Mr. Donald Wayne Smith, age 68, of Summerville, GA, died Monday, September 7, 2015. 

Mr. Smith was born May 27, 1947, in Trion, GA, son of the late Jesse Edward and Lucille Teems Smith.  He was a member of the New Faith Tabernacle and was employed with Mohawk.  He was also an avid carpenter and gardener. 

Mr. Smith is survived by his wife, Patricia Lee Hall Smith; sons, Eddie Smith, Bubba Smith, and Chris Collins; daughters, Litha Darlene Smith and Sharon Collins; brothers, Dan Smith, Arnold Smith, and Frank Reed; sisters, Charlotte Smith and Jesse Willingham; 9 grandchildren; and 7 great-grandchildren. 

Funeral services for Mr. Smith will be held at 3:30 P.M. Saturday, September 12, 2015, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Barry Bennett and Rev. Max Reed officiating.  Interment will follow in the Chapel Hill Cemetery.  Active pallbearers will be Jesse Chisolm, Eddie Smith, Bubba Smith, Chris Collins, Billy Joe Durham, Isaiah Smith, Steve Craig, and Stephen Hamby.  Honorary pallbearers will be all personal friends. 

Mr. Smith will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. Friday, September 11, 2015. 

Mason Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Mr. Donald Wayne Smith who died on Monday. 

Mrs. Catherine Leola “Granny Cat” Chamlee, age 98 of Trion, Georgia passed away Saturday, September 5, 2015 at her residence.

Mrs. Chamlee was born in Guntersville, AL on June 25, 1917, daughter of the late Grover C. Wright and Minnie Clark Wright.  She was a member of the New Bethel Baptist Church, and prior to retirement, was employed as an inspector with the Georgia Glove Mill.  In addition to her parents, Mrs. Chamlee was preceded in death by her husband, Louie Edison Chamlee; a son, William Larry Chamlee; a sister, Ruth Martin; and brothers, Fred Wright and Paul Wright.

Mrs. Chamlee is survived by a daughter, Jeaninne Laws; sons, Kenny Chamlee, Eddie Chamlee, Danny Chamlee, Steve Chamlee and Paul Chamlee; sisters, Elsie Cooper and Jane Bishop; brothers, Carmen Wright, Alvis Wright and Jimmy Wright; 12 grandchildren; numerous great grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews.

Funeral Services for Mrs. Chamlee will be held Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at 2:00 P.M. in the Petitt Chapel of the Coffman Funeral Home with Rev. John Eldridge and Rev. Jason Cowart officiating.  Interment will follow in the West Hill Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Michael Chamlee, James Chamlee, Gene Hampton, Justin Chamlee, Jason Mitchell, Jay Stallings and Jim Wright.  Honorary Pallbearers will be Andrea Galloway and Kathy Wells.

Mrs. Chamlee will be in state at the Coffman Funeral Home where the family will receive friends Tuesday evening from 6 until 8 P.M.

Coffman Funeral Home, Petitt Chapel is honored to be serving the family of Mrs. Catherine L. Chamlee.

Mr. James Randall (Randy) Williams, age 57, of Trion, GA, passed away Sunday September 6, 2015 at his residence.  Mr. Williams was born July 26, 1958, in Trion, GA, the son of Gordon Francis and Margaret Ann Lemmings Williams.  He was employed with Shaw Ind. and a member of the Summerville Pentecostal  Worship Center.

Survivors include his wife, Rhonda  Gill Williams, children, Maranda Williams, Dana Lindsey, Carrie Lively, brothers and sisters-in-law, Terry & Paula Williams, David & Nancy Williams, 6 grandchildren.

Funeral service will be held 1:00 p.m. Wednesday Sept 9, 2015 from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Kevin Woods and Rev. Andy Hutchins officiating with interment in the West Hill Cemetery.  Active pallbearers, Eric Williams, Joseph Williams, Russ Williams, Casey Howard, Jesse Gill, Adam Gill, Brad Stephens.  Honorary pallbearers, Heyman Hospice, Nieces and Nephews, PM employee’s of Shaw.

Mr. Williams will be in state at the Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday

Mason Funeral Home of Summerville  is in charge of the funeral arrangements for Mr. James Randall (Randy) Williams who died on Sunday.

Mason Funeral Home is directing.

MRS. BETTY MCCOLLUM HOWARD, age 87, of Thomas Road, Trion, Georgia passed away Friday, September 4, 2015.  Native to Chattooga County, She was a daughter of the late Cleve and Lena Norton McCollum, on May 27, 1928.  She was a member of Ridgeway Baptist Church, retired from the Montgomery Knitting Mill and Mohawk creeling department.  Mrs. Howard was preceded in death by her husband, the late Horace E. Howard, and a son, the late Dennis S. Howard.

Surviving are children, Diane & Riley Flowers of Macon, Donna & Howard Slayton of Trion, and David & Kathy Howard of LaFayette; 10 Grandchildren, 21 Great Grandchildren, and 5 Great Great Grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Monday, September 7th, at 11:00 A.M. from the Ridgeway Baptist Church with Rev. Jeremy Neil and Mr. Robert Thomas officiating, interment in Greenhills Memory Garden.  Active Pallbearers Jeremy Burke, Jeremy Staton, Jerry Wigley, Chris Wigley, Jared Wigley, Kevin Binkley; Honorary Pallbearers Friends of Ridgeway Baptist Church and Gold Leaf Apartments.  The Family will receive friends Sunday, from 6 until 8 P.M. at the Earle Rainwater Funeral Home; Mrs. Howard will also be in state at the Church, Monday, from 10 A.M. until the hour of service.

Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

MR. MELVIN M. BURKE, age 81, of Mitchell Circle, Summerville, Georgia passed away Friday, September 4, 2015, at his residence.  A native of Trion, Georgia He was born to the late Fred S. and Evie Irene Jones Burke on April 16, 1934.  Mr. Burke was a member and Deacon of Harrell Street Church of God and a retired owner/operator Truck driver.  He was preceded in death by a son the late Rex Burke; sisters, Shelby Gentry, Phyllis Lambert; brothers, John L. Burke, Marvin Burke.

        Surviving are wife, Ester Ruth Burke; daughters, Marshell Roberts, Orlando Millican, Phyllis Bell, Tina Treadaway, Kimberly Nichols; sons, Frederick Burke and Eddie Burke; sister, Mary Morris; brothers George Burke and Ed Burke; 23 Grandchildren, 33 Great Grandchildren; several Nieces and Nephews also survive.

        Funeral services will be held Sunday, September 6th, at 2:00 P.M. from the Harrell Street Church of God with Pastor Kenny Payne and Rev. Rockland Hughes officiating, interment in West Hill Cemetery.  Pallbearers will be Grandsons.  The Family will receive friends Saturday from 6 until 8 P.M. at the Funeral Home.

        Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements for Mr. Melvin M. Burke who passed away Friday.

Parker Blake Joseph, age 12 weeks, of Gaylesville, AL, passed away Thursday, September 3, 2015, at Children's of Alabama in Birmingham. 

He was born June 10, 2015, in Fort Payne, AL, son of Clay Michael Joseph and Cortney LeAnne Parris Joseph.  He was preceded in death by his great-grandparents, Bobby Joseph and Maxine Stewart. 

Parker is survived by his parents, Clay and Cortney Joseph; his sister, Aubree Colbert; grandparents, Bobbie and Travis Mackey, Clay and Stephanie Joseph; great-grandparents, Jeannie and Joe Winters, Evie and Donnie Mackey, and Frank and Leona Sawicki, Sara Joseph; aunt, Ashley Parris; uncles, Austin Parris, Darrell Albritton. 

Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. (E.S.T.) Sunday, September 6, 2015,       from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Glenn Stansell officiating.  Interment will follow in the Weiss Lake Memorial Gardens.  Pallbearers will be Damon Bishop, Kevin Wills, and Travis Stancil. 

Parker 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.) Saturday, September 5, 2015. 

Mason Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Parker Blake Joseph who passed away on Thursday.