Mr. Nicholas Byron Simpson, age 36, of Cedar Bluff, AL, died Friday, January 8, 2016.

Mr. Simpson was born November 23, 1979, in Rome, GA, son of Steven Byron and Beverly Ilene Henderson Simpson.  He was employed as a landscaper at Curly's Cove.

Mr. Simpson is survived by his parents, Steven and Beverly Simpson; and a brother and sister-in-law, Patrick and Jessica Simpson; grandparents, Betty Cooper, Sidney and Linda Henderson, Wayne and Christine Simpson; nieces and nephews, Aidan Simpson, Lexi Simpson, and Ansleigh Simpson..

Funeral services for Mr. Simpson will be held at 1:00 P.M. Thursday, January 14, 2016, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Mr. Lance Simpson and Mr. Greg Hurley officiating.  Interment will follow in the Lyerly Cemetery.  Active pallbearers will be Evan Raisor, Josh Maynard, Kenny Edwards, Kevin Edwards, Marvin Mobbs, and Johnny Cook.  Honorary pallbearers will be his cousins and friends.

Mr. Simpson 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 Thursday.  "Play like a champion today!"

Mason Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Mr. Nicholas Byron Simpson who died on Friday.

Mrs. Janice Ruth Borges age 70, of Summerville, Georgia passed away Monday, January 11, 2016, in a Rome hospital.  A native of Chattooga County, She was born on December 20, 1945, to the late John Fred and Georgia Lee Jones Dye.  Mrs. Borges was a Nursing Assistant for Home Nurse and a member of the Harrell Street Church of God.

Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements for Mrs. Janice Ruth Borges.

Mr. Dexter Jordan Reynolds, age 27, of Menlo, GA, died Sunday, January 10, 2016, at his residence.

Mr. Reynolds was born November 27, 1988, in Rome, GA, son of Larry Lee Reynolds and Tina Faye Collette.  He was a sports star with the Trion Basketball, Football, and Baseball Teams.  He was also a member of the 2006 – 2007 All State Basketball Team and was a 2009 World Softball Champion.  He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Claude "Bud" Reynolds, great-grandparents, Fay Owens and Joe Collette, Jr.; and an uncle, Maurice Collette.

Mr. Reynolds is survived by his father and step-mother, Larry and Sally Reynolds; mother and step-father, Tina and Ben Stanfield; brothers, Ty Reynolds and Levi Stanfield; sisters and brothers-in-law, Tabitha and Thomas Reid, Bailey Entrekin, Autumn and Evan Atkison; grandparents, Denny and Brenda Kell, John Collette, Sr., Wayne and Vicki Boyd; great-grandparents, Cloe Owens, Ruth Collette, and Jessie Mae Tucker.

Funeral services for Mr. Reynolds will be held at 3:00 P.M. Thursday, January 14, 2016, from the North Summerville Baptist Church with Pastor Tom Russell and Pastor Jerry Rutledge officiating.  Interment will follow in the Lyerly Cemetery.  Active pallbearers will be Bud Mobbs, Andrew Batts, Chaz Thomas, Leevi Raines, Terry Crump, Brad Bowman, Matt Sweatman, and Michael Hester.  Honorary pallbearers will be all teammates that Jordan joined on a field or a court

Mr. Reynolds will be in state at Trion City School Gymnasium and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. Wednesday, January 13, 2016.

In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests donations be made to the Jordan Reynolds Scholarship Fund at United Community Bank…..Mason Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements for Mr. Dexter Jordan Reynolds who passed away on Sunday…..

Mrs. Doris Jean Lowry Henderson, age 89, of Trion, GA, died Friday, January 8, 2016, at her residence.

Mrs. Henderson was born September 4, 1926, in Lyerly, GA, daughter of the late William Russell and Myrtis Josie Adams Lowry.  She was a member of the Trion First Baptist Church.  She was currently a homemaker, and previously, was a glove mill girl, working at the Trion Glove Mill, Best Manufacturing, and the Lyerly Glove Mill.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers, Floyd Lowry and Herman Lowry; sisters, Lillie Mae "Jackie" Lowry Mills, Mary Jo Lowry Treadaway, and Betty Ann Lowry Tucker; a granddaughter, Marcy Ann Henderson; grandsons, Clinton Lee Henderson and Scott Alan Henderson.

Mrs. Henderson is survived by her husband, William Eugene Henderson; sons and daughters-in-law, Billy Larry and Joyce Henderson, William Lee and Linda Henderson; daughters and sons-in-law, Patricia Jean and Waymond "Babe" Tudor, Karen Diane and Jack Sparks; a sister, Nancy Carol Lowry; 5 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; special caregivers, Cassie Fulmer, Cheyenne Hardin, and Connie Gordon.

Funeral services for Mrs. Henderson will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, January 12, 2016, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Floyd Roebuck and Rev. Casey Bramlett officiating.  Interment will follow in the West Hill Cemetery.  Active pallbearers will be Tony Patterson, Ronnie Patterson, Steve Lowry, Harold Tucker, Rusty Tucker, and Edward Tudor.  Honorary pallbearers will be The Lydia Class from Trion First Baptist Church.

Mrs. Henderson will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. Monday, January 11, 2016.

Mason Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Mrs. Doris Jean Lowry Henderson who died on Friday.  

Mrs. Lois Rebecca Edwards, age 76, of Trion, GA, died Friday, January 8, 2016, at Redmond Regional Medical Center.

Mrs. Edwards was born February 7, 1939, in LaFayette, GA, daughter of the late Rubin and Rebecca Witt Sosebee.  She was a member of the Dry Valley Baptist Church and was a homemaker.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her daughters, Teresa Mitchell and Debbie Alexander; brothers, Carl Sosebee, Lonnie Sosebee, and Alfred Sosebee; sisters, Ann Williams, Fannie Brown, Mary Ruth Harris, Nell Durham, and Ruby Black; and grandsons, Brad Martin and Braden Martin.

Mrs. Edwards is survived by her husband, Charles Edwards; son, Ray Mitchell; daughters, Becky Martin, Mary Ann White; brother, Ross "Bill" Sosebee; sisters, Margaret Westbrook, Betty Wilson; 5 grandchildren; and 6 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services for Mrs. Edwards will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, January 11, 2016, from the Dry Valley Baptist Church with Rev. Denny Smith, Rev. Jimmy Weaver, and Rev. Steve Skates officiating.  Interment will follow in the West Hill Cemetery.  Active pallbearers will be Doug Alexander, Brannon Martin, Charles Hubbard, Jon Mitchell, Billy Broome, and Doyle King.  Honorary pallbearers will be the Ladies Grace Sunday School Class of Dry Valley Baptist Church and the Staff of Amedisys Home Health Care.

Mrs. Edwards will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. Sunday, January 10, 2016.  She will also be in state at Dry Valley Baptist Church from 10:30 A.M. until the hour of service on Monday.

Mason Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Mrs. Lois Rebecca Edwards who died on Friday.

MR. RAYMOND L. GILREATH, age 78, of Gore Community, Summerville, Georgia passed away Tuesday, January 5, 2015,  evening at his residence.  A Chattooga County native, He was a son of the late Oscar Gilreath and Edna Cagle Jones.  Mr. Gilreath was a truck driver for Mohawk, Ind. and a Veteran of the U. S. Army. He was preceded in death by grandchildren Wyatt Gilreath and Wilder Gilreath.

Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

MRS. JOAN ERIN COOK, age 60, of Teloga Community, Summerville, Georgia passed away unexpectedly Sunday, January 3, 2016.  A native of Tuscon, Arizona, She was born to the late Walter Haskell and Evelyn Rankin Haskell, who survives.  She, along with her late husband, enjoyed caring for and raising a variety of animals.  Mrs. Cook was preceded in death by her husband, the late Wayne Cook on August 29, 2004.

        Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements for Mrs. Joan Erin Cook.

            Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Earle Rainwater Funeral Home.

            Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements for Mrs. Joan Erin Cook.