Recent Obituaries

Jan 6, 2023

Mr. Charles William Baker, age 92 of the Pennville Community, Summervile, passed away Friday, January 6, 2023 in a Chattanooga Hospital.

Mr. Baker was born in Summerville, Georgia on August 17, 1930, son of the late Russell Isaac Baker and Grace Helen Reynolds Baker.  He was a member of the Mountain View Baptist Church and was retired...

Jan 4, 2023

Mr. Bucky Ray Brown, age 70, of Summerville, passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2023 at a Rome hospital.

Bucky was born in Trion, Georgia on May 23, 1952, son of the late Leo Fay Brown and Clara Mae Carpenter Brown.  He was retired from Thomasville Railroad and was of the Church of God Faith.  Bucky was an...

Jan 2, 2023

Mrs. Susan Carol Durham, age 66 of Trion, passed away Monday, January 2, 2023 at a Rome Hospital.

Susan was born in Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia on October 2, 1956, daughter of the late Harold C. “Billy” Durham and Sara Jo Spence Durham.  She was a member of the New Beginnings Baptist Church and was retired from Color...

Dec 28, 2022

Mr. Jerry Lamar Pettyjohn, age 54 of Summerville passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, December 28, 2022 at his residence.

Jerry was born in Summerville, Georgia on February 23, 1968, son of the late Jesse E. Pettyjohn and Gladys Mabel Johnson Anderson.  He was Baptist by faith and attended the former Lookout Mountain Community Center.  In addition to his...

Dec 28, 2022

Mrs. Rebecca Sue “Becky” Martin, age 79 of the Dry Valley Community in Summerville, passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2022 at a Rome Hospital.

Mrs. Martin was born in Menlo, Georgia on October 26, 1943, daughter of the late Phillip Baker Willingham and Myrtle Ruth Hawkins Willingham.  She was a member of the Cloudland Presbyterian Church and...

Dec 22, 2022

Mrs. Ruby Elizabeth Hall, age 94 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Thursday, December 22, 2022 at her residence.

Mrs. Hall was born in Trion, GA on January 16, 1928, daughter of the late Luther Caldwell and Georgia Hawkins Caldwell.  She was a member of the First Born Church of God and had attended the New Faith Church. ...

Dec 21, 2022

Mrs. Gladys Lorine Vines, age 83 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at her residence.

Mrs. Vines was born in Chattooga County, Georgia on August 23, 1939, daughter of the late Rev. Howard Finster and Pauline Freeman Finster.  She was employed as a CNA for many years at different nursing homes including Oak View...

Dec 19, 2022

Mrs. Sharron Dale “Maw” Cochran, age 81 of Rome, Georgia passed away Monday, December 19, 2022 at her residence.

Mrs. Cochran was born in Trion, Georgia on February 4, 1941, daughter of the late Alonzo Martin and Foy Lee Coots Martin.  She was retired from the Lunchroom at Garden Lakes Elementary School, and was of the Baptist...

Dec 12, 2022

Mr. Johnny Delano Padgett, age 60 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Monday, December 12, 2022 at a Rome Hospital.

Johnny was born in Summerville, Georgia on January 15, 1962, son of Frank Padgett and the late Sue Hunter Youngblood.  He was self employed as a brick mason and was of the Holiness Faith.  He enjoyed collecting model...

Dec 2, 2022

Mr. Jimmy Ray Sills, age 74 of the Spring Creek Community in Trion, passed away Friday, December 2, 2022 at a Rome hospital.

Jimmy Ray was born in Trion, Georgia on August 26, 1948, son of the late Walter Sills and Myrtle Hines Sills.  He was a member of the Mt. View Baptist Church and was a...

Nov 30, 2022

Miss Emmiana Marie Dearden Cheshire, age 17 of Summerville, Georgia passed away unexpectedly Friday, May 26, 2023 in Crystal River, Florida.

Emmiana was born in Rome, Georgia on June 7, 2005, daughter of Lee Petitt and Kristi M. Cheshire.  She was a student of the Mountain Education Charter High School, and was interested in working towards becoming...

Nov 26, 2022

Mr. Derrell Eugene McKeehan, age 78 of Trion, Georgia passed away Saturday, November 26, 2022 at a Rome Hospital.

Mr. McKeehan was born in Baltimore, Maryland on September 3, 1944, son of the late Eugene Franklin McKeehan and Izora Hamilton McKeehan.  He was a member of the N. Summerville Baptist Church, was a veteran of the United...

Nov 8, 2022

Mr. James Randall “Randy” Ledford, age 76 of Lexington, South Carolina,  passed away on Tuesday, November 08, 2022 at Lexington Medical Center in West Columbia, South Carolina.

Randy born in Trion, Georgia on September 26, 1946, son of the late Fred Ledford and Dorothy Brown Ledford.  He was a former Master Mason, Shriner, a dedicated Georgia bulldog...

Oct 14, 2022

Mrs. Audrey Lucille Croft, age 97 of Trion, Georgia passed away Friday, October 14, 2022 at her residence.

Mrs. Croft was born in DeKalb County, Alabama on March 16, 1925, daughter of the late Jesse J. Copeland and Lala Goodman Copeland.  She was a member of the Trion Heights Baptist Church and was retired from Best Manufacturing. ...

Oct 4, 2022

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Mr. Jerry Thomas Fortenberry, age 90 of Trion, Georgia passed away Tuesday, October 04, 2022 at the Pruitt Health of Rome, Ga.

Mr. Fortenberry was born in Centre, AL on June 4, 1932, son of the late Elijah C. Fortenberry and Nora A. Whitten Fortenberry. Mr. Fortenberry served his country proudly from August 1953...

Oct 3, 2022

Mr. Anthony Morris “Tony” Campbell, Sr. age 75 of Trion, Georgia passed away Monday, October 3, 2022 in a Rome hospital.

Mr. Campbell was born in Trion, Georgia on January 17, 1947, son of the late Willie Campbell and Doris Akins Campbell. He enjoyed hunting and fishing.  He was a member of the Grand Lodge of Georgia...

Oct 1, 2022

Norman Manson Cooper, age 68 of the Mountain View Community in Trion, passed away Saturday, October 1, 2022 in a Rome Hospital.

Norman was a humble, rough around the edges, but would give you the shirt off his back, kind of guy.  He enjoyed working on older cars and being rowdy during his younger years. After retirement...

Sep 28, 2022

Phillip Brandon McGill, age 48, of Smyrna, Tennessee, passed away on Wednesday, September 28, 2022, at his residence.

Phillip was in Rome, Georgia on October 22, 1973, son of LeBrenda McWhorter Henson and the late Michael McGill.  He was an avid fan of the Georgia Bulldogs (GO DAWGS!) and the Nashville Predators. In his spare time, Phillip...

Sep 27, 2022

Mr. Johnny Leroy Human, age 64 of Summerville, Georgia passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, September 27, 2022.

Johnny was born in Atlanta, Georgia on May 26, 1958, son of the late Leroy Human and Mary Lucille Cline Human.  He was a member of the Four Mile Baptist Church where he was the Sunday School Director and a Sunday...

Sep 26, 2022

Mr. Herbert J. “Herb” Broyles, Jr, age 93 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Monday, September 26, 2022 at his residence.

Mr. Broyles was born in Henegar, Alabama on February 25, 1929, son of William Broyles and Vera Watkins Broyles.  He was a veteran of the United States Army, having served during the Korean Conflict.  Mr. Broyles was...