Recent Obituaries

Nov 10, 2015

Mrs. Margaret Essie Gay Phillips Wilbanks, age 83, of Trion, Georgia, passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at her residence. Mrs. Wilbanks was born in Summerville, Georgia on October 14, 1932, daughter of the late Alfred "Ted" Phillips and Willie Etta Wilson Phillips. She was a loving mother and grandmother and loved being with her family. She read the...

Nov 2, 2015

Mrs. Patsy Jane Parris, age 68, of the Pennville Community, passed away Monday, November 2, 2015 at her residence. Mrs. Parris was born in Trion, Georgia on October 3, 1947, daughter of the late Labern Bowling and Ola Overton Bowling. She was a member of the Teloga Baptist Church, and loved to read, work Crossword Puzzles and shop. Prior...

Oct 31, 2015

Mrs. Marie J. Cofield, age 89, of Trion, Georgia passed away Saturday, October 31, 2015 at her residence. Mrs. Cofield was born in Dawson, Alabama on September 15, 1926, daughter of the late John Marion Fraiser and Lizar Stephenson Fraiser. She was attended the New Bethel Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Cofield was preceded in death...

Oct 30, 2015

Mr. Robert Samuel "Bob" Martineau, age 91 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Friday, October 30, 2015 at his residence. Mr. Martineau was born in Syracuse, New York on November 5, 1923, son of the late Fred Martineau and Patricia Colby Martineau. He was graduate of the Blodget Vocational High School in Syracuse, NY, was a semi-pro football player and...

Oct 28, 2015

Precious husband, father, and grandfather Mr. Jess William Steve Wallace, age 71 of Wallace Road, Trion, GA passed away Wednesday, October 28, 2015 in Memorial Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Wallace was born December 9, 1943 in LaFayette, GA. He was a member of Ridgeway Baptist Church, a Veteran of the United States Navy, and a charter...

Oct 23, 2015

Mr. J.B. "Jake" Timmons, age 80, of Trion, Georgia, passed away Friday, October 23, 2015 at the Erlanger Medical Center following injuries he received in an automobile accident. Mr. Timmons was born in DeKalb County, Alabama on June 6, 1935, son of the late Robert Lee Timmons and Emma Octavia Garmany Timmons. He was of the Baptist Faith and...

Oct 10, 2015

Mr. Scotty Alan "Scooter" Slawson, age 29, of Richmond, Kentucky passed away Saturday, October 10, 2015 at the Hutcheson Medical Center. Mr. Slawson was born in Dayton, Ohio on November 5, 1985, son of Scotty Gilbert and Bonnie Jo Slawson Winkler. He was self employed as a carpenter and loved to draw. Mr. Slawson was preceded in death by...

Sep 29, 2015

Dennis Cain Ayers, age 46 of Summerville, GA passed away Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at is residence. Mr. Ayers was born in Rome, Georgia on September 10, 1969, son of James Edward Ayers and Betty Jean Atkins Ayers. He was self-employed in carpentry and construction industry. He loved to fish, hunt arrowheads and do anything outdoors. Mr. Ayers was...

Sep 15, 2015

Mr. Jimmy D. "PePaw" Williamson, age 83, of the Dickeyville Community, passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at the Redmond Regional Medical Center. Mr. Williamson was born in DeKalb County, Alabama on July 1, 1932, son of the late Lee Williamson and Omie Meadows Williamson Hughes. He was a member of the Dry Valley Baptist Church and had been...

Sep 13, 2015

Mrs. Carrie R. Harrison, age 94 of the Pennville Community, passed away Sunday, September 13, 2015 at the Floyd Medical Center. Mrs. Harrison was born in Summerville, Georgia on December 20, 1920, daughter of the late Alec Reynolds and Mary Bachopper Reynolds. She was a member of the Pennville Baptist Church, loved to sew and crochet and was retired...

Sep 5, 2015

Mrs. Catherine Leola "Granny Cat" Chamlee, age 98 of Trion, Georgia passed away Saturday, September 5, 2015 at her residence. Mrs. Chamlee was born in Guntersville, AL on June 25, 1917, daughter of the late Grover C. Wright and Minnie Clark Wright. She was a member of the New Bethel Baptist Church, and prior to retirement, was employed as...

Aug 26, 2015

Mr. Brent Price Pickard, age 46, of Ooltewah, Tennessee, passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2015. Mr. Pickard was born in Dalton, Georgia on December 1, 1968, son of Clayton E. Pickard and the late Janell Price Pickard. He was a member of the Redemption Point Church and was the owner of Eligere Fine Floors. In addition to his mother,...

Aug 25, 2015

Mrs. Latisha Rochelle Brock-Reece, age 38 of Summerville, Georgia passed away August 25, 2015 at her residence. Tisha was born in Gordon County, Georgia on July 10, 1977, daughter of Larry Brock and Rita Nixon Brock. She was a member of the Faith Temple Holiness Church and was previously a member of the Perennial Springs Baptist Church. Tisha was...

Aug 11, 2015

Mrs. Faye Nell Bandy, age 83, of Trion, Georgia, passed away Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at her residence. Mrs. Bandy was born in Trion, Georgia on June 5, 1932, daughter of the late Horace J. Searels and Erveen Broome Searels. She was a member of the Trion Church of Christ, and prior to retirement she along with her husband,...

Aug 7, 2015

Mr. Phillip Andrew Hite, age 59, of Dalton, Georgia, passed away Friday, August 7, 2015 at his residence. Mr. Hite was born in Atlanta, Georgia on February 13, 1956 , son of Patricia June Howell Hite and the late Bobby Jack Hite. Phillip was a well liked person that was a friend to all and always enjoyed helping other...

Jul 30, 2015

Mr. Joseph Andrew “Joey” Chandler, age 35, of the Pennville Community, passed away Thursday, July 30, 2015 at his residence.

Mr. Chandler was born in Jacksonville, North Carolina on June 7, 1980, son of Bobby Gene Chandler and Denise Rogers Sanders. He was a member of the New Beginnings Baptist Church, was an avid fisherman, and was...

Jul 9, 2015

Mr. Walter Brent Penrod, age 72, of Trion, Georgia, passed away Thursday, July 09, 2015 at the Redmond Regional Medical Center. Mr. Penrod was born in Mineral, Ohio on August 11, 1942, son of the late William Penrod, Jr. and Ethel Bodkins Penrod. He was a member of the Harrell Street Church of God and was an avid fisherman....

Jul 7, 2015

Mr. Gregory Dale Mitchell, age 50 of Summerville, GA passed away Tuesday, July 7, 2015. Mr. Mitchell was born November 3, 1964 in Marietta, GA. Dale was a member of the Sons of the Confederate Veterans, former Commander of Camp 507, bass player of Vintage Band, a Certified Fire Fighter, Correctional Peace Officers Foundations, studied genealogy researching his ancestors,...

Jul 1, 2015

Mrs. Maude Gertrude Millican, age 91, of Gaylesville, Alabama, passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at her residence. Mrs. Millican was born in Lafayette, GA on February 11, 1923, daughter of the late B.D. McCauley and Eunice Azalea Burk McCauley. She was a member of the Church of Christ and prior to retirement, was employed as a sales representative...

Jun 30, 2015

Mrs. Cecilia Marcella Trautner, age 68 of Cloudland, GA passed away June 30, 2015. Mrs. Trautner was born July 20, 1946 in Albuquerque, NM. She was a Care Giver and an active advocate of the Special Olympics. Mrs. Trautner was a member of the Rainbow Girls and Horizon Baptist Fellowship.

Mrs. Trautner was preceded in death by...