All Obituaries

Phillip Myron Jaggers died November 30, 2018 in Mississippi. Mr. Jaggers was born September 19, 1959, a son of Virginia Jaggers and the late Eugene “Gene’ Jaggers. 9/19/59. Phil never married, and worked from home and took care of his Mom and Dad. Phil is survived by his mother, Mrs. Virginia Jaggers, and by his brother Jerome Jaggers, both of Mississippi. A graveside interment service will be held Saturday, July 20, 2019 at 2:00 P.M. in the family lot of the Cave Spring...

Mrs. Blanche Anthony, 79, of Cave Spring, died Tuesday morning, June 11, 2019, at her residence following a short illness. The former Blanche Ellen Dobbs, Mrs. Anthony was born in Cherokee County, Alabama, a daughter of the late Alvin William Dobbs and the late Dorothy Tucker Dobbs. Mrs. Anthony had made her home in Cave Spring for a number of years, was associated with the Bank of Cave Spring for 23 years prior to her retirement in 2002, and was a member of the Live Oak Baptist...

Tony Curtis Langston, 57, of Cave Spring, died Thursday, April 11, 2019. Mr. Langston was born in Polk County, March 26, 1962, son of the late Curtis Edward Langston and the late Hattie Mobbs Langston. Mr. Langston had attended the Calvary Baptist Church, and prior to being disabled, had worked in construction as a roofer. Besides his parents, he was also preceded in death by a daughter, Mrs. Carrie Henning September 19, 2017. Mr. Langston is survived by his wife, the former Tabitha...

Mrs. Brandy Slaton, 32, of Rome, died Sunday afternoon, February 3, 2019, from injuries sustained in an auto accident. The former Brandy Leigh Wilson, Mrs. Slaton was born in Hamilton, Tennessee on June 20, 1986, a daughter of Mrs. Nancy Penny Wilson Pierce and the late Ralph Wilson. A homemaker, Mrs. Slaton was a graduate of the Pepperell High School and was a member of Providence Baptist Church. Besides her father, Mrs. Slaton was also preceded in death by a brother, Ed Wilson. Mrs....

Richard Byron Allgood, 71, of Cave Spring, died Thursday morning, December 20, 2018, in a Rome hospital following an extended illness. Mr. Allgood was born in Porterdale, Georgia on October 23, 1947, son of the late William Herbert Allgood and the late Mary Elizabeth Watkins Allgood. A 1969 graduate of the University of Georgia with a degree in business, Mr. Allgood joined the U. S. Army, and served in Vietnam as a medical technician. After his military service, Mr. Allgood returned to the...

Mrs. Estelle Norton, 87, of Rome, and formerly of Cave Spring, died Wednesday, December 12, 2018, in a Rome hospital following a brief illness. The former Barbara Estelle Rosier, Mrs. Norton was born in Miami, Florida, September 24, 1931, a daughter of the late Walter Charles Smith Rosier and the late Dolfie Belle Purvis Rosier . A 1950 graduate of the Miami High School, she met her husband, Cave Spring native Howard Norton, a young Marine stationed in Miami, and they were married June 30,...

Mrs. Elizabeth D. Sheldon, 98, of Cave Spring, died Thursday evening, November 22, 2018, at her residence following an extended illness. The former Elizabeth Lorene Dobbs, Mrs. Sheldon was born in Floyd County, February 23, 1920, a daughter of the late William T. Dobbs and the late Ethel Dobbs. Mrs. Sheldon was a homemaker, and was a member of the Cedar Creek Baptist Church. Mrs. Sheldon was married to George Hill Sheldon in 1937, and was preceded in death by him April 12, 1984. She was...

It was a life well lived for Mrs. Roberta B. Wood, age 95, who passed peacefully into the arms of her Lord on Thursday, November 15, 2018 at her residence surrounded by family, friends and devoted caregivers. Mrs. Wood was born in Calhoun, Georgia on August 13, 1923 to Tom and Lucy (Cochran) Little. She had one sister, Bonnie, and three brothers, J. Terrell Little, Hansel J. Little, and Travis Little, all of whom preceded her in death. Mrs. Wood severed her country during World War II...

Mrs. Sadie Marie Watson, age 70, of the Garden Lakes community, Rome, died unexpectedly Monday evening, October 29, 2018, in a Rome hospital. The former Sadie Marie Jordon, Mrs. Watson was born in Austell, Georgia February 12, 1948, a daughter of the late George Jordan and the late Myrtle Holliday Jordan. Although she had lived in Rome earlier in her life, Mrs. Watson had made her home in the Atlanta area for a number of years prior to moving back to Rome eight years ago. While in Atlanta,...

Donald Edward “Colonel” Packer, age 77 of Cave Spring, died Saturday evening, October 20, 2018, in a Rome hospital following a short illness. Mr. Packer was born in Cedartown, Georgia May 25, 1941, a son of the late Archie Emmitt Packer and the late Daisy Myrtle Miller Packer. A graduate of the Cedartown High School, Mr. Packer was an avid history buff, was a former member of the Cave Spring Historical Society, had volunteered for a number of years at the Cave Spring Welcome...