All Obituaries

Mr. Larry James Thomason, 58, of Rome, died Monday, June 14, 2021. Mr. Thomason was born in Rome Oct. 5, 1962, a son of Mrs. Delores Adams Thomason and the late John L. Thomason. He was a self employed laborer and was of the Baptist faith. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Delores Thomason, by three brothers, Ray Thomason, Kenneth Thomason and Ray Thomason, and by a sister, Sue Thomason. Mr. Thomason was cremated and no formal services are planned.

Emerson Mack Abbott, Sr., 53, of Cave Spring, died Saturday afternoon, June 5, 2021, in a Rome hospital from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.   Mr. Abbott was born July 27, 1967 in Rome, Georgia, son of Mrs. Lorene Hicks Abbott and the late William Thomas Abbott, Sr. Mr. Abbot was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, worked with his father as a tree surgeon and as an electrician for 20 years, and had also been associated with Joe Hill’s Lawnmower Shop for a number of...

Mrs. Lilla Lou Tate, 88, of Cave Spring, passed away Saturday evening, June 5, 2021 at the Renaissance Marquis in Rome. The former Lilla Lou Booth, Mrs. Tate was born in Manor, Georgia on August 18, 1932, the daughter of the late Tillman Walstein Booth and the late Ollie Mae Smith Booth. Mrs. Tate was Miss Ware County Tobacco Queen in 1948, and was a graduate of the University of Georgia, earning a B.S. degree in Home Economics. While in college, she met her future husband, Ray James Tate,...

Committal services for the ashes of William Thomas Jones (Dec. 18, 1915 – Dec. 7, 2000) and his wife, Helen Carpenter Jones (June 23, 1919 – Feb. 19, 2003) will be held Wednesday, June 2, 2021 in the family lot of the Cave Spring Cemetery with Rev. Jarrod Kinsey officiating. A veteran of the U. S. Army and the U. S. Navy, the Honor Guard of the Shanklin-Attaway Post 5 of the American Legion will extend military honors to Mr. Jones. John House’s Cave Spring Chapel

Mrs. Phyllis Montgomery, 81, of Cave Spring, died Thursday afternoon, May 27, 2021 in a Rome hospital. The former Phyllis Ann Teems, she was born in Cedartown, July 24, 1939, a daughter of the late Arthur J. Teems and the late Nora Lee Broome Teems. She was a graduate of the Cedartown High School, and after graduation she worked in the Payroll Department of the Goodyear Mill. Mrs. Montgomery was associated with the Georgia School for the Deaf for 15 years prior to her becoming disabled in...

Mrs. Linda Gail Cook, 73, of Taylorsville, died unexpectedly Monday afternoon, May 24, 2021, in a Cartersville hospital following an extended illness. The former Linda Cronic, Mrs. Cook was born in Canton, Georgia on December 1, 1947, a daughter of the late DeWitt Plez Cronic and the late Edna Mae Johnson Cronic. She was married to James Harold (Butch) Cook March 17, 1970, and was preceded in death by him October 15, 2015. Together they ran their own roofing company. She was a member of the...

Mr. Spenser Parnell Sumner, 23, of Cave Spring, died Wednesday, April 7, 2021 in a Chattanooga hospital from injuries sustained in an ATV accident a few days earlier. Mr. Sumner was born in Krasnodar, Russia on July 7, 1997 and came to live in America with his parents Dr. Randolph Sumner and Dr. Susan Butler Sumner. He grew up in Cave Spring, and attended Cave Spring Elementary, Berry Elementary, Unity Christian School, and was a graduate of the Coosa High School. He attended the...

Curtis Milton Craw, 74, of Rome, died unexpectedly Tuesday afternoon, April 6, 2021 at his residence. Mr. Craw was born in Santa Monica, California December 17, 1947, a son of the late Milton Craw and the late Rosemond Follet Craw. Mr. Craw earned a B.A. degree in journalism at the California State University, Northridge in Northridge, California. Mr. Craw was employed at Disneyland in California as a caricature artist for a number of years prior to moving to Rome in 1991. Survivors...

Mr. Dennis Duane Sutton, 71, of Cave Spring, died Monday morning, April 5, 2021 at his residence surrounded by family. Mr. Sutton was born in Fayetteville, Arkansas on July 23, 1949, a son of Mrs. Edith Louise McDaniel Sutton and the late Dennis Ely Sutton. Mr. Sutton was a veteran of the U. S. Navy, having served during the Vietnam War and attended the Church of Christ. He and Mrs. Sutton moved to Cave Spring in 1983 from Cisco, Georgia. Mr. Sutton was a machinist and welder, and was...

Thomas Evan Dempsey, Jr., a life long resident of Cave Spring, passed away peacefully March 24, 2021 at his residence surrounded by his family. Mr. Dempsey was born to the late Mae Foster Smith Dempsey and the late Thomas Evan Dempsey, Sr. on December 5, 1939. Mr. Dempsey graduated from the Cave Spring High School in 1957, received his BSEd and his Master’s Degree from West Georgia College (1962 and 1965) and his Specialist Degree from Jacksonville State University in 1981. While at...