Mrs. Thompson was born November 19, 1940, the daughter of the late Robert and Naomi Woodard Duckett. She was a homemaker and a member of the Trion Height Baptist Church.
Survivors include husband, Larry Edward Thompson, children, Ronald E. & Gwen Thompson, Keith Scott & Zetta Thompson, Sabrina & Tim LuAllen, grandchildren, Cole LuAllen, Byron Thompson, Glori Boyd, Emily LuAllen, great-grandchild, Jaren Boyd.
Funeral service will be held 1:00 p.m. Friday January 2, 2009, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Vernon Johnson officiating with interment in the Greenhills Memory Garden. Active pallbearers, Van Brown, Buck Brown, Tommy Stoner, Damon Duckett, Stan Nix, Brent Pickard. Honorary pallbearers, Healthfield Hospice, Harbin Dialysis Center, J. R. Pope, Gene Grogan, Danny Jennings. Mrs. Thompson will be in state at the Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday January 1, 2009.
In lieu of flowers donations maybe made to the American Cancer Society.
Mrs. Margaret Turner Williams, age 88, of Summerville, GA died Tuesday, December 30,
2008 at Oakview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
Mrs. Williams was born September 29, 1920 in Duluth, Georgia, the daughter of the late Pierce and Effie Duncan Turner. She was a member of the Pleasant Grove Church of Christ. Mrs. Williams was formerly employed with Riegel Textiles. She was preceded in death by a brother, Calvin Turner; sisters, Lucille Stansell, Virginia Crawford, and Emily Evans.
Mrs. Williams is survived by her husband, R. D. Williams, Summerville, GA; son Kenneth Williams, Fayetteville, GA; sister, Ina Cook, Summerville, GA; grandchildren, Keith Williams and Kelly Williams, and 5 Great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p. m. Wednesday, December 31, 2008 at Williams Cemetery with Min. Hugh Glaze officiating. Active pallbearers will be Keith Williams, Kelly Williams, Billy Williams, Buddy Chapman, Steve Chapman, and Harland Chapman.
Mrs. Williams will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 1:00 p. m. until the service hour on Wednesday.
Mrs. Mildred L. Herod, age 92, of Summerville, GA, passed away Sunday (December 28, 2008) morning in a Rome Hospital. She was born in Dekalb County, AL to the late Oscar Shamblin and Ollive Elizabeth Reece Henderson on April 14, 1916. She was a member of the South Summerville Baptist Church. Mrs. Herod was a retired supply clerk for the City of Summerville and was preceeded in death by her husband the late John Cecil Herod on January 6, 1996.
Surviving are her son and daughter-in-law, Donnie and Barbara Herod of Summerville; grandsons- Eddie Herod, Richie Herod, Stacy Herod, Jeremy Herod and Tony Butler; seven Great Grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 PM from the JD Hill Memorial Chapel of the Earle Rainwater Funeral Home with Pastor David Craven and Pastor Ken Westmoreland officiating, interment in Summerville Cemetery. Active Pallbearers- Randy Cox, Wayne Cox, Doug Stanfield, Cecil Reynolds, Steve Henderson, Wade Fortner and Wayne McArthur. Honorary Pallbearers – Staff, Employees and Friends of Suites @ Oakview. Visitation will be Monday from 6 until 8 PM at other hours the family will be at the residence of son, Donnie and Barbara Herod, #545 Wildlife Lake Road in Summerville.
Mrs. Celeste Maddux, age 57, of Trion, GA., passed away Saturday December 27, 2008, in Floyd Medical Center. Mrs. Maddux was born July 31, 1951, the daughter of the late Gene Alan Newsome and Sue Hix Newsome. She was a member of the Son Rise Community Church, and preceded in death by a brother, David Alan Newsome. Survivors are husband, Donny Maddux, childen, Micah Maddux, Elizabeth Noel Stone, Heather Suzanne Maddux, Brooke Celeste Maddux, Savannah Alane Maddux, brother, Michael Eugene Newsome, sisters, Jacqueline Newsome, Rita Tanner, and 12 grandchildren. Funeral service will be held 1:00 p.m. Tuesday December 30, 2008 from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with interment in the West Hill Cemetery. Active pallbearers, Andrew Henderson, Mitchell Parris, Micah Maddux, Anthony Groce, Logan Parris, Justin, Chamlee. Mrs. Maddux will be in state at the Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday December 29, 2008.
Mr. Magnusson was born in Cherokee County, Alabama on March 3, 1918, son of the late King Magnusson and Vennie McKeen Magnusson. He was of the Baptist faith, a veteran of the United States Army, and prior to retirement, was employed with Mt. Vernon Mills as a carpenter. Mr. Magnusson was preceded in death by a sister, Plumer Jeffers and a grandson, Kevin Godfrey.
Mr, Magnusson is survived by his wife, Eloise Pruitt Magnusson, to whom he was married on June 13, 1953; son and daughter-in-law, Kenneth Dale and Jan Magnusson of Rome; Sister, Ms. Ruth Magnusson; grandchildren, Jason (Sara) Magnusson, Brooke Magnusson, Phillip (Daphne) Godfrey; great grandchildren, Noah and Jacob Magnusson.
Graveside and Interment Services for Mr. Magnusson will be held Monday, December 29, 2008 at 2:00 P.M. in the Mt. Calvary Cemetery with Rev. Jack Green officiating. Pallbearers will be Jason Magnusson, Phillip Godfrey, Mus Johnson, Danny Deering, Kenny Lowenburg and Hershal Pruitt.
Mr. Magnusson will be in state at the Mason Funeral Home where the family will receive friends Sunday evening from 6 until 8 P.M.
Mr. William Eugene Bryson, Sr., age 76, of Summerville passed away Saturday, December 27, 2008 at his residence.
Mr. Bryson was born in Trion, Georgia on May 20, 1932, son of the late William Luther Bryson and Ruth Inez Powell Bryson. He was a veteran of the United States Army, and was employed in the Maintenance Department of the Bandmill Corporation in LaFayette.
Mr. Bryson is survived by his wife, Bobbie Ann Bryson; Son, William Eugene Bryson, Jr.; Daughters, Nancy Stringer and Debra Mahood; Brother, Charlie W. Bryson; 9 Grandchildren, 1 Step Grandson and 17 Great Grandchildren.
Funeral Services for Mr. Bryson will be held Monday, December 29, 2008 at 11:00 A.M. in the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Malcolm Harris officiating. Interment will follow in the Macedonia Cemetery.
Mr. Bryson will be in state at the Mason Funeral Home, where the family will receive friends Sunday evening from 6 until 8 P.M.







