Mr. Ramon Ludy Obit (M)

Mr. Ramon Ludy, age 84, of Summerville, GA died Wednesday, August 12, 2015
at Oakview Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.
 
Mr. Ludy was born July 30, 1931 in Summerville, GA, the son of the late Magnest
Ludy and Mamie Dotson Ludy.  He was retired from Roper Corporation.  Mr. Ludy
was a veteran of the United States Air Force.  Other than his parents, he was
preceded in death by a son, Rocky Ludy.
 
Mr. Ludy is survived by his wife, Leola Reynolds Ludy; son & daughter-in-law,
Ritchie & Jackie Ludy; daughters and sons-in-law, Sheryl and Pierre Khoury,
Dawn and Eric Spivey, and Cindy Ludy Simmons; brothers and sisters-in-law,
Napolean Ludy, L. D. and Mary Ludy, Arthur Ludy, Steven and Debbie Ludy,
Quinton and Cathy Ludy; sisters and brothers-in-law, Betty Holland, Belle and
Melvin Alexander, Bobbie and Roy Evans, Brenda and James Snow, Bessie
and Sidney Paschal; 9 Grandchildren; 9 Great Grandchildren; and 1 Great great
grandchild.
 
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, August 15, 201 at Mason
Funeral Home Chapel with Min. L. D. Ludy officiating.  Burial will be in the
Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, GA.
 
Mr. Ludy will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive
friends from 6:00 until 7:00 p. m. on Friday, August 14, 2015.
 
Mason Funeral Home is directing.  For guestbook, please go to

 

www.masonfuneralhome.com

Mrs. Faye Nell Bandy Obit (C)

Mrs. Faye Nell Bandy, age 83, of Trion, Georgia, passed away Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at her residence.

Mrs. Bandy was born in Trion, Georgia on June 5, 1932, daughter of the late Horace J. Searels and Erveen Broome Searels.  She was a member of the Trion Church of Christ, and prior to retirement she along with her husband, Frank H. Bandy, owned and operated the FranFa Dairy Farm in Trion.  Upon retirement from the Dairy Farm, the two of them took up over the road truck driving for approximately 8 years. Following her retirement from trucking, she once again entered the workforce, working in the Shoe Department of the Old Summerville Wal-mart, and later becoming a door greeter at the New Trion Wal-mart. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Bandy was preceded in death by her husband, Frank H. Bandy, and a brother, Wayne Searels.

Mrs. Bandy is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, LaDon and Sherry Bandy, Dennis and Karen Bandy, and Bill and Cheryl Bandy; 9 grandchildren; 6 great grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews.

Funeral Services for Mrs. Bandy will be held Friday, August 14, 2015 at 12:00 Noon in the Petitt Chapel of the Coffman Funeral Home with Minister Hugh Glaze officiating. Interment will follow in the Wilbanks-Bandy Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Ben Groce, Jimi Rowe, Kirk Patterson, Ben Bandy, Jeff Mitchell and Owen Suits. Honorary Pallbearers will be Jimmy Williams and Matt Hall.

Mrs. Bandy will be in state at the Coffman Funeral Home and the family will receive friends Friday morning from 10:00 A.M. until the funeral hour.

Coffman Funeral Home, Petitt Chapel is honored to be serving the family of Mrs. Faye Nell Bandy.  

Mrs. Mary Louise Fowler Williams Obit (ER)

MRS. MARY LOUISE FOWLER WILLIAMS, age 89, of LaFayette, Georgia, formerly of Subligna Community, passed away Wednesday, August 12, 2015, in the local nursing home.  She was born on August 2, 1926 to the late Carl Marion Flower, Sr. and Ester Rebecca Lenderman Fowler, in Bessemer, Alabama.  Mrs. Williams was a member of the Subligna Road Church of Christ, a seamstress, and was retired from the sewing department of Best Mfg. Company.  She was preceded in death by her husband, the late Loyd C. Williams, and siblings, the late Pauline Ball, Marie Plunkett, and Henry Fowler.

        Surviving are daughters & spouses, Pat & Larry Scoggins, Linda Sue Hogue, Barbara & Benny Price, Roxie Lynn & William D. Alexander, and Carolyn & Dale Tucker; brother, Carl Marion Flower, Jr.; many Grandchildren, Great Grandchildren, and Great Great Grandchildren; several Nieces and Nephews also survive.

        Funeral services will be held Saturday, August 15th, at 11:00 A.M. from the Subligna Road Church of Christ with Minister Tommy O’Kelley officiating, interment in Subligna Cemetery.  Active Pallbearers, Tony Scoggins, Brent Davis, Bengi Price, Brian Alexander, David Woosley, Mike Oldham, and Brian Baggett.  The Family will receive friends Friday evening from 6 until 8 P.M. at Earle Rainwater Funeral Home; Mrs. Williams will also be in state at the Church, Saturday, from 10:00 A.M. until the hour of service.  At Mrs. Williams request, in lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the “Widows & Orphans Fund” c/o Subligna Road Church of Christ, #4255 Gore-Subligna Road, Summerville, Georgia, 30747.

        Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements for Mrs. Mary Louise Fowler Williams.

Mr. Albert Ralph Calaway Obit (M)

Mr. Albert Ralph Calaway, age 91, of Gaylesville, AL, passed away Tuesday August 11, 2015, at his residence.
 
Mr Calaway was born December 15, 1923, in Cassandra, GA, the son of the late William Nathaniel and Lillie Bell Wilson Calaway.  He was retired from Mohawk.
He was a member of Barretts Chapel Congregational Holiness Church, where he served as Deacon for over 65 years.  He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy.   Mr.
Calaway was preceded in death by a son, John Calaway.
 
Survivors include his wife, Glenda Sue Calaway, sons and daughters-in-law, Micheal Calaway, Rickey & Teresa Calaway, Carol Calaway; grandchildren,
Kayla  Inman and Ken Inman; sister, Bertha Reynolds; and several nieces
and nephews.
 
Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p. m. EST on Friday, August 14, 2015 at
Barrettts Chapel Congregational Holiness Church with Rev. Everett Burton,
Bro. Billy Saxon, and Rev. Oscar Williams officiating.  Burial will follow at Needmore Cemetery. Active pallbearers are Micheal Calaway, Rickey Calaway, Dekota Higgins, John Dow Van Pelt, Jim Van Pelt, and Bubba Burton.  Honorary pallbearer is Doug Hardin.
 
Mr. Calaway will be in state and the family will receive friends from 1:00 pm EST
until the service hour on Friday, at Barretts Chapel Congregational Holiness Church.
 
Mason Funeral Home is in charge of the funeral arrangements for Mr. Albert Ralph Calaway who died on Tuesday.

Mr. Albert Ralph Calaway Incomplete Obit (M)

Mr. Albert Ralph Calaway, age 91, of Gaylesville, AL, passed away Tuesday August 11, 2015, at his residence.
Mr Calaway was born December 15, 1923, in Cassandra, GA, the son of the late William Nathniel and Lillie Bell Wilson Calaway.  He was retired from Mohawk, a member of Barretts Chapel Congregational Holiness Church, where he served a a Deacon for over 60 years, and was a veteran of the U.S. Navy.   He was preceded in death by a son, John Calaway.
 
Survivors include his wife, Glenda Sue Calaway, sons and daughter-in-law, Micheal Calaway, Ricky & Teresa Calaway, sister, Bertha Reynolds.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by the Mason Funeral Home.
Mason Funeral Home is in charge of the funeral arrangements for Mr. Albert Ralph Calaway who died on Tuesday.

Mr. Gary Wayne Precise Obit (M) corrected

Mr. Gary Wayne Precise, age 63, of Summerville, GA, died Monday, August 10, 2015 at his residence.
Mr. Precise was born May 9, 1952 in Trion, GA, the son of Shelba Joy Morris Precise Bingham and the late James Wilburn Precise.  He was retired from Lookout Mtn.   Community Service. He was formerly the Chief of Stockbridge Fire Department.    Mr. Precise was a Mason, a computer technician, and a craftsman.   Other than his father, he was preceded in death by grandparents, Oscar M. Precise,    SR and Cholista Dooley Precise, and Samuel Morris and Bonnie Bynum Precise.                 
 
Survivors include his wife, Doris Ann Stephens Precise; mother, Joy Morris Bingham;   
daughters, Carrie Precise Cavender, Kimberly Precise Bertolami, and Jessica Rhiannon
Egbert; brothers, Randy Dale Precise and Sammy Bingham; sister, Susie Gray; special   cousin, Brenda Coffey; Six Grandchildren; and a special friend, Nigel Plant.   
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p. m. Thursday, August 13, 2015 at Mason
Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Vernon Johnson officiating.
 
Mr. Precise will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive
friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p. m. Wednesday, August 12, 2015.
 
Mason Funeral Home is directing.  
 

Mr. Gary Wayne Precise Obit (M)

Mr. Gary Wayne Precise, age 63, of Summerville, GA, died Monday, August 10, 2015 at his residence.
 
Mr. Precise was born May 9, 1952 in Trion, GA, the son of Shelba Joy Morris Precise Bingham and the late James Wilburn Precise.  He was retired from Lookout Mtn.
Community Service. He was formerly the Chief of Stockbridge Fire Department.
Mr. Precise was a Mason, a gun advocate, a computer technician, and a craftsman.
Other than his father, he was preceded in death by grandparents, Oscar M. Precise,
SR and Cholista Dooley Precise, and Samuel Morris and Bonnie Bynum Precise.
 
Survivors include his wife, Doris Ann Stephens Precise; mother, Joy Morris Bingham;
daughters, Carrie Precise Cavender, Kimberly Precise Bertolami, and Jessica Rhiannon
Egbert; brothers, Randy Dale Precise and Sammy Bingham; sister, Susie Gray; special
cousin, Brenda Coffey; Six Grandchildren; and a special friend, Nigel Plant.
 
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p. m. Thursday, August 13, 2015 at Mason
Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Vernon Johnson officiating.
 
Mr. Precise will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive
friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p. m. Wednesday, August 12, 2015.
 
Mason Funeral Home is directing.  

Mr. James Kenneth “Ken” Tucker Obit (M)

Mr. James Kenneth “Ken” Tucker, age 69, of Menlo, GA died Monday, August 10,
2015 at Pruitt Healthcare in LaFayette, GA.
 
Mr. Tucker was born 12-29-1945 in Murfreesboro, TN, the son of the late Ollie
Shelby Tucker and Beulah Adeline Kirby Tucker.  He was a retired exterminator.
 
Mr. Tucker is survived by a brother, Ollie S. Tucker.
 
A gathering of family and friends will be from 6:00 until 7:00 p. m. on Thursday,
August 13, 2015, at Mason Funeral Home Chapel.
 
Mason Funeral Home is directing. 

Mr. Bobby Lee Johnson Obit (Wright)

Mr. Bobby Lee Johnson from Rome, Ga., was called home to be with his Lord and Savior on August 3, 2015, at Redmond Medical Center. He was born March 24, 1949, son of Elder Mason Johnson and Claudia Mae Johnson. 

He leaves to cherish his memory a loving devoted wife of 30 years Iris Johnson; sons Christopher and Christian Johnson; daughters, Cecilia and Christina  Johnson; a host of nieces nephews, other relatives and friends also survive. 

Funeral services will be held on Sunday, August 9, 2015, at 2:00 PM at Second Baptist Church, 65 Church Street, Summerville, Ga., with Bishop Bobby Greer officiating.  Interment will follow in Summerville Cemetery. 

Wright Memorial Mortuary, Inc. is in charge of arrangements for Mr. Bobby Lee Johnson.

 

Mrs. Tressie Henderson Knight Obit (ER)

MRS. TRESSIE HENDERSON KNIGHT, age 85, of Fayetteville, Georgia, passed away Wednesday, August 6, 2015, in an Atlanta hospital.  A native of Cherokee County, Alabama, She was born to the late Luther T. and Pauline Berry Henderson on April 4, 1930.  Mrs. Knight lived in Trion for a number of years and was a self employed seamstress.  She was preceded in death by her husband, the late Charles William (Bill) Knight, and siblings, the late Blanche Battles, Everene Croy, Mardine Turner, Wallace Henderson, Berry Henderson, and Hugh Henderson.

        Surviving are daughter, Laura Knight of Fayetteville; sons, Kenneth Knight of Fayetteville and Scott Knight of Ft. Collins, Col.; Six Grandchildren, one Great Grandson, several Nieces and Nephews also survive.

        Funeral services will be held Saturday, August 8th, at 12:00 noon, from the J. D. Hill Memorial Chapel of Earle Rainwater Funeral Home with Pastor Casey Bramlett officiating, interment in West Hill Cemetery.  The Family will receive friends Saturday from 11:00 A.M. until the hour of service at the Funeral Home.

        Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements for Mrs. Tressie Henderson Knight.