All Obituaries

Mr. Larry Michael Phillips, 75, of Cave Spring, died Wednesday afternoon, October 28, 2020 at his residence following an extended illness. Mr. Phillips was born February 23, 1945 in Old Hickory, Tennessee, a son of the late Wesley Thomas Phillips and the late Lillian Pauline Layhew Phillips. Mr. Phillips made his home in the Rome area for a number of years prior to moving to Cave Spring in 1980, and he owned a number of rental properties there. He was of the Baptist faith. Survivors...

Mr. Barry F. Ayers, 33, of Cave Spring, died Monday, October 12, 2020, in a Rome hospital following an illness of two months. Mr. Ayers was born in Rome, January 9, 1987, the son of the late Chris Ayers and the late Mary Jane Scott Ayers.  Memorial services for Mr. Ayers are being planned for the first part of November and will be announced later. John House's Cave Spring Chapel Funeral Home

Mr. Bobby Gene Terry, 73, of Gaylesville, Alabama, died Saturday afternoon, October 10, 2020 at his residence following an extended illness. A native of Floyd County, Mr. Terry was born March 13, 1947, a son of the late John Stephen Terry and the late Eunice Pledger Terry. He was a graduate of the Cave Spring High School, where he excelled in track and field athletics, setting several school records, and was a state champion in long jump. A veteran of the Vietnam War, Mr. Terry served as a...

Mrs. Betty J. KcKay, 87, of Centre, Alabama, died Saturday evening, September 12, 2020, in a Rome hospital. The former Betty Jo Grogan, Mrs. McKay was born December 22, 1932 in Lineville, Alabama, a daughter of the late Henry Dewell Grogan and the late Mary Ellender Smith Grogan. Over a span of several years, Mrs. McKay and her husband built their home together just outside of Cave Spring, and made their home there for many years. She had been active member of the Cave Spring United...

Mrs. Patricia (Patti) Jayne Collins Kirk, age 78, of Cave Spring, Georgia, passed away peacefully on September 4, 2020 surrounded by her family, after an extended illness. Mrs. Kirk was born in Gainesville, Georgia on February 21, 1942, daughter of the late E. E. Collins, Sr., and the late Maude Westmoreland Collins. She was the last of four children, and was preceded in death by her three brothers, Bud Collins, Bill Collins, and Jim Collins. Survivors include her husband of 57 years,...

Mrs. Kerr age 94, Cave Spring, GA was born on July 29, 1926 in the Alexis community of Alabama. She was the daughter of the late Abbie J and Rilla Brown Ellis. She was married to Ottis Vernon “Sam” Kerr on July 24, 1944 whom she was predeceased after 67 years of marriage in 2012. She is survived by two children, Ferrell Ottis Kerr (Sandra) and Kathy Kerr Knight (Jimmy) of Cave Spring, GA. Three grandchildren survive Lori Knight Kilgo (Mike) of Euharlee, GA, Michelle Kerr of...

Jerome K. (G.) Agan, 92, of Cave Spring, died Monday morning, August 24, 2020 in a Rome care center following an extended illness. Mr. Agan was born in Centre, Alabama, on November 18, 1927, a son of the late Alonzo Columbus Agan and the late Molly Florien Morris Agan. In 1973, Mr. Agan became a member and of the Mackey Lodge # 120 F. & A.M., was a Past Master of the Lodge, was Mason of the Year for the 7th Masonic District of Georgia in 1987, and was a member of the East Floyd Chapter...

Horace Lee Cline, Jr., age 96, passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home in Cave Spring on Thursday, August 20. Mr. Cline was born in Loudon, Tennessee, on November 3, 1923, son of Horace Lee Cline, Sr. and Sallie Thomas Cline. Orphaned at a young age, Mr. Cline lived with different relatives in Tennessee for several years, until his Aunt Esther Cline Jennings moved to Rome with her husband Frank Jennings. In Rome they learned about Berry School, where students could work their way...

Nancy Carolyn Jackson, age 68, passed away on Wednesday, August 5, 2020, surrounded by her loving family and friends. Nancy’s birth gave her mom a very special first Mother’s Day gift with her arrival on May 9, 1952, just two days before Mother’s Day. Nancy was the daughter of Louise Ellenburg Jackson and the late Charles Frederick Jackson, Sr., who had met in Rome, married in Anniston, AL, but made their home in Cave Spring, where they raised Nancy and her brothers on...

Anthony Harbin (Tony) Fricks, 79, of Cave Spring, died Thursday morning, July 2, 2020 at his residence following an extended illness. Mr. Fricks was born in Floyd County November 11, 1940, a son of the late Arthur Harbin Fricks and the late Auzie Rebecca Buchannon Fricks. Mr. Fricks was a retired veteran of the U. S. Army and the Georgia Army National Guard. He was a Past Master and former Secretary of the Mackey Masonic Lodge # 120 F. & A.M., a member of the Cherokee Masonic Lodge in...