Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Summerville, Georgia & Surrounding Areas

Donnie  Ray Parris

Donnie Ray Parris

Apr 13, 2015

Mr. Donnie Ray Parris, age 66 of Trion, GA passed away W ednesday, April 15, 2015 at Redmond Regional Medical Center. Mr. Parris was born July 5, 1948 in Trion, GA. He had been employed with Mount Vernon Mills & Stansell’s Furniture. He was Baptist by faith. Mr. Parris was preceded in death by a brother, Ronald “Duck” Parris...

Mr.  Robert  "Stretch" Morgan,  Jr.

Mr. Robert "Stretch" Morgan, Jr.

Apr 13, 2015

Mr. Robert Roster "Stretch" Morgan, Jr., age 86 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Monday, April 13, 2015 at his residence. Mr. Morgan was born in Lyerly, Georgia on June 12, 1928, son of the late Robert Roster Morgan, Sr. and Lillie Mae Dotson Morgan. He was a member of the Faith Temple Holiness Church and was retired from the...

Mrs.  Thelma  Mckenzie Jones

Mrs. Thelma Mckenzie Jones

Apr 8, 2015

Mrs. Thelma McKenzie Jones, age 86, of Trion, GA passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at a Rome Hospital. Mrs. Jones was born in Trion, Georgia on March 2, 1929, daughter of the late Taylor McKenzie and Mary Swallwood McKenzie. She was a member of the Trion Heights Baptist Church and was a homemaker. Mrs. Jones was a caring...

Mrs.  Dorothy  Lee Mann

Mrs. Dorothy Lee Mann

Apr 1, 2015

Mrs. Dorothy Lee Mann, age 71 of Mtn. View Road, Trion, passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at her residence. Mrs. Mann was born January 11, 1944, daughter of the late Leroy Reynolds and Rena Lucille MacNellie Reynolds. She was of the Baptist faith and was a homemaker. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Mann was preceded in death...

Mrs.  Dorothy  Louise Tapp

Mrs. Dorothy Louise Tapp

Mar 29, 2015

Mrs. Dorothy Louise Tapp, age 87, of Trion, Georgia passed away Sunday, March 29, 2015 at a Rome Hospital. Mrs. Tapp was born in Sweden Cove, Tennessee on January 23, 1928, daughter of the late Marlin Rector and Beulah Roberson Rector. She was a kind hearted person that loved to shop, go to Trade Day and Cook, but her...

Jerry  Lee Grogan

Jerry Lee Grogan

Mar 26, 2015

Mr. Jerry Lee Grogan, age 56 of Trion, GA passed away M arch 26, 2015 at his residence. Mr. Grogan was born in Rome, GA on July 27, 1958. He had been employed by Potter Shackleford Construction Company. Mr. Grogan had a great sense of humor, was a jokester, love to fish and do puzzles, word games, Nascar, and...

Shirley  Mae Wallin

Shirley Mae Wallin

Mar 22, 2015

Shirley Mae Deering Wallin, age 75, widow of Lloyd Edward Wallin, went to be with the Lord Sunday, March 22, 2015. Mrs. Wallin was born June 5, 1939 in Trion, GA to the late Cecil B. and Betty Feel Deering.  She was a member of Bramlett United Methodist Church and a former employee of Inman Mills. Surviving are three...

Mrs.  Wanda "Wannie" Jean Lee

Mrs. Wanda "Wannie" Jean Lee

Mar 12, 2015

Mrs. Wanda Jean "Wannie" Lee, age 50, of Summerville, Georgia passed away Thursday, March 12, 2015 at the Floyd Medical Center. Mrs. Lee was born in Centre, Alabama on January 3, 1965, daughter of Eva Jo LuAllen Pierce and the late Bernie Pierce. She had been employed with J-Bar as a Press Operator and had also worked for C.W....

Mr.  Daniel "Dad" David Mcgowan

Mr. Daniel "Dad" David Mcgowan

Mar 4, 2015

Mr. Daniel David "Dad" McGowan, Jr. age 61 of Trion, Georgia passed away Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at the Floyd Medical Center. Mr. McGowan was born in Marion, Ohio on September 20, 1953, son of the late Daniel David McGowan and Elizabeth Risch McGowan. He liked to spend time with his grandchildren, ride motorcycles and loved to fish. Mr....

Mr.  Bobby  Jack Hite

Mr. Bobby Jack Hite

Mar 2, 2015

Mr. Bobby Jack Hite, age 81, of Marietta, Georgia formerly of Rome and Summerville, Georgia passed away Monday, March 2, 2015 at the WellStar Kennestone Hospital. Mr. Hite was born in Atlanta, Georgia on January 30, 1934, son of the late Arthur Glenn Hite and Ada Lee Williams Harper. He was a member of the Four Mile Baptist Church...

Mr.  Jerry  Houston Miller

Mr. Jerry Houston Miller

Mar 1, 2015

Mr. Jerry Houston Miller, age 68, of Halls Valley Drive, Trion, Georgia, passed away Sunday, March 01, 2015 at his residence following an extended illness. Mr. Miller was born in Niles, Michigan on June 27, 1946, son of the late Houston Lewis Miller and Pearl Ethel Johnson Miller. He was a member and head elder of the Seventh Day...

Mrs.  Pat  Mosley Headrick

Mrs. Pat Mosley Headrick

Feb 22, 2015

Mrs. Pat Mosley Headrick, age 74, of Summerville, Georgia passed away Sunday, February 22, 2015 at the Fifth Avenue Health Care Center. Mrs. Headrick was born in Trion, Georgia on June 5, 1940, daughter of the late Ray Clark and Maybell Grogan Clark. She was a member of the Trion First Baptist Church and prior to retirement was employed...

Mr.  Fred Deberry

Mr. Fred Deberry

Feb 21, 2015

Mr. Fred DeBerry, age 78, of Trion, Georgia, passed away Saturday, February 21, 2015 at his residence following an extended illness. Mr. DebBerry was born in Summerville, Georgia on September 17, 1936, son of the late Ennis Harold DeBerry and Cecil Nelson DeBerry. He was a member of the Fellowship Baptist Church and was a veteran of the Korean...

Paul  Nathaniel Dyer

Paul Nathaniel Dyer

Feb 18, 2015

Mr. Paul Nathaniel Dyer, age 92 of Evans, GA formerly of Trion, GA passed away Wednesday, February 18, 2015  Mr. Dyer was born August 3, 1922 in Chattooga County, GA.  Mr. Dyer was a member of The Church of God Northside.  From an early age he was involved in his local church with music and in later years was...

Harriet  Ann Sirt

Harriet Ann Sirt

Feb 18, 2015

Mrs. Harriet Ann Sirt, age 79 of Summerville, GA passed away Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at Oakview Nursing & Rehab Center.  Mrs. Sirt was born in Trion, GA on May 14, 1935.  Mrs. Sirt was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Sirt.  She was an dog lover and was retired from Mount Vernon Mills as a Weaver. Mrs....

Mr.  Ronald  "Smitty" Smith

Mr. Ronald "Smitty" Smith

Feb 18, 2015

Mr. William Ronald "Smitty" Smith, age 72 of Menlo, Georgia passed away Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at the Shepherd Hills Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Mr. Smith was born in Summerville, Georgia on March 28, 1942, son of the late Charles William Smith and Velma Lucille Mann Smith. He was a member of the Chesterfield Baptist Church, and prior to...

Horace  Junior Mcwhorter

Horace Junior Mcwhorter

Feb 18, 2015

Mr. Horace Junior McWhorter, age 86 of Trion, GA passed away Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at Oakview Nursing & Rehab.  Mr. McWhorter was born September 7, 1928 in Trion, GA.  He was retired from the Weaving Department of Riegel Textile Corporation.  Mr. McWhorter loved to fish. Mr. McWhorter was preceded in death by sisters, Mackie Jean McWhorter, Annie McWhorter...

Master Johnathan Lucas And Miss Kalee Grace Mitchell

Master Johnathan Lucas And Miss Kalee Grace Mitchell

Feb 14, 2015

Master Johnathan Lucas Mitchell and Miss Kalee Grace Mitchell infant twins of John and Lucy Reynolds Mitchell, were born and passed away on Saturday, February 14, 2015 at the Hutcheson Medical Center. They were preceded in death by their grandparents, Leroy "Buddy" Reynolds, Jr., Kathy Carroll Mitchell and Wayne Sweet; Great grandparents, Rev. Bill Cox, Boyd and Lucille Barton,...

Mr.  Robert  Franklin Stewart,  Iii

Mr. Robert Franklin Stewart, Iii

Feb 14, 2015

Mr. Robert Franklin Stewart, III age 71 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Saturday, February 14, 2015 at Life Care Center in Red Bank, TN. Mr. Stewart was born in Summerville, Georgia on May 31, 1943, son of the late Robert "Bud" Stewart, Jr. and Mary Evelyn Dalton Stewart Mitchell. He was a member of the North Summerville Baptist Church...

Mr.Hershel  Lee Flood

Mr.Hershel Lee Flood

Feb 1, 2015

Mr. Hershel Lee Flood, age 90 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Sunday, February 1, 2015 at his residence. Mr. Flood was born in Look Out, Georgia on May 18, 1924, son of the late John Albert Flood and Willie Bartow Quarles Flood. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the United States Army Air Force. Mr....