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Mr. Jerry Ballard

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Mr. Jerry D. Ballard

Mr. Jerry D. Ballard, age 83 of Rockmart, passed away Monday, November 1, 2021.

Mr. Ballard was born March 3, 1938 in Polk County, son of the late Hembrick Joseph Ballard and the late Inez Weaver Ballard.

He was a 1956 graduate of Rockmart High School and was a veteran of the United States Navy. Mr. Ballard retired from the Lockheed-Martin Corporation and was a member of the Second Baptist Church of Rockmart.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Jeannette Edwards Ballard on May 3, 2016.

Survivors include two sons, Michael Ballard and Gregory Wade Ballard both of Rockmart; and a granddaughter, Jeannette Elaine Ballard of Cedartown.

Funeral services for Mr. Ballard will be held Friday, November 5, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. in the Second Baptist Church of Rockmart with Rev. David Warriner officiating. Interment services will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery with church members serving as pallbearers. Brown-Wright American Legion Post #12 Honor Guard will be in charge of the military graveside rites.

The family will receive friends at the church on Friday prior to the service from 11:00 a.m. until the funeral hour.

Freeman Harris Funeral Home is in charge of the funeral services for Mr. Jerry D. Ballard.




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Johnny “Mike” Whitfield


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Mr. Johnny “Mike” Whitfield

Mr. Johnny “Mike” Whitfield, age 77, of Cedartown, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, February 12, 2026.  

He was born on March 27, 1948. He was the son of the late John Parker Whitfield and Edith Ann Whitfield Willingham. 

Mr. Whitfield is survived by his son, Brian Whitfield and several other extended family members. 

Mr. Whitfield is preceded in death by his parents; wife, Renee Willingham Whitfield and brother, Howard Glenn Whitfield. 

A graveside service for Mr. Whitfield will be held on Monday, February 16, 2026 at two o’clock in the afternoon in the family lot in Polk Memory Gardens Cemetery with Rev. Danny Tucker officiating. 

Messages of condolence can be made to the family by visiting our website and signing the online guestbook at gammagefh.com.

The Olin L. Gammage and Sons Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted in the services for Mr. Johnny Mike Whitfield. 

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