Recent Obituaries

Aug 25, 2022

Mr. James Julian “Cat” Williams, age 84 of Trion, Georgia passed away Thursday, August 25, 2022 at a Rome hospital.

Mr. Williams was born in Trion, Georgia on September 24, 1937, son of the late John Henry Williams and Pauline Ware Williams.  He was retired from the Cloth Room at Mt. Vernon Mills.  He enjoyed fishing and...

Aug 24, 2022

Mr. Dearl Rex Cook, age 84 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Wednesday, August 24, 2022 at his residence.

Mr. Cook was born in Summerville, Georgia on April 14, 1938, son of the late Clarence Ellis Cook and Annie Ruth Spain Cook.  He was a member of the Wayside Baptist Church and prior to retirement, was employed in...

Aug 23, 2022

Mr. Kenneth Turner Venable, age 79 of Summerville, passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2022 surrounded by his family at a Rome area hospital.

Mr. Venable was born in Cedartown, Georgia on January 21, 1943, son of the late Otis Turner Venable and Jessie May Osburn Venable.  He had been employed as a Carpenter prior to working and...

Aug 16, 2022

UPDATED 9/14/2022

Melissa Diane Mayor, age 40 of Myrtle Beach, SC passed away Tuesday, August 16, 2022.

Melissa is survived by her children, Destiny Dover (Nick Kerley), Grace Shirley, Ayden Maynor, Dawson Campbell, Abigail and Isabella Sarter; grandchildren, Matthias Jax and Mystery and Malea Dover; father, Freddie Maynor; sisters and brothers, Sherri (Chris) Scott, Cindy...

Aug 8, 2022

Mrs. Lena Winters Ingle, age 84 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Monday, August 8, 2022 at a Rome area hospital.

Mrs. Ingle was born in Summerville, Georgia on April 1, 1938, daughter of the late Clarence Winters and Annie Bell Fincher Winters.  She was a member of the Four Mile Baptist Church, where she was a member...

Aug 3, 2022

It is with immeasurable sorrow and heartbreak, that we announce Amanda Mae Prestwood “Willie”, age 36, of Summerville, Ga, finished her race of life at Redmond Regional Hospital on August 03, 2022.

She leaves behind the love of her life and partner of 16 years, Nikita Forrester; Mother, Angela Flegal; Father, Eddie Ballenger; Godfather, Johnny Prestwood; Brothers,...

Jul 25, 2022

Mrs. Wendy Darlene Francisco, age 40 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Monday, July 25, 2022 at a Rome area hospital.

Wendy was born in Rome, Georgia on October 14, 1981, daughter of Patricia Ann Davis Scott and the late William Dexter Waters, Jr.  She was employed with Roper Corporation and was an avid animal lover.  In addition...

Jul 21, 2022

Mr. Christopher Scott Greene, age 61 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Thursday, July 21, 2022 at a local healthcare center.

Mr. Greene was born in Trion, Georgia on January 15, 1961, son of the late Scott Lee Greene and Jeannette G. Goodson Greene.  He had been employed as a body man with Pledger’s for many years and...

Jul 17, 2022

Miss Carolyn Ann Cochran, age 77 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Sunday, July 17, 2022 at her residence.

Carolyn was born July 10, 1945, daughter of the late Richard Cochran and Lucille Hennon Cochran.  She was a member of the South Summerville Baptist Church and was retired from Showa Best Manufacturing.  In addition to her parents, Carolyn...

Jul 13, 2022

Mr. Tommy David Warnock, age 65 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2022 at a Rome Hospital.

Tommy was born in Trion, Georgia on January 3, 1957, son of the late Jimmy Warnock and Mary Nell Broome Warnock Clarke.  He was employed with Smith Iron Works and had formerly attended Welcome Hill Baptist Church.  He...

Jul 13, 2022

Mrs. Annie Laura “Ann” Dyer, age 98 of Trion, Georgia passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2022 at the Oak View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Mrs. Dyer was born in Rome, Georgia on September 30, 1923, daughter of the late Joe Lynn Daniel and Bonzie Ruth Hall Daniel.  She was a member of the Northside Church of God,...

Jul 9, 2022

Mr. Michael Scott Pullen, age 65 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Saturday, July 9, 2022 at a local healthcare facility.

Mr. Pullen was born in Rome, Georgia on August 24, 1956, son of the late Paul Pullen and Emma Lou Anderson Pullen.  He was self employed and had been a member of the First Baptist Church of...

Jul 5, 2022

Mr. Dennis Wayne Durham, age 75 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Tuesday, July 5, 2022 at a Rome Hospital.

Dennis was born in Lafayette, Georgia on November 29, 1946, son of the late Charles Porter Durham and Helen Louise Day Durham.  He was a member of the Dry Valley Baptist Church and had attended the Central Avenue...

Jul 5, 2022

Mrs. Marilyn Jean Clark, age 69 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Monday, July 5, 2022 following a brief illness.

Mrs. Clark was born in Trion, Georgia on August 2, 1952, daughter of Annie Laura Daniel Dyer and the late Robert Eugene Dyer.  She was a member of the Trion United Methodist Church, where she was a member...

Jun 30, 2022

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Evans, age 85 of Trion, Georgia passed away Thursday, June 30, 2022 at a Rome Hospital.

Mrs. Evans was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee on January 26, 1937, daughter of the late James Carl Boyles and Frances Christine Coker Boyles.  She was a member of the Spring Creek Baptist Church and was a homemaker.  She...

Jun 22, 2022

Mr. John Thomas Peace, age 86 of Trion, Georgia passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2022 at a Rome Hospital.

Mr. Peace was born in Trion, Georgia on September 4, 1935, son of the late John Clemens Peace and Georgia Brown Peace.  He was a member of the Dry Valley Baptist Church and was retired from the United...

Jun 19, 2022

Mr. Jimmy Lewis Cole, age 75 of Lyerly, Georgia passed away Sunday, June 19, 2022 at his residence.

Mr. Cole was born in Lafayette, Georgia on July 27, 1946, son of the late Woodrow Cole and Dorothy Ballenger Cole.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by sisters, Barbara Sue Weaver and Jenny Cole....

Jun 13, 2022

Mr. Bobby Joe Smith, age 76 of Rome, Georgia passed away Monday, June 13, 2022 at a Rome area hospital.

Mr. Smith was born in Rome, Georgia on March 22, 1946, son of the late Henry Amos Smith and Annie Prince Smith.  He was an avid car enthusiast, and enjoyed doing anything that had to do with...

Jun 10, 2022

Mr. Joshua Gershon Tyler Brown, age 35 of Trion, Georgia passed away Friday, June 10, 2022 from injuries sustained in an accident.

Josh was born in Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia on September 11, 1986, son of the late John Carroll and Sandra Lee Kilgore Phillips.  He was employed with Mt. Vernon Mills and also worked with Willingham Lawn...

Jun 5, 2022

Mrs. Sandy W. Hunter, age 69 of Summerville, Georgia formerly of Palm Beach County, Florida, passed away Sunday, June 5, 2022 at a Rome Hospital.

Mrs. Hunter was born in Statesville, NC on February 12, 1953, daughter of the late Dwight H. Williams, Sr. and Mary Lois Folgman Williams.  She was a retired from the Palm Beach...