Mr. Kenneth Franklin Dawson Obit (M)

Mr. Kenneth Franklin Dawson, age 55, of Centre, AL, died Sunday, February 26, 2017, at his residence.

Mr. Dawson was born July 25, 1961, in Summerville, GA, son of Ann McGraw Freer and the late Charles Franklin Dawson.  He was a member of the Berryton Baptist Church, and prior to his retirement, was employed with Dekalb Refrigeration.   Mr. Dawson also served as a firefighter with the Broomtown Volunteer Fire Department.  In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by a son, Kenny Dawson.

Mr. Dawson is survived by his wife, Elaine Dawson; daughter, Tabitha Dawson; step-daughter, Sherry Bowen; sister, Christy Carlson; and 11 grandchildren.

Graveside and interment services for Mr. Dawson will be held at 2:00 P.M. (E.S.T.) Thursday, March 2, 2017, from the Union Hill “Needmore” Cemetery with Rev. John McGraw officiating.  Pallbearers will be Michael Dawson, Wesley Dawson, Ricky Burrage, John Burrage, Adam McGraw, and Travis Barnes.

Mr. Dawson will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. (E.S.T.) Wednesday, March 1, 2017.

Mason Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Mr. Kenneth Franklin Dawson who died on Sunday.  

Mr. William Boyce Keith Sr, Obit. (M)

Mr. William Boyce Keith, Sr., age 86 of LaFayette, GA died Sunday, February 26, 2017 at Parkridge East Hospital.
Mr. Keith was born November 4, 1930, in Fort Payne, AL, son of the late William Wallace and Margaret Dobbs Keith.  He was a deacon and Sunday School Teacher at Ridgeway Baptist Church for many years, and was well known for his knowledge and teaching of the Bible, especially the Book of Revelations.  Prior to his retirement, he worked as a supervisor with Barwick.  Mr. Keith was also a veteran of the United States Army, having served in the Korean War, where he earned the Bronze Star Medal as well as the Purple Heart.   
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Mann Keith; brothers, Clyde Keith, Glenn Earl Keith, Seldon Keith, Billy Jack Keith, and Melvin Keith; and a sister, Virginia Cordle.
Mr. Keith is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, William Boyce Jr. and Jane Keith; daughters and sons-in-law, Donna Leshia and Darrell Rhudy, Sherry Lynette and John Lawrence; brothers, W. J. Keith, Troy Keith, and Roger Keith; 6 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and 1 great-great-grandchild.
Funeral services for Mr. Keith will be held at 3:00 P.M. Tuesday, February 28, 2017, from the Ridgeway Baptist Church with Rev. Todd Smith and Rev. Robert Patterson officiating.  Interment will follow in the Ridgeway Cemetery.  Pallbearers will be grandchildren.
Mr. Keith will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. Monday, February 27, 2017.  He will also be in state at Ridgeway Baptist Church from 2:00 P.M. until the hour of service on Tuesday.
Mason Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Mr. William Boyce Keith, Sr. who died on Sunday.  To share your condolences with the family online, please visit our website at www.masonfuneralhome.com.

Mr. Kenneth Dawson Incomplete Obit

Mr. Kenneth Dawson, age 55, of Centere, AL passed away Sunday, February 26, 2017 at his residence.
 
Arrangements are incomplete at this time, and will be announced by Mason Funeral Home.

Mr. William “Boyce” Keith Incomplete Obit

Mr. William "Boyce" Keith, age 65 of Lafayette, GA passed away February 26, 2017 at a Chattanooga Hospital.

Arrangements are incomplete at this time, and will be announced by Mason Funeral home

Mrs. Margaret Louise Westbrook Stewart (C)

Mrs. Margaret Louise Westbrook Stewart, age 80 of Soddy Daisy, TN passed away Friday, February 24, 2017.

Mrs. Stewart was born in Trion, Georgia on February 29, 1936, daughter of the late Thomas Hamilton “Hamp” Westbrook and Olivia Elizabeth Brown Westbrook.  She was a member of the Trion United Methodist Church, where she was active for many years.  Mrs. Stewart was a 1954 graduate of Trion High School, and was active in the Alumni Association, helping many students to receive college scholarships.  She earned her A.S. Degree from Reinhardt College, her  B.S. Degree from Georgia Teachers College, and earned her Master’s Degree from Middle Tennessee State University.  She was a member of the Georgia State Teachers Retirement Association and Delta Kappa Gamma.  Mrs. Stewart was a retired teacher and coach from Jonesboro High School.  She coached numerous sports and worked with the youth at Jonesboro United Methodist Church.  She touched many lives during her life as evidenced by the many calls, cards and visits she received from family, friends, fellow teachers and former students.  In addition to her parents, Mrs. Stewart was preceded in death by brothers, George Gaylord Westbrook, C. Ralph Brown, and Glen Westbrook; nephew, Rob Westbrook; and nieces, Kay B. Scott and Dinky W. Warren.

Mrs. Stewart is survived by nieces and nephews, Edwina and Rick Montgomery, Catherine and Gene McNabb, Tom Westbrook, Tim and Debbie Westbrook, Chris Westbrook, Michelle Warren, Danielle Croom, John Westbrook, David and Cindy Westbrook, Butch Westbrook and Christy Taylor; sister-in-law, Linda Westbrook and numerous cousins, great nieces and great nephews.

Funeral Services for Mrs. Stewart will be held Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at 11:00 A.M. in the Petitt Chapel of the Coffman Funeral Home with Rev. Skip Mitchell and Rev. Dan Scott officiating.  Interment will follow in the West Hill Cemetery.  Pallbearers will be Nephews.

Mrs. Stewart will be in state at the Coffman Funeral Home where the family will receive friends Monday afternoon from 5:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M.

In lieu of  flowers, memorial contribution may be made to the Trion United Methodist Church, 810 Pine Street, Trion, GA  30753 or to the Mary Ellen Locher Breast Cancer Center, 605 Glenwood Drive, Chattanooga, TN 37404.

Coffman Funeral Home, Petitt Chapel is honored to be serving the family of Mrs. Margaret Louise Westbrook Stewart.  

Ms. Mary Margaret Fletcher Obit (M)

Mary Margaret Fletcher, age 92, passed away Friday February 24, 2017, in Pruitt Health Care Center.  Mary was born April 6, 1924, in Hickman County, TN, the sixth child of Sam and Linnie Chaney.

She worked for Oakridge National Labratories and Bell Telephone,  before marring Glenn Wesley Fletcher  in the 1950’s and moving to northwest Georgia.  She became an excellent cook and gardener.  Her roast beef Sunday dinners with fresh garden vegetables were great.  Mary was preceded in death by her husband of 45 years, an infant daughter, her parents, and her brothers and a sister.  She was a member of the Pleasant Grove Church of Christ.

Survivors include her son Don Fletcher and his wife, Gray Fletcher, grandson, Wes Fletcher, and nieces and nephews.

Funeral service will be held 3:00 p.m. Sunday February 26, 2017, from the  Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Minister Hugh Glaze officiating with burial in the West Hill Cemetery.

Mrs. Fletcher will be in state at the Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends Sunday February 26, 2017, from  1:00 p.m. until the service hour.

Mason Funeral Home is in charge of the funeral arrangements for Mrs. Mary Margaret Fletcher who  died on Friday.

Mrs. Norma Jean Smith Obit (M)

Mrs. Norma Jean Smith, age 82 of Summerville, GA, formerly of Macon, GA passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at her residence.  
 Mrs. Smith was born August 25, 1934, in Frenchburg, KY, the daughter of the late Lona and Annie Back Brown.  She was retired from Georgia Pacific, she was elected 1976, the First Female Union President of Georgia Pacific Corp. She loved gardening, planting flowers, riding her golf cart and playing the guitar. She was of the Baptist faith.
Mrs. Smith is preceded in death by her husband; Franklin D. Smith, daughter; Deborah L. Smith, and grandson; Lucus A. Smith.
Survivors children; Marcus A. Smith, Macon, GA, Rebecca Sockabasin, Robyn M. Smith, Princeton, ME, Sue and Ron Rowland, Summerville, GA, grandchildren; Sam Sockabasin, Chad Sockabasin, Heidi Sockabasin, and Jessica Cilley, step-grandchildren; Chip Rowland, Angela Rowland, and Keith Rowland, 6 great-grandchildren, 4 great-great-grandchildren, and 7 great-great-great-grandchildren, sister; Marjorie Rudder, of Fairview, TN, and companions; “Pretty Boy” and “Stormy”.
Funeral services for Mrs. Smith will be at 5:00 PM Friday, February 24, 2017 at the Mason Funeral Home chapel with Ron Rowland and Rev. Tom Russell Officiating.
The family will receive friends Friday from 3:00 until the hour of the service. In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests that donations be made to the American Heart Association or the Alzheimer’s Association in honor of Mrs. Smith.
Mason Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Mrs. Norma Jean Smith who died Wednesday.  T

Ms. Vickie Ann Koonce Williams, Obit. (M)

Ms. Vickie Ann Koonce Williams, age 75, of LaFayette, GA, died, Monday February 20, 2017, at The Hospice of Chattanooga Care Center in Chattanooga, TN.
Ms. Williams was born February 16, 1941, in Berryton, GA, daughter of the late David and Ruth Nelson Koonce.  She was a member of the Berryton Church of God, and prior to her retirement, was employed with Mount Vernon Mills.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, David Allen “Little David” Koonce.
Ms. Williams is survived by her son, Scotty Williams; daughters, Tammy Cannon, Trina Williams, and Kelly Williams Scott; grandchildren, Chaz Hayes, Dustin Williams, Cortney Williams, Dima Cannon, Iger Cannon, Kristine Cannon, and Wendy Taylor; and 5 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services for Ms. Williams will be held at 4:00 P.M. Thursday, February 23, 2017, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Stanley Koonce officiating.  Honorary pallbearers will be Angel Armstrong, Phyllis Tucker, Peggy Tucker, Marzell Stewart, and the staff at Hospice of Chattanooga.
Ms. Williams 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 Thursday.
Mason Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Ms. Vickie Ann Koonce Williams who died on Monday.  To share your condolences with the family online, please visit our website at www.masonfuneralhome.com

Donald “Don” Lesley Sullivan (Wilson)

Donald “Don” Lesley Sullivan, 76, of Ringgold, Georgia, went home to be with his Lord Saturday, February 18, 2017 at his residence. A native of Maitland, Florida, he has lived in the North Georgia area for the past 37 years and moved from Orlando, Florida. Don was a Veteran of the U.S. Army, and a former employee of All-Tel where he worked for 22 years. He led music at various churches, and was a member of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church where he was over the Senior Adult Ministry. He is preceded in death by his parents, Clem and Pearl Estelle Banks Sullivan; sisters, Joan Hayes, Louise Johnson, and Myra Jackson; and five brothers, Earnest, Rufus, Melvin, Clem and Frank Sullivan. He is survived by his loving wife of 37 years, Beverleigh Anne Hoover Sullivan of Ringgold, GA.; five children, Donald (Melanie) Gregory Sullivan of Summerville, GA., Melonie Dawn Sullivan Kidd of Tupelo, MS., Beth (Tony) Bateman of Ringgold, GA., John (Rhonda) Sterner of Summerville, GA and Tim (Missy) Sterner of Jacksonville, FL.; nine grandchildren, six great granddaughters, several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held 4:00 P.M. Sunday February 19, 2017 in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Wayne Loveless, Bro. Leroy Wilson and Rev. Michael Kirby officiating. Interment will follow at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends Sunday from 2-4 P.M. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers the family request donations be made to the Senior Adult Ministry at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, 66 Westbrook Rd., Ringgold, GA. 30736 or the Hospice of Chattanooga 4411 Oakwood Dr., Chattanooga, TN. 37416. Arrangements are by Wilson Funeral Home Wallis-Stewart Chapel Ringgold, Georgia. 

MR. HOMER EDWARD LEE STAMPER (W)

MR. HOMER EDWARD LEE STAMPER, – Age 70, – Of Summerville, Georgia, passed away on Friday, February 17, 2017.  He was born on December 15, 1946 to the late Emma Bell Stamper in the Gore Community, was retired from Shaw Industries, and was a life member of Prospect Baptist Church.   He was preceded in death by his sisters, Helen Ruth Young, Mary Ann Stamper, brother-in-law, James Perry Young.

 

He is survived by his wife of fifty years, Martha Jean Covington Stamper; son, Reginald Lee Stamper, Sr., godson, Burt (Wanda) Lawrence; daughters, Marcie (Thomas) Stubbs, and Lynn Covington; seventeen grandchildren, six great grandchildren; two special grandchildren, Marrissa Stubbs, and Belle Anderson; two sisters, Helen (Lee Edward) Powell, Frances Evans; brothers, Jeff David (Pauline) Stamper, James (Rosie Lee) Stamper; brother-in-law, Roger Lee Covington; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives, and friends.

 

Funeral Service will be Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at 1:00 P. M. at Prospect Baptist Church, 2306 West Armuchee Road, LaFayette, Georgia with Pastor Scott Copeland and Rev. James Washington, Jr. as Eulogist.  The family will receive friends at the church on Monday evening from 6:00 – 8:00 P. M.  Flower Bearers will be the Women of Prospect and Casket Bearers will be the Men of Prospect.    Interment,  Summerville Cemetery. Please share your thoughts and memories of Homer Edward Lee Stamper at www.willisfuneralhomedalton.com.  Arrangements by Willis Funeral Home, Inc., Dalton, Georgia.