
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Summerville, Georgia & Surrounding Areas
Mrs. Doris Lee Pope
Oct 4, 2021
Mrs. Doris Lee Pope, age 93 of Cedar Bluff, Alabama passed away Monday, October 4, 2021 at the residence of her daughter.
Mrs. Pope was born in Trion, Georgia on November 25, 1927, daughter of the late William T. Brown and Janie Lee Moore Brown. She was a member of the Cedar Bluff First Baptist Church, where...
Mrs. Kathy E. Mann
Oct 2, 2021
Kathy Mann of Summerville, Georgia was called home to be with Christ the Lord on Saturday, October 2. Kathy lived her life with purpose. She truly cared for others and constantly invested in the lives of her friends and family. She considered everyone she met to be a friend with whom she could share laughter and stories.
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Mr. James Edward Ayers
Sep 17, 2021
Mr. James Edward Ayers, age 83 of Summerville, passed away Friday, September 17, 2021 at Redmond Regional Center.
Mr. Ayers was born in Buchanan, Georgia on March 9, 1938, son of the late Tommy Ayers and Ruth Fortune Ayers. He was a self-employed electrician and was of the Baptist Faith. In addition to his parents, Mr. Ayers...
Little Ravyn Jane Neal
Sep 16, 2021
Little Ravyn Jane Neal, newborn daughter of Haylee Henderson and Alijah Neal passed away Thursday, September 16, 2021 at the Floyd Medical Center.
She was preceded in death by an Aunt, Jaden Mitchell.
In addition to her parents, Little Ravyn is survived by a brother, Ozias Neal; twin sister, Reagan Neal; grandparents, Allen Neal, April...

Mrs. Eva Jo Luallen Pierce
Sep 14, 2021
Mrs. Eva Jo LuAllen Pierce, age 84 of Rossville, Georgia passed away Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at the CHI Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga.
Mrs. Pierce was born in Chattooga County on January 14, 1937, daughter of the late Bill LuAllen and Josie Spain LuAllen. She was retired from Defenders Cleaning. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Pierce...
Jesse Michael Wood
Sep 12, 2021
Mr. Jesse Michael Wood, age 61 of Trion, passed away Sunday, September 12, 2021 at his residence following an extended illness.
Mr. Wood was born in Chicago, Illinois on April 5, 1960, son of the late Arnold Wilburn Wood and Ruby Inez Sparks Sibert. He was retired from Mt. Vernon Mills, where he worked as a Warp...
Morgan Nichole Worley
Sep 10, 2021
Miss Morgan Nichole Worley, age 32 of Summerville, Georgia, formerly of Chattanooga, TN passed away Friday, September 10, 2021 at the Redmond Regional Medical Center.
Morgan was born in Chattanooga, TN on March 3, 1989, daughter of Pearl Worley and Timothy Glen Walker. She was of the Pentecostal faith and was a homemaker.
Morgan is...

Mrs. Vickie Darlene Thomas
Sep 7, 2021
Mrs. Vickie Darlene Thomas, age 68 of Trion, Georgia passed away Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at her residence.
Vickie was born in Lafayette, Georgia on January 25, 1953, daughter of the late Roland Lee Wooten and Nellie Fay Barfield Wooten. She loved being around people, loved to travel and especially loved spending time with her grandchildren. She...

Theresa P. Suits
Sep 1, 2021
Mrs. Theresa P. Suits, age 64 of Trion, Georgia passed away Wednesday September 1, 2021 at her residence following an extended illness.
Theresa was born in Summerville, Georgia on February 1, 1957, daughter of Betty Ann Howell Suits and the late William Paul Suits, Jr. She was a 1975 graduate of Trion High School, where she was...

Anthony Edward Slayton
Sep 1, 2021
Mr. Anthony Edward Slayton, age 58 of Cedar Bluff, Alabama passed away Wednesday, September 1, 2021 at the Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta.
Mr. Slayton was bornin Centre, Alabama on April 25, 1963, son of the late Edward Leon Slayton and Ellen Louise Rickett McLeod. He had been employed with Mohawk Industries and Mt. Vernon Mills.
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Mrs. Carolyn Sue Adams
Aug 27, 2021
Mrs. Carolyn Sue Adams, age 71 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Friday, August 27, 2021 at her residence.
Mrs. Adams was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee on July 2, 1950, daughter of the late Nat Lyons and Evie Rouse Lyons Callahan. She retired from Mohawk Industries in Lyerly, Georgia. Mrs. Adams was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother...
Mrs. Margaret Ellen Ledford Rich
Aug 25, 2021
Mrs. Margaret Ellen Ledford Rich, age 82 of Trion, passed away Wednesday, August 25, 2021 at her residence following an extended illness.
Mrs. Rich was born in Trion, Georgia on May 7, 1939, daughter of the late Dewey Lee Ledford and Maggie Emaline Stansell Ledford. She was a member of the Ridgedale Unity Church of God and...

Rebecca Kay Crowe Ledford
Aug 25, 2021
Mrs. Rebecca Kay Ledford, age 24 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Wednesday, August 25, 2021 in Lincoln, Alabama from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
Rebecca was born in Rome, Georgia on March 26, 1997, daughter of Mary Kay Hines and Jeremy Dwayne Crowe. She attended the Sonrise Community Church. She loved to fish, hunt, sing, walk...

Mrs. Katherine Clark Ray
Aug 19, 2021
Mrs. Katherine Clark Ray, age 66 of Trion, Georgia passed away Thursday, August 19, 2021 at the Floyd Medical Center.
Mrs. Ray was born in Franklin, Tennessee on January 22, 1955, daughter of the late John Thomas Clark and Dora Pearl Hill Clark. She was a member of the Solid Rock Baptist Church and was a homemaker. ...
Mrs. Barbara Elaine Roberts
Aug 13, 2021
Mrs. Barbara Elaine Roberts, age 83 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Friday, August 13, 2021 at her residence.
Mrs. Roberts was born in Melvindale, Michigan on April 20, 1938, daughter of the late William E. Butler and Elizabeth Frances Krejci Butler. She was a lifelong member of the Church of God and was an avid gardener. In...
Mr. Roy Richard Broyles
Aug 13, 2021
Mr. Roy Richard Broyles, age 74 of the Mountain View Community, Trion, Georgia passed away Friday, August 13, 2021 at the Redmond Regional Medical Center.
Mr. Broyles was born in Jackson County, Alabama on October 9, 1946 son of the late John Monroe Broyles and Thumer Marshall Broyles Eller. He was the rock of his family and...
Mrs. Clara Mae "Boe" Maddux Mccauley Flood
Aug 9, 2021
Mrs. Clara Mae “Boe” Maddux McCauley Flood, age 95 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Monday, August 9, 2021 at her residence following an extended illness.
Mrs. Flood was born in Chattooga County, Georgia on April 28, 1926, daughter of the late William H. Maddux and Eunice Burke McCauley. She enjoyed fishing, camping and working with her flowers,...

Mr. John William Shankles
Aug 4, 2021
Mr. John William Shankles, Jr., affectionately known as the “Mayor of Pennville”, passed away at his home, Wednesday, August 4, 2021.
Mr. Shankles was born in DeKalb County, Alabama on May 12, 1938, son of the late John William Shankles, Sr. and Ozella Mae Culver Shankles. He was a member and Deacon of the Pennville First Baptist...

Melanie Dawn Millican
Jul 25, 2021
Mrs. Melanie Dawn Millican, age 49 of Lyerly, Georgia passed away Sunday, July 25, 2021 at Redmond Medical Center.
Mrs. Millican was born in Rome, Georgia on March 19, 1972, daughter of the late William (Bill) Bradley and Kathy Gilmer Bradley who survives. She was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church and was homemaker. She believed...
Mr. Leo Lanier, Jr.
Jul 18, 2021
Mr. Leo Lanier, Jr. age 98 of Summerville, Georgia, Chattooga County’s last Prisoner of War, passed away Sunday, July 18, 2021 at his residence.
Mr. Lanier was born in Trion, Georgia on January 14, 1923, son of the late Leo Lanier, Sr. and Fannie Mae Lunsford Lanier. He was a member and Deacon Emeritus of the Trion...