Mrs. Artichia Warren Kellett, age 92 of Kellett Street in Summerville passed away Friday April, 18 2011, evening in a Rome hospital.  A native of Chattooga County she was born in Berryton, Georgia on May 26, 1918.  She was the daughter of the late Hines and Lizzie Kinsey Warren.  Mrs. Kellett attended Horizon Baptist Fellowship and was retired from Harriett-Henderson Mills and a homemaker.  She was preceded in death by her husband Ralph Kellett, Sr., daughter Susan Marie Kellett, a son, Ralph Kellett, Jr., and brothers Jack and Archie Warren.

Surviving are daughter, Jody Kellett (Will) Maples, daughter-in-law Aleta Kellett; grandchildren Kyle Kellett, Blake Weaver, Heather Spann, and Erin and Will Maples III.  Great-grandhchildren, Hayden and Taylor Eagle, Gracie Farmer, Jack and Payton Weaver, Kylor Kellett, Kayla and Kelsi Spann.; brother- Brimp Warren; sisters – Ruth Treadaway and Elizabeth Powell – several neices and nephews.

Funeral services will be held Sunday, April 10th at 2 PM from Horizon Baptist Fellowship with Rev. Jerry Mann, Rev. Greg King and Rev. Jack Gillespie officiating interment in Greenhills Memory Garden.  Active pallbearers will be Blake Weaver, Kyle Kellett, Will Maples, Archie Warren, Doug Stephens and Hayden Eagle.

Visitation will be Saturday evening from 6 until 8 PM at the Earle Rainwater Funeral Home.

MRS. LOIS P. BEAM, age 82, of Menlo, Georgia passed away Monday afternoon at her residence. A native of DeKalb County, Alabama She was born to the late Jack Starling and Maggie Tankersly Thomas on May 10, 1928. Mrs. Beam was a member of Menlo First Baptist Church, was a clerk for the former Massey Grocery, and was preceded in death by her husband the late Roy Eugene Beam on October 30, 1986, son- late Charles Ray Beam, sisters-Faye Huskey & Betty
Grant, brother-Jack Thomas, Jr.

Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements

Elsie Mae Vanhorn, age 77 of Trion died on Saturday, April 2, 2011. 

She is survived by her husband of 52 years, D.F. Vanhorn of Trion, daughter Evelyn (Grady) Brown , Trion; sons David (Lola) Vanhorn, Bobby Vanhorn both of Trion; sister Mary Frances Avins of Summerville; sister-in-law Gussie Vanhorn; two grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive.

Funeral from the Wallis Memorial Chapel, Tuesday at 2 PM conducte dby Rev. Henry Hampton.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home all day Monday.

Arrangement by Wallis-Willbanks Funeral Home of LaFayette.

Mr. Charles Terry Ratliff, age 76 of Summerville, GA passed away Thursday, March 31, 2011 at his residence.

Mr. Ratliff was born October 18, 1934, son of the late Eugene White Ratliff and Cleopatra Anderson Kellett Ratliff. He was of the Baptist Faith, formerly attending the Mountain View Baptist Church. Mr. Ratliff enjoyed fishing, riding motorcycles and working on cars, and prior to his retirement, was employed with Salem Carpet Mill in Lafayette. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Tommy Gene Ratliff.

Mr. Ratliff is survived by three nieces and their spouses, Belinda and Marshall Cobbs of Houston, Texas, Terrie O’Brian of Irving, Texas and Sherrie and Terry Bigham of Arlington, Texas; 6 great nieces and nephews and 1 great great niece.

Funeral Services for Mr. Ratliff will be held Monday, April 4, 2011 at 4:00 P.M. in the chapel of the Mason Funeral Home with Rev. John Leatherwood officiating. Interment will follow in the West Hill Cemetery.

Mr. Ratliff will be in state at the Mason Funeral Home where the family will receive friends Monday afternoon from 3 until the funeral hour.

Miss Lillie Dendy, age 96, passed away Thursday, March 31, 2011 in Oakview Nursing and Rehab Center where she had been a resident for 16 years.  She was born September 23, 1914 in Berryton, GA daughter of the late Joel Robert and Harriet Gordon Quails Dendy.  She was a member of North Rome Church of God, Rome, GA.  She had lived in Rome for 45 years before returning to Summerville due to ill health.  She was employed with Anchor Rome Cotton Mills many years and retired from Central Supply at Floyd Medical Center.  She was an avid Atlanta Braves fan and did not like to miss a game on television.

She was preceded in death by 4 sisters:  Flora Wesson, Dora Dendy, Arrie Cash, and Mary Thomason; 4 brothers:  Oscar, Daniel, Joe, and Sewell Dendy and a special niece Catherine Stephenson.

Survivors include a number of nieces and nephews, great nieces and great nephews, great-great nieces  and great-great nephews, great-great-great nieces and great-great-great nephews.  She was affectionately known as "Aunt Widdy" by her special great-great niece, great-great nephews and great-great-great nephews.

Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, April 3, 2011 at 2:00 pm from the chapel of the Erwin-Petitt Funeral Home with Dr. Jerry Mahan and Minister Tommy Broome officiating.  Interment will follow in the Summerville Cemetery.

Pallbearers are requested to meet at the Funeral Home on Sunday afternoon at 1:30 pm and include Bill Elsberry, Benny Dendy, Sewell Cash, Chuck Petitt, Cass Petitt, Eddie Elsberry, Trent Elsberry, and Bradyn Elsberry.  Honorary Pallbearers will be the staff of Oakview Nursing and Rehab, all Nurses and all CNA"s, Betty Nally, and Dr. Bruce Lee.

At her request no flowers.  Contributions may be made to the Gideons.

A special thank you goes out to the staff of Oakview Nursing Home  for their loving care they gave to her while she was there.  She loved you all.

Aunt Widdy will lie-in-state on Saturday, April 2, 2011 where the family will receive friends from 6 pm until 8 pm.  She will also lie-in-state from 12 noon until the funeral hour at 2 pm on Sunday.

The Erwin-Petitt Funeral Home is in charge of arrangement for Lillie Dendy.

MS. YVONNE McCULLOUGH THOMPSON, age 78, of Highway #337, Menlo, Georgia passed away Thursday, March 31, 2011, in a Rome health care. Born in Alabama on December 20, 1932, a daughter of the late Jesse R. and Leona Crowe McCullough. Ms. Thompson graduated from Menlo Schools, West Georgia College, and the University of Georgia, was retired Educator teaching for 35 years primarily in Chattooga County at Menlo and North Summerville Elementary Schools.

Surviving are daughters and son-in-law-Ellen Thompson of Rome and Susan Thompson & Don McGukin of Tupelo, Mississippi; son-Coleman Thompson of Menlo; granddaughter-Aurora Thompson of Johns Island, South Carolina; great grandson-Rowen Thompson.

Memorial service will be held Sunday , April 3rd, at 3:00 P.M. from the Menlo Presbyterian Church, interment in Alpine Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday 2 until the hour of service at the Church. Flowers are excepted or contributions may be made to the Menlo Presbyterian Church.

Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.