Mr. Thomas Middleton Obit (M)

Mr. Thomas Jefferson Middleton, age 63, of Summerville, GA, died Wednesday, February 24, 2016, at his residence.

Mr. Middleton was born October 23, 1952, in Summerville, GA, son of Ruby Pauline Williamson Middleton and the late Homer Conner Middleton.  He was a member of the North Summerville Baptist Church, and prior to his retirement, was employed with Bigelow – Sanford Carpet Mill.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, Homer Lamar Middleton and Stephen Luther Middleton.

Mr. Middleton is survived by his wife, Phyllis Ann Wilson Middleton; sons and daughter-in-law, Thomas and Jennifer Middleton, Kevin Middleton; daughters and son-in-law, Kari and Jimmy Lowe, Amy Pursley; mother, Ruby Pauline Middleton; brother and sisters-in-law, Michael and Faye Middleton, Teresa Middleton, and Sheryl Middleton; grandchildren, Brandon Owenby, Thomas Middleton III, Drew Middleton, Ryan Wheeler, Destiny Lowe, Austin Middleton, Brooklyn Lowe, Ansley Lowe, Nate Middleton, and Philip Middleton.

Funeral services for Mr. Middleton will be held at 1:00 P.M. Saturday, February 27, 2016, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Tom Russell and Dr. Charles Bishop officiating.  Interment will follow in the Summerville Cemetery.  Active pallbearers will be Thomas Middleton II, Thomas Middleton III, Tony Middleton, Kevin Middleton, Drew Middleton, and Conner Middleton.  Honorary pallbearers will be Austin Middleton, Jimmy Lowe II, Nate Middleton, Philip Middleton, Ansley Lowe, nieces, nephews, and church friends.

Mr. Middleton will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. Friday, February 26, 2016.

Mason Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Mr. Thomas Jefferson Middleton who died on Wednesday.

Miss. Tammy Michele Henning Obit (M)

Miss. Tammy Michele Henning, age 43, of Summerville, GA, passed away Monday February 22, 2016, at her residence. 
 
Miss. Henning was born November 3, 1972, in Pittsburgh, PA, the daughter of Ronald Edward and Delores Mickley Henning. She was employed with Roper Corp. a member of the Catholic Church,  other than her parents she was preceded in death by grandparents, Tom and Mary Dempsey, Leonard and Regina Carter, uncle, Melvin Mickley.
 
Survivors include aunt  and uncle, Lynn and Sammy  Lee,  brothers, Thomas Grady Henning and April Duton, Edward Henning and Tracey, her best friends, Gizmo, Kelly, Rosie, Spot, Annie, Angel, Sophia and a number of nieces and nephews.
 
Funeral service will be  held 4:00 p.m. Wednesday February 24, 2016, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel, with interment to follow in the Greenhills Memory Garden.
 
Miss. Henning will be in state at the Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends Wednesday from 2:00 p.m. until the service hour.
 
Mason Funeral Home is in charge of the funeral arrangements for Miss. Tammy Michele Henning, who died on Monday.

Mr. Terry Wayne Crowe Obit (M)

Mr. Terry Wayne Crowe, age 45, of LaFayette, GA, died Friday, February 19, 2016, at his residence.

Mr. Crowe was born September 2, 1970, in Trion, GA, son of Jearline Barnett Johnston and the late Joe L. Crowe.  He was formerly employed with Mount Vernon Mills.

Mr. Crowe is survived by his wife, Patricia McNeese Crowe; sons, Lamar Crowe and Chris Crowe; a brother, Steven Crowe; and a sister, Gail Shaw.

Funeral services for Mr. Crowe will be held at 4:00 P.M. Monday, February 22, 2016, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Billy Wright and Rev. Ken Westmoreland officiating.  Interment will follow in the Summerville Cemetery.  Active pallbearers will be Lamar Crowe, Chris Crowe, Jay Ledford, Ricky Beason, Eric Lipps, and Bradley Clayton.  Honorary pallbearers will be Eddie Shaw, Jeremy Crowe, and Steven Crowe.

Mr. Crowe will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 2:00 P.M. until the hour of service on Monday.

Mason Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Mr. Terry Wayne Crowe who died on Friday.

Miss. Mary Ann Tapp Obit (M)

Miss. Mary Ann Tapp, age 56, of Summerville, GA, passed away Friday morning, February 19, 2016, in an automobile accident.

Miss. Tapp was born January 13, 1960, in Lafayette, GA, the daughter of the late Sam and Betty Grace Brown Tapp. She was a member of the Perennial Springs Baptist Church.  Other than her parents she was preceded in death by her grandparents, George William and Fannie Beatrice Brown.

Survivors include sisters, Margaret Lee Tapp, Barbara and Phillip Stephenson, aunts, Foye Johnson, Catherine Burney, Shirley Tapp; and a niece, Marie Tapp.

Funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, February 21, 2016 from Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Dean Tapp officiating with interment in the Littlejohn Cemetery.  Active pallbearers will be Willie E. Tapp, James Tapp, Roger Tapp, David Tapp, Michael Tapp, and Caleb Weaver.

Miss. Tapp will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends Sunday from 12 noon until the service hour.

Mason Funeral Home is directing.

Mr. Harold Loyd Cordell Obit (M)

Mr. Harold Loyd Cordell, age 77, of Summerville, GA, died Wednesday, February 17, 2016, at Redmond Regional Medical Center.

Mr. Cordell was born August 25, 1938, son of the late A. W. and Yulie Cordell.  He was a member and deacon of the Berryton Baptist Church, and prior to his retirement, was employed with Mohawk.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister and 3 brothers.

Mr. Cordell is survived by his wife, Lorene Williamson Cordell; sons, Eugene Cordell, Eddie Cordell, James Cordell; step-sons, Terry (Teresa) Ray, Jeff Ray; step-daughter, Diane (Alvin) Bullard; brother and sister-in-law, Allen and Alice Cordell; sisters and brothers-in-law, Madeline Lovett, Juanita and Thomas Smith, Ruth and Arnold Jones, Sarah Shaw, Gayle and Everette Harp; and 8 grandchildren.

Funeral services for Mr. Cordell will be held at 1:00 P.M. Saturday, February 20, 2016, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mickey Skates and Rev. Malcom Harris officiating.  Interment will follow in the West Hill Cemetery.  Pallbearers will be Daryl Huskey, Josh Bryan, Chad Barnes, Waymon Blansit, Wayne Blansit, and Fred Burke.

Mr. Cordell will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. Friday, February 19, 2016.

Mason Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Mr. Harold Loyd Cordell who died on Wednesday.

Mr. James Ralph Cooper Obit (M)

Mr. James "Ralph" Cooper, age 94, of LaFayette, GA, died peacefully on Tuesday, February 16, 2016, at Hospice Atlanta.
 
Mr. Cooper was born May 27, 1921, in Catlett, GA, son of the late William Edgar and Ethel Mae Bell Cooper.  Mr. Cooper enlisted and served honorably in the United States Navy during World War II.  During this time, he served as a Seaman First Class for three years aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise, the most decorated ship of World War II, and was engaged in several conflicts including the Battle of Midway.  Mr. Cooper was retired from the United States Postal Service where he worked as a rural route mail carrier.  In addition to his parents, Mr. Cooper was preceded in death by his loving wife, Jo Lane Cooper.
 
Mr. Cooper is survived by his daughters, Vonda Carter of Knoxville, TN, Terran Cooper of Atlanta, GA; his loving and devoted son-in-law, Peter Reticker of Atlanta, GA; 3 granddaughters; and 2 great-granddaughters.
 
Graveside and interment services for Mr. Cooper will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, February 18, 2016, from the LaFayette Memory Gardens with Chaplain Alan Roof and Rev. George Palmer officiating.
 
In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests donations be made to Hospice Atlanta at 1244 Park Vista Drive, Atlanta, GA 30319, or to the Shepherd Center at 2020 Peachtree Road, Atlanta, GA 30309.
 
Mason Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Mr. James "Ralph" Cooper who died on Tuesday.

Mrs. Regina Darlene McClain Obit (M)

Mrs. Regina Darlene McClain, age 57, of Huntsville, AL, died Monday, February 15, 2016, at Huntsville Hospital.

Mrs. McClain was born February 16, 1958, in Trion, GA, daughter of the late Sonny and Shelby Thomas Butler.  She was a homemaker.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Sonja Evans.

Mrs. McClain is survived by her husband, Greg Grisby; sons, Jeremy Brown, Dusty Brown, Chris Butler, and Chad Butler; a sister, Cynthia Butler; grandchildren, Landon Brown and Noah Brown; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services for Mrs. McClain will be held at 6:00 P.M. Friday, February 19, 2016, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel.

Mrs. McClain will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 5:00 P.M. until the hour of service on Friday.

Mason Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Mrs. Regina Darlene McCain who died on Monday.

Mrs. Helen Fain Adams Obit (Wright Memorial )

Mrs. Helen Fain Adams, 77 of Lyerly, GA passed away on February 14, 2016 after an extended illness. Mrs. Adams was married to the late Mr. John Adams. She leaves her five sons-Berwick(Sandra) Adams; Anthony (Julie) Adams, Timothy(Apostle Rhonda)Adams; Kenneth(Tammie)Adams; Marvin Ladell Adams; two daughters- Elaine(George) Johnson; and April(Tyrone)Scales; one sister-Addie Sanders; 14 grandchildren;11 great-grandchildren; 3 sisters-in-laws;1 brother-in-law; and many other relatives and friends.

Funeral Services will be Friday, February 19, 2016 at 2:00pm at Ponds Spring A.M.E. Zion Church with Rev. Anthony Brown officiating. The interment will be Ponds Spring Cemetery.

Wright Memorial Mortuary, Inc. is in charge of arrangements for Mrs. Helen Fain Adams.

Mr. Melvin William Keen Obit (M)

Mr. Melvin William Keen, age 73, of Summerville, GA, died Friday, February 12, 2016, at Shepherd Hills Nursing and Rehabilitation.

Mr. Keen was born November 1, 1942, in Trion, GA, son of the late Hubbard and Myrtle Bell Simmons Keen.  He was a member of the New Generation Christian Church of God, and prior to his retirement, was a self-employed carpenter.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Bea Dempsey Keen; and a sister, Nellie Pearl Woods.

Mr. Keen is survived by his son, David Greeson Keen; daughter and son-in-law, Samantha (Robby) Smith; brothers and sisters-in-law, James (Kathy) Keen, Charles (Tammy Gladney) Keen; sisters and brother-in-law, Ortha Ward, Lois Smith, Pluma (James) Orr, May Bell Broyles; grandchildren, Cain Smith, Abbigail Smith.

Funeral services for Mr. Keen will be held at 1:00 P.M. Tuesday, February 16, 2016, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Danny Harkins officiating.  Honorary pallbearers will be Stephen Smith, Scott Ward, Tony Ward, Chris Keen, Breck Keen, Shannon Keen, Cain Smith, Bobby Orr, Lee Broyles, Robby Smith, and Randy Broyles.

Mr. Keen will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 11:00 A.M. until the hour of service on Tuesday.

Mason Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Mr. Melvin William Keen who died on Friday. 

Mrs. Laura Lynn Mosher Obit (M)

Mrs. Laura Lynn Mosher, age 47, of  Mentone, AL,  died Saturday, February  13, 2016, at her residence. 
 
Mrs. Mosher was born October 7, 1969, in Dallas, GA, the daughter of Emma Mae White Gallimore and the late Byron Ernest Gallimore.  She was a home maker and a member of the Mount Calvary Baptist Church.  
 
Mrs. Mosher is survived by her husband,  Jeff  Mosher, Sr.;  mother, Mae Gallimore; step-sons and daughters-in-law, Jeffrey W. Jr. and Ashton Mosher, Chad C. and Julie Mosher;  sisters, Lisa Ann Eizaddoust and Tonja Mae Shafer; grandchildren, Emma Jo Mosher, Griffin Mosher, Kaelya Mosher, and William Mosher.
 
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Monday, February 15, 2016, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jack Green officiating.  Interment will follow in the Mount Calvary Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Jeffrey Mosher, Mark Foster, Chad Mosher, Stuart Foster, Brad Gallimore, Craig Foster, Kevin Gallimore, Roger Foster, and Keith Gallimore.
 
Mrs. Mosher 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.