Mrs. Tracy Ivey Obit (M)

Mrs. Tracy Ivey, age 47, of Fort Oglethorpe, GA, formerly of Summerville, GA, passed away Sunday, September 6, 2015, at her residence.
 
Mrs. Ivey was born May 23, 1968, in Rome, GA, daughter of Patricia Ann Ward Sweatman and the late James Nixon "Nick" Sweatman.  She was a 1986 graduate of Chattooga High School and received her nursing degree from Floyd College in 1992.  She has worked with Floyd Medical Center and Redmond Regional Medical Center for over 20 years.  For the last few years, she has worked in the home health field.  She was a very devoted nurse and friend to all those she came into contact with.  She was presently attending and active with Heritage Point Baptist Church in Fort Oglethorpe.  In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by her grandparents, Clayton and Frances Ward and Ed and Annie Ruth Sweatman.
 
Mrs. Ivey is survived by her husband, Darrell Ivey; son and daughter-in-law, Jesse and Ariel Crider; daughter, Jasmine Crider; mother, Pat Sweatman; sisters and brother-in-law, Cynthia Diane "DeeDee" Shedd, Michelle and Brit Copeland; grandsons, Brody Lane Crider, Avery Nixon Crider; nieces and nephews, Eston and Tiara Burdick, Devin and Kadi Burdick, Tabi Burdick, Braden Shedd, Nick and Noah Copeland; great-nieces, Lana Burdick, Kali Burdick.  Several aunts, uncles, and cousins also survive.
 
Funeral services for Mrs. Ivey will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, September 11, 2015, from the Ebenezer Baptist Church with Pastor Neal Brown and Pastor Larry Scoggins officiating.  Interment will follow in the Fisher's Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery.  Active pallbearers will be Justin Fletcher, Blake Fletcher, Ryan Fletcher, Nick Copeland, Noah Copeland, and Mason Shedd, and are asked to meet at the church at 1:30 P.M.  Friday.  Honorary pallbearers will be Eston Burdick, Devin Burdick, Tabi Burdick, and Braden Shedd.
 
Mrs. Ivey will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. Thursday, September 10, 2015.  She will also be in state at Ebenezer Baptist Church from 1:30 P.M. until the hour of service on Friday.
 
Mason Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Mrs. Tracy Sweatman Ivey who died on Sunday

Mrs. Catherine Leola “Granny Cat” Chamlee Obit (C)

Mrs. Catherine Leola “Granny Cat” Chamlee, age 98 of Trion, Georgia passed away Saturday, September 5, 2015 at her residence.

Mrs. Chamlee was born in Guntersville, AL on June 25, 1917, daughter of the late Grover C. Wright and Minnie Clark Wright.  She was a member of the New Bethel Baptist Church, and prior to retirement, was employed as an inspector with the Georgia Glove Mill.  In addition to her parents, Mrs. Chamlee was preceded in death by her husband, Louie Edison Chamlee; a son, William Larry Chamlee; a sister, Ruth Martin; and brothers, Fred Wright and Paul Wright.

Mrs. Chamlee is survived by a daughter, Jeaninne Laws; sons, Kenny Chamlee, Eddie Chamlee, Danny Chamlee, Steve Chamlee and Paul Chamlee; sisters, Elsie Cooper and Jane Bishop; brothers, Carmen Wright, Alvis Wright and Jimmy Wright; 12 grandchildren; numerous great grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews.

Funeral Services for Mrs. Chamlee will be held Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at 2:00 P.M. in the Petitt Chapel of the Coffman Funeral Home with Rev. John Eldridge and Rev. Jason Cowart officiating.  Interment will follow in the West Hill Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Michael Chamlee, James Chamlee, Gene Hampton, Justin Chamlee, Jason Mitchell, Jay Stallings and Jim Wright.  Honorary Pallbearers will be Andrea Galloway and Kathy Wells.

Mrs. Chamlee will be in state at the Coffman Funeral Home where the family will receive friends Tuesday evening from 6 until 8 P.M.

Coffman Funeral Home, Petitt Chapel is honored to be serving the family of Mrs. Catherine L. Chamlee.

Mr. James Randall (Randy) Williams

Mr. James Randall (Randy) Williams, age 57, of Trion, GA, passed away Sunday September 6, 2015 at his residence.  Mr. Williams was born July 26, 1958, in Trion, GA, the son of Gordon Francis and Margaret Ann Lemmings Williams.  He was employed with Shaw Ind. and a member of the Summerville Pentecostal  Worship Center.

Survivors include his wife, Rhonda  Gill Williams, children, Maranda Williams, Dana Lindsey, Carrie Lively, brothers and sisters-in-law, Terry & Paula Williams, David & Nancy Williams, 6 grandchildren.

Funeral service will be held 1:00 p.m. Wednesday Sept 9, 2015 from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Kevin Woods and Rev. Andy Hutchins officiating with interment in the West Hill Cemetery.  Active pallbearers, Eric Williams, Joseph Williams, Russ Williams, Casey Howard, Jesse Gill, Adam Gill, Brad Stephens.  Honorary pallbearers, Heyman Hospice, Nieces and Nephews, PM employee’s of Shaw.

Mr. Williams will be in state at the Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday

Mason Funeral Home of Summerville  is in charge of the funeral arrangements for Mr. James Randall (Randy) Williams who died on Sunday.

Mason Funeral Home is directing.

MRS. BETTY MCCOLLUM HOWARD OBIT (ER)

MRS. BETTY MCCOLLUM HOWARD, age 87, of Thomas Road, Trion, Georgia passed away Friday, September 4, 2015.  Native to Chattooga County, She was a daughter of the late Cleve and Lena Norton McCollum, on May 27, 1928.  She was a member of Ridgeway Baptist Church, retired from the Montgomery Knitting Mill and Mohawk creeling department.  Mrs. Howard was preceded in death by her husband, the late Horace E. Howard, and a son, the late Dennis S. Howard.

Surviving are children, Diane & Riley Flowers of Macon, Donna & Howard Slayton of Trion, and David & Kathy Howard of LaFayette; 10 Grandchildren, 21 Great Grandchildren, and 5 Great Great Grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Monday, September 7th, at 11:00 A.M. from the Ridgeway Baptist Church with Rev. Jeremy Neil and Mr. Robert Thomas officiating, interment in Greenhills Memory Garden.  Active Pallbearers Jeremy Burke, Jeremy Staton, Jerry Wigley, Chris Wigley, Jared Wigley, Kevin Binkley; Honorary Pallbearers Friends of Ridgeway Baptist Church and Gold Leaf Apartments.  The Family will receive friends Sunday, from 6 until 8 P.M. at the Earle Rainwater Funeral Home; Mrs. Howard will also be in state at the Church, Monday, from 10 A.M. until the hour of service.

 

Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

MR. MELVIN M. BURKE (ER)

MR. MELVIN M. BURKE, age 81, of Mitchell Circle, Summerville, Georgia passed away Friday, September 4, 2015, at his residence.  A native of Trion, Georgia He was born to the late Fred S. and Evie Irene Jones Burke on April 16, 1934.  Mr. Burke was a member and Deacon of Harrell Street Church of God and a retired owner/operator Truck driver.  He was preceded in death by a son the late Rex Burke; sisters, Shelby Gentry, Phyllis Lambert; brothers, John L. Burke, Marvin Burke.

        Surviving are wife, Ester Ruth Burke; daughters, Marshell Roberts, Orlando Millican, Phyllis Bell, Tina Treadaway, Kimberly Nichols; sons, Frederick Burke and Eddie Burke; sister, Mary Morris; brothers George Burke and Ed Burke; 23 Grandchildren, 33 Great Grandchildren; several Nieces and Nephews also survive.

        Funeral services will be held Sunday, September 6th, at 2:00 P.M. from the Harrell Street Church of God with Pastor Kenny Payne and Rev. Rockland Hughes officiating, interment in West Hill Cemetery.  Pallbearers will be Grandsons.  The Family will receive friends Saturday from 6 until 8 P.M. at the Funeral Home.

        Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements for Mr. Melvin M. Burke who passed away Friday.

Parker Blake Joseph Obit (M)

Parker Blake Joseph, age 12 weeks, of Gaylesville, AL, passed away Thursday, September 3, 2015, at Children's of Alabama in Birmingham. 

He was born June 10, 2015, in Fort Payne, AL, son of Clay Michael Joseph and Cortney LeAnne Parris Joseph.  He was preceded in death by his great-grandparents, Bobby Joseph and Maxine Stewart. 

Parker is survived by his parents, Clay and Cortney Joseph; his sister, Aubree Colbert; grandparents, Bobbie and Travis Mackey, Clay and Stephanie Joseph; great-grandparents, Jeannie and Joe Winters, Evie and Donnie Mackey, and Frank and Leona Sawicki, Sara Joseph; aunt, Ashley Parris; uncles, Austin Parris, Darrell Albritton. 

Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. (E.S.T.) Sunday, September 6, 2015,       from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Glenn Stansell officiating.  Interment will follow in the Weiss Lake Memorial Gardens.  Pallbearers will be Damon Bishop, Kevin Wills, and Travis Stancil. 

Parker will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. (E.S.T.) Saturday, September 5, 2015. 

Mason Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Parker Blake Joseph who passed away on Thursday. 

Mr. Chad Dewayne Thompson Obit (M)

Mr. Chad Dewayne Thompson, age 44, of Gaylesville, AL, died Monday, August 31, 2015, at U.A.B. Hospital in Birmingham.
 
Mr. Thompson was born November 8, 1971, in Tampa, FL, son of Dorothy Jean Teems Thompson and the late Charles Edward Thompson.  He was self-employed in landscaping.
 
Mr. Thompson is survived by his son, Tyler Thompson; a daughter, Caitlin Thompson; his mother, Dorothy Thompson; and a brother, Chuck Thompson.
 
Funeral services for Mr. Thompson will be held at 1:00 P.M. Saturday, September 5, 2015, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Greg Ledford officiating.  Interment will follow in the AMI Cemetery.  Pallbearers will be Jeff Ford, Edmond Brown, David Howard, Jeff Woodall, Anthony Ingle, Allen Barrett, and Ryan Thompson.
 
Mr. Thompson will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. Friday, September 4, 2015.
 
Mason Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Mr. Chad Dewayne Thompson who died on Monday.  

Ms. Sandra Bernice Mosteller obit (W)

Ms. Sandra Bernice Mosteller- age 55, of Summerville, GA passed away on Saturday, August 29, 2015. She was preceded in death by her parents, James and Willie Mae Mosteller; brother, Bernard Mosteller.

Survivors are her sister, Glenice (James) Thurman of Rome, GA; brother, Daniel Mosteller of Summerville, GA and Samuel (Kim) Mosteller of Lithonia, GA.  Aunts, Mattie E Terry (Perry) Dent, Sr. of Columbus, GA, Bernice Terry of Union City, GA, and Ivera Terry Powell; uncles Jimmy L. (Thelma) Terry of Atlanta, GA, Clifford L. Terry of Park Forrest, IL, John Raymond Terry, and Samuel L. Terry of Manchester, GA, nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives, and friends.

Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, September 3, 2015 at 1:00pm at the Pond Spring A.M.E. Zion Church, 3545 Taliaferro Spring Rd., Lyerly, GA., with Pastor Anthony Brown as Eulogist.  Interment will be at Finley’s Chapel Cemetery.  Arrangements by Willis Funeral Home, Inc. Dalton, GA

Mr. Charles McDaniel Edwards obit (M)

Mr. Charles McDaniel Edwards, age 90, of Rome, GA, died Monday, August 31, 2015, at Redmond Regional Medical Center.  

Mr. Edwards was born August 13, 1925, in Summerville, GA, son of the late John Dewey and Ethel Wofford Edwards.  He was a veteran of the United States Navy, and prior to his retirement, was employed with General Motors. 

Mr. Edwards is survived by his sister-in-laws, Mable Coley, Ralph and Opal Sumner, Elizabeth Wofford; a cousin, Billy Edwards; his friend, Teresa Welch; and his caregivers, Inez Rowland, Beverly Sharp, Barbara Sharp, Mary Phillips, and Roberta Ibbetson. 

Funeral services for Mr. Edwards will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, September 2, 2015, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Sister Martha Lamp officiating.  Interment will follow in the West Hill Cemetery. 

Mr. Edwards will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 12:00 Noon until the hour of service on Wednesday.  Mason Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Mr. Charles McDaniel Edwards who died on Monday. 

Mr. Dalmous Richard Holbrook Obit (M)

Mr. Dalmous Richard Holbrook, age 67, of Trion, GA, passed away Saturday August 29, 2015, in Chattanooga, TN.   Mr. Holbrook was  born July 16, 1948,  in Summerville, GA, the son of Herbert and Bessie Stoker Holbrook.  He was employed with Trucktown of Summerville, and preceded in death by his sisters, Mary Jane Holbrook, Rebecca Holbrook, and a brother, Frank Holbrook.
 
Survivors include his wife, Mona Teresa Foster Holbrook, children, Dale Holbrook, Sunshine Holbrook, Teresa Holbrook, Wendy Holbrook, sister, Druceil Adkins, brothers, Virgil Holbrook, LeBron Holbrook, Ronald Durham, grandchildren, Tyler Bailey, Amber Bailey, Marley Wester, Grady Holbrook, Trey Holbrook and several nieces and nephew also survive Mr. Dalmous Richard Holbrook, SR.
 
Graveside service will be held 2:00 p.m. Tuesday September 1, 2015 from the Mt Olive Cemetery with Bro. Steve Collins officiating with burial to follow in the family plot at Mt Olive Cemetery.  Active pallbearers, Shane Holbrook, Jimmy Holbrook, Michael Kirk, Gary Holbrook, James Arnold, Billy Joe Dooley.  Honorary pallbearers all employee’s and former employee’s of Trucktown, they are asked to meet at cemetery at 1:45 Tuesday.
 
Mr. Holbrook will be in state at the Mt Olive Methodist Church and the family will receive friends Tuesday from 12:00 noon until the service hour.
 
Mason Funeral Home is in charge of the funeral arrangements for Mr. Dalmous Richard Holbrook who died on Saturday.
 
Mason Funeral Home is directing.