Mrs. Pauline B. Davis, age 90, of Trion, GA died Friday, March 23, 2012 at her residence. Mrs. Davis was born January 10, 1922 in Atlanta, GA, the daughter of the late William Broom and Ola Tinney Broom. She was a homemaker and she was a member of Midway Baptist Church. Other than her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Homer Davis.

Mrs. Davis is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Janice and Norman Gaither, Trion, GA; sisters, Inez Hardeman, Douglasville, GA, and Lou Ellen Durham, Summerville, GA; brother, Min. Thomas S. Broome, Lyerly, GA; grandchildren, Loren Gaither and Ashley Gaither.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p. m. Monday, March 26, 2012 at Mason Funeral Home with Rev. Rickey Biddle, Rev. Scott Quinn officiating. Burial will follow in Greenhills Memory Garden. Active pallbearers will be Roland Tucker, Taylor Cromer, Ray Henson, Terry Broome, Josh Durham, and Wayne Durham. Larry Gilreath. Honorary pallbearers will be members of Midway Baptist Church and employees of At Peace Hospice. Mrs. Davis will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p. m. Sunday.

Mrs. Omer Chitwood, age 99, of Summerville, GA died Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at her residence.

Mrs. Chitwood was born April 9, 1912 in Felton, GA, the daughter of the late John Thomas and Lavonia Swann Connell. She was a homemaker and a member of Trinity Baptist Church. Other than her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Wesley Chitwood; daughter, Jo Ann Chitwood; son, John Arlin Chitwood; grandson, Tony Allen; granddaughter, Sarah Chambers; and sons-in-law, Sam Gossett and Bob Dooley.

Survivors include her children, Royce and Linda Chitwood, Leona and Bernard Shaw, Jewell Dooley, Marie Gossett, and Velma Allen; brother, Carl Connell; 13 Grandchildren; 22 Great Grandchildren; and 23 Great Great Grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p. m. Friday, March 23, 2012 at Mason Funeral Home with Rev. Howard Odom officiating. Burial will follow in Johnson Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Grandsons and Great Grandsons.

Mrs. Chitwood will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p. m. Thursday, March 22, 2012.

Mrs. Wilhemina Lorraine Finley 58, Lyerly passed away on Monday March 19th at Floyd Medical Center, she was a member of Finley Chapel United Methodist Church and was formerly employed at Lookout Mountain Community Service and 10 years with DFAC.  She was preceded in death by her mother, Mrs. Hattie Price Finley. 

Survivors are her loving family, daughter Ms. Alicia young, a son Mr. Alexander Finley, father Mr. Walter Finley of Lyerly, aunts, uncles, special friends, Ms. Kathleen Leeks, Mr. Steven Adams, cousins, other relatives and friends also survive….

Funeral services will be Thursday March 22nd at 2PM at the Finley Chapel United Methodist Church in Lyerly with Pastor Robert Barrett officiating..  The family will receive friends at the church 1 hour before the service, with interment in the church cemetary…Arrangements for Mrs. Wilhemina Lorraine Finley are by Willis Funeral Home of Dalton……

Earlene S. (Mrs. Ralph) Howell went home to be with the Lord on March 19, 2012.  She
was 96.
   She was a woman of devout Christian faith, who served humbly and gave thanks to Jesus Christ.  She was a devoted wife, mother and friend who loved Christ, and served Him by teaching the Word, witnessing, and praying for others.  She was often called a prayer warrior.
   Even though in the last few months she struggled with dementia, she never wavered in her faith.  When she talked about spiritual things and when she prayed, she was never confused.
   From 1958 to 1978 (while Ralph was employed by Arnold Engineering in Tullahoma, Tennessee), they were members of Decherd First Baptist Church and Decherd First Baptist mission church Payne’s Baptist Church where Ralph was a deacon and taught Bible to young married couples and Earlene taught Bible and worked with the teens in the church.
   When Ralph retired in 1978, they moved back to Trion, Georgia, and became members of Pennville First Baptist Church where they both were active in teaching the Word and witnessing for their Lord.
   A true Southern lady, Earlene radiated love, grace and kindness but also had a quiet strength of will.  Earlene worked at The Big Friendly Department Store as salesperson and then manager of the Ladies Department for approximately five years (1947-1952).  She was a taleneted seamstress and designed and made clothing for herself and her family.  She had a passion for gardening and interior decorating.
   Earlene Howell was born in Winfield, Alabama on April 4, 1915 to James W. and Lula Bell Corkren Spann.
   She was preceded in death by the love of her life, her husband for 61 years, H. Ralph Howell, on November 26, 1994, her parents, and several brothers and sisters.
   She is survived by her daughter, Helen and husband, Joseph E. "Bo" Loggins of Summerville, Georgia; sister, Betty Littlejohn of LaFayette, Georgia; and brother, Joe and wife Bernice Spann of Memphis, Tennessee.
   Mrs. Howell’s family gives special thanks to caregivers Janice Dowdy and Vickie Darnell for their devotion, gentle care, loving compassion, and friendship.
   The family also wants to give special thanks to her pastor, Billy Dempsey, for his weekly visits and prayers, and express deep appreciation to Earlene’s dear friends for their many visits.
   Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at Pennville First Baptist Church with Pastor Billy Dempsey and Dr. Paul Mason officiating.  The family will receive friends at the Church one hour prior to the service.
   Interment will follow at West Hill Cemetery, Trion, Georgia.
   Active Pallbearers will be:  Rex Evans, Buddy Evans, Charles Duke, John Shankles, Dennis Bryant, and Charles Littlejohn.  Honorary Pallbearers will be:  Ladies #2 Sunday School class of Pennville First Baptist Church, Mrs. Lois Bearden, Mrs. Shirley Smith, Dr. Jim Ware, and Paul Chiou.
   Memorial contributions may be made to Pennville First Baptist Church, 77 Moore Street, Summerville, GA  30747
   Arrangements are by Erwin-Petitt Funeral Home, Summerville, Georgia.

Mr. John Christopher “Chris” Wyatt, age 46, of Summerville, passed away Friday, March 16, 2012 at the Redmond Regional Medical Center.

Mr. Wyatt was born in Montgomery, Alabama on January 16, 1966, son of John William Wyatt and Linda Carl Penton Wyatt, and for the last ten years had been residing with his caregiver, Mrs. Betty St. Clair of Creek’s End Personal Care Home.

Mr. Wyatt is survived by his parents, John and Linda Wyatt; sisters, Merri Shannon Waters and Amy Leah Williams; caregivers, Betty St. Clair and Greg Swinford; and a number of friends with whom he lived.

Funeral Services for Mr. Wyatt will be held Sunday, March 18, 2012 at 3:00 P.M. (EDT) in the Chapel of the Mason Funeral Home with Dr. Jerry Mahan and Rev. Ricky Studdard officiating. Interment will follow on Monday at 2:00 P.M. (EDT) in the Chilton Memorial Gardens in Clanton, Alabama.

Pallbearers will be Greg Swinford, Randall Wyatt, Joe Wyatt, Andrew Barnes, Danny Wyatt and Billy Jones.

Mr. Wyatt will be in state at the Mason Funeral Home on Sunday, and the family will receive friends from 2:00 P.M. until the funeral hour. On Monday, Mr. Wyatt will be in state at the Ellison-Mims Funeral Home, 1709 Lay Dam Road in Clanton, Alabama, from 12:00 Noon until 1:00 P.M. (CDT)

The family respectfully asks that in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to the Creek’s End Personal Care Home, 236 Sprayberry Hill Road, Summerville, GA. 30747.

Mr. Donnie Clyde Burrage age 62 of Lafayette passed away Saturday. He was born August 8, 1949 to the late Thomas Lester & Fannie Lorine Greene Burrage. He was  an employee of the City of Lafayette and Church of God by faith.

He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Donna Burrage; son, Donnie Dewayne Burrage & a sister, Bobbie Goss.Survivors include 3 daughters: Tina JoAnn Burrage & Angela Star Burrage of Summerville, Lisa Elaine Hogue, Trion ; son, Jamey Paul Burrage, Trion; 3 brothers: Charles Reynolds, Hoyt Burrage & Billy Burrage all of Lafayette; sister, Faye Haney, Trion; step-daughter, Glenda Raines, Trenton & friend, Virginia Jo Raines, Trenton; several nieces & nephews, 18 grandchildren & 4 great-grandchildren also survive.

Funeral services will be conducted Monday, March 19, 2012  at 2:00 p.m. from the Chapel of Erwin-Petitt Funeral Home with Rev, Carl Jackson & Rev. David Thompson officiating. Burial will follow in the AMI Cemetery.

Pallbearers are requested to meet at the Funeral Home on Monday, March 19, 2012  at 1:30 p.m. and include the following gentlemen A.J. & Anthony Bentley, David Burrage, Michael Dalton, Roger Wade & Johnny Scott. Honorary Pallbearers are Michael Hughes, Marcus Goss, Tim  & Wayne Reynolds.Mr. Burrage will lie-in-state at Erwin-Petitt Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 6 until 9 p.m. on Sunday evening .

Erwin-Petitt Funeral Home has charge of the funeral arrangements for Donnie Clyde Burrage who passed away on Saturday

Mrs. Helen Parker Hammond, age 83, of Cloudland, Georgia, passed away Thursday, March 15, 2012 at the Oakview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Mrs. Hammond was born in Trion, Georgia on April 27, 1928, daughter of the late Jesse Parker and Bessie Wilbanks Parker. She was a member of the Pleasant Grove Church of Christ and prior to retirement, had worked with the Revco Corporation. Mrs. Hammond was preceded in death by her brothers, Charles Parker and John Parker and a sister, Frances Gray.

Mrs. Hammond is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Stan and Meagan Hammond and Marc and Teresa Hammond; Grandchildren and their spouses, Tiffany and Jud Westbrook, Jason and Katie Hammond, Heath and Brooke Hammond, Holly and Landon Bryant, and Amelia Lively; great grandchildren, Trey and Madelyn Westbrook, Lexi and Heather Hammond, Brody Bryant and Carol Ann Cash; Special Friends, Opal Sprayberry and JoAnn Clements; and a number of nieces and nephews.

Memorial Services for Mrs. Hammond will be held Sunday, March 18, 2012 at 2:00 P.M. in the chapel of the Mason Funeral Home with Minister Hugh Glaze officiating. Private interment services will be held at a later date in the Old Trion Cemetery.

Family and Friends will gather at the Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends Sunday from 1:00 P.M. until the service hour.