Recent Obituaries

Mar 3, 2020

Mr. Christopher Scott “Slim” Lewis, age 45 of Summerville, passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2020 in a sudden accident. Chris was born in Rome, Georgia on May 29, 1974, son of Scottie Clark Lewis and Cynthia Hope Smith Cotten. He was employed with Triple J Logging and loved to draw, and was an avid car and truck enthusiast. Chris...

Mar 3, 2020

Miss Stella Paige “Super Stella” Burnette, age 5 of Adairsville, Georgia fought her final fight and won her war, on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at her residence.

Miss Stella was born in Rome, Georgia on June 15, 2014, daughter of Adam Uriah Burnette and Tiffany Shae Helms Burnette. She was a member of the Remnant Church in...

Feb 14, 2020

Mr. Edward “Cotton” Jackson, age 82 of Trion, GA, passed away Friday, February 14, 2020 at Redmond Regional Medical Center in Rome, GA.

Mr. Jackson was born August 9, 1937 in Berryton, GA, son of the late Lonnie Edward and Jessie Lee Smallen Jackson. He was a member of North Summerville Baptist Church, and before retiring he...

Feb 9, 2020

Mrs. Betty Jean Ayers, age 68 of Summerville, passed away Sunday, February 9, 2020 at her residence.

Mrs. Ayers was born in Rome, Georgia on October 10, 1951, daughter of the late James Calvin Atkins and Idalene Carr Atkins. She was retired from Mohawk industries and was of the Christian Faith. IN addition to her parents, Mrs....

Feb 1, 2020

Mrs. Eula Mae Blackmon, age 86 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Saturday, February 1, 2020 at the Redmond Regional Medical Center.

Mrs. Blackmon was born in Ft. Payne, Alabama on July 8, 1933, daughter of the late Leon Hill and Lydia Butler Hill. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. She was a homemaker and Christian...

Jan 30, 2020

Mrs. Louella Jane Williams, age 99 of Summerville, passed away Thursday, January 30, 2020 at the Oak View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Mrs. Williams was born in Cherokee County, Georgia on November 24, 1920, daughter of the late William Thomas Keown and Ollie Myrtle Reece Keown. She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. Mrs....

Jan 24, 2020

Mr. McKinley "Mac" Massey, age 66 of Trion, Georgia passed away Friday, January 24, 2020 at his residence.

Mr. Massey was born in Lafayette, Georgia on March 27, 1953, son of the late James Roy “Jim” Massey and Bonnie Lowrance Massey. He was a member of the Waterville Baptist Church, and was retired from the construction industry....

Jan 21, 2020

Mrs. Nancy Louise Smith, age 73 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at the Erlanger Medical Center following a sudden illness.

Mrs. Smith was born in Trion, GA on August 20, 1945, daughter of the late Houston Richard Rape and Eva Jewel Copeland Rape. She was a homemaker. In addition to her parents, Mrs....

Jan 5, 2020

Mr. Westley Wayne Craig, age 45 of Summerville, passed away Sunday, January 5, 2020 suddenly at his residence.

Mr. Craig was born in Ft. Oglethorpe, GA on February 15, 1974, son of Patricia Ann Story Hickman and the late Hoyt Wayne Craig. He was a multi-faceted person with a great Sense of Humor, loved to fish and...

Jan 4, 2020

Mr. Carlton Hugh Cargle, age 82 of the Little Sand Mountain Community in Armuchee, passed away Saturday, January 4, 2020 at his residence.

Mr. Cargle was born in the Little Sand Mountain Community om May 4, 1937, son of the late Huston C. Cargle and Mamie Grace Ward Cargle. He was a member of the Little Sand...

Jan 3, 2020

Mrs. Beverly Kay Saylor, age 59 of Shelby, NC passed away Friday, January 3, 2020 at the Atrium Hospital in Shelby.

Mrs. Saylor was born in Charlotte, NC on January 5, 1960. She was a strong Christian woman and family was very important to her. She had been employed with Larry’s BBQ in Pennville, and enjoyed Extreme...

Dec 26, 2019

Mrs. Arrie Mae Black, age 76 of Trion, passed away Thursday, December 26, 2019 at her residence.

Mrs. Black was born in Summerville, Georgia on December 15, 1943, daughter of the late John B. Padgette and Agnes Louise Teems Padgette. She was a member of the Waterville Baptist Church and prior to retirement was employed from E.T....

Dec 20, 2019

Mr. Jimmy Doyle Peace, age 87 of Trion, Georgia passed away Friday, December 20, 2019 at the Redmond Regional Medical Center.

Mr. Peace was born in Trion, Georgia on February 4, 1932, son of the late James Otis Peace and Johnnie Cecil Middleton Peace. He was a member of the North Summerville Baptist Church, was a veteran...

Dec 19, 2019

Mrs. Margaret Lucy “Maw” Shropshire, age 80 of Summerville, passed away Thursday, December 19, 2019 at her residence.

Mrs. Shropshire was born in Gaylesville, Alabama on April 15, 1939, daughter of the late Andy Vineyard and Elsie Mae Chapmen Vineyard. She was retired from Best Mfg and loved to garden and play computer games. In addition to...

Dec 11, 2019

Mrs. Amanda Darlene Adams Pollard, age 36 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at the Floyd Medical Center.

Mrs. Pollard was born in Carrolton, GA on July 2, 1983, daughter of Jimmy Anthony Adams and Shenia D. Traylor Glass. She was a member of the Chelsea Baptist Church. Mrs. Pollard was preceded death by...

Nov 28, 2019

Mrs. Eleanor Louise Caheely, age 92 of Trion, Georgia passed away Thursday, November 28, 2019 at the Oak View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Mrs. Caheely was born in Henegar, Alabama on May 16, 1927, daughter of the late William Troy Lawson and Lilly Mae Turner Lawson. She was a 1946 graduate of Summerville High School, and was...

Nov 19, 2019

Mrs. Evelyn Gertrude Baggett Lemming, age 104 of Trion, passed away Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at the Pruitt Healthcare in Lafayette.

Mrs. Lemming was born in Trion on September 4, 1915, daughter of the late George Franklin Baggett, Sr. and Lizzie Louella Skates Baggett. She was a member of the Pleasant Grove Church of Christ and prior...

Nov 9, 2019

Miss Chloe Grace Morris-Buck, age 9 of Summerville, GA formerly of Ft. Oglethorpe, passed away Saturday, November 9, 2019 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Chloe Grace was born in Ft. Oglethorpe, GA on May 6, 2010, daughter of Beth Ann Morris and Robert Anthony Buck. She was a 4 th grade student at Menlo Elementary...

Nov 5, 2019

Mr. James Clifford “J.C.” Grogan, age 82 of the Spring Creek Community, Trion, passed away Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at the Redmond Regional Medical Center.

Mr. Grogan was born in Floyd County, Georgia on January 7, 1937, son of the late Odis Leon Grogan and Datha Ozella Wallace Grogan. He was a member of the Spring Creek...

Oct 26, 2019

Mrs. Debra Ann “Debbie” McGuire, age 62 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Saturday, October 26, 2019 at her residence.

Mrs. McGuire was born in Trion, Georgia on July 14, 1957, daughter of Luther Young and the late Jackie Warren. She was a retired nurse, an avid UGA football fan, and enjoyed traveling, attending music concerts and being...