Recent Obituaries

Apr 4, 2025

Mr. Larry Coleman Ray, age 77 of Trion, Georgia passed away Friday, April 4, 2025 at a Rome hospital.

Mr. Ray was born in Owensboro, Kentucky on December 11, 1947, son of the late Ernest Coleman Ray and Dolly Smith Ray.  He was retired from the Dye House at Mt. Vernon Mills and was a member of...

Apr 1, 2025

Linda Nugent Benson, age 81, of Summerville, GA passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 1, 2025.

The youngest of eight children, Linda grew up on a farm in Willacoochee, GA and attended Atkinson County High School where she played on the basketball team. After moving to Atlanta, she met and married her husband, Lamar Benson, and had...

Mar 18, 2025

Mrs. Sue McCauley Bridges, age 84 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Tuesday, March 18, 2025 in a Rome hospital.

Mrs. Bridges was born in Trion, Georgia on September 3, 1940, daughter of the late William Henry McCauley and Jewell Ruth Loggins McCauley.  She was a member of the Pleasant Grove Church of Christ. She was also a...

Mar 14, 2025

Mr. Cecil M. Reynolds, age 86 of the Lyerly Dam Community, Summerville, passed away Friday, March 14, 2025 at his residence.

Cecil was born in Summerville, Georgia on January 8, 1939, son of the late Lonnie Lee Reynolds and Alice Mae Ragland Reynolds.  He was a member and longtime deacon of the Four Mile Baptist Church, and...

Mar 6, 2025

Mrs. Leora Dale Wallace Pelfrey, age 80 of Dallas, Georgia formerly of Trion, passed away Thursday, March 6, 2025 at a Rome healthcare center.

Mrs. Pelfrey was born in Lafayette, Georgia on December 11, 1944, daughter of the late Earl Jess Wallace and Virginia Daphine Stiles Wallace.  She was retired from Columbia Anderson Construction Company.  Mrs. Pelfrey...

Mar 2, 2025

Mr. Richard Timothy “Tim” Black, age 59 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Sunday, March 2, 2025 at his residence.

Tim was born in Lafayette, Georgia on November 3, 1965, son of the late Harvey Allan Black and Annie Ruth Woody Wilson.  He was retired from Syntec, where he worked as a fixer and was a member of...

Feb 27, 2025

Patricia June Howell Hite, of McDonough, Georgia, died February 27, 2025.

Ms. Hite was born June 12, 1934 in Dalton, GA to Inez Elizabeth Campbell and Joseph Franklin Howell.

She is survived by son and daughter-in-law, Steve and Pam Hite; daughter, Sandra Hite Thomas; son-in-law, Wayne Teal; grandchildren, Chris Hite, Jason Hite, Selena Rosenburg, Alicia...

Feb 26, 2025

Mrs. Kathy Diane Blackmon, age 66 of Trion, Georgia passed away Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at a Rome hospital.

Mrs. Blackmon was born in Copper Hill, Tennessee on August 4, 1958, daughter of the late Clarence Coleman and Agnes Maxine Tankersley Carter.  She was a member of the Old Way Baptist Church and was retired from the...

Feb 20, 2025

Mr. Jeffery Allen Thomas, age 53 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Thursday, February 20, 2025 in a Chattanooga hospital.

Jeff was born in Rome, Georgia on April 6, 1971, son of Arlen S. Thomas and Brenda Stowe Johnston.  He had worked at the Computer Shop and had attended the Dry Valley Baptist Church.  He was an avid...

Feb 15, 2025

On Saturday, February 15, 2025, our father, Danny Lane Helms, age 65 of the Ridgeway Community, Trion, rejoined his Savior and loving parents and grandparents in their heavenly home.

He was born in Trion, Georgia on November 25, 1959, son of the late James William “Buddy” Helms and Peggy Dawn Henderson Helms. He had a happy and...

Feb 13, 2025

Mrs. Jana Yvette Alexander Human, age 60 of Trion, Georgia passed away Thursday, February 13, 2025 at a local healthcare center.

Jana was born in Trion, Georgia on December 25, 1964, daughter of Rebecca Joyce Mann Whited and the late Otis Hugh Alexander.  She was a 1983 Graduate of the Trion High School and was a member...

Jan 31, 2025

Mrs. Frances Ivanell Love, age 86 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Friday, January 31, 2025 at her residence.

Mrs. Love was born in Trion, Georgia on February 19, 1938, daughter of the late Alfred Benjamin Chandler and Della May Lancaster Chandler.  She was retired from the spinning room at Mt. Vernon Mills and was of the Baptist...

Jan 27, 2025

Mr. Larry Rayford Dendy, age 83 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Monday, January 27, 2025 at his residence.

Mr. Dendy was born in Berryton, Georgia on March 2, 1941, son of the late Sewell Ellis Dendy and Ella Geneva Cohen Dendy.  He was a retired truck driver for Shaw Industries Transportation Department.  His CB Handle was Boogedy...

Jan 25, 2025

Mr. Nicholas Shea Crabtree age 49 of Trion, Georgia passed away unexpectedly Saturday, January 25, 2025.

Shea was born in Rome, Georgia on September 17, 1975, son of Jerry Crabtree and Monnette Gurley Crabtree.  He attended the New Generation Church of God and was self employed in the Construction Industry.  Shea was kind hearted and never missed...

Jan 24, 2025

Mr. Travis Eugene Bailey, age 28 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Friday, January 24, 2025 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Travis was born in Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia on March 27, 1996, son of Carrie Annette Kirby Stoker and Stacy Charles Thrasher.  He was a graduate of Chattooga High School and was employed with Wright Sanitation. ...

Jan 24, 2025

Mr. David DeWayne Blackmon, age 49 of Trion, Georgia passed away Friday, January 24, 2025 at a Rome hospital.

David was born in Rome on January 31, 1975, son of the late Erby Odell and Jean Rogers Blackmon.  He had attended the New Generation Church of God and prior to disability, was a jack operator at Mt....

Jan 23, 2025

Mrs. India Elaine Ashworth Jackson, age 87 of Trion, Georgia passed away Thursday, January 23, 2025 at the Oakview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Mrs. Jackson was born in Lafayette, Georgia on December 13, 1937, daughter of the late James Edward Ashworth and Lillie Frances Broyles Ashworth.  She was a member of the N. Summerville Baptist Church and...

Jan 21, 2025

Mrs. Jean K. Pope, age 85 of Trion, Georgia passed away Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at a Rome hospital.

Mrs. Pope was born in Trion, Georgia on November 23, 1939, daughter of the late Clyde Herbert Kirk and Kelly Aline Bowers Kirk.  She was a member of the Spring Creek Baptist Church and was retired from the...

Jan 21, 2025

Mr. David Harmon Petitt, age 91 of Summerville, Georgia passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at the Oakview Health and Rehabilitation Center.

Mr. Petitt was born in Gore, Georgia on August 8, 1933, son of the late Troy Leon Petitt and Gaudie Mae Serritt Petitt.  He was a member of the...

Jan 18, 2025

Mr. Rodney Lamar Rosser, age 46 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Saturday, January 18, 2025 at his residence following an extended illness.

Rodney was born in Rome, Georgia on June 7, 1978, son of Janet Reed Orr.  He was employed with the Roper Corporation, where he was a hyster driver. Rodney was an avid music lover and...