
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Summerville, Georgia & Surrounding Areas
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...
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...




