Mr. Lester Mallicoat Edwards, age 86, of Lyerly, GA, died Wednesday, June 24, 2015, at Floyd Medical Center.

Mr. Edwards was born May 15, 1929, in Summerville, GA, son of the late Charles Daniel and Ethyl DeBerry Edwards.  He was a member of the Dry Valley Baptist Church and a veteran of the United States Marine Corps.  He was also a member of the Victory Lodge # 649 F&AM and was a 32nd degree Mason.  Prior to his retirement, he was employed with Jarrett Trucking.  In addition to  his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers, Pleas Edwards and Albert Edwards; and sisters, Saddie Corneilson and Nellie Black.

Mr. Edwards is survived by his wife, Carmen Grace Conley Edwards; sons and daughter-in-law, Donald Lester Edwards, Tom and Patty Edwards; daughters and sons-in-law, Patricia Ann Edwards, Brenda Gail and Don Rayner, and Sandra Lee and Bobby Jones; brothers, Joe Edwards and Bobby Edwards; 15 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services for Mr. Edwards will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, June 27, 2015, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Alton Stamey and Rev. Jimmy Weaver officiating.  Interment will follow in the Lyerly Cemetery.  Active pallbearers will be Andy Edwards, Ryan Edwards, Tom Edwards, T. J. Edwards, Donald Edwards, and Bobby Jones.  Honorary pallbearers will be the members of the Dry Valley Baptist Church.

Mr. Edwards will be in state and Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. Friday, June 26, 2015.

Mason Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Mr. Lester Mallicoat Edwards who died on Wednesday.  

Mrs. Nellie Emma Owens Black, age 80, of Cedar Bluff, AL, died Tuesday, June 23, 2015, at her residence.

Mrs. Black was born March 27, 1935, in Lyerly, GA, daughter of the late Charles Daniel and Ethyl DeBerry Edwards.  She was a homemaker and a member of the New Prospect Church # 1.  She enjoyed crocheting, fishing, and gardening.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Harold Ray Owens.

Mrs. Black is survived by her husband, William C. Black; sons, Dannie Ray Owens and Tony C. Owens; brothers, Lester Edwards, Bobby Edwards, and Joe Edwards; grandchildren, Christy Owens, Brandon Owens, Shawna Whalen, Brianna Owens, and Krista Owens; great-grandchildren, Thomas Cribbs, Joshua Hixon, Madaline Hixon, Christian Whalen, and Embrey Whalen.

Funeral services for Mrs. Black will be held at 7:00 P.M. (E.S.T.) Friday, June 26, 2015, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Sanford DeBerry officiating.  Graveside and interment services will be held at 12:00 Noon (E.S.T.) Saturday, June 27, 2015, at Johnson Cemetery.  Pallbearers will be Rickey Edwards, John Black, Greg Whalen, Brandon Owens, Larry Crider, and Danny Ray Owens.

Mrs. Black will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends 5:00 P.M. (E.S.T.) until the hour of service on Friday.

Mason Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Mrs. Nellie Emma Owens Black who died on Tuesday.  

MR. DAVID JONES, age 66, of John Jones Road, Gore Community, Summerville, Georgia, 

passed away Wednesday, June 24, 2015, in a Rome hospital. A native of 

Chattooga County, He was born to the late John S. and Montine Shackelford Jones, 

on November 11, 1948. 

Mr. Jones was a lifetime member of Bethel Presbyterian Church, was a Education 

Administrator, having served as principle of the Summerville Middle School and 

Chattooga County High School. 

He was a passionate outdoorsman and advocate for working with the Homeless Shelter and 

Food Bank.

Surviving are wife Shelli Payne Jones, brother Sam Orr Jones, both of Gore Community, 

and fourteen God Children.   

A Private service will be held at a later date.  

In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the Homeless Shelter and/or 

Bethel Presbyterian Cemetery Fund. 

Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

 Mrs. Elizabeth Josephene Morgan Odum, age 77 of Trion, Georgia, passed away Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at her residence.

Mrs. Odum was born in DeKalb County, Alabama on January 17, 1938, daughter of the late Lindsey Raymond Morgan and Dora Lucille Yarbrough.  She was a member of the Pennville Church of Christ and prior to retirement, was employed in the Spinning Room of Mt. Vernon Mills.  Mrs. Odum was preceded in death by her husband, Jim A. Odum, Sr. in 1983, a son, Tracy L. Odum in 2009; brothers, Ralph Morgan, Raymond Morgan, Robert Morgan, Curt Morgan, and Kenneth Morgan and sisters, Margaret Cuertion and Wanda Wood

Mrs. Odum is survived by her children, Jim A. Odum, Jr., Thomas “Tommy” H. Odum and Elaine Odum Barkley; sisters, Linda Morgan Smith, Barbara Morgan Webb and PeggyMorgan Chandler; special friend, Charles Rowlls; several grandchildren; one great grandchild, and a number of nieces and nephews.

Funeral Services for Mrs. Morgan will be held Thursday, June 25, 2015 at 2:00 P.M. in the Petitt Chapel of the Coffman Funeral Home with Rev. Rickey Biddle and Rev. Malcolm Harris officiating.  Interment will follow in the Lafayette Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Jeremy Campbell, Brandon Reynolds, Thomas Maddox, Jeff Edge, Jeff Edge, Jr., and Kevin Barkley.  Honorary Pallbearers will be Carl Gentry, Rickey Edwards, Darty McGuire, Daniel Gentry, Rimmy Gentry, Brian Gentry, and Dale Gentry.

Mrs. Odum will be in state at the Coffman Funeral Home where the family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 7 until 9 P.M.

Coffman Funeral Home, Petitt Chapel is honored to be serving the family of Mrs. Elizabeth Josephine Morgan Odum.

Mr. Charles L. “Bo” Carroll, age 81, of Summerville, Georgia passed away Monday, June 22, 2015 at the Shepherd Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center.

Mr. Carroll was born in Trion, Georgia on September 23, 1933, son of the late William Andrew Carroll and Georgia Madeline Barksdale Carroll. He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict, serving in both, the United States Marine Corps and the United States Air Force, earning the National Defense Service Medal. Mr. Carroll was an Avid Atlanta Falcons Fan and a devoted Georgia Bulldogs Football Fan, but his favorite activity was spending time with his grandchildren. Mr. Carroll was preceded in death by his wife, Mamie Ruth Carroll, on June 21, 2013 and an infant brother, Ralph Lamar Carroll.

Mr. Carroll is survived by a son, Ronnie L. Carroll; daughter and son-in-law, Rhonda and J.R. Van Gurp; brothers and sisters-in-law, Ronzie Lee Carroll, Sr. and his wife, Linda and Robert William Carroll and his wife Deborah; step-sister, Mary Vincent; four grandchildren, Crystle Gordon, Miranda Sumner, Jarret Van Gurp and A.J. Van Gurp; one great grandchild, Myles Gordon; and a number of special cousins, nieces and nephews.

Funeral Services for Mr. Carroll will be held Wednesday, June 24, 2015 at 11:00 A.M. in the Petitt Chapel of the Coffman Funeral Home with Rev. Oscar Stapp officiating. Interment will follow in the West Hill Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Jarret Van Gurp, A.J. Van Gurp, J.R. Van Gurp, Robbie Carroll, Jamie Stanley, Lee McCormick and Ronzie Carroll, Jr. Honorary Pallbearers will be the Staff of Shepherd Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center and United Hospice.

Mr. Carroll 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 Mr. Charles L. “Bo” Carroll.

Mrs. Bobbie Jean Nelson Barnes, age 74, of LaFayette passed away Thursday, June 18, 2015.  She is preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Mildred Nelson and her husband Arvil "Bud" Barnes.

Mrs. Barnes is survived by her daughter, Tina Barnes of LaFayette; sister Marzell Stewart and husband Billy of Summerville; brother, Sammy Nelson and wife Bonnie of Griffin, Georgia; grandchild, Whitnie Kimbrough and great-grandchildren, A.J. and Memphiss Keimbrough; grandchild Britton Lawson and wife Heaven and great-grandchild Cooper Lawson.  Several nieces and nephews also survive. 

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at 4 PM at Wallis Memorial Chapel of the Wallis-Wilbanks Funeral Home in LaFayette with Rev. Rickey Studdard officiating.

Pallbearers will be Donnie, Dennis, Chang and Nick Stewart, Joey McNair and Ryan Broome.

Interment will follow at LaFayette Memory Gardens.

The family will receive friends at Wallis-Wilbanks Funeral Home from 6-9 PM on Monday, June 22, 2015.  

Wallis-Wilbanks Funeral Home in LaFayette is in charge of arrangements.

MRS. EDITH M. McCOLLUM, age 86, of Trion, Georgia passed away Saturday evening at her residence. A native of Fayetteville, Tennessee, She was born to the late Tom and Zula Hall Morrow on February 16, 1929. Mrs. McCollum was a member of the Trion First Baptist Church and a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, the late Clifford “Tip” McCollum, June 25, 2014.

Surviving are daughter & companion, Ann McCollum and Terry Hawkins of Trion; son & daughter-in-law, John W. and June McCollum of Kensingston; grandchildren, Emily & Travis Poole and Laura & Steven Butler, great grandson, Noah Butler, special nephew, Greg Morrow

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, June 24th, at 2:00 P.M. from the Trion First Baptist Church with Pastor Casey Bramlett officiating, interment in West Hill Cemetery. The Family will receive friends Wednesday from 1 P.M. until the service hour at Trion First Baptist Church.

Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements for Mrs. Edith M. McCollum.
		

MRS. GLADYS N. CAMPBELL, age 92, Summerville, Georgia, passed away Friday, June 19, 2015, evening in a Rome hospital. Mrs. Campbell was a native of Clayton, Georgia, born to the late Christopher and Martha Garrett Marcus on August 10, 1922. She was a member of Berryton Baptist Church, a homemaker, and was preceded in death by her husbands, the late Woodrow Espy and Earl A. Campbell; She was preceded in death by daughters, the late Martha Park, Kathryn McArthur, Jeannie Griffin, Jeannie Griffin, 7 Sisters, and 2 Brothers.

Survivors include daughter, Sandra Gregg of Summerville; grandchildren, Phil (Christine) Luttrell, Kathy Hannal, Melissa (Brad) Johnson, Bryant (Jessica) Park, Josh Park, Clint Agnew; special nephew & Niece, Don & Jean Nichols; special family members, Charlotte & Dannie Moseley; 16 Great Grandchildren, 6 Great Great Grandchildren; several Nieces and Nephews. 

Funeral services will be held Monday, June 22nd, at 2:00 P.M. from the J. D. Hill Memorial Chapel of Earle Rainwater Funeral Home with Pastor Mickey Skates and Rev. Robert Brown officiating, interment in Lyerly Cemetery, pallbearers Phil Luttrell, Andy McArthur, Bryant Park, Brad Johnson, Josh Park, and Blake Briggs. Special thanks to North Georgia Home Health, Oak View Nursing Home, and Redmond Hospital for all their care and compassion given to our Loved One. The Family will receive friends Monday from noon until the service hour at the Funeral Home.

Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements for MRS. GLADYS N. CAMPBELL, who passed away Friday.