Central Avenue Baptist “There’s Hope For The Hungry” – Thursday August 11

Central Ave Baptist Church in Trion will be giving away food thru There’s Hope for the Hungry on Thursday August 11th. Anyone can come by between the hours of 10:00 am and 1:00 pm to receive a box.  No ID is required but you must be come in person to receive a box.

Mrs. Lena Winters Ingle, Obit (C)

Mrs. Lena Winters Ingle, age 84 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Monday, August 8, 2022 at a Rome area hospital.

Mrs. Ingle was born in Summerville, Georgia on April 1, 1938, daughter of the late Clarence Winters and Annie Bell Fincher Winters. She was a member of the Four Mile Baptist Church, where she was a member of the Adult Sunday School Class and was retired from Mohawk Industries in Lyerly. Mrs. Ingle loved to garden, cook for her family and enjoyed Gospel Music. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Ingle was preceded in death by her husband, William David “Bill” Ingle; daughter, Janet Ingle Petitt; granddaughter, Holly Elizabeth Petitt; grandson, Daniel Tyler Reynolds; sister, Ruth Ellison; brothers, James Winters and Grady Winters; and a special friend, Bobby Hawkins.

Mrs. Ingle is survived by daughters, Joyce (Jeff) Warren and Zeta (Ken) Reynolds; sister and brother-in-law, Betty and Oliver Brown; brother and sister-in-law, Joe and Jennie Winters; granddaughter, Leanna (Omar) Lopez; great granddaughter, Ellie Lopez; and a number of nieces and nephews.

Funeral Services for Mrs. Ingle will be held Friday, August 12, 2022 at 2:00 P.M. in the Chapel of the Coffman Funeral Home with Pastor Joel Smith officiating. Entombment will follow in the Green Hills Memorial Gardens.

Pallbearers will include Ricky Ellison, Stacy Brown, Omar Lopez, Matt Ellison, Randy Murdock and Don Murdock. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Adult Sunday School Class of Four Mile Baptist Church.

Mrs. Ingle will be in state at the Coffman Funeral Home and the family will receive friends Friday from 12:00 Noon until the funeral hour.
Coffman Funeral Home, Petitt Chapel is honored to be serving the family of Mrs. Lena Winters Ingle. Please visit www.coffmafh.net to sign our online guestbook and to posts condolences.

Pond Springs AME Zion Anniversary

Pond Spring AME Zion Church invites everyone to their 127th Anniversary celebration on Sunday, August 21st at 2:30 PM.  Guest speaker will be Rev. Garrett Williamson, pastor of Emmanuel AME Zion Church in Stone Mountain, Georgia.  The celebration theme is “Praising Our Way Home”.  Pond Spring Church is located at 3255 Taliaferro Spring Road in Lyerly.  Masks are required and you are asked to arrive at 2 PM for COVID sign-in.  Rev. Dr. J. Turner Holt is the pastor.

Dry Valley Baptist Church Clothes Closet

Dry Valley Baptist Church will have their clothes closet open this Friday, August 12th from 9 AM until 11 AM.  Clothes are free to anyone in need.  The church is located at 451 Dry Valley Church Road.

Homecoming At Friendship Baptist

Friendship Baptist Church in Gaylesville, Alabama will be having Homecoming Sunday, August 14th.  Service starts at 11:30AM Georgia time.  Singers will be Saved by Grace and Sammy Copeland will bring the message.  Pastor Paul Martin invites everyone to attend.

Second Baptist Fall Revival

Second Baptist Church at 65 Church Street in Summerville will have fall revival August 22nd-24th nightly at 7 PM.  Pastor Timothy Williamson invites everyone to attend.  The theme for the revival will be “The Challenge of Change”.

Perennial Springs Homecoming

Perennial Springs Baptist Church Homecoming August 14th@ 10:30 . Pastor Alton Stamey and The Shadrix Trio! Food and Fellowship After. Everyone is Welcome

Arrest Report – Tuesday – August 9, 2022

Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Tuesday, August 9, 2022:

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Tuesday Morning Devotion – Lyerly United Methodist Church

Murder Trial Set For Chattooga Woman Accused Of Killing Husband

A date for a murder trial for a Chattooga County woman accused of killing her husband, Edward Earl Lanham,  in 2017 has been set for later this month.

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