Rockmart honors the fallen on Memorial Day

Rockmart residents and veterans gathered during the past weeks to honor those who gave their lives to defend freedom for the annual Memorial Day Ceremony.

The list was long, but each name was read of in the celebration put on by American Legion Post 12. Here’s the following list: Thomas Argo, Robert Bagley, Freeman Barber, Raymond Barber, Bobby Joe Beaird, John Beaver, James Bennett, Bobby Blankenship Jr., Jim Boggs, Benjamin Bowman, Larry Bray, James Brock, Joel Brown Sr., K. C. Burns, Charles Campbell, Larry Campbell, William V. Campbell, Jack Causey, Rollie Childers, David Clark Sr., Terry Collier, Henry Connelly, James Couch and William Crawford.

Also honored were Charles Dansby, Dale Davis, James Davis Sr., John Dempsey, Donald Dollar, Ray Dollar, William Duke, Milton Dyer Sr., Jack Edwards, Alan England, Melvin Evans, William Farrar, Lisa Franklin, Hayward Gable, Shelby Gilleland, Tom Gordy, James L. Griggs, Max Grogan, Charles “Hugh” Hardison, Robert G. Head, Michael Herring, Lewis Hicks, John Hooper, Harold Hulsey, Bryan Hutto, Harold Ingram Sr., Jerry Irwin, Emmett Johnson, Clyde Kimbrell, Ronald King, Dewey Lindsey, Robert Mann, Alton Martin, Ray McDowell Sr., James McElreath, Bill McMillan, Lloyd Noel Jr. and Tony Norris.

The list continued with James Odom, Elbert Packer Jr., Johnny Pinkard., David Porter Jr., Michael Porterfield, Billy Priest, Lester Ritter, Joel Robinson, Gregory Scott, Donald Sherman, Willard Shiflet, Barry Smith, Charles W. Smith, David Smith, Bill Snipes, Jerry Swanson, Seals Tanner, James Tramell, William Truett, Darrell Vines, William Ward, Buren Wheeler, Seals Williams, Benny Wolf, Lloyd Wood, Eugene Yarbrough, Horton Young, Daniel Youngblood and Detective Kristen Hearne.