Mrs. Nena Renee Reece, age 59, of Summerville, GA, died Thursday, December 22, 2022, at Advent Health Redmond.

Mrs. Reece was born July 1, 1963, in Summerville, GA, daughter of the late James Robert and Charlotte Ann Goodson Wood. She was a homemaker and was previously employed with Roper Corporation.

In addition to her parents, Mrs. Reece was preceded in death by her aunts, Pauline Aquilla Wood and Norma Jean Bynum; and an uncle, William Clayton Wood.

Survivors include her husband, John Riley Reece, III; son, Jamey Allen Johnson; brother, Rodney Allen Wood; grandchildren, Haley Johnson, Cesley Johnson, and Jacey Johnson.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Monday, December 26, 2022, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jason Lee and Mrs. Barbara Reece officiating. Interment will follow in Macedonia Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Jason Reece, Justin Reece, Cody Cromer, Jason Morris, Billy Wood, and David Wood.

Mrs. Reece will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 12:00 Noon until the hour of service on Monday.

To share your condolences with the family online, please visit our website at www.masonfuneralhome.com.

Arrangements are provided by Mason Funeral Home- Summerville, GA.

Mr. Billy Hughes, age 84, of the Subligna Community, passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2022, at his residence, surrounded by his loved ones.

He was born May 11, 1938, in Jamestown, AL, to the late Clyde and Myrtle Vaughn Hughes. He was a member of Fishers Chapel Church where he served on the Board of Trustees for a number of years.

Billy graduated from Subligna High School and attended Northeast State, Coosa Valley Tech, and Dalton College. Prior to his retirement in 2011, he was employed as Building Inspector for the City of Summerville. Billy was also on the Board of Trustees for the Subligna Community Center. He loved sports and participated in many of them. He was known for his love of mud bogging. He built his own vehicle and was well known for his purple people mud buggy.

In addition to his parents, Mr. Hughes was preceded in death by a brother, David Lee Hughes; and two grandsons, Nicky Hughes and Dylan Hurley.

Survivors include his wife of 65 years, Winona Tudor Hughes; daughter, Angie and Larry Shankles; son, Andy Hughes; grandchildren, Greg and Becky Wheeler, Ashley Manning, Cody and Madison Hughes, Savannah and Buck Barker; great-grandchildren, Ethan Wheeler, Blake Brown, Ella Manning, Bowden and Holden Hughes, and Dawson Shankles; sister, Diane and Bill Tyndall; brothers, Jimmy Cheryl Hughes; Harold and Cristy Hughes.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Tuesday, December 27, 2022, at Fishers Chapel Church with Rev. Jimmy Hughes, Mr. Randy Rush, and Miss Sandra Townsell officiating. Interment will follow in Fishers Chapel Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Greg Wheeler, Ethan Wheeler, Cody Hughes, Blake Brown, Don Harrison, John Pledger, James Evans, and Josh Edwards. Honorary pallbearers will be Ashley Manning, Becky Wheeler, Madison Hughes, Gabby Wilson, Savannah Barker, and Leslie Poole.

Mr. Hughes will be in state at Fishers Chapel Church and the family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 P.M. Monday, December 26, 2022. He will also be in state from 12:00 Noon until the hour of service on Tuesday.

To share your condolences with the family online, please visit our website at www.masonfuneralhome.com.

Arrangements are provided by Mason Funeral Home- Summerville, GA.

Mrs. Ruby Elizabeth Hall, age 94 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Thursday, December 22, 2022 at her residence.

Mrs. Hall was born in Trion, GA on January 16, 1928, daughter of the late Luther Caldwell and Georgia Hawkins Caldwell. She was a member of the First Born Church of God and had attended the New Faith Church. Mrs. Hall was retired from the E&B Carpet and Armstrong Carpet Companies, working as a Creeler. She enjoyed traveling, singing, needlework, reading, fishing and planting flowers. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Hall was preceded in death by her husband, Rounder “Hemp” Hall; children, Patricia L. Smith Collins, Dennis Hall and Rita Hall; great-grandchildren, Thomas Isaiah Smith and Paticia Renee Collins; sisters, Pauline Ash, Evelyn Eaton and Lovella Smider; and two brothers, Harvey Caldwell and Marvey Caldwell.

Mrs. Hall is survived by sons and daughters-in-law, Ronald E. and Sally Hall and Leslie and Michelle Hall; daughter and son-in-law, Brenda and James (Fred) Sumner; grandchildren, Destiny Raine Hall, Ellie Hall, Warren Hall, Litha Smith, Eddie Smith, Ann Hall Nichols, Joey Batchelor, Justin Batchelor, Sharon Collins and Chris Collins; great grandson, Anthony Collins; numerous additional great grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews.

Funeral Services for Mrs. Hall will be held Monday, December 26, 2022 at 3:00 P.M. in the chapel of the Coffman Funeral Home with Rev. Ray Caldwell and Mr. Kenny Ash officiating. Interment will follow in the West Hill Cemetery.

Pallbearers will include Eddie Smith, Warren Hall, Mark Richardson, Edward “Bubba” Smith and Chris Collins. Honorary Pallbearers will be Billy Caldwell, Lloyd Gilreath and John Sterner.

Mrs. Hall will be in state at the Coffman Funeral Home and the family will receive friends Monday from 12:00 Noon until the funeral hour.

Coffman Funeral Home, Petitt Chapel is honored to be serving the family of Mrs. Ruby Elizabeth Hall. Please visit www.coffmanfh.net to sign our online guestbook and to post condolences.

Mrs. Gladys Lorine Vines, age 83 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at her residence.

Mrs. Vines was born in Chattooga County, Georgia on August 23, 1939, daughter of the late Rev. Howard Finster and Pauline Freeman Finster. She was employed as a CNA for many years at different nursing homes including Oak View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and Shepherd Hills in Lafayette. She was of the Baptist Faith and enjoyed playing the piano and taking care of kids. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Vines was preceded in death by a brother, Roy Eugene Finster.

Mrs. Vines is survived by 4 sons, Allen Wilson, Eddie Wilson, Andrew Wilson, and Tommy Wilson; sisters, Beverly Guinn, Thelma Bradshaw and Earlene Brown; grandchildren, Sheree Vallejo, TJ Wilson, Levi Wilson, Paul Wilson and Michael McAntear; great grandchildren, Haley Ledford, Zach Brown, Julia Rogers and Sophia Vallejo; and a number of nieces and nephews.

Mrs. Vines will be in state at the Coffman Funeral Home and the family will receive friends Friday afternoon from 12:00 Noon until 2:00 P.M. Following the visitation, she will be cremated and the family will have a memorial service later in the month.

Coffman Funeral Home, Petitt Chapel is honored to be serving the family of Mrs. Gladys Lorine Vines. Please visit www.coffmanfh.net to sign our online guestbook and to post condolences.

Mr. Tom Silvers, age 83, passed away Saturday, December 17, 2022, in a Rome hospital. He was born on September 3, 1939, to the late Paul Silvers and Louise Morrison Silvers. In addition to his parents, He was preceded in death by a brother, Morris Silvers, and a granddaughter, Jaden Mitchell. Mr. Silvers was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and a Veteran of the Viet Nam War.

Surviving are his wife, Kathleen Silvers; a daughter Tammy (Jamie) Mitchell, sons – Mickey (Marilyn) Silvers, Rickey (Brenda Wade) Silvers, and Gary Silvers; sister, Paulette (Stan) Barker; Ten Grandchildren, Thirteen Great Grandchildren, several Nieces and Nephews also survive..

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 21, at 2:00 p.m. from the J. D. Hill Memorial Chapel of Earle Rainwater Funeral Home with Ministers Danny Decker and Rickey Biddle officiating, interment in Summerville Cemetery. Active Pallbearers, Austin Mitchell, Derek Mitchell, Alex Silvers, Chris Corbin, Nicholas Dooley, and Chris Harris. The Family will receive friends Wednesday from Noon until 2 p.m. at the Funeral Home.

Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements for Mr. Tom Silvers who passed away Saturday.

MR. GREG ECHOLS, age 61, passed away Saturday, December 17, 2022, at his residence, following an extended illness. A native of Chattooga County, Georgia, he was born on February 4, 1961, to the late John B. Echols, Jr. and Betty Morrison Bagley who survives. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by step mother, Pam Tauzer-Echols. Mr. Echols was Fire Chief for ten years and served a total of 34 years with the Summerville Fire Department, was Owner/Operator of Echols Appliance, and a member of Summerville First United Methodist Church.

Surviving are his wife, Karen Stephenson Echols; mother and step father, Betty Morrison and Roger Bagley; children, Matthew Bryan & Lauren Mitchell Echols, Jessica & Nathan Flood, Rachel & Drew Hamilton; grandchildren, Jackson Berry Echols, Caroline Ann Echols, Samuel Ellis Flood: sister, Terri & Tim Young; brother, Jim Echols; aunt, Honey & Dale Housch; several Nieces and Nephews also survive.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, December 22nd, at 2:00 p.m. from the J. D. Hill Memorial Chapel of Earle Rainwater Funeral Home with Chaplain Ronnie Cowart officiating, interment in Summerville Cemetery. Active Pallbearers will be Fire Fighters of Summerville Fire Department; Honorary Pallbearers will be Tim Bowman, Eric Reynolds, Matt Veatch, Lamar Fowler, Tommy Dillard, Dennis Bullard, and Scott Brown. The Family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 6 until 8 p.m. at the Funeral Home.

Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements for Mr. Greg Echols who passed away Saturday.

Ms. LaDonna Caprell Ingle Henderson, age 42, of LaFayette, GA, died Saturday, December 17, 2022, at Emory St. Joseph Hospital.

Ms. Henderson was born September 24, 1980, in Fort Oglethorpe, GA, daughter of Betty Lynn Hayes Crouch and the late Steve Lamar Ingle. She was a member of Walnut Grove Baptist Church and had previously been employed as a nurse at Hayes State Prison.

In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, paternal grandparents, and uncle, William Michael Hayes.

Survivors include her children, David Michael Ingle, J.J. Henderson; mother and step-father, Betty and David Crouch; grandparents, Ronald and Gail Crouch: as well as several aunts, uncles, and cousins.

Graveside and entombment services will be held at 12:00 Noon Wednesday, December 21, 2022, at Greenhills Memory Gardens with Rev. Doug Farmer officiating.

Visitation will be held privately.

The family respectfully requests no flowers.

To share your condolences with the family online, please visit our website at www.masonfuneralhome.com.

Arrangements are provided by Mason Funeral Home- Summerville, GA.

Mrs. Clara B. Dawson, age 92, of Grant, AL, went to her Heavenly Home on Saturday, December 17, 2022, with her family at her side.

Mrs. Dawson was born in 1930 during the heart of the Great Depression. She worked many years in the glove mill in Menlo, GA, before joining Wal-Mart where she retired after 27 years. She loved to crochet, work puzzles, and travel. She was a devoted mother to her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, and what she enjoyed most was spending time with her family and listening to southern Gospel music.

In addition to her parents, Mrs. Dawson was preceded in death by her husband, Charles P. Dawson; three sisters, Audrey Crowe, Minnie Meek, and Mary Dooley; five brothers, Henry Broome, Pruitt Broome, Jason Broome, Hershel Broome, and Howard Broome.

Survivors include four daughters, Evelyn (Constantinos) Pantazopoulos, Donna (Larry) Bagley, Debbie (Kenny) Thompson, and Sherry (Skip) Bennett. Clara also leaves behind eight grandchildren, Shanna (Cheryl) Thompson-Ecton, Matthew Thompson, Josh Bennett, Caleb (Kristin) Bennett, Evangelia (Perry) Reppas, Clara Pantazopoulos, Emily (Zech) Woodall, Vasilios (Nessa) Pantazopoulos, and nine great-grandchildren, Roxanne and Layla Bennett, Avery and Asher Thompson-Ecton, Angeliki and Tasos Reppas, Wyatt and Hazel Bennett, and Laiyah Thompson.

Funeral services for Mrs. Dawson will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, December 21, 2022, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Steve Stanfield officiating. Interment will follow in Greenhills Memory Gardens. Active pallbearers will be Josh Bennett, Caleb Bennett, Matthew Thompson, Vasilios Pantazopoulos, Robert Moxley, and Allen Haswell. Honorary pallbearers will be Constantinos Pantazopoulos, Larry Bagley, Kenny Thompson, and Skip Bennett.

Mrs. Dawson will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 12:00 Noon until the hour of service on Wednesday.

To share your condolences with the family online, please visit our website at www.masonfuneralhome.com.

Arrangements are provided by Mason Funeral Home- Summerville, GA.

MISS MARY ANN PADGETT, age 59, of Martin Street, Summerville, Georgia, passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2022, in a Rome hospital. A native of Chattooga County, She was born to the late Charles Leroy and Kathryn Ophelia Priest Padgett on March 21, 1963. Mary previously worker in the turning department of Century Glove Company. In addition to Parents, She was preceded in death by her sister, the late Kathy Michell Padgett Baker.

Surviving are brother-in-law, Darryl Baker; several Aunts, Uncles, and Cousins also survive.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 17th, at 12:00 noon from Graveside in Summerville Cemetery. The Family will receive friends, Saturday from 11:00 until 11:45 A.M. at the Funeral Home.

Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements for Miss Mary Ann Padgett, who passed away Wednesday afternoon.

Mrs. Effie Davenport Hayes age 96 of Summerville, GA passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at her residence.

Mrs. Hayes was born July 14, 1926 in Blue Ridge, GA to the late Samuel and Rosa Davenport. She was retired from Mt. Vernon Mills and was a founding member of Solid Rock Baptist Church. She enjoyed gardening, country music, and especially spending time with her family, children, and grandchildren, and a special love for Gospel music.

Along with her parents she is preceded in death by her husband, John Hayes; brothers, Truman, Charles, Lonnie, Bill, and Earl Davenport; and sisters, Della Henderson, Mary Davis, Jessie Davenport, Rosa Davenport, Ruth Hayes, and Edith Stanley.

Survivors include her children, Diane and Tom Davis, Betty Hayes, David Hayes, and Rose and Tommy Snider; 9 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, 11 great-great-grandchildren; brother-in-law, Vernon Hayes; numerous nieces and nephews; and special friend, Shelva Woods.

Funeral services to celebrate the life of Mrs. Hayes will be held at 2:00 PM Friday, December 16 at the chapel of Mason Funeral Home with Mr. Brad Hayes officiating and Eulogists Benjie Broome and Leigha Parker. Interment will follow at West Hill Cemetery with Allen Hayes, Matthew Evans, Josh Hurley, Luke Evans, Justin Barker, John Snider, Nico Broome, and Gabe Hayes serving as active pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers include the members of Solid Rock Baptist Church and the daughters of J.W. and Sylvia Austin.

The family will receive friends Friday from 1:00 PM until the service hour at the funeral home.

To share your condolences with the family online, please visit our website at www.masonfuneralhome.com.

Services are provided by Mason Funeral Home, Summerville, GA.