
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Summerville, Georgia & Surrounding Areas

Mrs. Vanessa Kay Deering Carter
Dec 26, 2016
Mrs. Vanessa Kay Deering Carter, age 38 of Surfside Beach, South Carolina, formerly of Chattooga County, passed away Monday, December 26, 2016 at the Lower Cape Fear Hospice Center in Wilmington, North Carolina. Mrs. Carter was born in Rome, Georgia on February 9, 1978, daughter of Jimmy Deering and Vivian Lynn Schrader Falls. She was preceded in death by...

Mr. Raymond Dale Hughes
Dec 19, 2016
Mr. Raymond Dale Hughes, age 49 of Summerville, Georgia passed away December 19, 2016 at his residence. Mr. Hughes was born in Rome, Georgia on October 10, 1967, son of Henry Allen Hughes and the late Bessie Ruth Earp Hughes. He was a self employed handyman and loved to fish, hunt, camp and be outdoors. In addition to his...

Miss Aliyaah Emoriah Brown
Dec 14, 2016
Miss Aliyahh Emoriah Brown, age 6 of Trion, Georgia, passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at her residence. Aliyahh was born in Rome, Georgia on September 9, 2010 daughter of Andrea Susann Brown. She was a happy child and loved to laugh. She loved music and was the ultimate Momma's girl. Aliyaah was preceded in death by her great...

Mr. Eric Thomas Wood
Dec 12, 2016
Mr. Eric Thomas Wood, age 18, of Summerville, GA passed away Monday, December 12, 2016 in Mobile County, Alabama. Mr. Wood was born in Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia on January 26, 1998 son of Anona Melisa Jordan Szymanski and the late Wayne Sims. He attended the Chattooga High School and attended the Central Avenue Baptist Church. Mr. Wood is survived...

Mr. Lebron Mcwhorter
Dec 9, 2016
Mr. Lewis LeBron McWhorter, age 71 of Trion, passed away Friday, December 09, 2016 at the Floyd Medical Center. Mr. McWhorter was born in LaFayette, GA on July 17, 1945, son of Lewis Clifford McWhorter and Myrtle Lou Howell McWhorter. He was a member of the New Bethel Baptist Church, was a veteran of the United States Army, serving...

Mr. Michael Wayne Kitchens
Dec 9, 2016
Mr. Michael Wayne Kitchens, age 74 of Chattanooga, TN, formerly of Trion, passed away Friday, December 9, 2016 in a Rome Healthcare Facility. Mr. Kitchens was born in Trion, Georgia on January 23, 1942, son of the late Lee Kitchens and Grace Holbrook Kitchens McClellan. He was veteran of the United States Air Force, serving during the Vietnam Era,...

Hugh Walter Jones
Dec 9, 2016
Mr. Hugh Walter Jones, age 92 of Summerville, GA passed away Friday, December 9, 2016 at his residence. Mr. Jones was born May 3, 1924 in Atlanta, GA, Mr. Jones was a Veteran of the United States Army from 1943 to 1945 having served in the Pacific Theater with – Americal Div; Head Quarters Company; 3rd Batallion; 164th Infantry;...

Mr. Kristopher Dwight Wallin
Dec 3, 2016
Mr. Kristopher Dwight Wallin, age 38 of Bradenton, Florida, formerly of Summerville, passed away Saturday, December 3, 2016 at the Manatee Hospital. Mr. Wallin was born in Rome, Georgia on November 4, 1978 son of Vera Nell Smith Wallin Love and the late Max B. Wallin. He was of the Baptist Faith, was a member of the Sons of...

Valeria Ann Mcfearin
Nov 30, 2016
Valeria Ann McFearin, age 45 of Summerville, GA passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2016 in Redmond Regional Medical Center. Valeria was born October 11, 1971 in Marietta, GA. According to the wishes of Ms. McFearin she will be cremated. No services are planned.

Mr. Hughlon Eugene "Peter" Gunn
Nov 22, 2016
Mr. Hughlon Eugene "Peter" Gunn, age 89 of Rossville, Georgia formerly of Summerville, passed away Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at the Parkside Rehabilitation Center. Mr. Gunn was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on January 17, 1927, son of the late Hobson Hughlon Gunn and Florence Labert Coley Snider. He was a Veteran of the United States Navy, serving as a...

Mrs. Alice Ann Brooks Jones
Nov 21, 2016
Mrs. Alice Ann Brooks Jones, age 73 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Monday, November 21, 2016 at her residence. Mrs. Jones was born in Summerville, Georgia on January 13, 1943, daughter of the late John Sidney Brooks and Olivia Rowls Brooks. She was a member of the North Summerville Baptist Church. Mrs. Jones loved to dance and spend time...

Miss Jessica Rae Yates
Nov 18, 2016
Miss Jessica Rae Yates, age 29, of Summerville, passed away Friday, November 18, 2016 at Redmond Regional Medical Center from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Miss Yates was born in Charleston, South Carolina on August 13, 1987, daughter of Wallace C. Yates and Carol E. Bandy Arnett. She was a member of the River of Life Church in...

Mr. Gwynne Harold Barr
Nov 18, 2016
Mr. Gwynne Harold Barr, age 70, of Summerville, passed away Saturday, November 18, 2016 at his residence from injuries sustained in a house fire. Mr. Barr was born in Atlanta, Georgia on June 8, 1946, son of the late Robert Wright Barr and Thelma Mae Gordon Barr. He was a self employed jack of all trades and was of...

Mary Esther Nunn
Nov 17, 2016
Mrs. Mary Esther Nunn, age 78 of Trion, GA passed away Thursday, November 17, 2016 at Pruitts Health Care @ Shepherd Hills in LaFayette, GA. Mrs. Nunn was born on May 14, 1938 in Summerville, GA. She was a member of the Trion First Baptist Church. Mrs. Nunn loved keeping kids and also loved keeping the babies in the...
Mr. Lamar "Perk" Perkins
Nov 15, 2016
Mr. Alfred Lamar "Perk" Perkins, age 78, of the Pennville Community, passed away Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at his residence following a brief illness. Mr. Perkins was born in Summerville, Georgia on September 3, 1938, son of the late Marvin Grady Perkins, Sr. and Daisy D. Wofford Perkins. He was a faithful servant of our Lord and Savior, Jesus...
Rev. Art (Varney Arthur) Graves
Nov 6, 2016
Reverend Varney Arthur "Art" Graves It is with great sadness that our family announces the passing of our dear husband, dad, and papa, Reverend Varney Arthur "Art" Graves. Varney Arthur Graves was born in Wilmington, Delaware on October 20, 1935 and passed from this world on the afternoon of November 6, 2016 (All Saints Day in the United Methodist...

Mr. Billy Ray Reed
Oct 19, 2016
Mr. Billy Ray Reed, age 66 of Trion, passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at his residence. Mr. Reed was born in Ft. Payne, Alabama on March 18, 1950, son of the late William Reed and Clara Sartin Reed. He loved to read and read his bible every morning. He was retired from the Frame Room of Mount Vernon...

Jerry Wayne Boyd
Oct 13, 2016
Mr. Jerry Wayne Boyd, age 74 of Summerville, passed away Thursday, October 13, 2016 at his residence. Mr. Boyd was born in Cherokee County, Alabama on September 4, 1942, son of the late Samuel Roy Boyd and Dovie Ruth Cavin Boyd. He was a member of the United By Faith Baptist Church, and prior to retirement, was employed with...

Mrs. Rebecca "Brandie" Charmin Bryant
Oct 8, 2016
Mrs. Rebecca Charmin "Brandie" Bryant, age 58 of Summerville, passed away Saturday, October 8, 2016 at the Kindred Hospital in Rome. Mrs. Bryant was born in Denver, Colorado on June 13, 1958, daughter of the late Earle Laughlin and Violet Scruggs Laughlin. She and her husband often served as the Santa and Mrs. Claus for the City of Summerville...

Mr. Jimmy "Pop" Allison Shropshire
Oct 2, 2016
Mr. Jimmy Allison "Pop" Shropshire, age 78 of Summerville, passed away Sunday, October 2, 2016 at the Floyd Medical Center. Mr. Shropshire was born in Summerville, Georgia on October 6, 1937, son of the late Lester Shropshire and Lelia Allison Shropshire. He was a Master Plumber, carpenter and Jack of all trades, but was working with Carver and Carver...