MRS. RUBY LEE KIRBY, age 97, of Kirby Hollow Road-Summerville, Georgia passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2013, afternoon.  A native Chattooga Countian, She was born to the late Sam and Etta Mixon Phillips on February 2, 1916.  Mrs. Kirby was Presbyterian by Faith, a Homemaker, and was preceded in death by her husband, the late George S. Kirby, children-Sara McArthur, L.M. Phillip Kirby, Jerry Kirby, Donald Kirby.

Surviving are daughters-Dorothy Haney of Valley Head, AL., Kathryn Gravitt, Pat Kirby, Edith Lunsford all of Summerville, Wanda Langston and Linda Stoner-Fowler both of Rome, and Myra McCary of Gore Community; 32 Grandchildren, 35 Great Grandchildren, several Great Great Grandchildren, Nieces, and Nephews.

Funeral services will be held Friday, March 8th, at 2 P.M. from the J. D Hill Memorial Chapel of Earle Rainwater Funeral Home with Rev. Waydell Howell officiating, interment in Greenhills Memory Garden.  Active Pallbearers-Jay Dee Miller, Shawn McCary, Keith Scoggins, Eric Brock, Jeremy Treadaway, Brad Hatcher, Tracey Carter, and Ray Pettyjohn.  The Family will receive friends Thursday from 6 until 8 P.M. at the Funeral Home.

Mr. Kenneth Lee Kinsey, II, age 32, of Summerville, GA died Saturday, March

2, 2013 at his residence.

Mr. Kinsey was born September 8, 1980 in Fort Oglethorpe, GA, the son of

Kenneth Lee Kinsey and Jean Ellenburg.  He was employed with Pirelli Tires.

Mr. Kinsey was preceded in death by his grandparents, Jessie Mae Kinsey and

Gordon W. Kinsey.

Survivors include his wife, Mindy Kinsey; son, Christian Lee Kinsey; mother,

Jean Ellenburg; father and step-mother, Kenneth Lee and Sue Kinsey; brothers

and sisters-in-law, Brian and Pat Corey, Matt Ammons, Alan Ammons, Gordon

Lee and Davonna Kinsey; step-brothers, Joseph Brown, Josh Clark, and Junior

Norrod; step-sisters, Cheyenne Brown and Alicia Norrod;  mother-in-law and

father-in-law, Julia and Paul Berry; a number of nieces; 1 great nephew; and numerous friends.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p. m. Friday, March 8, 2013 at Mason  Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jimmy Chasteen officiating.  Burial will follow

in West Hill Cemetery.  Active pallbearers will be Daniel Walters, Lonnie Walters,

Casey Crider, Devlin Crider, Billy Blackmon, Jason Lemley, Lee Veetch, and

Jason Mull.  Honorary pallbearers will be Nate Blalock, Keith Rowland, Scotty

Walters, Wesley Hatcher, Ben Duncan, Kevin Adkins, Aunts and Uncles.

Mr. Kinsey will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive

friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p. m. Thursday, March 7, 2013.  Flowers will be

accepted or memorials may be made to the Christian Kinsey Fund at Southeast

Federal Credit Union.

Mason Funeral Home is directing.  For guestbook, please go online to

www.masonfuneralhome.com

   Mrs. Margie Ruth Henderson, age 98 of Tinney Road, Trion, GA passed away Monday, March 4, 2013 in Redmond Regional Medical Center.  Mrs. Henderson was born in Halls Valley, Chattooga County, GA on November 18, 1914.  She was retired from Summerville Manufacturing and was a member of the Pleasant Grove Church of Christ.

   Mrs. Henderson was preceded in death by husband, Wiley Thomas Henderson, Sr.; father and mother, W. T. Westbrook and Cora Hall Westbrook; sister, Nevada Hollis; brothers, Paul Westbrook, Roy Westbrook, Felton Westbrook, Henry Westbrook, and Roland Westbrook.

   Mrs. Henderson is survived by son, Wiley Thomas Henderson, Jr.; granddaughter, Christie Lynn Turner of North Carolina and grandson, Steve Salerno of Jacksonville, FL; 3 great-grandchildren; sister, Neva Hawkins; several nieces and nephews. 

   Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at 1 p.m. from the chapel of the Erwin-Petitt Funeral Home with Minister Hugh Glaze officiating.  Interment will follow in West Hill Cemetery.

   Visitation for Mrs. Margie Ruth Henderson will be Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at the Erwin-Petitt Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m..

   Pallbearers will be the Elders and Deacons of Pleasant Grove Church of Christ.  Honorary Pallbearers will be Benny Sprayberry and William Campbell.  These gentlemen are asked to assemble at the funeral home by 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

   Erwin-Petitt Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Jesse Clark

Jesse T. Clark, 17, of Ringgold, died on Saturday, March 2, 2013 from injuries received 

in an automobile accident.

Jesse was a member of the Junior Class at Heritage High School. He was of the Baptist Faith. 

Jesse worked at Steak and Shake and was a volunteer with the Catoosa County Rescue

CERT team.

Survivors are his mother and step-father, Michelle and Corby Searcy; father, Gregory Scott

Clark; brother, Brandon Scott Clark; grandparents, Kenneth Flood, Sandra and Hershel Wilbanks,

Judy Clark, Larry Clark and Tammy Lee; uncles and aunts, Jeremiah Flood, Josh and Samantha

Trammell, Adam and Tammy Trammell, Mark and Vickie Clark, Jeff Clark and Billy Cronon;

numerous other relatives and close friends.

Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Stephen

Pearson officiating. Entombment will be in Greenhills Memorial Gardens, Summerville, Ga.

Visit www.heritage.com to share words of comfort with the family and view the memorial

tribute.

The family will receive friends from 2-4 and 5-8 p.m. Tuesday at Heritage Funeral Home,

Battlefield Parkway.

Mr. Roger Dale Godwin, age 75 of Lyerly, GA, died Saturday, March 2, 2013 in a Rome hospital.

Mr. Godwin was born in Lanett, AL. on March 15, 1937, the son of the late John E. Godwin and Helen Sykes Godwin. Prior to his retirement Mr.Godwin was employed with Art Marble and Stone in Chamblee, GA. He enjoyed his time with his daughter and granddaughter and working at Rivermont Farm. Mr. Godwin loved to play golf and snow skiing. Mr. Godwin was a man who loved God.

Survivors include his son, Max Godwin of Knoxville, TN; daughter, Ashley Godwin of Lyerly, GA; his granddaughter, Gracie McDaniel; a brother, Tommy Godwin of Newnan, GA and sister, Susan Godwin of Newnan, GA.

Memorial services will be held Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at 2:00 P.M. at the Trion Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Trion, GA with Dr. William Flannagan officiating.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Roger Godwin Memorial Fund at the

United Community Bank, 9969 Rome Blvd, Summerville, GA 30747.

Please join Mr. Godwin’s family in honoring his life by visiting www.millerandrichardsfuneralhome.com to post tributes and share memories.

The Oaknoll Chapel of Miller and Richards Funeral Home and Cremation Services has charge of the arrangements for the funeral of Mr. Roger Dale Godwin.

Mrs. Mildred Watters, age 70 of 113 Patterson LN, Adairsville, GA, passed

Friday morning, March 1, 2013 at her residence. Services are incomplete

at this time, but will be announced later. Wright Memorial Mortuary, Inc.

has charge of the arrangements.

MR. WILLIAM ROTHER WOOTEN, age 97, of Summerville, Georgia, passed away Friday, March 1, 2013, at his residence. A native of DeKalb County, Alabama He was born to the late Lon and Rosetta Reeves Wooten on October 4, 1915. Mr. Wooten was a charter member of West Berryton Faith Temple, attended the Lyerly First Baptist Church, and retired from the cutting department of Best Mfg. Company. He was preceded in death by the following children-Carolyn Helton, Henry L. “Buddy” Wooten, Truman Wooten, and Billy Fane Wooten, a grandson-the late Todd Helton, three Sisters, and five Brothers all died earlier.

Surviving are His wife, to whom he was married 76 years, Lillie B. Willoughby Wooten; daughter & son-in-law-Diane and Larry Hunter of Summerville; sisters-Viola Hamilton of Chickmauga and Jean Ezell of Scottsboro, AL.; 8 Grandchildren, 15 Great Grandchildren, 3 Great Great Grandchildren; several Nieces and Nephews.

Funeral services will be held Sunday, March 3th, at 2 P.M. from the J. D. Hill memorial Chapel of Earle Rainwater Funeral Home with Dr. James Baird officiating, interment in the Family plot of Summerville Cemetery. Active Pallbearers will be Larry Hunter, Jeff Ramsey, Tony Wooten, Shane Miller, Chris Wooten, and Greg Comer. The Family will receive friends at Earle Rainwater Funeral Home Sunday from 12 noon until the service hour.

Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.