Recent Obituaries

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...

Dec 14, 2024

Mr. Larry Wayne Eller, age 70 of the Spring Creek Community in Trion, Georgia passed away December 14, 2024 in a Lafayette Healthcare Center.

Mr. Eller was born in Ft. Payne, Alabama on July 18, 1954, son of the late Dick Eller and Gusta Davis Eller.  He was retired from Harriet and Henderson Mill, where he was...

Dec 14, 2024

Mrs. Camellia Jane “Millie” Hughes Dowdy, age 63 of Virginia, formerly of Summerville, passed away Saturday, December 14, 2024 at the residence of her sister in Rome.

Millie was born in Atlanta, Georgia on December 17, 1960 daughter of the late Paul Franklin Hughes and Eleanor Rhudean Chambers Padgett.  She loved life and was an outgoing person,...

Dec 14, 2024

Mr. Danny Ray Bryan, age 71 of Trion, Georgia passed away unexpectedly Saturday, December 14, 2024 at a Chattanooga, TN hospital.

Danny Ray was born in Trion, Georgia on June 3, 1953, son of the late Harold Bryan and Dorothy Nunn Bryan.  He attended the Central Avenue Baptist Church and was retired from the Chattooga County School...

Dec 12, 2024

Mrs. Sherry Gail Peters, age 68 of Trion, Georgia passed away Thursday, December 12, 2024 in her home after a  prolonged battle with cancer.

Mrs. Peters was born at the Trion Hospital on June 6, 1956, daughter of the late Riley Joel Adams and Mildred Louise Bailey Adams.  She was the former owner of Sherry’s Conoco and...

Dec 9, 2024

Mr. Karl Douglass Stokes, age 61 of Trion, Georgia passed away Monday, December 9, 2024 at his residence.

Mr. Stokes was born in San Jose, California on September 10, 1963, son of the late Larry Stokes and the late Delores Gary Ritz.  He had worked for Shaw Industries, Roper and other textile mills in the area, and...

Nov 30, 2024

Mrs. Chris Taylor, age 60 of Lyerly, Georgia passed away Sunday, January 26, 2025 at a Rome hospital.

Chris was born in Rome, Georgia on February 27, 1964, daughter of the late Thomas Glenn Westbrook and Mildred Lee Landers Westbrook.  She was a member of the River in Centre, Alabama and was retired from Mohawk Industries.  Chris...

Nov 29, 2024

Carolyn Maxwell, of Omaha, Nebraska, gained her angel wings November 29, 2024 surrounded by family.

Carolyn was an angel here on earth and a true warrior to God. Her selfless heart was always full of love and compassion for all who came into her life. She was always there for others even if only to listen. Family...

Nov 28, 2024

Mrs. Windy Ann Campbell, age 48 of Summerville, Georgia passed away unexpectedly Thursday, November 28, 2024.

Windy was born in Kentucky on September 17, 1976, daughter of Larry Coleman Ray and the late Katherine Clark Ray.  She had attended the Solid Rock Baptist Church and was a homemaker.  She enjoyed watching TV and loved being around her...