All Obituaries

Mrs. Diane Smith, 69, of Aragon, died Sunday afternoon, May 15, 2022 in a Rome hospital. The former Helen Diane Wood, Mrs. Smith was born in Anniston, Alabama March 26, 1953, a daughter of Mrs. Barbara Jean Cotton Wood and the late J. H. “Bud” Wood. She was a 1972 graduate of the Cave Spring High School, and was employed for several years by the Arrow Shirt Company in Cedartown. Mrs. Smith was a member of the Flint Hill Baptist Church. Besides her father, Mrs. Smith was...

Danny Lamar Walton, 67, of Cave Spring, died Wednesday evening, April 20, 2022 following an extended illness. Mr. Walton was a native of Dublin, Ga., born there March 1, 1955, a son of the late Floyd Walton and the late Curtis Holmes Walton. A loving family man, Mr. Walton also loved working for Bell South and later AT&T, having been associated with them from the age of 18 right out of high school until just recently. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Jerry...

Mrs. Evelyn Montgomery, age 80, of Cave Spring, died Wednesday morning, April 6, 2022 in Cave Spring following an extended illness. The former Martha Evelyn Barker, she was born in Floyd County, April 16, 1941, a daughter of the late Alonzo Barker and the late Addie Estelle Fowler Barker. She was a graduate of the Johnson High School, and was a member of the Rehoboth Baptist Church, the East Floyd Eastern Star Chapter #501, the Wildlife Club and the Cave Spring Ruritan and enjoyed...

Battalion Chief Rick Cagle, Rome Fire Department (retired) age 68, of Cave Spring, died unexpectedly Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at his residence. Rickey Jack Cagle was born in Brunswick, Georgia on July 6, 1953, a son of the late Jack Clay Cagle and the late Shirley Ruth Medlin Cagle. He was a graduate of the Glynn Academy in Brunswick and received an Associates Degree from Floyd Junior College. Mr. Cagle joined the Rome Fire Department in November of 1980, and he retired from there in...

Mrs. Judy Barton, 68, of Cave Spring, died Tuesday morning, March 8, 2022 at her residence following an extended illness.  The former Judy Carolyn Johnson, Mrs. Barton was born April 2, 1953 in LaFayette, Georgia, a daughter of the late Oliver Lee Johnson and the late Mary Ruth Guinn Johnson. Mrs. Barton was of the Baptist faith, and prior to ill health, she was employed by the Storey Lumber Company, and later by Redmond Regional Medical Center in the Dietary Department. Besides her...

Johnnie Elbert Turner, 36, of Cartersville, died Sunday afternoon, February 20, 2022.   Mr. Turner was born in Elgin, Illinois on November 20, 1985, a son of Mark Allen Pritchard and Tammy Kay Turner Pritchard, both of whom survive. Mr. Turner worked had worked in construction. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, James and Martha Turner. Besides his parents, he is survived by his fiancé, Ryan Stumpp, by two children, Lexus Turner and Ava Clymer; by two...

Mr. Donnie Tate Blankenship, 69, of Rome, passed away Saturday afternoon, February 19, 2022, at a Rome hospital with his family following a long fight with cancer. Mr. Blankenship was born at the McCall Hospital in Rome on February 20, 1952, a son of Mrs. Elizabeth Jean (Bettye) Vann Blankenship and the late C. T. (Buddy) Blankenship. He attended Cave Spring School, was a graduate of Pepperell High School and a graduate of the West Georgia College. Mr. Blankenship was a veteran of the U.S....

Mrs. Peggy Ann Myers, 79, of Cave Spring, died unexpectedly Tuesday morning, February 15, 2022 in a Rome hospital. The former Peggy Ann Pruitt, she was born in Cave Spring on February 24, 1942, the daughter of the late Paul Pruitt and the late Frances Cromer Pruitt. A graduate of the Cave Spring High School, Mrs. Myers had a beauty shop in Cave Spring for a number of years prior to becoming house parent at Georgia School for the Deaf for fifteen years. A former member of the First Baptist...

Mrs. Linda Clarice Lipham, 62, of Rome, died Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at her home following an extended illness. Mrs. Lipham was born in Monroe, N. C. on April 19, 1959, a daughter of the late Oliver Clark and the late Hazel Grantland Clark. She was of the Methodist faith, and was associated with Redmond Regional hospital as an RN. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Robbie Yow in November of 2000. Survivors include her husband, Steve Lipham, to whom she...

Robert Walter (R. W.) Baker, 91, of Cave Spring, died Tuesday morning at his residence. Mr. Baker was born in Cave Spring, July 7, 1930, a son of the late Geat H. Baker and the late Edna Mullinix Baker. Mr. Baker was a graduate of the Cave Spring High School, was a veteran of the Korean War, having served with the U. S. Army, was a member of the First Baptist Church of Cave Spring, and had served on the Cave Spring City Council. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Baker was employed by General...