Recent Obituaries

Jun 1, 2019

Mr. Jared Christopher Holt, age 27 of Summerville, passed away Saturday June 1, 2019, from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident.

Jared was born in Rome, GA on November 14, 1991, son of Celia Greene Holt and James Craig Holt. He was a member of Hollywood Baptist Church in Rome, Ga and was employed as a...

May 26, 2019

Mrs. Diannia Lee Langston Peace, age 75 of Trion, Georgia passed away Sunday, May 26, 2019 at her residence.

Mrs. Peace was born in Trion, Georgia on June 29, 1943, daughter of the late Thomas Housch Langston and Venon Katherine Gray Langston. She was a member of the New Bethel Baptist Church in Trion and was retired...

May 24, 2019

Miss Rena Flood, age 13 of Dalton, Georgia passed away Friday, May 24, 2019 at the T.C. Thompson Children’s Hospital at Erlanger following a sudden illness.

Rena was born in Dalton, Georgia on July 15, 2005, daughter of Frankie Flood and Joyce Blasingame. She was a student at Dalton Middle School and had previously been a student...

May 20, 2019

Mrs. Linda Faye Watkins, age 71 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Monday, May 21, 2019 at the Floyd Medical Center.

Mrs. Watkins was born in the Mountain View Community in Trion, Georgia on July 21, 1947, daughter of the late Russel Dewey Hill and Burta Lee Miller. She was a homemaker and enjoyed working with her flowers...

May 15, 2019

Mr. Timothy Trace “Trey” Cordell, age 39 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Wednesday, may 15, 2019 at the Floyd Medical Center.

Trey was born in Rome, Georgia on October 17, 1979, son of Timothy Wayne Cordell and Peggy Brooks Cordell. He loved to fish, play horseshoes, and strum on his guitar. Trey never met a stranger. He...

May 10, 2019

Mr. Gregory Lee Blevins, age 56 of Trion, passed away Friday, May 10, 2019 at the Floyd Medical Center.

Greg was born in Canton, Georgia on December 5, 1962, son of Martha Ellis Blevins and the late Clarence Norman Blevins. He was a computer Programmer with Roper and earned his Bachelor’s Degree from Jacksonville State University. He...

May 8, 2019

Mr. Steven Boyd Bruce, age 55 of Trion, Georgia passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at his residence, following an extended illness.

Mr. Bruce was born in Trion, Georgia on October 27, 1963, son of David Lewis Bruce and the late Frances Irene Lee Bruce. He was an avid bowler, bowling in the Seven Hills League of...

May 6, 2019

Mr. James Alfred “Sarge” Gentry, age 87 of the Little Sand Mountain Community, passed away Monday, May 06, 2019 at his residence.

Mr. Gentry was born in Trion, Georgia on February 12, 1932, son of the late Thomas Jefferson Gentry and Winnie Lee Bohannon Gentry. He attended the Ebenezer Baptist Church and was a veteran of the...

May 2, 2019

Mrs. Linda Teague Carroll, age 70 of Rome, Georgia passed away Thursday, May 02, 2019 at the Floyd Medical Center.

Mrs. Carroll was born in Trion, Georgia on September 9, 1948, daughter of the late Charlie Teague and Dellie Busby Teague. She was retired from AT&T where she worked as an operator and customer service representative. In...

Apr 22, 2019

Mr. Timmy Taylor Kirby, age 57 of Chickamauga, Georgia passed away Monday, April 22, 2019 at his residence.

Mr. Kirby was born in Summerville, GA on June 26, 1961, son of the late John Taylor Kirby and Mable Thompson Kirby. He was self employed in the Tree Cutting Business. Mr. Kirby was preceded in death by an...

Apr 13, 2019

Mrs. Margaret Joan “Jo” Trammel, age 89 of Trion, Georgia passed away Saturday, April 13, 2019 at her residence following an extended illness. Mrs. Trammel was born in Menlo, Georgia on July 19, 1929, daughter of the late Joseph Erskin Hardwick and Minnie Chappelear Hardwick. She was a member of the Trion United Methodist Church and the Christian Fellowship...

Apr 2, 2019

Mrs. Edith Odon Willmon, age 60 of the Pennville Community, Summerville, passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at her residence.

Mrs. Willmon was born in Eastern Samar, Philippines on June 18, 1958, daughter of the late Donato Odon and Semiona Quilbio Odon. She was a member of the Central Avenue Baptist Church and had been a communicant...

Mar 26, 2019

Mr. Fred Wofford Rich, age 81 of the Mountain View Community, Trion, passed away Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at the Oak View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Mr. Rich was born in Trion, Georgia on March 10, 1938, son of the late Bill W. Rich and Pearl Potts Rich. He worked for a short time at the rug...

Mar 19, 2019

Mrs. Patti Thompson Willingham, age 50 of Summerville, went to be with the Lord on March 19, 2019 suddenly at the Floyd Medical Center.

Patti was born in Rome, Georgia on May 29, 1968, daughter of James G.Thompson and the late Patsy Ann Millican Thompson. She was the wife of Eddy Willingham and they shared 30 years...

Mar 19, 2019

Mrs. Patricia Lee Collins Smith, age 68 of Summerville, passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at the Redmond Regional Medical Center.

Patricia was born in Trion, Georgia on October 20, 1950, daughter of Ruby Elizabeth Caldwell Hall and the late R. H. Hall. She was a member of the New Faith Tabernacle and was retired from Aladin...

Mar 18, 2019

Mrs. Alta Faye Norman, age 83 of Summerville, passed away Monday, March 18, 2019 at the Oak View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Mrs. Norman was born in Mentone, Alabama on November 11, 1935, daughter of the late Charles Keith and Alma Cordell Keith. She was a member of the 1953 graduating class of Summerville High School and...

Mar 13, 2019

Mr. Billy Ray “Bubba” Medley, age 43 of Lyerly, Georgia passed away suddenly Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at the Redmond Regional Medical Center.

Mr. Medley was born in Gadsden, Alabama on December 4, 1975, son of Billy Joe Medley and Imogene Justice Medley. He was a loving husband, father, son and brother and was a friend to...

Mar 10, 2019

Mrs. Bonnie Ruth Tucker, age 90 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Sunday, March 10, 2019 at her residence.

Mrs. Tucker was born in Chattoogaville, Georgia on January 28, 1929, daughter of the late Robert Paul Copeland and Ola Bartlett Copeland. She was member of the North Summerville Baptist Church and prior to retirement, was employed with Century...

Mar 5, 2019

Mr. Lloyd Lester Griffitt, age 85 of Trion, Georgia passed away Tuesday, March 05, 2019 at the Redmond Regional Medical Center.

Mr. Griffitt was born in Berryton, Georgia on May 15, 1933, son of the late John Lester Griffitt and Thelma Marie Keys Griffitt, but was raised by his grandmother, Lilly Liola Glilreath Griffitt from the age...

Mar 5, 2019

Mr. Gary Jerome Morgan, age 48 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at the Pruitt Healthcare in Lafayette following an extended illness.

Mr. Morgan was born in Lafayette, Georgia on January 17, 1971, son of Mable Carr Coley and the late William Howard Morgan, Sr. He had been employed in the Spinning Department of...