Ms. Joan Elizabeth Arp, age 63, of Jasper, Georgia, passed away at her home, on Friday, December 30, 2011 after a sudden illness.

Mrs. Nora Nix, age 91, of Ball Ground, Georgia, died Monday, November 7, 2011 at the Heritage Healthcare in Jasper, Georgia, following a period of declining health.

Roper Funeral Home & Crematory announces the death of Mr. Reeford Bruce age 93 of Jasper who passed away Friday afternoon at the Heritage Hospice in Marietta.

Mr. Claude William Hawk, age 79, of Jasper, Georgia and formerly of Albany, Georgia, died Saturday, October 1, 2011 at his residence following a period of declining.

Mrs. Dorothy Chastain Payne, age 79, of Jasper, Georgia, died Friday, September 30, 2011, at the Grandview Health Care Center in Jasper, Georgia, following a period of declining health.

Mrs. Karen Jones Tomlinson, age 64 of Jasper, Georgia and formerly of Daytona Beach, Florida, passed away Wednesday, September 28, 2011, at the WellStar Kennestone Hospital in Marietta, Georgia, following a period of declining health.

Mrs. Patsy Blankenship age 56 of Jasper passed away Saturday September 24, 2011 at the Piedmont Mountainside Hospital.

Mrs. Betty Susan Brown, age 59, of Smyrna, Georgia, died Wednesday, September 21, 2011, at the Cartersville Medical Center in Cartersville, Georgia, following a period of declining health.