Mrs. Bertha Mae Rosson Obit (M)

Mrs. Bertha Mae Rosson, age 95, of Summerville, GA, died Monday, August 1, 2016, at her residence.
 
Mrs. Rosson was born June 2, 1921, in Round Mountain, AL, daughter of the late Walter Agustia and Addie Davis Spraggins.  She was a homemaker and a prayer warrior.  She was a member of the United By Faith Baptist Church.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Rev. G.W. "Dub" Rosson; daughter, Rachel Watkins Davis; daughter-in-law, Barbara Rosson; and son-in-law, Robert Tidmore.
 
Mrs. Rosson is survived by her son, Earnest Boyd "Buddy" Rosson; daughters and son-in-law, Georgia Tidmore, Betty and Billy Ward; sisters, Sue Millican and Jewel Smith, 9 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and 6 great-great-grandchildren.
 
Funeral services for Mrs. Rosson will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, August 4, 2016, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Sanford DeBerry and Rev. Barry Brown officiating.  Interment will follow in the Lyerly Cemetery.  Active pallbearers will be Gene Cavin, Greg Banks, Christopher Tidmore, John McGraw, Chris Banks, Storm Banks, and Preston Rosson.  Honorary pallbearers will be the Ladies of United By Faith Baptist Church, the Ladies of Chelsea Baptist Church, and the Staff of Hearth Hospice.
 
Mrs. Rosson will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. Wednesday, August 3, 2016.
 
Mason Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Mrs. Bertha Mae Rosson who died on Monday.  

Mr. Mickey Randell “Rambo” Hughes, Obit. (C)

Mr. Mickey Randell "Rambo" Hughes, age 52, of Summerville, GA, passed away Thursday, July 28, 2016.  Mr. Hughes was born on November 9, 1963 in Summerville, GA.  He was an Auto Body Repair Technician being employed with Bert's Body Shop.  Mr. Hughes was a member of Alpine Lodge and enjoyed deer hunting.  Mr. Hughes was preceded in death by his grandparents, Bessie and Frank Ledford and Harold and Rosa Floyd.
  

Mr. Hughes is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Jeremy and Amanda Burke;  daughter and son-in-law, Jessica and Bruce Nadu;  parents, Mickey and Joyce Hughes;  and grandchildren;  Kobe Nadu, Kaya Nadu, Aubrey Burke, Addie Burke, and Jagger Burke.

 

Graveside and Interment Services for Mr. Hughes will be held Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at 11:00 A.M. at West Hill Cemetery with Rev. Brandon Bishop officiating and Alpine Lodge will be conducting Masonic Graveside Rites.

 

Pallbearers will be Rodney Bright, Dennis Maddox, Jehrome Myrick, Robert Ponder, Kelo Sagram and Mike Starkey. Honorary Pallbearers are the employees of Bert’s Body Shop and all Masonic Brethren.

 

Mr. Hughes will be in state at the Coffman Funeral Home where the family will receive friends Monday evening from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M.

 

Coffman Funeral Home, Petitt Chapel is honored to be serving the family of Mr. Mickey Randell “Rambo” Hughes.  Please visit our website atwww.coffmanfh.net to sign our online guestbook and to post condolences.

Mrs. Melba Reece Short, Obit. (M)

Mrs. Melba Reece Short, age 83 , of Lyerly, GA, passed away Sunday Morning July 31, 2016, at her residence.  Mrs. Short was born November 1, 1932, in Lyerly, GA, the Oakhill Community, the daughter of the late George Paul Reece, SR and Mattie Lou Groce Reece.  Mrs. Short had lived all her life in the Lyerly, Ga area, was a beautician for over 44 years working for various beauty shops in the Summerville area, before opening her own beauty shop in Lyerly, GA, she was Methodist by faith, and was preceded in death by her husband of 44 years, Len Curtis (L.C.) Short, brothers, George Paul “Square” Reece, JR, William Leonard Reece, and Jim Earl Reece.
 
Mrs. Short is survived by her children, Michael Len “Mike” and Jayne Short, Connie Luann Short, grandson, William Michael “Will” Short and several nieces and nephews.
 
Funeral service will  be held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday August 2, 2016 from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Don Mason officiating with interment in the Lyerly Cemetey.
Active pallbearers, Mike Short, Will Short, Paul Reece, Eric Burrage, Blake Bullard, Lonnie Lee, Rick Warren, Randy McNeese.   Honorary pallbearers, nieces and nephews.
 
Mrs. Short will be in state at the Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends Monday August 1, 2016 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Mason Funeral Home is in charge of the funeral arrangements for Mrs.Melba Reece Short who died on Sunday.
For guest book go online to www.masonfuneralhome.com

Mrs. Annie “Irene” Bartlett Obit (M)

Mrs. Annie "Irene" Bartlett, age 100, of Trion, GA, passed away Thursday,  July 28, 2016, with her loving family by her side, at the Oakview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Mrs. Bartlett was born January 10, 1916, in Ider, AL, daughter of the late William "Bud" Kirby and Lilly Crider Kirby.  She was the oldest living member of the Trion First Baptist Church, and prior to her retirement, was employed with Mount Vernon Mills where she was a member of the Quarter Century Club.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, M.D. "Dave" Bartlett; an infant daughter; 3 brothers; and 1 sister.

Mrs. Bartlett is survived by her daughters and son-in-law, Carolyn and Howard Letner, and Nancy Weeks; a sister, Thelma Little; and a host of grandchildren, great-grandchildren; and great-great-grandchildren.

Funeral services for Mrs. Bartlett will be held at 12:00 Noon Saturday, July 30, 2016, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Casey Bramlett and Mr. Jeremy McElhaney officiating.  Interment will follow in the Greenhills Memory Gardens.  Pallbearers will be grandsons.

Mrs. Bartlett will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 10:00 A.M. until the hour of service on Saturday.

Mason Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Mrs. Annie "Irene" Bartlett who passed away on Thursday.

Mrs. Patricia Ann Barker Obit (C)

Mrs. Patricia Ann Barker, age 78 of Lee School Road, LaFayette, GA passed away Friday, July 29, 2016 at her residence.  Mrs. Barker was born on January 18, 1938 in Trion, GA.  She was a Corrections Officer at Hays State Prison and attended Waterville Baptist Church.

Mrs. Barker was preceded in death by her husband, Joe M. Barker and her parents, Other Earl and Jessie Mae Anderson Powell.

Mrs. Barker is survived by her sons and spouses, Mike and Linda Barnette and Joe and Charlsie Barker; her daughter and spouse, Rebecca and Robert Clifton; her grandchildren, Jagger Barker, Cassie Gill, Lee Barker, Casey Carlton, Clayton Carlton, Heath Barnette, and Jax Barker; great-grandchildren, Logan Carlton, Hayden Carlton, and Cameron Carlton; special friends, Jo Ann Dover, Deborah Reeves, Cecelia Junkins, and Brenda Littlejohn.

Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, July 31, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. from the Petitt-Chapel of Coffman Funeral Home with Rev. Johnny Powell officiating.  Interment will be in Greenhills Memory Gardens.

Mrs. Barker will lie–in-state on Saturday evening, July 30, 2016 at the Coffman Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m.

Pallbearers will be Shannon Goins, Charles Akery, Judge Barry Hollis, Randy Mikles, Dalton Curtis, and Robert Vanco.  Honorary Pallbearer will be Pete Coffman.

Coffman Funeral Home—Petitt Chapel is honored to be serving the family of Mrs. Patricia Ann Barker who passed away on July 29, 2016.

Mrs. Annie “Irene” Bartlett, Obit. (M)

Mrs. Annie "Irene" Bartlett, age 100 of Trion, GA passed away Thursday, July 28, 2016 with her family by her side.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time, and will be announced by Mason Funeral Home.

Mr. James Perry Lumley, Obit. (M) Revised

Mr. James Perry Lumley, Sr., age 57, of Menlo, GA died Tuesday, July 26, 2016, at Floyd Medical Center.
 
Mr. Lumley was born May 9, 1959, in Dublin, GA, son of Benjamin James Lumley and Amanda Hutchenson Lumley.  He was a graduate of Washington County High School in Sandersville, GA.  He was a member of the East Trion Church of God, and prior to his retirement, was employed with Mount Vernon Mills.  Mr. Lumley was preceded in death by his paternal  grandparents, Rev. R.L. and Annie Mae Lumley; and maternal  grandparents, Charles M. and Mary Elizabeth Hutchenson.
 
Mr. Lumley is survived by his wife, Bobbie Hudgins Lumley; son, Jay Lumley, Jr.; daughters, Pam Lumley and Michaela Lumley; parents, Benjamin and Amanda Lumley; brothers, Joel Lumley and Chris Lumley; sisters, Celia Rhodes and Lisa Lumley; and 4 grandchildren.
 
Funeral services for Mr. Lumley will be held at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, July 28, 2016, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel.  Interment will follow in the Lyerly Cemetery.  Active pallbearers will be Matthew Lumley, Nathan Lumley, Mike Posey, Shannon Faircloth, Joseph Hudgins, and Rick Ramirez.  Honorary pallbearers will be the staff of the Summerville Dialysis Clinic.
 
Mr. Lumley will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 10:00 A.M. until the hour of service on Thursday.
 
Mason Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Mr. James Perry Lumley, Sr. who died on Tuesday.  To share your condolences online, please visit our website at www.masonfuneralhome.com.

Mr. James Perry Lumley Sr. obit(M)

Mr. James Perry Lumley, Sr., age 57, of Menlo, GA died Tuesday, July 26, 2016, at Floyd Medical Center.
 
Mr. Lumley was born May 9, 1959, in Dublin, GA, son of Benjamin James Lumley and Amanda Hutchenson Lumley.  He was a graduate of Washington County High School in Sandersville, GA.  He was a member of the East Trion Church of God, and prior to his retirement, was employed with Mount Vernon Mills.  Mr. Lumley was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Rev. R.L. and Annie Mae Lumley; and paternal grandparents, Charles M. and Mary Elizabeth Hutchenson.
 
Mr. Lumley is survived by his wife, Bobbie Hudgins Lumley; son, Jay Lumley, Jr.; daughters, Pam Lumley and Michaela Lumley; parents, Benjamin and Amanda Lumley; brothers, Joel Lumley and Chris Lumley; sisters, Celia Rhodes and Lisa Lumley; and 4 grandchildren.
 
Funeral services for Mr. Lumley will be held at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, July 28, 2016, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel.  Interment will follow in the Lyerly Cemetery.  Active pallbearers will be Matthew Lumley, Nathan Lumley, Mike Posey, Shannon Faircloth, Joseph Hudgins, and Rick Ramirez.  Honorary pallbearers will be the staff of the Summerville Dialysis Clinic.
 
Mr. Lumley will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 10:00 A.M. until the hour of service on Thursday.
 
Mason Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Mr. James Perry Lumley, Sr. who died on Tuesday. 

Mr. Bobby Milton Housch Obit (C) Revised

Mr. Bobby Milton Housch, age 87 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Monday, July 25, 2016 at the Oak View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

 

Mr. Housch was born in Summerville, Georgia on March 30, 1929, son of the late Milton Andrew Jackson Housch and Vesta Senada Justice Housch.  He was a member of the Trion Methodist Church, and was a veteran of the Korean War, serving in the United States Army.  Mr. Housch enjoyed  gardening and farming, and was retired from the Packing Department of Mt.

Vernon Mills.  Mr. Housch was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Billy J. Housch.

 

Mr. Housch is survived by sisters and brothers-in-law, Mary and Donald Smith and Martha and Emory “Bo” Gilmer; sister-in-law, Wyndoleen Housch; nephews, Andy Housch and George Smith; nieces, Peggy Luke, Sandy Mallicoat, Susan Copeland and Lejean Messer; and a number of great nieces and great nephews.

 

Funeral Services for Mr. Housch will be held Thursday, July 28, 2016 at 2:00 P.M. in the Petitt Chapel of the Coffman Funeral Home with Rev. Skip Mitchell and Rev. David Autry officiating.  Interment will follow in the family plot of the Pennville Cemetery with Rev. Art Graves officiating.

 

Pallbearers will be David Messer, D.J. Messer, Josh Messer, Lee Copeland, Justin Mallicoat, Cody Childress, Greg Luke and Mike Stover.  Honorary Pallbearers will be members of the Summerville High School Class of 1947.

 

Mr. Housch will be in state at the Coffman Funeral Home where the family will receive friends Thursday afternoon from 1:00 P.M. until the hour of service.

 

Coffman Funeral Home, Petitt Chapel is honored to be serving the family of Mr. Bobby Milton Housch.  

Mr. Bobby Milton Housch, Obit. (C)

Mr. Bobby Milton Housch, age 87 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Monday, July 25, 2016 at the Oak View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

 

Mr. Housch was born in Summerville, Georgia on March 30, 1929, son of the late Milton Andrew Jackson Housch and Vesta Senada Justice Housch.  He was a member of the Trion Methodist Church, and was a veteran of the Korean War, serving in the United States Army.  Mr. Housch enjoyed  gardening and farming, and was retired from the Packing Department of Mt.

Vernon Mills.  Mr. Housch was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Billy J. Housch.

 

Mr. Housch is survived by sisters and brothers-in-law, Mary and Donald Smith and Martha and Emory “Bo” Gilmer; sister-in-law, Wyndoleen Housch; nephews, Andy Housch and George Smith; nieces, Peggy Luke, Sandy Mallicoat, Susan Copeland and Lejean Messer; and a number of great nieces and great nephews.

 

Funeral Services for Mr. Housch will be held Thursday, July 28, 2016 at 2:00 P.M. in the Petitt Chapel of the Coffman Funeral Home with Rev. Skip Mitchell and Rev. David Autry officiating.  Interment will follow in the family plot of the Pennville Cemetery with Rev. Art Graves officiating.

 

Pallbearers will be David Messer, D.J. Messer, Josh Messer, Lee Copeland, Justin Mallicoat, Cody Childress, Greg Luke and Mike Stover.

 

Mr. Housch will be in state at the Coffman Funeral Home where the family will receive friends Thursday afternoon from 1:00 P.M. until the hour of service.

 

Coffman Funeral Home, Petitt Chapel is honored to be serving the family of Mr. Bobby Milton Housch.  Please visit www.coffmanfh.net to sign our online guestbook and to post condolences.