
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Summerville, Georgia & Surrounding Areas
Mr. Robert J. "Bob" Greene
Jul 8, 2021
Mr. Robert J. “Bob” Greene, age 87 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Thursday, July 8, 2021 at the Redmond Regional Medical Center.
Mr. Greene was born in Trion, Georgia on June 14, 1934, son of the late P.A. Greene and Clara Brown Greene. He was a member of the South Summerville Baptist Church and was a veteran...

Mrs. Virginia Sue "Gina" Nichols
Jul 5, 2021
Mrs. Virginia Sue “Gina” Nichols, age 68 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Monday, July 5, 2021 at her residence following an extended illness.
Mrs. Nichols was born in Ringgold, Georgia on December 20, 1952, daughter of the late Willie Ralph Cooper, Sr. and Betty Jane Johns Cooper. She was a member of the Center Point Baptist Church...

Mrs. Ellen Louise Mcleod
Jul 5, 2021
Mrs. Ellen Louise McLeod, age 78 of Centre, Alabama passed away Monday, July 5, 2021 at the Floyd Medical Center.
Mrs. McLeod was born in Centre, Alabama on September 8, 1942, daughter of the late Herman Brown Rickett and Mabel Bishop Rickett. She was retired from the textile industry. In addition to her parents, Mrs. McLeod was...

Mrs. Etta Lois Grogan
Jun 30, 2021
Mrs. Etta Lois Grogan, age 98 of Trion, Georgia passed away Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at her residence.
Mrs. Grogan was born in Pennville, Georgia on October 12, 1922, daughter of the late Walter R. Greeson and Jessie Pearl Giles Greeson. She was a member of the Trion United Methodist Church and was retired after 42 years...
Mrs. Diana Lee Starkey
Jun 26, 2021
Mrs. Diana Lee Starkey, age 71 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Saturday, June 26, 2021 at the Floyd Medical Center following an extended illness.
Diana was born in Lafayette, Georgia on January 8, 1950, daughter of the late George Vaughn, Jr. and Doris Ruth Day. She was retired from the Tufting Department of Mohawk Industries and was...

Mrs. Judy Lynn Crabtree
Jun 25, 2021
Mrs. Judy Lynn Crabtree, age 64 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Friday, June 25, 2021 at her residence.
Judy was born in Summerville, Georgia on June 30, 1957, daughter of John K. Young and Roxy Lizzy Carnes Young. She was a member of the SonRise Community Church and was a retired Nurse and Teacher. Judy was employed...
Mr. Danny Kilgore
Jun 23, 2021
Mr. Delmos Daniel “Danny” Kilgore, age 69 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Wednesday, June 23, 2021 at the Redmond Regional Medical Center.
Danny was born in Atlanta, Georgia on July 4, 1951, son of the late Woodrow Kilgore and Nellie Hunter Kilgore. He was a member of the Spring Creek Baptist Church and was self employed in...
Mr. William Jackson "Jack" Chandler
Jun 22, 2021
Mr. William Jackson “Jack” Chandler, age 73 of Trion, passed away suddenly Tuesday, June 22, 2021 at the Redmond Regional Medical Center.
Jack was born in Trion, Georgia on May 25, 1948, son of the late Billy Chandler and Frances King Chandler. He was retired from the Supply Room of Mt. Vernon Mills and had been employed...

Miss Wanda Lee Tapp
Jun 19, 2021
Miss Wanda Lee Tapp, age 64 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Saturday, June 19, 2021 at her residence, following and extended illness.
Wanda was born in Lafayette, Georgia on August 8, 1956, daughter of the late John Thomas Tapp and Lula Mae Reynolds Tapp. She attended the Academy of the Blind in Macon, Georgia, and she loved...

Mr. Lonnie Horton
Jun 16, 2021
Mr. Lonnie Horton, age 69 of Lafayette, Georgia, formerly of Summerville, passed away Wednesday, June 16, 2021 at his residence following an extended illness.
Mr. Horton was born in Flat Rock, Alabama on July 28, 1951, son of the late Roy B. Horton and Annie Lou Young Horton. He attended the Summerville Pentecostal Worship Center and was...
Mr. Michael Anthony Barnes
Jun 11, 2021
Michael Anthony Barnes, age 46 of Menlo, Georgia passed away Friday, June 11, 2021 at the Redmond Regional Medical Center.
Anthony was born in Summerville, Georgia on May 27, 1975, son of Edith Darlene Gilley and James Michael Barnes. He was a member of the North Summerville Baptist Church and was the owner of Barnes Paintless Dent...
Mrs. Lisa Ann Chandler
Jun 7, 2021
Mrs. Lisa Ann Chandler, age 71 of Trion, Georgia passed away suddenly, Monday, June 7, 2021 at the Redmond Regional Medical Center.
Lisa was born in Trion, Georgia on July 10, 1949, daughter of the late Louis Oscar Dyer and Addie Mae Barksdale Dyer. She attended the Summerville Pentecostal Worship Center and was retired from the weave...
Mr. Jack "Paw Paw" Nelson
Jun 5, 2021
Mr. Jack “Paw Paw” Nelson, age 90 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Saturday, June 5, 2021 at the Redmond Regional Medical Center.
Mr. Nelson was born in Little River, Alabama on April 24, 1931, son of the late John Nelson and Pluma Hartline Nelson. He was a member of the Trion Heights Baptist Church and prior to...
Mr. Wayne J. Brown
May 31, 2021
Mr. Wayne J. Brown, age 78 of Lyerly, Georgia passed away Monday, May 31, 2021 at the Floyd Medical Center following an extended illness.
Mr. Brown born in Trion, Georgia on July 6, 1942, son of the late Melvin E. “Mell” Brown and Minnie Nell Donald Brown. He retired from Mohawk Industries after 44 years of service...

Mrs. Kathy Pearl Prather Gentry
May 31, 2021
Mrs. Kathy Pearl Prather Gentry, age 64 of the Little Sand Mountain Community, Armuchee, passed away Monday, May 31, 2021 at her residence following an extended illness.
Kathy was born in Calhoun, Georgia on June 12, 1956, daughter of the late G.C. Prather and Dora Lucy Mulkey Prather. She was a member of the Little Sand Mountain...

Mrs. Ruthie Mae Hedgecoth
May 27, 2021
Mrs. Ruthie Mae Hedgecoth, age 62 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Thursday, May 27, 2021 at her residence following an extended illness.
Mrs. Hedgecoth was born in Avon Park, Florida on June 24, 1958, daughter of the late Melburn Lee Pickett and Martha Ruth Guffey Pickett. She was homemaker and was of the Baptist Faith. In addition...
Mrs. Joania Irene Horton
May 26, 2021
Mrs. Joania Irene Horton, age 80 of Lafayette, Georgia passed away Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at the Parkridge Medical Center in Chattanooga.
Mrs. Horton was born in Berryton, Georgia on April 16, 1941, daughter of the late Franklin Charles McGraw and Lula Josephine Chastain McGraw. She attended the Summerville Pentecostal Worship Center, where she was a member...
Mr. Tony Marlin Saylor
May 22, 2021
Mr. Tony Marlin Saylor, age 62 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Saturday, May 22, 2021 at the Floyd Medical Center.
Tony was born in Summerville, Georgia on May 3, 1959, son of the late Kenneth Bentley and Dorothy Louise “Dot” Saylor Bentley. He attended the Spring Creek Baptist Church and was employed with the Roper Corporation. Tony...
Mrs. Brenda Dooley Blalock
May 21, 2021
Brenda Dooley Blalock’s faith turned into sight on May 21st, 2021.
Brenda was born in Lafayette, Georgia on September 17, 1949, daughter fo the late Rev. Sidney L. Dooley and Margie Lee Christopher Dooley. She resided in Summerville, GA most of her life, and graduated from Chattooga High School in 1969. Brenda was most recently employed in...
Mrs. Marcella June Reynolds
May 16, 2021
Mrs. Marcella June Reynolds, age 81 of Lyerly, Georgia passed away Sunday, May 16, 2021 at the Redmond Regional Medical Center.
June was born in Cartersville, Georgia on March 27, 1940, daughter of the late Rev. A.N. White and Linda Beets White. She was a member of the Four Mile Baptist Church, where she was a member...