Mrs. Merline H. Ballard, 69, of 8 Saddle Horne Dr, passed away Thursday, December 1, 2011 at her residence.

Mrs. Ballard was born on May 28, 1942, in Brunswick , GA, the daughter of the late Clyde and Alice Mae Johnson Hickox.

Mrs. Ballard formerly owner and operated Herbs for Health in Central Plaza, and was a member of the Second Avenue Baptist Church.

She is survived by her husband of 48 yrs, Don Ballard; daughters, Donna Mincey and Debbie Ballard Moon; son, Bryan E. Ballard, all of Rome, GA. five grandchildren, Danielle Mincey, Jonathan Mincey, Kara Mincey, Bria Moon and Jackson Moon; one brother, David Hickox, and sister-in-law, Jeanette Hickox, Snellville; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held Sunday, Dec 4, 2011 at 3 PM at the Second Avenue Baptist Church with the Rev. Monty Stallins officiating.  Interment will follow in the Sunset Hill Memorial Gardens.

Pallbearers will be Therian Smith, Jim Pinson, Bob Bryant, Mike Bennett, Fred Moore and Terry Crider.

The Family will receive friends at Daniel’s Funeral Home in Rome, GA on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011, from 6 until 9pm.

Those wishing may send memorial contributions to The Salvation Army, PO Box 5188, Rome, GA 30162-5188

Ms. Wilma Dean Hudgins Patterson, age 79, of LaFayette, GA died Monday, November 28, 2011 at her home. Ms. Patterson was born April 6, 1932, the daughter of the late Major and Maude Rooks Hudgins. Ms. Patterson was a retired weaver at Mt. Vernon Mills. She was preceded in death by her husband Roy Patterson. Ms. Patterson is survived by a daughter, Peggy Gaston; grandchildren, David Steven Henderson, Sherry Henderson Allen, John and Tina Blackwell; great grandchildren, David Steven Henderson II, William Tyler Suits, Jacob Ashmore Allen, Joshua Miles Allen, Jackson Curt Blackwell, John Rilley Blackwell, Thomas Ryan Blackwell; and a great great granddaughter, Ashlynn Lei Burkhalter. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 29, 2011 graveside at Summerville Cemetery with Rev. Rickey Studdard officiating. Interment will follow. Active pallbearers will be grandsons.

Ms. Angela Lynn Green, age 43, of Lyerly, GA died Saturday,November 26, 2011 at Floyd Medical Center.

Ms. Green was born November 14, 1968, the daughter of the late Leon and Linda Whitten Anderson. Ms. Green was a homemaker and a member of the Trion First Baptist Church.

Ms. Green is survived by her fiancé Conley Martin; daughters, Hannah and Haley Elrod; and grandchildren Anslie Deberry, Jaxon Deberry and Jace Elrod.

Funeral services will be held at 12:00 p. m. Wednesday November 30, 2011 at Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Floyd Roebuck officiating. Interment will follow in West Hill Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Mike Gass, Joe Anderson, Adam Gorham, Rodney Dempsey, Jimmy Williams and Kevin Godfrey. Honorary pallbearers will be all personal friends.

Ms. Green will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p. m. on Tuesday November 29, 2011

Mr. Fred Haskell Barbare, age 74, of LaFayette, GA died Monday, November 28,2011 at his residence.

Mr. Barbare was born April 19,1937 in Summerville, GA, the son of the late Cleveland and Lena Mann Barbare. He was a retired security gaurd at Bunge Oils. Mr. Barbare was preceded in death by a son, Fred “Kim” Haskell Barbare, sister, Joyce Ferguson and brother, Buck Barbare.

Survivors include his wife, Margaret Ann Reynolds Barbare; son, Shane Barbare;daughter, Tricia “Jody” Gilreath; brothers, Harold Barbare, Vernon Barbare, Mike Barbare,Jeff Barbare; sisters, Bobbie Thompson, Sue Woodard; granddaughter, Breanna Gilreath; grandsons, C.J. Barbare, Stephen Barbare and Alex Barbare.

Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p. m. Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at Mason Funeral Home with Rev. Jimmy Chasteen officiating. Interment will take place at Ridgeway Cemetery.

Mr. Barbare will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 2:00 until the time of the service Wednesday

Mr. G. C. Pickle, age 80, of Lyerly, GA passed away on Friday, November 25, 2011 at Roman Court, in Rome, GA.

Mr. Pickle was born January 18, 1931 in Cherokee County, AL, the son of the late Grover and Lilly Loveless Pickle. He was retired from GTE Telephone Company, was a member of Mt. Bethel Baptist Church, and attended Lyerly United Methodist Church. He was a third degree master mason with Lyerly Masonic Lodge # 338.

Survivors include his wife, Mary Cook Pickle; daughter and son-in-law,Debbie and Ronnie Floyd; grandchildren, Kelly & Michelle Floyd, Jonathan & Lee Floyd; and a great grandchild, Tyler Floyd.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p. m. Saturday, November 26, 2011 from the chapel of Mason Funeral Home with Rev. J. B. McNeil and Rev. Marshall Bryan officiating. Interment will be in Lyerly Cemetery with Masonic Lodge Rites. Active pallbearers will be members of Lyerly Masonic Lodge #338.

Mr. Pickle will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 12 noon until the hour of service on Saturday. At other hours the family will be at the residence of Debbie and Ronnie Floyd, 955 Wildlife Lake Road, Summerville, GA. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials be madeto the Lyerly Masonic Lodge #338.

Mrs. Jessie Mae Fincher, age 100 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2011 at her residence.

Mrs. Fincher was born in Broomtown, Alabama on September 14, 1911, daughter of the late George Milton Tallent and Adele Barclay Tallent. She was retired from J’s Supplies as a sales clerk. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Fincher was preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, Edward Postel Fincher and a daughter, Bobbie Fincher Kendrick.

Mrs. Fincher is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Weyman and Linda Fincher of Cleveland, TN; three grandsons and their spouses, Matthew and Beth Fincher, Bradley Fincher, Michael and Jennifer Chastain all of Tennessee; a granddaughter, Elizabeth Kendrick Huggins of Trion; two great grandsons and three great granddaughters.

Graveside and Interment Services will be held Friday, November 25, 2011 at 12:00 Noon in the Summerville Cemetery with Rev. Jimmy Bryant officiating.

Pallbearers will be Grandsons, Matthew Fincher, Bradley Fincher, Michael Chastain, Great-grandson, Ben Huggins and nephews, Wayne Tallent, and Jim Fleming.

Mrs. Fincher will be in state at the Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends Thursday evening from 5 until 7 P.M.

Friends and Family wishing to attend the graveside services for Mrs. Fincher are asked to meet at the Summerville Cemetery Friday at 11:45 a.m.

Mr. Carl E. “Jimmy“ Strickland, age 86, of Trion, GA passed away Sunday, November 20, 2011 at Oakview Nursing and Rehab. Mr. Strickland was born August 16, 1925 in LaFayette, GA, son of the late Olin Strickland and Lula Murphy Strickland. He was a self-employed used car dealer and a member of the Central Avenue Baptist Church.

Mr. Strickland is survived by his wife, Joann King Strickland, son, Denny Strickland, daughter, Gayle Brenwald, sister, Barbara Patterson, 3 Grandchildren, 3 Great-Grandchildren and 1 Great-Great-grandchild.

Funeral Services for Mr. Strickland will be held at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 22, 2011 from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. David Ray, Rev. Robert Patterson and Rev. John Leatherwood officiating. Burial will follow in Greenhills Memory Garden. Pallbearers will be Wayne Tallent, Bud Willis, John Shankles, Larry Nixon, Donnie Hammond, James Spence, Mark Ballard, Tommy Ballard. Honorary Pallbearers will be the members of the Central Avenue Baptist Church.

Mr. Strickland will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. Monday Evening.

Mrs. Diane Wilson Burrage, age 58 of Greeson Street, Summerville, GA passed away Sunday, November 20, 2011 at  Cartersville Medical Center, Cartersville, GA.  Mrs. Burrage was born November 13, 1953 in Summerville, GA.  She was a housewife and Baptist by faith.  
   Mrs. Burrage was preceded in death by father, Bill Ralph Wilson and mother, Elva Taylor Wilson; brother, Jimmy Wilson; and sister. Edna Faye Sequoah.
   Mrs. Burrage is survived by husband, David Lee Burrage of Summerville, GA; sons and daughters-in-law, Jeremy and Tracy Burrage of Guntersville, AL and Fabian Ray and Kristy Burrage of Dogtown, AL; sister, Gloria Jean Hilton of Alabama and brother, Billy Ray Wilson of Texas; 7 grandchildren; several nieces and nephews also survive.
   Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, November 23, 2011 at 2PM from the chapel of the Erwin-Petitt Funeral Home with Rev. Jimmy Wilborn officiating.  Interment will be in Greenhills Memory Gardens.  
   Mrs. Burrage will lie-in-state Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at the Erwin-Petitt Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m.
   Pallbearers will be Matt Johnston, Dennis Mitchell, Bruce Hicks, B. J. Eleam, and Sammy Vernon, and Sammy Westbrooks.  Honorary Pallbearers will be Kevin Austin, Chris Jenkins, Billy Jenkins, Tony Wilson, Joshua Johnston, Charles Jenkins, and Amedicsys Hospice.

Mrs. Diane Wilson Burrage, age 58 of Greeson Street, Summerville, GA passed away Sunday, November 20, 2011 at  Cartersville Medical Center, Cartersville, GA.  Mrs. Burrage was born November 13, 1953 in Summerville, GA.  She was a housewife and Baptist by faith. 

   Mrs. Burrage was preceded in death by father, Bill Ralph Wilson and mother, Elva Taylor Wilson; brother, Jimmy Wilson; and sister. Edna Faye Sequoah.

   Mrs. Burrage is survived by husband, David Lee Burrage of Summerville, GA; sons and daughters-in-law, Jeremy and Tracy Burrage of Guntersville, AL and Fabian Ray and Kristy Burrage of Dogtown, AL; sister, Gloria Jean Hilton of Alabama and brother, Billy Ray Wilson of Texas; 7 grandchildren; several nieces and nephews also survive.

   Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, November 23, 2011 at 2PM  from the chapel of the Erwin-Petitt Funeral Home with Rev. Jimmy Wilborn officiating.  Interment will be in Greenhills Memory Gardens.   Mrs. Burrage will lie-in-state Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at the Erwin-Petitt Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m.

   Pallbearers will be Matt Johnston, Dennis Mitchell, Bruce Hicks, B. J. Eleam, and Sammy Vernon, and Sammy Westbrooks.  Honorary Pallbearers will be Kevin Austin, Chris Jenkins, Billy Jenkins, Tony Wilson, Joshua Johnston, Charles Jenkins, and Amedisys Hospice