Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Summerville, Georgia & Surrounding Areas
Rev. Sidney Lester Dooley
Jul 26, 2017
Rev. Sidney Lester Dooley, age 96 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Wednesday, July 26, 2017 at his residence. Rev. Dooley was born in Summerville, Georgia on January 11, 1921, the last remaining child of the late Wilburn "Will" Dooley and Bessie Smith Dooley. He was a minister of the Gospel, having faithfully served as church pastor for over 76...
Mr. Johnny "Big John" Lee Crider
Jul 23, 2017
Johnny Lee Crider, "Big John," 64, passed away July, 23rd 2017 at Kindred Hospital in Rome, GA surrounded by his son, daughter-in-law, brother, and sister-in-law. Johnny was born on May 11th 1953 in Trion, GA. He was raised on Elm Street in Trion by his two amazing parents Earl and Ruby Crider. He attended Trion High School where he...
Mrs. Orene Waters
Jul 20, 2017
Mrs. Georgia Orene Waters, age 94 of Rome, formerly of Summerville, GA passed away Thursday, July 20, 2017 at a Rome Healthcare Center. Mrs. Waters was born in Jamestown, Alabama on November 29, 1922, daughter of the late Ervin S. Moseley and Minnie Gertrude Tucker Moseley. She was a member of the Noble Church of God and was a...
Mrs. Julia Mae Townsend
Jul 11, 2017
Mrs. Julia Mae Townsend, age 88 of Summerville, passed away Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at a Rome Hospital. Mrs. Townsend was born in Colburn, Alabama on May 28, 1929, daughter of the late Ervin Barnett and Laura Butler Barnett. She attended the Faith Temple Holiness Church and was a homemaker. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Townsend was preceded...
Ms. Linda Carol Cochran
Jul 11, 2017
Mrs. Linda Carol Cochran, age 76 of Rome, GA formerly of Trion, passed away Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at the Floyd Medical Center. Ms. Cochran was born in Trion, GA on April 9, 1941, daughter of the late Eugene William Cochran, Sr. and Frances Kellett Cochran. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Rome and was...
Sherman "Shotgun" Durham
Jul 10, 2017
Mr. Sherman Eugene "Shotgun" Durham, Jr., age 59 of Trion, Georgia passed away Monday, July 10, 2017 at the Kindred Hospital in Rome. Mr. Durham was born in Summerville, Georgia on December 28, 1957, son of Roy Eugene Durham and the late Martha Pearl Collins Durham. He had been employed with Mount Vernon Mills, and his hobbies included fishing,...
Mr. Rickey L Wood
Jul 10, 2017
Mr. Rickey L. Wood, age 66 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Monday, July 10, 2017 at his residence. Mr. Wood was born in Trion, Georgia on December 21, 1950, son of the late Winston Pete Wood and Sarah Louise Gravley Wood. He was a 1968 graduate of Chattooga High School, member of the Dry Valley Baptist Church, the Fellowship...
Samuel Campbell Blackmon
Jul 6, 2017
Mr. Samuel Campbell Blackmon, age 65 of Rome, formerly of Trion, passed away July 6, 2017 at a Rome Healthcare center. Mr. Blackmon was born in Trion, GA on September 16, 1951, son of Mary Lena Campbell Blackmon and the late Robert Foy Blackmon. He was a member of the East Trion Church of God. He loved to play...
Charles "Chuck" Devoe Harris, Jr
Jun 26, 2017
Mr. Charles Devoe "Chuck" Harris, Jr., age 53 of Trion, GA passed away Monday, June 26, 2017 at his residence following an extended illness. Mr. Harris was born in Summerville, Georgia on May 3, 1964, son of Nancy McNeese Harris and the late Charles D. Harris, Sr. He was a supervisor at Mt. Vernon Mills and was an avid...
Shirley Juanita Venable Benedict
Jun 25, 2017
Shirley Juanita Venable Benedict, age 77 of Summerville, passed away Sunday, June 25, 2017 at her residence. Mrs. Benedict was born in Cedartown, GA on February 13, 1940, daughter of the late Dewitt Venable and Lessie Lucile Brown Venable. She was a veteran of the United States Army. Mrs. Benedict was preceded in death by three sisters, Doris Venable...
Mr. Johnny Franklin Jenkins
May 28, 2017
Mr. Johnny Franklin Jenkins, age 79 of Trion, Georgia formerly of Dalton, passed away Sunday, May 28, 2017 at the Floyd Medical Center. Mr. Jenkins was born in Monroe County, Tennessee on November 4, 1937, son of the late Leslie Marsellus Jenkins and Ella Carolyn Van Winkle Jenkins. He was a member of the Harvest Worship Center in Trion,...
Mrs. Maurene P. Wallin
May 18, 2017
Mrs. Maurene P. Wallin, age 96 of Summerville, GA, passed away Thursday, May 18, 2017 at the Oak View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Wallin was born in Broomtown, Alabama on February 18, 1921, daughter of the late Tim Pickle and Emma Brady Pickle. She was a member of the Trion First Baptist Church and prior to retirement was...
Mr. Morgan C. Hampton
May 17, 2017
Mr. Morgan C. Hampton, age 84 of Trion, Georgia passed away Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at his residence. The last of eight brothers and sisters, Mr. Hampton was born in Lafayette, Georgia on June 9, 1932. He loved to Garden in the spring and enjoyed working in his yard. Prior to retirement he was employed as a car hauler...
George O'Neal Powell
May 15, 2017
Mr. George O'Neal Powell age 81 of Summerville, passed away Monday, May 15, 2017 at the Oak View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Mr. Powell was born in Lafayette, Georgia on May 1, 1936, son of the late William Powell, Sr. and Minnie Lee Morton Powell. He attended the Solid Rock Baptist Church, loved to garden and work in the...
Mr. Kline Franklin Young
May 8, 2017
Mr. Kline Franklin Young, age 56, of Trion, passed away Monday, May 8, 2017 at the Floyd Medical Center. Mr. Young was born in Cullman, Alabama on July 31, 1960, son of the late James Dupree Young and Mamie Edna Rusk. He was a long time veteran of the United States Army, serving until he was injured in the...
Mr. Leonard Briten Hawkins
Apr 26, 2017
Mr. Leonard Briten Hawkins, age 66 of Lafayette, GA passed away Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at his residence. Mr. Hawkins was born in Lafayette, GA on May 12, 1950, son of the late Oscar Daniel Hawkins and Jannie Lou Adams Broadrick. He worked as a mechanic and could repair just about anything. In addition to his parents, Mr. Hawkins...
Mr. John "Sparky" Riley Reece, Jr.
Apr 18, 2017
Mr. John Riley "Sparky" Reece, Jr., age 70 of Trion, Georgia passed away Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at a Dade County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Mr. Reece was born in Summerville, Georgia on February 4, 1947, son of the late John Riley "Sleepy" Reece and Clara Belle England Reece. He was self employed as an automobile body repairman and...
Mr. Dennis Lamar Elem
Apr 12, 2017
Mr. Dennis Lamar Elem, age 56 of Summerville, passed away Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at his residence. Mr. Elem was born in Summerville, Georgia on May 3, 1960, son of the late Ernest Elem and Ruby Lee Patterson Elem. He was a self employed carpenter and was a self proclaimed Mountain Man. He loved hiking, kayaking, wood carving, hunting...
Mrs. Kathleen Howard Reynolds
Apr 9, 2017
Mrs. Kathleen Howard Reynolds, age 78 of Summerville, passed away Sunday, April 9, 2017 at the Mt. Berry Hospice Center in Armuchee. Mrs. Reynolds was born in Summerville, Georgia on July 25, 1938, daughter of the late Leonard Howard and Eula Mae Hamilton Howard. She was a member of the Four Mile Baptist Church and prior to retirement, was...
Mr. Gordon Henry Reynolds
Apr 9, 2017
Mr. Gordon Henry Reynolds, age 80, of Trion, GA passed away Sunday, April 09, 2017 at the Oak View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Mr. Reynolds was born in Summerville, Georgia on May 10, 1936, son of the late Gordon Reynolds and Lillian Tudor Reynolds. He was a member of the New Bethel Baptist Church in Trion, was an avid...
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