Mr. Clifton Eugene Wooten, age 85 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Sunday, November 15, 2015 in Rossville, Georgia.

Mr. Wooten was born in Summerville, Georgia on January 28, 1931, son fo the late Oliver Miles Wooten and Emma Tucker Wooten.  He was a veteran of the Korean War, serving in the United States Army in the Signal Corps, and was retired Velsicol Chemical Company in Chattanooga.  Mr. Wooten loved spending time with his family, fishing and boating, going to Flea Markets, was an avid Georgia Bulldog, and was always ready for the beaches of Florida.  He was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Jean Venable Wooten; grandchildren, Heather Wooten, Eric Wooten and Brian Lively; great grandchildren, Alyssa Wooten, and Hayley Wooten; and brother, Willard Wooten.

Mr. Wooten is survived by his children, Tim and Donna Wooten, Lamar and Suzie Wooten, David and Lamar Wooten, Michael Wooten and Gail and Blaine Helton; brothers, Robert Wooten and Hoyt Wooten; sisters, Betty Lynch and Carey McDaniel; grandchildren, Brandi Schrimpsher, Travis Wooten, Jahala Hawkins, Miranda Wooten and Ashley Wooten; 18 great grandchildren, and a number of nieces and nephews.

Funeral Services for Mr. Wooten will be held Thursday, November 19, 2015 at 3:00 P.M. in the Petitt Chapel of the Coffman Funeral Home.  Burial will follow in the Perennial Springs Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Blaine Helton, CJ Morgan and Travis Wooten.

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

Coffman Funeral Home, Petitt Chapel is honored to be serving the family of Mr. Clifford Eugene Wooten.

Mr. Charles William White, age 90, of Summerville, Georgia, passed away Sunday, November 15, 2015 at his residence.

Mr. White was born in Summerville, Georgia on November 17, 1924, son of the late Joseph Wesley White and Annie Lee Byars White.  He was a member of the Berryton Church of God and had been attending the Dry Valley Baptist Church.  Mr. White loved to fish, and enjoyed reading his Bible daily.  He was a veteran of WWII, having served in the United States Air Force, and prior to retirement, was employed as a mechanic with Lowe Cadillac in Rome, Georgia before becoming self employed.  Mr. White was preceded in death by his first wife, Evelyn Rogers White in 1981; second wife, Mary Jo Kirby White in 2009; son, Steve Preston White in 2009; brother, Harold Dean White; sisters, Martha White Edwards and Pat White Stoker.

Mr. White is survived by sons and daughters-in-law, Charles and Nancy White, NC, Dale White, Summerville, Noland Dewayne and Patsy White of Summerville, Roger Jerome and Renee White of Trion; step-daughters, Mary Nell (Randy) Fowler; Sandy Ball of VA; Phyllis Elrod of Summerville; step-son, Phillip Kirby of VA; sisters, Ann White Stoker and Nancy White Watkins; 10 grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews.

Funeral Services for Mr. White will be held Friday, November 20, 2015 at 11:00 A.M. in the Petitt Chapel of the Coffman Funeral Home with Rev. Jimmy Weaver and Rev. Jimmy Chastain officiating.  Interment will follow in the Green Hills Memory Gardens.

Pallbearers will be Michael White, Steve Morrison, Brandon Gurley, Larry Stoker, Kelly Kirby and Jeremy White.  Honorary Pallbearers will be the Men’s Sunday School Class of Dry Valley Baptist Church.

Mr. White will be in state at the Coffman Funeral Home where the family will receive friends Thursday evening from 6 until 8 P.M.

The family of Mr. White would like to extend a special thank you to North Georgia Home Health and to Hearth Hospice for the care and kindness shown to them and Mr. White during his illness.

Coffman Funeral Home, Petitt Chapel is honored to be serving the family of Mr. Charles William White.

Mr. Bobby Dean Brown, age 68, of Cloudland, GA, died Saturday, November 14, 2015, at his residence.

Mr. Brown was born September 19, 1947, in Metter, GA, son of the late George Cleveland Brown and Mary Jane Padgett Tyson.  Prior to his retirement, he was a self-employed contractor.  Mr. Brown was also a veteran of the United States Marine Corps.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers and a sister.

Mr. Brown is survived by his wife, Donna Irene Brown, sons, Robert Ashley Brown, John Ross Brown, David Hamilton Brown, and Michael Lance Brown; daughters and son-in-law, Deborah Kay Brooks, Charlotte Michelle and Abe Wall; a sister, Mary Morris; 6 grandchildren; and 1 great-grandchild.

Funeral services for Mr. Brown will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, November 19, 2015, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel.  Interment will follow in the Tate Family Cemetery.  Pallbearers will be Abe Wall, Darryl Adams, Joe Hudgins, Glenn Doss, Ross Porter, and Jamie Bell.

Mr. Brown will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. Wednesday, November 18, 2015.

In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests donations be made to the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

Mason Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Mr. Bobby Dean Brown who died on Saturday.

Mrs. Madge Lee Howell Smith, age 95, of Trion, passed away Saturday, November 14, 2015 at her residence.

Mrs. Smith was born in Hamilton, Alabama on May 17, 1920, daughter of the late Elmon Eugene Howell and Lura Jane Evans Howell.  She was a member of the New Bethel Baptist Church, where her parents were charter members.  Mrs. Smith attended schools in Marion County, Alabama and also attended the Edmondson Business School in Chattanooga.  She was employed at the Riegel Glove Mill, Barwick Mills, and Amos Glove Manufacturing.  She was preceded in death by her husband, William Franklin Smith on January 2, 2013; sister, Verda Howell Smith and her husband, Troy; brother, H. Ralph Howell and his wife Earlene; brother, J. Dalton Howell and his first wife, Mae and Second Wife Flora; nephew, Eugene H. Smith; and nieces, Mary Alice Smith Garner Boaz, and Lowanna Jo Smith Stowe, and a step-son-in-law, Bill Sturdivant.

Mrs. Smith is survived by a niece, Helen Howell Loggins and her husband, Joseph of Summerville, Georgia; step-daughter, Susan Sturdivant and her children Kelly, Gilbert and Keri of Ratliff City, OK; niece, Juanita Garner Smith; nephew, James K. Stowe and Several great nieces and great nephews and cousins.

The family wishes to express great appreciation and gratitude to her caregivers, Janice Dowdy, Gail Hughes, Linda Patterson, Vickie Darnell, Judy Bright Gambill and Jeanette Daniel for the dedication, love and care they gave to Mrs. Smith.  They brought much joy and comfort to her life.

Funeral Services for Mrs. Smith will be held Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at 3:00 P.M. in the Petitt Chapel of the Coffman Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Patterson officiating.  Interment will follow in the West Hill Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Troy Boaz, Brent Garner, Maxey Cantrell, Gilbert Sturdivant, Jim Stowe and Cris Stowe.

Mrs. Smith will be in state at the Coffman Funeral Home where the family will receive friends Tuesday from 2:00 P.M. until the funeral hour.

Mrs. Shanna Louise Rice Graves, age 41, of Gaylesville, AL, died Wednesday, November 11, 2015, at Floyd Medical Center.

Mrs. Graves was born September 18, 1974, in Ashland, KY, daughter of Richard A. Rice and Bonita Belcher Rice.  She was a homemaker and was preceded in death by her grandparents, Thomas and Helen Belcher, Leonard and Jackie Rice; uncles, Charles Belcher, Jerry Belcher, and Frank Belcher; and an aunt, Donna Twinam.

Mrs. Graves is survived by her husband, Randall Lavon Graves; parents, Richard and Bonita Rice; son, Austin Randall Graves; step-sons, Chase Graves and Blake Graves; a brother, Richard Rice, Jr.; sister, Alisha Rice; and an uncle, James Belcher.

In accordance with her wishes, Mrs. Graves was cremated and a private memorial service will be held at a later date.

Mr. Raymond Thomas “Pete” Pettyjohn, age 69 of Summerville, GA passed away Thursday, November 12, 2015 in Memorial Hospital.  Mr. Pettyjohn was born August 28, 1946 in LaFayette, GA.  He was a Chemical Engineer with General Chemical Corp, was a member of the Trion United Methodist Church, Trion Lodge #160 F&AM, on the Board of Directors of the Greenwood Foundation, loved GA and Trion Football, and Golf.  He coached Rec League midget football, junior high football having one year with an 11-0 season.  He loved that his grandchildren were involved in sports.

Mr. Pettyjohn was preceded in death by his father and mother, Raymond Pershing and Dorothy Ruth Bowman Pettyjohn.

Mr. Pettyjohn is survived by his wife, Sandra Pettyjohn; daughter and son-in-law, Jennifer and Clay Martin; grandchildren, Catie Martin and Jack Martin; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Dale and Todd Morrissey.

Funeral services will be held Sunday, November 15, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. from the Trion United Methodist Church with Rev. Skip Mitchell and Art Graves officiating.  Interment will follow in West Hill Cemetery with Rev. David Autry and Rev. Jennifer Andone presiding. 

Mr. Pettyjohn will lie-in-state Saturday, November 14, 2015 at the Coffman Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m.  Mr. Pettyjohn will also lie-in-state at the church on Sunday from 1:30 – 2:00 p.m.  Pallbearers will be Mike Boyle, Randy Hill, Doug Mahan, Cliff Martin, Wayne Nichols, Wayne “Bo” Parker, Mike Stoker, Mike Valdez, and Richard Westbrook   Honorary Pallbearers will be Trion Lodge #160 F&AM and the Hope SS class.

 Coffman Funeral Home is honored to be serving the family of Mr. Raymond Thomas “Pete” Pettyjohn.

Mrs. Betty Jo Hendrix, age 79, of Summerville, GA, died Thursday, November 12, 2015, at Redmond Regional Medical Center. 

Mrs. Hendrix was born March 27, 1936, in Summerville, GA, daughter of the late A.L. and Mary Lou Nelson Alred.  She was a homemaker.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Martin "Ted" Hendrix; siblings, Gordon Alred, Shelby Alred, Arthur Alred, Elliott Alred, James Alred, Richard Alred, Dorothy Hughes, Frances Glenn, Margaret Warren, and Mary Sue Vernon. 

Mrs. Hendrix is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Rebecca and Michael Hegwood; brothers, Eugene Alred and Earl Alred; and a granddaughter, Emily Hegwood. 

Funeral services for Mrs. Hendrix will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, November 15, 2015, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Danny Harkins officiating.  Interment will follow in the Greenhills Memory Gardens.  Pallbearers will be David Alred, Phillip Alred, Jack Biggers, Lonnie Smith, Charles Oliver, and Byron Hegwood. 

Mrs. Hendrix will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 1:00 P.M. until the hour of service on Sunday.  The family respectfully requests no food please. 

Mason Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Mrs. Betty Jo Hendrix who died on Thursday. 

Mrs. Nellie Faye Willingham, age 83 of Summerville, GA passed away Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at Floyd Medical Center.  Mrs. Willingham was born September 12, 1932 in Henagar, AL.  She was a member of the Pennville Gospel Tabernacle.

   Mrs. Willingham was preceded in death by her husband, Wilburn Willingham; son, David Willingham; grandchild, Sandra Burrage; Bernice Day, Hoyt Copeland, Dewey Copeland, J. R. Copeland, and Jewel Rape.

   Mrs. Willingham is survived by son and daughter-in-law, Steve and Sheila Willingham; daughters and son-in-law, Wanda and John England, Sandra Genise Burrage, and Candi Willingham; grandchildren, Ginger Faulkner and Jabo Burrage; six great-grandchildren and 9 great-great grandchildren; adopted granddaughter, Teresa Wood; sister, Audrey Croft.

   Funeral services will be held Friday, November 13, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. with Rev. John Mann, Rev. Gary Howell, and Rev. Rickey Biddle officiating.  Interment will follow in the AMI Cemetery.

   Visitation for Mrs. Nellie Faye Willingham will be Thursday, November 12, 2015 at the Coffman Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m.  Pallbearers will be John Faulkner, Jabo Burrage, Gary Rape, Ikey Burrage, Steven Reynolds, and Scott Parris.  Honorary Pallbearers will be Teresa Wood, Willie Blackmon, Gary Wells, and John England.

   Coffman Funeral Home is honored to be serving the family of Mrs. Nelllie Faye Willingham.