Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Scoggins, age 94 of Summerville passed away on Tuesday in the local nursing home.  She was born in Chattooga County on November 8, 1914, daughter of the late John Franklin and Pearl West Scoggins.  Mrs. Scoggins was a member of the Summerville First Baptist Church, retired Nurse from the Chattooga County Health Department and was preceded in death by her husband the late H. Evans Scoggins.

Surviving are sisters, Annie Hale and Alma Abernathy of Summerville, several neices and nephews.

Funeral Services will be held Wednesday at 2 PM from the Summerville First Baptist Church with Dr. Kenneth Summey officiating.  Interment in Summerville Cemetery.  Active Pallbearers – Wayne Hardin, Bob McGraw, Frankie Abernathy, Terry Taylor, Joseph Hardin and Michael Prince.  Honorary Pallbearers – Ladies of Summerville First Baptist Church.

Visitation will be this evening (Tuesday) from 6 until 8 PM at the Earle Rainwater Funeral Home.  Mrs. Scoggins will also lie in state at Summerville First Baptist Church Wednesday from 1 until 2 PM.

Earle Rainwater Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Cherry E. Wibirt age 76 of Trion pased away on Saturday at Floyd Medical Center.  She was employed by the Chattooga County Board of Education and was a member of the Trion First Baptist Church.  She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother.

Cherry was preceeded in death by her husband, the late John Delvin Wibirt and a son Fredrick Lee Wibirt.

Survivors are her grandaughter and husband Anna and Tony Blansit.  Great Grandsons Mike and John Schrader both of Trion and great grandaughter Savanna Evitt of Trion and several cousins.

Cherry will lie in state Monday where the family will receive frinds from 4 until 6 PM at the Erwin Petitt Funeral Home.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 PM from the cahpel of Erwin Petitt Funeral Home with the Rev. Ken Johnson officiating.  Interment will follow in the West Hill Cemetery.

Erwin Petitt Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements for  Mrs. Cherry Wibirt who passed away on Saturday.

Mr. James Franklin Flippo, Age 80 fo Summerville, passed away Saturday at Hucheson Medical Center in Ft. Oglethorpe.  He was retired from Mt. Vernon Mills and was a Baptist by Faith.

Mr. Flippo was born April 4, 1928 in Jackson County, Alabama the son of James Hensley Flippo and Annie Lou Braddy Flippo.  He was precede in death by thre sisters: Evelyn Lawson, Barbara Hayes and Judy Doty.

Surviving are one son and daughter in law, Mike and Debbie Flippo fo Trion.  One daughter and sone in law, Nancyh and Gary Zeigler of Valdosta, GA.  One Brother Jack Flippo of Houma, LA. survives.  Also surviving a brother and sister in alw, Ronnie and Doris Flippo of Summerville.  Four Grandchildren: Sabrina and Eric Mann of Trion, Jeffrey Zeigler, David Zeigler and Gerard and Nikki Zeigler of Valdosta, GA.  Two great grandchildren, Jacob and Sydney Zeigler.

Mr. Flippo will lie in state Monday at the Erwin Petitt Funeral Home from 6 until 8 PM. 

Pallbearers will be grandsons.  Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 3:30 PM from the Erwin Petitt Funeral Home with Rev. James Braddy and Rev. Billy Dempsey officiating.  Interment will be in the West Hill Cemetery. 

Erwin Petitt Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Mr. Frank Flippo who passed away on Saturday.

Mrs. Chatherine Virinia Wilson, age 83 of Summerville, passed away Saturday evening in the local nursing home.  She was a native of Chattooga County born to the late Earl Freeman and Annie Ruth Bullard Newsome on June 14, 1925.

She was a member of the Northside Church of Christ and a graduate of Summerville High School.  She also attended the Carrol Lynn Business School of Rome.  Mrs. Wilson was a retired bookeeper for the former Wilson Motor Company and was preceded in death by a daughter, the late Brenda Wilson.  Also by a sister, the late Maxine Newsome Marshall and a brother the late Edwin Earl Newsome, Sr. and by a nephew the late Edwin Earl Newsome, Jr.  and a niece the late Nedra Wilson.

Surivng are husband, Ewert Quinton Wilson, Sr, daughter and son in law, Becky and Gary Duke, son and daughter in law, Ewart Quinton Wilson, JR and Susan Wilson all of Summerville.  Also a sister, Charlotte Brand of Covington, GA, grandchildren Wendi Harkins, Shelley Wilson, Kyle Duke, Erin Shireman, Jeremiah Wilson, great grandchildren, Alex Wilson, Chandler Mitchell, Katherine Duke, Addyson Shireman, Adrianna Shireman, and Nicholas Duke and a special cousin Mike Dillard along with several nieces, nephews and cousins.

Funeral servies will be held Tuesday at 1:30 PM from the JD Hill Memorial Chapel of the Earle Rainwater Funeral Home with Ministers Ron Fisher and Tommy Broome officiating.  Intemrent in the Summerville Cemetery.  Active pallbearers: Jon Payne, Dee Windle, Lan Cordle, Rex Evans, Mike Wilson, and Jamie Renslow.  Honorary Pallbearers:  Dr. W.M. Payne, Dr. Bruce Lee, Bobby Lee Cook, Ralph Kellett, Don Baker, Barry Duke, Buddy Windle, Bron Love, Rose Willingham, Preston Greer, Betty Nally and the Staff of the Oak View Nursing Home.  Visitation will be Monday from 6 until 8 PM at the Funeral Home.

Earle Rainwater Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Mary Ann Nix age 71 of Price Bridge Road, Lyerly Georgia passed away Firday in a Rome hospital.  Mrs. Nix was born in Chattooga County, Georgia on September 3, 1937 a daughter of the late Turnp and Lula Smith  Alexander.  She was a member of the Berryton Baptist Church and was retired from Bigelow-Sanford Carpet shipping department.

Surviving are husband – Gene Nix; children, Howard Lee Nix of Ft. Payne, Ciba Lyn Bell of LaFayette, Kathryn Rogers of Summerville, and Jeannie Dell Renfroe of Lyerly; sister Dorothy Igou of Johnson City, TN; grandchildren, Shannon Nix, Jamie Davis, Stevi White, J.R. Goggins, Alan Goggins, Tanya Reed, Josh Bell, Aaron Bell, Summer Nolan, Drek Reynolds, Alyse Reynolds, Adam Hunt, Glenn Pierce, Renee Pierce, Talley Pierce, Casin Rogers, Desirae Rogers; 20 Great Grandchildren and Nieces and Nephews Survive.

Funeral Services will be held Monday at 1 PM from the J.D. Hill Memorial Chapel of the Earle Rainwater Funeral Home with Rev. Mickie Skates and Rev. Joel Smith offiiciating, intermnet in the Greenhills Memory Garden.  Active Pallbearers – Alan Goggan, J.R. Goggan, Shannon Nix, Talley Pierce, Glenn Pierce, Keith Smith; Honorary Pallbearers Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren. Visitation Sunday from 7 until 9 PM at the Funeral Home.

Earle Rainwater Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Edna Mae Sizemore age 74 of Trion passed away Thursday December 11 in Hutcheson Medical Center.  She was born March 2 1934 in Chattooga County, GA.  She was retired from Mt. Vernon Mills after 32 years of service and was Church of God by faith.

Mrs. Sizemore was preceded in death by her husband, Jesse Lewis Sizemore; father and mother, Chester and Pearl Lee McCutchins Chochran; brothers, Harvey Cochran and Leonard Cochran.

Survivors include son, Lewis Ray Sizemore of Trion, Daughters, Marlene Blackmon of Chickamauga and Patricia Frady of Chickamauga; 7 grandchildren, 11 great grand children; several nieces and nephews also survived.

Funeral Services will be conducted Sunday December 13th from the chapel of the Erwin-Petitt Funeral Home with Rev. Billy Wright officiating.  Interment will be in the West Hill Cemetery.

Mrs. Sizemore will lie in state Saturday at the Erwin-Petitt Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 5 to 9 PM.  Pallbearers will be Lewis Ray Sizemore, Danny Frady, Ricky Frady, Jeremy Blackmon, and James Lee Frady.

Erwin-Petitt Funeral Home is in charge of funeral arrangements for Mrs. Edna Mae Sizemore who passed away on Thursday.

Mr. Jerry Lee Kellar, age 59, of Lyerly, GA., passed away December 11, 2008, at his residence. Mr. Kellar was born May 30, 1949, in Jackson County Alabama, the son of the late Ben and Pauline Potter Kellar, Sr. Mr. Kellar was employed with Mt Vernon Mills. Survivors include a daughter, Rachel Duncan, Rome, GA., brothers, Bill Kellar, Trion,GA, Jimmy Kellar, Lyerly, GA, Bobby Kellar, Summerville, GA, Ben A. Kellar, Jr., Section, AL. grandchildren, Dawson Duncan, Noah Duncan, and Jozalyn Tanner, and several nieces and nephews. Graveside service will be held 3:00 p.m. (EST) Sunday December 14, 2008 from the Center Point Baptist Church Cemetery, Scottsboro, AL. with Rev. Dean Tapp officiating with interment in the Center Point Baptist Church Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be nephews. Mr. Kellar will be in state at the Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. (EST) Saturday December 13, 2008.

Mrs. Ruth Orene Martin, age died Friday, December 12, 2008 at Shepherd Hill’s Health CareCenter in LaFayette, GA. Mrs. Martin was born December 15, 1934, in Dekalb, AL. the daughter of the late GroverCleveland and Minnie Eleanor Clark Wright. She was a member of the Mt.View Baptist Church, and preceded in death by husband, Winfield “Deed” Martin, son, Glenn Allen Martin, Grandson, Michael A. Martin, son-in-law, James Duffee. Survivors include her children, Winfield & Brenda Martin, Lisa Duffee, Sherry & Mike Organ,Paula Martin, brothers, Carmen Wright, Paul Wright, Alvis Wright, Fred Wright, James Wright, sisters, Catherine Chamlee, Elsie Cooper, Jane Bishop, grandchildren, Danielle Martin & Matthew Hyde, Cheryl Duffee, James Duffee, Jr., Joshua Duffee, Winfield Martin, Jr., Amanda Benefield, Crystal Godwin, Melanie Martin, great-grandchildren, Morgan Scott Martin, Garrison Martin, Kevin Benefield, Brianna Benefield, Shay Benefield, Levi Benefield, Kayla Martin, Bailey Martin, Braden Martin, Jared Godwin, Isabella Godwin, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday December 16, 2008 from the Mt View Baptist Church with Rev. Kevin Norton and Rev. Ricky Biddle officiating with interment in the Greenhills Memory Garden. Mrs. Martin will be in state at the Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends Monday December 15, 2008 from 6 to 8 p.m.

Mrs. Lynda Sue Ash, age 46, of Summerville, GA., passed away Thursday December 11, 2008, at her residence.

Mrs. Ash was born May 4, 1962, in Dalton, GA., the daughter of Mattie Pace Bedwell and the late Luther Bedwell, Sr. She was a member of the Chelsea Baptist Church and a machine operator with Shaw Industries. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Amanda Sue Ash, and a brother, David H. Bedwell.

Survivors include her husband, Deward Ray (Bud) Ash, children, Anthony Lynn (Gwen) Ash, Theodore Scott Ash, Belinda Rendon, Sonya Renee Payton, Summerville, GA., Rhonda Darlene (Frankie) Battles, Talladega, AL., mother, Mattie Bedwell, Chatsworth, GA., brother, Luther Bedwell, Jr., Oregon, sisters, Judy Bedwell, Barbara (Mike) Moore, Chatsworth, GA., Nancy Phan, Calhoun, GA., Betty Jo Bedwell, New Orleans; 12 Grandchildren; 4 Great-grandchildren; several Nieces and Nephews; and special friends, Members of Chelsea Baptist Church.

Funeral service will be held 2:00 p.m. Saturday December 13, 2008, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Dean Tapp and Rev. Steve Spears officiating with interment in the Garrett Cemetery. Active pallbearers are Ed Henry, Robert Langham, David Henry, Chris Sanford, Jerry Payne, Butch Langham. Honorary pallbearers are Mike Moore, Ray McDonald, Steve Morgan ,and Paul Martin.

Mrs. Ash will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday December 12, 2008.

Mr. Bill Kitchens, age 66, of Cambell Cresant Circle-Summerville, Ga, passed away Thursday morning at his residence following an extended illness. Native to Chattooga County, he was born to the late John Wes and Gladys Sitton Johnson on March 28, 1942. Bill was a member of Maranatta Baptist Church, owner and operator of Duff’s Florist, and was piano player for the Stedfast Quartet.

Surviving are sister-Dorothy(Dot) Johnson of Trion; companion Wayne Forbs of Summerville; nieces and newphews Amy Parker fo Calhoun, Jimmy Nicholson of Trion, P.J. Guthrie of Florida; several Great Nieces and Nephews also survive.

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