Recent Obituaries

Jun 26, 2016

Sue Key Goodridge, age 102, passed away Sunday, June 26, 2016 at the Oakview Health and Rehabilitation, in Summerville, Georgia. Sue was born in Cloudland, Georgia on February 14, 1914 to William and America Blansit Key. She lived most of her life in Cloudland, GA, with her late husband Bill Goodridge. Sue is preceded in death by a daughter,...

Jun 25, 2016

Mr. Ricky Lamar Wooten, age 51, of Summerville, Georgia passed away Saturday, June 25, 2016 in Attalla, Alabama. Mr. Wooten was born in Atlanta, Georgia on January 2, 1965, son of the late Jimmy Ray Wooten and Barbara Ann Carter. He was employed as a truck driver and was of the Baptist faith. In addition to his parents, Mr....

Jun 23, 2016

Mr. Elbert Darrell "Gran-Gran" Skinner, Sr., age 79 of Summerville, passed away Thursday, June 23, 2016 at his residence. Mr. Skinner was born in Bloomington, Indiana on May 17, 1937, son of the late William Jasper Skinner and Wilma Berniece Kindred Skinner. He was a member of the Berryton Baptist Church, and the Lyerly Masonic Lodge #338 F&AM. Mr....

Jun 14, 2016

Mrs. Nina Loretta Burrage, age 62 of Summerville, passed away Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at her son's residence in Lafayette, Georgia. Mrs. Burrage was born in Lafayette, Georgia on December 4, 1953, daughter of the late Gordon Lee Brown and Nancy Jewel Lowrance Brown. She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist Faith. In addition to her parents,...

Jun 10, 2016

Mrs. Sylvia Dianne Gazaway, age 59 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Friday, June 10, 2016 at the Floyd Medical Center. Mrs. Gazaway was born in Centre, AL on May 20, 1957, daughter of Mrs. Eva Jo LuAllen Pierce and the late Bernie Pierce. She was a homemaker and loved working in the yard and flower gardens. In addition to...

Jun 8, 2016

William Clark “Dub” Barnes, Sr., 87, retired owner and operator of Barnes Carpet Service for over thirty years and resident of Pickens Lane, died Wednesday, June 8, 2016 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 10:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with his grandson Rev. Andy Hargrove officiating. A graveside service will...

May 29, 2016

Mr. Timothy Lloyd Sanders, age 68, of Centre, Alabama passed away Sunday, May 29, 2016 at UAB Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama. Mr. Sanders was born in Muskegon, Michigan on July 15, 1947, son of the late Rev. Lloyd C. Sanders and Eleanor Marie Gephart Sanders. He was raised in Middleville, Michigan, moving to this area in 1976. Mr. Sanders...

May 13, 2016

Mrs. Marion Kay Boyd, age 53, of Trion, Georgia passed away Friday, May 13, 2016. Mrs. Boyd was born in Trion, Georgia on November 16, 1962, daughter of Doris Irene Gentry Bryan and the late Marion Curtis "M.C." Boyd. She was a wonderful mom, great friend and loving grandmother. Mrs. Boyd had been employed with Mt. Vernon Mills prior...

May 8, 2016

Mrs. Carolyn Hawkins Flarity, age 68 of Mentone, AL passed away Sunday, May 8, 2016 at the Redmond Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Flarity was born in Summerville, Georgia on July 13, 1947, daughter of the late Sidney Houston Hawkins and Fannie Estelle Downer Hawkins. She had been member of the Mt. Calvary Baptist Church and prior to retirement, was...

May 6, 2016

Mr. Jimmy Glenn Dover, age 77 of Trion, GA passed away Friday, May 6, 2016 in the Oakview Nursing & Rehab. Mr. Dover was born in Trion, GA on April 15, 1939. He was retired from the Roper Corporation and was Baptist by faith. Mr. Dover was preceded in death by his wife, Peggy Wallin Dover; father and mother,...

May 6, 2016

Mr. Glenn Ervin Hughes, age 77, of Gaylesville, Alabama, passed away Friday, May 6, 2016 at the Floyd Medical Center. Mr. Hughes was born in Jamestown, Alabama on April 21, 1939, son of the late John Taylor Hughes and Sally Lorene Mosley Hughes. He was a member of the Berryton Church of God, and was a self employed painter....

May 5, 2016

Mr. Bobby Randall "Randy" Fowler, age 56 of Armuchee, GA, passed away Thursday, May 5, 2016 at the Floyd Medical Center. Mr. Fowler was born in Rome, Georgia on December 15, 1959, son of Sheila Cargle White and the late Grady B. Fowler. He was a loving, caring and Christian person who never let his disability slow him down....

May 2, 2016

Mr. Michael Anthony Greene, age 51, of Summerville, Georgia passed away Monday, May 2, 2016 at the Redmond Regional Medical Center. Mr. Greene was born in Lafayette, Georgia on November 29, 1964, son of the late Scott Lee Greene and Jeannette Goodson Greene. He was a member of Living Waters Ministries, and prior to ill health had been employed...

Apr 29, 2016

Mr. Robert Lee "Bubba" Cochran, Jr., age 28, of Summerville, Georgia passed away suddenly Friday, April 29, 2016 at the Redmond Regional Medical Center. Mr. Cochran was born in Rome, Georgia on August 5, 1987, son of Robert Lee Cochran and Regina Lynn Johnson Cochran. He had been employed with Mt. Vernon Mills and loved to fish and swim....

Apr 29, 2016

Mr. Leon D. Arnold, age 72, of Tunnel Hill, Georgia passed away Friday, April 29, 2016 at the Erlanger Medical Center. Mr. Arnold was born in Summerville, Georgia on July 4, 1943, son of the late Henry Thomas Arnold and Mamie Lee Hawkins Arnold. He was a graduate of Chattooga High School, and earned his Bachelor of Science Degree...

Apr 29, 2016

Mr. Vernon G. Gregory, age 79, of Lyerly, Georgia passed away Friday, April 29, 2016 at his residence following an extended illness. Mr. Gregory was born in Athens, Tennessee on July 1, 1936, son of the late Charles F. Gregory and Josephine "Josie" Moore Gregory. He was a veteran of the Korean War, serving in the United States Army,...

Apr 28, 2016

Mrs. Mary Doris “Aunt Doris” Southerland, age 89 of Trion, Georgia, formerly of Lafayette, passed away Thursday, April 28, 2016 at her residence. Aunt Doris was born in Lafayette, Georgia on October 2, 1926, daughter of the late Oscar Monroe Watson and Ruby Elzora Strickland Watson. She was a member of the Walnut Grove Baptist Church, but following her...

Apr 24, 2016

Mrs. Margaret Beatrice Sprayberry Hall, age 91 of Cedar Bluff, Alabama, passed away Sunday, April 24, 2016 at the Redmond Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Hall was born in Trion, Georgia on August 4, 1924, daughter of the late Thomas Jefferson Sprayberry and Lillie Cornelius Sprayberry. She was a member of the Enon Grove Baptist Church, the Young at Heart...

Apr 19, 2016

Mrs. Margaret Ann Emory, age 93, of Trion, Georgia, passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at her residence. Mrs. Emory was born in Chattooga County on July 25, 1922, daughter of the late Arthur Hartline and Ethel Ashe Hartline. She was a member of the Trion First Baptist Church and prior to retirement, was employed with Riegel Textile and...

Apr 14, 2016

Mr. Dewayne Bates, age 59 of Summerville, GA passed away Wednesday, April 14, 2016 in Floyd Medical Center. Mr. Bates was born September 13, 1956 in Summerville, GA.   He was Baptist by faith and he loved  to fish.

Mr. Bates was preceded in death by his father, Miles Laverne Bates, and his grandparents, James C. and Mildred...