Mrs. Reita Thomas Lanier, age 102 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Friday, September 12, 2025 near her daughter in Columbia, South Carolina.
Mrs. Lanier was born in Chattooga County, Georgia on June 25, 1923, daughter of the late John H. Thomas and Leona Holland Thomas. She was a member of the Trion First Baptist Church, had been a member of the Red Hat Society and the Quarter Century Club and was retired from Riegel/Mt. Vernon Mills. Mrs. Lanier enjoyed cooking, sewing and spending time with her family.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Lanier was preceded in death by her husband, Leo Lanier, Jr.; sister, Carolyn Langston; a brother, Rev. J. Holland Thomas and an infant brother,Leverne Thomas.
Mrs. Lanier is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Patti and Jim Neal; grandchildren; Lanier Neal (Tiera Robinson); Brian (Brenda) Neal, Michele (Scott)Diedrich, great grandchildren, MacKenzie Robinson, Laila Robinson-Neal, Eric (Lindsey) Neal, Samantha (Chase) Helton, Logan (Cheyenne) Diedrich, Rachelle Martin; several great-great grandchildren; special caregivers, Kathy Corbitt and Annie Mae Hogue; special friends;Jimmy and Janet Schram; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Funeral Services for Mrs. Lanier will be held Monday, September 15, 2025 at 2:00 P.M. in the Chapel of the Coffman Funeral Home with Pastor Casey Bramlett officiating. Private Interment will be in the Green Hills Memory Gardens.
Mrs. Lanier’s family will receive friends at the Coffman Funeral Home Monday from 12:00 Noon until the funeral hour.
The family respectfully asks that no flowers be sent, but to make a memorial contribution to the Trion First Baptist Church, 95 Church Street, Trion, GA 30753, or to your favorite charity in Mrs. Lanier’s name.
Coffman Funeral Home and Crematory is honored to be serving the family of Mrs. Reita Thomas Lanier. Please visit www.coffmanfh.net to sign our online guestbook and post condolences.
Week 5 of the 2025 high school football season kicks off tonight here on WZQZ. For the first time this season, both the Trion Bulldogs and the Chattooga Indians will be playing at home tonight.
The Chattooga Indians are 0-3 on the season after a 44-7 loss at Mount Zion last week. The Indians will look to to notch their first win of the season tonight at the Little Big Horn against the Gordon Central Warriors. After going three seasons without a single victory, the Warriors rebounded last year with a 4-7 season and this year Gordon Central has almost equaled last year’s win total by starting the season 3-0 with victories over Southeast Whitfield, Butler and Josey. Tonight will be the region 7-A opening game for both schools.
The Trion Bulldogs are looking to build on the momentum of their impressive 28-21 road win over Model last week. The Bulldogs are 2-2 on the season with victories over Dade County and Model and losses against Gordon Lee and Temple. Tonight, the Dawgs will square off against the Lafayette Ramblers in Trion at Sam R. McCain Stadium. The Ramblers went 0-10 last year but are off to one of the better starts in recent history with a 2-1 record. The Ramblers shut out Chattooga 25-0 in Week 1, lost to Gordon Lee 24-7 in week 2 and defeated Dade County last week on the road in Trenton 17-7.
Both Trion and Chattoga games will be broadcast live on the WZQZ Facebook page and the Trion vs Lafayette game will also be broadcast live on 99.1 FM and AM 1180. Join WZQZ’s Jeremy Burke and Paul Cavin for the Trion game while Chris “Bubba” Wilson and Steiner Davis will be on the call for Chattooga. Kickoff is at 7:30 pm tonight.
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Mr. Donald Edward “Donnie” Hunt, age 73 of Trion, Georgia formerly of Chickamauga, passed away Thursday, September 11, 2025 at a Rome Hospital.
Mr. Hunt was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee on March 12, 1952, son of the late Homer Carl Hunt and Virginia Powell Hunt. He was a member of the Dry Valley Baptist Church, where he was active with the Young at Heart; and was retired from Vulcan Materials. Mr. Hunt was also a member of the Mountain City Corvette Club, and was in several bowling leagues in Rome, Ft. Oglethorpe and East Ridge.
Mr. Hunt is survived by his wife of 57 years, Cindy Hunt; daughter and son-in-law, Donnell and Charles Martin; son and daughter-in-law, Donald Edward (DJ) and Deidra Hunt; sister, Mary Lois Everett; brother and sister-in-law, Robert Carl “Bobby” and Janice Hunt; grandchildren, Kayla Jennings, Kristyn(Zach) Farrow, Kaitlyn Hunt, Khloe Hunt and Jackson Hunt; great grandchildren, Tucker Farrow, Eva Brooke Woods, Kyler Farrow, Hadley Boyd, Denver Farrow, Kamdyn Hunt and Lynette Hunt; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Memorial Services for Mr. Hunt will be held Sunday, September 14, 2025 at 3:00 P.M. in the Chapel of the Coffman Funeral Home with Rev. Terry Hampton and Mr. Charles Martin officiating.
The family will receive friends Sunday from 12:00 Noon until the funeral hour at the Coffman Funeral Home.
Coffman Funeral Home and Crematory is honored to be serving the family of Donald Edward “Donnie” Hunt. Please visit www.coffmanfh.net to sign our online guestbook and post condolences.
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