Mrs. Janet Sue Lee, age 59 of Summerville, passed away suddenly Sunday, April 1, 2018 at her residence following an extended illness. Funeral Arrangements for Ms. Lee are incomplete at this time but will be announced later by the Coffman Funeral Home. Coffman Funeral Home, Petitt Chapel is honored to be serving the family of Ms. Janet Sue Lee.
Mr. James Alfred “Shorty” Turner, age 92, of Summerville, GA, died Monday, April 2, 2018, in Cartersville, GA. Mr. Turner was born October 28, 1925, in Aragon, GA, son of the late Melvin and Cleo Turner. He was Church of God by faith, and prior to his retirement, was employed with Bigelow-Sanford. Graveside and interment services for Mr. Turner will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, April 4, 2018, from Summerville Cemetery with Rev. Kevin J. Norton officiating. Mr. Turner will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 10:00 A.M. until the service hour Wednesday. Mason Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Mr. James Alfred “Shorty” Turner who died on Monday. (see complete obituary below)
Mrs. Juanita Barksdale Green Farmer, age 78, of Ft. Payne, AL formerly of Cloudland, GA, passed away Saturday March 31, 2018, at the home of her daughter in Ft. Payne, AL.
Mr. James “Harold” Duke, age 82 of Summerville, GA passed away Friday- March 30, 2018 at Redmond Regional Medical Center. He was born in 1935 in Hamilton, Alabama and was retired from Redmond Regional Medical Center. He was a member of Subligna Baptist Church. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Monday- April 2, 2018 at Subligna Baptist Church with Dr. Charles Bishop and Rev. Ken Jennings officiating. Interment will follow at Subligna Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Nathan Duke, Chris Burkhalter, Kyle Duke, Kevin Espy, B.J. Gamble, and Rickey Campbell. Mr. Duke will be in state at the Subligna Baptist Church and the family will receive friends Monday from 11:00 AM until the service hour. Arrangements are by Mason Funeral Home. (See complete obituary below:)
James Boyd Lee, age 52, of Teloga, Ga. passed away Thursday March 29, 2018 in a local hospital. James was born November 22, 1965 in Walker County, a son of the late George Boyd Lee and Etta Lucille Adams Lee. He was a member of Teloga Baptist Church, and worked at Regal Manufacturing Company, where he was a member of the Soft Ball Team. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday March 31, 2018, at Mason Funeral Home Chapel, in Summerville, with David White, and Andy Tudor, officiating. Interment will follow in Little John Cemetery, in Walker County. The family will receive friends at Mason Funeral Home from 12:00 P.M. until the funeral hour on Saturday. Good Shepherd Funeral Home, of Rome, along with Mason Funeral Home of Summerville, Ga. has charge of arrangements. (see below for full obituary)
Mrs. Virginia Hamby Parker Durham, age 90, of Trion, GA, passed away on Wednesday, March 28th. She was born in Summerville in 1928 and was a member of New Bethel Baptist Church and was retired from Best Manufacturing. Mrs. Durham will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. Thursday, March 29, 2018. Funeral services for Mrs. Durham will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, March 30, 2018, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Robert Patterson and Rev. Randy Avans officiating. Interment will follow in Wesley Chapel Cemetery. Mason Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Mrs. Virginia Hamby Parker Durham who passed away on Wednesday. (See complete obituary below:)
Mr. Jimmy Farrell Treadaway, age 74 of Trion, Georgia passed away Monday, March 26, 2018 at the Redmond Regional Medical Center. He was born in Lafayette in 1943 and was a veteran of the Vietnam War serving in the U.S. Army and was a member of the American Legion. Mr. Treadaway will be in state at the Coffman Funeral Home where the family will receive friends Friday afternoon from 12:00 Noon until the funeral hour. Funeral Services for Mr. Treadaway will be held Friday, March 30, 2018 at 2:00 P.M. in the Petitt Chapel of the Coffman Funeral Home with Rev. Phillip Dietz officiating. Interment will follow in the West Hill Cemetery with Full Military Honors Provided by the Shanklin-Attaway Post 5 of the American Legion Honor Guard. Coffman Funeral Home, Petitt Chapel is honored to be serving the family of Mr. Jimmy Farrell Treadaway. (See full obituary below:)
Mrs. Betty Kellett Bush, age 91 of Summerville, passed away on Monday, March 26. She was born in 1927 in Chattooga County and was a longtime member of South Summerville Baptist Church. She also served on the Summerville City Council. A celebration of life will be held on Friday, March 30th at noon at the Summerville Cemetery with Rev. Jimmy Bryant officiating. Visitation will be Friday from 10:3o AM until 11:45 AM at Earl Rainwater Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to Gideons International at PO Box 648, Summerville. Earl Rainwater Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. (See full obituary below:)
Mrs. Shirley Faye Thrasher, age 81, of Summerville, GA, died Monday, March 26, 2018, at Oakview Health and Rehabilitation. She was born in 1936 in Fort Payne, Alabama and was a member of Four Mile Baptist Church. She had been employed with the Chattooga County Board of Education prior to retirement. Mrs. Thrasher will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. Tuesday, March 27, 2018. Funeral services for Mrs. Thrasher will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, March 28, 2018, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Joel Smith and Rev. Sanford DeBerry officiating. Interment will follow in Greenhills Memory Gardens. Mason Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. (See complete obituary below:)
Mr. Frank Eugene Cranmore, age 78, of Lyerly, GA, died Sunday, March 25, 2018, at his residence. He was born in 1939 and was a former Chief of the Lyerly Fire Department and former owner-operator of Crawford Hardware in Lyerly. Mr. Cranmore will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M Monday evening. Funeral services for Mr. Cranmore will be held at 1:00 P.M. Tuesday, March 27, 2018, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Dewayne Teague officiating. Interment will follow in the Lyerly Cemetery. Mason Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. (See complete obituary below:)