Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Summerville, Georgia & Surrounding Areas

Walter Lee Love

Walter Lee Love

Jan 24, 2024

Mr. Walter Lee Love, age 86 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Wednesday, January 24, 2024 at his residence.

Mr. Love  was born in Summerville, Georgia on July 5, 1937, son of the late William Marion Love and Fannie Avis Lewis Love.  He attended the Mountain View Baptist Church and was employed with Mt. Vernon Mills until his...

Lizzie Roxie (Carnes)  Young

Lizzie Roxie (Carnes) Young

Jan 21, 2024

Mrs. Lizzie Roxie Carnes Young, age 86 of the Teloga Community, passed away Sunday, January 21, 2024 in a Rome Hospital.

Mrs. Young was born in Lafayette, Georgia on February 27, 1937, daughter of the late William Hugh Carnes and Alma Annie Cook Carnes.  She was a member of the Ridgeway Baptist Church and was a homemaker. ...

Mary Ellen Pettyjohn

Mary Ellen Pettyjohn

Jan 15, 2024

Mrs. Mary Ellen Pettyjohn, age 53 of Rome, Georgia formerly of Summerville, passed away Monday, January 15, 2024 in a Rome Hospital.

Mrs. Pettyjohn was born in Rome, Georgia on April 3, 1970, daughter of the late William Bell and Elsie Allen Bell.  She was a homemaker and was of the Christian Faith.  In addition to her...

Jackie Glenn Pierce

Jackie Glenn Pierce

Jan 9, 2024

Mr. Jackie Glenn Pierce, age 86 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at a Rome hospital.

Mr. Pierce was born in Lindale, Georgia on August 14, 1937, son of the late Deforest Pierce and Mary Ruth Colbert Bailey.  He was a retired carpenter and was of the Baptist Faith.  Mr. Pierce loved being outdoors,...

Charlotte Delois (Elrod)  Suit

Charlotte Delois (Elrod) Suit

Jan 6, 2024

Mrs. Charlotte Delois Elrod Suit, age 79, passed away Saturday, January 6, 2024 at a Rome hospital.

Mrs. Suit was born inLyerly, Georgia on January 6, 1945, daughter of the late Benjamin Franklin Elrod and Mattie Jewel Hurley Elrod.  She was retired from the Century Glove Mill.  She loved cooking and Flea Marketing.  In addition to her...

Jimmy Ray Grimes

Jimmy Ray Grimes

Dec 23, 2023

Mr. Jimmy Ray Grimes, age 76 of Port St. Lucie, Florida, passed away Saturday, December 23, 2023 at a Fort Pierce, Florida hospital.

Mr. Grimes was born in Lafayette, Georgia on February 7, 1947, son of the late Russell Lamar Grimes and Virginia Veach Grimes.  He was retired from the Trucking Industry and was of the Baptist...

Robert William Bryant

Robert William Bryant

Dec 22, 2023

Mr. Robert William Bryant, age 73 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Friday, December 22, 2023 at a Rome Hospital.

Robert was born in Trion, Georgia on August 18, 1950, son of the late Floyd William Bryant and Irene Hunter Bryant.  He attended the Lyerly Community Church and prior to retirement, worked as a caterer and food truck...

Betty Sue (Hurley)  Brooks

Betty Sue (Hurley) Brooks

Dec 21, 2023

Mrs. Betty Sue Hurley Brooks, age 91 of the Perennial Springs Community, Summerville, passed away Thursday, December 21, 2023 at the Oakview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Mrs. Brooks was born in Summerville, Georgia on June 3, 1932, daughter of the late James Robert Hurley and Trixie Hartline Hurley.  She was a member of the Perennial Springs Baptist...

James Harold Ellenburg, Jr.

James Harold Ellenburg, Jr.

Dec 17, 2023

Mr. James Harold Ellenburg, Jr. age  84 of the Dry Valley Community, Summerville, passed away Sunday, December 17, 2023 at his residence.

Mr. Ellenburg was born in Trion, Georgia on May 27, 1939, son of the late James Harold Ellenburg and Jewel Rogers Ellenburg.  He was an active member of the Welcome Hill Baptist Church and was...

Miss Sybil Pauline Ball

Miss Sybil Pauline Ball

Dec 14, 2023

Miss Sybil Pauline Ball, age 86 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Thursday, December 14, 2023 at her residence.

Miss Pauline was born in Cherokee County, Alabama on July 2, 1937, daughter of the late George C. Ball and Bessie Ida Hartline Ball.  She was a member of the Spring Creek Baptist Church. She loved Gospel Music, crocheting,...

Margaret Sosebee Westbrook

Margaret Sosebee Westbrook

Dec 10, 2023

Mrs. Margaret Sosebee Westbrook, age 95 of Trion, passed away Sunday, December 10, 2023 at the Oak View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Mrs. Westbrook was born in Trion, Georgia on January 20, 1928, to the late Reuben Sosebee and Rebecca Witt Sosebee.  She was a member of the New Bethel Baptist Church where she was a Sunday...

Regina Diane (Stephens)  Brown

Regina Diane (Stephens) Brown

Dec 8, 2023

Mrs. Regina Diane Brown, age 52 of Trion, Georgia passed away Friday, December 8, 2023 at a Rome Hospital.

Regina was born in Trion, Georgia on March 15, 1971, daughter of Linda Diane Williams Hunt and the late James Stephens.  She was a member of the Ridgeway Baptist Church and was a homemaker.  In addition to her...

Charles "Big Willie" Johnson

Charles "Big Willie" Johnson

Dec 7, 2023

Mr. Charles Edward “Big Willie” Johnson, Sr., age 87 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Thursday, December 7, 2023 at a Rome hospital.

Mr. Johnson was born in Summerville, Georgia on April 28, 1936, son of the late William Franklin Johnson, Sr. and Mable Willingham Johnson.  He was a member of the Pennville First Baptist Church and was...

Master Asher Chase Thrasher Carroll

Master Asher Chase Thrasher Carroll

Dec 7, 2023

Master Asher Chase Carroll, 5 week old son of Brooklyn Thrasher and Chase Carroll, passed away Thursday, December 7, 2023 in a Chattanooga Hospital.

Asher was born in Rome, Georgia on October 31, 2023.  He is survived by his parents, Chase and Brooklyn; grandparents, Stacy and Amy Thrasher, Clay and Mamie Carroll and Keri and Mark Pike;...

Alisa Kaye (Kelley)  Wesson

Alisa Kaye (Kelley) Wesson

Dec 3, 2023

Mrs. Alisa Kaye Wesson, age 60 of Trion, Georgia passed away Sunday, December 3, 2023 at her residence.

Mrs. Wesson was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee on February 21, 1963, daughter of Charlotte Brown and the late Robert Kelley.  She loved gymnastics in her younger years. Mrs. Wesson enjoyed fishing, going to the mountains, rescuing animals, and painting...

Betty Louise (Watkins)  Williams

Betty Louise (Watkins) Williams

Dec 1, 2023

Mrs. Betty Louise Williams, age 82 of Trion, Georgia passed away Friday, December 1, 2023 at the Oakview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Mrs. Williams was born in Summerville, Georgia on January 30, 1941, daughter of the late Ralph Watkins and Jewel Pack Watkins.  She was retired from the Cloth Room at Mt. Vernon Mills and was of...

Jerry Wayne "Duke" Williams

Jerry Wayne "Duke" Williams

Nov 30, 2023

Mr. Jerry Wayne “Duke” Williams, age 76 of Trion, passed away Sunday, April 7, 2024 at his residence.

Mr. Williams was born in Cedartown, Georgia on October 2, 1947, son of the late Clifford Williams and Lenora Daphne Hickman Williams.  He was a member of the Fellowship Baptist Church and was retired from Mt. Vernon Mills where...

Earline (Campbell)  Harris

Earline (Campbell) Harris

Nov 19, 2023

M rs. Earline Harris, age 89 of Trion, Georgia passed away Sunday, November 19, 2023 in a Rome Hospital.

Mrs. Harris was born in Lafayette, Georgia on June 23, 1934, daughter of the late Earl Campbell and Lucille Swafford Campbell.  She was a member of the Trion First Baptist Church and was retired from the Trion City...

James Lamar Moon

James Lamar Moon

Nov 18, 2023

Mr. James Lamar Moon, age 74 of Trion, Georgia passed away Saturday, November 18, 2023 at a Rome hospital.

Mr. Moon was born in Summerville, Georgia on June 21, 1949, son of the late James Randolph “Doc” Moon and Mozelle Love Taylor.  He was retired from Taylor Construction, enjoyed playing pool, crafting and making things out of...

Peggy Jo (Arnold)  Wallace

Peggy Jo (Arnold) Wallace

Nov 16, 2023

Mrs. Peggy Jo Wallace, age 70 of Cedar Bluff, Alabama passed away Thursday, November 16, 2023 at her residence.

Mrs. Wallace was born in Rash, Alabama on October 25, 1953, daughter of the late Willie Edward Arnold, Sr. and Lula Candace Guinn Arnold.  She attended the Summerville Pentecostal Worship Center and was a retired Paramedic with the...