MRS. MARY A. JONES, age 94, of Summerville, Georgia, Pennville Community, passed away Wednesday, August 6, 2014, at the home of Bill and Susan Durham. She was preceded in death by parents, the late Robert “Bob” and Annie Jane Stoker McDaniel. Mrs. Jones was born on Loouout Mountain, Georgia, Chattooga County, on March 27, 1920. She was preceded in death by husband, Chester “Yankee” G. Jones, sisters-Janie McDaniel Durham and Rosie McDaniel Smith; brothers, Enoch McDaniel, John McDaniel, and Earl McDaniel. Mrs. Jones was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church and was retired from the Georgia Rug Mill. 

Surviving are step children, Raymond (Annette) Jones and Angel (Danny) Wilcox; nephews and nieces, Bill (Susan) Durham of Summerville, Davis McDaniel of Summerville, Dewey (Lyllabelle) Smith of Ider, AL., Doug (Denise) McDaniel of Rossville, Tim (Karen) McDaniel of Summerville, Tony McDaniel, Ann (Leon) Canaday of Blackshear, GA, Earlene (David) Elliott of Rome, Sue (Phillip) Murphy of Gaylesville, AL., Thelma Mayes of Athens, TN.; special nephew, Donnie Lee McDaniel of Summerville; lifelong friend and neighbor, Betty Nichols; many other nephews and nieces also survive. 

Funeral services will be held Friday, August 8th, at 11:00 A.M. from the J. D. Hill Memorial Chapel of Earle Rainwater Funeral Home with Rev. Malcolm Harris officiating, interment in Mount Olive Cemetery. Active Pallbearers will be Nephews.

The Family will receive friends at the Funeral Home Thursday, from 6 until 8 P.M., at other hours the Family will be at the residence of Bill and Susan Durham.

Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Rachel Nicholson Sparks, age 79, of Trion, GA, died Monday, August 04, 2014 at her home.

Mrs. Sparks was born April 8, 1935 in Rome, GA, the daughter of the late Fate Mann and mother and step-father, Myrtle Mann Headrick and Henry Headrick . She was retired from Riegel Textiles, Mt. Vernon Mills. She was a member of the Pennville Church of Christ. Other than her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Len Earl Sparks.

Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Jack & Karen Sparks; daughter and son-in-law, Delaine and Nolan Crisp; brother, Ralph Mann; sister, Ernestine Dickerson; grandchildren, Misty McQuese, Lori McWhorter, Brittany McCurry, and Nathaniel Sparks; great grandchildren, Noah McQuese, Eli McQuese, Will McWhorter, and Ava Grace McQuese; and an aunt, Irene Roberts, and special care givers, Susan and Levern Crisp.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p. m. Thursday, August 7, 2014 at Pennville Church of Christ with Min. Robbie Eversole and Min. Leslie Shadrick officiating. Burial will follow in West Hill Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Anthony McWhorter, Robert McQuese, Stanley Mann, Danny Strickland, Ronnie McKeehan, Samuel Mann, Alan Mann and Phil Ingle. Honorary pallbearers will be all members of Pennville Church of Christ, and Nieces and Nephews.

Mrs. Sparks will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p. m. Wednesday, August 6, 2014. She will also lie in state from 1:00 until 2:00 p. m. Thursday at the Pennville Church of Christ.

Mr. Terry Wayne DeBerry, age 63, of Trion, GA, died Saturday, August 2, 2014, at his residence.

Mr. DeBerry was born July 11, 1951, in Trion, GA, son of the late Ennis DeBerry and Cecil Nelson DeBerry.  Prior to his retirement, he worked in construction.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Jimmy DeBerry.

Mr. DeBerry is survived by his sons, Adam DeBerry and Jesse DeBerry; daughters and sons-in-law, Amy and Lonnie Walters, Neisha and Tim Rutledge; brothers and sisters-in-law, Bill and Elaine DeBerry, Harold and Sandra DeBerry, Jerry DeBerry, and Fred DeBerry; sisters and brothers-in-law, Barbara and Buddy Rosson, Linda and Bobby Shaver, and Debbie Lynn Womack; 5 grandchildren.

Funeral services for Mr. DeBerry will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, August 5, 2014, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jerry Rutledge officiating.  Interment will follow in the West Hill Cemetery.  Pallbearers will be nephews.

Mr. DeBerry will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. Monday, August 4, 2014.

Mason Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Mr. Terry Wayne DeBerry who died on Saturday.

Mr. Billy Joe  Gann, age 77, of Summerville, GA, passed away Friday August 1, 2014, at his residence.

Mr. Gann was born June 17, 1937, in Hamilton Alabama, the son of the late John and Edna Howell Gann.  Mr. Gann was retired from Mt Vernon Mills and a member of the New Bethel Baptist Church. Mr. Gann was preceded in death by his wife, Wanda Gann, sister, Marie Gann, grandsons, Shane Chamlee, Billy Henderson, granddaughters, Becky and Sherry Henderson, a son-in-law, Gary Chamlee.

Survivors include his children, William Gann, Becky Chamlee, Patricia & Willard Hall, sister, Virgina Gann Couch, 4 grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren, 4 greeat-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews survive Billy Joe Gann.

Funeral service will be held 5:00 p.m. Sunday August 3, 2014 from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. LeBron Long officiating with interment in the West Hill Cemetery.  Active pallbearers, Michael Gann, Jamie Kilgore, Anthony Black, Bill Miller, Barry Bramlett, Corey Hunt.  Honorary pallbearers  will be the members of the New Bethel Baptist Church.

Mr. Gann will be in state at the Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday August 2, 2014.

Mason Funeral Home is in charge of the funeral arrangements for Mr. Billy Joe (Bill) Gann who died on Friday.

MS. SHIRLEY FAYE LEDGER, age 65, of Menlo, Georgia passed away Friday afternoon from injuries received in an automobile accident. A native of Georgetown, Indiana, She was born on February 13, 1948, to the late Lawrence Qinn Eskridge and Helen Margaret “Crickett” Ward Eskridge. She was a seamstress, retired from Echota Fabric. Ms. Ledger attended the Spring Creek Baptist Church; and was preceded in death by siblings, Mary Frances Eskridge, Doug Eskridge, and David Eskridge.

Surviving are Her children, Donna Smith and Darrin & April Smith all of Summerville, Dry Creek Community; sisters-Julie Taylor of Florida and Brenda Wansley of Atlanta; Brothers-Earl Eskridge of Shannon, Jeff Eskridge and Greg Eskridge both of Lanesville, Ind.; granddaughters-Chrystin Stotts of Ind., Sidney Smith of Summerville, Kasen Gilliam of Summerville; Aunt-Loyce Carter ; a number of “Adopted Children”; severa; Aunts, Uncles, Nieces , and Nephews.

A Memorial service will be held Sunday, August 3rd, at 5:00 PM. From the J.D. Hill Memorial Chapel of Earle Rainwater Funeral Home with Rev. Ray Teems officiating. Honorary Pallbearers Michael Parsons, Andy Hughes, Greg Leming, Minique Reed, Eva Fowler, Eric Duvall, Ramar Joyner, Jerry Treadaway, Ron Carter, and Josh Edwards. The Family will receive friends at the Funeral Home Sunday from 3 P.M. until the hour of service.

Earle Rainwater Funeral Home

Mason Funeral Home is in charge of the funeral

arrangements for Mr. Billy Joe (Bill) Gann who

died on Friday

Mr. Frank Lloyd Parks, Sr. age 80, of Summerville, GA, died Thursday, July 31, 2014, at his residence.

Mr. Parks was born February 8, 1934, in Mineola, NY, son of the late George Everett Parks and Ramona Xiques Parks.  He was self-employed on Wall Street as a stockbroker and financial advisor, and in later years, as a contractor.  He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps where he served as a Drill Instructor and served in the Korean War.  He earned the Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Korean Service Medal, and the United Nations Service Medal.  He also served as a Packmaster with the Cub Scouts of America in Suffolk County, NY where he raised more money than any other Cub Scout Leader.  In addition to his parents, Mr. Parks was preceded in death by a brother and two sisters.

Mr. Parks is survived by his wife, Ellen Lorraine Sims-Parks; children, Kerrie Lynn Parks-Bowie, Frank Lloyd Parks, Jr., Stephanie Keller Dennis, and Laura Beth Sims; a sister, Ruth Wright; grandchildren, Amy and Paul Priest, Allison and Brad McConnell, Brandon Bowie, Jessica and Josh Green, Zach Dennis, Alleigha Dennis, Taylor Sims, and Layla Sims; 11 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.\

Funeral services for Mr. Parks will be held at 3:00 P.M. Sunday, August 3, 2014, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Marvin Richardson officiating.  Entombments will follow in the Greenhills Memory Gardens.  Active pallbearers will be Larry LuAllen, Tim LuAllen, Josh Green, Jason Green, Paul Priest, Taylor Sims, Zach Dennis, Brandon Bowie, and Brad McConnell.  Honorary pallbearers will be Kyle Kellett, Chuck Hammonds, Norman Bryant, Dennis Bryant, Alan Bryant, and Anthony Bryant.

Mr. Parks will be in state at the Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 1:00 P.M. until the service hour on Sunday.

Mason Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Mr. Frank Lloyd Parks who died on Thursday.  

Mr. Jerry Wayne Clowdus, age 70, of Gaylesville, Alabama, formerly of Lafayette, GA, passed away suddenly, Wednesday, July 30, 2014, in Centre, Alabama.

Mr. Clowdus was born in Naomi, Georgia on April 15, 1944, son of the late Cecil Clowdus and Maude Smith Clowdus. He was a member of the Gaylesville Baptist Church and prior to retirement was self employed in the Construction Industry. Mr. Clowdus was an avid fisherman, loved piloting airplanes and enjoyed tinkering in his shop. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a younger brother and two sisters, Annette Wyatt and Nell Wilson, and a granddaughter, Chloe Clowdus.

Mr. Clowdus is survived by his wife, Dora Clowdus; sons, Jerry Clowdus, Jr. and his wife, Vannice, Jeremy Clowdus and Charles “Chuck” Clowdus; daughter, Lisa McDowell; brothers, Lamar Clowdus and Gene Clowdus; sisters, Evelyn Smith and Ellen Maddox; three grandchildren, Maleigha Clowdus, Jeremy Clowdus, Jr. and Bentley Clowdus; and a number of nieces and nephews. 

Funeral Services for Mr. Clowdus will be held Friday, August 1, 2014 at 3:00 P.M. in the Petitt Chapel of the Coffman Funeral Home with Rev. Chris Nixon and Rev. Ken Johnson officiating.

Mr. Clowdus will be in state at the Coffman Funeral Home and the family will receive friends Friday afternoon from 1:00 P.M. until the funeral hour.

Coffman Funeral Home, Petitt Chapel is honored to be serving the family of Mr. Jerry Wayne Clowdus. Please visit our website, www.coffmanfh.net, to sign the online guestbook and to post tributes.