Mrs. Georgia Vass Heath Price, age 69 of Summerville, passed away Sunday, July 30, 2023 in a Rome hospital.

Mrs. Price was born in Savannah, Georgia on January 3, 1954, daughter of the late George Vass Richardson Heath and Mollie Rebecca Smith Malloy. She was a member of the Dry Valley Baptist Church, where she was instrumental in establishing the WMU. Mrs. Price was a member of the Grace Sunday School Class, was a former Sunday School teacher and had been active in the Youth Program. She loved to help others and her home was always open to others, as she counseled with many people in their time of need. She also loved photography and studying her Bible. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Price was preceded in death by her stepfather, William Malloy; sister, Lydia Brown; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Ewell and Vivian Price; brother-in-law, Kenneth Price; sister-in-law, Dean Parr; father-in-law, Earnest Ralph Price; and mother-in-law, Irene Price Pettyjohn.

Mrs. Price is survived by her husband, Bill Price; sons and daughters-in-law, Eddie and Cathy Price and Matthew and Heather Price; daughters and sons-in-law, Kim and Russell Graves, Sonja and Jimmy Duke and Amy and Greg Sloan; sisters and brothers-in-law, Elma Grice, Kathry and Louis Crawford and Elaine and Ralph Harrison; brothers, Darrell Heath and Jimmy Heath; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Benny and Barbara Price; sisters-in-law, Margaret Garlin and Sophia Price; grandchildren, Kellan Rankhorn, Kendall Rankhorn, Stetson Duke, Halston Duke, Houston Duke, Sophia Duke, Wyatt Duke, Brannigan Broome, Lauren Dodd, Devan Draper, Logan Holland, Maggie Sloan, Kayla Sloan, Stephanie Tisius, Hannah Price and Madison Price; 17 great grandchildren and a number of special nieces, nephews, cousins, additional family members and friends.

Funeral Services for Mrs. Price will be held Wednesday, August 2, 2023 at 6:00 P.M. at the Dry Valley Baptist Church with Pastor Lee Hickman, Rev. Terry Hampton and Rev. Benny Price officiating. Interment will follow in the Little Sand Mountain Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Rusty Hill, Mike Woods, Gary Woods, Heath Hammond, Lloyd Burke and Jacob Cordell. Honorary Pallbearers will include Kevin Moore, The Grace Sunday School Class and the WMU.

Mrs. Price will lie in state at the Dry Valley Baptist Church where the family will receive friends Wednesday afternoon from 4:00 P.M. until the funeral hour.

The family respectfully asks that in lieu of flowers, memorial contribution be made to the DVBC WMU or to the DVBC Youth Department, 451 Dry Valley Church Road, Summerville, GA 30747.

Coffman Funeral Home, Petitt Chapel is honored to be serving the family of Mrs. Georgia Vass Heath Price.

Please visit www.coffmanfh.net to sign our online guestbook and to post condolences.

MRS. DORIS FAYE TAPP, age 76, of Summerville, Georgia passed away Saturday July 29, 2023 at her daughter’s residence in Cedar Bluff, Alabama. She was born in Trion, Georgia April 13, 1947, a daughter of the late Charlie Marvin and Irene Mae Ellison Caldwell. Mrs. Tapp attended West Berryton Faith Temple. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Johnny W. Tapp; sisters, Barbara Hartline, Linda Jones, Pamela Caldwell and brothers, Charles Caldwell and Dewayne Caldwell: grandson, Timothy Hall, Jr.

Survivors include her daughters, Rebecca Hall and Faye (Ron) DeBerry; sister, Rachel Kilgore; brothers, Jerry Caldwell and Ray Caldwell; six grandchildren, six great grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.

Funeral Services will be held at 1pm on Tuesday, August 1, 2023 from the J.D. Memorial Chapel of Earle Rainwater Funeral Home with Rev. Ray Caldwell and Rev. John Mann officiating, interment in Mount Carmel Cemetery. Active Pallbearers will be Justin Tapp, Casey Beaver, Brandon DeGrasse, Paul Brown, Ron DeBerry and Travis Williams. Honorary Pallbearers Danny Wilkins, Nieces, Nephews, The Cedar Bluff Fire Department, and Nurses and staff of Amedisys Hospice Gadsden Alabama. The family will receive friends from Monday, July 31, 2023 from 5 until 7 p.m. at the Funeral Home.

Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements for Mrs. Doris Faye Tapp.

MR. JOHN FRANK KELLETT, JR., age 71 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Saturday July 29, 2023. He was born August 20, 1951, son of the late John Frank Kellett, Sr. and Myra Geraldine Fletcher Kellett. Mr. Kellett was a U. S. Army Veteran of Viet Nam, Desert Storm, 911 and also retired from Hayes State Prison.

Surviving are His wife, Mi-Lyong Kellett; daughter, Lana June Kellett; sons, Jason Marcus (Susie) Kellett and Peter Frank (Jamie) Kellett; sisters, Jean (Thomas) Hawkins, and Nasi (Scott) Sparks; brothers, Andrew Thomas (Cindy) Kellett and William David (Linda) Kellett; granddaughters, Savannah Bailey Kellett and Alexa Kellett; several Nieces and Nephews.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday August 1st, at 5:00 P.M. from the J. D. Hill Memorial Chapel of Earle Rainwater Funeral Home with Rev. Andy Kellett officiating, private interment in the Kellett Farm Cemetery. Honorary Pallbearers members of the U. S. Army, and all present and former employees of Haye State Prison.

The Family will receive friends Tuesday at the Funeral Home from 3:00 P.M. until the hour of service.

Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements for Mr. John Frank Kellett, Jr.

Mr. Donny Merle Maddux age 82 of Trion, GA passed away Friday, July 28, 2023 at his residence.

Mr. Maddux was born August 20, 1940 in Trion, GA to the late Andrew and Sarah Maddux. He was of the Church of Christ Faith. Donny was known throughout the southeast for his extremely talented ability to build, race, and win drag races and national championships. He set a world record in 1971 at the Palmetto Drag strip. He lived his life to help others and to show them kindness and love. He was admired by many for his knowledge and superior mechanic skills. He was a man of God, a loving husband, daddy, Papa, brother, uncle, cousin, and friend. He was not a man of many words but was honest and sincere, and to know him was to love him.

Along with his parents he is preceded in death by wife, Celeste Newsome Maddux.

Survivors include his children Micah (Elizabeth) Maddux, Savannah (Lann) Pledger, Noel (Chad) Stephens, Heather Maddux, and Brooke Maddux; Sister Andrea (Mike) Pitts; grandchildren, Andrew Henderson, Jordan (Larry) Jackson, Hanna Stricklin, Blake Stricklin, Tanner (Morgan) Stone, Haley (Hunter) Harris, Natalie stone, Paisley Pledger, Alianah Pledger, Elan Pledger, Noah Maddux, Jacob Maddux, Bryce Tidmore, Colton Stephens, Jacob (Haylee) Stevens, Garrett Stephens, Rhett Bennett, Rhyan Maddux, and Karlee (Tristan) Bare, and 10 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services to celebrate the life of Mr. Maddux will take place at 11:00 AM Thursday, August 3, 2023 at the chapel of Mason Funeral Home with Rev. Scott Clemments officiating. Interment will follow at Old Trion Cemetery with Tanner Stone, Andrew Henderson, Blake Strickland, Noah Maddux, Jacob Maddux, Richard Gill, Nate Pease, and Bryce Tidmore serving as pallbearers.

The family will receive friends from 5:00 – 7:00 Wednesday at the funeral home.

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.

LITTLE ABIGAIL MARIE GOSS passed away Tuesday, July 25, 2023 in a Rome Hospital. She was born February 7, 2023, infant daughter of Morgan Long Goss and Noah James pGoss. She was preceded in death by her grandmother, Donna Long, great grandfather, C.D. Long and grandfather Tony Goss.

Surviving are her parents, Morgan Long Goss and Noah James Goss; grandfather, Charlie Long; grandmother, Ashley Nicole Cleland; godfather, Aaron Bice; nanna, Janice Lewis Hankins; great grandmothers, Judy Long and Janice Brookover; several aunts, uncles and cousins.

Funeral Services will be held Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 4 p.m. from the J.D. Hill Memorial Chapel of Earle Rainwater Funeral Home with Pastor LeBron Long officiating, interment in Greenhills Memory Garden. Active Pallbearers will be Noah Goss and Aaron Bice. Honorary Pallbearer, Adam Goss. The family will receive friends Sunday from 2 p.m. until the hour of service at the Funeral Home.

Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements for Little Abigail Marie Goss.