Miss Edith Louise McCollum, age 87, of Gore, GA, passed away Saturday December 5, 2015, at Redmond Regional Medical Center.

Miss McCollum was born August 6, 1928, in Gore, GA, in the home where she lived until the time of her passing. She was the daughter of Carl Mason and Maude Menta McClain McCollum.  She loved her neighbors and her church and felt the valley was the prettiest in the world. She attended Berry College until she became sick with tuberculosis and was unable to finish.  She attended Carol Ann School of Business, and worked for the telephone company, was a secretary for Malcolm Thomas Insurance Agency, news reporter for WGTA radio, worked with the telethon to raise money for the mentally retarded children of Chattooga County,  she got her real estate license and sold real estate  for many years.  Louise wrote articles for the Summerville News and the Rome News Tribune and she was a member of Horizon Baptist Fellowship and played the piano and organ at church.  She was preceded in death by her sisters, Elma Johnston and Thelma Brooks, and a niece, Marilyn Marks.

Survivors include nieces, Sue Ellen Houston and Diane Louise Hachey; nephew,

Steven Clark Brooks; great nieces and great nephews, Jennifer Mangan, Carlton Houston, Susan Geurin, Heather Brooks, Matthew Hachey, Steven Hachey, Amanda Hachey, Jon Marks, and Sarah Marks.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p. m. on Saturday, December 12, 2015 at Mason

Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jody Brock and Rev. Jimmy Bryant officiating.

Burial will follow in Greenhills Memory Gardens.  Pallbearers will be Jim Parker,

Mike Dawson, Carlton Houston, Scott Mangan, Jeff Gurin, and Jimmy McCollum.

Mrs. McCollum will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive

friends from 12:00 noon until the service hour on Saturday.  The family respectfully

request no flowers.

Mason Funeral Home is directing.

MRS. BETTY BANDY POPE, age 76, of Shinbone Valley Road, Menlo,  Georgia passed away Monday, December 7, 2015, evening in a Rome hospital.  A native Chattooga Countian, She was born to the late Leonard and Lois Dover Green on October 30, 1939.  Mrs. Bandy attended the Berryton Baptist Church and was preceded in death by her first husband the late John C. Bandy, a son the late John Duel Bandy, daughter, the late Betty Diane Leonard, sister, the late Nancy Crider, and brothers, the late Larry, Ray, Richard, and Jerry Green.

        Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements for Mrs. Betty Bandy Pope, who passed away Monday evening.

MR. BOBBY DEVAN LONDON – AGE 60, – Passed away on Saturday, December 5, 2015.  He was born in Trion, Georgia, was employed by the James Pierce Family, and was preceded in death by his father, Charles Lewis Wooten, Sr., and mother, Edith London Fields, brothers, Lee London, Larry Covington, and sister, Linda Byron.

He is survived by his wife, Lillie O’Neal London; stepmother, Sarah C. Wooten of Summerville, Georgia; sisters, Sarah Daniel, JoAnn Wooten, Charlene (Billy) McMichael, Shirley (Kerry) Price, and Carrie F. Wooten; brothers, Ricky London, Eddie (O’Nitha) Wooten, Charles (Mary) Wooten, Jr., Johnny (Merita) Wooten, Charles Leon Wooten, Randy Lewis Wooten; a dear friends, Rebecca Beck, Ann Pierce and family, and William Hall; aunt, Mary Faye Fields; two uncles, William Harold Wooten, Ronnie Wooten; nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives, and friends.

Graveside Service will be Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at 1:00 p. m. at the Allgood Cemetery in Trion, Georgia with Rev. Chris Bonds officiating.  His remains will lie in state at the funeral home on Tuesday after 11:00 a. m.  Please share your thoughts and memories of Mr. Bobby Devan London on our website: www.willisfuneralhomedalton.com.  Arrangements by Willis Funeral Home, Inc., Dalton, Georgia.

MRS. BETTY BANDY POPE, age 76, of Shinbone Valley Road, Menlo, Georgia passed away Monday, December 7, 2015, evening in a Rome hospital.  A native Chattooga Countian, She was born to the late Leonard and Lois Dover Green on October 30, 1939.  Mrs. Bandy attended the Berryton Baptist Church and was preceded in death by her first husband the late John C. Bandy, a son the late John Duel Bandy, sister, the late Nancy Crider, and brothers, the late Larry, Ray, and Jerry Green.

 Surviving are her husband, Wayne Pope; sisters, Charlotte Woody of Berryton and Sadie Croy of Lyerly; several Nieces and Nephews also survive.

 Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 9th, at 2 P.M. from the J. D. Hill Memorial Chapel of Earle Rainwater Funeral Home with Rev. Mickey Skates and Rev. Malcolm Harris officiating, interment in the Bandy Family Cemetery.  The Family will receive friends at the Funeral Home Wednesday from 12 noon until the hour of service; the Family also requests no food. 

Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements for Mrs. Betty Bandy Pope, who passed away Monday evening.

Mrs. Madeline Henderson, 69, wife of Billy Randall Henderson, of Williamston, SC, passed away on Sunday, December 6, 2015.

Mrs. Henderson was born August 26, 1946, in LaFayette, GA, the daughter of the late Lawrenceand Ruby Lee Parson Tudor. She was formerly employed with H & R Block. She was a member of Trinity Baptist Tabernacle.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by a daughter, Jana Henderson Bledsoe and husband, Evan Bledsoe, of Cumming, GA; sons, Randy Hender…son and wife, Krista Henderson, of Trion, GA, David Henderson, and wife, Christy, of Williamston; grandchildren, McKenzie Leigh, Peyton Marie, Jodie Grace, and Drake Henderson; sisters, Maxine Anderson and Ruby Narmore; brothers, Larry Tudor, Tommy Tudor, Waymond Tudor and Raymond Tudor.

Visitation will be held from 6:00 until 8:00 p. m. Tuesday, December 8, 2015, at Gray Mortuary, Pelzer. The funeral service will be at 11:00 a. m Wednesday, December 9, 2015 in the Gray Mortuary Chapel.

Graveside and interment services will be held at 12:00 noon on Thursday, December 10, 2015 at West Hill Cemetery in Trion, GA. with Rev Alton Midgett officiating.

In lieu of flowers the family request memorials be made to Trinity Baptist Tabernacle, 824 Hwy. 20, Piedmont, SC 29673.

Mrs. Louise Webb Miller Chadwick, age 76, of Cloudland, GA, died Saturday, December 5, 2015, at Redmond Regional Medical Center.

Mrs. Chadwick was born June 26, 1939, in Dogtown, AL, daughter of the late Joseph W. and Dellar Pope Webb.  She attended the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church at Cloudland, and prior to her retirement, she was employed with Best Manufacturing.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers, Billy Webb and Leroy Webb; and a sister, Janice Ollar.

Mrs. Chadwick is survived by her husband, Tommy Chadwick; son and daughter-in-law, James and Tammy Miller; daughters and son-in-law, Rebecca Smith, Geraldine and Tim Monroe; brothers, Ed Webb and Thomas Webb; sisters, Mary White and Ethel Merling; 7 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and 3 great-great-grandchildren.

Funeral services for Mrs. Chadwick will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, December 8, 2015, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Roger Kennard officiating.  Interment will follow in the Walker's Chapel Cemetery.  Pallbearers will be Shawn Rehm, Johnathan Chadwick, Robert Caldwell, Lee Cardin, Dallas Gregory, and Corey Dobbins.

Mrs. Chadwick will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. Monday, December 7, 2015.

Mason Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Mrs. Louise Webb Miller Chadwick who died on Saturday.