MR. JAMES W. HUNT, age 86, of Lyerly Dam Road, Lyerly, Georgia passed away Monday morning at his residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Earle Rainwater Funeral Home.
Rev. James Stanford Braddy, age 88 of Trion, GA passed away Thursday, March 09, 2017 at his residence following an extended illness.
Rev. Braddy was born in Trion, Georgia on November 23, 1928, son of the late Mack Posey Braddy and Essie Perkins Braddy. He was a member of the Dry Valley Baptist Church and was a member of the Men’s Sunday School Class. Rev. Braddy had been a minister of the Gospel since 1955 and pastored and served as interim pastor at many churches including Texas Grove Baptist Church in Spring City, TN; Mount Zion Baptist Church in Calhoun, GA; New Antioch Baptist Church, Calhoun; Antioch Baptist Church, Calhoun; Hale Memorial Baptist Church; Central Avenue Baptist Church, Trion; Hopewell Baptist Church, Bridgeport, AL; Woodstation Baptist Church, Lafayette; Providence Baptist Church; McMinnville, TN; Oothcalooga Baptist Church, Adairsville; Mt. Calvary Baptist Church; Solid Rock Baptist Church, Trion; Silver Hill Baptist Church, Gore; and Midway Baptist Church, Summerville. Rev. Braddy had a love for people and it showed in his interaction with people. He could often be seen at Trade Day and McDonalds, but could easily be talked in to a round of Golf. In addition to his parents, Rev. Braddy was preceded in death by his son, James Timothy “Timmy” Braddy; an infant brother; his sisters, Lorraine, Maxine, Betty, and Frances, and a granddaughter, Haley Griers.
Rev. Braddy is survived by his wife of 66 years, Evelyn Braddy; daughters and son-in-law, Lynn and Chuck Barnett and Susan Pope; grandchildren, Jeff Young, Lori Young Casey, Brian Cobb and Jason Braddy; 10 great grandchildren; 1 great grandchild and a number of nieces and nephews.
Funeral Services for Rev. Braddy will be held Sunday, March 12, 2017 at 3:00 P.M. in the Petitt Chapel of the Coffman Funeral Home with Rev. Jimmy Weaver and Rev. Tony Weaver officiating. Interment will follow in the West Hill Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Jeff Young, Brian Cobb, Tylor Cobb, Brandon Bishop, Grant Latta and Mike Wood. Honorary Pallbearers will be the Men’s Sunday School Class of Dry Valley Baptist Church.
Rev. Braddy will be in state at the Coffman Funeral Home where the family will receive friends Saturday afternoon from 4:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M.
Coffman Funeral Home, Petitt Chapel is honored to be serving the family of Rev. James S. Braddy.
Mr. Joel DeWayne Whittle, age 44 of Lyerly, Georgia passed away Wednesday, March 08, 2017 at his residence following an extended illness.
Mr. Whittle was born in Ft. Payne, Alabama on July 3, 1972, son of Joyce Brandon Spraggins and the late Terry Allen Whittle. He was a member of the Victory Tabernacle in Lafayette. Mr. Whittle was an ordained minister and was employed as a Truck Driver with Mohawk Industries. He loved wood working, riding motorcycles, tinkering with antique cars and was an avid Alabama Fan. In addition to his father, Mr. Whittle was preceded in death by a step-daughter, Mary M. Griggs.
Mr. Whittle is survived by his wife, Mary Ann Whittle; a son, J.D. Whittle; step-children, David Griggs, Jr., Anita Curtis, Donna Byars and Lisa and Michael Kirk; brother, Lamar (Lori) Spraggins; sisters, Michelle (Les) Hall and Becky (Charlie)Eaton; mother and stepfather, Joyce and Ronnie Spraggins; 17 grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews.
Funeral Services for Mr. Whittle will be held Friday, March 10, 2017 at 4:00 P.M. in the Redemption Worship Center (Formerly Freedom Tabernacle) with Rev. Ken Westmoreland and Rev. LeBron Long officiating. Interment will follow in the Johnson Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Jeff Gruber, Gary Rape, James Samples, Clayton Pierce, Jeff Martin and Michael Kirk. Honorary Pallbearers will be Mohawk Truck Drivers and the staff of Hearth Hospice.
Mr. Whittle will be in state at the Coffman Funeral Home where the family will receive friends Thursday evening from 6 until 8 P.M.
Coffman Funeral Home, Petitt Chapel is honored to be serving the family of Mr. Joel DeWayne Whittle.
MR. DONNELL DEMETRIUS “OG” JONES – Age 56, of Woodstock, Georgia passed away Sunday, March 5, 2017. He was a graduate of Flint Northern High School and was preceded in death by his father, Cicero Jones, stepfather, Bernard Chaney, grandmothers, Edna Walker, Sadie Jones, and grandfathers, Andrew Walker, Tom Buster Bennett, and McKinley Jones.
He is survived by his mother, Annie Doris Mostiller Chaney; son, Demetrius Jones; grandchildren, Demetrius Jones, Jr., Ba’Maya Jones, and Laila Jones, all of Woodstock, Georgia; sister, Bernadette (Terrance) Chaney Sorrell of Cypress, Texas; brother, James Cleghorn (Felicia) Jones; aunts, Martha Allen of Rome, Georgia, Carolyn Jones of Menlo, Georgia, Mary Reed of Saginaw, Michigan, Helen O’Neal of Atlanta, Georgia, Celestine Jones of Summerville, Georgia, Jackie Brown of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Paulette Sills of Flint, Michigan; uncles, Jack Mostiller of Summerville, John “Booster” Jones of Menlo, and William (Earlean) Chaney of Saginaw, Michigan; special cousins, Kenneth Underwood, Steve Adams, and Bertha Adams; godmother, Jeanette Adams; special friends, Henry Bugg and Sidney Johnson; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives, and friends.
Funeral Service will be held Saturday, March 11, 2017 at 2:00 P.M. at New Bethel Baptist Church, 281 Georgia Avenue, with Rev. Dr. Franklin W. Johnson, Jr., Rev. Kevin Roach, and other ministers officiating. Interment, Summerville Cemetery. Please share your thoughts and memoires of Mr. Donnell Jones at www.willisfuneralhomedalton.com. Arrangements by Willis Funeral Home, Inc., Dalton, Georgia.
Mrs. Dawana Jodie-Lynn Williamson, age 58, of Summerville, GA, passed away Friday, March 3, 2017, at Redmond Regional Medical Center.
Mrs. Williamson was born June 11, 1958, in St. Louis, MO, daughter of the late Billie and Naomi Lea Moses. She enjoyed printing, drawing, writing, and embroidering, and prior to her retirement, was employed with Roper.
Mrs. Williamson is survived by her husband, Terry Howard Williamson; sons and daughter-in-law, Dylan and Emily Williamson, Payton Williamson; brother and sister-in-law, Jimmy and Maritza Moses; sisters and brother-in-law, Billie and Reece McRae, Margaret Moses; grandchildren, Hunter Williamson, Lillie Grace Williamson, Caiden Michael Williamson, Serenity Jade Williamson, and Drayden Williamson.
Memorial services for Mrs. Williamson will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, March 11, 2017, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jerry Rutledge officiating.
There will be a gathering of family and friends at Mason Funeral Home from 10:00 A.M. until the hour of service on Saturday.
Mason Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Mrs. Dawana Jodie-Lynn Williamson who passed away on Friday.
Willis Bryant (Bill) Smith, 87, passed away March 6, 2017 at Remembrance Village at Riverwood Senior Living Facility.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Victoria Smith, sisters Louise Copeland, Sara Humphries and Myrtle Helms.
His is survived by his wife of 59 years, Clara Faye Smith and daughter, Julie Ann Smith and her fiancé, Craig Cornmesser.
Bill was born in Cloudland, Georgia. He graduated from the University of Tennessee where he met and married his wife, Faye, who was from Knoxville. He was in the Army 22 years where he fought in the Vietnam War. He retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1977. After teaching ROTC for 10 years, he owned and operated the Trion Golf Club for 5 years. Throughout the years he also ran a beef cattle farm in Cloudland. After working his entire life, at age 80, he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease which is when he retired.
His funeral service will be held at Lakeside Funeral Home in Woodstock, GA on Thursday, March 9th at 12:30 pm. Prior to that at 11:00 am, the family will be receiving visitors. Interment will be at Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, GA with full military honors.
The family would like to personally thank Riverwood Senior Living and Homestead Hospice for their continued compassion over the last two years.
The professional staff of Lakeside Funeral Home at 121 Claremore Drive is honored to serve the family.
Mr. Jay T. Rich, age 38, of Summerville, GA, died Saturday, March 4, 2017, at Redmond Regional Medical Center.
Mr. Rich was born October 23, 1978, in Rome, GA, son of Vickie McDonald Rich and the late Freddy Rich. He was Baptist by faith and had been employed with Maples Enterprise.
Mr. Rich is survived by his daughter, Jayla Sharee Jewell Rich; mother, Vickie Rich; brothers, Billy Joe Rich, Jack Thomas Rich, and Jacob McDonald; and a sister, Vinita Gayle Youngblood.
Funeral services for Mr. Rich will be held at 4:30 P.M. Wednesday, March 8, 2017, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mickey Skates officiating. Interment will follow in the Summerville Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Michael Hall, Cody Campbell, Chase Stoner, Marcus Lee, Lucus Lee, Mark Mason, Josh Bates, and Jeff Edwards. Honorary pallbearers will be the officers and students of the D.R.C. program.
Mr. Rich will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 2:30 P.M. until the hour of service on Wednesday.
Mason Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Mr. Jay T. Rich who died on Saturday. To share your condolences with the family online, please visit our website at www.masonfuneralhome.com.
MRS. CAROLYN S. PRATER, age 52, of West Washington Street, Summerville, Georgia passed away Saturday, March 4, 2017, evening in a Rome hospital. She was born in Summerville, Georgia on January 14, 1965 to the late Grady Robert and Helen Margaret Kilgore Roan. Mrs. Prater was preceded in death by a brother the late Ronnie Roan.
Surviving are Her husband, Tony Prater; sisters & spouse, Louise & Roger Jenkins, Ft. Payne, Al., Geneva Edwards, and Eva McGraw both of Summerville; brothers & spouses, Donnie & Tammy Roan, Doyle & Gail Roan, Loyle & Ruthie Roan, Zandell & Judy Roan, Alton Roan, and Eddie Lee Roan all of Summerville; several Nieces and Nephews.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, March 8th, at the J. D. Hill Memorial Chapel of Earle Rainwater Funeral Home, with Rev. Ray Caldwell and Rev. Matthew Evans officiating, interment in Summerville Cemetery. Active Pallbearers will be Pete Williamson, David Wyrick, Shawn Smith, Eddie Smith, Randal Reynolds, and Mike McGraw. The Family will receive friends Tuesday, from 6 until 8 P.M., at the Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday at 1:30 PM.
Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements for Mrs. Carolyn Prater, who passed away Saturday.
Mr. George Clarence “Chip” Lane, Jr., age 56, of Rome, GA, passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2017, at Floyd Medical Center.
Mr. Lane was born August 8, 1960, in Rome, GA, son of the late George Clarence Lane, Sr., and Betty Ruth Ball Lane. He was of the Baptist Faith and was co-owner of George’s Kwik Service. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Ronnie Lane.
Mr. Lane is survived by his wife, Angela Lane; daughters and son-in-law, Tia and Marty Rausch, Robin Lane; sisters and brothers-in-law, Lori and Mike Duncan, Myra Reynolds, Steve Jones, and Bobby Jones; sisters-in-law, Pam Jackson, Carolyn Gill, and Carol Cannon; mother-in-law, Maxine Jones; grandchildren, Maya Rausch and Emma Rausch; and several nieces and nephews.
Memorial services for Mr. Lane will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, March 4, 2017, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Kevin J. Norton officiating.
There will be gathering of family and friends at Mason Funeral Home from 1:00 P.M. until the hour of service on Saturday.
Mason Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Mr. George Clarence “Chip” Lane, Jr., who passed away on Tuesday.
MS. ELLA ELOISE “WEASE” WEDGEWORTH – Age 72, of Summerville, Georgia passed away Sunday, February 26, 2017. She was born January 19, 1945 in Perry, Alabama to the late Robert and Mae Ella Wedgeworth. She was a faithful member of West Fifth Street Church of Christ and was preceded in death by her brothers, Matthew Wedgeworth, Harvey Wedgeworth, Fetlan Wedgeworth, Robert Wedgeworth, Jr., L.C. Wedgeworth, Steve Wedgeworth, and Fred Wedgeworth, sister, Ollie Mae Hudsgins, and nieces, Etta Jean Smith and Gretta Wedgeworth.
She is survived by her three brothers, Andrew (Ruby) Wedgeworth, Henry (Christanater) Wedgeworth, and Harry (Susan) Wedgeworth, all of Summerville, Georgia; two adopted children, Marissa Wedgeworth and Bobby Wedgeworth; four grandchildren, Kábron, Kymon, Kaéyon, Zaraji, and Xavier; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.
Funeral Service will be held Sunday, March 5, 2017 at 2:00 P.M. at West Fifth Street Church of Christ with Bro. J.J. Bankston, Bro. John Lewis and other ministers officiating. The family will receive friends one hour before the service. Interment, Summerville Cemetery.