Mrs. Cammie “Bam” Eugina Reece, age 88, of Lyerly, GA, died Saturday, January 8, 2011 at Redmond Regional Medical Center.

Mrs. Reece was born February 28, 1922 in Berryton, GA, daughter of the late Elisha and Josie Youngblood. She was a homemaker.

Mrs. Reece is survived by her husband, Frank Reece; son, Cody Cromer, nephew, Butch Gardener, great niece, Sissy Morris; great nephews, Billy Morris and Michael Morris; great-great niece, Elizabeth Suits; and a cousin, Marvin Garner.

Funeral services for Mrs. Reece will be held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, January 9, 2010 from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Marshall Bryan officiating. Interment will follow in Greenhills Memory Gardens. Active pallbearers will be Billy Morris, Jason Morris, Charlie Koonce, Butch Gardener, Marvin Garner, and Conley Martin.

Mrs. Reece will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 2:00 p.m. until the hour of service on Sunday.

Mr. William Edgar Gates, age 94, of Menlo, GA, passed away Friday, January 7, 2011 at his residence.

Mr. Gates was born October 26, 1916 in Lincoln, NE, son of the late William Edgar Sr. and Fannie Noyes Gates. He graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1938. Mr Gates was the owner and operator of Gamble’s Store in Wilburn, NE, and was an agent for Prudential Insurance and Capp Homes. He was also a former firefighter for Burlington. Mr. Gates was a member of Saint Mark’s Lutheran Church, and was a past master of the Wilbur Masonic Lodge, F & A M. Other than his parents, Mr. Gates was preceded in death by his wife, Maxine Larraine Gibson Gates, and a sister, Lois Lewis.

Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Kathy and Tom Stewart, Menlo, GA; sons and daughters-in-law, Stephan and Joyce Gates, Lincoln, NE, David and Kathy Gates, Lincoln, NE, George and Sue Gates, Gladstone, MO; a brother, John Robert Gates, New Jersey; 14 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services for Mr. Gates will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at Saint Mark’s Lutheran Church in Lincoln, NE with Pastor Stephan Raddatz officiating. Interment will follow in the Wyuka Cemetery.

Mr. Gates will be in state at Roper and Sons Funeral Home (4300 "O" Street, Lincoln, NE) and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 7:30 p.m. Monday evening, as well as at Saint Mark’s Lutheran Church from 9:00 a.m. until the hour of service on Tuesday.

Mason Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements.

Mrs. Madlyn Anne McCauley 74 of Summerville passed away on Thursday at Redmond Regional Medical Center. Ms. McCauley was born July 26, 1936 in Bristol, Pennsylvania…She was retired from West Point Pepperell and was a member of the Pennville Gospel Tabernacle…She was preceded in death by her husband , Bryson Degran McCauley Jr. father and mother, Joseph Edward Birtell and Bertha Sohns Birtell, daughters Deborah Ann Crump, and Lynn Ellen McCauley, brother Edward Birtell and sister, Clara Fletcher…

Ms. MCauley is survived by her sons and daughter in law, Bryson E. and JoAnn McCauley and Richard D. McCauley of Summerville, daughter and son in law Robin and Ernest Johnson of Decatur, TN. sisters Jean Brown and Katherine Cartier of New Jersey, 9 grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews…

Funeral services will be held on Sunday at 2PM from the Erwin Petitt Funeral Home with Rev Harold Helton and Rev. Ricky Biddle officiating, interment will follow in West Hill Cemetery…She will lie in state from 6 to 8PM at the Funeral Home…

Pallbearers will be Joseph Edward McCauley, Gary Crump, Christopher Crump, Jeremy Crump, Ronnie Williamson, and Dakota Crump…Honorary pallbearers will be Christy Mitchell,the ICU staff of Redmond Regional Medical Center, Dr. Katherine Ammons, Betty St. Clair, Sidney and Betty Dooley…

Erwin Petitt Funeral Home is in Charge of the Funeral arrangements for Ms. Madlyn Anne McCauley who passed away on Thursday…

Mrs. Laura Bell Rhear 89, passed away on Friday at Oakview Nursing and Rehab Center… Ms. Rhear was born on April 17, 1921 in Canton, GA. She was retired from Riegel Textile Corporation and was a Baptist by faith..

She was preceded in death by her first husband Luther Shankles, second husband Walter Rhear, father and mother, Rufus Edward Pritchett and Zella Eda Dobson Pritchett, sisters, Bess Palmer, Doll McArthur, Rose Maffett and Elizabeth Adams and brother, John Pritchett…

Ms. Rhear is survived by her daughter and son in law, Shirley and James Davis of Lyerly, granddaughters, Janice Jackson of LaFayette and Janet Hayes of Dalton, great grandsons, John and Daniel Jackson, great granddaughter, Bethany Ausmus, nieces Carol Brown , Ann Webb, and Brenda Harris, and nephews, John Pritchett, Kenneth Williams and Fred Williams…Funeral services will be Saturday at 12 PM from the chapel of the Erwin -Petitt Funeral Home with Rev. Marshall Bryan officiating, internment will be in West Hill Cemetery…

Ms. Rhear will lie in state Saturday from 10 till 12 PM at the Funeral Home…Pallbearers will be Gary Brown, Johnny Pritchett, Rayburn Mitchell and friends.  Honorary Pall bearers will be Betty Nalley and all present and former employees of Oakview Nursing and Rehab center..

Erwin Petitt Funeral Home is in Charge of arrangements. For Ms. Laura Bell Rhear who passed away on Friday…

Mrs. Edna Maxine Stager, age 86, of Summerville, GA, passed away Thursday January 6, 2011, in Cherokee County Health & Rehab Center. Mrs. Stager was born May 4, 1924, in Rockrun, AL, the Daughter of the late Fred William and Susie Wood Trotter. She was retired from Best Manufacturing and a member of the Trion First Baptist Church.

Survivors include her husband, Rev. Leon Stager; son and daughter-in-law, Sid and Liz Stager; daughter and son-in-law, Genela and Mike Hutchins; grandchildren, Connie (Claye) Barwick, Steve (Jaime) Stager, and Krista (Mike) Kenner; great-grandchildren, Elizabeth Kenner and Carter Kenner.

Funeral services for Mrs. Stager will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, January 8, 2011 in the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Floyd Roebuck officiating. Private entombment will follow in Oaknoll Memory Gardens.

Mrs. Stager will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 12:30 p.m. until the hour of service on Saturday.

In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests donations be made to the Trion First Baptist Church Elevator Fund.

Mr. Marvin Lawrence, age 64, of Summerville, GA passed away Thursday, December 30, 2010 at Redmond Regional Medical Center. Mr. Lawrence was born February 17, 1946, son of the late Carey B. and Frances Elizabeth Jackson Lawrence. He was employed as a dye operator at Salem Carpet Mills and was of the Methodist Faith. Mr. Lawrence was a beloved husband, father, and grandfather. He enjoyed yard work, watching wrestling on TV, and going fishing. Mr. Lawrence was preceded in death by a son, Marvin Gaye Fleetwood; a daughter, Erica Lawrence; a sister, Mary Tubbs; and brothers, Bert, C.B., Andrew, Wayne, and Jimmy Lawrence.

Mr. Lawrence is survived by his wife, Leola Fleetwood Lawrence; sons, Jimmy Fleetwood, Ricky Lawrence, and Eric Lawrence; daughter, Denise Lawrence; brothers, Lee Lawrence, Freeman Lawrence, and Joe Henry Lawrence; sisters, Rosey Adams, Pearl Neal, Marlene Waters, and Ruth Adams; sisters-in-law, Sarene Porter, Mary Marsh, Bertha Fleetwood, Cleming Teem Lawrence, Mary Lawrence, Bobby Ann Lawrence, and Faye Lawrence; brothers-in-law, Jerry Marsh and William Fleetwood; 19 grandchildren; and 6 great-grandchildren. Funeral services for Mr. Lawrence will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, January 7, 2011 from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. James Clark officiating. Interment will follow in M.C. Williams Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Fred Fields, Eddie Farmer, Lamar Fleetwood, George Fleetwood, and Undre Fleetwood. Flower girls will be Martha Sloan, Joann Fleetwood, Bertha Fleetwood, Alicia Hudgins, and Erika Hudgins. Mr. Lawrence will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends Thursday evening from 7:00 until 8:00 p.m.

Mrs. Regina Colleen Smith, age 61, of Menlo, GA died Monday, January 3, 2011 at her residence.

Mrs. Smith was born June 12, 1949 in Trion, GA, the daughter of the late Guy and Elizabeth Strickland Hix. She had worked as a bookkeeper. Mrs. Smith was a member of Chesterfield Baptist Church.

Survivors include her husband, Ronald Smith; son, William Randall Smith (Cassie Jade Bolden); daughter, Chelsea Elizabeth Smith (David Simps0n).

Funeral services wil be held at 1:00 p. m. Wednesday, January 5, 2011 at Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mike McAbee and Rev. Scott Hobbs officiating. Burial will follow in West Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Wess Collette, Tommy Neal, Greg Barrett, and Timmy Wooten.

Mrs. Smith will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p. m. Tuesday, January 4, 2011.

MR. MICHAEL K. MAXEY, age 47, of Brandonburg, Kentucky passed away Sunday, January 3, 2011, evening at his residence following an illness. A native of Floyd County, Georgia He was born on May 26, 1963 to the late Dewey Maxey, Jr. and Shirley Holt Maxey who survives. Mr. Maxey was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church in Radcliff, Ky. And retired from Hardin Delivery.

Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Virginia Nell Trinka, age 81, of Summerville, GA, passed away Saturday January 1, 2011, at Sacred Journey, in Mcdonough, GA.

Mrs. Trinka was born August 11, 1929, in Summerville, Georgia, the daughter of the late James and Thelma Cooper Lemming.

Survivors include her Daughters, Martha Bettis Lemaster, Merle Bettis Thompson, 4 Grandchildren, Tammy Green, Jeffrey Lemaster, Tim McMullan, John McMullan, 3 Great-grandchildren, Joseph Green, Caleb Green, Carrington Green.

Funeral services will be held 4:00 p.m. Wednesday January 5, 2011, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Tom Russell officiating. Interment will follow in the Summerville Cemetery.

Mrs. Trinka will be in state at the Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 2:00 p.m. Wednesday January 5, 2011 until the service hour.

MR. MICHAEL K. MAXEY, of Brandonburg, Kentucky passed away Sunday evening at his residence following an illness.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Earle Rainwater Funeral Home.