Recent Obituaries

Feb 20, 2025

Mr. Jeffery Allen Thomas, age 53 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Thursday, February 20, 2025 in a Chattanooga hospital.

Jeff was born in Rome, Georgia on April 6, 1971, son of Arlen S. Thomas and Brenda Stowe Johnston.  He had worked at the Computer Shop and had attended the Dry Valley Baptist Church.  He was an avid...

Feb 15, 2025

On Saturday, February 15, 2025, our father, Danny Lane Helms, age 65 of the Ridgeway Community, Trion, rejoined his Savior and loving parents and grandparents in their heavenly home.

He was born in Trion, Georgia on November 25, 1959, son of the late James William “Buddy” Helms and Peggy Dawn Henderson Helms. He had a happy and...

Feb 13, 2025

Mrs. Jana Yvette Alexander Human, age 60 of Trion, Georgia passed away Thursday, February 13, 2025 at a local healthcare center.

Jana was born in Trion, Georgia on December 25, 1964, daughter of Rebecca Joyce Mann Whited and the late Otis Hugh Alexander.  She was a 1983 Graduate of the Trion High School and was a member...

Jan 31, 2025

Mrs. Frances Ivanell Love, age 86 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Friday, January 31, 2025 at her residence.

Mrs. Love was born in Trion, Georgia on February 19, 1938, daughter of the late Alfred Benjamin Chandler and Della May Lancaster Chandler.  She was retired from the spinning room at Mt. Vernon Mills and was of the Baptist...

Jan 27, 2025

Mr. Larry Rayford Dendy, age 83 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Monday, January 27, 2025 at his residence.

Mr. Dendy was born in Berryton, Georgia on March 2, 1941, son of the late Sewell Ellis Dendy and Ella Geneva Cohen Dendy.  He was a retired truck driver for Shaw Industries Transportation Department.  His CB Handle was Boogedy...

Jan 25, 2025

Mr. Nicholas Shea Crabtree age 49 of Trion, Georgia passed away unexpectedly Saturday, January 25, 2025.

Shea was born in Rome, Georgia on September 17, 1975, son of Jerry Crabtree and Monnette Gurley Crabtree.  He attended the New Generation Church of God and was self employed in the Construction Industry.  Shea was kind hearted and never missed...

Jan 24, 2025

Mr. Travis Eugene Bailey, age 28 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Friday, January 24, 2025 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Travis was born in Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia on March 27, 1996, son of Carrie Annette Kirby Stoker and Stacy Charles Thrasher.  He was a graduate of Chattooga High School and was employed with Wright Sanitation. ...

Jan 24, 2025

Mr. David DeWayne Blackmon, age 49 of Trion, Georgia passed away Friday, January 24, 2025 at a Rome hospital.

David was born in Rome on January 31, 1975, son of the late Erby Odell and Jean Rogers Blackmon.  He had attended the New Generation Church of God and prior to disability, was a jack operator at Mt....

Jan 23, 2025

Mrs. India Elaine Ashworth Jackson, age 87 of Trion, Georgia passed away Thursday, January 23, 2025 at the Oakview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Mrs. Jackson was born in Lafayette, Georgia on December 13, 1937, daughter of the late James Edward Ashworth and Lillie Frances Broyles Ashworth.  She was a member of the N. Summerville Baptist Church and...

Jan 21, 2025

Mrs. Jean K. Pope, age 85 of Trion, Georgia passed away Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at a Rome hospital.

Mrs. Pope was born in Trion, Georgia on November 23, 1939, daughter of the late Clyde Herbert Kirk and Kelly Aline Bowers Kirk.  She was a member of the Spring Creek Baptist Church and was retired from the...

Jan 21, 2025

Mr. David Harmon Petitt, age 91 of Summerville, Georgia passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at the Oakview Health and Rehabilitation Center.

Mr. Petitt was born in Gore, Georgia on August 8, 1933, son of the late Troy Leon Petitt and Gaudie Mae Serritt Petitt.  He was a member of the...

Jan 18, 2025

Mr. Rodney Lamar Rosser, age 46 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Saturday, January 18, 2025 at his residence following an extended illness.

Rodney was born in Rome, Georgia on June 7, 1978, son of Janet Reed Orr.  He was employed with the Roper Corporation, where he was a hyster driver. Rodney was an avid music lover and...

Jan 15, 2025

Mrs. Brenda Susanne “Sue” Young, age 67 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2025 in a Rome Hospital from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Sue was born in Lafayette, Georgia on July 17, 1957, daughter of the late Lawson Merrille Marks and Georgia Pauline Brown Rape.  She was of the Baptist Faith and was...

Jan 10, 2025

Mr. Jason Matthew “Julio” McWhorter, age 49 of Leesburg, Alabama, formerly of Trion, passed away Friday, January 10, 2025 unexpectedly at his residence.

Jason was born in Rome, Georgia on June 30, 1975, son of Ralph E. McWhorter and Vickie Lynn Smith McWhorter.  He was a member of the Central Avenue Baptist Church and was the owner...

Jan 8, 2025

Master Miles Reed Maddux, preterm son of Cheyenne Bryant and Braden Maddux, was born into heaven on January 8, 2025 at a Rome hospital.

Miles was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Robert and Rebecca Bryant.

In addition to his parents, Miles is survived by a brother, Aiden Radford; sister, Amelie Radford; paternal grandmother,...

Jan 2, 2025

Mrs. Nancy Carroll Helms, age 87 of the Ridgeway Community in Trion, passed away Thursday, January 2, 2025 in a Rome Hospital.

Mrs. Helms was born in Dickson, Tennessee on December 18, 1937, daughter of the late Holmes Malcolm “Shorty” Carroll and Elizabeth Anne Spann Carroll.  She was retired from Trion Drugs where she worked as a...

Dec 28, 2024

Mrs. Karen B. Skinner Stivers, age 76 of the Teloga Community, Summerville, passed away Saturday, December 28, 2024 at her residence.

Mrs. Stivers was born in Linton, Indiana on June 12, 1948, daughter of the late William Jasper Skinner and Wilma Berniece Kindred Skinner.  She was retired from the Floyd Medical Center where she worked as a...

Dec 27, 2024

Mrs. Michelle Gail Brinkmann, age 42 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Friday, December 27, 2024 at a Rome hospital.

Michelle was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania on January 30, 1982.  She was a homemaker and enjoyed crocheting and making crafts for others.

Michelle is survived by her husband, Justin Brinkmann; sons, Joshua Bradley, Anthony Brinkmann, and...

Dec 22, 2024

Mr. Sammy Franklin Brown, age 83 of Trion, Georgia passed away Sunday, December 22, 2024 at the Oakview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Mr. Brown was born in Summerville, Georgia on October 23, 1941, son of the late Judson Brown and Hester Stancil Brown.  He was a member of the Teloga Baptist Church and was retired from John...

Dec 17, 2024

Mrs. Deborah Jean “Debbie” Hall, age 66 of Trion, Georgia passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2024 in a Rome hospital.

Debbie was born in Trion, Georgia on October 12, 1958, daughter of the late Harry Lowell Peace and Shirley Yvonne Anderson Peace.  She was a member of the Pleasant Grove Church of Christ and was the former...