Rome, GA Obituaries

Suzanne Wright Protz passed away on December 1, 2025 in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL. Born on September 5, 1953, in Marietta, Georgia, Suzanne was the daughter of Jeanne Brown Wright and William Gardner Wrig...

Barbara Anne Bohanan Drummond was called home to our Lord on Wednesday November 26, 2025. Born November 14, 1930, to the late James S. Bohanan, Sr. and the late Annie Mae Drummond Bohanan. She was mar...

Emily Anne Salmon Culpepper, age 92 formerly of Rome, died September 18, 2025, at Ave Maria Home in Bartlett, Tennessee. Mrs. Culpepper was born July 20, 1933 in Rome to the late Grace Daniel Salmon a...

Katherine Cline Gossett, 68, of Rome, Georgia, passed away peacefully at home on November 15, 2025. She was born on January 6, 1957, to Martha and Bill Burnett. Katherine graduated from Pepperell High...

Lucille “Cile” F. Bishop, age 91 of Rome, Georgia peacefully passed on Friday, November 14, 2025, surrounded by those who loved her. Mrs. Bishop was born on July 16, 1934, in Ridgeland, South Carolin...

McKay McGregor Waterman, age 79, of Rome, passed away on Sunday, November 9, 2025. McKay was born in Cliff Cottage, St. John, Barbados, on December 13, 1945, the son of the late Felix McCollin and th...

Thomas Michael Tovey, born on December 2, 1946, passed away on November 8, 2025, at the age of 78. He was a resident of Rome, Georgia.

Helen Bereniece (Escoe) Bush, 86, of Rome, Georgia, passed away peacefully at her home on November 8, 2025. Born on August 28, 1939, in Athens, Georgia, Helen was the daughter of the late Charley Rees...

Dorothy Rose Simmons Stock passed away peacefully on Sunday afternoon, November 2, 2025, at her home at The Marshes of Skidaway Island in Savannah, Georgia. Born in Macon, Georgia, on February 3, 1932...

James Thomas Lee, age 75, of Rome, Georgia passed away on Wednesday, October 22, 2025.

Mary Ellis Baker of Rome, GA passed away on Monday, October 20, 2025. Mary was born in 1923 in Rome and would have been 102 years old on December 1, 2025. She was married to her husband Clyde Baker fo...

Barbara Jane Dixon, 90, of Rome, Georgia, passed peacefully from this world on October 19, 2025, leaving behind a legacy that could fill volumes and a voice that once filled choirs, orchestras, and he...

Rebecca “Becky” Primm Faine, age 75, of Rome, passed away on Saturday, October 18, 2025. Becky was born in Rome on August 30, 1950, the daughter of the late William B. Primm and the late Charlotte Ro...

Sally DuPree Wimbish October 7, 1947 – October 11, 2025 Sally DuPree Wimbish was born in Rome, Georgia, on October 7, 1947, to the late Shaffer Burke and Ruth Sauls Wimbish. She was preceded in de...

Sylvia Ellis Brierley, age 86, of Rome, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 4, 2025. Sylvia was born in Trion, Georgia on December 31, 1938, to Harry A. Ellis, Sr and Marie Minnix Ellis. She...

Robert Barron (Barry) Watson, age 74, of Rome, died on September 28, 2025, following a long illness. Barry was born in Rome, Georgia on October 24, 1950, the son of G.B. And Nelle (Hood) Watson. He wa...

Dr. Robert Orr Middlemas III, 86, passed away on September 22, 2025, in Rome, Georgia. A devoted physician, veteran, and family man, Rob lived a life marked by service, curiosity, and deep affection f...

Anita Merryman "Bo Peep" Stewart, age 80, passed away peacefully on September 28, 2025, in her hometown of Rome, Georgia. Born on January 5, 1945, also in Rome, Anita lived a life rooted in service, l...

Mrs. Hilda Atkins Moore, age 90, of Rome, Georgia, formerly of Kingston, Georgia, for thirty-eight years, died Friday, September 19, 2025. A native of Floyd County, she was born on November 20, 1934, ...

Nelson Edward King, age 88, of Rome, Georgia passed away on Sunday, September 14, 2025.

On Tuesday morning of September 9, 2025, Harry Franklin Bailey, Jr was only 64 when he unexpectedly journeyed to his Heavenly home when succumbing to medical complications at the hospital during a bri...

Jean Ann Thoem went peacefully into the arms of Jesus on September 1st, 2025, exactly one day after her 84th Birthday. Jean was born on August 31, 1941, in Davenport, Iowa. She was a devoted wife for...

Roxine Marie Handy, age 70, of Rome, passed away on Monday, August 25, 2025 at her residence peacefully in her sleep after a long battle with an illness. Roxine was born in California on January 5,195...

Roy Newcomb West, a fifth-generation native of Rome, Georgia, passed away on August 21, 2025, following complications from a stroke and subsequent cardiac arrest. He was 64 years old. Roy was the son ...

Deborah L McFarland, 75 of Eustis, Florida, passed away on August 18th 2025. She was born on August 16th 1950, in Florida. She was a devoted daughter, sister, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother...

W. Kelly Hudson, Jr., age 80, a longtime resident of Rome, Georgia, entered into the presence of the Lord on August 17, 2025. A celebration of his life will be held at 3 pm, Saturday, August 23, 2025...

Joy Byington Redmond, age 77, of Marietta, GA, passed away Monday, July 21, 2025. Joy and her twin sister Jimmie were born on August 30, 1947, in Atlanta, GA to the late James Augustus Byington and Le...

Harold A. (Hal) Parker passed away July 15, 2025, at home. A native of Ballston Spa, New York, he has resided in Rome, Georgia since January 1954. He was the son of Susan B. Parker and Howard W. Parke...

William Stanley van Leuven, age 93, of Rome, Georgia passed away on Wednesday, July 9, 2025. William was born in Brooklyn, NY.

Shirley Ann Rabun, age 81, of Aragon, passed away on Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at a local hospital. Shirley was born in College Park, Georgia on December 8, 1943, the daughter of Cannon James Jernigan and...

Ernest Quillian Stewart, age 81, of Rome, Georgia, passed away July 6, 2025, at his home. Mr. Stewart was born May 7, 1944, in Rome, Georgia, to Ernest Lester Stewart and Quillie Rhyne Stewart. He gr...

Mrs. Evelyn Moore Lester, age 97, of Rome, Georgia passed away on Saturday, July 5, 2025. Mrs. Evelyn Lester was born in Griffin, Georgia, August 18, 1927 to George and Lois Moore, who preceded her in...

Shelby Jean McDonald, age 89, of Rome, Georgia passed away on Sunday, June 29, 2025.

Mary Tarrant Hancock Nance was a beloved wife, mother, Taffy, daughter, and friend. She left this world on June 20, 2025. Mary was born to Samuel Leroy Hancock, Jr. and Mary Frances Cooper Hancock o...

Michael (Mike) Loveless, 82, of Rome, died Thursday morning of a heart attack. Services will be held Friday morning, June 27, 2025, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. The family will receive friends and f...

Jane Adams McCord, age 83, of Augusta, Georgia passed away on Tuesday, June 17, 2025.

Mr. Bradford Cushing Gooch died peacefully on June 16, 2025, in Rome, Ga following a brief illness. He was born in Worcester, MA to Jane Bradford of Plymouth, MA and Horace Gooch of Amarillo, TX. He l...

Patricia Bates Redwine, a native of Powder Springs, Georgia, is survived by her husband, Frank Hutcheson Redwine III, a daughter, Sarah Hutcheson Redwine of Kennesaw, Georgia, a son, Dr. Madison Bates...

Helen Rose Paracka 1938-2025 Beloved Daughter, Sister, Wife, Mother, Grandmother and Great-grandmother Born Helen Rose Young, the only daughter of Catherine Giarraputo and David Young, Helen was fond ...

Dr. Janet Kay Gardner of Rome, Georgia, died after a brief illness at her home on May 17, 2025, surrounded by family and friends. Kay was born on December 13, 1948, in Henderson, Kentucky, the second ...

Helen McWaters Faulkner, age 95, passed away Monday, May 12, 2025 in Rome. Mrs. Faulkner was born August 2, 1929 in Coweta County, Newnan, Georgia. She was the daughter of the late Robert Lee McWaters...

Gloria “Diane” Cambron Rood was born on January 30, 1946, in Rome, GA to the late James “Jim” Byron Cambron and Odessa “Totsie” Jones Cambron. She was also preceded in death by her paternal grandparen...

Ellen Brazelton Krift, 83, of Urbana, Ohio, died the evening of April 19, 2025. Ellen was born on May 24, 1941, in Rome, Georgia, to the late William Frank and Louise (Sewell) Brazelton. Ellen gradua...

Helen Harrison Whitfield, 82, of Rome, Georgia, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, surrounded by loved ones. Born on March 29, 1943, in Fort Jackson, S.C., Helen lived a life full of...

Gwendolyn Hester, age 87, of Cartersville, Georgia, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 29, 2025 surrounded by loved ones. Born on January 20, 1938, in Red Level, Alabama, she lived a full and lov...

Mr. Charles “Rusty” Spencer, age 96, passed away on Sunday, April 13, 2025. He was born May 2, 1928, to Lucy Pearl Taylor and Francis Miriam Spencer in Swanville, Minnesota. Rusty was one of 12 siblin...

It is with deep sorrow and much love that we mourn the passing of our beloved wife, mother and grandmother, Sarah Horsley, who passed away peacefully on April 11th, 2025, at the age of 85. Born on D...

Mrs. Charlotte Cummings Vick, age 91, of Rome, passed away Sunday, April 6, 2025 at a local assisted living facility. Mrs. Vick was born in Rome on November 16, 1933, the daughter of the late Hoke Smi...

Mrs. Joann Dale Brockleman, age 74, of Rome, passed away on Monday, March 31, 2025 at her residence. Joann was born in Denver, Colorado, on December 13, 1950, to the late Harvey Dale Cowan and the...

Vicki Davis Anderson, age 76, of Rome, Georgia, passed away peacefully at home on March 17, 2025. Born and raised in Rome, GA, Vicki was the daughter of the late Marvin E. Davis and Dorothy Davis. She...