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Mr. Orbie Thaxton
Mr. James Aubrey (Orbie) Thaxton, 65, 40 Old Cartersville Rd., Rockmart
died January 15, 2004.
Mr. Thaxton was born in Paulding County, Ga.,on February 12, 1938 a son of
James Floyd Thaxton and Dollie Hayes Thaxton. He had lived the greater
part of his life in Polk County where he was a 1956 graduate of Rockmart
High School.
He was a member of the Piedmont Avenue Baptist Church and served as
Chairman of Deacons, Treasurer and taught the Victor Sunday School Class.
He was also a veteran of the United States Marine Corp. He had served on
the Rockmart City Council, the Polk County School Board, and the Joint
Economic Development Commission for Polk County.
For many years, he was involved in the Rockmart Little League Program and
the Rockmart Midget Football program. He had also served as a Georgia
High School Association Referee. He retired from the News Publishing
Company following 43 years of service. He had served as both Assistant
Sports Editor and Sports Editor for the Rockmart Journal and at the time
of his retirement was serving as Editor for the Rockmart Journal.
He was preceded in death by parents and brother, Alton Thaxton.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Docia H. Thaxton to whom he was married on
Sept 1, 1966; sons, Henry Ford (Hank) Thaxton, Sr. and Charles Arthur
(Chuck) Thaxton, both of Rockmart; sister, Mrs. Jellette Shaw, Cedartown,
brothers, Roscoe Thaxton, Oscar Thaxton and Marshelle Thaxton, all of
Rockmart; five grandchildren, Henry F. (Hank) Thaxton, Jr., Cassandra
(Cassy) Thaxton, Dustin Thaxton, Zachary Thaxton and Aubrey Thaxton;
nieces and nephews.
The funeral service was conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, January 18, 2004
in the Piedmont Avenue Baptist Church with Rev. John Hooper and Rev.
Billy Patrick officiating. Interment was held in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Andy Ferrell, Wayne Alan Gamble, Royce Turner, Rick
Stone, Matt Paschal and John Paschal.
The Alvis Miller & Son Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.
(The Rockmart Journal Wednesday, January 21, 2004)
Submitted by Barbara McBurnett Baines
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