Mrs. Emma Leah Crawford, age 88 of Summerville, Georgia, passed away on June 23, 2026 at the Oakview Nursing and Rehab facility in Summerville, Georgia.

Emma was born on May 27, 1938, daughter of the late John W. Arnold and Emma Wynn Arnold in a small town near Stevenson, Alabama formerly known as Rash, Alabama.  Although being born in Alabama, she spent most of her life living here in the northwest Georgia area.  Emma was of the Baptist faith and attended New Antioch Baptist Church in Summerville, Georgia.  During her working years, Emma was a faithful employee working as a Food Service Worker for Restaurant Enterprise in Trion, Georgia.  In her spare time, Emma enjoyed gardening and cooking, especially baking.

In addition to her parents, Emma was preceded in death by her husband, the late Charles Crawford and sisters: Dorothy McAllister, Edna Arnold and Molly Arnold.

She is survived by a son, Barry McCrickard (Debbie); sisters, Johnnie Matthews and Betty Teague Thomason; grandchildren, Brittney Bagley (Miles) and Alan McCrickard (Leann).

Services for Emma will be held on Friday, June 26, 2026 at 12:00 noon in the chapel of the Coffman Funeral Home with Reverend Harold Helton officiating.  Interment is to follow in the Green Hill Memorial Gardens.

Pallbearers will be Jamey Teague, Dee Callihan, Treyton Coffman, Miles Bagley, Isaiah Bagley and Elijah Hurley.

Visitation for Mrs. Crawford will from 11:00 until 12:00 noon on Friday, June 26, 2026.

Mr. Jerry Leon Brown, age 41 of Trion, Georgia passed away unexpectedly Monday, June 22, 2026 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Jerry was born in Rome, Georgia on April 18, 1985, son of Alvin Eugene Brown, Sr. and Vickie D. Carroll Brown.  He was a member of the Teloga Baptist Church and was employed with the Roper Corporation.  Jerry was the ultimate outdoors guy.  He loved riding 4 wheelers, horseback riding, hunting, fishing, hanging out by a campfire and tinkering with old cars, but his most cherished times were the ones he spent with his girls, Natalie and Constance.

Jerry was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Alvin and Cora Brown; step grandfather, Jessie Collier; maternal grandfather, Jerry Carroll; uncles, Gary Carroll and Kenneth Carole, and a nephew, Luke Brown.

Jerry is survived by his wife, Valerie L. Brown; daughters, Natalie Brown and Constance Brown; parents, Alvin Gene and Vickie D. Brown; brother and sister-in-law, JR and Amanda Brown; special nephew, Jace Brown; grandmother, Frances Carroll; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Bridget and Jason Johnson; a niece, Georgiana Johnson; nephew, Bryson Johnson; and a number of additional family and friends.

Funeral Services for Jerry will be held Friday, June 26, 2026 at 5:00 P.M. in the chapel of the Coffman Funeral Home with Pastor Tony Weaver officiating.  Interment will follow in the West Hill Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Bobby Dover, Ricky Phillips, Chris Patterson, Patrick Strawn, Ricky Leonard and Donnie Stewart.  Honorary Pallbearers will be Jace Brown and members of the Teloga Baptist Church.

Jerry’s family will receive friends at Coffman Funeral Home on Friday afternoon from 3:00 P.M. until the funeral hour.

Coffman Funeral Home and Crematory is honored to be serving the family of Mr. Jerry Leon Brown.