Chattooga County 4-H has a Kick-Off Meeting scheduled for Monday, August 19th at 6:30 pm at Willow Spring Park in Summerville. Student 5th -12th grades are invited and encouraged to attend the exciting events 4-H has planned for this year.
The Chattooga County Beekeepers held their monthly meeting Tuesday evening at 7 pm. Ms. Phyllis Reed gave a presentation on using beeswax to make candles, salve, lip balm, soap, and much more. At the meeting the beekeepers and public that attended learned that there's more to beekeeping than the delicious and nutritious honey!
Mr. Alvin Earl “Bud” Smart, age 68, of Gaylesville, AL died Wednesday, July 17,
2013 at Redmond Regional Medical Center.
Mr. Smart was born February 22, 1945 in Jamestown, AL, the son of the late
Buford Smart and Myrtle Messer Smart. He was a retired truck driver. Mr. Smart
was a member of Emanuel Baptist Church. Other than his parents, he was
preceded in death by a brother, Rayford Smart; and sisters, Debbie Smart and Joyce Ellis.
Survivors include his daughter, Annette Reynolds; brother, Gary Smart; sisters and
brother-in-law, Angie Mitchell, Barbara and Dow Van Pelt, and Marilyn Gelgut;
grandchildren, Jacob Eric Reynolds and Leah Autum Reynolds; special friend,
Jackie Mobbs; and several nieces and nephews.
At his request Mr. Smart was cremated.
Mason Funeral Home directed. For guestbook, please go online to
www.masonfuneralhome.com
MRS. SYBIL MERSHON, age 82, of Orchard Hill Road-Summerville, Georgia passed away Thursday (July 18, 2013) morning in the local nursing home. A native Chattooga Countian, She was born to the late John Henry and Allie Jo Robinson Dooley on October 29, 1930. Mrs. Mershon was a homemaker, member of Highland Avenue Baptist Church, and was preceded in death by two sons the late Paulie Mershon and the late Roger Mershon.
Surviving are one sister-Jessie Penland of Trion; several Nieces and Nephews also survive.
Funeral services will be held Friday, July 19th, at 5:00 P.M. from the J. D. Hill Memorial Chapel of Earle Rainwater Funeral Home with Pastor Barry Brown officiating, interment in Summerville Cemetery. The Family will receive friends at the Funeral Home, Friday from 3:30 P.M. until the hour of service.
Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Richard “Rick” Duane Grosjean, age 51, of Trion, GA, passed away Saturday, July 13, 2013 at the Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, GA.
Mr. Grosjean was born August 20, 1961 in Carrollton, MO, son of Richard Thurlo and the late Judie Grosjean. He was a member of the Fellowship Baptist Church and had worked as a technician with Mount Vernon Mills. Mr. Grosjean participated in the Stem Cell Research Program at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, GA. He loved to fish, play golf, and was an avid animal lover. In addition to his mother, Mr. Grosjean was preceded in death by his grandmother, Geny Graves.
Survivors include his wife, Tracie Grosjean; father, Richard Thurlo; step-father, Duane Grosjean; mother and father-in-law, Lois and Sanford DeBerry; brother, Todd Grosjean; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Larry DeBerry, Sandi and Dale McCollum, Renita Chambers; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services for Mr. Grosjean will be held at 5:00 P.M. Wednesday, July 17, 2013, at the Fellowship Baptist Church with Rev. Sanford DeBerry and Rev. Malcolm Harris officiating. Active pallbearers will be Scott Parris, Allen Chambers, J. D. Rape, Trey Chapman, Hollis Siffles, and Dale McCollum.
Mr. Grosjean will be in state at the Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 5:00 until 8:00 P.M. Tuesday.
In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests that memorials be made in Rick’s name to ALS research through an account set up at the Southeast Federal Credit Union in Trion, GA.
Mason Funeral Home has charge of the arrangements. For guestbook, please go online towww.masonfuneralhome.com.
Mr. Edward Eugene Guinn, age 77, of Trion, GA, passed away Thursday, July 11, 2013, at his residence.
Mr. Guinn was born July 15, 1935 in Scottsboro, AL, son of the late Ezra and Hazel Knight Guinn. He was a devout Christian and a member of the Mountain View Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Jean Guinn; a daughter, Deborah Gill; and a grandson, Casey Gill.
Mr. Guinn is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Danny and Beverly Guinn; sister and brother-in-law, Doris and Earl Sullivan; 6 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; 3 great-great-grandchildren; 2 aunts; and special caregiver, Lisa Stewart.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, July 14, 2013, from the Chapel of the Mason Funeral Home with Rev. Kevin Norton and Rev. Ricky Biddle officiating. Interment will follow in the West Hill Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Brian Gill, Stacy Gill, Chris Gill, Tyler Gill, Jarret Gill, and Jeremy Guinn. Honorary pallbearers will be Darwin Blansit, Randy Dalrymple, Ed Campbell, Bobby Hughes, Randy “Buck” Brown, Terry Eller, and all members of the Mountain View Baptist Church.
Mr. Guinn will be in state at the Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. Saturday, July 13, 2013.
Mason Funeral Home has charge of the arrangements. For guestbook, please go online to www.masonfuneralhome.com.
