Dry Valley Baptist Church will be having Homecoming services on Sunday September 11th a 10:30 am. Senior Pastor Lee Hickman will be the speaker and The Griffith Family will be singing. Their services will also be streamed live on Facebook.
Mr. Billy Ray Clark, Sr. age 78 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at his residence.
Mr. Clark was born in Trion, Georgia on July 18, 1944, son of the late Joseph Hill Clark and Sarah Katherine Wright Clark. He was a member of the Cornerstone Pentecostal Church in Cedar Bluff and was retired from Reichold Chemical Company. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren and his dogs.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Clark was preceded in death by a sister, Brenda Watkins and a great granddaughter, Rena Flood. Mr. Clark is survived by his wife, Kay Clark; daughters and son-in-law, Tina and Wayne Flood, Linda Newton and Elaine Lindsey; sons and daughters-in-law, Billy and Connie Clark and Dwayne and Lacy Clark; brother, Louis Clark; 11 grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews.
Funeral Services for Mr. Clark will be held Friday, September 2, 2022 at 2:00 P.M. in the Chapel of the Coffman Funeral Home with Pastor Steve Collins officiating.
Mr. Clark will be in state at the Coffman Funeral Home and the family will receive friends Thursday evening from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M.
The family respectfully asks that in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to the Pentecostal Powers Ministries, 85 Lyerly Dam Road, Lyerly, GA 30730.
Coffman Funeral Home, Petitt Chapel is honored to be serving the family of Mr. Billy Wayne Clark, Sr. Please visit http://www.coffmanfh.net to sign our online guestbook and to post condolences.
Atrium Health Floyd Emergency Medical Services ambulances are now responding in Chattooga County when residents call 911 for medical assistance.
The 2022 Chattooga County Agricultural Fair was, by all accounts, a success this year. The Chattooga County Fair Council issued the following statement on Wednesday:
Mr. Billy Joe Young, age 83, of Lyerly, GA, died Tuesday, August 30, 2022, at Crowne Health Care of Fort Payne.
Mr. Young was born January 21, 1939, in Berryton, GA, son of the late Samuel “Sam” Young and Dossie Parker Young. He was a member of Perennial Springs Baptist Church and was retired from Riegel.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by siblings, Rachel Young McNair, Herman Collins Young, Luther Aubrey Young, and Harold Edward Young.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Teague Young; daughter, Sheila Young Mount; son Billy Michael Young; brother, John Kelly Young; grandchildren, Crystal Weaver, Sharon Weaver, Dakota Young (Nikki Crabtree), and Destinee Young (Tyler Bell); and a great-grandchild, Hayzlee Bell.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, September 3, 2022, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Gary Howell and Rev. Antoney Patterson officiating. The casket will be escorted by granddaughters, Crystal Weaver, Sharon Weaver, and Destinee Young.
Interment will follow in Mount Zion Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Dakota Young, Tyler Bell, David Pittman, James Pittman, Lee McKeehan, and Brandon Pittman. Honorary pallbearers will be Harold McKeehan, Chuck Teague, Donnie Duff, Junior Tucker, Ricky Carroll, Randy Owen, Kelly Young, Billy Ray Hayes, Harvey Hogue, Randy McNair, Alex Proels, and David Vaughn.
Mr. Young will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 12:00 Noon until the hour of service on Saturday.
To share your condolences with the family online, please visit our website at www.masonfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements are provided by Mason Funeral Home- Summerville, GA.
The Town of Trion’s Veterans Committee will have a meeting in the Town Hall Conference Room on Tuesday, September 06, 2022 at 6:00p.m. If you have any questions or comments, please contact Mayor Lanny Thomas or the Town Hall Office and they will get the information you request.
Jake Hager has been named development director for Northwest Georgia Hunger Ministries, a faith-based, non-profit organization dedicated to alleviating food insecurity throughout Northwest Georgia by distributing critical food-and-nutrition resources to food pantries, soup kitchens, city-and-county schools, and other entities within the region. Northwest Georgia Hunger Ministries operates the Bagwell Choice Pantry and the Backpack Buddies program.
Mr. David Loyd Hall, age 80, of Gaylesville, AL, passed away Tuesday, August 30, 2022, at his residence.
Mr. Hall was born July 18, 1942, in Mentone, AL, son of the late Oscar Yuel and Eula Carrol Hall.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by sons, David Hall, Samuel Hall; 4 brothers; 3 sisters; and grandchildren, Kimberly Whitake and Timothy Hall.
Survivors include his wife, Doris Mason Hall; sons, Timothy Hall, Daniel (Tammy) Hall; daughters, Darlene (Chris) Butts, Shirley (Wayne) Stancil, Anna (Jeff) Smith, Anita (Ronald) Dunn, Suzanne (Philip) Hudgins, Patty (Tom) Bullard; a brother, Ronnie Hall; 24 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. (E.S.T.) Thursday, September 1, 2022, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Freddie Waldrop officiating. Interment will follow in Bethel Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Levi Stanfield, Clay Hall, Travis Stancil, John Terry Whitaker, Joshua Whitaker, and Jeffery Smith. Honorary pallbearers will be Johnny Hudson and David M. Hall.
Mr. Hall will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 12:00 Noon (E.S.T.) until the hour of service on Thursday.
To share your condolences with the family online, please visit our website at www.masonfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements are provided by Mason Funeral Home- Summerville, GA.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Wednesday, August 31, 2022:
