Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Summerville, Georgia & Surrounding Areas

Mrs.  Ruthie  Mae Hedgecoth

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

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

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

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

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...

Mr.  Jerry  Don Bridges

Mr. Jerry Don Bridges

May 14, 2021

Mr. Jerry Don Bridges, age 84 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Friday, May 14, 2021 at his residence.

Mr. Bridges was born in Summerville, Georgia on November 16, 1936, son of the late Joe Henry Bridges and Ada Mae Rosser Bridges.  He was a loving husband and father.  Mr.Bridges loved to garden, play golf and go to...

Miss  Jean  Marie Floyd

Miss Jean Marie Floyd

May 13, 2021

Miss Jean Marie Floyd, age 60 of Metter, Georgia passed away Thursday, May 13, 2021 at the East Georgia Regional Medical Center following an extended illness.

Miss Floyd was born in Dearborn, Michigan on November 6, 1960, daughter of the late Harold Hankey and Betty Sue Floyd.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...

Mrs.  Kay Hamby

Mrs. Kay Hamby

May 8, 2021

Mrs. Kay Hamby, age 61 of the Mountain View Community, Trion, passed away Saturday, May 8, 2021 at the Floyd Medical Center.

Mrs. Hamby was born in Summerville, Georgia on November 2, 1959, daughter of the late Raymond Phillips and Ethel Mae Murdock Grant.  She loved animals and going to yard sales and flea markets, but her...

Mr.  Roy  Eugene Finster

Mr. Roy Eugene Finster

May 5, 2021

Mr. Roy Eugene Finster, age 80 of Summerville, passed away Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at the Redmond Regional Medical Center.

Mr. Finster was born in Summerville, Georgia on March 27, 1941, son of the late Rev. Howard Finster and Pauline Freeman Finster.  He was a member of the Silver Hill Baptist Church and like his father, was...

Mrs.  Frances Clementine "Clem" Grimes Hayes

Mrs. Frances Clementine "Clem" Grimes Hayes

Apr 30, 2021

Mrs. Frances Clementine “Clem” Grimes Hayes, age 93, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Friday morning, April 30, 2021.

Clem was born in Trion, Georgia on September 17, 1927, to Rufus and Ida Grimes.  She was the last surviving child of sixteen children.  She was preceded in death by parents and the...

Mrs.  Nancy Watkins

Mrs. Nancy Watkins

Apr 29, 2021

Mrs. Nancy P. Watkins, age 78 of Cedar Bluff, Alabama, formerly of Trion, gained her Heavenly wings and now is in the presence of the Lord.  Nancy passed peacefully surrounded by her loving family.

Mrs. Watkins was born in Summerville, Georgia on July 22, 1942, daughter of the late Joseph Wesley White and Annie Lee Byars White. ...

Mrs.  Muriel  Ann Sweatman

Mrs. Muriel Ann Sweatman

Apr 29, 2021

Mrs. Muriel Ann Sweatman, age 80 of Trion, Georgia passed away Thursday, April 29, 2021 at her residence.

Mrs. Sweatman was born in Long Island, New York on August 11, 1940, daughter of the late Vernon Toland and Alberta Clark Toland.  She was long time member of the St. Barnabas Episcopal Church and was retired from the...

Mrs.  Vivian  Faye Shireman

Mrs. Vivian Faye Shireman

Apr 28, 2021

Mrs. Vivian Faye Shireman, age 78 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at Redmond Regional Medical Center.

Mrs. Shireman was born in Summerville, Georgia on September 12, 1942, daughter of the late Howard Leath and May Owen Leath.  She was a member of the New Antioch Baptist Church and was retired from the Finishing...

Mr.  Gene Boutwell

Mr. Gene Boutwell

Apr 23, 2021

Mr. Ovie Eugene “Gene” Boutwell, age 76 of Summerville, Georgia, formerly of Tallapoosa, passed away Friday, April 23, 2021 at the UAB Medical Center in Birmingham, Alabama.

Mr. Boutwell was born in Laurel Hill, Florida on November 13, 1944, son of the late Ovie Boutwell and Velma Rosalyn Ekstrom Boutwell.  He enjoyed drinking coffee, cracking jokes, playing...

Mrs.  Kathy  Sweet Ingle

Mrs. Kathy Sweet Ingle

Apr 14, 2021

Mrs. Kathy Sweet Ingle, age 58 of Trion, Georgia passed away Wednesday,  April 14, 2021 at the Northside Cherokee Hospital in Canton, Georgia following a brief illness.

Kathy was born in Summerville, Georgia on January 20, 1963, daughter of Georgia Ann Brown Sweet and the late Charles Jefferson Sweet.  She was a member of the Berryton Church...

Mrs.  Eula  Lou Story

Mrs. Eula Lou Story

Apr 6, 2021

Mrs. Eula Lou Story, age 87 of Summerville, Georgia, passed away Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at the Floyd Medical Center.

Mrs. Story was born in Trion, Georgia on September 9, 1933, daughter of the late Terry Ray Greene and Gwen Crider Greene.  She was a member of the Trion Heights Baptist Church, where she was very active...

Mr.  Hugh  Don Hughes

Mr. Hugh Don Hughes

Apr 4, 2021

Mr. Alfred Hugh Don Hughes, age 79 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Sunday, April 4, 2021 at his residence.

Mr. Hughes was born in Summerville, Georgia on March 1, 1942, son of the late A.L. Hughes and Dorothy Alred Hughes.  He was retired in 2010 from the Chattooga County Public Works, but had been employed as a...

Mrs.  Gladys  Mabel Anderson

Mrs. Gladys Mabel Anderson

Apr 4, 2021

Mrs. Gladys Mabel Anderson, age 72 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Sunday, April 4, 2021 at the Oakview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Mrs. Anderson was born in Walker County, Georgia on September 12, 1948, daughter of the late Clifford and Gladys Johnson.  She was a homemaker.  In addition to her parents, Mrs. Anderson was preceded in death...

Mrs.  Alma L. "Betty" Palmour

Mrs. Alma L. "Betty" Palmour

Apr 3, 2021

Mrs. Alma L. Betty Palmour, age 95 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Saturday, April 3, 2021 at her residence.

Mrs. Palmour was born in Trion, Georgia on June 6, 1925, daughter of the late Henry Little and Julie McWhorter Little. She was a member of the Pennville Church of Christ, where she was active in many areas,...

Mrs.  Connie  Faye Collette

Mrs. Connie Faye Collette

Apr 2, 2021

Mrs. Connie Faye Collette, age 69 of Trion, Georgia passed away Friday, April 2, 2021 at her residence.

Mrs. Collette was born in Rome, Georgia on June 23, 1951.  She has been employed with the Oak View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center as the activities director, and has also worked at Northwest Georgia Technical College and the Floyd...