Mrs. Barbara Jean Elsberry, age 81, of Summerville, Georgia passed away 
Sunday, August 17, 2014 at the Floyd Medical Center. Mrs. Elsberry was born 
in Chattooga County, Georgia on February 25, 1933, daughter of the late 
Charlie Teague and Dellie Busby Teague. She was of the Baptist Faith and 
prior to her retirement in 1995, was employed with the Karastan Bigelow 
Carpet Mill. Mrs. Elsberry was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, 
Ed Elsberry, on May 3, 2012; an infant son, Edwin Brinton Elsberry; an infant 
daughter, Jennie Gale Elsberry; and her brothers, Donald Teague, Hoyt 
Teague and Johnny Teague. 
Mrs. Elsberry is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Eddie and Cindi Elsberry; 
grandchildren, Trent Elsberry, Bradyn Elsberry, and Kasen Elsberry; brother and 
sister-in-law, Eddie Ray and Geneva Teague; sisters and brothers-in-law, Shirley 
and Rayburn Hughes and Linda and Gerald Carroll; brothers-in-law and 
sisters-in-law, Bill Elsberry, Sarah and Harold Duke, Naomi and Bill Ramsey, Patsy 
Elsberry, Pat Elsberry, Billie Faye Elsberry, and Barbara Teague Gorham; extended 
family, Bill and Joanna Gilbert and Steven, Melanie and Claire Gilbert; and a 
number of nieces and nephews. 
Funeral Services for Mrs. Elsberry will be held Tuesday, August 19, 2014 at 2:00 P.M, 
in the Petitt Chapel of the Coffman Funeral Home with Rev. Alton Stamey officiating 
and Mr. Bill Gilbert delivering the Eulogy. Interment will be in the Summerville Cemetery. 
Pallbearers will be Jeff Smith, Steven Gilbert, Tony Dowdy, Jeff Ramsey, Lanny Thomas, 
and Trent Elsberry. Honorary Pallbearers will be Nieces and Nephews. 
Mrs. Elsberry will be in state at the Coffman Funeral Home and the family will receive 
friends Tuesday afternoon from 12:00 P.M. until the funeral hour. At other hours the 
family can be contacted at the residence, 174 Kirby Street, Summerville. 
Coffman Funeral Home, Petitt Chapel is honored to be serving the family of Mrs. 
Barbara Jean Elsberry. Please visit www.coffmanfh.net to sign our online guestbook. 
 

Mrs. Barbara Jean Elsberry, age 81, of Summerville, Georgia passed away Sunday, 
  
August 17, 2014 at the Floyd Medical Center. 
  
 
  
Mrs. Elsberry was born in Chattooga County, Georgia on February 25, 1933, 
  
daughter of the late Charlie Teague and Dellie Busby Teague. She was of the 
  
Baptist Faith and prior to her retirement in 1995, was employed with the 
  
Karastan Bigelow Carpet Mill. Mrs. Elsberry was preceded in death by her husband 
  
of 62 years, Ed Elsberry, on May 3, 2012; an infant son, Edwin Brinton Elsberry; 
  
an infant daughter, Jennie Gale Elsberry; and her brothers, Donald Teague, Hoyt 
  
Teague and Johnny Teague. 
  
 
  
Mrs. Elsberry is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Eddie and Cindi 
  
Elsberry; grandchildren, Trent Elsberry, Bradyn Elsberry, and Kasen Elsberry; 
  
brother and sister-in-law, Eddie Ray and Geneva Teague; sisters and 
  
brothers-in-law, Shirley and Rayburn Hughes and Linda and Gerald Carroll; 
  
brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Bill Elsberry, Sarah and Harold Duke, Naomi 
  
and Bill Ramsey, Patsy Elsberry, Pat Elsberry, and Billie Faye Elsberry; 
  
extended family, Bill and Joanna Gilbert and Steven, Melanie and Claire Gilbert; 
  
and a number of nieces and nephews. 
  
 
  
Funeral Services for Mrs. Elsberry will be held Tuesday, August 19, 2014 at 2:00 
  
P.M, in the Petitt Chapel of the Coffman Funeral Home with Rev. Alton Stamey 
  
officiating and Mr. Bill Gilbert delivering the Eulogy. Interment will be in the 
  
Summerville Cemetery. 
  
 
  
Pallbearers will be Jeff Smith, Steven Gilbert, Tony Dowdy, Jeff Ramsey, Lanny 
  
Thomas, Trent Elsberry and Bradyn Elsberry. Honorary Pallbearers will be Nieces 
  
and Nephews. 
  
 
  
Mrs. Elsberry will be in state at the Coffman Funeral Home and the family will 
  
receive friends Tuesday afternoon from 12:00 P.M. until the funeral hour. At 
  
other hours the family can be contacted at the residence, 174 Kirby Street, 
  
Summerville. 
  
 
  
Coffman Funeral Home, Petitt Chapel is honored to be serving the family of Mrs. 
  
Barbara Jean Elsberry.

MR. TOM LEWIS JOHNSTON, age 88, of Gore-Subligna Road, Summerville

 Georgia passed away Friday, August 15, 2015, at the residence.

  Born in Summerville on April 12, 1926, He was a son of the late T.P. and

 Zula Mae Ballenger Johnston.  Mr. Johnston graduated from Subligna High

 School and attended West Georgia College for two years, then was drafted

 into the U.S. Army, during WW II.  He served in Germany and Austria with

 the 36th Infantry Division and was an observer at the War Crimes Trials 

in Nuremburg, Germany; was a life member of the V.F.W.  He was a cattle

 farmer and worked for the Georgia Department of Agriculture retiring after 

28 years service. He was preceded in death by a sister Libby Neal Rich.

 
	Surviving are His wife, Nancy Mann Johnston; daughter, Sandi Johnston 

Cohen; son-Tom Neal Johnston (Lyn); step daughter, Tanya Queen

 (Ruben); step son, Stacy Mann (Tina); grand kids, Chuck Cohen and

 Samson Johnston; step grand kids, Amber Padgett, Lexie Mann, Macey

 Mann, Addie Queen, Mason Mann; niece, Joan Butler.
 
	Funeral services will be held Sunday, August 17th at 3:00 PM from the J. D. Hill Memorial

 Chapel of Earle Rainwater Funeral Home with Jody Brock and Larry Scoggins officiating,

 interment in Green Hills Memory Gardens.

  Active pallbearers Mike Dawson, Stacy Grey, Dennis McCary, Shawn McCary,

 Bill Mitchell, Randy Mills, Roland Jones and Ricky Jones.. Honorary pall bearers

 Stanley Cummings, John Hobbs, and members of VFW Post 6688.  Visitation will

 be at the funeral home Saturday evening from 5 until 9.

MRS. HARRIETT MITCHELL CARROLL,  age 89, of Summerville, Georgia passed 
away Wednesday, August 13, 2014, afternoon in the local Nursing Home.  A 
lifetime resident of Chattooga County, She was a daughter of the late Alfred 
Anderson “Shorty” and Arrie Dendy Cash.  Mrs. Carroll was a member of South 
Commerce Church of Christ, retired from the winding department of Summerville 
Cotton Mill, and was preceded in death by husband, the late J. W. Mitchell,  a 
daughter, Sandra Henderson, great granddaughter, Jamie DeLee, sister, Betty 
Faye McGinnis, and brother, Jack Cash, all died earlier.
 
Surviving are daughters and spouses-Judy and Larry Allmon and Becky and 
Steve Osby all of Summerville; grandchildren-Julie Keen, Amanda Rectenwald, 
and Bejay Osby; great grandchildren-Jennifer Burrage, Drake Keen, Ethan and 
Lucas Rectenwald; great great grandchildren-Kayleigh Burrage, Coal Hennon, 
Payton Keen, and Cassie Burrage; brother-Sewell Cash of Summerville; several 
Nieces and Nephews.
 
Funeral services will be held Friday, August 15th, at 4:00 P.M. from the J.D. Hill 
Memorial Chapel of Earle Rainwater Funeral Home with Minister Tommy Broome 
and Rev. Jimmy Bryant officiating, interment in Summerville Cemetery, active 
pallbearers-Jacob McGinnis, Pres Cash, Jackie Cash, Andy Cash, John Blackwell, and Jabo McGinnis
honorary pallbearers-Tommy McGraw, Donnie Baker, , Ruth Warren, 
Marie Houser, Eugene McGinnis, David Keen, Wayne McArthur, and Phil Cavin.  
The Family will receive friends Friday from 2 until the hour of service at the Funeral 
Home.
 
Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge.
 

MR. JOE J. HAMMOND, age 94, of Powder Springs, Georgia formerly of Summerville, Georgia passed day Thursday, August 7, 2014, in Powder Springs. Mr. Hammond was born in Chattooga County on October 25, 1919, a son of the late Joseph Fletcher and Agnes Jones Hammond. He was a watch repairman for 31 years, afterward worked as a watchman for a textile plant, for 15 years, until retirement. Mr. Hammond was a member of the First Presbyterian Church PCA, in Summerville.

Surviving are Nieces and Nephews, Great Nieces and Nephews.

Funeral services will be held Sunday, August 10th, from the J. D. Hill Memorial Chapel of Earle Rainwater Funeral Home with Rev. Greg King officiating, interment in Summerville Cemetery. The Family will receive friends, Sunday, from 2:00 P.M. until the service hour, at the Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers /family suggest contributions to First Presbyterian Church or American Cancer Society.
Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.