All Obituaries

Ms. Wendy Poff, 66, of Centre, died Wednesday morning, November 22, 2023 at her daughter’s residence in Centre following an illness of several months. The former Wendy Elizabeth Hendrix, she was born in Newnan, Georgia on August 23, 1957, a daughter of the late Kenneth Edward Hendrix, Sr. and the late Barbara Jean Lee Hendrix. She was a graduate of the Cave Spring High School and attended Floyd Junior College where she received an associates degree in secretarial studies. Ms. Poff...

Mr. Bobby Wheeler, 85, of Cave Spring, died Friday afternoon, November 17, 2023 in a Rome hospital following an illness of a few weeks. A life long resident of Floyd County, Bobby Duel Wheeler was born November 29, 1937, a son of the late O. N. Wheeler and the late Sarah Lee Beavers Wheeler. He was a graduate of the Cave Spring High School, and was employed by the Sears and Roebuck Company for over 40 years, retiring as their warehouse manager. Mr. Wheeler was a member and Deacon of the...

Mrs. Antonie Coursey, 87, of Cave Spring, died Sunday evening, October 29, 2023 at her home following a short illness. The former Antonie Steuerwald, she was born January 30, 1936 in Wolfakirechen, Germany, a daughter of the late Joseph and Maria Steuerwald. Having received her degrees in nursing from Coosa Valley Tech about the same time her boys were graduating high school, Mrs. Coursey was a retired L.P. N. and later a R.N., and had been associated with Redmond Hospital in Rome, the 97th...

Mr. Charles Howell, 86, of Cave Spring, died Monday evening, October 16, 2023 at his home following a brief illness. Aubrey Charles Howell was born October 22, 1936 in Mize, Mississippi, a son of the late Horace Bethel Howell and the late Ruby Wilson Sullivan. Mr. Howell was a graduate of the Mize High School where he met, and later married, his wife, the former Willie Ree Allen. They were married on December 22, 1954 and Mr. Howell was preceded in death by her on January 24, 2018 after 63...

Mrs. Frances L. Clemones, 86, of Rome, died Saturday morning, September 9, 2023 in a Rome hospital. The former Martha Frances Patterson, she was born in Columbiana, Alabama on August 22, 1937, a daughter of the late Clarence Claude Patterson and the late Mary Rebecca Whitener Patterson. Mrs. Clemones had made her home in Rome for a number of years, and was married to the late William Clayton Clemones on November10, 1964, and was preceded in death by him on November 10, 1979. She was a...

Mrs. Janie Hendrix, 63 of Cave Spring, died unexpectedly Friday morning, August 25, 2023 in a Rome hospital following an attack suffered earlier at her residence. The former Sarah Jane Hancock, Mrs. Hendrix was born June 29, 1960 in LaGrange, North Carolina, a daughter of the late John Broughton Hancock and the late Virginia Ann Doyle Hancock. She was a graduate of the Georgia School for the Deaf and was formerly employed by Ci Ci’s Pizza. Besides her parents, Mrs. Hendrix was...

Andrew Earl Jones, born June 19th 1955 to the late Octer Earl Jones and Betty Joyce Brittain, passed away Monday afternoon August 14th, 2023 at age 68 in a Rome, Georgia hospital following a short illness. Andrew, known by friends and family as Andy, was a renaissance man that never stopped learning, moving, and growing. Andy was a man of principle, faith, discipline, and adventure. In 1983, he served in the US Army as Platoon Leader of 11 Bravo Company and was honorably discharged in 1984....

Mr. John William Shaw, 85, of Cedartown, died unexpectedly Saturday morning, July 22, 2023 at his residence. Mr. Shaw was born in Rocky Hollow, Alabama on October 4, 1937, the son of the late William Herman Shaw and the late Mildred Elizabeth Angel Shaw. Mr. Shaw attended the University of Georgia where he was a member of the Chi-Phi Fraternity. He became associated with the Borden Milk and Ice Cream Company and worked in Savannah and later Fayetteville, N.C. Mr. Shaw and his wife moved...

Mr. Eric Dwayne Hestely, 52, of Cave Spring, died unexpectedly Tuesday morning, July 11, 2023 at his parent’s residence. Eric was born January 28, 1971 in Rome, a son of Larry C. Hestely and Patricia Lindsey Hestely. Eric grew up in Cave Spring where he knew everyone and loved visiting with neighbors and towns people, as well as total strangers. He made friends with everyone he met. In his early years he enjoyed all the same things as the other local boys. T Ball and Baseball were...

Life long Cave Spring resident Mrs. Emmalee Highnote, 101, passed away Friday afternoon, June 9, 2023 at her residence The former Emma Lee Jones, she was born in Cave Spring, December 9, 1921, a daughter of the late Tudor Jones and the late Jessie Lee Forbes Jones. Mrs. Highnote was a graduate of the Cave Spring Consolidated school, the West Georgia College and received her Master’s degree from Appalachian State University. She began her career in education at Georgia School for the...