Recent Obituaries

Nov 2, 2023

Mrs. Mary Louise Johnson, age 82 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Thursday, November 2, 2023 at the Oakview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Mrs. Johnson was born in Red Hill, Tennessee on October 22, 1941, daughter of the late Homer Kilgore and Lois Austin Kilgore.  She was a member of the New Beginnings Baptist Church and was retired...

Nov 1, 2023

Mr. Larry Timothy “Tim” Dendy, age 63 of Menlo, Georgia passed away unexpectedly at the local Emergency Facility.

Tim was born in Rome, Georgia on August 23, 1960, son of Larry Rayford Dendy and Frances Marie Crow Dendy.  He was a retired millwright with Local 1263.  Tim was an avid outdoorsman. He loved to fish, deer hunt,...

Oct 30, 2023

Mrs. Tenia Ann Gray, age 63 of Lyerly, Georgia passed away Monday, October 30, 2023 at a Rome hospital.

Tenia was born in Summerville, Georgia on July 7, 1960, daughter of Emma Ruby Yarbrough Tidmore and the late J.B. Tidmore.  She was of the Pentecostal Faith and was a homemaker.  Tenia never met a stranger. She enjoyed...

Oct 17, 2023

Mr. Terry Lee Johnson, age 72 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at his residence.

Mr. Johnson was born in Trion, Georgia on August 22, 1951, son of the late Robert A. Johnson and Clara Hammitt Smith.  He was a member of the Trion Heights Baptist Church, and was retired from Reichhold Chemicals, where...

Oct 16, 2023

Mr. Bobby Scott Holbrook, age 64 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Monday, October 16, 2023 at a Rome hospital.

Scott was born in Trion, Georgia on February 1, 1959, son of the late Bobby Charles Holbrook and Dorothy “Doedee” Higginbotham Holbrook.  He was retired from Hays State Prison, where he was employed as a Correctional Officer, and...

Oct 15, 2023

Mr. George W. Stivers, age 82 of the Teloga Community, Summerville, passed away Sunday, October 15, 2023 at his residence.

Mr. Stivers was born in Jackson County, Indiana on September 21, 1941, son of the late Herman Andrew Stivers and Blanche Albin Stivers.  He was a veteran of the United States Navy and the Army National Guard,...

Oct 14, 2023

Mrs. Pamela Christine Carnes Foster, age 55 of Summerville, passed away Saturday, October 14, 2023 at her residence.

Mrs. Foster was born in Rome, Georgia on September 2, 1968, daughter of the late Bobby Carnes and Kathryn Parker Clark.  She was an avid crafter, enjoyed traveling, and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren.  Mrs. Foster...

Oct 12, 2023

Mrs. Rachel Delaine Crisp, age 67, of Trion, GA passed away Thursday, October 12, 2023 from injuries received in an automobile accident.

Mrs. Crisp was born in Joliet, Illinois, on April 15, 1956, daughter of the late Len Earl Sparks and Rachel Mann Sparks. In addition to her parents she was preceeded in death by her daughter,...

Oct 5, 2023

Mrs. Linda Joyce Shaver, age 75 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Thursday, October 5, 2023 in a Rome hospital.

Mrs. Shaver was born in Menlo, Georgia on November 30, 1947, daughter of the late Ennis Harold DeBerry and Cecil Loraine Nelson DeBerry.  She was a member of the Fellowship Baptist Church and was retired from the Packing...

Sep 28, 2023

Mrs. Bonnie Diane Croy, age 73 of Trion, Georgia passed away Thursday, September 28, 2023 in Gaylesville, Alabama.

Mrs. Croy was born in Summerville, Georgia on July 16, 1950, daughter of the late Bill Marlow and Elsie Trammell Marlow.  She was retired from Mannington Mill, where she worked as a Creeler.  She loved to ride around and...

Sep 24, 2023

Mrs. Mildred Ray Blalock, 99, passed away Sunday (September 24, 2023) at Baptist Village Retirement Communities in Waycross, GA.

Mildred was born on February 4, 1924 in Chattooga County, GA.  She was a 1942 graduate of Trion High School. In 1944, she joined the U.S. Navy Waves, completing basic training at Hunter College in the Bronx in...

Sep 15, 2023

Mrs. Eva Jeanette Frady, age 87 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Friday, September 15, 2023 at her residence.

Mrs. Frady was born in Mt. Vernon, Illinois on March 23, 1936, daughter of the late John Flint and Clovis Rose Ruly Flint.  She was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, spent the majority of her...

Sep 12, 2023

Mr. Timothy G. Crider, age 67 of Summerville, Georgia passed away September 12, 2023 at his residence.

Mr. Crider was born in Lafayette, Georgia on April 2, 1956, son of the late Gilbert F. Crider and Charlene Sumner Scoggins.  He was of the Baptist Faith and was self employed as a mechanic.  In addition to his parents,...

Aug 31, 2023

Mrs. Betty Jo Smith, age 92 of Trion, Georgia passed away Thursday, August 31, 2023 at her residence.

A native of Trion, Georgia, Mrs. Smith was born April 27, 1931, daughter of the late Emory Ray Payne and Jennie Lee Hammond Payne.  She was a member of the Dry Valley Baptist Church, where she also a member...

Aug 16, 2023

Master Kasen Lee Uptain, 3 week old infant of Kristy Kincade and Kevin Uptain, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, August 16, 2023 at a Rome hospital.

Kasen was born in Rome, Georgia on July 21, 2023.

Kasen is survived by his mother, Kristy Kincade; father, Kevin Uptain; sisters, Mia Kincade, Madisyn Uptain, Lyla Uptain and...

Aug 8, 2023

Mrs. Janice Booker Brewster, age 75 of the Perennial Springs Community, passed away Tuesday, August 8, 2023 in a Rome hospital following an extended illness.

Mrs. Brewster was born in Summerville, Georgia on May 3, 1948, daughter of the late Roy Walter Booker and Irene Teems Booker.  She was a member of the Perennial Springs Baptist Church,...

Jul 30, 2023

Mrs. Georgia Vass Heath Price, age 69 of Summerville, passed away Sunday, July 30, 2023 in a Rome hospital.

Mrs. Price was born in Savannah, Georgia on January 3, 1954, daughter of the late George Vass Richardson Heath and Mollie Rebecca Smith Malloy.  She was a member of the Dry Valley Baptist Church, where she was instrumental...

Jul 27, 2023

Mrs. Debra Lynn Wagoner, age 70 of Summerville, Georgia passed away unexpectedly Thursday, July 27, 2023 at her residence.

Mrs. Wagoner was born in Lafayette, Indiana on December 13, 1952, daughter of the late Fred and Violet Rohler Wagoner.  She enjoyed tending to her yard and gardening, and anything that involved being outdoors.  She loved coffee and...

Jul 25, 2023

Mrs. Charlotte Bee Day Hall, age 87 of Trion, Georgia passed away Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at the Gardens of Royal Oaks Assisted Living Center in Dalton, GA.

Mrs. Hall was born in Trion, Georgia on February 27, 1936, daughter of the late George Joseph Day and Annie Mae Nunn Day.  She was a member of the...

Jul 24, 2023

Russell Ellis Holcomb, 67, of Summerville, Georgia passed away July 18, 2023.

Russ was born on April 28, 1956 to Calvin Holcomb and Thelma (Hull) Holcomb in Greensburg, Indiana.  He graduated from South Decatur High School in Westport, Indiana with the class of 1974 and from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana with the class...