All Obituaries

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...

Miss Gloria Jean Blankenship, 67, of Cave Spring, died Wednesday morning, June 17, 2020, following a brief illness. Miss Blankenship was born in Rome May 22, 1953, a daughter of the late Bruce D. Blankenship and the late Lena Robinson Blankenship. An avid Atlanta Braves fan, she was a 1971 graduate of Cave Spring High School, and was co-owner with her life long friend Vickie Jacobs of Vickie’s Beauty Shop. A devoted sister, aunt and friend, Miss Blankenship was a life long member of...

Mr. Leon Herman Hopper, 92, of Cave Spring, died Sunday morning in a Cedartown hospital following an short illness. Mr. Hopper was born in Jacksonville, Alabama November 20, 1927, a son of the late Henly Hopper and the late Hattie Mae Shaw Hopper. Mr. Hopper served in the U.S. Army, and for a number of years was a sales representative for a mobile home manufacturer. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Bob Hopper, Clay Hopper, and Bud Hopper, and by two sisters,...

Mrs. Ona Mae Peck Hester, age 98, of Forney, passed away Monday, June 1, 2020 at the Cherokee County Health Center. Mrs. Hester was born in Vann’s Valley, Georgia on May 15, 1922, the fourth child of the late DeLone Stuart Peck and the late Katie Mae Smith Peck. Mrs. Hester was a 1939 graduate of Cave Spring High School where she was an outstanding basketball player. Mrs. Hester was married to Wyatt T. Hester December 24, 1941 in Cave Spring, and was preceded in death by him April...