Recent Obituaries

Nov 27, 2024

Mr. Brent M. Cooper, age 53 of Gore-Subligna Community, Summerville, Georgia passed away Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at a Rome hospital.

Brent was born in Rome, Georgia on August 3, 1971, son of the late Jerry Cooper and Kathryn Elizabeth Hix Cooper.  He was a member of the Bethel Methodist Church and was retired from the Mt....

Nov 24, 2024

Mrs. Hope Marie Floyd, age 90 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Sunday, November 24, 2024 at the residence of her son in Trion.

Mrs. Floyd was born in Rome, Georgia on June 24, 1934, daughter of the late James Andy Vinyard and Elsie Mae Chapman Vinyard.  She was a member of the Pennville Church of Christ and...

Nov 23, 2024

Mr. Hoyt Richard Craig, age 76 of the Mountain View Community, Trion, Georgia passed away Saturday, November 23, 2024 at the residence of his sister, Nancy Craig in Summerville.

Mr. Craig was born in Lafayette, Georgia on May 31, 1948, son of the late J.D. Craig and Martha Rebecca Goodson Craig.  He was retired from Mt. Vernon...

Nov 22, 2024

Dr. Douglas Earl Caron, age 77 of Cave Spring, Georgia, formerly of Trion, passed away Friday, November 22, 2024 at his residence.

Dr. Caron was born in Anniston, Alabama on May 17, 1947, son of the late George Caron and Charlotte Hughes Caron.  He had a successful career practicing medicine in several locations throughout Georgia, Alabama and...

Nov 22, 2024

Mrs. Madeline Cheryl Bartlett Stephens, age 77 of Trion, Georgia passed away Friday, November 22, 2024 in Rome.

Mrs. Stephens was born in Trion, Georgia on March 11, 1947, daughter of the late William Frank “Bill” Bartlett and Mozelle Irene Ozment Bartlett.  She was a member of the Mountain View Baptist Church and prior to retirement was...

Nov 12, 2024

Mrs. Diana Lynn Gardner Hutchens, age 68 of the Little Sand Mountain Community, Summerville, Georgia passed away Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at a Rome hospital.

Nov 10, 2024

Mr. Bobby Eugene Duckett, age 80 of Chickamauga, Georgia passed away Sunday November 10, 2024 at his residence.

Mr. Duckett was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee on January 16, 1944, son of the late Lawrence Duckett and Essie Belle Watts Duckett.  He was retired from the Construction and HVAC Industry.  In addition to his parents, Mr. Duckett was...

Nov 5, 2024

Mrs. Elizabeth Nadine “Libby” Blackmon Frazier, age 82 of Summerville, passed away Tuesday, November 5, 2024 at the Oakview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Libby was born in Trion, Georgia on December 18, 1941, daughter of the late Grady Blackmon and Helen Pierce Blackmon.  She was retired from Roper Industries and was of the Baptist Faith.  In addition...

Oct 26, 2024

Mr. James T. Jordan, age 79 of Lyerly, Georgia passed away Saturday, October 26, 2024 at a Rome hospital.

Mr. Jordan was born in Alabama on October 6, 1945.  He attended the Sardis Baptist Church and was a retired pulpwood worker.  He enjoyed riding four wheelers and taking care of his dogs.  Mr. Jordan was preceded in...

Oct 26, 2024

Mrs. Glenda Ruth Crane Durham, age 75 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Saturday, October 26, 2024 in a Rome Healthcare Center.

Mrs. Durham was born in Trion, Georgia on October 16, 1949, daughter of the late James Lewis Crane and Betty Louise Crowe Crane.  She was retired from the State of Georgia, where she worked as a...

Oct 22, 2024

Mr. Richard Eugene “Ricky” Howell, age 74 of Summerville, passed away unexpectedly, Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at his residence.

Ricky was born in Harlan, Kentucky on October 10, 1950.  He was retired from Byars Engineering, where he worked as a Fiber Optic Field Engineer, and was also a great shade tree mechanic.  He was a member of...

Oct 21, 2024

Connie I. Drake, 64, of Rosedale, WV passed away on Monday, October 21, 2024, at Atrium Health Floyd Hospital, Rome, Georgia.

She was born on February 1, 1960, to the late Edward Cottrill and Wanda Jean Dickey Cottrill.

Connie loved spending time with her family, children and grandchildren. She was employed out of the home...

Oct 18, 2024

Mr. Mickey Hughes, age 80 of Trion, Georgia passed away Friday, October 18, 2024 in a Rome hospital.

Mr. Hughes was born in Summerville, Georgia on March 5 1944, son of the late Roland Hughes and Rosa Dell Boyd Hughes Floyd.  He was retired from R and D Electric, where he was employed as an electrical technician...

Oct 17, 2024

Mr. Levi Michael Brown, age 30 of Trion, Georgia passed away Thursday, October 17, 2024 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Levi was born in East Ridge, Tennessee on September 17, 1994, son of Justin Michael Brown and Jillian Amanda Newton Bartlett.  Levi was a kind hearted individual with a musical soul.  He was a lifelong...

Oct 14, 2024

Pastor Ronald Luther “Ronnie” Pettyjohn, age 75 of the Spring Creek Community in Trion, Georgia, passed away Monday, October 14, 2024 at his residence.

Pastor Ronnie was born in Trion, Georgia on March 12, 1949, son of the late Alfred Joseph Pettyjohn and Maybelle Hale Vineyard.  He was a member of the Dry Valley Baptist Church and...

Oct 9, 2024

Ms. Jo Ann Derusha, age 80 of Trion, Georgia, formerly of Denver, Colorado, passed away Wednesday, October 9, 2024 in a Lafayette Healthcare Center.

Ms. Derusha was born in Trion, Georgia on April 8, 1944, daughter of the late James Harold Burkhalter and Nora Belle Ledbetter Burkhalter.  She was from the Denver Public School System and was...

Oct 5, 2024

Mr. William Forrest “Bill” Collins, Jr., age 62 of the Pennville Community, Summerville, Georgia, passed away Saturday, October 5, 2024 following injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Bill was born in Rome, Georgia on August 19, 1962, son of the late William Forrest Collins, Sr. and Patsy Faye King Collins Perry.  He was a graduate of Trion...

Oct 5, 2024

Mr. Donnie Eugene Hollingsworth, age 69 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Saturday, October 5, 2024 at his residence following an extended illness.

Donnie was born in Steele, Alabama on April 5, 1955, son of the late Calvin Lindsey Hollingsworth and Lillie Mae Robinson Hollingsworth.  He was a member of the Spring Creek Baptist Church and was retired...

Oct 1, 2024

Mr. James Edward Carter, age 86 of Trion, Georgia passed away Monday, October 1, 2024 at his residence.

Mr. Carter was born in Menlo, Georgia on October 1, 1938, son of the late George Hardy Carter and Emma Lee Key Carter.  He was a graduate of the Menlo High School and had taken several courses in Mechanics...

Sep 25, 2024

Mrs. Christine Elizabeth Leath, age 92 of Summerville, Georgia formerly of Menlo, passed away Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at the Oakview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Mrs. Leath was born in Gaylesville, Alabama on August 21, 1932, daughter of the late Carl Atkins and Lula Belle McAteer Atkins.  She was a member of the Menlo First Baptist Church...