Mrs. Flora Beatrice Bradley Stancil, age 92 of Douglasville, Georgia formerly of Summerville, passed away Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at the Redmond Regional Medical Center.

Mrs. Stancil was born in Cherokee County, Alabama on April 20, 1919, daughter of the late Fate Bradley and Viola Holcomb Bradley. She attended the Higher Ground Baptist Church in Douglasville and was a member of the Berryton Church of God. Mrs. Stancil was preceded in death by her husband, Chester Lee Stancil; children, Hugh Don Stancil, James Ralph Stancil, Bill Glen Stancil, Danny Ray Stancil, Mary Helen Stancil, Ted Stancil and Robert Lee Stancil; sisters, Cora Annis Garmony, Dora Mae Adkins, Nora Lee O’Bryant, and Opal Spear; and a brother, Neely Bradley.

Mrs. Stancil is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, David D. and Joyce Stancil of Douglasville; daughter-in-law, Linda Stancil of Cartersville; sister, Faye Moon of Centre, AL; 13 grandchildren, 28 great grandchildren; several great great grandchildren, and a number of nieces and nephews.

Funeral Services for Mrs. Stancil will be held Thursday, September 22, 2011 at 2:00 P.M. in the Chapel of the Mason Funeral Home with Rev. Jason Berryhill and Rev. Jerry Rutledge officiating. Interment will follow in the Needmor Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Michael Lee Stancil, Travis Stancil, Jackie Stancil, Jerry Stancil, Eric Evans, and Lake England. Honorary Pallbearers will be Billy & Deanna Peavine, James & Ashley Caviness, Wesley & Becky Garmony and Johnny & Elizabeth Reynolds.

Mrs. Stancil will be in state at the Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M.

MR. RICKEY LAMAR HAMPTON, age 54, of Cloudland, Georgia passed away Sunday, September 18, 2011, at his residence following an extended illness. Born in Walker County, Georgia on November 11, 1956, was a son of the late Bertha Brown Hampton, and Hoyt Hampton who survives. He was an auto body repairman.

Surviving are daughters, Melissa Sue Hampton and Rochelle Louise Hampton of Indiana; father & mother- Hoyt & Ann Hampton of Cloudland; sisters-Linda Erwin of Centre, AL., Brenda Guffey of Cloudland, Barbara Hampton of Summerville; Lisa Hampton of Cloudland, brother-Terry Hampton of Indiana; half sisters- Linda Sue Ingle and Darlene Ingle; half brother-Danny Ingle all of Chattanooga; four Grandchildren; several Nieces and Nephews.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday, September 20th, at 2:00 P.M. from the J. D. Hill Memorial Chapel of Earle Rainwater Funeral Home with Rev. John Williams officiating, interment in Mount Olive Cemetery. Active Pallbearers Anthony Downey, Levi Smith, Dale Pevehouse, Reuben Gaskey, Brandon Leming, Kenneth Bates. The Family will receive friends Tuesday from 12 noon until the funeral hour at the Funeral Home.

Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge.

Mrs. Arlene Priscilla Fisher, age 89 of Lyerly, passed away Sunday, September 18, 2011 at the Floyd Medical Center.

Mrs. Fisher was born in Nazareth, Pennsylvania on April 7, 1922, daughter of the late Willis L. Johnson and Vertie Bickert Johnson. She was of the Methodist Faith and prior to retirement was employed as a sewing machine operator. Mrs. Fisher was preceded in death by her husband, Paul E. Fisher, who passed away on September 20, 2010; and brother, Russell Johnson.

Mrs. Fisher is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Harold and Becky Hoagland of Lyerly; sisters, Rachel Haas, Nazareth, PA, Gloria Young of Windgap, PA and Mary Ann Declerk of New York; sister-in-law, Dolly Johnson; grandchildren, Paul and Diana Hoagland of Pahrump, PA and Dawn and Rodney Simmons of Shelbyville, TN; great grandchildren, Jonathan Justice, Stephanie Simmons, Danielle Hoagland, Tammi Egenriether and Brian Egenriether; and a number of nieces and nephews.

According to Mrs. Fisher wishes, she will be cremated and the family will have a private memorial service at a later date

Mrs. Geraldine McClendon Wiggins of Lyerly passed away Thursday, September 15, 2011 at Redmond Regional Medical Center, She was the widow of the late Merial and  Bo Wiggins and preceded in death by her son Roy Milton Wiggins.

Survivors are her loving and caring family, three daughters, Mrs. Beverly and Donnie McSears of Lafayette, GA. Ms. Rose Powell of Lyerly, GA., and Ms. Francine Wiggins of Summerville, GA.; four sons, Mr. Merial and Jeanette Wiggins, Jr. of Decatur, GA. Joey and Danita Wiggins, Kelly Wiggins, and Gary Wiggins of Lyerly, GA; nineteen grandchildren, twenty-nine great grandchildren, one great great grandchild; sister-in-law, Mrs. Earnestine and Waldo Finley of Cincinnati, OH, Mrs. Jimmie Ronune of Chicago, IL, Mrs. Bonita and Jeffery Bethea of Norcross, GA, Mrs. Letty Wiggins of Lyerly; brother-in-law, Mr. Joe Bob Wiggins of Summerville; nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives, and friends.

Homecoming Services for Mrs. Geraldine Wiggins will be Monday, September 19, 2011 at 2 pm at Pond Spring A.M.E. Zion Church with Minister Jennifer Belcher, Eulogist, and Pastor D.L. Patterson, Jr officiating.  The Family will receive friends at the church one hour before the service.  Interment will be at the Pond Spring Cemetary.  Arrangements by Willis Funeral Home, Inc., Dalton, GA.

Mr. Felton Smith Jr. 84 of Chickamauga passed away Monday September 12th, he was a retired construction worker and veteran of the armed forces and a Baptist by faith, Preceded in death by His parents, Mr. Felton Smith Sr. and Mrs Mattie Mae Avery Smith…..Survivors include a special friend Mrs. Ella B. Cleveland  of Chicamauga, 2 nieces, Mrs. Betty Jo Wooten of Summerville and Mrs. Virginia Riles of Naples , Florida , one aunt Mrs. Lillie Mae Stewart of Summerville, 4 cousins, Mr. Henry Avery and Mr. Leonard Avery of Summerville and Mrs. Annie Mae Bryant from Chickamauga and Mrs. Voncelle Coleman of Chattanooga Tennessee, special friend Mr. Franklin Hawkins of Chickamauga and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and other relatives and friends survive…Funeral service will be held Saturday September 17th at 1 PM from Shady Grove Baptist Church with Pastor Michael Montgomery officiating, his remains will lie in state at the funeral home on Friday after 11AM.  The family will receive friends at the church one hour before the service,interment will follow at Chattanooga National Cemetery on Monday September 19th at 11:30AM, arrangements are by Willis Funeral Home, condolences may be sent to the family at www.willisfuneralhomedalton.com 

Mrs. Jackie Ann Smith, age 74, of Menlo, GA, passed away Saturday Morning at her residence. Mrs. Smith was born Oct. 15, 1936, in Menlo, GA, the daughter of the late John B. and Stella Parker Willingham. She was a Homemaker and a member of the Chelesa Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Ernest Paul Smith, son & daughter-in-law, Jeff and Tamm Smith, grandchildren, Kevin and Sunny Scoggins, great-grandchild, Kayleigh Scoggins, brother Clyde W. Willingham. Funeral service will be held 4:00 p.m. Sunday September 11, 2011, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Tommy Pledger officiating with interment in the Greenhills Memory Garden. Active pallbearers, Jeffery Richardson, Johnny Wright, Ken Scott, Eddy Willingham, Joseph Willingham, Eddie Elsberry, Yogi Hegwood. Honorary pallearers, Phil & Bermah Green, Hoyt & Ann Hampton, Mike & Nancy Sellers. Mrs. Smith will be in state at the Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends Sunday September 11, 2011 from 2:00 p.m. until the servie hour.

Mrs. Kathryn "Kat"  McWhorter, age 82 of 178 Cherry Street, Trion, GA passed away Friday, September 9, 2011 at her residence.  Mrs. McWhorter was born March 6, 1929 in Menlo, GA.  She was retired from the Georgia Rug Mill and was a member of the New Bethel Baptist Church, Trion, GA.           

Mrs. McWhorter was preceded in death by her husband, Ray McWhorter; father and mother, William F. Johnson, Sr. and Mable Johnson; and brother, Joe Johnson.        

Survivors are her daughter and son-in-law, Dianne and Dale Scoggins of Summerville, GA; grandsons, Todd and Stacy Barnes of Ringgold, GA and Mike and Stacey Scoggins of Rome, GA; and granddaughter, Shelley and Adam Hawkins of Summerville, Ga; brothers, Jr. and Joyce Johnson of Rome, GA, Willie and Sue Johnson of Summerville, GA, Ron and Sylvia Johnson of Lyerly, GA; brother-in-laws, Lamar and Sally  McWhorter of Rome, GA, Lewis and Myrtle McWhorter of Trion, GA, and Roland Fleming of Austell, GA; 6 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.  

Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, September 11, 2011 at 3:00 p.m. from the chapel of the Erwin-Petitt Funeral Home with Rev. Alton Stamey, Rev. Larry Scoggins, and Rev. Charles Bishop officiating.  Interment will be in the West Hill Cemetery.        

Mrs. McWhorter will lie-in-state at the funeral home on Saturday, September 10, 2011 where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m.  Pallbearers will be Todd Barnes, Mike Scoggins, Adam Hawkins, Sammy Fleming, Patrick McWhorter, LeBron McWhorter, and Dexter Parker.  Honorary Pallbearers will be the residents of The Suites at Oakview.   

MRS. JUANITA MASSEY MARTINEZ, age 80, of Ridgeway Drive-Trion, Georgia passed away Sunday, September 4, 2011, in a Rome hospital. A native of Chattooga County, She was born on April 13, 1931 to the late Charles E. and Grace Jackson Massey. Mrs. Martinez was a member of New Bethel Baptist Church and was preceded in death by a son the late Billy Gentry on April 29, 2001, and brothers-the late Leroy Massey, Robert Massey, Pat Massey, and J.D. Massey. Surviving husband-John Martinez; daughters-Carolyn Gentry and Anna Gentry; son-Donnie Gentry all of Rome; sister-Frances Seymore of Trion; several Nieces and Nephews also survive. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, September 7th, at 2:00 P.M. from the J. D. Hill Memorial Chapel of Earle Rainwater Funeral Home with Pastor Jason Cowart and Rev. Roger Keith officiating, interment in Summerville Cemetery. Honorary Pallbearers the Ladies of New Bethel Baptist Church. The Family will receive friends Tuesday from 6 until 8 P.M. at the Funeral Home. Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Sam Bible, age 88, of Summerville, Georgia, passed away August 30, 2011 at the Oakview Nursing and Rehabilitation facility in Summerville, only 3 weeks away from his 89th birthday. Mr. Bible was born in Estill Springs, Tennessee, in 1922 to George C. Bible and Eliza Martin Bible. His spent his early life in Winchester, Tennessee, where he attended school, was king of the Crimson Clover Festival, and owned a farm and feed store. He met his wife Willie Swafford Bible in Winchester, where she was a home extension agent.

Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

MRS. JIMMIE FRANCES FOWLER, age 84, of Summerville, Georgia passed away Wednesday morning (August 31, 2011) in the local nursing home. Mrs. Fowler was a member of North Summerville Baptist Church and was preceded in death by her husband the late Charlie Lee Fowler.

Other survivors and Funeral arrangements will be announced by Earle Rainwater Funeral Home.