
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Summerville, Georgia & Surrounding Areas
Mrs. Barbara Jean Hartbarger Edwards
Jul 18, 2020
Mrs. Barbara Jean Hartbarger Edwards, age 65 of Gaylesville, Alabama, passed away Saturday, July 18, 2020 at the Floyd Medical Center.
Mrs. Edwards was born in Columbia, South Carolina on February 8, 1955, daughter of the late Bobby Clifford Gentry and Frances Nell Lloyd Gentry. She was a member of the Gaylesville First Baptist Church and prior...

Mr. David "Sleepy" Lewis Bruce
Jul 17, 2020
Mr. David Lewis “Sleepy” Bruce, age 90 of Lafayette, passed away Friday, July 17, 2020 at the Shepherd Hills Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
Mr. Bruce was born in Trion, Georgia on May 19, 1930, son of the late William Arthur Ross Bruce and Beatrice Ruby Brown Bruce. He was a veteran of the United States Army, serving...

Mr. Jimmy Preston Kelley
Jul 14, 2020
Mr. Jimmy Preston Kelley, age 71 of Lafayette, passed away Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at his residence.
Mr. Kelley was born in Lafayette, Georgia on February 12, 1949, son of the late Earl Kelley and Pluma Shepherd Kelley. He loved to landscape and garden. Prior to his retirement, he was employed as a truck driver and had...

Mr. William Bennett Jeffcoat
Jul 12, 2020
Mr. William Bennett Jeffcoat, age 81 of Summerville, Georgia formerly of Swansea, SC, passed away Sunday, July 12, 2020 at his residence.
Mr. Jeffcoat was born in Swansea, South Carolina on April 15, 1939, son of the late William Brogden Jeffcoat and Lucille Jeffcoat. He was a member and Deacon of South Summerville Baptist Church, former Fire...
Mr. Ralph Allen Hall
Jul 4, 2020
Mr. Ralph Allen Hall, age 81 of Trion, Georgia passed away Saturday, July 4, 2020 at the Floyd Medical Center.
Mr. Hall was born in Trion, Georgia on April 20, 1939, son of the late Joseph Meyerhardt Hall, Sr. and Hattie Foye Holland Hall. He was an avid golfer and was retired from the Spinning Department at...

Mrs. Mary Ruth Broyles
Jun 28, 2020
Mrs. Mary Ruth Broyles, age 74 of Trion, passed away Sunday, June 28, 2020 at the Redmond Regional Medical Center.
Mrs. Broyles was born in Cherokee County, Alabama on May 21, 1946, daughter of the late Samuel Roy Boyd and Dovie Ruth Cavin Boyd. She was a member of the Spring Creek Baptist Church and was a...

Nancy Lorine Linam
Jun 26, 2020
Mrs. Nancy Lorine Linam, age 46, of Summerville passed away Friday, June 26, 2020 at her residence.
Mrs. Linam was born in Summerville, Ga. on January 15, 1974, daughter of the late Billy Paul Burrage and Nina Loretta Brown Burrage. She was a member of the Church of God Prophecy and was a loving wife, mother and...
Logan Todd Suggs
Jun 25, 2020
Senior Airman Logan Todd Suggs, age 22, of Lafayette, Georgia passed away unexpectedly in Anchorage, Alaska on June 25, 2020.
Logan was born in Rome, Georgia on August 9, 1997, son of Todd L. Suggs and Tina Snider Suggs. He was a graduate of Lafayette High School and was an active duty Senior Airman in the United...
Mrs. Deborah Ann Price
Jun 22, 2020
Mrs. Deborah Ann Price, age 60 of Summerville, passed away Monday, June 22, 2020 at her residence.
Mrs. Price was born in Trion, Georgia on May 3, 1960, daughter of the late Leonard Cochran and Georgia Mae Goodson Cochran. She was a devoted member of the Wayside Baptist Church, and was formerly employed with IH Services. She...

Evelyn L Braddy
Jun 18, 2020
Mrs. Evelyn Lee Mathews Braddy, age 87 of Trion, passed away Thursday, June 18, 2020 at the residence of her daughter in Cartersville, Georgia following an extended illness.
Mrs. Braddy was born in LaFayette, Ga. on October 10, 1932, daughter of the late Jesse M. Mathews and Bessie Hobbs Mathews. She was a member of the Dry...

Mr. Earl Len "Red" Tidmore
Jun 16, 2020
Mr. Earl Len “Red” Tidmore, age 57 of Lyerly, Georgia passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at the Floyd Medical Center.
Red was born in Trion, Georgia on August 12, 1962, son of Mrs. Ruby Emma Yarbrough Tidmore and the late J.B. Tidmore. He was employed with Woodlands Enterprises as a Logger and was of the Baptist...
Mr. James T. Persons, Jr.
Jun 16, 2020
Mr. James T. Persons, Jr., age 84 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at the Floyd Medical Center.
Mr. Persons was born in Sylacauga, Alabama on February 4, 1936, son of the late James T. Persons, Sr. and Beulah Mae Duffie Persons. He graduated from the B.B. Comer Memorial High School in Sylacauga, attended...

Donna Lee Longley Bandy
Jun 11, 2020
Mrs. Donna Lee Longley Bandy, age 60, went to be with her Lord and Savior on June 11, 2020, after a long and difficult fight with cancer. The disease robbed Donna of her life on this earth, but now she walks the streets of gold, hand and hand with Jesus.
Donna was a simple soul and led...
Mrs. Donna Faye Perschau
May 23, 2020
Mrs. Donna Faye Perschau, age 59 of Summerville, passed away Saturday, May 23, 2020 at her residence.
Mrs. Perschau was born in Summerville, Georgia on April 11, 1961, daughter of the late Charlie Wayne Prince and Kathleen Hunter Prince. She was a natural caregiver and the best wife a man could have. In addition to her parents,...

Mr. Bobby Labron Cooper
May 13, 2020
Mr. Bobby Labron Cooper, age 64 of Summerville, passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at the Floyd Medical Center.
Mr. Cooper was born in Trion, Georgia on September 18, 1955, son of Mrs. Betty Joyce Owensby Cooper and the late Bobby Joe Cooper. He was retired from the Card Room at Mt. Vernon Mills and was of...

Mrs. Mary Frances Saylors Nicholson
May 5, 2020
Mrs. Mary Frances Saylors Nicholson, age 90 of Trion, Georgia passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at the Oakview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
Mrs. Nicholson was born in Trion, Georgia on November 3, 1929, daughter of the late Pruitt O. Broome and Mabel Worsham Broome Shockley. She enjoyed gardening and crocheting doilies, but absolutely loved being with...

Heather Brooks Lovell
May 2, 2020
Mrs. Heather Brooks Lovell, age 43 of Trion, Georgia passed away suddenly, Saturday, May 2, 2020 at her residence.
Heather was born in Rome, GA on February 28, 1977, daughter of Gary Lee Lovell and Lorie Denise Day. She was a homemaker and attended the New Generations Church of God. In addition to her parents, Heather was...

Miss Terra Lynn Ammons
May 2, 2020
Miss Terra Lynn Ammons, age 23 of Trion, Georgia passed away Saturday, May 2, 2020 at the Floyd Medical Center following an extended illness.
Terra was born in Rome, Georgia on August 17, 1996. She was a member of the Central Avenue Baptist Church and loved to get out and travel and visit people. Terra was preceded...
Mrs. Tracey Ann Ledford
Apr 23, 2020
Mrs. Tracey Ann Ledford, age 59 of Trion, passed away Thursday, April 23, 2020 at the Floyd Medical Center.
Mrs. Ledford was born in Summerville, Georgia on January 6, 1961, daughter of Elsie Mae Allen Bell and the late William A. Bell. She was a member of the Belmont Baptist Church and prior to retirement, was employed...
Mr. Marshall Dale Buffington
Apr 19, 2020
Mr. Marshall Dale Buffington, Sr., age 75 of the Welcome Hill Community, passed away Sunday, April 19, 2020 at his residence following an extended illness.
Mr. Buffington was born in Trenton, Georgia on December 28, 1944, son of the late Willis “Ted” Buffington and Janie Mae Raines Buffington. He was an avid fisher and loved to hunt....