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January 30, 2016
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Mr. Merdie Henry Reeves obit (M)

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Mr. Merdie Henry Reeves, age 89, of Summerville, GA, passed away Friday January 29, 2016. 

Mr. Reeves was born October 15, 1926, in Ft. Payne, AL, the son of the late Cleveland and Sarah Combs Reeves.  He was retired from Mt. Vernon Mills as a member of the quarter century club, and was a member of New Bethel Baptist Church where he served as treasurer, choir director, and deacon. He was preceded in death by his siblings AD, Charles, and Jay Reeves, Bobby Rosich, and Josie Kellett. 

Survivors include his loving wife of over 71 years Juanita Rogers Reeves, daughter; Betty Jean Talley, sisters; Mae Smith and Frances Peeper, grandchildren; Jeff DeBerry, Kelly Ray, April & Tracy Trammell, Lisa & Wayne Crowe, great grandchildren; Tyler DeBerry, Chance DeBerry, Justin & Krista Crowe, Haley Lloyd, Colt Trammell, great great grandchildren; Tucker, TJ, & Neiko Crowe. 

Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m. Monday February 1, 2016, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Robert Patterson and Rev. Jason Cowart officiating with interment in the West Hill Cemetery. 

Mr. Reeves will be in state at the Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends Sunday from 6:00pm – 8:00pm.  Mason Funeral Home is directing.

January 29, 2016
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Mrs. Eva Massey Complete Obit (ER)

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MRS. EVA MASSEY, age 91, passed away Friday, January 29, 2016, in a Rome hospital.  She was born in the Oak Hill Community, Lyerly, Georgia on February 19, 1924, a daughter of the late Edwin Lumpkin and Lela Addie Holt Harrison.  She was a member of Menlo First Baptist Church.  Mrs. Massey, and her husband, operated a grocery and general merchandise store in Menlo for also most 50 years.  She especially enjoyed offering her customers quality flowers and shrubs for planting each spring, and stocked a selection of country cabinets; she also was a beekeeper and was known for providing sourwood honey in the store.  Mrs. Massey was a devoted wife, supporting her Husband in various endeavors including establishing a family farm.  She and her husband were staunch supporters of Menlo Elementary School.  She was a lifelong Democrat, encouraging numerous friends to take an active part in government at all levels; receiving the 1999 Democrat of the Year Award and was inducted into the Democratic Hall of Fame in 2011.  Mrs. Massey was preceded in death by her husband, of 64 years, the late LeRoy Massey on June 16, 2003 and a sister, the late Betty H. Smith on December 9, 2015, brothers, Herman “Shorty” Harrison and Henry Harrison.

Surviving are daughter, Barbara Massey Reece and son, Charles Edwin Massey and Jerri, all of Menlo; grandchildren, Kelly Reece Floyd & Jeff, Vanessa Massey, Lee Massey, and C.E. Massey; great grandchildren, Leighanne Floyd, Grace Floyd, Sophia Floyd, Noah Floyd, Jesse Floyd, Zaidee Moore, and Sammy Moore; sister-in-law, Frances Seymore; brother-in-law, Leonard E. Smith; several Nieces and Nephews.

Funeral services will be held Monday, February 1st, at 2 P.M. from the J. D. Hill Memorial Chapel of Earle Rainwater Funeral Home, with Rev. Kenny Roach and Rev. Billy Dempsey officiating, interment in Ami Cemetery.  Active Pallbearers David Holt, Greg Harrison, Gary McConnell, James Thomas, Lee Massey, and C. E. Massey, Noah Floyd, and Jesse Floyd; Honorary Pallbearers Sammy Frashier, David Luther, Pete Denson, Wayne Pritchett, Mike Poole, Michael Larkins, Jewell Hall, Elizabeth Wofford, Madge Fox, and the Staff of North Georgia Home Health.  Visitation will be Sunday from 3 until 6 P.M. at the Funeral Home and Monday from 1 P.M. until the hour of service.  Flowers or contributions to the Eva and LeRoy Massey Scholarship Fund @ United Community Bank are appreciated.

Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge.

January 28, 2016
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Mrs. Martha Elizabeth “Mattie Beth” Cordle Obit (M)

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Mrs. Martha Elizabeth "Mattie Beth" Cordle, age 92, of Summerville, GA, died Wednesday, January 27, 2016, at Oakview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Mrs. Cordle was born May 6, 1923, at home on Little Sand Mountain, GA, the youngest daughter of the late Joseph Pinkney Cordle and Avis Victoria Warren Cordle.  She attended school at Armuchee School and Gore School, and worked in the Trion Glove Mill in the 1930's.  She married W. H. "Nub" Cordle in 1941, and they enjoyed 60 years together before Nub's death in 2001.  During those years, she worked as a homemaker, a child care keeper for children of several families, and later for the Chattooga Head Start Day Care in Summerville and in Holland.  She resided at Ellenburg Subdivision for 45 years and enjoyed the friendship of her good neighbors during that time.  She was a member of the Old Armuchee Baptist Church.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William Henry "Nub" Cordle; siblings, Ennis and Turner Cordle, Lena Mae Selman, and Addie Lou Pledger.

Mrs. Cordle is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Joel and Alice Cordle; daughter and son-in-law, Joan and Bill Williams; and grandchildren, Asa Cordle , Stephen Williams,, and Terry Morrow; special niece, Judy Spurgeon.  Several other nieces and nephews also survive.

Funeral services for Mrs. Cordle will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, January 30, 2016, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Larry Scoggins officiating.  Interment will follow in the Greenhills Memory Gardens.  Honorary pallbearers will be the staff and employees of  Oak View Nursing and Rehabilitation.

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

The family respectfully requests no food, and in lieu of flowers, friends are asked to make a contribution in her memory to the charity of your choice.

Mason Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Mrs. Martha Elizabeth "Mattie Beth" Cordle who died on Wednesday. 

January 26, 2016
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Mr. Arzie Lavan Adams Obit(wright)updated

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Mr. Arzie Lavan Adams, 67, Cedar Bluff, AL, passed away on January 22, 2016 at local hospital. He leaves behind a loving wife, Peggy L. Adams; daughters, Angela Adams, Michele Jones, Angela Hall, Densie Ruckers; sons, Anthony L. Adams,  & Michael Jones; two sisters Ocie Hudson, & Nancy Allen; aunt Phyllis Mosley; a very special niece, Wendy Martin; 13 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren.

 

Services for Mr. Adams will be Sunday, January 31, 2016 at 1:00pm (CST) at Cedar Grove Baptist Church, Cedar Bluff, Al with Rev. Cedric Williams officiating.  Interment will be Ami Cemetery, Menlo, GA.

Wright Memorial Mortuary, Inc. has charge of arrangements for Mr. Arzie Lavan Adams.

 

January 26, 2016
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Mrs. Wendy Michelle Stoker Blackmon Obit (M) updated

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Mrs. Wendy Michelle Stoker Blackmon, age 42, of Madison, AL, went to be with the Lord Saturday,  January 23, 2016, at Huntsville Hospital.
 
Mrs. Blackmon was born May 14, 1973, in Rome, GA, daughter of James Michael and Sarah Anna Blackwell Stoker.  She was a member of the Cross Pointe Church in Madison, AL.  She was also a homemaker and had been employed with the Fairfax County Public Schools.  Wendy was an amazing mother, wife, and friend.  She's touched many people's lives, and had angel wings made of gold.  Mrs. Blackmon was preceded in death by her grandparents, John and Sarah Blackwell; uncles, Ralph Blackwell, Tommy Blackwell, Ronald Blackwell, Bill Blackwell, Robert Prather, and Dennis Stoker.
 
Mrs. Blackmon is survived by her husband, Jeffery Lorne Blackmon; sons, Kenneth Wayne Hogue, Jr., Michael Tyler Hogue, and Jeffery Bryan Blackmon; a daughter, Amber Michelle Blackmon; parents, James Michael and Sarah Anna Blackwell Stoker; and grandparents, James H. Stoker and
Alice Pauline Stoker.
 
Funeral services for Mrs. Blackmon will be held at 3:15 P.M. Wednesday, January 27, 2016, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Russ Blackwell officiating.  Interment will follow in the LaFayette Memory Gardens.  Pallbearers will be Bob Blackwell, Donald Blackwell, Danny Ray Blackwell, Gary Blackwell, Rodney Blackwell, Luke Blackwell, and Larry Eugene Blackmon.
 
Mrs. Blackmon will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. Tuesday, January 26, 2016.
 
Mason Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Mrs. Wendy Michelle Stoker Blackmon who died on Saturday.  For guest book, please visit our website at www.masonfuneralhome.com
January 26, 2016
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Mr. Arzie Lavan Adams Obit (Wright)

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Mr. Arzie Lavan Adams, 67, Cedar Bluff, AL, passed away on January 26, 2016 at a local hospital. He leaves behind a loving wife, Peggy L. Adams; daughters, Angela Adams, Michele Jones, Angela Hall, Densie Ruckers; sons, Anthony L. Adams, & Ocie Hudson; 13 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren.

 

Services for Mr. Adams will be Sunday, January 31, 2016 at 1:00pm (CST) at Cedar Grove Baptist Church, Cedar Bluff, Al with Rev. Cedric Williams officiating.  Interment will be Ami Cemetery, Menlo, GA.

Wright Memorial Mortuary, Inc. has charge of arrangements for Mr. Arzie Lavan Adams.

 

January 26, 2016
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Mrs. Mildred Estelle Cooper Obit (M)

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Mrs. Mildred Estelle Cooper, age 87, of Summerville, GA, died Monday, January 25, 2016, at her residence.
 
Mrs. Cooper was born March 8, 1928, in Jamestown, AL, daughter of the late James Luther "Jim" and Julie Ann Dearing Tucker.  She was a homemaker and a member of the Chelsea Baptist Church.  She raised five children whom she loved dearly.  Mrs. Cooper was an avid gardener, seamstress, and cook, and she was a frequent visitor of Trade Day.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Johnny Mack Cooper; brothers, Lewis Tucker, Bobbie Purcell, and Walter Tucker; and a sister, Ruth Lemming.
 
Mrs. Cooper is survived by her husband of almost 70 years, Paul Mack Cooper; sons, James David Cooper and Paul A. Cooper; daughters, JoAnn Stowe and Nancy Tapp; brothers, Tom Tucker and Jackie Tucker; sisters, Annie Mae Jennings, Mary Jo Guffey, and Glenda Gass; 9 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and 2 great-great-grandchildren.
 
Funeral services for Mrs. Cooper will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, January 28, 2016, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Terry Shores and Rev. Mike Odom officiating.  Interment will follow in the West Hill Cemetery.  Active pallbearers will be Don Lemming, Willie Elmer Tapp, Benjamin Martinez, Frank Lemming, Jamey Cooper, Tracy Barksdale, and Dwayne Hampton.  Honorary pallbearers will be the Staff of Hearth Hospice, the Women's Sunday School Class of Chelsea Baptist Church, Prime Care C.N.A.'s Tracy and Mary, and Joe Lemming.
 
Mrs. Cooper will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. Wednesday, January 27, 2016.
 Mason Funeral HOme  is in charge of arrangements for Mrs. Mildred Estelle Cooper who passed away on Monday….

January 23, 2016
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Miss. Kathleen Poovey Obit (M)

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Miss. Kathleen Poovey, age 92, of Lyerly, GA, passed away Friday January 22, 2016, in Redmond Regional Medical Center.

Miss. Poovey was born May 2, 1923, in Gaylesville, AL, the daughter of the late Carl Smith Poovey and June Little Poovey.  She was retired from Best Mfg, a member of the Sardis Baptist Church and preceded in death by her sister, Dorothy June Poovey.

Survivors include her sister, Mabel Poovey, Lyerly, GA, brother, Cecil and Jane Poovey, Centre, AL, niece and nephew, Cecilia and Dion Hudson, Mark Alan Poovey.

Funeral service will be  held 2:00 p.m. Monday January 25, 2016, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Dewayne Teague officiating with interment in the Lyerly Cemetery.

Miss. Poovey will be in state at the Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends Monday from 12:00 noon until the service hour.

Mason Funeral Home is directing.

January 22, 2016
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Mrs. Katherine Echols Camp Obit (ER)

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MRS. KATHERINE L. ECHOLS CAMP, age 87, of Perennial Springs Road, Summerville, Georgia passed away Friday, January 22, 2016, in the local Nursing Home. She was born, October 16, 1928, living  her entire life on the family property in the Perennial Springs Community of Chattooga County, Georgia. She was a daughter of the late Charles Richard (Charlie) Echols, Sr. and the late Mary Berry Echols.  Mrs. Camp taught school for two years during WW II and was the Office Manager of Echols Appliance over 65 years.  She served on the Chattooga Democratic Committee for over 50 years and was a member of the Perennial Springs Baptist Church.  Mrs. Camp was preceded in death by her husband, the late Roy Fayette Camp and a daughter, the late Mary Katherine Camp Bullard.
            Surviving are daughter and son-in-law, Caroline and Chuck Harris; son-in-law, Steve Bullard; granddaughter and grandson, Charlie and Sam Bullard; granddaughter, Marti Green; great grandsons, Camp Bullard and Cooper Bullard; special niece, Honey Housch; several Nieces and Nephews.
            Funeral services will be held Sunday, January 24th, at 2:00 P.M. from the J. D. Hill Memorial Chapel of Earle Rainwater Funeral Home with Rev. Alton Stamey officiating, interment in the family plot of Perennial Springs Cemetery.  Active Pallbearers Richard Echols, Greg Echols, Jim Echols, Erick Housch, Ben Housch, and Marty Green; Honorary Pallbearers special care givers, Opal Deering and Mary Rape, the ladies Sunday School Class of Perennial Springs Baptist Church, and the Staff of Oak View Nursing & Rehab. Center.  Flowers are accepted or contributions to the Mary Camp Bullard Scholarship Fund at United Community Bank.  The Family will receive friends at the Funeral Home Sunday from 12 noon until the hour of service.
            Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
January 22, 2016
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Mr.James Thomas McGraw obit (M)

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Mr. James Thomas “Tommy” McGraw, age 72, of Lyerly, GA, died Thursday, January 21, 2016 at his home.

Mr. McGraw was born March 29, 1943 in Berryton, GA, the son of the late Andrew McGraw and Annie Mitchell McGraw.  He was retired from Mohawk Industries after 43 years.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sisters, Francis Beason and Dorothy Saylors; grandchildren, Kelsey and Jeffrey McGraw. 

Mr. McGraw is survived by his wife, Joyce McGraw; daughter, Terri McGraw Blair; sons and daughters-in-law, Mike and Pam McGraw, and Jeff and Susan McGraw; sisters, Rosa Nell Trammell and Jean Crabtree; brother, A. J. McGraw; 7 Grandchildren; and 7 Great-grandchildren. 

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p. m. Sunday, January 24, 2016 at Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Charles Bishop and Rev. Brandon Bishop officiating.  Burial will follow in Lyerly Cemetery.  Active pallbearers will be William Lewis, Don Trammell, Doug Tudor, Kevin Scoggins, Virgil Tudor, Joe Reed, Jeff Ratliff, and Allan Trammell. 

Mr. McGraw will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p. m. on Saturday, January 23, 2016. 

Mason Funeral Home is in charge of funeral services for Mr. James Thomas “Tommy” McGraw, who passed away on Thursday. 

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