Linda Carolyn Barron

Linda Carolyn (Milam) Barron, 72, of Cave Spring, Georgia, passed away suddenly at her home on January 7, 2021. Carolyn is survived by fiancé, Alex Toth; a son, Christopher Wayne Shelly and wife, Ginger Shelly, of Rome; a daughter, Amy Shelly McKay, of Chattanooga; grandson, Christopher Noah Shelly of Rome Georgia; grandson, Stafford Andrew (Sam) McPherson, wife, Daisy Mae McPherson and great-grandson, James Eli McPherson of Wildwood, Georgia; grandson, James Andrew Madden of Chattanooga; and niece, Jamie Melissa Hughes of Latta, South Carolina.

Carolyn was preceded in death by her mother, Doris Mae Davis, and father, James Felix Milam; her sister, Judy Milam Mason in 2020; and her brother, James Felix Milam, Jr., in 2010.

She was born on September 16, 1948, in Cartersville, Georgia, and the family subsequently moved to Rome, Georgia, where she graduated from Model High School in 1967. Carolyn was employed with Etowah Employment, her second family, for fifthteen years.

Carolyn was very passionate about human rights throughout her entire life, and saw everyone as an equal and everyone as a friend. She had a heart of gold, and a sense of humor and storytelling abilities that rivaled no one. Her inside beauty matched her outside beauty. She was an incredible mother, fiancée, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend. Our world will not be the same without her in it.

My Brother and I are grateful for the support that we have received from the community. We are abundantly grateful that we had the privilege to call her Mom.

Due to Covid-19 restrictions, there will not be a public service. In lieu of flowers please donate, in her name, to the American Cancer Society and go out and buy a scratch off.