Recent Obituaries

Jun 28, 2023

Mrs. Charlene Sumner Scoggins, age 88 of Summerville, (Subligna), passed away Wednesday, June 28, 2023 at a Rome Hospital.

Mrs. Scoggins was born in Trion, Georgia on March 3, 1935, daughter of the late Carl Sumner Sr. and Eva Lema Jones Sumner.  She was a member of the Sublilgna Baptist Church and prior to retirement was employed...

Jun 23, 2023

Mr. Terry Lee Lynn, Sr. age 74 of Summerville, passed away Friday, June 23, 2023 at a Rome Hospital.

Mr. Lynn was born in Knoxville, TN on February 28, 1949, son of the late Johnny Jason Lynn and Annie Ruth Lee Lynn.  He was employed in the Mobile Home industry and loved to go looking for deals...

Jun 15, 2023

Mr. Charles Ray Brooks, age 76 of Trion, GA passed away Thursday, June 15, 2023 at the Oakview Health and Rehabilitation Center.

Mr. Brooks was born in Lafayette, GA on September 19, 1946, son of the late Ed Brooks and Julie Mae Barnett Hill Townsend.  He attended the Faith Temple Holiness Church and was retired from Best...

Jun 13, 2023

Mrs. Dorothy Maxine Green, age 80 of Lyerly, Georgia passed away Tuesday, June 13, 2023 at the Oak View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Mrs. Green was born in Centre, Alabama on June 11, 1943, daughter of the late Jimmy Davis and Inez McKerly Weaver.  Known as the “Jewelry Lady”, she enjoyed making jewelry, decorating, crafting and cleaning....

Jun 10, 2023

Miss Patricia Maureen Nolan, age 71 of Mentone, AL passed away Saturday, June 10, 2023 in a Rome hospital, following and extended illness.

Patricia was born in Houston, Texas on October 25, 1951, daughter of the late Robert Timothy Nolan and Charlotte Kaufman Nolan.  She had been employed as an English Teacher and most recently as a...

Jun 6, 2023

Mrs. Louise Crowder, age 93,of Trion, Georgia passed away Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at her residence.

Mrs. Crowder was born in Portersville, Alabama on, September 9, 1929, daughter of the late William Barnett and Trannie Barnett. She was Baptist by faith. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Crowder was preceded in death by a son, Charles Sills,...

May 25, 2023

Mr. Lynn Earl Crider, age 79 of Trion, Georgia passed away Thursday, May 25, 2023 at his residence following an extended illness.

Mr. Crider was born in Trion, Georgia on January 17, 1944, son of the late John Earl Crider and Mary Frances Ruby Lee Croy Crider.  He owned and operated the Goody Wagon, and was a...

May 15, 2023

Mr. Lamar Charles Love, age 64 of Menlo, Georgia passed away Monday, May 15, 2023 at his residence.

Mr. Love was born in Trion, Georgia on March 17, 1959, son of the late L.C. “Bunky” Love and Mary Elizabeth “Peggy” Reese Love.  He was retired from Mt. Vernon Mills where he worked in the supply room and...

May 11, 2023

Mrs. Kathryn Annette Roper, age 75 of Trion, Georgia passed away Thursday, May 11, 2023 at a Rome hospital.

Mrs. Roper was born in Trion, Georgia on December 6, 1947, daughter of the late Ralph David Burton and Lenora Day Burton.  She was a member of the Trion First Baptist Church, where she was active in many...

May 8, 2023

Mrs. Elaine Coker, age 86 of the Jamestown Community, Gaylesville, passed away Monday, May 8, 2023 at her residence.

Mrs. Coker was born in Fort Payne, Alabama on March 29, 1936, daughter of the late William Henry Hartline and Edith Elaine Powell Hartline.  She was a wonderful wife, mother, daughter, sister and grandmother. Mrs. Coker was loved...

May 8, 2023

Mr. William Scott “Scottie” Jones, age 67 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Monday, May 8, 2023 at a Ft. Oglethorpe hospital.

Mr. Jones was born in Trion, Georgia on February 3, 1956, son of the late William Jones and Thelma McKenzie Jones.  He attended the Chelsea Baptist Church and loved Christmas Lights and reading magazines.

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May 5, 2023

Mrs. Barbara Wooten Gifford, age 86 of Summerville, formerly of Menlo, Georgia passed away Friday, May 5, 2023 at her residence.

Mrs. Gifford was born in Collinsville, Alabama on March 13, 1937, daughter of the late William Arthur Wooten and Ella Faye Henderson Wooten.  She enjoyed the simpler things in life, was a homemaker and was a...

Apr 28, 2023

Mr. Robert Lee Eaton, age 35 of Summerville, GA passed away unexpectedly April 28, 2023.

Robert was born in Rome, Georgia on April 7, 1988, son of Rita Faye Beason Owens and Charles Timothy Fowler.  He was attended the Lighthouse United Church of God and was employed with the JP Smith Lumber Company.  Robert was preceded in...

Apr 27, 2023

M rs. Ellen Jennifer Fowler, age 65 of Lyerly, GA passed away Thursday, April 27, 2023 at a Rome hospital.

Mrs. Fowler was born in Atlanta, Georgia on September 2, 1957, daughter of the late Bill Cox and Berlene Barber Cox.  She enjoyed cleaning, drawing and looking collectables.  In addition to her parents, Mrs. Fowler was preceded...

Apr 22, 2023

Mr. Leonard Lamar Rakestraw, age 68 of Summerville, passed away Saturday, April 22, 2023 at his residence.

Lamar was born in Marietta, Georgia on October 3, 1954, son of the late Howard Lamar Rakestraw and Luella Jane Keown Williams.  He was self employed as a painter, was of the Baptist Faith and enjoyed riding motorcycles.  In addition...

Apr 2, 2023

Mr. John Michael Womack, age 68 of Trion, passed away Sunday, April 2, 2023 in a Savannah, Georgia hospital.

Mr. Womack was born in Austell, Georgia on May 26, 1954, son of the late John Willie Womack and Stella Odell Long Womack.  He was a member of the Dry Valley Baptist Church and was a retired truck...

Mar 25, 2023

Mrs. Wanda Joyce Russell, age 69 of Summerville, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, March 25, 2023 at a Rome Hospital.

Mrs. Russell was born in Rome, Georgia on August 3, 1953, daughter of the late James Hurley and Corine Dobson Hurley.  She was a retired textile worker.  She enjoyed making crafts and crocheting.  In addition to her parents,...

Mar 21, 2023

Mrs. Beatrice Virginia “Bea” Alexander, age 89 of Trion, passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2023 in a local healthcare center.

Mrs. Alexander was born in Berryton, Georgia on March 13, 1934, daughter of the late William Henry Grady Cothran and Martha Beatrice Brown Cothran.  She was a member of the South Summerville Baptist Church and was retired...

Feb 25, 2023

Mrs. Vivian Elizabeth “Cricket” Burrage, age 66 of Trion, Georgia passed away Saturday, February 25, 2023 at her residence.

Mrs. Burrage was born in Lafayette, Georgia on April 9, 1956, daughter of the late James Austin Hall and Letha Elizabeth Black Hall.  She was a member of the Ridgeway Baptist Church, the Sons of Anarchy, and was...

Feb 21, 2023

Mrs. Timekco Shaunte Shropshire, age 45 of Summerville, Georgia passed away suddenly on Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at a Rome hospital.

Mrs. Shropshire was born in Rome, Georgia on October 15, 1977, daughter of Mrs. Angalee Shropshire Williams.  She was a member of the New Spirit and Truth Assembly of Jesus and was employed as a home...