Journey Ann Cowart, 1, of Cartersville, died Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at Cartersville Medical Center.
Born January 10, 2013 in Cartersville, she was the daughter of the late Richard Blake Cowart and Brandy Ann Boyd. Our sunshine is gone away and she will be greatly missed. In addition to her father, she is preceded in death by her paternal great-grandfather, Lonnie Richard Cowart and her maternal great-grandmother, Alice L. Priest.
In addition to her mother, survivors include her brothers, Talen Ferguson and Charlie Cowart, both of Cartersville; paternal grandparents, Mellodie and Allen Hunt and Richard Todd Cowart, all of Cartersville; paternal great-grandmother, Barbara Cowart of Cartersville; paternal great-great-grandparents, John & Betty Flowers of Cartersville; maternal grandparents, Michael & Libbie Boyd of Rome; maternal great-grandparents, Billy and Mary Ann Boyd of Cartersville; aunt, Mandi Danielle Cowart; uncles, Cam Cowart and Jesse Boyd; 2 cousins, and many other relatives.
Funeral Services will be held on Monday, February 3, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. at the Church at Liberty Square with The Reverend Dr. Joe E. Edwards and The Reverend Dr. Jacob King officiating. Interment will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Church on Monday from 1 until 3:00 p.m.
Parnick Jennings Funeral Home & Cremation Services is honored to serve the family of Journey Cowart, please visit www.parnickjenningsfuneral.com to share your memories or leave a condolence message.
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Bartow County News:
Mom, boyfriend arrested after 1-year-old child dies BARTOW COUNTY, Ga. -
Two people have been arrested after the death of a child in Bartow County.
The mother of the child, 25-year-old Brandy Ann Boyd, and her boyfriend, 24-year-old Austin Levi Payne were arrested on charges of aggravated battery and first degree cruelty to children.
According to authorities, the 1-year-old child was pronounced dead at the Cartersville Medical center after she was delivered to the Cartersville Medical Center not breathing.
An examination performed by the GBI Medical Examiner's Office revealed a number of injuries on the child. Early indications are that the child died of a lacerated liver and other internal organ injuries, according to child's maternal grandparents.
Doctors said they saw multiple signs of they feared was abuse.
Bartow County Sheriff Clark Millsap says that further charges on the pair are likely pending the final autopsy results.
Boyd and Payne are being held without bond at the Bartow County jail.
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BULLETIN!!!! Bartow County Sheriff Clark Millsap announced during a 1:30 p.m. press conference that charges have been upgraded in the death of 1-year-old Journey Cowart. Both Austin Levi Payne and Brandy Ann Boyd are now charged with felony murder.
A Bartow County couple now is facing felony murder charges in the death of a 1-year-old girl from last month.
Bartow County Sheriff Clark Millsap told Channel 2's Diana Davis Monday that the autopsy shows a long and systematic pattern of child abuse.
"It's very heartbreaking," Millsap said.
The Sheriff's Office says Journey Ann Cowart was beaten to death by her mother and boyfriend and that the beating that killed her two weeks ago was not the first.
"A fractured skull, blunt-force trauma to the stomach; the child had healed ribs that had previously been broken. And she also had a femur that had cracked and had already healed," Millsap said.
Brandy Ann Boyd and Austin Payne were initially charged with cruelty to children and aggravated battery.
Based on the autopsy, the charges have been upgraded. The pair is now charged with felony murder.
"The medical examiner says this appears to be the worst she has ever seen," Millsap told Davis. "It's a systematically, six to seven months of abuse on this young child."
The child's father drowned last April. The Sheriff's Office said her mother and boyfriend had been together about eight months.
Investigators said they had not received reports of child abuse in the home from either the Division of Family and Children's Services or family members.
If the allegations are proved true, the sheriff told Davis it will be the one of the worst cases of child abuse he's seen in his career.
"I love what I do, but that's the part that makes it hard, especially this little girl has no more chances. She's out. Rest in peace," Millsap said.
The sheriff said the case remains open. He said it is possible the charges in this case could be upgraded again to malice murder.
Born January 10, 2013 in Cartersville, she was the daughter of the late Richard Blake Cowart and Brandy Ann Boyd. Our sunshine is gone away and she will be greatly missed. In addition to her father, she is preceded in death by her paternal great-grandfather, Lonnie Richard Cowart and her maternal great-grandmother, Alice L. Priest.
In addition to her mother, survivors include her brothers, Talen Ferguson and Charlie Cowart, both of Cartersville; paternal grandparents, Mellodie and Allen Hunt and Richard Todd Cowart, all of Cartersville; paternal great-grandmother, Barbara Cowart of Cartersville; paternal great-great-grandparents, John & Betty Flowers of Cartersville; maternal grandparents, Michael & Libbie Boyd of Rome; maternal great-grandparents, Billy and Mary Ann Boyd of Cartersville; aunt, Mandi Danielle Cowart; uncles, Cam Cowart and Jesse Boyd; 2 cousins, and many other relatives.
Funeral Services will be held on Monday, February 3, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. at the Church at Liberty Square with The Reverend Dr. Joe E. Edwards and The Reverend Dr. Jacob King officiating. Interment will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Church on Monday from 1 until 3:00 p.m.
Parnick Jennings Funeral Home & Cremation Services is honored to serve the family of Journey Cowart, please visit www.parnickjenningsfuneral.com to share your memories or leave a condolence message.
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Bartow County News:
Mom, boyfriend arrested after 1-year-old child dies BARTOW COUNTY, Ga. -
Two people have been arrested after the death of a child in Bartow County.
The mother of the child, 25-year-old Brandy Ann Boyd, and her boyfriend, 24-year-old Austin Levi Payne were arrested on charges of aggravated battery and first degree cruelty to children.
According to authorities, the 1-year-old child was pronounced dead at the Cartersville Medical center after she was delivered to the Cartersville Medical Center not breathing.
An examination performed by the GBI Medical Examiner's Office revealed a number of injuries on the child. Early indications are that the child died of a lacerated liver and other internal organ injuries, according to child's maternal grandparents.
Doctors said they saw multiple signs of they feared was abuse.
Bartow County Sheriff Clark Millsap says that further charges on the pair are likely pending the final autopsy results.
Boyd and Payne are being held without bond at the Bartow County jail.
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BULLETIN!!!! Bartow County Sheriff Clark Millsap announced during a 1:30 p.m. press conference that charges have been upgraded in the death of 1-year-old Journey Cowart. Both Austin Levi Payne and Brandy Ann Boyd are now charged with felony murder.
A Bartow County couple now is facing felony murder charges in the death of a 1-year-old girl from last month.
Bartow County Sheriff Clark Millsap told Channel 2's Diana Davis Monday that the autopsy shows a long and systematic pattern of child abuse.
"It's very heartbreaking," Millsap said.
The Sheriff's Office says Journey Ann Cowart was beaten to death by her mother and boyfriend and that the beating that killed her two weeks ago was not the first.
"A fractured skull, blunt-force trauma to the stomach; the child had healed ribs that had previously been broken. And she also had a femur that had cracked and had already healed," Millsap said.
Brandy Ann Boyd and Austin Payne were initially charged with cruelty to children and aggravated battery.
Based on the autopsy, the charges have been upgraded. The pair is now charged with felony murder.
"The medical examiner says this appears to be the worst she has ever seen," Millsap told Davis. "It's a systematically, six to seven months of abuse on this young child."
The child's father drowned last April. The Sheriff's Office said her mother and boyfriend had been together about eight months.
Investigators said they had not received reports of child abuse in the home from either the Division of Family and Children's Services or family members.
If the allegations are proved true, the sheriff told Davis it will be the one of the worst cases of child abuse he's seen in his career.
"I love what I do, but that's the part that makes it hard, especially this little girl has no more chances. She's out. Rest in peace," Millsap said.
The sheriff said the case remains open. He said it is possible the charges in this case could be upgraded again to malice murder.
Journey Ann Cowart, 1, of Cartersville, died Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at Cartersville Medical Center.
Born January 10, 2013 in Cartersville, she was the daughter of the late Richard Blake Cowart and Brandy Ann Boyd. Our sunshine is gone away and she will be greatly missed. In addition to her father, she is preceded in death by her paternal great-grandfather, Lonnie Richard Cowart and her maternal great-grandmother, Alice L. Priest.
In addition to her mother, survivors include her brothers, Talen Ferguson and Charlie Cowart, both of Cartersville; paternal grandparents, Mellodie and Allen Hunt and Richard Todd Cowart, all of Cartersville; paternal great-grandmother, Barbara Cowart of Cartersville; paternal great-great-grandparents, John & Betty Flowers of Cartersville; maternal grandparents, Michael & Libbie Boyd of Rome; maternal great-grandparents, Billy and Mary Ann Boyd of Cartersville; aunt, Mandi Danielle Cowart; uncles, Cam Cowart and Jesse Boyd; 2 cousins, and many other relatives.
Funeral Services will be held on Monday, February 3, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. at the Church at Liberty Square with The Reverend Dr. Joe E. Edwards and The Reverend Dr. Jacob King officiating. Interment will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Church on Monday from 1 until 3:00 p.m.
Parnick Jennings Funeral Home & Cremation Services is honored to serve the family of Journey Cowart, please visit www.parnickjenningsfuneral.com to share your memories or leave a condolence message.
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Bartow County News:
Mom, boyfriend arrested after 1-year-old child dies BARTOW COUNTY, Ga. -
Two people have been arrested after the death of a child in Bartow County.
The mother of the child, 25-year-old Brandy Ann Boyd, and her boyfriend, 24-year-old Austin Levi Payne were arrested on charges of aggravated battery and first degree cruelty to children.
According to authorities, the 1-year-old child was pronounced dead at the Cartersville Medical center after she was delivered to the Cartersville Medical Center not breathing.
An examination performed by the GBI Medical Examiner's Office revealed a number of injuries on the child. Early indications are that the child died of a lacerated liver and other internal organ injuries, according to child's maternal grandparents.
Doctors said they saw multiple signs of they feared was abuse.
Bartow County Sheriff Clark Millsap says that further charges on the pair are likely pending the final autopsy results.
Boyd and Payne are being held without bond at the Bartow County jail.
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BULLETIN!!!! Bartow County Sheriff Clark Millsap announced during a 1:30 p.m. press conference that charges have been upgraded in the death of 1-year-old Journey Cowart. Both Austin Levi Payne and Brandy Ann Boyd are now charged with felony murder.
A Bartow County couple now is facing felony murder charges in the death of a 1-year-old girl from last month.
Bartow County Sheriff Clark Millsap told Channel 2's Diana Davis Monday that the autopsy shows a long and systematic pattern of child abuse.
"It's very heartbreaking," Millsap said.
The Sheriff's Office says Journey Ann Cowart was beaten to death by her mother and boyfriend and that the beating that killed her two weeks ago was not the first.
"A fractured skull, blunt-force trauma to the stomach; the child had healed ribs that had previously been broken. And she also had a femur that had cracked and had already healed," Millsap said.
Brandy Ann Boyd and Austin Payne were initially charged with cruelty to children and aggravated battery.
Based on the autopsy, the charges have been upgraded. The pair is now charged with felony murder.
"The medical examiner says this appears to be the worst she has ever seen," Millsap told Davis. "It's a systematically, six to seven months of abuse on this young child."
The child's father drowned last April. The Sheriff's Office said her mother and boyfriend had been together about eight months.
Investigators said they had not received reports of child abuse in the home from either the Division of Family and Children's Services or family members.
If the allegations are proved true, the sheriff told Davis it will be the one of the worst cases of child abuse he's seen in his career.
"I love what I do, but that's the part that makes it hard, especially this little girl has no more chances. She's out. Rest in peace," Millsap said.
The sheriff said the case remains open. He said it is possible the charges in this case could be upgraded again to malice murder.
Born January 10, 2013 in Cartersville, she was the daughter of the late Richard Blake Cowart and Brandy Ann Boyd. Our sunshine is gone away and she will be greatly missed. In addition to her father, she is preceded in death by her paternal great-grandfather, Lonnie Richard Cowart and her maternal great-grandmother, Alice L. Priest.
In addition to her mother, survivors include her brothers, Talen Ferguson and Charlie Cowart, both of Cartersville; paternal grandparents, Mellodie and Allen Hunt and Richard Todd Cowart, all of Cartersville; paternal great-grandmother, Barbara Cowart of Cartersville; paternal great-great-grandparents, John & Betty Flowers of Cartersville; maternal grandparents, Michael & Libbie Boyd of Rome; maternal great-grandparents, Billy and Mary Ann Boyd of Cartersville; aunt, Mandi Danielle Cowart; uncles, Cam Cowart and Jesse Boyd; 2 cousins, and many other relatives.
Funeral Services will be held on Monday, February 3, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. at the Church at Liberty Square with The Reverend Dr. Joe E. Edwards and The Reverend Dr. Jacob King officiating. Interment will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Church on Monday from 1 until 3:00 p.m.
Parnick Jennings Funeral Home & Cremation Services is honored to serve the family of Journey Cowart, please visit www.parnickjenningsfuneral.com to share your memories or leave a condolence message.
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Bartow County News:
Mom, boyfriend arrested after 1-year-old child dies BARTOW COUNTY, Ga. -
Two people have been arrested after the death of a child in Bartow County.
The mother of the child, 25-year-old Brandy Ann Boyd, and her boyfriend, 24-year-old Austin Levi Payne were arrested on charges of aggravated battery and first degree cruelty to children.
According to authorities, the 1-year-old child was pronounced dead at the Cartersville Medical center after she was delivered to the Cartersville Medical Center not breathing.
An examination performed by the GBI Medical Examiner's Office revealed a number of injuries on the child. Early indications are that the child died of a lacerated liver and other internal organ injuries, according to child's maternal grandparents.
Doctors said they saw multiple signs of they feared was abuse.
Bartow County Sheriff Clark Millsap says that further charges on the pair are likely pending the final autopsy results.
Boyd and Payne are being held without bond at the Bartow County jail.
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BULLETIN!!!! Bartow County Sheriff Clark Millsap announced during a 1:30 p.m. press conference that charges have been upgraded in the death of 1-year-old Journey Cowart. Both Austin Levi Payne and Brandy Ann Boyd are now charged with felony murder.
A Bartow County couple now is facing felony murder charges in the death of a 1-year-old girl from last month.
Bartow County Sheriff Clark Millsap told Channel 2's Diana Davis Monday that the autopsy shows a long and systematic pattern of child abuse.
"It's very heartbreaking," Millsap said.
The Sheriff's Office says Journey Ann Cowart was beaten to death by her mother and boyfriend and that the beating that killed her two weeks ago was not the first.
"A fractured skull, blunt-force trauma to the stomach; the child had healed ribs that had previously been broken. And she also had a femur that had cracked and had already healed," Millsap said.
Brandy Ann Boyd and Austin Payne were initially charged with cruelty to children and aggravated battery.
Based on the autopsy, the charges have been upgraded. The pair is now charged with felony murder.
"The medical examiner says this appears to be the worst she has ever seen," Millsap told Davis. "It's a systematically, six to seven months of abuse on this young child."
The child's father drowned last April. The Sheriff's Office said her mother and boyfriend had been together about eight months.
Investigators said they had not received reports of child abuse in the home from either the Division of Family and Children's Services or family members.
If the allegations are proved true, the sheriff told Davis it will be the one of the worst cases of child abuse he's seen in his career.
"I love what I do, but that's the part that makes it hard, especially this little girl has no more chances. She's out. Rest in peace," Millsap said.
The sheriff said the case remains open. He said it is possible the charges in this case could be upgraded again to malice murder.
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