Mrs. Regina C. Smith Obit

Mrs. Regina Colleen Smith, age 61, of Menlo, GA died Monday, January 3, 2011 at her residence.

Mrs. Smith was born June 12, 1949 in Trion, GA, the daughter of the late Guy and Elizabeth Strickland Hix. She had worked as a bookkeeper. Mrs. Smith was a member of Chesterfield Baptist Church.

Survivors include her husband, Ronald Smith; son, William Randall Smith (Cassie Jade Bolden); daughter, Chelsea Elizabeth Smith (David Simps0n).

Funeral services wil be held at 1:00 p. m. Wednesday, January 5, 2011 at Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mike McAbee and Rev. Scott Hobbs officiating. Burial will follow in West Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Wess Collette, Tommy Neal, Greg Barrett, and Timmy Wooten.

Mrs. Smith will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p. m. Tuesday, January 4, 2011.

Mr. Michael K. Maxey Obit

MR. MICHAEL K. MAXEY, age 47, of Brandonburg, Kentucky passed away Sunday, January 3, 2011, evening at his residence following an illness. A native of Floyd County, Georgia He was born on May 26, 1963 to the late Dewey Maxey, Jr. and Shirley Holt Maxey who survives. Mr. Maxey was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church in Radcliff, Ky. And retired from Hardin Delivery.

Surviving are His wife-Tori Hebard Maxey; Mother-Shirley Maxey of Rome; daughter-Bethany Mooneyhan of Rome; son-James Maxey of Florida; grandson-Kevin Maxey; sister-Dawn Montgomery; brorther Alan Maxey both of Rome; several Nieces and Nephews.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, January 5th, at 2:00 P.M. from the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church with Rev. Paige Hardin, Rev. Jimmy Bryant, and Rev. Greg Montgomery officiating, interment in Pleasant Grove Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Alan Maxey, Greg Montgomery, Rick Maxey, Tim Cundiff, Jerry Miller and Ivan Worthington…Visitation will be Wednesday from 1 P.M. til 2 P.M. at the Church.

Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Virginia Nell Trinka Obit

Mrs. Virginia Nell Trinka, age 81, of Summerville, GA, passed away Saturday January 1, 2011, at Sacred Journey, in Mcdonough, GA.

Mrs. Trinka was born August 11, 1929, in Summerville, Georgia, the daughter of the late James and Thelma Cooper Lemming.

Survivors include her Daughters, Martha Bettis Lemaster, Merle Bettis Thompson, 4 Grandchildren, Tammy Green, Jeffrey Lemaster, Tim McMullan, John McMullan, 3 Great-grandchildren, Joseph Green, Caleb Green, Carrington Green.

Funeral services will be held 4:00 p.m. Wednesday January 5, 2011, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Tom Russell officiating. Interment will follow in the Summerville Cemetery.

Mrs. Trinka will be in state at the Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 2:00 p.m. Wednesday January 5, 2011 until the service hour.

Mr. Michael K. Maxey Incomplete Obit

MR. MICHAEL K. MAXEY, of Brandonburg, Kentucky passed away Sunday evening at his residence following an illness.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Earle Rainwater Funeral Home.

 

Mr. Darrell Wayne Pettyjohn Obit

Mr. Darrell Wayne Pettyjohn, age 49, of Summerville, GA, passed away Saturday January 1, 2011 from injuries received in an automobile accident. Mr. Pettyjohn was born January 27, 1961, in Tampa, FL, the son of the late Claude William and Frances Lavone Hornsby Pettyjohn, Jr. Mr. Pettyjohn was employed with Patty Construction Company, and preceded in death by a Brother, Danny Lee Pettyjohn.

Survivors include his Sisters, Donna Pettyjohn, Debra Bailey, and Terri Tidmore.

Funeral service will be held 8:00 p.m. Monday January 3, 2011, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Malcom Harris and Rev. Barry Brown officiating. Honorary pallbearers, Alan Deck, Randy Patty, Michael Pegg, Tony Pegg, Ronnie Williams, Delbert Patty, Jason Ledbetter, Family and Friends. Mr. Pettyjohn will be in state at the Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6 p.m. Monday January 3, 2011 until the service hour.

Mrs. Elizabeth Barker Adams Obit

Mrs. Elizabeth Barker Adams, age 95, of Summerville, GA died Friday, December 31, 2010 at her residence after an illness of 2 months.

Mrs. Adams was born May 12, 1915 in Brownsboro, Alabama, the daughter of the late Lawrence Ray Barker and Mamie Hethcoat Barker. She was raised and lived in Hixson, TN before moving to Rome in 1953. Mrs. Adams was the owner of Pine Crest Motel and Restaurant. She was a member of Ebenezer Baptist Church. Other than her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 69 years, Johnny B. Adams in January, 2003; and by a daughter, Mary Alice Adams Cash Davis, on November, 2006; and sisters, Dorothy Bryson, Louise Cooper and O’Dell Burke.

Survivors include daughters, Joyce Adams Davis & Rebecca & husband, Hudon Miller; sister, Eileen Barker Bonds and husband, Russell Bonds; grandchildren, Tina Cash Copeland, Donna Cash Norwood, Sherri Cash McGlocklin, Ricky Davis, Mark Miller and Julie Miller Stewart ; great grandchildren, Beth McCabe, Paige Norwood, Christina Pollycastro, Jonathan McGlocklin, Taylor Copeland, Justin Davis, Jamey Davis, Will Miller, and Wyatt Miller; great great grandchild, Landon Harding.

Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p. m. Monday, January 3, 2011 in Hixson Cemetery, Hixson, TN. Active pallbearers will be Ricky Davis, Mark Miller, Hudon Miller, Johnny McGlocklin, Michael Norwood, and Jamey Davis.

Mrs. Adams will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p. m. Sunday, January 2, 2011. She will also lie in state at McConnell Chapel, Hixson United Methodist Church on Monday from 12:00 until 2:00 p. m. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to Transitions Hospice Care, 610 Shorter Avenue, Suite 9, Rome, GA, 30165 or Hixson Cemetery, % Mike Skillern, 5105 Skillern Drive, Hixson, TN 37343

Mr. Earl Hendrix Tinney Obit

Mr. Earl Hendrix Tinney, age 83, of Trion, Georgia passed away Tuesday, December 28, 2010 at his residence.

Mr. Tinney was born in DeKalb County, Alabama on October 20, 1927, son of the late Walter Howard Tinney and Mary Ann Hendrix Tinney. He was a veteran of the United States Army and a member and Elder of the Pleasant Grove Church of Christ. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Tinney was employed with Mt. Vernon Mills and was a member of the Quarter Century Club. Mr. Tinney was preceded in death by brothers, John Howard Tinney, Dwight Martin Tinney, Raymond Hoyt Tinney, James Patrick Tinney, sister, Minnie Sue Tinney Murdock; niece, Patsy Tinney Henderson, and a nephew, Vernon Bud Tinney.

Mr. Tinney is survived by his wife of 63 years, Ruby Jewel Malone Tinney, Trion; Daughter and Son-in-law, Carol Elaine Tinney Lowry and Charles D. Lowry, New Albany, Indiana; granddaughter, Whitnie Elizabeth and Jason Alan Payton, Charlestown, Indiana; Great grandchild, Cooper Alan Payton; sisters-in-law, Melba Butler Tinney, Ruby Adams, Mary Teal, Alline Lockridge and Martha Malone; brothers-in-law, James Malone and Charles Malone; 13 Nieces and 14 Nephews.

Funeral Services for Mr. Tinney will be held Friday, December 31, 2010 at 4:00 P.M. in the Chapel of the Mason Funeral Home with Minister Hugh Glaze officiating. Interment will follow in the Howell Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Nephews; Vic Tinney, Dennis Murdock, Danny Murdock, Daryl Murdock, Ed Tinney, Dwight Tinney, Michael Tinney and Mike Turner. Honorary Pallbearers will be Elders and Deacons of Pleasant Grove Church of Christ.

Mr. Tinney will be in state at the Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends Friday afternoon from 2:00 P.M. until the funeral hour.

Mr. Steven Gregory Lively Obit

Mr. Steven Gregory Lively, age 56, of Summerville, GA died Tuesday, December 28, 2010 at Redmond Regional Medical Center.

Mr. Lively was born November 13, 1954 in LaFayette, GA, the son of Robert Eugene Lively and the late Virginia Sosbee Evans. Mr. Lively was Christian by faith and a Baptist by choice. He was a member of and attended Spring Creek Baptist Church, Trion, GA., where he served as Treasurer and Trustee. He was employed with Chattanooga Coca Cola for 35 years. He was a past officer of the Trion 50 Yard Club and Trion Band Boosters.

Survivors include his wife, Becky Lively; daughters, Tiffany Lively Railey, Summerville, GA, and Cara Bailey, Calhoun, GA; son and daughter-in-law, Tony and Carrie Lively, Trion, GA; father and step-mother, Robert & Mae Lively, LaFayette, GA; sister, Mary Jo Mitchell, LaFayette, GA; grandchildren, Blaine Ball, Karlee Railey, Addison Lively, Logan Lively, L. A. Bailey, and Destiny Bailey; and several Nieces and Nephews.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p. m. Friday, December 31, 2010 at Mason Funeral Home with Rev. Jimmy Wilborn, Rev. Mark Smith, Rev. Derek Hall, and Rev. Chris Holman officiating.

Burial will follow in West Hill Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be David Mitchell, Terry Mitchell, Steve Evans, Steve Anderson, Tommy VanHorn, Tracy Shaw, Gene Grogan, and Joey Brewster. Honorary pallbearers will be all employees of the Cooler-Fountain Department of Chattanooga Coca-Cola, all members of Spring Creek Baptist Church, Jim & Judy Palmour, Winston and Marlene Renfroe, Terry Broome, Roger & Shirley Farmer, David & Sherry Peek, Lynn Evans, Regina Anderson, Jan Hall, and Lynn Haley.

Mr. Lively will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p. m. Thursday, December 30, 2010.

Mrs. Christeen Parrish Powell Obit

Mrs. Christeen Parrish Powell, age 83, of Menlo, GA died Sunday, December 26, 2010 at her residence.

Mrs. Powell was born August 7, 1927 in Red Bay, AL, the daughter of the late R. D. Parrish and Willie Thorn Parrish. She was retired from Best Manufacturing, where she is a member of the Best Silver Club. Mrs. Powell was an active member of the Menlo First Baptist Church and the Chelsea Circle of Friends. Other than her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Dwight "Dee Dee" Powell; brother, J. W. Parrish; and sister, Virginia Icy Cooper.

Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, James R. "Rod" and Kim Powell, Menlo, GA; daughter and son-in-law, Sandra A. and Eric Stephenson, Calhoun, GA; sister, Bobbie Parsons, Ooltewah, TN; grandchildren, Ross Stephenson, Wade Stephenson, Erik Powell, Whitney Powell, and Heather Trimby; great grandchildren, Drake Dodd, Maverik Powell, and Kaylor Cumbee.

Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p. m. Tuesday, December 28, 2010 at Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Scott Quinn officiating. Burial will follow in Summerville Cemetery.

Active pallbearers will be grandsons, Ross Stephenson, Wade Stephenson, Erik Powell, Maverik Powell, Drake Dodd, and Mark Goodson. Honorary pallbearers will be all Women of Menlo First Baptist Church.

Mrs. Powell will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 1:00 p. m. until the service hour on Tuesday.

Mr. Billy Hoyt Trammell Obit

Mr. Billy Hoyt Trammell, age 76, of Summerville, GA died Sunday, December 26, 2010 at his residence.

Mr. Trammell was born November 28, 1934 in Cedar Bluff, AL, the son of the late Choice Cecil and Lois Beatrice Carroll Trammell. He was retired from West Point Stevens where he had worked as a truck driver. Mr. Trammell was preceded in death by a grandson, Jaxson McCutchins; brother, Lloyd Trammell; sister Alice Sexton.

Survivors include his wife, Rosa Nell McGraw Trammell; daughters and sons-in-law, Lanell and Robert Ponder, Karen & Corey Bridges, Pam McGraw; sons and daughters-in-law, Don Trammell, Allen & Diane Trammell, Greg & Angela Trammell, Nicholas & Kandy Trammell, Tony Saylor, all of Summerville, GA; sister, Evelyn Lay, Rome, GA; 33 Grandchildren; 17 Great Grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p. m. Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. A. J. McGraw officiating. Burial will follow in Summerville Cemetery.

Active pallbearers will be Kyle Parker, Andrew Parker, Austin Parker, Nicholas Trammell, Nicholas York Trammell, Josh McGraw, Brandon Fountain, Shawn McCutchins, and T. J. Rutledge.

Honorary pallbearers will be Dave Weaver, Tony Saylor, Bobby Gayton, Billy Trammell, Jason Saylor, and Cody Saylor.

Mr. Trammell will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p. m. Tuesday, December 28, 2010.