SPC E4 Charles Caleb Sloan, age 23, of Ludowici, GA died Friday, July 2, 2010 at Herndon, Virginia.

SPC Sloan was born June 2, 1987 in Calhoun, GA the son of Charles Sloan, II and Angie Robinson Evans. He was serving in the United States Army where he was a Signal Support System Specialist. He was being deployed to Iraq at the time of his death.

SPC Sloan is survived by his wife, Megan Sloan and a son, Charles Caden Sloan, of Ludowici, GA; mother, Angie Evans, Canton, GA; father, Charles Sloan, Rome, GA; sister and brother-in-law, Heather and Jonathan Bean, Trion, GA; brother, Jeremy Sloan, Calhoun, GA.

Funeral services with full military honors will be held at 2:00 p. m. Thursday, July 8, 2010 at Mason Funeral Home Chapel.

SPC Sloan will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p. m. Wednesday, July 7, 2010.

Miss Patricia Gail Tucker, age 63, of Summerville, GA died Sunday, July 4, 2010 at Redmond Regional Medical Center.

Miss Tucker was born May 10, 1947 in Summerville, GA the daughter of the late John Andrew and Gertrude Agnes Thomas Tucker. Miss Tucker was retired from the Family Dollar Store in 2009, with 17 years of employment. She was a member of the Pennville Allicance Church. Other than her parents, Miss Tucker was preceded in death by two sisters, Maxine Tucker Brown and Bonnie Ruth Tucker Smith; and a brother, Robert Lewis Tucker.

Survivors include a sister, Delaine "Dee" Tucker Shaver, Summerville, GA; brothers, John Thomas Tucker, Ooltewah, TN and Hugh Goodwin Tucker, Summerville, GA; and several Nieces and Nephews.

Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p. m. Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at Pennville Alliance Church with Rev. Carlos Martines officiating. Burial will follow in the Pennville Alliance Church Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Charles Black, Gary Abernathy, Bill Moore, Roger Owens, David Owens, and Mike Mills. Honorary pallbearers are all members of the Bill Moore Sunday School Class.

Miss Tucker will be in state at Pennville Alliance Church from 1:30 until the service hour on Tuesday, July 6, 2010. In lieu of flowers the family request memorials be made to the Pennville Alliance Church

Mrs. Eva Neil Norton Woods, age 65 of Harrisburg Rd, Summerville, GA. passed away Friday, July 2, 2010 at the Redmond Regional Medical Center.  Mrs. Woods was born March 21, 1945 in Summerville, GA.  She was a Home maker and a member of the Dry Valley Baptist Church where she taught the Grace Sunday School Class.  She was preceded in death by her father, Dewey Norton.

Mrs. Woods is survived by her husband of 49 years, Roy Woods, her children and their spouses, Michael and Penny Woods of Summerville, GA, Cindy and Bobby Turpin of Menlo, GA, Gary and Kellie Woods, Katie and Beth Anne Turpin, Aaron and Carlie Woods, and Emma and Baylee Blair; her mother Grace Norton of Summerville, GA; her brothers, Lamar Norton of Atlanta, GA and Joe Norton of Geraldine, AL; sister, Nancy Ingle of Jamestown, AL and Deneta Stallings of Armuchee, GA; several nieces and nephews also survived.

Funeral services will be conducted sunday, July 4, 2010 at 3:00 pm from the Dry Valley Baptist Church with Rev. Jimmy Weaver and Rev. Jim Blair officiating.  Interment will follow in West Hill Cemetary.

Mrs. Woods will lie-in-state, Saturday, July 3, 2010 at the Erwin-Petitt Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 pm.  Pallbearers will be Stephen Norton, Stacy Norton, Randall Stallings, Chris Norton, Sammy Tapp, Bill Price, and Barry Practor.  Honorary ballbearers wil be the Grace Sunday School of Dry Valley Baptist Church, Bruce Cordell, Betty Ellenburg, and Vernon Cordell.

Erwin-Petitt Funeral Home is in charge of funeral arrangements for Mrs. Eva Neil Norton Woods who passed away on Friday.

Mr. David Crockett Shaw, age 56, of Lyerly, GA died Thursday, July 1, 2010 at Redmond Regional Medical Center.

Mr. Shaw was born January 12, 1954 in California. He was a member of the West Berryton Faith Temple Holiness Church.

Mr. Shaw is survived by his caregivers, Jeff and Laura Dotson, Sean Dotson, and Zachary Dotson; and special friends, Troy Dunn, Tony Crawford, and Kevin Crutchfield.

Funeral services will be held at 12:00 noon on Saturday, July 3, 2010 at Mason Funeral Home with Rev. John Mann officiating. Burial will follow in Johnson Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Sean Dotson, Zachary Dotson, Mack Burke, Jimmy Kidd, Lamar Chatman, and Andrew Barnes. Honorary pallbearers will be Steve Cox, Phil Hurley, Marilyn Young, Jennifer Moore, Vicki.

Mr. Shaw will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 11:00 a. m. until the service hour on Saturday

MRS. EFFIE MAE PHILPOT FINLEY – AGE 80, – Of Summerville, Georgia passed away Friday, June 25, 2010 at Heritage Health Care at Shepherd Hills in Lafayette, Georgia. She was born in Lyerly, Georgia to the late Mr. Emory and Mrs. Lizzie Philpot and was a member of Pond Spring A.M.E. Church. She was retired from Mount Vernon Riegel Textile Mills. One son, Mr. William Black, preceded her in death.

Mrs. Nelda Sue "Suzie" Westbrooks, age 64, of Summerville, GA died Sunday, June 27, 2010.

Suzie Hankins Westbrooks, beloved mother of Rick DeBerry and Leslie Bice, died peacefully in her sleep Sunday with her family at her side after a short battle with an aggressive form of liver cancer. She’s the daughter of the late Billy and Frances Williams Hankins of Trion, GA. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Herbert DeBerry and her daughter, Suzanne Steele.

She is survived by her sister, Joyce Hannah Barton of Hall’s Valley; son, Rick DeBerry; and daughter and son-in-law, Lesli and Michael Bice of Summerville, GA; son-in-law, Babe Steele, LaFayette, GA; granddaughter and husband, Carrie & Adam Lathem, Summerville, GA, grandson, Billy Adam Trammell, Trion, GA, granddaughters, Savannah DeBerry, Cedar Rapids, Iowa and Maria Steele; great-grandchildren, Chandler and Madison Lathem, Summerville, GA.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p. m. Wednesday, June 30, 2010, at Mason Funeral Home with Rev. David Autry, Rev. Art Graves, and Rev. Rob Pierce officiating. Burial will follow in West Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Rick DeBerry, Adam Trammell, Adam Lathem, Bobby Hannah, Craig Holt, Tommy Stinson, and Chandler Lathem. Honorary pallbearers will be employees of Steel Grading and Look Out Mountain Community Services.

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

MR. GERALD CAMPBELL, age 73, of Kennesaw, Georgia passed away Friday, June 24, 2010) at his residence. A native of Trion, Georgia, Mr. Campbell was born to the late Andrew and Etta Mae Westbrook Campbell on January 8, 1937. He attended the Kennesaw United Methodist Church, was a U.S. Army Veteran, and was retired from General Motors Corporation.

Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge.

Mr. Robert Nathan Ward, age 69, of Lyerly, GA died Thursday, June 24, 2010 at his residence.

Mr. Ward was born July 21, 1940 in Summerville, GA the son of the late Lonnie Deed and Lillie Mae Davis Ward. He was retired from the City of Summerville. Mr. Ward was member of the Gospel Light Baptist Church. Other than his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Louise Vaughn; brothers, Tony Ward and Edward Ward.

Survivors include his wife Betty Ward; daughters and sons-in-law, Becky and Darrel Huskey, Summerville, GA and Robbie and Phil Scarfo, Lyerly, GA; brother, Frank Ward, Summerville, GA; grandchildren, Emily and Shane Ratliff, and Bubba Huskey.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p. m. Saturday, June 26, 2010 at Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mickey Skates officiating. Burial will follow in Lyerly Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Gene Ward, Lee Veatch, Heath Hammonds, Kevin Henderson, Bradley Ward, and Phillip Williams. Honorary pallbearers will be all Nieces and Nephews, Addie Mae and Libby Ann Veatch, Tori and Nate Ward, Gunner and Madlyn Henderson, Lexie Hammonds, Amber Ward, Jerry and Charlotte Rutledge.

Mr. Ward will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p. m. Friday, June 25, 2010.

MRS. MATTIE LOU YOUNG, age 90, of Perry Road-Armuchee, Georgia passed away Monday (June 21, 2010) evening in a Rome hospital. Mrs. Young was born in Centre, Al. on October 3, 1919.

Earle Rainwater Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements