May 23, 1929)
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Earnest "Ernie" Eugene Sanders, age 68, 554 Sacramento Street, Ft. Myers,
Florida died Monday, February 17, 1992. Mr. Sanders was born December 13,
1923 in Polk County. Survivors are his wife, Patricia A. Sanders, North Ft.
Myers, Florida; two daughters, Linda Gomersall, Kingston, Mass.; Barbara
Skinner, Ft. Myers, Florida; one son Earnest D. Sanders, Ft. Myers; two
sisters Sara Patterson, Atlanta, Stella Brewer, Kinston, N.C.; one brother,
Doug Sanders, Houston, Texas; four grandchildren also survive. Funeral
services were held Wednesday, February 19, 1992 in the Chapel of the Gammage
Funeral Home with the Rev. Grady Kines officiating. Interment followed in
the Northview Cemetery with Masonic Graveside Rites conducted by the
Caledonia Lodge No. 121 Cedartown. Gammage Funeral Home was in charge of the
arrangements.
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Mr. Joe S. Sanders, of Buchanan, Route 2, passed away Saturday, July 31,
1976 in a private hospital. He was born in Haralson County, June 28,1882,
the son of the late Henry Sanders and Martha Rowell Sanders. Mr. Sanders was
a retired farmer and a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. Survivors
include: a daughter, Miss Thelma Sanders, Rt. 2 Buchanan; two sons Mr.
Roscoe Sanders, Rt. 1, Buchanan, Mr. Dorsey Sanders. 313 E. Crane,
Cedartown; seven grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Mr. Sander's
wife, Mrs. Martha Cook Sanders preceded him in death in 1966. Funeral
services were conducted Monday, August 2, 1976 at 2 p.m. from Mr. View
Baptist Church with the Rev. Rual Howard and the Rev. W. A. Ivie
officiating. Music was under the direction of Mrs. Pearl Summerville.
Pallbearers were Larry Wayne Sanders, Jimmy Sanders, Larry Yearly, Curtis
Agan, Harold Agan and James McDowell, Interment was in Mt. View Cemetery.
Hightower funeral Home of Bremen was in charge of arrangements.
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Mr. Fredrick M. Shadrick, age
55, of Racine, Wisconsin, passed away January
24, 1998 at St. Mary's Medical Center. Mr. Shadrick was born October
23,
1942 in Rome. He served in the United States Air Force, he was employed
by
the Grede Foundries and a member of St. Luke's Episcopal Church.
Survivors
include his wife, Gale Eastham Shadrick; two daughters, Denise Hancock
and
Deborah Shadrick; his mother Mary Driver; two sisters, Velvie Noles and
Debra Williford; a brother, Wayne Driver, a granddaughter and nieces and
nephews. Graveside services were held at West Lawn Memorial Park,
Racine,
WI. Maresh-Meredith Funeral Home of Racine, Wisconsin, was in charge of
the
arrangements.
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Mrs. Katie Lyons Shellman
Mrs. Katie Lyons Shellman, daughter of Mrs. Lyons of this place, died at her home at Rockmart on Monday morning and her remains were brought to Jackson last night and buried today at 3 o'clock p.m. Miss Katie was raised in Jackson and her many friends will learn of her death with many regrets. (Middle Ga. Argus - week of January 19, 1892)
Submitted by Don Bankston
MRS. SINGLETON DIES MONDAY
Mrs. Josie Roberts Singleton, 76, passed away in the Rockmart-Aragon Hospital, Monday, Jan 25, at 1 p.m.
Funeral services, which were incomplete at this writing, were to be held at the Love Funeral Home in Dalton, with interment to follow in the Hill City Cemetery near Dalton.
A native of Fish Creek, Mrs. Singleton was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joe Brewer, of Fish Creek and Atlanta.
She is survived by her husband, Jim Singleton, of Braswell; one daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Cannon of Conley, Ga., two sons, J.T. Roberts of Atlanta and Paul Roberts of Rockmart; two sisters, Mrs.
Mable Monk and Mrs. Reba Westbrook, both of Rockmart; One brother, Henry Brewer of Canton, Ga.
Eleven grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren also survive.
(The Rockmart Journal Jan. 26, 1971)
Submitted by Claudette Rollins
Mrs. Alice B. Singleton, age
91, of Cedartown passed away Saturday, February
7, 1998 after an extended illness. Mrs. Singleton was born December 26,
1906, in Haralson County. She was a member of the Southside Baptist
Church
of Cedartown. She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Thomas
Singleton; parents, Henrietta Dingler Bentley and Charlie Monroe
Bentley;
and a son Billy Ray Singleton. Survivors include a daughter Mary Ann
Singleton, of Cedartown; a son Van Singleton, of Silver Springs, Fla.; a
brother A.J. Bentley, of Hazelhurst, Ga.; four grandchildren and eleven
great grandchildren. Funeral services for Mrs. Singleton were held
Monday,
February 9, 1998 at 11 a.m. from the Chapel of the Gammage Funeral Home
with
the Rev. James Guy officiating. Interment followed in the Northview
Cemetery. Pallbearers were J.W. Holbrooks, John Bentley, Joe Bentley,
Joey
Powers, and Steve Wilson. Gammage Funeral Home of Cedartown was in
charge
of the arrangements.
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
William L. Singleton,Sr.,age 81, of 70 Gentry Road, Rockmart, died Wednesday, July 10, in a Rome hospital. He was born November 14, 1909, in Paulding County. He was a retired sheet metal worker and a member of Friendship Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Dorsie Phillips Singleton; and his parents, James E. and Nettie Hardman Singleton. Surviving are two sons, William L. Singleton, JR. and Joseph M. Singleton, both of Rockmart; two daughters, Mary S. Sharp of Wilmington, Delaware, and Joyce S. Robertson of Marietta; one brother, Hoyt J. Singleton, Smyrna; two sisters, Doris Locklear, of Rockmart and Beatrice Renfroe, of Dallas; and six grandchildren. Funeral services were held on Friday, July 12, at 11 a.m. from Friendship Baptist Church with the Rev. Howard Locklear and the Rev. Hoyt Lewis officiating. Interment followed in Friendship Cemetery. Pallbearers were Ormond Sorrells, Terry Sorrells, Doyle Singleton, Jr., Johnny Atcheson, Keith Renfroe and James Renfroe. The Freeman Harris Funeral was in charge of arrangements. ( The Cedartown Standard, Cedartown, GA. Tuesday, July 16, 1991, Page 5)
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Mr. William E. Snipes, age 68, of Aragon, passed away February 10, 1998, in
a Rome Hospital. Mr. Snipes was born June 12, 1929, in Atlanta. He was
a
member of Sharron Baptist Church in Smyrna, a retired self employed
maintenance worker, and a U.S. Navy Veteran. He was preceded in death
by
his wife, Martha Conkle Snipes; and parents, Eugene and Nellie Miller
Snipes. Survivors include a son, Rev. Johnny E. Snipes, of Aragon; a
brother, Weyman Snipes, of Rockmart; a sister Frances Dowdy, of
Rockmart;
three grandchildren; and two great grandchildren. The funeral service
was
held Thursday, February 12, at 11 a.m. in the Freeman Harris Funeral
Home
Chapel with the Rev. Johnny E. Snipes officiating. Interment followed
in
Georgia Memorial Park in Marietta, at 2 p.m. Freeman Harris Funeral
Home
was in charge of the arrangements.
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Mrs. Ruth M. Spann, 69, of 1680 Johnson Lake Road, died Monday, February 17,
1992. Mrs. Spann was born February 24, 1922 in Union, Pennsylvania, and was
a Registered Nurse employed with the Polk County Nursing Home. Survivors are
her husband J.E. Spann, Sr., Cedartown; one son Darrell Scott Spann,
Hapeville; three step-daughters, Gayle Twilley, Hiram; Janice S. Rose, Terre
Haute, Indiana; Nancy J. Hagan, Hiram; one step-son, J. E. Spann, Jr.,
Cedartown, one sister, Mrs. Rhoda Ritchey, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania; nine
grandchildren also survive. Funeral services were scheduled to be held today
(February 20) in the Chapel of Gammage Funeral Home with the Rev. James W.
Mack officiating. Interment will follow in Polk Memory Gardens. Serving as
pallbearers were: David W. Spann, Russell Spann, Myron Spann, Brian Spann,
Robert L. Spann, Gene Trulove. Gammage Funeral Home had charge of the
arrangements.
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Mr. Andrew "Tuney" Short, age 43, of Wellton, Arizona, passed away Thursday
following an extended illness. Mr. Short was born May 14, 1929 in Polk
County. He attended church in Arlington, Arizona. He is survived by his
wife the former Mary Frances McElwee; two sons, Steve and David Short,
Wellton, Arizona; his mother, Mrs. C. B. Short, Cedartown; one sister, Mrs.
Helen Emmons, Wellton; five brothers, John Hershel, and W. F. Short, all of
Cedartown; Jack Short, Wellton, Arizona, Paul Short of Albany, Georgia; one
grandchild. Graveside services will be conducted today at 2 p.m. in the
Friendship Cemetery with Rec. Bill Donaldson officiating. Pallbearers will
be Hoyt, Floyd, and Lawson Short, Bobby, Jerry and Joe McElwee. Gammage
Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. (Cedartown Standard,
October
24, 1972)
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Annie Mae Short, age 90, of 121 Spruce Street, Cedartown, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 4, 1993, after an extended illness. Mrs. Short was born Dec. 13. 1902, in Floyd County. She was a member of Cloud Springs Baptist church. She was preceded in death by her husband, M. L. Short and daughter, Frances L. Golden. Surviving are: son Jerry Short of Cedartown; two daughters, Leslie Tankersley and Linda Frood, both of Cedartown: one sister, Evie Williams of Floyd County; 11 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren; nine great-great-grandchildren; a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Saturday, Aug. 7, at 2 p.m. in the New Harmony Baptist Church with the Rev. DeWayne New and the Rev. Larry Conner officiating. Interment followed in New Harmony Cemetery. Gammage Funeral Home had charge of the arrangements. (The Cedartown Standard, Cedartown, Ga., Tuesday, August 10, 1993, page5)
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Infant Son Short, The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Short; of
Cedartown, Route 2, passed away Sunday morning in a local hospital.
Survivors are two sisters, Linda Ann and Annie Ruth Short, of Cedartown,
Route 2; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Smith of Cedartown;
and paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Short, of Cedartown.
Graveside services were held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Friendship Baptist
Church with the Rev. Ed Brewster officiating. Interment was in the family
lot with Olin Gammage Funeral Home in charge. (Cedartown Standard,
Wednesday, August 6, 1952)
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Mrs. Short
LIME BRANCH - Mrs. Short, mother-in-law of Mr. John McKibben, died near Walthall Wednesday and the remains will be laid to rest in the Blooming Grove Cemetery today.(Cedartown Standard,
April 6, 1900)
Submitted by Helen Byars
Mr. Albert Slaughter, age 61, was killed instantly in a train wreck Tuesday
at noon at Esom Hill, GA. Funeral services will be held at Salem Baptist
Church at 3:00 P.M. (GA. time) Thursday, with the Rev. Hugh Barrett
officiating. Interment will be in the adjoining cemetery, with the Lester
C. Litesey Funeral Home in charge. Mr. Slaughter was born October 30, 1892
in Cherokee County, AL., and had passed his entire life in and around Polk
County. He was a member of Salem Baptist Church and Mt. Signal Lodge No.
508 F. & A.M. Pallbearers will be Hubert Williams, J.T. Williams, Max
Hardin, Doyle Morris, Sammy Irwin, and Worth Williams. Surviving are his
wife, three sons, Amos Slaughter, of Esom Hill, Clarence Slaughter, of
Jacksonville, Ala., and Ralph Slaughter of Cedartown; one step son Fred
Reed, of Jacksonville, Ala.; two daughters, Mrs. Archie Ouzis of Tampa,
Fla., and Mrs. Clyde Hendrick, of Acree, GA.; three brothers, Willie
Slaughter, of Cedartown, Johnny Slaughter, of Lougdon, Ala., and Luther
Slaughter of Rockmart; three sisters, Mrs. Julie Gossett, of Piedmont,
Ala.,
Mrs. Charles Leak, of Chattanooga, Tenn., and Mrs. Lucy Knight, of
Chattanooga. Eleven grandchildren also survive. (Cedartown Standard, Polk
County, GA., front page, March 10, 1954)
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Mrs. Albert Slaughter
(Eunavista Reid) 58, died at her home at Esom Hill
Sunday night after an illness of three days. She was born in Cherokee
County, Alabama, and moved to Esom Hill four years ago. She was a member of
the Salem Baptist Church for 26 years. Survivors include: her husband; four
sons, Clarence and Amos Slaughter of Esom Hill; Ralph Slaughter of
Cedartown, and Fred Slaughter of Calhoun, Alabama; two daughters, Beatrice
Slaughter of Esom Hill and Mrs. Willie Belle Kerr of Walteria, California;
two brothers, Jim Reed of Clayburn County, Alabama, and Claud Reed of
Guntersville, Alabama; three sisters, Mrs. Margaret Stone of Ragland,
Alabama; Mrs. Allen Slaughter of Bluffton, Alabama and Mrs. Annie Lane of
Guntersville, Alabama; father, Tom Reed of Esom Hill and five
grandchildren. Funeral plans will be announced later by the Lee Borders
Funeral Home. (The Daily Standard, Cedartown, Ga., Monday, October 21, 1946)
Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock (EST) or 1:00 o'clock (CST) at Salem Baptist Church near Bluffton, Alabama for Mrs. Albert Slaughter who died Sunday at her home at Esom Hill. The Rev. Clifford Chandler and the Rev. Clarence Lane will conduct the service. Pallbearers will be Gus Williams, Buford Williams, Silas Williams, Worth Williams, Oscar Connell, and Gordon Timms. Mrs. Slaughter was born in Cherokee County, Alabama and moved to Esom Hill four years ago. She was a member of the Salem Baptist Church for 26 years. Survivors include: her husband; four sons,
Clarence and Amos Slaughter of Esom Hill: Ralph Slaughter of Cedartown and
Fred Slaughter of Calhoun, Alabama; two daughters, Beatrice Slaughter of
Esom Hill, and Mrs. Willie Belle Kerr of Walteria, California; two brothers,
Jim Reed of Clayburn County, Alabama, and Claud Reid of Guntersville,
Alabama; three sisters, Mrs. Margaret Stone of Ragland, Alabama; Mrs. Allen Slaughter of Bluffton, Alabama, and Mrs. Annie Lane of Guntersville, Alabama; father Tom Reed of Esom Hill and five grandchildren. (The Daily
Standard, Cedartown, GA, Thursday, October 24, 1946)
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Mr. Amos Slaughter, age 67, Route 1, Esom Hill, GA., passed away Monday,
September 17th, 1984 in Polk General Hospital. Mr. Slaughter was born
October 13, 1916 in Cherokee County, Ala. Survivors include his wife, Mrs.
Velma Crawford Slaughter of Esom Hill; three daughters, Mrs. Don Wheeler
and
Miss Connie Slaughter, both of Esom Hill, Mrs. Pat McAlpin of Tallapoosa,
GA. two brothers, Mr. Ralph Slaughter of Nashville, GA.; Mr. Clarence
Slaughter of Jacksonville, Ala.; Two sisters, Mrs. Beatrice Outz of Tampa,
Fla., Mrs. Willie (Bill) Slaughter of Dalton, GA.; 12 Grandchildren and
five
great grandchildren also survive. Funeral services were held at 3:00 P.M.
Tuesday, September 18, in the Shiloh Baptist Church with the Rev. Hobart
Pierce, the Rev. Robert Wright officiating interment followed in the Shiloh
Cemetery. Pallbearers were Roy Price, Donnie Howard, David Jones, James
Keel, Edward Lackey, Eddie Lackey.
The Lester C. Litesey Funeral Home of Cedartown was in charge of the
arrangements. (Cedartown Standard, page two, September 20, 1984)(Son of
Albert Slaughter)
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Mrs. Velma Elizabeth Slaughter, 88, of Shiloh Road, Esom Hill, Ga., passed
away Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2006. She was born Sept. 7, 1917 in Gadsden, Ala.
and was a member of the Church of Christ of Borden Springs, Ala. She was the
co-owner of Slaughter's Grocery for over 60 years prior to her retirement.
Mrs. Slaughter was preceded in death by her husband, Amos Slaughter; father,
Henry Crawford; mother, Minnie Martin-Crawford; son, Billy Slaughter; two
brothers, three sisters and three grandchildren. Survivors include a son and
daughter-in-law, Jackie and Anita Slaughter of Esom Hill; daughters, Shirley
Slaughter Love of Cedartown, Pat Slaughter Brown of Bowden and Connie
Slaughter Brown of South Carolina; sister, Jeanette Hyde of Anniston, Ala.
and 11 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren and five great, great
grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral
services were conducted Friday, Feb. 17, 2006 at 2 p.m. in the Shiloh
Baptist Church with Rev. Robert Wright officiating. Interment followed in
the Shiloh Cemetery. Pallbearers included Donny Howard, Jason Robinson,
Robin Astin, Danny Roesler, Charles Wheeler, Robin Cheatwood, Wayne Edwards
and Mike Slaughter. The Lester C. Litesey Funeral Home had charge of the
arrangements. (The Cedartown Standard, Cedartown, GA, 2/21/2006)
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Bryant Slaughter of Esom Hill passed away Saturday, Jan. 22, 1994. Mr.
Slaughter was born on December 5, 1977, in Floyd County. He lived all his
life in Esom Hill and was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church. Surviving
are:
his parents, Jackie and Edith Slaughter of Esom Hill; two sisters,
Jacqueline Astin, Cedartown, and Susan Knowles, Esom Hill; one brother, Ken
Slaughter, Esom Hill; one nephew and one niece; grandparents, Velma
Slaughter, Esom Hill and Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Vinson, Rome. Funeral
services were held at Shiloh Baptist Church on Tuesday, Jan. 25, at 2 p.m.,
with the Rev. Robert Wright and Gene Beck officiating. Interment followed
at Shiloh Baptist Church. Pallbearers were: Matthew Taylor, Jon Taylor,
Jason Harrell, Chris Lorrens, Jason Steed, and Randall Chandler. The
Lester
C. Litesey Funeral Home had charge of the arrangements. ( The Cedartown
Standard, Cedartown, GA. Tuesday, February 1, 1994)
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Johnnie Slaughter, age 59, died Wednesday morning at his residence in
Sidhart, Ala. Funeral services are scheduled at 2 P.M. Alabama time,
Friday
in the Salem Baptist Church. The Rev. Marshall Morgan and the Rev. Bruce
Carson will conduct the services. Burial will follow in the Salem
Cemetery.
He was born on May 2, 1902 in Spring Garden, Ala. and had lived in Cherokee
County all of his life. He was a member of the Salem Baptist Church and a
retired ore mine worker. Survivors are his wife, the former Miss Katie
Almeda Reid; seven daughters, Mrs. L. D. Erwin of Anniston, Ala., Mrs.
Herman Davis of Cedartown, Mrs. Joy Humphrey of Albertsville, Ala., Mrs. J.
W. Coley of Decatur, Ga., Mrs. Jerry Johnson of Piedmont, Ala., Mrs. Archie
Toll of Atlanta and Miss Elizabeth Slaughter of Sidhart, Ala.; three sons,
Franklin Slaughter of Alabama, Thomas Slaughter of Atlanta and Ray
Slaughter
of Sidhart, Ala.; two brothers Willie Slaughter of Cedartown and Luther
Slaughter of Rockmart; three sisters, Mrs. Julia Gossett of Piedmont, Ala.,
Mrs. Effie Leak and Mrs. Lucy Knight both of Chattanooga; 15 grandchildren
and five great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Hubert Jones, Ed
Williams,
Malcolm Mitchell, Paul White, Billy Slaughter and John Robertson.
(Cedartown
Standard, Polk County, GA. Thursday, June 15, 1961, page 4.) The Lester C.
Litesey Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. (Cedartown Standard,
Thursday, June 15, 1961)
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Mr. Kenneth Slaughter, age 26, of Esom Hill, died Friday, July 24, 1998 at
a
Rome hospital.
Mr. Slaughter was a lifelong resident of Esom Hill and was a member of the
Shiloh Baptist Church. He was employed by the Slaughter Grocery Store. He
was preceded in death by a brother, Bryant Slaughter. Survivors include his
wife Gina Hambert Slaughter of Esom Hill; a daughter, Kaley Elizabeth
Slaughter; his parents, Edith Slaughter Deese of Weedowee, Ala., and Jackie
K. Slaughter of Esom Hill; two sisters, Jacqueline Astin of Cedartown, and
Susan Knowles of Rome; a grandmother, Velma Slaughter of Esom Hill.
Funeral
services were held Monday, July 27, 1998 at the Mickelson-McGee Funeral
Home
in Piedmont, Ala., with the Rev. Robert right and the Rev. Darrell Webb
officiating. Interment followed at the Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery.
Pallbearers included Chris Shaw, Chad Casey, Jeremy Christopher, Tracy
Cooper, Grant Chandler, Tim Poole, John Taylor, Matthew Taylor, Randall
Chandler and Scott Cheatwood.
Mickelson-McGee-Brown Service Funeral Home of Piedmont, Ala. was in charge
of the arrangements.(Cedartown Standard, July 28, 1998)
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Mr. Luther Slaughter, age 78, of Rockmart passed away August 5, 1976, in
Polk General Hospital. Mr. Slaughter was born in Cherokee County, Ala.,
July 10, 1898. He was a member of the Church of God. Surviving are: his
wife Mrs. Alma Mathis Slaughter of Rockmart; one son Kenneth Slaughter of
Cedartown; six daughters, Mrs. Donald Chastain, Mrs. Harold Snodgrass and
Mrs. Glenn Kimbrell, all of Atlanta. Mrs. W. A. Goddard of Brooks, GA.,
Mrs.
J. C. Bowman of Cedartown and Miss Kim Slaughter of Rockmart: one brother,
Willie Slaughter of Cedartown; two sisters Mrs. Effie Leach of Chattanooga,
Tenn. and Mrs. Julia Gossart of Piedmont, Al.: 14 grandchildren and five
great grandchildren. Funeral services were held Saturday at 2 P.M. in the
chapel of Freeman Harris Funeral Home with the Rev. Elgin Williams
officiating. Interment followed in Northview Cemetery in Cedartown.
Pallbearers were Amos Slaughter, Jackie Slaughter, Charles Mannings, Billy
Ballew, Ed Camp and Don Wheeler. Freeman Harris Funeral Home of Rockmart
was in charge of arrangements. (Cedartown Standard, August 5, 1976)
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Mr. Willie Frederick Slaughter, age 70, of 303 Edna St. passed away
Thursday
after a sudden illness. He was born Dec. 06, 1909 in Etowah County Al. but
lived in Cedartown most of his life. He was a member of the Southside
Baptist Church and was retired. Survivors include his wife, Alice Young
Slaughter, Rt. 1, Cedartown; two sisters Mrs. Julie Gossett-Piedmont, Ala.,
Mrs. Effie Leak-Atlanta; three grandchildren. Funeral services were held
at
2 P.M. from the Southside Baptist Church with the Rev. Guy Smith and the
Rev. Tubby Hogan officiating, Interment was in Northview Cemetery.
Pallbearers were: Mr. Ed Jackson, Mr. Roland Jackson, Mr. John McElwee, Mr.
Virgil Bentley, Mr. Hayward Chandler, Mr. Wesley Hudgins. Gammage Funeral
Home was in charge of the arrangements.(Cedartown Standard, March 22, 1979)
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Mr. Matthew Scott, Buncombe district lost another good citizen by death last
Saturday, Mr. Matthew Scott passing away at the ripe old age of eighty-two
years. Mr. Scott was a gallant member of the old 1st Georgia Cavalry, and
greatly enjoyed attending the regimental reunions and meeting with old
comrades at all times. For fifty years he has been a member of the Primitive
Baptist church, and has ever been an honest and highly respected citizen.
(Cedartown Standard, March 21, 1901)
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Mrs. Brenda Audrey Stubbs, age 52, of Cedartown, passed away Wednesday, July
22, 1998 at her residence. Mrs. Stubbs was born June 26, 1946 in Orange
County, Texas and was an employee of Hon Company. She was preceded in death
by her parents, Mildred "Blanchett" Hammond and John K. Hammond. Survivors
include her husband, Leonard Stubbs of Cedartown; a daughter, Teresa
Thompson of Chamblee; two sons, Daniel Thompson of Cartersville and Bruce
Thompson of California; four sisters, Jonia Pelanek of Mazomanie, Wis.,
Sharon Baldwin of Cedartown, Jeri and Tammy Horne of Phoenix, Ariz.; three
brothers, David Hammond, Jeff Hammond both of Cedartown, and John "Kenny"
Hammond of Midlothian, Ill.; and four grandchildren. Funeral services were
held Sunday, July 26, 1998 from the chapel of the Gammage Funeral Home with
the Rev. John Vines officiating. Pallbearers included the Rev. John Hooper,
David Wright, Ed Kelly, Curtis Anderson, Carlis Kelley, and Bruce Phillips.
Gammage Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Mrs. Helen Frances Shiflett, age 64, of Tuscumbia, Ala., formerly of
Cedartown, passed away July 19, 1998. Mrs. Shiflett was born December 16,
1933. She was preceded in death by her parents, Shirley Crocker Rogers and
Early Rogers, Sr. Survivors include her husband, Edward D. Shiflett of
Tuscumbia, Ala.; a daughter Vikki Ward; to sons, Robin Shiflett and Tony
Shiflett; two sisters, Virginia Surrett and Dorothy Spencer; a brother Early
Rogers, Jr.; two grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Graveside
services were held Wednesday, July 22, 1998 at 11 a.m. from Polk Memory
Gardens with the Rev. Mike Brooks officiating. Gammage Funeral Home was in
charge of the arrangements.
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Mr. James L. Sosebee, was instantly killed this morning at 8:40 o'clock in
the wood shop of the Alabama & Georgia Iron Co. His body was horribly
mangled around the main shaft of the water wheel under the floor of the shop
where no one witnessed his swift and awful end. Just as The Standard was
going to press the news came over the phone, and a reporter hurried to the
scene of the tragedy. Mr. Sosebee and Mr. Frank Knighton worked together in
the wood shop, and Mr. Morgan Brooks came across from the foundry for a
piece of wood for a pattern. Mr. Sosebee proceeded to get the plank, and
left the wood shop with hatchet in hand going under the floor in search of
the material. In passing under the main shaft of the water wheel, his
clothing caught on a set-screw and his body was hurled around at a terrific
speed frightfully mangling his body and killing him instantly. His brains
were scattered in every direction, every bone in his body being broken, and
the flesh torn and lacerated. The shaft was making over a hundred
revolutions a minute, and the body was wrapped two or three times around the
iron instrument of death. Mr. Knighton, who was at his place at the work
bench, heard the noise in the rear end of the shop, and ran immediately to
the scene. Looking through the hole in the floor where the large belt passed
to the machinery above, he saw the mangled form of his fellow laborer
whirling round with the flying shaft, and quickly shut off the water at the
wheel. The horrible sight unnerved him, and running out to the pig yard at
the furnace, he reported the accident to Mr. N. H. Swayne, the general
manager. The latter phoned for the physicians, not knowing the extent of Mr.
Sosebee's injuries. Dr. O. Van Wood, the company's surgeon, promptly
responded, as did Dr. Liddell, Dr. Hines and several friends of the dead
man. The undertaker took charge of the body, after Dr. Wood had given it
proper surgical attention. Mr. Sosebee was over sixty-five years old, and
had been in the employ of the Furnace Company and East & West road for over
twenty years in Cedartown. He was born in Pickens County, Ga., and joined
the Confederate army when quite a young man, having a brave and gallant
record in that service. He leaves a widow, crushed and broken by the shock
of her husband's untimely end and to whom the sympathy of all goes out most
feelingly. (Cedartown Standard, January 16, 1902)
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
E.D. Strickland, 84, passed away Monday, Oct. 6, 1997 at his residence. Mr.
Strickland was born Sept. 30, 1913 in Polk County. He was preceded in death
by his wife Julie Mae Bridges Strickland, and parents, Will and Hattie
Parrish Strickland, Sr. Surviving are: two daughters, Barbara Smith and
Wilma Owens, both of Cedartown; Sister, Myrtle Swafford of Cedartown; four
grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral services were held
Wednesday, Oct. 8, at 11 a.m., from the chapel of the Gammage Funeral Home,
with Rev. Hugh Dorsey Welchel and Rev. Charles Garner officiating.
Interment followed in Lime Branch Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were:
Duwayne Jarrell, Todd White, Hubert Hackney, Bud Pettit, Troy Hackney and
Boyd Culp. Honorary pall bearers included: Frank Winkles, Johnny Prater,
Darren Parish and Jimmy Wright. The Gammage Funeral Home had charge of the
arrangements. (Cedartown Standard,
Cedartown, GA.)
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Daniel Stephens, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. James Ralph Stephens of 120
Adams Avenue, passed away suddenly early this morning in a local hospital.
Graveside services will be held at 4:00 p.m. today at New Harmony Cemetery
with Rev. Hayward Baxter, pastor of the Second Baptist Church officiating.
He is survived by his father and mother, four brothers, Ralph, Jr., Darrell
and Earnest, of Cedartown, and L.A. Stephens, of Fort Benning, GA., two
sisters Nancy Stephens, of Cedartown and Mrs Vernon Stephens of Rome,
maternal grandmother, Mrs. George Smith, and paternal grandmother, Mrs. Mary
Stephens. The Lester C. Litesey Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Note: (Daniel Stephens passed away on the same day he was born Aug. 31,
1954)
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Elbert Lee Stephens, 73, passed away Thursday, Oct. 2, 1997. Mr. Stephens
was born April 23, 1924 in Cullman, Ala. He was a member of Pine Bower
Baptist Church. Survivors include; wife, Ruth Virginia Stephens of
Cedartown; three sons, Donnie Stephens of Cedartown, Douglas Stephens of
Moody Ala., and Gary Stephens of Adairsville; two daughters, Virginia
Stephens Hooper of Cedartown and Sara Stephens Robinson of Powder Springs;
brother, Thelbert Bailey of Fayetteville; six sisters, Zella Mae Brannon,
Lovella Grimes, Mildred Wells and Evelyn Forrister, all of Cedartown, Tilba
Payne of Jacksonville, Ala., and Atzell Blankenship of Hiram; seven
grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Funeral services were held
Saturday, Oct. 4 at 3 p.m., in the Pine Bower Baptist Church, with Dr.
Charles Garner, Rev. Jerry Meeks and Rev. Alan Grimes officiating.
Interment followed in the church cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were:
Winfred Brannon, Mike Brannon, Don Wolfe, Dennis Grimes, Ricky Cochran and
Joey Payne. The Lester C. Litesey Funeral Home had charge of the
arrangements. (Cedartown Standard,
Cedartown, GA.)
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Mrs. Martha Purcell Stephenson, age 82, passed away suddenly, Monday
December 28, 1953, at her daughter's home in Piedmont Ala. Mrs Stephenson,
formerly resided in Cedartown. She was preceded in death by her husband,
fifty years ago. Survivors include two sons, Alex and Joe, both of
Cedartown; three daughters, Mrs. Pauline Spivey, of Piedmont, Mrs. Oderine
Smith, and Mrs. Magnese Weddington. Thirty grandchildren and several great
grandchildren also survive. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon,
December 30, at the Second Baptist Church in Cedartown, with the Rev.
Heyward Baxter, and Rev. Mack Jones officiating. Interment was in Salem
Alabama cemetery with the Owens Funeral Home, from Piedmont, in charge of
the arrangements.
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Jeffery Boykin Singley,32, passed away Sunday, Oct. 12, 1997. Mr. Singley
was born Jan. 14, 1965 in Newton County. He was a meter reader with the
Atlanta Gas Light Company. Survivors include; mother, Dorothy Wander Wyatt
of Tifton; father, James Ellis Singley of Cedartown; two sisters, Wanda
Smith of Douglas and Donna White of Tifton; grandmother, Frances Wander of
Oxford; and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held
Wednesday, Oct. 15, at 11 a.m., from the chapel of the Gammage Funeral Home,
with Rev. James L. Rosser officiating. Interment followed in Polk Memory
Gardens. Serving as pallbearers were Tim Stinchcomb, Jimmy Rosser, Kerry
Singley, Don Melton, Roy Trammell and Jeff Couch. Honorary pallbearers
included; Tony Stinchcomb, Scott Grogan, Guy Chandler. Tony Couch, Rodney
Chandler, Mike Townsend, John Stowe, Todd Williams, Brad Elder and Terry Lee
Couch. The Gammage Funeral Home had charge of the arrangements. (Cedartown Standard,
Cedartown, GA.)
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Mrs. Stroup
Arebell Tanner Stroup, 85 of Sylvester, formerly of Cedartown, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2000.
Mrs. Stroup was born on July 24, 1915, in Haralson County.
Mrs. Strop is preceded in death by her parents John Henry Tanner and Margaret Lovely Tanner.
Surviving are daughters, Betty George of Oxford and Dorothy Ely of Sylvester; sisters Nina Mae
Coleman and Theodosia Purser; 10 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and several nieces and
nephews.
Funeral services were held Thursday, Sept 21 at 2 pm., from the Gammmage Funeral Home with Rev.
R. B. Hulsey and Rev. Bud Stroup officiating. Interment followed in the Lime Branch Cemetery.
Pallbearers were: Jimmy Beck, Toby Ricks, Steve Ricks, Jerry Roberson, Darren Coleman and
Tommy Clower.
Gammage Funeral Home had charge the of arrangements.
Submitted by Linnie Robinson
Bassel Stroup, 69, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 15, 1997 Mrs. Stroup was born
Dec. 23, 1927 in Polk County. She was of the Baptist faith. Surviving are:
husband, Melton Stroup of Cedartown; three sons, Buddy T. Stroup and Huel
Wayne Stroup, both of Cedartown, and Phillip Neal Stroup of Rome; daughter,
Mary E. Williams of Cedartown, Shirley Davidson of Atlanta; 10
grandchildren. And 10 great grandchildren. Graveside services were held
Friday, Oct. 17, at 2 p.m., in the Valley View Cemetery with Rev. Robert
Vines officiating. Pallbearers were; Edward Stroup, Gary Stroup, Danny
Paris, Buddy Gunn, David Oliver, and Kevin Dyle. The Lester C. Litesey
Funeral Home had charge of the arrangements.
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Luther B. Stroup,71, passed away Sunday, Nov. 2, 1997 at his residence.
Mr. Stroup was born April 12, 1926 in Polk County. He was a retired cab
driver. Surviving are: three sons Dennis L. Stroup and Tommy Durden, both
of Cedartown, and Franklin Langley of Rome; daughter, Beverly Parker of
Rome; brother, Jonah Stroup, Jr., of Rome; two sisters, Katherine Bailey and
Lillian Aring, both of Cedartown; seven grandchildren and seven great
grandchildren. Graveside services were held Tuesday, Nov. 4, at 2 p.m., at
the Northview Cemetery, with the Rev. Billy Thomas officiating. The Gammage
Funeral Home had charge of the arrangements.
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Ocie Bell Rhinehart Stephens, 85, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 15, 1997.
Mrs. Stephens was born Jan. 21, 1912 in Alabama. She was a retired spinner
of 27 years with Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company and a member of Sardis
Southern Congregational Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her
husband Roy E. Stephens, Sr.. Surviving are: five daughters Frances
Puckett, Juanita Pope, Jan Hollabaugh, Beth Mull and Wanda Payton, all of
Cedartown; five sons, Roy Stephens, Jr., Tommy Stephens, Jackie Stephens,
Bobby Hickman, all of Cedartown, and Jerry Stephens of Rome; four sisters,
Sue Tarver of Houston, Texas, Betty Goble and Nancy Reinhard, both of
Covington, La., and Shirley Bedwell of Piedmont, Ala.; five brothers, Robert
Rhinehart, Don Rhinehart, Mack Rhinehart, Calvin Rhinehart, and Frank
Rhinehart, all of Piedmont, Ala.; 10 grandchildren and seven great
grandchildren. Funeral services were held Friday, Oct. 17, at 2 p.m., from
the chapel of the Gammage Funeral Home, with Elder Brad Sartin, Rev. Neal
Williams and Rev. Talmadge Pope officiating. Interment followed in
Northview Cemetery. Pallbearers were: Jason Stephens, Craig Payton, Ashley
Stephens, Kenneth Rowell, Bob Frank, John B. Powell and Scott Pope. The
Gammage Funeral Home had charge of the arrangements.
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Mrs. Annie Lane Schliestett, Again the portals of our Review have been
opened and grim death stalked in, choosing Mrs. Annie Lane Schliestett, one
of our youngest and brightest members. She had been a member of this Review
several years always a loyal Maccabee, and was never called upon in any
phase of duty but that she responded eagerly. Always cheerful, even upon a
bed of suffering for weeks, we'll miss her sunny smile and sweet
companionship, but we are glad we had her with us even as long as we did. A
loving daughter and wife, a devoted mother and a friend to all, grief must
attend her seeming untimely taking away, but some day we'll understand.
There is no death, ever near us though unseen, her dear immortal spirit
treads, for all boundless universe is life; there is no dead. We mourn
deeply the loss from our fraternal circle of the loving service and friendly
counsel of our sister who passed beyond, while we believe that. Our Father
who has seen fit to bereave us doeth all things well. Be it resolved, that
we the members of Review No. 6, Woman's Benefit Association of the
Maccabees, do tender to the families of our deceased sister our sincere
sympathy, and that in token of our sorrow and sympathy our charter be draped
in mourning for a period of thirty days. Resolved that these resolutions be
spread upon the records of our Review and copies be sent to the bereaved
families, and their publication be requested in the Cedartown Standard. Mrs.
J.A. Mann, Mrs. W. L. Yancy, Com. (Cedartown Standard, Thursday, April 18,
1918)
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Mr. Frank Sewell, On the 19th of October, 1918, at Fort Stanton, N.M., after
a patient suffering for about eight months death called Frank Sewell and he
went into the Great Beyond. During the last of November 1917, he volunteered
to the service of his country, and for several months wore the uniform most
proudly. He was first sent to Ft. Oglethorpe, and was then transferred to
Ft. Dade, Fla. Where he was when given a medical discharge. The disease
contracted there seemed never to lull in its deadly work, for he constantly
lost in strength and vitality. Cheerful though he was to the last, he knew
that his days here upon earth might be few, so he reconciled himself to the
fact, and told his dear mother that he would not be afraid to go should
Death call him, for he felt that all would be well with him. Cut down in the
bloom of young manhood, it is sad indeed, but he was a true soldier to the
end, for he suffered without a murmur and left to his loved ones a testimony
of his faith which will be to them most precious, one which should make them
feel that he is not dead, but sleeping the sleep of the righteous and
awaiting the Resurrection. (Cedartown Standard, Thursday, November 7, 1918)
Mr. Frank Sewell, The remains of Frank, son of Mr. I. B. Sewell of Cave
Spring, were brought here Sunday for interment from the military hospital at
Ft. Stanton, N. M., where he had been ill for several months. Funeral
services were conducted at the cemetery by Rev. FJ. H. Hardy, of Cave
Spring. Coming from a distance to attend the funeral were his sister, Mrs.
Mareellus Benton of Monticello; his brother, Mr. L. Sewell of Mobile, Ala.,
and his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. V. D. Lanford of Floyd County. The
bereaved family have much sympathy in the death of this excellent young man.
(Cedartown Standard, Thursday, October 31, 1918)
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Mr. William R. Seals, passed away Friday morning after a long period of
failing health. He went to Kentucky a couple weeks before, and was taken
very ill while there. His brother went after him and brought him home, but
little hope was entertained for his recovery when his condition became
known. Funeral services were conducted Sunday morning at the residence on
South Main Street by his pastor Rev. W. R. Mackay of the First Methodist
Church, and the remains were taken to his former home in Atlanta for
interment. Accompanying the family on their sad mission were Messrs. J. E.
Purks, W. W. Mundy, W. T. Edwards, W. W. Crawford, S. R. Mendel, A. C.
Fulmer and R. W. Hamrick, and Mrs. M. A. Reed. Rev. Mr. Hamrick conducted
services there at the home of Mr. Seals' venerable mother. Mr. Seals was one
of our best known business men, and had worked his way up by indomitable
energy from the ownership of a small grocery on East avenue to the
proprietorship of one of the largest furniture establishments in this
section. His success was won by tireless effort, and his death in the prime
of life, he was only fifty years of age, is a loss to the community as well
as to his family. He is survived by his wife and three children, Reggie,
Evelyn and Willie, who have the sympathy of all in their bereavement.
(Cedartown Standard, Thursday, March 13, 1919)
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Infant Sheffield, After a brief illness, the baby of Mr. and Mrs. C. R.
Sheffield died Saturday, and was laid to rest Sunday at Cedartown. The
grief-stricken parents have the tender sympathy of all. May God bless and
comfort them and give them strength to transcend their grief and cling
closer to their Father. (Cedartown Standard, Thursday, February 28, 1917)
Infant Sheffield, The remains of the infant of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Sheffield,
of Hematite, were brought here for interment Sunday. The bereaved parents
have much sympathy in their loss. (Cedartown Standard, Thursday, February
28, 1918)
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Mrs. M. A. Shaw, On Sunday, June 9th, death came and took from us Mrs. M. A.
Shaw, aged 78 years. "Grandma" had been sick five weeks. When she first got
sick, she was carried to the home of her son Reuben Wood, As the fragrance
when the flower is taken away remains, so the influence and character of one
whom the angel of death carried away to a home of peacefulness and rest.
(Cedartown Standard, Thursday, June 20, 1918)
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Wilbur Sewell, son of Rev. John Sewell, formerly of this county but now of
Eatonton, was killed in action in France. The many old friends of the family
in Polk sincerely sympathize with them in the death of this brilliant young
man. He was born at the home of his uncle, Mr. E. O. Godwin, and was
educated at Emory College. When war was declared he gave up the
superintendence of the public schools at Tennille to enlist, becoming
Chaplain of the Regiment. A noble young man, his life was freely offered as
a sacrifice in the cause of freedom. (Cedartown Standard, Thursday,
September 5, 1918)
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Mr. Joe Simpson, The death angel visited the home of Mr. Joe Simpson last
Wednesday morning, and took from him his father. He was dead in bed when
they called him to breakfast. He was aged 90 years. He was laid to rest in
Bethlehem Cemetery Thursday. A large number of friends and relatives came
from Cedartown to attend the funeral. (Cedartown Standard, Thursday,
February 6, 1919)
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Mrs. Ollie Simpson, The remains of Mrs. Ollie Simpson, of Wesson, were
brought here and laid to rest Monday. (Cedartown Standard, Thursday,
December 12, 1918)
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Mr. Alvan Owie Sloan, age 79, of 219 Stubbs Street passed away early
Saturday morning after an extended illness. Mr. Sloan was born August11,
1896, in Alabama but lived most of his life in Polk County. He was a retired
postal employee, a Mason, a Shriner, a member of the Kiwanis Club, a veteran
of World War II and a member of the First Presbyterian Church. Funeral
services were held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday from the Chapel of the Lester C.
Litesey Funeral Home with the Rev. Bryan Johnston officiating. Interment
followed in Greenwood Cemetery. Mr. Sloan is survived by his wife, the
former Miss Charlotte Agee of Cedartown, and one brother, Mr. G. L. Sloan of
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The family request that flowers please be omitted
and that donations be made to the Memorial Fund at the First Presbyterian
Church. Pallbearers were Ralph A. ?, Charles Orr, Sr., Andrew Hemphill,
Curtis ?, M. Carden and George Jackson. Lester C. Litesey Funeral Home of
Cedartown was in charge of arrangements.
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Young Child Sloan,
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Sloan have much sympathy in the loss of
their lovely little daughter, two years old, who died Sunday in Rockmart.
Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Sloan, Mesdames M. R. Vann, G. M. Pettitt and J. M.
Turner were in Rockmart to attend the funeral Monday. (Cedartown Standard,
Thursday, September 19, 1918)
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Young Child Sloman, The two-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Will Sloman
died Thursday and the remains were laid to rest Friday at Pine Bower.
(Cedartown Standard, Thursday, March 18, 1918)
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Mrs. J. A. Sloman, In the silent city of the dead at Cave Spring there is a
newly made grave, which was covered Thursday, July 19th with beautiful
wreaths of flowers, the loving tribute of her many friends. In this grave
lies one whom I have loved and known for many years, Mrs. J.A. Sloman. She
was a loving wife, a devoted mother and a true Christian, loved by all who
knew her. She leaves a husband and 8 children and a host of friends to mourn
her loss. Weep not, dear children, mother is not dead, but only asleep. -
One Who Loved Her (Cedartown Standard, July 26, 1917)
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
(Mrs. Jesse Asbury Sloman was formaly Miss Jane Elizabeth McWhorter. They are both believed to be buried at Jackson Chapel Cemetery in unmarked graves.) Submitted by
Miss Mary Shiflett, On Feb. 1st the death angel visited the home of Mr. F.
M. Shiflett, and took from them their beloved one, Miss Mary, We can only
say to the bereaved family: Weep not, dear Miss Mary is not dead but
sleeping the sweet sleep our Savior slept, and we hope that some sweet day
we shall meet her up yonder, where happiness and joy never cease. She was a
loving sister and obedient child in her home. She leaves to mourn her death
a father, mother, three sisters, seven brothers and many friends. Miss Mary
was a girl that was loved by all that knew her. The funeral was conducted
Sunday afternoon by Rev. R. W. Hamrick and she was laid to rest in Oak Grove
Cemetery. (Cedartown Standard, Thursday, February 6, 1919)
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Fatal Accident
Mr. George Short received an injury from which he died Sunday (d 28 Aug, 1921). He was working in the sawmill of his father, Mr. T W Short and a piece of plank flew back from the saw and crushed a deep hole in his forehead. He was taken to a hospital in Rome by Dr. S L Whitely, but it was found impossible to save his life. (He was 26)
He was survived by his parents Mr & Mrs T W Short, three brothers Alvin Short of Cedartown, John Short and Evan Short of Anniston, AL. Five sisters Mrs Jennie McWhorter, Mrs Jessie Wilson, Mrs Lee Chitwood, Miss Josie Short, Miss Myra Short, Miss Annie May Short, Miss Rosana Short and Miss Othella Short.
Note: the paper says 5 sisters and then list 8.
Submitted by family member
Mr. W. P. Short, Mr. John Short came Monday from Camp Gordon to attend the funeral of his uncle, Mr. W. P. Short, and Messrs. George and Evan Short
came from Anniston. (Cedartown Standard, Thursday, January 3, 1918)
Mr. W.
P. Short, passed away Sunday, Dec. 30th at the home of his brother, Mr. T.
W. Short. He had been in ill health for some time. He was aged fifty-eight
years. He was laid to rest at Blooming Grove, and funeral services were
conducted by his pastor, Rev. W.R. Kennedy. (Cedartown Standard, Thursday,
January 17, 1918)
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
George Simmons, the 18 year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Simmons of Rock Run,
Ala., was laid to rest here Sunday. The heart broken family have our
heartfelt sympathy. (Cedartown Standard, July 11, 1918)
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Mr. Harry Sanders, Mesdames B. T. Sewell and J. H. Sanders arrived home
Friday with the remains of their grandson and son, Mr. Harry Sanders, who
had passed away on the train while en route for San Bernardino, Cal., to
Colorado Springs, to aid the gallant fight he had made for life. He was only
twenty-one years of age, and had already embarked on a successful business
career, which held the promise of an especially bright future. The remains
were taken at once to Lime Branch for interment beside his father, the late
Hon. J. H. Sanders, and funeral services were conducted by his pastor, Rev.
J. D. Larkins. Coming from out of town to attend the funeral were Mrs. C. K.
Henderson from Bowdon, Miss Athagene Kersey, Mr. and Mrs. Will B. and Miss
Lillian Sanders of Newnan. (Cedartown Standard, Thursday, December 5, 1918)
Mr. Harry Sanders, The sad news was received here Monday that Mr. Harry
Sanders had passed away at San Bernardino, Cal. This bright young man went
some months ago to Colorado Springs for his health. His mother, Mrs. J. H.
Sanders, joined him there. He did not improve as hoped for, and his
grandmother, Mrs. B. T. Sewell, went to them and accompanied them to
California, where the end has come. The bereaved ladies are on the way home
with the remains, and will probably reach here tomorrow. They have much
sympathy in their terrible sad home coming. (Cedartown Standard, Thursday,
November 28, 1918)
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Eleanore Sargent, Little Eleanor Sargent departed this life August 2d. She
leaves a loving father and mother, kindred and friends to mourn her absence.
To them I will say, mourn not, but wipe the tears from your weeping eyes and
prepare to meet little Eleanore on the other shore. (Cedartown Standard,
August 9, 1917)
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
George Van Schliestett, of Miami, Fla. Passed away Friday in Miami. Mr.
Schliestett was retired commander of the U.S. Navy. Funeral services were
held at 3 p.m. Tuesday from the Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington,
Va. Local survivors include one sister, Mrs. C.T. Johnson of Rome, GA. And
one nephew, Mr. Jerry Walley of Cedartown. This announcement was furnished
for the family by the Lester C. Litesey Funeral Home. (The Cedartown
Standard, Cedartown, Ga, Thursday, April 5, 1979, page 21)
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Mrs. T. W. Schliestett, A very sad death was that Monday of Mrs. T. W.
Schliestett after a protracted illness. She was taken to Atlanta to a
sanitorium last week in the hope that something might be done to save her
life, but the end came Monday morning, and the remains were brought home
that evening. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon by Rev. W.T.
Hunnicutt, assisted by Rev. T.M. Stribling, and were largely attended. The
deceased was twenty-six years of age, and a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. J.
West. Besides her husband she leaves two little children by her former
marriage to the late Mr. R.J. Lane. The bereaved family have much sympathy
in the loss of this excellent young wife and mother. (Cedartown Standard,
Thursday, March 28, 1918)
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Mary Sheffield, On Feb. 22d the death angel visited the home of Mr. and Mrs.
C. R. Sheffield, of Hematite, and took from them their little daughter,
Mary, aged ten months. The little one leaves father, mother and a little
brother to miss her in the home. We say to them: Weep not for little Mary.
"Thy will, not my will be done," for God doeth all things well. We loved
her, yes we loved her but God loved her more; and he called her home to
heaven, to a brighter shore. A. Friend.(Cedartown Standard, Thursday, March
18, 1918)
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Sheppard Infant, The infant of Mr. Nick Sheppard died Sunday, and was laid
to rest here Monday. (Cedartown Standard, June 14, 1917)
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Mr. J. F. Shiflett, one of our highly esteemed citizens, died Wednesday at
the home in Lindale of his brother, Mr. G. J. Shiflett. Besides his wife, he
leaves five sons and three daughters, Messrs: Wm. Oliver Shiflett, Harper
and Carl Shiflett of Floyd County, Mrs. Lee Brumbelow, Misses Thelma and
Pauline Shiflett, Clyde, Alton and Roy, who live in Collard Valley. The
bereaved family have much sympathy in their loss. (Cedartown Standard,
Thursday, August 1, 1918)
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Infant Snow, The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Jess Snow died Sunday, and the
remains were taken Monday to New Harmony for interment. (Cedartown Standard,
Thursday, May 16, 1918)
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Mrs. Marie B Sorrells
Marie B. Sorrells, 79, 801 Riverhill Dr., Athens, and formerly of
Cedartown, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2004.
She was born Oct. 23, 1924 in Jacksonville, Alabama and was
of the Baptist Faith. Before retirement, she was in the insurance
industry as a customer service representative.
Mrs. Sorrells was preceded in death by her parents, Calvin and
Georgia Lee Busby and four brothers and sisters.
Survivors include: her son, Barry Sorrells; daughter, Jan Craig of
Roswell; and brother, George Busby of Pelham, Ala. Five grand-
children, two great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews also
survive.
Graveside services were conducted Thursday, Feb.12, 2004, at 1p.m.
in the Northview Cemetery with the Rev. J.C. Robinson officiating.
Interment followed in the Northview Cemetery.
The Lester C. Litesey Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
(The Cedartown Standard Tuesday February 17, 2004)
Submitted by Barbara McBurnett Baines
Leonard B Sorrells, 80, widely known resident of this section, died at
his home here after a long illness. Funeral services were held from the
New Prospect Baptist Church, Rev M B Moon, assisted by Rev A J Garner,
officiating. Mr Sorrells was born in Cobb County, March 19, 1858, and came
to make his home in this community at a early age. He had been a member
of the Baptist Church for forty-seven years and had taken an active
interest in its work. He married Miss Dora McCown, of Marietta, December
25,1888. Ten children were born to this union, eight to whom, together
with there mother, survive. They are: J C, of New Smyrna, Fla: B A , S J,
J R, and Fred, all of Rockmart; Mrs Bessie Casey, of Atlanta; Mrs R R
Chandler and Mrs E A Camp, both of Rockmart; one brother, Bennett, of
Hiram, GA; sixty-two grandchildren and forty-four great-grandchildren
also survive. Interment was in the New Prospect churchyard. Rockmart Journal, buried May 25,--( 1938)
Submitted by Lisa Akins
Mrs. Nim Sorrells, died Friday from influenza, leaving a husband and two
small children to mourn her loss. (Cedartown Standard, Thursday, October 31,
1918)
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Mrs. N. W. Sorrells, age 70 of 209 Atlanta Street, passed away late Wednesday
after an extended illness. Mrs. Sorrells was born April 9, 1897 in Walter County, Ga., but spent most of her life in Cedartown. She was a member of the Congregational Holiness Church and was a retired minister. Survivors include: her husband, N. W. Sorrells of Cedartown; two step-daughters, Mrs. Ruby Simpson of Cedartown and Mrs. Annie Riley, Lowell, N.C.; three sisters, Miss Beulah Youngblood, Mrs. Tots Stewarts of Lafayette, Mrs. Etta
Steel of Piedmont, Ala.; four brothers, Walter Youngblood of Winder, Ga., Herman Youngblood of Delaware, Roy Youngblood of Hixson, Tenn., and Archer Youngblood of Chicamauga; one grandchild and three great-grandchildren also survive. Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. Friday from the Congregational Holiness Church with the Rev. J.D. Sosebee and the Rev. Edward Lynn officiating. Interment followed in New Harmony Cemetery.
Pallbearers were: Don Williams, Jimmy Roberts, Everett Ledbetter, Elbert West, Tom Weaver and Vester Adair. Olin L. Gammage and Sons Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. (The Cedartown Standard, Cedartown, Ga, Sunday,
December 17, 1967, page 4)
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Mr. Nim W. Sorrells, of 209, Atlanta Street, passed away Sunday. He was born
November 7, 1890 in Polk County; member of the Congregational Holiness
Church; preceded in death by his wife Mrs. Nettie Belle Sorrells in 1967.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Annie Riley, Mrs. Ruby Simpson, both
of Cedartown; one brother, Judson Sorrells of Cedartown; sister, Mrs. Annie
Belle Perry, Gastonia, N.C.; one granddaughter, Mrs. Shirley Teems of
Dallas, GA.; three grandsons; one great grand-grandson. Funeral services
were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Congregational Holiness Church with the
Rev. A.J. Carr officiating. Interment followed in New Harmony Cemetery.
Gammage Funeral Home of Cedartown was in charge of arrangements. (Cedartown
Standard, Thursday, December 6, 1984)
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Mr. Frank Swinney, Sr., age 73, of 108 Wiley Drive, Cedartown, passed away
Wednesday, August 5, 1987 in Floyd Medical Center. Mr. Swinney was born June
13, 1914 in Floyd County. He was a member of the Friendship Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Gladys Willis Swinney of Cedartown; one son
Frank Swinney, Jr., Cedartown; two daughters, Sandra Livoisi of West
Minister, Maryland, and Jean Weaver of Grand Bay, Ala.; four brothers, Joe
L. Swinney of Jacksonville, Fla., F. D. Swinney, Knots Island, N. C., Earl
Swinney of Jacksonville, Fla., Robert O. Swinney of Ringgold, Ga.; three
sisters, Mrs. Mae Teasley of Atlanta, Mrs. Lassie Cambron of Rome, GA., Mrs.
Doris Nichols of East Point, GA.; five grandchildren; two great
grandchildren also survive. Funeral services were held at 3:00 p.m. Friday,
August 7, in the chapel of the Lester C. Litesey Funeral Home with the Rev.
Grady Kines officiating. Interment followed in Greenwood Cemetery.
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Mr. Rasha South, The death angel visited our community Monday night, taking
Mr. Rasha South. He is survived by his wife and two small children. He had
been ill with typhoid fever. His remains were laid to rest at Bluffton,
Ala., Tuesday. (Cedartown Standard, November 14, 1918)
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
James Eugene South, age 65, of Rt. 2, Cedartown passed away suddenly early
Monday morning at Polk General Hospital. Funeral services were held at 2:30
p.m. Wednesday from New Harmony Baptist Church with the Rev. Billy Brown,
the Rev. Hosea Mull, the Rev. Jerry Trawick, and the Rev. Hurbert Cole
officiating. Interment followed in the New Harmony Cemetery. Mr. South was
born August 23, 1901 in Cleburne County, Alabama, but had spent most of his
life in Cedartown. He was a member of the New Harmony Baptist Church.
Surviving are: his wife, the former Bertha Ealy; one son, Charles South of
Cedartown; three daughters: Mrs. Jeff Acton of Birmingham, Alabama, Mrs.
David Lawson, Santa Rosa, Calif., and Mrs. Joe Albirght of Nevada, Calif.;
one brother, Lowell South of Rome, Georgia and two sisters, Mrs. C. C.
Maddox and Mrs. Bruce Phillips, both of Cedartown. Three grandchildren also
survive. Pallbearers were: James Phillips, Cooper Phillips, Calvin Phillips,
M.C. Evans, Cecil Crocker, Jimmy Smith and Dennis Maddox. Lester C. Litesey
Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. (The Cedartown Standard, Cedartown,
Ga, August 24, 1967, page 4)
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Mrs. J. J. Stephens, The remains of Mrs. J. J. Stephens who passed away
Wednesday after prolonged ill health, were taken last Thursday to her old
home near Cave Spring for interment. The family have much sympathy in the
loss of this excellent wife and mother. (Cedartown Standard, Thursday, April
17, 1919)
{Mary Mobley b 29 Feb 1884 d 9 Apr 1919 md John Jasper Stephens on 24 July 1897. Mary was the daughter of Pleasant Green Mobley and Mary Lou Ivenyer Williams Mobley. Doris}
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Miss Amy Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Stewart and daughter, Miss Sara, and
Miss Agnes Houseal spent Friday at Spring Garden, Ala., to attend the
funeral of his niece, Miss Amy Stewart, who died from the influenza in
Anniston. The deceased was a charming young lady who had many friends in
Cedartown where she attended school for several years. (Cedartown Standard,
Thursday, November 7, 1918)
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Mrs. Margie (Dollie) Stephens, 55, 764 Georgia Avenue, died Friday, July
29.
Mrs. Stephens was born March 20, 1933 in Floyd County. She was a member
of the Desoto Park Baptist Church, Rome.
Surviving are her husband, Roy E. Stephens, Jr., Cedartown; one sister,
Mrs. Virginia Overby, Rome.
Funeral services were held Sunday, July 31, at 2 p.m. in the chapel of
the Gammage Funeral Home with the Rev. Cllifford Chandler and the Rev. Leroy
O'Kelley officiating. Interment followed in the Northview Cemetery.
Serving as pallbearers were Robert Fedlender, Eddy Esom, Gene Chitwood,
Marshall Tierce, Danny Pope and Steve Puckett.
The Gammage Funeral Home had charge of arrangements. (The Cedartown
Standard, Thursday, August 4, 1988, page 4A)
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Miss Clarice Stewart, a niece of Mr. J. H. Stewart who was for a year a
popular school girl here, died Thursday from the Spanish influenza at
Oxford, Ala. (Cedartown Standard, Thursday, October 31, 1918)
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Mr. John F. Stone, passed away Tuesday after a long illness, aged
sixty-three years. His wife, who was Miss Anice Mansell, preceded him a
couple of years ago. He is survived by his sister, Mrs. S. A. Edmondson.
Funeral services were conducted yesterday by his pastor, Rev. J. D. Larkins.
(Cedartown Standard, Thursday, February 14, 1918)
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Dr. Stovall, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Trawick were called Saturday to North
Carolina by a message announcing the death of their brother, Dr. Stovall.
(Cedartown Standard, Thursday, October 3, 1918)
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
W. N. Strange, Esq., one of our oldest and best citizens, died Saturday
evening from Bright's disease, in the 75th year of his age. Funeral services
were conducted Monday morning at 10 o'clock at the church in VanWert, and
were in charge of the Masonic fraternity. The services were conducted by
Rev. Wm. Goddard, of Summerville, assisted by Rev. F. L. McFadden, of
Cedartown, and the church was filled with sympathizing neighbors and
friends. Col. Strange leaves a wife and four sons~Messrs. James, Oscar,
Charles and Homer Strange~to mourn his loss. He came from Cartersville to
VanWert before the war, and has been one of our best known and most useful
citizens. He was a staunch Presbytorian and a devoted Mason, and his death
is generally regretted by our people. (Cedartown Standard, August 23, 1901)
The Standard regrets to chronicle in its Rockmart items this week the death
of Squire W. N. Strange, of that place, last Saturday. He has worthily
and capably held the office of Notary Public of his district for many years,
and was a man of high character and strict integrity, esteemed by all who
knew him. He was a christian gentleman and an active member of the
Presbyterian church. He was an ardent lover of Masonry and the large
concourse of Masons at his funeral Monday attested the high esteem in which
he was held by his brethren of the mystic tie. He has been a useful and
honored citizen of Polk for many years, and his death is a distinct loss to
the county. (Cedartown Standard, August 23, 1901)
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Infant Stranger, The three month old infant of Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Stranger
was buried here Saturday. (Cedartown Standard, Thursday, November 14, 1918)
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Mrs. Minnie Strickland, The people of this community were very sorry to hear
last week of the death of Mrs. Minnie Strickland, of near your city. She is
survived by her husband and four children. The bereaved family have the
sympathy of their many friends. (Cedartown Standard, Thursday, December 12,
1918)
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Cathy Lee Strickland
Cathy Lee Strickland, age 36, of 225 Reynolds Road, Cedartown, (Georgia) passed away Monday, Oct. 11, 1993. Mrs. Strickland was born June 2, 1957, in Floyd County, (Georgia). She was a member of New Harmony Baptist Church. Surviving are husband, Larry Strickland, Cedartown; sons, Larry Strickland, Jr. and Jamie Lee Strickland, both of Cedartown; one brother, Raymond Hayes, Rockmart; two sisters, Rita Powell and Deanna Womack, both of Rockmart. Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12, (1993) in the chapel of the Lester C. Litesey Funeral Home with the Rev. Dewayne New and the Rev. Charles Drummond officiating. Interment followed in Northview Cemetery. The Lester C. Litesey Funeral Home had charge of the arrangements. (Rockmart Journal, Wednesday, November 3, 1993)
Submitted by Johnny R. Pannell
Mr. Thos. O. Sutherland, News was received some time ago that Mr. Thos. O.
Sutherland, of Cedartown, had been wounded in battle in France, and last
Friday came the publication of the news in the casualty list that he had
died from his wounds. He is survived by his mother, to whom he was a devoted
son, and who has much sympathy in her sad bereavement. (Cedartown Standard,
Thursday, March 20, 1919)
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Floy Carter Sanders, passed
away Wednesday, Nov. 12, 1997. Mrs. Sanders was born Sept. 30, 1913
in Polk County. She was a member of Anna Kresge United Methodist Church.
A nephew, Robert Shiflett, of Cedartown and two nieces, Edna Taylor of
Cedartown and Ruth Naegle of Coarse Gold, Calif.,
all survive. Funeral services were held Friday, Nov. 14, at 2 p.m., in
the chapel of the Litesey Funeral Home, with Rev. Steve Arnold
officiating. Interment followed in Polk Memory Gardens. In lieu
of flowers, the family request contributions can be made to the Kresge
Methodist Church. The Lester C. Litesey Funeral Home had charge of the
arrangements.
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Cecil Savage, 73, passed away
Wednesday, Nov. 12, 1997 at his residence. Mr. Savage was born March 16,
1924
in Henry County. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and the
Rockmart Masonic Lodge No 97, a Shriner, former Rockmart Goodyear
employee, and a retired Cartersville Goodyear employee. Surviving are:
wife, Marian Loyd Savage of Rockmart; two sons, David Savage and Steven
Savage, both of Rockmart; daughter, Susan Carr of Rockmart; and six
grandchildren. Funeral services were held Saturday, Nov. 15, at
2 p.m., from the Calvary Baptist Church, with Rev. Charles Williams,
Rev. Wendell Rush, and Dr. Richard Smith officiating. Interment followed
in Polk Memory Gardens. Serving as pallbearers were: Clark Sloman,
Gerald Sloman, Bobby Sloman, John Foster, Edward Roach, and John Layfield. Honorary pallbearers included: Frank Statham, J. C. Gazaway,
Bill Holland, George McBryde, and Nathan Johnson. The Freeman Harris
Funeral Home
had charge of the arrangements.
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
John Richard Shuman, 59,
passed away Wednesday, Oct. 1, 1997. Mr. Shuman was born May 2, 1938 in
Polk County.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served 21 years, and a real
estate salesman. He was preceded in death by his parents, Minnie Lee
Davis and W. Wilson Shuman. Survivors include: wife, Joyce P. Shuman of
Rockmart;
four sons, Richard Mike Shuman, Dennis Keith Shuman and John Christopher
Shuman, Sr., all of Rockmart, and Steve Crain Shuman of Cedartown;
brother, Bobby G. Shuman of Sumter, S.C.; five grandchildren; three step
grandchildren
and two step great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Friday,
Oct. 3, at 2 p.m., from the chapel of the Gammage Funeral Home, with the
Rev. Roger Parris and the Rev. Robert Rudeseal officiating. Interment
followed in
Northview Cemetery, with full military rites conducted by Ft. McPhearson
of Atlanta. Serving as pallbearers were: Gary Shuman, Jackie Berry,
Randy Berry, Tony Rudeseal, Davey Stephenson, Dale Stephenson. Donnie
Stephenson,
Gregg Parris, Johnny Parris, Stephen Ogle, and Jamie Ogle. The Gammage
Funeral Home had charge of the arrangements.
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Daniel Stephens, infant son
of Mr. and Mrs. James Ralph Stephens of 120 Adams Avenue, passed away
suddenly early this morning in a local hospital. Graveside services will
be held
at 4:00 p.m. today at New Harmony Cemetery with Rev. Hayward Baxter,
pastor of the Second Baptist Church officiating. He is survived by his
father and mother; four brothers, Ralph, Jr., Darrell and Earnest, of Cedartown, and L.A. Stephens, of Fort Benning, GA., two sisters Nancy
Stephens,
of Cedartown and Mrs. Vernon Stephens of Rome, maternal grandmother,
Mrs. George Smith, and paternal grandmother, Mrs. Mary Stephens. The
Lester C. Litesey Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Note:
(Daniel Stephens passed away on the same day he was born Aug. 31, 1954)
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Mr. J.W. Seabolt, Sr., of
Cedartown passed away Wednesday, April 22, 1998.
Mr. Seabolt was born January 27, 1936 in Union County, GA. and was a
member
of the American Legion Post 86. He was preceded in death by his father,
Earnest Seabolt; and a sister Earlene Goodwin. Survivors include his
wife
Judy Seabolt of Cedartown; his mother, Bonnie W. Martin of Cedartown; a
son
John Seabolt of Cedartown; a daughter, Jill Seabolt Sawyer of Cedartown;
two
brothers, Roger Seabolt and James Seabolt, both of Cedartown; a sister
Shirley Benefield of Cedartown; and one grandchild. Graveside services
were
held on Friday, April 24, 1998 at 11 a.m. at Northview Cemetery with the
Rev. Roger Paris officiating. The Lester C. Litesey Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Mr. Bobby C. Shumate, age 58,
of Cedartown passed away Tuesday, March 31,
1998 in a local hospital. Mr. Shumate was born July 1, 1939 in Floyd
County. He was employed as a driver with Bradford Drug Store and was a
member of Sunny Hill Baptist Church in Rome. He was preceded in death
by
his father, Hugh Nolan Shumate. Survivors include his wife Glenda Faye
Woodall Shumate of Cedartown; two daughters, Judy Carol Wilson and Janet
Lynn Shumate; a son Anthony Michael Honea; his mother Kathleen Matthews
Shumate; three brothers, Donald Hugh Shumate, Sammy Gene Shumate and
Harold
Wayne Shumate; and two grandchildren. Abral Wilson and Christian
Raymond
Hernandez. Funeral services were held Friday, April 3, 1998 at 4 p.m.
from
the chapel of Gammage Funeral Home with the Rev. Doug Matthews and the
Rev.
Ben Clemmons officiating. Interment followed at Northview Cemetery.
Pallbearers included Leroy Matthews, Shelton Matthews, Donnie Matthews,
Dennis Matthews, Bobby Lanham, Harvey Woods and Gordon Lorren. Gammage
Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Mrs. Elizabeth Snedden, of
Birmingham, Ala., mother of area residents,
passed away, (October 27, 1962) Saturday at the home of a sister in
Brighton, Ala. Surviving are her husband; one son, Clifford W. Little,
of
Lindale, Rte. 1; five daughters, Mrs. Charlie Spears and Miss Virginia
Little both of Hollywood; Mrs. Mary Furgeson, of California; Mrs. Hazel
Miller, of Mexico, and Mrs. Sara Howard, of Arizona; and other
relatives.
Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock (Alabama time) Thursday
afternoon
in Brown's Funeral Home, in Ensley, Ala. Burial will be in Brighton,
Ala.
Brown's Funeral Home, of Ensley, is in charge of arrangements.
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Mrs. Dennis Lamar Sorrells,
age 47, of Cedartown, passed away Tuesday, March
10, 1998. Mr. Sorrells was born on July 8, 1951 in Polk County. He was
preceded in death by his mother, Mary L. Sorrells. Survivors include
his
father, James Wiley Sorrells of Rockmart; a daughter, Kimberly Lynn
Sorrells
of Atlanta; a son, Jason Lamar Sorrells at Atlanta; and a brother, James
Thomas Sorrells of Cummings, GA. Funeral services for Mr. Sorrells were
held Thursday, March 12, 1998 at 2 p.m. from the Chapel of the Gammage
Funeral Home with the Rev. James Taylor officiating. Interment followed
in
Bethlehem Cemetery. Pallbearers were Tommy Sorrells, Michael Gravley,
Marshall Sorrells, Joey Smith, Johnny Caldwell and James Bollen.
Gammage
Funeral Home of Cedartown was in charge of arrangements.
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Mrs. Louise Sorrells, age 67,
of Rockmart, passed away Wednesday, February
25, 1998 in an out of town hospital. Mrs. Sorrells was born June 22,
1930,
in Polk County and was a retired South Fulton Hospital Ward Clerk. She
was
preceded in death by her parents, L. C. Malone and Adel Vinson Malone;
and a
son Jerry Paul Sorrells. Survivors include her husband, James Wiley
Sorrells of Rockmart; two sons, James Thomas Sorrells of Cumming, GA,.
and
Dennis Lamar Sorrells of Rockmart; and a brother Robert Dewey Malone of
Rockmart. Funeral service for Mrs. Sorrells was held Friday, February
27,
1998 at 2 p.m. from the chapel of the Gammage Funeral Home with the Rev.
Dewey Penson officiating. Interment followed in Bethlehem Church
Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Tommy Sorrells, Marshal Sorrells, Robin Sorrells, Chris
Sorrells, Michael Gravitt and Joey Smith. Gammage Funeral Home of
Cedartown
was in charge of the arrangements.
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Mrs. Ivaleen Daniel Stephens,
of Carrollton passed away early Monday, March
9, 1998, at Tanner Medical Center. Mrs. Stephens, age 91, was the
daughter
of the late William Rufus Daniel and Ella Buckhanon Daniel of Carroll
County. She was a member of Beulah Baptist Church. Mrs. Stephens and
her
late husband Howard Y. Stephens lived in Cedartown for a number of years
before moving back to Carrollton. Survivors include a brother and
sister-in-law, William Curtis and Emily Daniel, sisters-in-law and
brothers-in-laws, Mrs. Dessie Daniel, Carrollton, Helen and Robert
Perkins,
Carrollton, Dr. Morris and Billie Dalton, Knoxville, TN., and Jack
Stephens,
Magmolia, Ark., and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were
held
Tuesday, March 10, 1998 at 2 O'clock from Beulah Baptist Church with
Rev.
Wayne Benefield and Rev. Roger Swafford officiating. Pallbearers were:
Harry Hughes, Bob Perkins, Gary Aldridge, Greg Daniel, Al Chandler and
Jimmy
Groves. Interment followed in the Church Cemetery. Almon Funeral Home
of
Carrollton had charge of these arrangements.
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Mr. Wendell R. "Buck" Stoops,
age 79, of Georgetown, Ky., died Tuesday,
March 31, 1998 from injuries sustained in an automobile wreck. Mr.
Stoops
was born in Scottsbluff, NE., and was a retired fool broker and
horseman.
He was a graduate of Washington and Lee University Law School, a former
agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and a member of Christ
Church Cathedral in Lexington, Ky. He was a former resident of Kansas
City,
MO, Cedartown, GA and Lexington, KY. He was preceded in death by a son,
John Stoops. Survivors include his wife Lois Lear Stoops of Georgetown,
KY;
two daughters, Carol Hurst of Lake George, NY and Wendy Armacost of
Stillwell, KS; a son Stephen Stoops of Mission Hills, KS; a sister, Barbara
Penn of Scottsbluff, NE; and nine grandchildren. Funeral services were
held
Friday, April 3, at 10 a.m. in Lexington, KY. W.R. Milward Mortuary of
Lexington, KY was in charge of the arrangements.
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Mrs. Betty A. McDonald Strickland, age 67, of Cedartown passed away Monday,
February 16, 1998. Mrs. Strickland was born August 12, 1930 in Karo,
Ga.
She was a member of the Youngs Grove Baptist Church. She was preceded
in
death by her husband, Van Lawrence Strickland. Survivors include a son,
Charles Strickland of Cedartown and a brother Billy McDonald of Plaino,
TX.
Funeral services for Mrs. Strickland were held Wednesday, February 18,
1998
at 3 p.m., in the Chapel of the Litesey Funeral Home with the Rev. Bobby
Wood and Dr. Charles Drummond officiating. Interment followed in the
Sanders Cemetery. Lester C. Litesey Funeral Home was in charge of the
arrangements.
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Arnold D. Swafford, age 77, of 617 College Drive, Cedartown, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 26, 1994, after a brief illness. Mr. Swafford was born Nov. 22, 1916, in Paulding County. He was a member of Harmony Grove Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by; his wife, Ethel Cole Swafford, and one daughter, Libby Zebeau. Surviving are: daughter, Gloria Ann McKee, Lithonia; son, Namon Howell Woods, Grove Town; sister, Mae Turner, Douglasville, and Ora Forsyth, Hiram; brother, Dennis Swafford, Villa Rica; one grand-daughter, four grandsons, and one great-grandson. Funeral services were held Friday, Jan. 28, at 11 a.m. in the chapel of the Gammage Funeral Home, with the Rev. Steve Fetkenhour officiating. Interment followed in Polk Memory Gardens. Gammage Funeral Home had charge of the arrangements. (The Cedartown Standard, Cedartown, GA, Tuesday, February 1, 1994, page 5)
Submitted by Wendell & Edna Stephens
Van D. Swafford
Van D. Swafford, 78, of 85 Edgewood Dr., passed away
Friday, March 12, 2004 in a local hospital.
He was born August 31, 1925 in Polk County and was
retired from Diamond Shamrock Chemical Company.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Paul Swafford
and Buena Vesta Milligan Swafford Paris.
Survivors include; his wife, Margaret Carter Swafford; daughters,
Rita Burgdorf and Terry Fincher; son, John Paul Swafford; half-
brother, Dick Paris of LaQuinta, Calif.; five grandchildren
and four great-grandchildren. Nieces and nephews also
survive.
Funeral services were conducted Sunday, March 14, at 2 p.m.
in the Chapel of the Gammage Funeral Home with Rev. J. Holland
Thomas, Dr. David Taylor and Dr. William Camp officiating.
Interment followed in Greenwood Cemetery.
Flowers are asked to be omitted in lieu of donations to the American
Cancer Society.
The Gammage Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
(The Cedartown Standard Thursday, March 18, 2004)
Submitted by Barbara McBurnett Baines